Wave 3 of Disney store princess face sculpt comparisons
Disney store started making dolls in the early 90s which is considered wave 1. By 1999 to about 2008 theres wave 2 which I made a post about here
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dolls/s/2sMoTXgjzV
Wave 3 is the current wave that started around 2009 with the release of Princess and the Frog and is still going today. In 2012 they started to make a shift to side eyes which is interesting lol what do you guys think about side eyes vs forward facing? Its been a long time maybe they can switch it up again. These sculpts are for the classic / general dolls. Not any of the collector or designer dolls that have different sculpts. The Holiday dolls especially had really nice sculpts and the recent Belle has front facing eyes.
Oldest is bottom right corner and newest is top left corner. Order goes right to left.
Overall its interesting to see the changes over time. Its sad that in recent years characters dont get many very dolls or variations anymore. I threw in some none princess characters too. Still surprised they made a Meg and Esmerelda. Now we just need Jane and Kida classic dolls lol
I wonder if 2025 will be a change for the dolls. Maybe a wave 4 soon lol
All photos courtesy of toy sisters. Check out their database for more info and pics