Ponies & Accessories (2004)
GREEN: info provided by other MLP collectors and from pictures
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Ponies & Accessories (2004)GREEN: info provided by other MLP collectors and from pictures |
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In mid-2004, ponies began being divided into two categories: the regular sets are packages similarly to those we've seen up until now (unmarked Rainbow & Glitter Celebration, "New Friends", etc...) and those under the title "Friendship Ball." These special ponies are packaged in mainly royal purple boxes (descending onto the original reddish-pink), including the purple rope on the carry handle, and have a ballroom backdrop inside. Each box tells of the upcoming Friendship Ball and the excitement it brings to ponies hoping to be named Best Friend of the Year. They include many new faces, some old, in groups such as Evening Wear Dress-Up, Sparkle Ponies (my favorite) , Jewel Ponies, and more, plus playsets and accessories. Many Friendship Ball ponies are Target exclusives.
These beautiful yet modestly colored ponies are special because of the iridescent glitter sparkles on their faces (between the eyes and down to the nose) and lightly covering their Cutie Marks (hip symbol) - marked with a glittery heart sticker on the box. Another characteristic of the Sparkle Ponies is the smaller but decorated heart that wraps partially around one hoof, similar in design to their Cutie Mark. Sparkle Ponies also have iridescent tinsel in their single-colored hair, come with a brush with the raised bow design, and are worth 2 Pony Points each.
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Merriweather, who enjoys playing out in the rain, has a pearly yellow body and magenta hair. Her Cutie Mark (right hip) is an umbrella (sea green, blue, dark pink) with round pink raindrops falling on it. Her heart (right hoof) has a row of round dark pink circles (some open, some filled with the heart in the center. Her eyes are yellow-green with periwinkle highlights and yellow heart. Her brush is yellow.
Forsythia, who can cheer up her friend with her warm hospitality, has a pearly dark pink body and light yellow hair. Her Cutie Mark (right hip) is a green forsythia branch with yellow flowers and a blue/green butterfly. Her heart (right hoof) has a yellow vine (flowers & leaves) on each side. Her eyes are sea green with blue highlights and yellow heart. Her brush is dark pink.
Desert Rose, who is always handing out flowers, has a white (non-pearly) body and pink hair. Her Cutie Mark (left hip) is a pink (two-tone) rose (and a bud) with a long, green stem. Her eyes are sea green with yellow-green highlights and pink heart. Her heart (right hoof) is dark pink with a vine (leaves) on each side. Her brush is white.
Starbeam, whose hobby is counting stars, has a pearly blue body and white hair. Her cluster of yellow stars and white streaks of her Cutie Mark (left hip) and white heart with tiny hearts and streaks (left hoof) give her a striking resemblance to Twice As Fancy Pony Night Glider. Starbeam has yellow-green eyes with a lavender highlight and pale yellow heart. She comes with a blue brush.
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These two Sparkle Ponies are only available in Target stores. The only difference between them and; the other four is that they have a regular heart on their hoof, not the more decorated design.Blue Mist, a believer in fairy tales, has a pearly blue body with pink hair. She has light purple eyes with a pink highlight and yellow star. Her Cutie Mark (right hip) is a three-sided pink swirl with tiny pale blue drops, and dots (some are pinkish-purple) surrounding it. Her heart (right hoof) is dark purple. She comes with a blue brush.
Savannah Sage, who writes about her daily events, has a pearly pink body with white hair. She has green eyes with a sea green highlight and yellow star. Her Cutie Mark (left hip) is a yellow heart (size of pony's hoof heart) with long, purple swirls coming out the bottom. Her heart (left hoof) is purple. She comes with a pink brush.
Jewel Ponies have special, round jewel inserts in the center of their Cutie Mark (hip symbol), somewhat similar to Princess Ponies from Years 5 and 6, surrounded by a raised circular border. Jewel Ponies also have a decorated heart (normal size) that wraps partially around the hoof, similar to the Cutie Mark design. They have multi-colored hair (three alternating vertical streaks in mane; mixture in tail), come with a brush with the raised flower design, and are worth 2 Pony Points each. The Jewel Ponies are the first to stand in four new poses.
