Yesterday the Cinderella 7 figure set hit Disney Stores and Online. The 9″ Cinderella Castle figure was also available yesterday (proof in screen shot above) but doesn’t seem to be there today. It is an LE 1500 figure and quantities were available throughout US stores as well, so did the online allotment sell out in 1 day? I had a friend pick mine up at the local Disney Store, she also grabbed a 9″, so they were there. I don’t have the set in hand yet, but The Playwright sent us pictures from his pick up at the Times Square store in NYC.
As you can see, the display box swings open to give access to the figures and the back of the box is wonderfully decorated with artwork and an inscription.
The artwork on the 9″ is spectacular. Like the last Kidada piece, it comes in a windowed box that shows both the front and back of the figure.
If you don’t see them in your Disney Store….just ask. I was told that, in the smaller stores, the 9″ and playsets are to go where the Villain dolls are currently displayed. At least at two stores that never have had 9″ vinyls, this was the case. If someone asked for the 9″ or set, they could pull them from the back.
After seeing several 9″ Animation (LE1000), Muppet (LE1500), etc recently at Disney Outlet Stores for $15, it is somewhat hard to believe that the Cinderella Castle sold out online within one day. If the edition size was LE1000 or the pricepoint was $39.95 or $44.95, then it would be more believable. Personally, I think DS.com only had a small allotment. The other possibility is they went retro and pulled them to make us believe they were sold out to create a buying frenzy like the early vinylmation days.
For those who purchased them on lone I don’t know if you will be happy with the box your 9″ castle comes in. My disney store only received 4 of them. I was the only one there so I was thinking about getting all 4 for resale sorry to say. I had a hard time finding just one I would keep for myself let alone send to someone else. My point is most of them had either a box in bad shape, mickey loose inside box, or the worst each had glue on the window. It looks like they where using glue that they never used before. Very messy looking. Glue was all over the place, it may be clear but that is just wrong.