Disney Store 12" Brunette Wedding Rapunzel Doll Review (Including a Comparison to the 12" Blonde Wedding Rapunzel Doll)

This lovely gal is a recent Disney Store release.  Yay for a Rapunzel with movie accurate hair!! :D

Here she is in her box.

Back view of the box.

Side view #1

Side view #2

Here she is in all of her deboxed glory. ;)  

You'll notice that her face is the same as the regular 2012 Classic Rapunzel doll.

Here she is after her freckle-lightening procedure. ;)

I'm going to talk about the details of her outfit when I do the comparison a little later on in the post, so I thought I'd just share a few pics that give you a basic idea of her dress and features. :)

Here's the bodice of her dress.

A closer look at the detail of her skirt material.

Ballet flats.  Also, as you can see from this picture, she does not have the articulated knees and ankles of the newer dolls.

One of the concerns that was voiced about this doll was the fact that her facial skin tone didn't seem to match the rest of her skin tone.  Honestly, I saw a slight difference, but it wasn't enough to bother me.  I couldn't even really capture it on camera.

Here she is with her groom.  I almost got another Wedding Eugene to go with her, but it seemed silly to have two duplicate dolls when I have such a small collection.  Then I found this Eugene doll on eBay.  He's the rather rare "Kingdom Celebration" Flynn doll that came in a gift set with a Rapunzel doll.  He's wearing the outfit he wore at the end of the movie.  He's missing his belt and his boots, and his hair has a few rub marks in the front, but I still am glad I got him.  I think he looks quite nice with Rapunzel, and he's unique from my other Wedding Rapunzel's groom. ;)

I wanted to include a comparison of the two different Wedding Rapunzel dolls in this post since I knew many of my readers would be interested to see the differences between the two.

I was very interested to do this comparison as well.  I figured there would be some differences in quality between the two Wedding Rapunzels, since brunette Rapunzel was released later and was also almost $10 cheaper.

Here's Blonde Wedding Rapunzel's face (with the same paint as 2011 Classic Rapunzel, as I mentioned in the previous post).  I think this face is definitely closer to the movie character.

Here's Brunette Wedding Rapunzel's face, a more glamorous version of the character. ;)

Blonde Wedding Rapunzel's bodice is full of detail and accented with thick gold trim.

As you can see, Brunette Wedding Rapunzel's bodice is much simpler, opting for patterned material rather than golden embellishment.  Even her trim is simpler.  Also, her bodice is one piece instead of two pieces like the original Wedding Rapunzel's.

Here's a look at the detail of Blonde Wedding Rapunzel's skirt.

Brunette Wedding Rapunzel's skirt looks rather bland by comparison.

One thing I noticed immediately was that while Blonde Wedding Rapunzel's underskirt is an actual skirt that goes all the way around...

...Brunette Wedding Rapunzel's skirt is simply a piece of material folded over to look like a complete underskirt.

Their shoes appear to be the same.  Here are Blonde Wedding Rapunzel's...

...and Brunette Wedding Rapunzel's.

I also noticed that Blonde Wedding Rapunzel's dress includes a netting skirt underneath...

...but Brunette Wedding Rapunzel's dress does not.

Their veils appear to be made from the same material, but Blonde Wedding Rapunzel's goes all the way to her feet...

...while Brunette Wedding Rapunzel's doesn't go quite that far.

Both dolls have the older bodies without articulated knees and ankles, which honestly doesn't bother me that much.  I think the leg articulation could have been done better, and the dolls are sturdier with the older leg style.

So, which doll would I recommend?  Both, actually.  I think the newer Brunette Rapunzel, aside from the obvious fact that she has MOVIE ACCURATE HAIR (have I mentioned that before?), ;) would be a better doll for play.  Her hair is very low maintenance, and her simpler dress will, I think, be easier for little hands to handle.

Meanwhile, the amazing attention to detail on the blonde Rapunzel's wedding dress alone make her a valuable addition to any Tangled collection.  And hey, you could even do a combination of both!  Put Brunette Rapunzel in Blonde Rapunzel's dress, and you'd just about have a perfect combination. ;)  I happen to anthropomorphise my dolls a bit too much, so I can't bring myself to do that. ;)  Besides, I'm still hoping to rewig my blonde wedding doll.  I'll keep you posted on that...if I ever manage to find brown fur. :}

So, what about you?  Which Wedding Rapunzel is your favorite?

Disney Store Tangled Ever After Rapunzel and Flynn Wedding Dolls

During my trip to LA this summer, I had planned to purchase the Tangled Ever After Rapunzel and Flynn dolls.  Unfortunately, the Disney Store I visited didn't have any in stock.  When I got home, since I still had a little spending money left over, I decided to order them online. :}

Here they are in their boxes.

We'll start with ladies first. ;)  Rapunzel looks lovely in her wedding gown.

  Originally, I was going to pass this doll by because of her inaccurate hair.  It really bothered me that they gave her golden locks when she was very clearly brunette in the movie.  I mean, even the artwork on the back of the box shows her with her brown hair!  

