I recently added a fifth Tiana doll to my collection. With
so many versions of the best Disney Princess I thought I would do a blog post
about my Tiana doll collection so far…
Mattel, Disney
Princess Bath Time Collection (Approx. 2013/14)
The doll that started off my entire collection. She’s a
basic doll (basic five points of articulation, no shoes, and moulded on top)
but in spite of that I’ve used her a lot to make outfits for.
Hasbro, Disney
Princess Royal Shimmer (2017)
At this point I was only just beginning to collect variant dolls.
I found her on offer in a supermarket and I had enough loyalty point to get
some money off her. I actually really like this collection of Hasbro Disney Princess dolls, I have Jasmine
and Pocahontas from the same series.
Disney Store, Winter
Boutique (2011)
I found this Tiana doll whilst browsing on eBay. Originally
she was released with two other dresses as part of a ‘wardrobe set’ collection
of princess dolls. However I was only able to get her with the winter dress. I
really like the execution of the green dress with this one and the winter
details are a fun little extra that makes her stand out.
Disney Store, Wedding Doll
(2018)
Possibly motivated by the Royal Wedding, Disney released a
collection of Disney Princess dolls in their wedding dresses this year. This
collection included Tiana, I think this wedding dress is fabulous. It’s nice to
see a Tiana wearing some slightly different colours to what she usually wears.
I also like that this dress has something of a 1920s feel to it which is appropriate
for Tiana but not something that is shown too often in her merchandise.
Disney Store, Disney
Princess Classic Doll (2016)
My most recent Tiana and one that had eluded me for a while.
I specifically wanted the 2016 Classic doll as that was the last year (for now)
that Tiana wore the blue dress, but the first year she came with a minifigure
of Naveen as a frog. I love the way that she is posed in the box, almost like
she’s about to kiss him, this is one doll I won’t be opening.
Honourable Mention:
Charlotte La Bouff, Mattel, Princess and the Frog (2009)
Lottie (Tiana’s best friend) has only ever had two dolls released,
one by Disney Store and one by Mattel, I personally think that the Mattel one
is much nicer. It took me around a year to finally get this Lottie but once I
had her I was glad that I bought her.
