American Girl Doll News

On American Girl's Instagram story, they shared a picture of dolls getting ready for the holiday catalog shoot. A doll in Julie's Tunic Outfit was rumored to be Truly Me #65! Here she is- She looks like a familiar face... Is the alleged #65 actually Josefina? I'm going to go on a proof hunt! Here is some comparison pictures of the doll and my Josefina doll, Opal: The differences between the two are that #65 has redder lips and Lea's skin tone. How do you feel about #65? MELODY COUNTDOWN: 13 DAYS!

BEEP! Two more weeks until Melody! Two more weeks until Melody! Two more..... Oops! I forgot to make the Hump Day Shoutout yesterday! In that case, it's to Charlotte, North Carolina because my friend Madison was my 300th subbie! WEEKS UNTIL MELODY: 2! Cue the hour-loop of Jeopardy music! Fourteen days might seem like a LONG, LONG, LONG time. So, here are 14 ways to pass the time! 1- Play one of the games or puzzles on this site. There will be more games and puzzles coming out each day leading up to Melody's release! 2- Learn a new skill. 3- Watch all of the Basilmentos stopmotions ever made. Here's my favorite Basilmentos movie, Midsummer Magic. 4- Step outside. You will never know what you can find! 5- Play American Girl store. Set up all of your dolls and doll clothes and pretend to shop! You can have a sibling or friend play with you, or for more fun, make a clothing store for your dolls! 6- Learn about your family history. You will discover new things about yourself, just like Jess, the 2006 Girl of the Year! 7- Make a stop motion. 8- Try to see how many seconds you can hold your feet up without falling. 9- Go to the movies. Some movies I recommend seeing are Finding Dory and The Secret Life Of Pets. 10- Count how many steps are on each of your staircases. 11- Find your old toys and stuffed animals and sell them on eBay or Craigslist. You will get money to spend on Melody stuff! 12- Watch the oldest AGTube stuff you can find. Here is the first AGTube video ever, Annabeth Makes A Movie by xmollygirlx. It came out on September 30, 2007. xMollyGirlx left in 2010. 13- Go for a day without electronics. 14- Watch the Melody Release Party on the SM Network starting on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 11:30 pm Eastern, 10:30 pm Central! What will you do off this list! I'll try at least 5!

UPDATE: WE GOT TO 300! Thank you AGDN readers! I have 2 more subscribers until I reach my goal of 300! I only wanted 100 subscribers when I started YouTube, so this is a big deal that I'm so close to tripling my original goal. You guys can help me! Click Mr. Link to subscribe to me, and tell your friends if you already subscribed to me. I will sub my 300th subscriber, plus release a Me My Camera and Diabetes music video for ALL of you guys! Here's my last stopmotion: GET THE SM NETWORK TO 300 SUBBIES! Did you subscribe? If you already subscribed, did you tell your friends?

Ever since I heard the Wellie Wisher show theme song, I knew that the Wellie Wishers needed more songs performed by "them". Today, my wish was "Tenney" Granted! The song is called "All's Wellie That Ends Wellie". Here's the video! YASS! I love this song! How do you feel about school starting?

I found out from a lady at the American Girl store in Atlanta yesterday that Maggie Elizabeth Jones, who played Lea in Lea To The Rescue, is coming to the Atlanta store for a meet and greet! I will share a bit of more information about the meet and greet But first, I'll tell you a bit more about Maggie. Maggie Elizabeth Jones is 12 years old and played the role of Lea Clark in the American Girl of the Year movie Lea To The Rescue. She has been acting since she was 7 years old, and her first movie was a 2010 Fox television movie that was called Most Likely To Succeed. Outside of the American Girl fandom, Maggie is known for playing Rosie Mee in the 2011 movie We Bought A Zoo. She has been interviewed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen Degeneres Show for her role in that movie. If you want to find out more about Maggie, click Mr. Link! The meet and greet will take place on Sunday, August 14, 2016. At 10:00 am, you will get to meet Maggie Elizabeth Jones, do a craft, get a goody bag, have a photo opportunity in front of a red carpet, a snack and a screening of Lea To The Rescue at the Marriot Windward Hotel if you pay $10 per person. There are reservations required for this experience. If you don't want to go to the screening but you want to meet Maggie, you are in luck! At 11 am, when the store opens, you will get to meet her for FREE. She will be at the store until noon, so come early if you want a good chance of meeting Maggie! AMERICAN GIRL TRIVIA: Erin Pitt was 13 when she filmed Isabelle Dances Into The Spotlight. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: Have you ever met a person related to AG or an AGTuber before? MY ANSWER: Yes! I met Mary Casonava, the author of the Jess, Chrissa, McKenna and Grace books.

