Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Different look for a fun character
Cons: All cons magically removed
The Bottom Line:
Olaf created
In swirl of magic captured
With fun ornament
Olaf Swirls to Life on Your Tree
I must admit, I rolled my eyes a bit when I saw they were
doing an Olaf ornament as part of the Art of Disney Animation series. I already have two ornaments of him from
Hallmark, and as much as I love the character (and I do love him), I wasn’t
sure I needed a third. But, being a
collector, I couldn’t bring myself to not get the ornament and therefore not
have all the ornaments in the series from The Disney Store. Turns out, it’s my favorite in the series to
date.
See, instead of just being another ornament of Olaf, this
ornament is actually Olaf as he is swirling into being. As a result, we get a mostly finished snowman
with a glitter filled clearish white plastic tube around him representing the
magic that is creating him. He’s
finished enough it’s easy to tell who he is since his face is put
together. However, his buttons, his
nose, and his right arm and foot are still in the swirl of magic and not
attached yet.
And it’s the fact that he’s not quite finished that actually gives this ornament its charm. It’s rare you get something captured in action like this for an ornament. It’s easy to tell exactly what is happening, too.
And it’s the fact that he’s not quite finished that actually gives this ornament its charm. It’s rare you get something captured in action like this for an ornament. It’s easy to tell exactly what is happening, too.
Plus it’s just plain fun.
Like the rest of the series, Olaf is standing on a circular
base, so you can set the collection out to be displayed year round with no
problem. This one is white glitter on
top light blue with snowflakes on the side, which definitely gives it that Frozen feel.
But if you want to hang it on your tree (It is an ornament
after all), you’ll find a white ribbon on the top of Olaf’s head. When you hang it from a branch, you’ll find
that it hangs ever so slightly to the left, but you aren’t likely to notice
unless you are looking for it. Most of
the Disney Store ornaments come with red ribbons, so I appreciate the fact that
they did something different for this one since it fits with the ornament to
much more.
It’s rare to get Disney merchandise that shows a character
in something less than the completed look, so that makes Olaf something
special. As a fan of this warm hearted
snowman, I am thrilled to have this different look in my collection.
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