I get it from a marketing perspective.  Dolls with long hair that can be played with and styled sell better than dolls with short hair.  But what are we teaching little girls?  That you have to have long, golden hair to be pretty?  That's what I appreciated so much about the Rapunzel movies, the fact that at the end, we had a princess with looks that were average and away from the norm, more relatable for the rest of us ordinary mortals. ;)  And this was also a big no-no for those of us who are slightly obsessive about movie accuracy (ahem).

Okay, I'm rabbit trailing with my soap boxes again. :}  Basically, the point is that I didn't really want to buy this doll because of her inaccuracy, but then I saw this YouTube video from My Froggy Stuff and thought that I could try to rewig this Rapunzel.  Her dress was gorgeous, and if she had brunette hair, she'd be totally perfect!  Unfortunately, here it is, 3 months later, and would you believe that NO STORES in my town carry brown faux fur? :{  Oh well, I'm sure I'll find some eventually...

But back to the review!  Here's a side view of the box.  I just love the detail they put into the packaging on these dolls. :)

Back of the box...with BRUNETTE Rapunzel...but moving on... ;}

The other side view.

The front of the box has the movie title.

Rapunzel's face paint is exactly identical to the 2010 Disney Store Rapunzel doll.

Profile shot.

Here's some of the amazing detail on her bodice.  Notice the sun pattern?

The lovely underskirt.

I'm going to move on to boxed pics of Flynn/Eugene, and then I'll do deboxed pics of both.

So here's groom Eugene in his box. (Okay, since this is kind of a ranty post anyway, does it bother anyone else that they keep calling him Flynn instead of Eugene?) :} 

Side view

Back view

Other side view

Movie title art

Some of you may have noticed that Eugene's box is a little bit banged up.  That's the only complaint I have with my Disney Store online orders lately.  It seems like they're not taking special care of the packages they're sending.  As I tend to be a deboxer, this isn't as much of an issue...although these were dolls I was thinking about keeping in their boxes.  Just thought I'd mention this for those of you who like MIB dolls.  If you have a Disney Store nearby, you might want to consider purchasing dolls there if you want the boxes to be nice.  Of course, the Disney Store has an excellent customer service policy, but return shipping is always such a pain. :(

I think some of the issues were just from the temperature, too.  Notice how the box is warped?  It was super hot in our hometown in July.

Eugene's handsome face. :)

Profile shot

Eugene's top...

...and pants.

I kept them in their boxes for a month or two, but finally decided to release them from their plastic prisons. ;)  The boxes weren't in great shape, and having the dolls themselves on the shelf took up less space than having them there in their boxes.

Here's Rapunzel deboxed.

Back view.  As you can see, her veil goes all the way to her feet.

A view of the dress without the veil.

I love the detail of the material on her dress.

She has a sweet face.

A closer look at her tiara.  The paint job isn't the greatest, but from a distance it looks nice.

She comes with plastic flower clips in her hair.

Here's another look at her bodice.  I especially love the sun and other golden details and the matching gold trim.

Rapunzel's lovely full skirt.

A closer at the detail.

I was pleased to find that the underskirt went all the way around the dress.  The white overskirt is gently attached with thread in the front, as you can see from the above picture.  

Here's the underskirt at the back of her dress.

Rapunzel also comes with a netting skirt underneath to help her dress look poofier.

Her wedding shoes are white ballet flats.

On to the handsome groom! ;)

Back view.

I was also impressed with the detail on Eugene's wedding top.  Like some have mentioned, though, his sash is not removable.  This wasn't an issue for me, but it might be for some.

I loved the sun on his sash.

Eugene's wedding pants are grey...

...and have a lighter grey stripe on each side.

Black wedding boots.

This gold strap holds his sash on.

A closer look at the gold embellishment on his shirt.

Eugene's face is, as far as I can tell, identical to his other earlier Disney Store releases.

Here comes the smolder! ;)

And now, a few pics of the happy couple together. :)

Overall, I'm super pleased with these dolls.  As is typical of Disney Store dolls, because they were the initial dolls released to promote the movie (and because they were a little more expensive), their clothing is up a notch in quality from the Classic doll line.  The attention to detail is superb, and the dolls themselves are very nice.  So really, my main complaint with this is the inaccuracy of Rapunzel's hair.  I know that may seem like a little detail, but I really wish they would have made her brunette.  Of course, they've now released a brunette wedding Rapunzel...but more on that in the next post! ;)

This particular Rapunzel is no longer available at disneystore.com, but if you can find her for a nice price secondhand, she's worth getting just for the dress alone.  Even if you have the new brunette wedding Rapunzel, her dress can't compare with this one!  

Wedding Eugene/Flynn is still available online, and is on sale for $9.99, which is a great deal (click HERE to get your own).  And even better, right now there is free shipping with any Disney Parks purchase (you can usually find something for around the price shipping would be, and then you're getting something for that money). :D   I also noticed at one of the Disney Stores I recently visited that there were several wedding Eugenes in the clearance section, so if you have a local store, you might check there.  He's definitely worth the $10!

My next post will be a review of the new brunette Wedding Rapunzel, and will include a comparison between her and the Wedding Rapunzel in this post. :)