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Crystal Lace, who enjoys reciting pony legends, has a pearly pink body. Her mane is white, dark pink, and purple in three sets of vertical streaks and a mixture in her tail. Her Cutie Mark (right hip) is a magenta jewel w/dark pink border, surrounded by a rounded white lace doily with purple designs. Her heart (left hoof) is a white heart with lacy loops on either side. Her eyes are sea green with a lighter sea green highlight and dark pink stars. She comes with a pink brush.
Peri Winkle, who reads horoscopes, has a white (non-pearly) body with aqua, medium blue, and dark blue hair. Her Cutie Mark (right hip) is an aqua jewel with a purple border with four purple & blue swirls and dots at each end. Her heart (left hoof) is purple with swirls. She has periwinkle eyes with an aqua highlight and aqua star. She has a bright aqua brush.
Secretive but helpful Valenshy has a pearly light pink body. Her mane is pink, dark pink, and red in three sets of vertical streaks and a mixture in her tail. Her Cutie Mark (left hip) is a pink jewel w/dark pink border, surrounded by a dark pink heart with white lace trim and dark pink swirls. Her heart (right hoof) is a dark pink heart with swirls. Her eyes are blue with a lighter blue highlight and pink hearts. She has a light pink brush.
Gem Blossom, who tells lots of jokes and riddles, has a pearly light gold body. Her mane is dark pink, coral, and light yellow in three sets of vertical streaks and a mixture in her tail. Her Cutie Mark (left hip) is a yellow jewel w/white border; it is the center of a pink flower (petals outlined In white, surrounded by three smaller flowers of the same color. Her heart (left hoof) is a pink heart with one small pink flowers on each side (shown as two on the box). Her eyes are pinkish-purple with lavender and pink ; (double) highlights and gold hearts. She has a light yellow brush.
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These two Jewel Ponies are only available in Target stores. The only difference between them and the other four is that they have a regular heart on their hoof, not the more decorated design.Winterberry, who collected snowflakes as a baby, has a white (non-pearly) body. Her hair is dark pink and purple. Her Cutie Mark (right hip) is a dark pink jewel with a white magenta border with eight aqua lines coming out of it with large dots on the end, forming an abstract snowflake. She also has two other smaller deigns like this one (purple/aqua) as well as two snowflakes with no dots (pink/aqua) surrounding it. Her eyes are lavender with pink highlights and yellow stars. Her heart (left hip) is dark pink and her brush is pinkish-purple.
Juniper Jade, who paints pictures of nature, has a dark pinkish-purple body. Her hair is white, dark pink, and bright pink. Her Cutie Mark (left hip) is a silver/clear jewel with a white border surrounded by four dark green line design and four fuschia hearts. Her eyes are dark green with pink highlights and yellow-green stars. Her heart (left hip) is yellow-green and her brush is white.
