Hey Gang!
May is Disney month and besides Mattel, one of the biggest makers ofDisney toys and dolls is Simba Toys!
For a long time Simba produced the Disney dolls in Disney Stores while the
Disney dolls found in big box stores and toy stores were produced by Mattel.
When I was thrift store shopping, I would find Disney dolls from both!
Simba dolls many not be spot on with the look of the movie. They do give
a different representation of the movie character. Also, if you were expecting
the quality that Mattel used to have, you won't find that in Simba. The body
and the quality of the hair isn't as good! The quality of the fashions isn't as
good sometimes but it isn't that bad either.
Face A
Face B
If you have seen my three Pocahontas dolls,the dolls on the end are Simba Pocahontas dolls and the one in the middle is
Mattle! By the way, the reason the one in the middle looks shorter is that the
others have on heeled boot and the one in the middle is barefoot!
So if you are saying you are not familiar with Simba, Simba makes the
Steffi Love doll and Family
Simba also does a large variety of off brand dolls sold in the USA and around the world.
Scary Couple--Steffi Love --Mystic Girls Set
Evi and classmate
Evi Love--Skate Timmy
You may have seen many of these dolls at places like Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls.
Dress Barn and similar stores.
As you can tell from photos of face A. and face B. like with many Disney dolls,
there are many releases to be had! So not only are there a lot more girls, there
are a lot more guys because every princess need a prince! Disney has done as
many release of the guys as they have done the girls!
So while only in the past 8 years have we seen many release of Ken dolls, Disney
is always pumping out Princes with different face, hair color and ethnicities !
Princes Eric, Phillip, Charming, Aladdin and the Beast!
So check them out online, in thrift stores and flea markets when they open. There
are some great Disney doll out there!
If you are looking for a price guide check out Disney Dolls Guide of Facebook!
Or you might be able to find Disney Dolls-Identification and Price Guide.
3 comments:
I have that book. I'm not sure if the price guide is still accurate, but it is useful for identification purposes.
Signed, Treesa
Thanks for your comment Treesa! The thing about books is that some of info won't be accurate! I have a Mattel book and the pricing info is off but the info on dates, accessories, size and etc. is very useful! Some of the info on clothes can't be found anywhere else! I posted on the book and hope to get it myself! It would help me with Disney month! :)
Thanks for your comment Linda! Some of the other Steffi Love dolls like Goth and kids can be found from time to time on ebay and AliExpress. Because of the virus, shipping is an issue!
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