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A Whole New World · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 59

This doll is creepy and doesn't look like Jasmine:
http://disneystore-shopping.disney.co.uk/details/33151/Jasmine-Princess-Doll.aspx
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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:00 am Post subject:

Yeah, the new UK dolls are absolutely awful, ESPECIALLY their clothing. Jasmine's face is weird, but it's that outfit that's bothering me the most. I'm not sure what they were smoking when they made that decision, but they need to get off it right now Laughing

A Whole New World · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 59

Yeah,most of those UK Disney Store dolls aren't pretty,Simba Toys have pretty but they don't make many Jasmine dolls,it's mostly Aurora,Cinderella,Snow White and Ariel that they make dolls,yeah,her outfit is ugly XD,Ariel is way worse thought.
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Salukfan · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:21 pm Post subject:

No words. Just

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Shocked

"This cow's been covered with flour!"

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:38 pm Post subject:

I still giggle like I'm 7 when I see that part Laughing

Salukfan · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:45 pm Post subject:

It may be the best expression ever. Laughing

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Shocked

"This cow's been covered with flour!"

Calluna · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject:

I just read an article about the new US princess dolls, and how they were trying really hard to make them actually look like the characters this time instead of like generic Barbie dolls. Looks like the UK went in the opposite direction. Laughing

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Fidget Goblinweb · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 91

Wow, it's amazing how...different that doll looks. Laughing

In a way I'm shocked. I never thought Disney would have such a drastic change in their dolls like Barbie has. I had two favorite Jasmine dolls growing up and it's amazing how different it looks compared to what the kids have now:

Holiday Jasmine 1999

Jasmine and Rajah set

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A Whole New World · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 59

Salukfan-The perfact expression to that doll.
Is it really hard to make a doll of an animated character?.
Fidget Goblinweb-The last doll is based on one of Jasmine's outfits from the series? (I think it's from When Chaos Comes Calling),thought the Mattel dolls and the Simba Toys looks like the characters.
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Fidget Goblinweb · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 91

^I don't know. Embarassed

I'm not very well versed in the series and have probably seen only a quarter of the entire run though not chronological order.
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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:41 am Post subject:

Yeah, that last one is a lot like her white outfit she wears in that episode.

Jasmine dolls in general have gone down hill. I have all of them released in the United States and I can tell when the Disney Princess collection hit because the amount of GLITTER on the DP dolls is insane Laughing

. All the ones before it had very little glitter, if even. And she was darker Razz

Fidget Goblinweb · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 91

^I agree but I feel worse for Esmeralda and Pocahontas! I haven't seen a doll of them in ages! Sad

Esmeralda's dolls were especially pretty.
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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:34 pm Post subject:

There's a new Pocahontas doll at the Disney Store here in the United States, but they haven't made a new Esmeralda doll in a while. I think the Disney Store yeeeears ago made one.

Calluna · Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:12 am Post subject:

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:35 pm Post subject:

I'm almost positive the Rajah and Jasmine gift set pre-dates the series.

There were doll clothes released of some of her other outfits from the series, too, released at the same time as the gift set (her Secret of Dagger Rock pink dress, and that blue coat from Shadow of a Doubt; neither are exact but you can tell where it's from if you've seen the series), and the Arabian Lights Jasmine says it was inspired by the series once it came out, but she doesn't wear anything like that in the series. I don't think they did any outfits of hers from the series while it was on Laughing

And I'm not surprised she is. First off, that new Cinderella doll they released is kind of ugly Laughing

, and the other ones look a lot closer to what they look like individually. I don't care much for Jasmine's blue eye shadow, but the face is nicer compared to what it looked like before. These are all still on the Disneydirect.com website.