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This set of ponies dressed and ready for the Friendship Ball includes previously-issued, but newly-posed Sparkleworks and Sunny Daze, plus the new (Target) Crystal Lake and the later-released Wind Wisher. Each pony comes with a variety of shiny accessories (including clothes and jewelry), and a brush with the raised bow design. They are worth 3 Pony points each.Crystal Lake, who carefully selected the perfect outfit for the ball, has a pearly bluish-purple body. Her mane is alternating streaks of coral and pink with iridescent tinsel and a mix in her tail. Her Cutie Mark is a large dark pink sparkle (white outline), surrounded by pink, orange, and white dots and tiny sparkles. She has dark blue eyes with medium pink highlights and pink stars. Her heart (left hoof) is light orange. Crystal Lake is wearing a white two-layer mesh skirt with satin trim and a pink beaded necklace with white heart-shaped charm. She also comes with an oval-shaped periwinkle barrette (with shiny pink heart/swirl design) and a pink purse with an iridescent multi-colored coating and rose applique. Her brush is bluish-purple.I found this next Dress-up pony in January 2005, months after all the other Friendship Ball ponies had been released, just as the Butterfly Island ponies began to come out. Wind Wisher was found at Toys R Us, but she was not marked as an exclusive and is also not pictured in any MLP booklet. Wind Wisher, who collects lucky charms, has a pearly pink body with purple & aqua hair. Her Cutie Mark (left hip) is two pinwheels (purple,aqua,yellow) in front of a white swirl and smaller aqua swirls. She has blue eyes with pink highlights and yellow hearts. Her heart (left hoof) is purple. Wind Wisher is wearing a shimmery aqua boa and skirt, somewhat similar to Blossomforth's outfit, but with no mesh and a solid trim on the skirt. She also comes with a purple tiara with a star in the center (with a glittery decal), purple oval-shaped barrette (with dark pink heart/swirl design), and a pink brush. |
Sparkleworks (now in Pinkie Pie's original pose), who loves to dress up, is otherwise the same colors as previous versions; in this version, her fireworks Cutie Mark being on her right hip and her red heart is on her right hoof. Sparkleworks is wearing a light purple mesh tutu (2 ruffles) with a pink bow, purple tiara (shiny star decal), four pinkish-purple shoes (with pink butterfly designs), and a purple heart/swirl barrette (pink heart). Her brush is dark purple.Sunny Daze (now in Minty's original pose), who does somersaults in her tiara, is otherwise the same colors as in previous versions; in this version, her sun Cutie Mark is on her right side and her orange heart is on her left hoof. Her two-tone purple eyes are less pink than the second release. Sunny Daze is wearing a long light pink cape covered in round pink sequins, pale pink tiara (shiny star decal), four pale pink shoes (with dark pink butterfly designs), and a two-tone pink flower-shaped hair elastic. Her brush is pale pink.
These two special ponies dance and twirl at Friendship Ball. Released in early 2004, a few different versions of these sets were released throughout the year with bonus ponies in limited areas, but the regular sets were the most widely available. Each pony fits into an oval base that can be placed into a larger wheeled base (light green grass design) that twirls when moves and a heart button that makes her attached pink tiara blink red. The outer base also has an upright dark pink My Little Pony heart logo surrounded by white flowers.
Both Glitter Glide and Loop-de-La each wear a tutu and four shoes (only front shoes are removable one back shoe plugs into the base) and comes with a flower bouquet (transparent green leaves, light blue wrapper), and brush (with raised bow design). Other unique features of these ponies are that their manes are shorter that most ponies' and they have no hoof hearts, even though they are both pictured on the packages with decorative hearts. Their heads and mid sections both turn for a number of variations on their rearing pose. They also have no magnets in their front hooves. Each pony is worth 4 Pony Points.
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Glitter Glide, spinning till she's dizzy, has a pearly pink body with pink, aqua, white, and purple hair. Her Cutie Mark is a pair of white ice skates (dark blue outlined) with pink flowers, tied with a park pink bow, and a white snowflake on each side. She has medium blue eyes with blue-green highlights and pink hearts. She is wearing an iridescent blue tutu with a light green bow w/white dots and white ice skates slippers with pink flowers (w/white centers) and gray blades. Glitter Glide's inner base is light blue-green, and her outer base is light green on the top (with dark pink butterflies, and white flowers) and light blue-green beneath the white streamers. Her bouquet is pink flowers and her brush is mint green. Glitter Glide was packaged with Minty in Sweetberry's pose (head tilted upward), a previously unreleased version (not shown).
