In the early 2000s, Walt Disney World began producing a line of 18" dolls similar to American Girl dolls named My Disney Girl, sometimes referred to as Walt Disney World My Disney Girl. They could be purchased at Disney theme park resorts and were part of the My Disney Girl Perfectly Princess Tea Party event package offered at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort.

The My Disney Girl's Perfectly Princess Tea Party may have been where the doll collection's name originally came from, although the small amount of information on these early 18" dolls doesn't make this clear. A Princess Aurora version of My Disney Girl was offered at the Princess Tea Parties, while a "tourist" version of the dolls with a Mickey Mouse T-shirt and ears was sold through the themepark and online store. The "tourist" dolls came with various accessories like hairclips, a fanny pack, a toy camera, and a Mickey Mouse cup.

My Disney Girl dolls went through several evolutions and their models varied over the decade before the "American Girl" type doll was finally retired in the early to mid 2010s. The latest My Disney Girl Perfectly Princess Tea Parties use a slim-bodied vinyl Aurora doll for their event.

The early dolls are unsual in that they have several different face molds and more variety than some of the later dolls. They have different ethnicities, skin, hair, and eye colors. Some of these dolls have even become collectible in the years since they were made. The most common face sculpt was used generally for all My Disney Girl "tourist" dolls and is the easiest to track down today.
 

The earliest My Disney Girl Aurora may have been a chubby-cheeked dimpled blonde. Brunette and ginger "My Disney Girl Princess" dolls in a pink track suit were also sold individually at Disney souvenir shops. This doll, like the early Aurora doll,  has a distinctly different face and clothing from other early My Disney Girl dolls and may have been sold before, after, or alongside them.

Most of the other early dolls have long straight hair with bangs/ fringe, or long textured hair with bangs; they were usually packaged wearing pigtails. The dolls are either blonde with blue eyes, auburn hair with green eyes, brunette with brown eyes, or black hair with hazel-brown or red-brown eyes. Their skin colors are light, medium, and dark. It's not clear whether this sculpt was ever used for Princess Aurora and the Perfectly Princess Tea Parties.

Some early dolls may have a white cloth body, although most tend to match their vinyl fairly well. The cloth bodies are more narrow than AG dolls and not as tightly stuffed. They don't stand as steady as they could; their bodies or heads may sag. They don't turn their heads very easily. The wigs arent especially great quality and might frizz over time.

Yet the very individual face molds from this collection make the dolls stand out, and even account for varying ethnic features, including an African American, Asian, and perhaps Latina sculpt. There is also a more common face mold used across the board. The dolls are uniquely cute and full of personality, and while there were a few complaints about the quality compared to American Girl when they debuted, for an initial cost of $45-$50 for a unique and diverse collection, they were (at least in my opinion) a good deal.

The quality of the dolls could also vary. For instance, the Asian doll has a softer, better made wig than her friends; the African American doll's hair is extra long and at least on some dolls has detailed texturing. Both seem to be stuffed a little tighter than the other dolls and can stand on their own. Even so they aren't up to par with American Girl dolls.

The quality of the clothing of the early dolls is not bad (although the T-shirt does not fully open from the back and can be difficult to wrestle on). The Disney-themed "tourist" dolls are wearing Mickey Mouse T-shirts and culottes/shorts, Mickey-themed underwear, and cute Mickey sneakers.

In about the early 2010s, the original collection was replaced by a Lotus type doll (whose quality may have been a step up). Most of these later dolls are blonde and blue eyed and dressed like Aurora from the My Disney Girl Perfectly Princess Tea Parties, although a newer version of the "tourist" dolls were also made. The tourist dolls wore pink Mickey T-shirts, demin shorts, and pink Mickey Mouse caps. Additional Disney Princess gowns and Disney fashions, including a ruffled Minnie Mouse dress with Minnie ears and bow were also added to the collection.

Most of these later dolls are Caucasian with a single face sculpt, although some rare ethnic dolls exist and possibly one or two varying sculpts. The dolls have blonde, red, brown, or black hair, and blue, green, or brown eyes. They all (or most) have the same long wavy rooted hair style. While they are uniformly very pretty and overall better quality, in my opinon they lack the indivuality of some of the earlier dolls.

At some point either before or after the Lotus type, there may have also been a Madame Alexander type My Disney Girl with a vinyl chest plate. They wore pink princess tracksuits and purple Mickey Mouse ears. These "Alexander" Disney Girls are somewhat rare and unfortunately there isn't much information on them. They may have been sold alongside the other tracksuit dolls.

The Lotus My Disney Girl dolls were offered at theme parks, Disney souvenir shops, Walt Disney World online stores, and at the My Disney Girl Perfectly Princess Tea Parties until fairly recently, after which they were retired. The Perfectly Princess Tea Party currently uses a unique Disney brand all-vinyl Aurora doll similar to the Princess and Me Aurora doll formerly sold at Toys R Us.

My Disney Girl dolls are no longer being made, but these cute dolls can easily be found on the seconday market, often for very affordable prices of about $10-$30 for the later dolls, and $30-$40 for the earlier dolls. However, some of the early rare My Disney Girl dolls, in particular the white-body and/or ethnic dolls, are collectible and can be more pricey. The rare African American doll pictured here often lists for $100-$200 or more.

My Disney Girl dolls are similar to American Girl dolls and can share their princess dresses and other fashions with AG dolls. The earlier My Disney Girls have very narrow bodies, but their clothing was made somewhat loose and usually fits AG and other standard 18" dolls. Their feet are slightly smaller but they can still share shoes with AG dolls.