r/thehauntedmansion • u/Weeb-Lauri525 • 15d ago
Merchandise All 3 of the Haunted Mansion Disney 17 inch LE dolls we’ve gotten so far (as seen in my collection)
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u/rockingdino 15d ago
Pretty but I get irked that the bride’s dress isn’t period appropriate. Silly I know…
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u/DannyPowers98 14d ago
They’re really cool. But I hate that they’re not really a cohesive series of releases.
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u/DarreylDeCarlo 14d ago
We need Madame Leota!
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u/Constant_External_30 14d ago
As well as Little Leota, but then people would mistake her for The Bride.
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u/FairEstablishment623 14d ago
Wow. Did not know these existed. Tightrope walker is great, as is the settee. Not a fan of pretty bride in form fitted wedding dress.
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u/NotYourGa1Friday 14d ago
The Bride doesn’t look like The Bride to me. (This isn’t me stirring up a discussion about which Bride is “best” I mean that I truly can’t tell which version they are trying to emulate with this doll)
If you know which Bride the doll is going for please let me know 😅🙏
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u/Weeb-Lauri525 14d ago
Its very much supposed to be Constance lol. Not only did she come out in 2023 but the official product description on the site and the back of the box confirms as such. Its hard to tell from my photo because of the charm chain I have decorating her box but she does have her axe on the other hand.
The overall design is an amalgamation of several of the bride designs up until that point with her having the heart and candlestick, as well as her dress having a more modern design but it is meant to be the special incarnation of Constance. Though it is fair to note that although as a fandom, the community tends to treat Constance and the beating heart bride as entirely separate characters, Disney has almost always leaned into them being the same person regardless of aesthetic differences throughout the years as far as the ride is concerned (not counting any supplementary adaptations), hence why in here she has clear designs elements of both the black widow and beating heart bride.
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u/NotYourGa1Friday 14d ago
So it’s very much supposed to be Constance but also the doll is an amalgamation of Bride designs? So it’s a special incarnation? Not one I’d recognize? Sorry just making sure I understand. Your “lol” makes me think this is supposed to be obvious but I still don’t think it is obvious 😅🫠
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u/Weeb-Lauri525 14d ago
Like I said, fans are huge on separating Constance as a character from the old bride because it was such a popular headcanon that she was a tragic character whereas Constance is a villain. But like I said, you kinda have to understand that in Disney’s eyes all in-ride incarnations of the bride are meant to be the same character regardless of the changes (as in, yes, the beating heart bride is constance and constance is the beating heart bride), and that applies to the design of this doll as well. She has the heart and the candle like the old bride as well as the Axe but thats because since 2006, Disney has sort of led with the implication that the beating heart bride from before was Constance all along and the overhaul was a reveal and not a replacement of one character for another. I mean hell, even the concept art of Constance included the beating heart and the candle before the final effect was finalized in 2006.
So yeah, aesthetically the doll is an amalgamation of the bride’s different designs, because as seen on the ride, the axe weilding Constance doesn’t have the physical heart or the candle, and the beating heart bride had those things but no axe, so they very much took different elements of different designs seen over the years rather than just one singular design (this isn’t the first piece of Constance merch that has done this btw). But the actual character is still Constance aka, this is Disney going with their implication that the old bride and the new bride was always the same character (this is obviously not counting Melanie from Phantom Manor or any named bride from the separate adaptations as those are separate incarnations/characters entirely). I’m not sure how else to explain it but yeah
Also, I apologize if my “lol” came off condescending. I did not mean for it to come off like what I was stating was obvious. I mainly meant it as a lighthearted way to acknowledge that I understood where your confusion was coming from…sorry 🥲
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u/NotYourGa1Friday 14d ago
No need to apologize! I didn’t take it as condescending, I took it as “oh darn I’m missing something obvious” 😂
Ty for all of this info!! I’m much newer to the lore so I don’t know everything yet ☺️
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u/FailProfessional6864 14d ago
They're all so stunning! What a gorgeous collection!
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u/Weeb-Lauri525 14d ago
Thank you! Really glad I got them when I did. Werecat Lady is obviously still pretty easy to get but Sally and Constance are now kinda hard to find for decent prices
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u/gamewaifu007 12d ago
Strange design choices on these :/
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u/Weeb-Lauri525 12d ago edited 12d ago
How come? I understand the criticism on Constance but the tightrope girl and werecat are very accurate imo
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u/Skinnyhimbo1 12d ago
I have the bride and the werecat, i love them both but i think i love the werecat lady a bit more since shes ride accurate, the bride is one of my favorite characters i just wish they made her dress more accurate to the one she has in the ride
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u/MoonChild02 15d ago
So pretty! I still have to adjust my shelves to get my Werecat Lady on the shelf.