American Girl Doll News

Hey everyone! Sierra here! Sydney is starting to feel a little better, so this morning she did some more research to find out more about Girl of the Year 2024 Lila Monetti - who's coming out in less than a month. She found quite a few rumors, and sent them to me: Lila is rumored to like both horses and gymnastics, and she is rumored to have several gymnastics sets in her collection, like gym equipment and a gym bag. Lila's big-ticket item is rumored to be a horse stable. Are you excited for the new Girl of the Year? If you could design a Girl of the Year, what would she be like? Have a great day! -Sierra

Hi everyone! Sierra here! Costco just put their new American Girl Truly Me Donut Dreams set on their website, along with their WellieWishers Fairytale Dress Up Set. The Truly Me sets are listed for $139.99 and the WellieWishers sets for $99.99, though these prices are discounted at Costco retail stores. Have you ever gotten any American Girl products from Costco or any other stores? Let me know in the comments! Have a great day! -Sierra

Hi everyone! Sierra here! Sydney let me know that in a press release found last week , Mattel announced that American Girl, as of October 1, will be selling pajamas and other accessories related to the new Trolls movie, Trolls: Band Together . Sydney also texted me a theory that since Courtney has had many 80's properties represented in her collection as pajamas, that the pajamas could be for her in the 80's style of Trolls, though it is entirely possible that this could be for the modern dolls too. Do you plan to see the new Trolls movie? What other movies would you want American Girl to make merchandise based on?

Below is Sydney's review of "Meet Isabel and Nicki!" Chapter 2- NEW CONTENT: After watching The Parent Trap, Nicki thinks about what it would be like to have a twin that is more like her, who likes grunge and skateboarding, versus Isabel, who’s more into glitter and dancing. Nicki’s thoughts are interrupted when she and Isabel hear their parents talking about if they’re responsible enough to stay home by themselves, which motivates them to clean up after themselves fast. After they clean up, they celebrate the last night of Hanukkah with their parents and are both gifted journals and gel pens. Chapter Three: This is the part where the content from the journals begin, where Nicki shares her fears about Y2K and the twins create their Y2K countdown list Chapters Four, Six, Nine, Eleven is an expanded version of Isabel’s Journal Chapters Five, Seven, Fourteen, Seventeen is an expanded version of Nicki’s Journal Chapter Eight, Twelve, Thirteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty is an expanded version of both journals Chapter 10: NEW CONTENT - Nicki goes over to her new friends’s house to skateboard, but a neighbor pulls in and complains about the skateboarders. This motivates Nicki to be part of the skateboarding show at the New Year’s Celebration The actual review: I’ll admit, it took me a little bit to get into this book. A lot of it was ripped straight from the journal, and there wasn’t that much new details from it, when I was anticipating a lot more. I guess Kavi’s book spoiled me when it came to new details, and considering this one book dealt with two characters, it made sense that there wasn’t many new things. However, I did enjoy this more than I did the journals because I was able to have the whole story in one book, instead of one half of the story. While it would have been preferable for each story to stand on its own, it’s clear when reading this book that Nicki’s story is more impactful with Isabel’s contributions, and vice versa. Isabel and Nicki are fun, if not groundbreaking, characters and I do think the actual story, while a little simplistic and talking more about 90s pop culture than actual historical events, was cute, though at times due to 1999 being such a short time ago, it felt more like a Girl of the Year story instead of a Historical story. Even Courtney, who was from a decade earlier, had more historical events and context in her books than Isabel and Nicki’s did, but that isn’t the fault of the authors at all and they did great telling the story. It’s just the way that AG does books now. I do have to note that this book fixed a historical inaccuracy from the journal and actually talked about the 1999 Seattle World Trade Center protests that ACTUALLY cancelled the Millennium Celebration instead of just saying “Y2K cancelled it” like the journals did, and that was very appreciated. Alright, now that I’ve talked about the actual book, here’s where my main issues with it stem from - the lack of books in general. Every other historical before Isabel and Nicki had at least 2 books, and came with their meet book. Every other doll - period!- before the dolls released in 2023 CAME WITH THEIR MEET BOOK. And what did we have to deal with this year? Journals. The dolls coming with journals that tell the Cliffnotes version of the story, and then details don’t make sense, and then we have to wait six months - or six and a half in the case of Isabel and Nicki - to find out the details and smooth out the rough spots in one single book. All while AG pumps out collaboration after collaboration while mostly ignoring the main part of the brand that created its founding. What the dolls are supposed to illustrate. The books! As a longtime AG fan, this release strategy has been really excruciating to deal with, but it was actually kind of worthwhile with Kavi’s book because there was more details to discover. With Isabel and Nicki’s, however, I’m feeling kind of scammed. Why did we have to wait six months for three chapters of extra content and then the longer version of what was summarized to us beforehand? Why didn’t this book actually come with the dolls? Why aren’t there more books? Overall, I enjoyed this book for what it was, but I REALLY hope American Girl starts to reconsider their book releasing strategy soon. This isn’t it. 6.5/10

