Having a 4 year old who is obsessed with MLP:FiM isn't easy lol I've spent so much money since the series started, and I've noticed some very sneaky things about the merch- for instance- Princess Celestia was always made to be PINK, even though she's white, and they "created" a new pony, Cadence- I was so annoyed when I saw the "new" Princess Cadence talking pony- because my daughter has the pink Celestia, and it's the same exact toy, just with a different voice/cutie mark/mane. So of course, they finally released an accurate WHITE Celestia. They basically re-create the same exact toys- and when you have a kid, you're basically required to buy the same thing over and over again LOL And now, I'm going to have to spend a fortune on new Twilight merch because she is now an Alicorn.... *sigh* I love MLP, but this is getting expensive...hahaha
And when the little fillies get their cutie marks finally, we'll have to buy the same exact toys with the cutie marks on them...Hasbro is genius with this stuff lol
The merch is so cute and most of it is pretty worth it, but the Wedding Castle was just a waste of money for us....I bought it, and my then-3 year old just tore it apart within a week....If they'd make a durable hard-plastic dollhouse fold out type castle, I think it'd be a much bigger seller. It was such a beautiful design, but not durable enough for the typical kid. But until that day comes- she just uses her Barbie Princess Castle as Canterlot haha On the bright side, I'm sure glad I never bought any of those plushies at walmart- now that Build-A-Bear is releasing MLP stuffies! Better quality and durability will come from BAB I'm sure.
Having a 4 year old who is obsessed with MLP:FiM isn't easy lol I've spent so much money since the series started, and I've noticed some very sneaky things about the merch- for instance- Princess Celestia was always made to be PINK, even though she's white, and they "created" a new pony, Cadence- I was so annoyed when I saw the "new" Princess Cadence talking pony- because my daughter has the pink Celestia, and it's the same exact toy, just with a different voice/cutie mark/mane. So of course, they finally released an accurate WHITE Celestia. They basically re-create the same exact toys- and when you have a kid, you're basically required to buy the same thing over and over again LOL And now, I'm going to have to spend a fortune on new Twilight merch because she is now an Alicorn.... *sigh* I love MLP, but this is getting expensive...hahaha And when the little fillies get their cutie marks finally, we'll have to buy the same exact toys with the cutie marks on them...Hasbro is genius with this stuff lol The merch is so cute and most of it is pretty worth it, but the Wedding Castle was just a waste of money for us....I bought it, and my then-3 year old just tore it apart within a week....If they'd make a durable hard-plastic dollhouse fold out type castle, I think it'd be a much bigger seller. It was such a beautiful design, but not durable enough for the typical kid. But until that day comes- she just uses her Barbie Princess Castle as Canterlot haha On the bright side, I'm sure glad I never bought any of those plushies at walmart- now that Build-A-Bear is releasing MLP stuffies! Better quality and durability will come from BAB I'm sure.
I hope this actually happens, my daughter would LOVE them. However, since they will be around 25-30, like most licensed Build-a-Bears, I hope they release them slowly and keep them for a while, otherwise, I won't be able to keep up and get her all of them.....30 is a lot of money for me...multiply that by 6 or more, thats a TON of money lol