My 2 year daughter became interested in Mary Poppins watching the movie's musical scenes on You Tube. She fell so in love with Mary Poppins we've added all things Mary to our collections, including this doll. One thing I didn't catch in the description is that she has moveable joints on every part of her (except wrists and ankles!) which can make it hard to play with because she's so flexible and always bending LOL. She is made of hard hollow plastic not the rubber that most Barbies are made of so she's slightly lighter weight. Her costume looks so much like in the movie, EXCEPT the hat. The dolls hat has more flowers and doesn't lay flat like the hat in the movie but lays angled up in the back so as to accomodate the dolls high bun. Not a big deal but those are the things I noticed.
The umbrella she comes with is not a working model.
One reviewer was disappointed it didn't look as good in person. IMO it is exactly what it shows and says it is. And if it is for a collector than [...] is a great price. And if it's for a toy than it's not much more than your average Barbie. But it's more fun because (in our case) your child will feel they "know" about the Barbie and will therefore try to play our scenes or songs from the movie, offering wonderful imaginative play to their day.
The face was well molded to resemble the features of Julie Andrews, so much so that when you look at it you SEE Julie Andrews (notice the slight cleft in the brow!).
Overall a great buy. Sturdy, authentic, beautiful and a great price. I actually priced it at Wal-Mart and it was more. Considering buying the Bert doll as well but we'll see. Have to see how long this Mary Poppins phase lasts LOL.
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