American Girl Doll News

The new AG Rewards program is now live! Here is the big differences from the old one: Silver members now get 10% off member savings events and a $10 bonus birthday reward. Gold members now get 15% off member savings events and a $15 bonus birthday reward. Berry members now get 20% off member savings events, a $25 bonus birthday reward, and exclusive Berry events. You can now do more than just buy products to gain points - you can share your birthday, take surveys, follow American Girl on social media, and more. Points now expire after 120 days, not 30.

Well… there’s no new release today… I clowned for nothing. Hopefully next week we get something!

Today is the last day of the current AG Rewards program - all rewards expire tonight! Make sure to use them before they expire!

Kavi's Accessories are now $10 with any purchase of $150 or more at the American Girl stores nationwide!

In the independent animated movie Hitpig, which came out at the end of last year, there is a reference to American Girl in the beginning - it is stated that the main protagonist, a pig's, clothes came from the American Girl store. I watched the movie tonight and wasn't expecting an American Girl reference, but it was a cute moment! I wouldn't say the movie is worth your time, but if there's an American Girl reference in any recent media, it's AGDN's job to cover it.

Saw these empty spaces at the Nashville store today. A new release is coming soon… VERY soon…

Today is Molly's birthday! She was born this day in 1934, making her 91.

Rumors of a new release on the horizon are starting to rumble, with potential release dates being Thursday, April 24 and Thursday, May 1. Historical items and the new Truly Me dolls are among the rumored items - I'll let you know when they release!

Here's Joss's bio, since she is the Doll of the Month for April 2025! Where she lives: Huntington Beach, California Her hobbies: Surfing, cheerleading, skateboarding Pet: Dog, Murphy What changes her life: Being dared to join the cheerleading team against her will What she discovers: You can have more than one interest - and still be authentically you

Today is Felicity's birthday! She was born on this day in 1765, making her 260 today.

This is the cover for American Girl's Smart Girl's Guide to Caring for Herself, which is releasing on October 7, 2025.

This morning, I got some good news. My sister’s roommate is cleaning up some of her old stuff right now, and she found her old American Girl doll - a Just Like You 21. She asked me if I wanted her, and I said of course! Now, I already have Just Like You 21. I’ve had her since 2015, when I bought one and named her Shelly. I was trying to come up with an idea for how to customize this one - how to make it extra special. But then, an idea hit me. I think I’ve mentioned on this blog before how I’ve recently gotten into Transformers. After the new animated movie came out last year, I became OBSESSED, watched all the other movies, got some of the toys, stuff like that. However, American Girl and Transformers will never officially cross paths. Not only are they mainly targeted towards different genders, but Transformers is owned by Hasbro, Mattel’s rival. But one of the movies, Bumblebee, is about a 18 year old girl named Charlie who befriends the Transformers character B-127, also known as Bumblebee… so I decided to plan on doing the thing that Mattel would go out of business before they did - a custom American Girl doll based on a Hasbro movie. To make Charlie (who was played by Hailee Steinfeld), I’m going to use a short, curly wig with bangs, and dress her in clothes reminiscent of the ones she wore in the movie. Since the Bumblebee movie takes place in the 1980s, this also gives me an opportunity to use some items in Courtney’s collection for her too, and who knows! Maybe Charlie and Courtney can be friends! I’ll let you know and post pictures once she’s done!