Twirling Fun with Loop-De-La
Loop-De-La, practicing her ballet moves, has a pearly mint green body with pink, purple, and dark pink hair. Her Cutie Mark is a pair of pink ballet slippers (dark pink outlined) tied with a white bow, and a dark pink flower on each side. She has blue eyes with light blue highlights and pink stars. She is wearing a shiny light pink tutu with a white mesh top layer with pink felt hearts and pink ballet slippers with white flowers (w/dark pink centers). Loop-De-La's inner base is pink, and her outer base is pink on both the top (with purple butterflies, and white & dark pink flowers) and beneath the white streamers. Her bouquet is purple flowers and her brush is mint green. Loop-De-La was packaged with Sparkleworks in the second pose.
One or both of these ponies were also repackaged with previously released bonus baby ponies (don't remember which ones).
Glitter Glide and Loop-De-La are for sale, both open, complete with accessories and boxes! Each pony is $10.00 plus shipping; if you would like to purchase either of these ponies, please email me. For a list of all G3 ponies available, please see my Sale/Trade page.
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Star Catcher is the very first pegasus in the 2003+ My Little Pony collection. Pegasus ponies are said to rarely appear in Ponyville, and an 'extra-special' encounter with this legendary creature is told of in her 20-minute video "Dancing in the Clouds." Star Catcher has a white (non-pearly) body with raised, pearly lavender swirls, diamond shapes and dots on her forehead, back (upper sides and between wings), and both right and left lower hind legs. Her mane is pink, blue, and white in alternating vertical streaks with pink tinsel; her tail is a mixture of these colors & pink tinsel. She has large, iridescent aqua foil wings on her back (non-removable). Her Cutie Mark (left hip) is a curved pink heart with a border of aqua stars and dots, covered with iridescent tinsel. Her heart (left hoof) is pink. She has blue eyes with a pale blue highlight and pink star. Star Catcher is in a new, unique rearing pose, which allows her to either lean over on all four feet or on two feet on metal surfaces, as her magnet is in her flat, left back hoof. Star Catcher is wearing a light purple tiara with a pink heart-shaped jewel in the center. She comes with a light pink brush with the raised bow design.
"Dancing in the Clouds" begins with Twinkle Twirl trying to think of a new dance for the Friendship Ball. Her good friend, Skywishes, decides to make an extra-special wish just for her to come up with a great idea. Believing in the catch-a-kite/get-your-wish superstition, Twinkle Twirl soon comes up with a new routine she calls 'Dancing in the Clouds', inspired by the roller coaster at the local fair. But unfortunately, during rehearsal, the other ponies have a hard time learning the complicated steps. Again, trying to help her friend, Skywishes hopes for the best and, in the process, meets Star Catcher, the legendary pegasus, who reveals the secret home of the pegasus ponies on Butterfly Island only to her. With the help of Star Catcher's butterfly friends, Earth pony Skywishes is able to experience what it's like to dance in the clouds and the butterflies follow her home to help out her friends. The show is a success, earning Twinkle Twirl the Best Friend of the Year award, but she gives her prize to Skywishes for all of her help, having made all her wishes for her.
"Dancing in the Clouds" features both newly released ponies such Gem Blossom and Desert Rose as well as earlier ponies like Rainbow Dash. There are also quite a few unknown ponies, including Coconut Cream as well as unnamed ponies. No word on whether they are upcoming releases. The video ends with and ad for a variety of ponies, accessories, and other MLP-related items available now, featuring the newly-worded "My Little Pony, My Little Pony" theme.
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Twinkle Twirl, who quickly became a featured pony, has a pearly) pinkish-purple body. Her hair is light pink, orange, and dark pink. Her Cutie Mark (left hip) is a white sparkle with orange, purple, & dark pink swirls, surrounded by smaller sparkles and dots. The entire symbol has a glittery coating, like a Sparkle Pony's. She has light blue eyes with a double pink & white highlights, and a white sparkle and dark pink dot in each eyes. Twinkle Twirl is in a rearing pose, and the heart is on her left back hoof. It is a white heart with sparkles and dots on either side. On the box, the heart is shown on her front hoof, as it is in some books, and sometimes is not white. She is wearing a shiny dark pink mesh tutu.
