So today, I've got the 2014 Ariel Disney Doll review up, finally. Yikes...thanks for waiting patiently!
So this is the front of the Ariel box (and Rapunzel's).
My Ariel's box was dented in pretty badly, but luckily nothing happened to her nose or face!
Back of the box.
And the beautiful lady herself! She's relatively easy to get out of the packaging, which was epic.
The only thing I didn't like was how gelled her hair was. It was INSANE. I could hardly even move it, and it was starting to get really messy by the time I got her into a couple of poses. Luckily, I spritzed her with some fabric softener/water solution and rubbed it gently through the crusty parts of her hair, and she ended up with almost no gel, but her hair still stays in place. Her hair was incredibly soft once I got all the nasties out :P
Her beautiful face - she's very accurate to the movie version of Ariel, in my opinion.
Her tail is glittery, but it's made out of some fabric that doesn't shed glitter. It's amazing. The top and the fins are made out of some really thin fabric - almost puts me in the mind of tulle, but it isn't. Her tail has elastic at the top, so it's okay to get off -- kinda hard, but doable.
Her top has clear, rubbery elastic straps, and has a bow-like (or should I say shell?) attachment sewn to the center. Behind that is just a plain bra, basically. It has Velcro in the back. I could see how this would be very, very easily broken, just because of those pesky straps. I remember breaking many, many of those as a child - anyone else have that problem, or was it just me?
She has the regular, click-knees, which...
Broke. Her hips were very, very stiff, but I flexed them a coupla times and they were fine. When I tried to bend her knees, her one leg broke. See that second bump that shouldn't be there? That's what happens when they break. Plus, you can bend them wayyy further than you should be able to. [And no, I'm not an old wrinkly person. My hands are just in bad shape because I never use lotion...]
This is her other, unbroken knee, just for comparison.
She's really fun to take pictures of!
Overall, I would give her 4.5/5 stars. She's beautiful, and her articulation is the same as the other dolls with similar articulation (2010-11, 2013-14 Rapunzels, Belle, etc.) She's movie accurate and just very fun. I docked half of a point, however, for the crummy gel, weak knee joint, and her really stiff hips (though they loosened up a bit with some work.) It might just be my doll, though. Otherwise, I would definitely recommend her! She's my first Ariel, so I can't really compare her to other versions, though. Anyone planning on getting her? Does anyone have her already?
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