I have some details about Nanea Mitchell, the new BeForever doll! CULTURE The doll will be Hawaiian. The proof is in her name! When I looked up Nanea online, it said the name origin was Hawaiian. *WARNING- THE REST OF THIS POST IS SPECULATION! THE ONLY THING CONFIRMED IS THAT SHE WILL BE HAWAIIAN, AND EVEN THAT'S NOT OFFICIAL!* TIME PERIOD There are two choices for Nanea's time period. The first one is more likely to happen since it's a rumor that's been spreading like wildfire, but it was originally posted on a source that I don't trust so it might not happen. The second one, though, is an idea I thought of that could happen, but it's just speculation. The first choice is that Nanea is from the early 1940's, when World War Two was just starting. This means that if this rumor's true, Nanea will be a couple years earlier than Molly. If you have been living under a rock and not have been taught this at school, America started fighting in World War Two when Japan attacked the navy base of Pearl Harbor, which was in Hawaii. That would mean that if this rumor is true, Nanea's perspective of World War Two would be a bit different from Molly's perspective because Nanea lives right where the action was and Molly lived on the home front. The second choice is that Nanea is from the 1890's, when Hawaii was transitioning from a independent country to a territory of the United States. People might think this can't happen because Hawaii wasn't a part or territory of the US yet, but it happened already. Josefina lived in New Mexico when New Mexico was still part of Mexico, and in Kaya's time the region she lived in wasn't even a part of any country! OUTFITS Yesterday, a new outfit that looked historically accurate for the 1941 time period leaked on eBay. Here it is: The below image is a drawing of fashion in 1941 that resembles this outfit: This outfit could end up being Nanea's if her time period ends up being 1941. But, who knows, maybe if her time period's 1894, Molly might be making a comeback? I remember being told by a AG employee that Molly might come back. That was almost 2 years ago! Or what if this is for Samantha or Rebecca? And now, the big question: WHEN WILL NANEA COME OUT? Melody's name was trademarked in June 2015, and Maryellen's name was trademarked in July 2014. If we state the fact that Nanea was trademarked in July 2016 and not published on Trademarkia until August 6, 2016 (aka yesterday), I have the feeling she will come out sometime in late summer 2017. But wait! I have a feeling what her release date will be. If the re-release of Samantha was on Thursday, August 28, 2014, Maryellen's release was on Thursday, August 27, 2015 and Melody's release is going to be on Thursday, August 25, 2016, than we have found Nanea's potential release date. AUGUST 24, 2017! Do you prefer Nanea being a 1941 girl or a 1894 girl?

American Girl Doll News now has it's own accounts on YouTube, Instagram and Twitter!

I found a new American Girl doll BeForever outfit! I think it's for Nanea Mitchell. Maybe her meet outfit? It is so awesome! This is a drawing of a outfit from 1941 (Nanea's rumored year) that resembles this outfit. Thomas, Pauline W. 1941 Fashion. Digital image. Fashion Era. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Aug. 2016. . The buttons are in style, and so is the dress. The apron is a neat replacement for the jacket and continues the button trend. Here's is the back of the dress: I can't wait for Nanea to come out! COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What was the last place you've been (besides home?) MY ANSWER: Panera Bread.

I'm in Atlanta right now on a day trip, but I'm posting this from my iPad because it is BREAKING NEWS!!! American Girl just trademarked a new doll name! It is....... NANEA MITCHELL! Nanea Mitchell got trademarked in the categories Dolls, Clothing and Entertainment and just Nanea got trademarked in Dolls. I believe this will be the rumored BeForever doll from Peral Harbor. More details will be up when I get home tonight! Will you be adding Nanea to your doll collection?

