American Girl Doll News

Missed the Ballet Costume from 1999 and the Winter Magic Outfit from 2004 when they were available for one day in September! Well, now they're back for the holiday season! If you missed them the first time, you can purchase them now!

Today at American Girl only, if you spend $100 or more (excluding collaborations, 18 inch dolls and Lila's world), you get $31 off!

Since we have one extra Monday this month, I thought it would be fun to tell you some fun facts about Kirsten and the other 2 original American Girl dolls, Samantha and Molly! Despite bangs not being historically accurate for a girl in the 1800s, Kirsten had bangs to correspond with Samantha and Molly's wigs. An original American Girl doll cost $68 in 1986. In 2023 dollars, that is $184, about $70 less than the $115 American Girl dolls cost today. Each doll came with the same kinds of things - meet outfit and accessories, school outfit, accessories and desk, holiday outfit and accessories (usually including a doll in those accessories), a bed, and pajamas. The Birthday collections and Happy Birthday books released in 1987, and the Saves the Day and Changes For collections and books released in 1988. Pleasant Rowland, American Girl's founder, came up with the idea for American Girl dolls in Colonial Williamsburg, a vacation destination inspired by the Revolutionary War. However, Felicity, from that era and place, didn't release until 1991. The first holiday season that American Girl products were available, roughly $1 million dollars in products were sold. American Girl was independently owned by Pleasant Rowland and manufactured in Germany (then known as West Germany before the German reunification of 1991) until 1998, when Mattel bought the company.

Halloween is just around the corner, and one American Girl actress probably won the award for Best Costume already. Sidney Fullmer, who played Saige in the American Girl movie Saige Paints The Sky, was none other than Saige herself for Halloween! Its been nine years since Sidney's last acting role, and she now lives in New York City working as a financial analyst. Check it out:

I have heard from my sources a new rumor regarding more products to most likely be released in 2024 (or at the end of 2023). Apparently, there will be more Truly Me pets released, including a poodle!

Today and tomorrow, American Girl is offering free shipping on clothing and accessory orders $75 or more! 18 inch dolls are excluded from this offer.

It's almost November, which means that the holiday season is coming up fast! Like every year, American Girl has order-by dates, which online orders must be placed by to allow for shipping in time for Hanukkah and Christmas. Gifts in time for Hanukkah: United States Standard shipping: November 22 Rush shipping: December 4 Canada Standard shipping: November 17 Faster shipping: November 21 Order Create Your Own dolls by: November 9 Admit to American Girl Care Center by: November 13 Gifts in time for Christmas: United States Standard shipping: December 11 Rush shipping: December 20 Canada Standard shipping: December 6 Rush shipping: December 8 Order Create Your Own dolls by: December 1 Admit to American Girl Care Center by: November 29

American Girl sales have dropped 13% percent in the third quarter of 2023. Last year at this time, they dropped 6% from 2021. The drop can be attributed to more accessible product launches in Quarter 3 of 2022, including Claudie and the Truly Me refresh, which didn't have an accessible comparison in 2023.

With Maritza Ochoa selling out on Monday, I decided to check the World By Us and Corinne sections on the American Girl site to see what other items are close to selling out or have sold out. Maritza's Accessories have been backordered to November 17. The only Harlem Fashion Row outfit still available is Maritza's Camo Cool Outfit. Corinne's Ski Accessories have sold out.

The adult sized American Girl of Today shirts in Isabel and Nicki's collection are now in extra large and extra-extra large sizes!

Today, the Maritza Ochoa doll sold out. It has been confirmed that Maritza is no longer available. If you need Evette Peeters or Makena Williams for your World By Us collection, make sure to get them before they sell out!

Here's a bit of Kirsten's collection: Who should be Doll of the Month next month?