The second set of four Sparkle Ponies came out about two months after the original set. Like the first set, each Sparkle Pony has a blaze of glitter from her nose to her forehead and lightly covering her Cutie Mark (hip symbol).
They differ from the others in that they have multi-colored hair (no tinsel, number of colors vary) and the heart on their hoof is not the more elaborate design. They are still in early poses, come with a brush with the raised bow design, and are worth 2 Pony Points each. They are out before several of the ponies shown in the current booklet, though they are not shown, and were on Hasbro's official MLP site long before the first set.
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Environmentally-conscious Denim Blue has a white (non-pearly) body with three-tone blue hair (dark blue, cornflower blue, aqua). Her Cutie Mark (left hip) is a blue-outlined pocket with red stitching and blue/yellow/red flowers & swirls). Her eyes are blue with a lighter blue highlight and red heart. Her heart (right hoof) is blue and her brush is white.
Rainbow Swirl has a pearly, bluish-purple body (though originally shown blue). Her hair is bright pink, coral, light yellow, and yellow green in two streaks each (eight total) in her mane and a mix in her tail. Her Cutie Mark (right hip) is a stylized purple (outlined) dessert bowl with scoops of rainbow (colored yellow, orange, green, dark pink) sherbet (that Rainbow Swirl invented, thanks to her indecisiveness). Her eyes are purple with a yellow/orange/green highlight and pink dot. Her heart (left hoof) is yellow and her brush is grayish-purple.
Warm, inviting Peachy Pie has a pearly peachy-pink body with peach and white hair. Her Cutie Mark (right hip) is a yellow peach & coral flower with green leaves. Her eyes are green with a yellow green highlight and peach stars. Her heart (right hoof) is white and her brush is peach.
Outdoor-loving Desert Blossom has a pearly pinkish-purple body with two-tone green hair (bright green & pale green). Her Cutie Mark (left hip) is a two-tone green cactus with pink flowers. Her eyes are dark green with a light green & yellow highlight and pale pink heart. Her heart (left hoof) is yellow-green and her brush is pinkish-purple.
The second set of Jewel Ponies is very much like the earlier set, having round jewel inserts in the center of their Cutie Mark (hip symbol), multi-colored hair (two to three alternating vertical streaks in mane; mixture in tail), Jewel Ponies also have a decorated heart (normal size) that wraps partially around the hoof, similar to the Cutie Mark design. They have multi-colored hair (three alternating vertical streaks in mane; mixture in tail), come with a brush with the raised flower design, and are worth 2 Pony Points each. The main difference is that they have a regular heart on their hoof, not the more decorative style.
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Wondermint, who appreciates the little things in life, has a white (non-pearly) body with two-tone purple hair (fuchisa & lavender). Her Cutie Mark (right hip) is a fuchisa jewel with a purple border with three two-tone green leaves. Her heart (left hoof) is light green. She has purple eyes with an lighter purple highlight and light green dot. She has a white brush.
Encouraging Star Dasher has a pearly dark purple body. Her hair is white and bright pink. Her Cutie Mark (right hip) is a clear (colorless) jewel w/white border, surrounded
by five looped, white points (blue inside), forming a star. Also, there are pink and sea green sparkles around it. Her heart (left hoof) is pink. Her eyes are blue with purple & sea green highlights and pink stars. She has a dark purple brush.
Beach-going Sapphire Shores has a pearly pink body. Her hair is aqua, white, and blue. Her Cutie Mark (left hip) is an aqua jewel w/blue border, surrounded by a two-tone yellow scallop shell above stylized pink & aqua waves. Her heart (left hoof) is aqua. Her eyes are dark blue with an aqua & yellow highlight and pink hearts. She has a pink brush.
Unlike most other sets of ponies, there are only three Jewel Ponies in this second collection found, so far, only in Wal-mart. However, a Jewel Pony named Sun Shimmer is available through the Pony Points mail-order program, making her the fourth Jewel Pony.
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