In the Spring of 2025 I went to Orlando for the second time in my life. The purpose of the trip was to see the Muppet portion of Disney's Hollywood Studios before it was torn down for the new Monster's Inc attractions. But the timing of that trip was also interesting because the new Dark Universe park was set to open in just a 3 or 4 weeks. A couple days before my trip, pictures started leaking online of exclusive action figures for this monster-themed Dark Universe park. I quickly learned that there was a gift shop already open in the lobby of a nearby hotel that was selling this early merch. And miraculously, it was located between my hotel and the Disney Parks. I ended up stopping by 4-5 times but they never did get this set in. I was eventually able to order it online a few months later after stalking the Universal web shop obsessively. These figures used to be absurdly overpriced at $84 per set, but a year later the standard price was reduced to a reasonable $40. Let's check out Dracula's Bride below!
I still don't know anything about this character. The Dark Universe monsters are all slightly-tweaked (re: Copyright-able) versions of the classic Universal Monsters. Dracula's Bride is most often a retconned/vampirized version of Mini Harker, but I can't find any solid proof that this character is definitely her. I plan to go to the Orlando Epic Universe/Dark Universe in early 2027 and will pay attention to any clues I can find about her.
The Bride comes with two heads and a removable veil.
Here are some images of her hair sculpt without her veil.
There pictures make it really easy to see her misprinted eyebrow. Her Left brow almost reaches the middle of her nose. It's super distracting to me. You can see all the ones listed on eBay have the same issue.
She has full hip, knee, and ankle articulation under her dress.
Unfortunately her range of motion is almost completely hindered by the dress.
Here is her pack-mate, Dracula.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Cheers!
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