Mini-dolls with Stephanie's face design (2014)

I have previously mentioned the frequent appearance of Stephanie mini-dolls. So it's not surprising that in 2014 her face print was found on two additional Friends side characters.

But that's not all!


Stephanie's face was also used on two of the princesses from the brand new LEGO Disney Princess theme!





Liza: 41039 Sunshine Ranch
Ewa: 41040 Advent Calendar
Merida: 41051 Merida's Highland Games
Cinderella 1: 41053 Cinderella's Dream Carriage
Cinderella 2: 41055 Cinderella's Romantic Castle

I have been complaining about many of the Friends mini-dolls from 2014 being made of previously seen parts, but I actually understand there was a good reason for that.

That was the year 1 for the Disney Princess theme, and with the launch came various new parts: 4 new face prints, 3 new wigs, 1 princess dress skirt mold and 1 mermaid leg mold, not to mention all the brand new torso and leg prints... No wonder many of the Friends mini-dolls had to settle for old clothes.

When Liza came with Sunshine Ranch, I was sure she was one of the characters who would never come back, but surprisingly, she did, and more than once! When she returned in 2015, she got a new face which was Ariel's print with a big smile. In the future I will probably just feature Liza mini-dolls and talk about the details.

Another Friends character who got Stephanie's face in 2014 was Ewa. Personally, I had not seen or heard that name before, so I wondered why they had come up with a name that doesn't seem that common in English-speaking countries (unlike many other Friends character names). My guess is this mini-doll was named after Ms. Ewa Delgado, an art director or a design manager for LEGO Friends.

Ewa mini-doll got an exclusive torso design created for the advent calendar, but her legs were not new. Her wig is the overused Olivia's hairstyle in blonde.

The Disney Princess theme has brought some fascinating mini-doll part designs. The brand new floor-length skirt has a slit in the back so that princesses can be snugly seated in a carriage.

Merida mini-doll was exclusive to one set. She has Andrea's wig in a new color, more orange than Mia's auburn hair. That was the only time Andrea's hairstyle was adopted by someone else.

Cinderella's wig is a brand new design with a cute bun. It has not been used on any other characters yet. I was pleasantly surprised to find the two Cinderella mini-dolls in two different dresses!

The princesses' dresses are tastefully simple, and yet they have gorgeous details like silver or gold sparkles to make them look fancy enough.

Although I was not particularly interested in the Disney Princess franchise itself, Disney Princess mini-dolls were a great new addition. They added a classic fairy tale flavor and many new parts to my collection, which the Friends theme alone could not have provided.