I have actually been tempted by those dolls on and off, and if they have the new stand, that's a real plus! I know many of the Monster High fans were dying to get a doll made of his character for the longest time, as he has been part of the show from the beginning, and has also shown up in diaries from time to time. After a long dry spell in doll releases, there were a ton of new Monster High dolls at Toys R Us last week.

To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. The glittery streaks in her hair make me nervous (those can get really tangled) but I love the color. The 13 Wishes doll line comprises at least five characters who are all influenced by the wish-fulfilling magic of the genie Gigi Grant. If you're using Safari and can't comment, here's something to try: go to your Safari settings, select Preferences, then select Privacy. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Monster High 13 Wishes Dolls, named one of the must-have toys for Christmas 2013, is unveiled today at the Dream Toys Fair at St Mary's Church on November 6, 2013 in London, England.

The tight black and gold dress is great and the three-layer skirt is dramatic and works really well as a cape. However, sales declined in 2016, prompting Mattel to reboot the franchise with a revamped aesthetic and a new fictional universe. Will Cleo, Melody, and the ghouls be able to put a wrench in their plans or will they make more problems for monsters? This is a promotional image featuring prototypes; the actual dolls released in 2010 looked slightly different than they do in this image.

Monster High relaunched a second time in 2020 with the release of new dolls representing horror/goth film cults, culminating with the 2021 announcement of an animated TV series and a live-action musical film, both produced by Mattel Television and premiered on Nickelodeon in October 2022. Various other Monster-High-branded products have been released: they include collectible vinyl figurines, Halloween costumes, plushies, [35] stationery, children's clothing, accessories, and makeup, perfume, and more.citation needed] It was originally tied to Ever After High, but fully branched off with EAH's declining sales. Cleo de Nile (voiced by Salli Saffioti [13] from 2010 to 2018 and Kausar Mohammed from 2022 onwards) is the daughter of the mummy pharaoh Ramses de Nile, and is 5842 years old at the start of the series. The same year, MGA also launched Novi Stars, a sci-fi-themed line of fashion dolls that featured extraterrestrial humanoids. Since the franchise's beginnings in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Monster High has valued diversity among its characters and their visual appearance, personalities, abilities, and cultural backgrounds. The lantern looks great with all of its molded decorations, and I like that it can be opened and closed, but the strong smell and rickety balance take away from its appeal.

The line's success was partially thanks to its appeal to younger children who were choosing to play with toys which were "a little bit edgier" than traditional fashion dolls like Barbie, [83] [84] its "anti- bullying message" which encouraged children to be themselves and embrace their own flaws and differences, [85] and the "deep engagement" of fans with the franchise which was maintained through media and merchandise. The third video game for the Wii, Wii U, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS named after Monster High: 13 Wishes was released in October 2013.

Not bad CGI animation, not Pixar obviously, but not bad, had some really good environments, like inside the lamp. Wishes - Haunt the Casbah is a party-themed line, succeeding Dawn of the Dance, Sweet 1600, Dot Dead Gorgeous, and Ghouls Rule. More even than in Scaris: City of Frights, the dolls of 13 Wishes show a move towards a ' Signature' setup and thus the line follows from both Scaris: City of Frights and Picture Day, which was the first side-' Signature' series. Lisi Harrison, a Canadian author known for writing popular book series; The Clique and The Alphas, wrote some young adult novels based on the franchise using a different fictional universe than the web series and deal with the Regular-Attribute Dodgers (RADs) and their struggles with love, social life, school and not to be outed as monsters to humans.