Hi everyone! Sierra here! I just wanted to update you all about the stock status of the new American Girl collaboration with Disney Princess. The $300 Tangled-inspired doll is now sold out! Did you expect that she would be the first to go? Why? Leave a comment below! Have a great day! -Sierra

Hi everyone! Sierra here! A press release regarding the NEW flagship store in Los Angeles posted today! You can read all about it here: https://www.streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id=22131910 How do you feel about the new location? ~Sierra

Hi everyone! Our parents also took a trip to their local American Girl store and took some photos too. Hope you enjoy!

Hi everyone! Sierra here! I took a visit to the American Girl Doll store in Nashville, TN today to find the Isabel and Nicki book and take a quick update of the store! Here is the cover of Isabel and Nicki's book! Back cover of "meet Isabel and Nicki" Below is just a couple of photos of the American Girl Doll Store Nashville today! Hope you enjoy! truly me! I love the sign! Halloween collection! AG fashion collection (I got scared and thought I ran into a child) What's left of Corrine's collection Have you ever been to AG Nashville? What's your experience? Sydney will send me a review of the book soon to post! ~Sierra

Hi everyone! I am Sierra, Sydney's sister! I am assisting Sydney by posting for the next couple of weeks while she focuses on personal matters and school! A little bit about me: I know almost as much about American Girl thanks to my sister, I am a Music Business major in college, and I know way too much about Disney Parks too haha. Anyways it will be nice to get to know you all and update the AG community! I am so thankful Sydney trusts me with her blog of ten years to take care of for a couple of weeks. Back to the news! AG is having a back to school sale with items up to 20% off! Here are some examples: If you spend $75-$149, you get 10% off, if you spend $150-$249 you get 15% off, and if you spend more than $250 you get 20% off! This deal is only until September 6th and it is automatically applied at checkout. Some restrictions apply! What was the best AG sale you remember? Comment below! Have a great day! Talk to y'all soon! ~Sierra

Hey guys! This is an important update regarding American Girl Doll News's operations for the next few months. Over the last eight years, I have struggled with my mental health. This has only intensified since Covid and as I have grown up, and to address my mental health symptoms, I have decided to seek intensive treatment for six weeks starting tomorrow. This means that I will not be personally posting most of the days for six weeks (until the middle of October), as I am only allowed a limited amount of computer time and need that computer time for my college classes and career. However, AGDN will still be active during that time thanks to my family and scheduled posts! Here is the rundown of how the blog will be active, and how specific releases will be affected, most notably Lila's release: I have given my sister Sierra a rundown of all the important release dates from now until the middle of October, and whenever there's a release or news comes up, she will post it for me. Back in December, before I even knew I was going to treatment, I already scheduled the posts for every doll's birthday, so birthday posts will be regular, and I also scheduled posts for every show of the American Girl Live in Concert tour, which will also begin when I'm in treatment. My show will not be affected by treatment since it's scheduled for after I return. Like I announced yesterday, there will not be another Doll of the Month until November. I was holding out hope that Lila's release would be after I get out, but unfortunately I'm scheduled to be out of treatment the week after she comes out, and she'll release before I'm back. However, my mom will be going to the Charlotte store for me to take pictures, Sierra will cover the reveal and press releases- but who knows? Since it's a Saturday, I might be able to cover the release (minus going to the store, of course) if I get my schoolwork done... and I might have a surprise around then, too ;) Thank you so much for always supporting this blog. January will mark a decade since I began American Girl Doll News, and I still love both my dolls and this blog. While I am prioritizing my mental health throughout these six weeks, I am hopeful that once I'm back, I will be feeling a lot better and be able to enjoy the things that I love, including my dolls and this blog, with more joy than what it has been in the past! Enjoy Lila's release for me, and I can't wait to return! See you in October! -Sydney

The new American Girl store in Los Angeles FINALLY has a new opening day! American Girl told me that the 2-story flagship store at Century City Mall will be opening on September 9!

Here's all of Marie-Grace's outfits in her collection! There will not be a Doll of the Month for September or October due to something that I will reveal tomorrow, so let me know who you want for November!