American Girl is having a back to school sale online (for the US and Canada only) and in the stores (with the exception of Canada and Mexico)! Select items will be discounted up to 20 percent off until August 15, 2016. I'm so happy about this sale because I'm going to the Atlanta store for the first time tomorrow! OK, without further ado, here are the items that are on discount! These are the Truly Me items that are on sale. The School Locker set, which released in 2013, is $46 in this sale. It is usually $58, which is a $12 discount. The Flip-Top Desk, which released in 2015, is $46 in this sale. It is usually $58, which is a $12 discount. The Sports Storage Bench, which released in 2015, is $38 in this sale. It is usually $48, which is a $10 discount. The Classroom Scene, which released in 2013, is $9 in this sale. It is usually $12, which is a $3 discount. The Hot Lunch Set, which released in 2015, is $22 in this sale. It is usually $28, which is a $6 discount. The Science Fair Set, which released in 2015, is $25 in this sale. It is usually $32, which is a $7 discount. The Allergy-Free Lunch, which released in 2012, is $22 in this sale. It is usually $28, which is a $6 discount. The Recess Ready Outfit, which released in 2015, is $24 in this sale. It is usually $30, which is a $6 discount. The Cool Coral Outfit, which released in 2015, is $22 in this sale. It is usually $28, which is a $6 discount. The Shimmer Doodle Outfit, which released in 2015, is $22 in this sale. It is usually $28, which is a $6 discount. The Sparkle Sweater Outfit, which released in 2015, is $24 in this sale. It is usually $30, which is a $6 discount. The Sparkly Jazz Outfit, which released in 2015, is $27 in this sale. It is usually $34, which is a $7 discount. The Spirit Squad Outfit, which released in 2016, is $22 in this sale. It is usually $28, which is a $6 discount. The Soccer Team Outfit, which released in 2015, is $30 in this sale. It is usually $38, which is a $8 discount. The Healthy Smile Set, which released in 2010, is $11 in this sale. It is usually $14, which is a $3 discount. The Violin Set, which released in 1996, is $27 in this sale. It is usually $34, which is a $7 discount. The Flute Set, which released in 1999, is $27 in this sale. It is usually $34, which is a $7 discount. The Guitar Set, which released in 2006, is $27 in this sale. It is usually $34, which is a $7 discount. The Mod Monster Costume, which released in 2015, is $27 in this sale. It is usually $34, which is a $7 discount. These are the BeForever sets that are included in the sale. Kit's Reporter Set, which released in 2014, is $22 in this sale. It is usually $28, which is a $6 discount. Kit's Reporter Set, which released in 2009, is $22 in this sale. It is usually $28, which is a $6 discount. Kit's Dog, Grace, which released in 2001, is $17 in this sale. It is usually $22, which is a $4 discount. Kit's School Supplies, which released in 2000, is $24 in this sale. It is usually $30, which is a $6 discount. Kit's School Lunch, which released in 2000, is $22 in this sale. It is usually $28, which is a $6 discount. Kit's School Skirt Set, which released in 2008, is $28 in this sale. It is usually $36. which is a $8 discount. Addy's School Outfit, which released in 2014, is $27 in this sale. It is usually $34, which is a discount of $7. Maryellen's School Outfit, which released in 2015, is $25 in this sale. It is usually $32, which is a $6 discount. Julie's School Lunchbox, which released in 2007, is $22 in this sale. It is usually $28, which is a $6 discount. So, that's it! Well, there's some glasses, stand-alone shoes, a tee shirt for girls and some books, but as much as I love reading and stuff for me, this blog's for the dolls. And the important stuff. If you made it to the end of this post, a cookie for you! Will you buy anything from the sale?

There has been conformation of a new American Girl temporary store! And it is located in.... RALEIGH, NC! It will be in the Crabtree Valley Mall. The grand opening will be on October 1, 2016 and will remain open until January 31, 2017. Here is an excerpt from the Triangle Business Journal about the grand opening: "The store will begin distributing tickets one hour before store opening on Saturday for as many customers as its managers estimate it can accommodate per day. It will be the same process for Oct. 2. Each child visiting the store will also receive a complimentary gift while supplies last." Hoyle, Amanda. "American Girl to Open Store in Raleigh's Crabtree Mall for Holidays." Triangle Business Journal. N.p., 02 Aug. 2016. Web. 04 Aug. 2016. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: Where's your nearest AG store? MY ANSWER: Charlotte. I'm going to AGP Atlanta on Saturday!

Today, I got my schedule for middle school! I only have two of my friends and a girl who I met at boot camp today in my classes. At least all of my friends are on the same floor! also met the eighth grade assistant principal who is also a type 1 diabetic! We will start a club to organize fundraisers for JDRF. Anyways, the shoutout goes to: WASHINGTON, DC! What grade are you going to this year! I'm going to sixth!