American Girl
American line of dolls
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| 2025 | Summer McKinny was introduced as the Girl of the Year character representing the year 2025. |
| 2024 | Lila Monetti is chosen as the Girl of the Year doll. |
| May 2024 | American Girl announces the re-release of Addy with her original outfits as part of a tribute collection. |
| May 2024 | American Girl announces that Kirsten will be available again with her original outfits. |
| May 2024 | Announcement made about Josefina's re-release as part of a tribute collection, featuring her original outfits. |
| March 2024 | Relocated store from Galleria Dallas to The Shops at Park Lane in Dallas. |
| February 2024 | American Girl released three additional Disney Princess dolls: Cinderella, Tiana, and Ariel. |
| January 2024 | Lila Monetti's story is published in the novel 'Lila Goes for Gold', which chronicles her experiences as a 10-year-old competitive gymnast from St. Paul, Minnesota. |
| 2023 | Reopened Los Angeles flagship store at Westfield Century City, moving from its original location in The Grove. |
| 2023 | Isabel is released as an American Girl historical character representing the turn of the millennium to the early 2000s. |
| 2023 | American Girl rereleases Kit in her original meet outfit and some original outfits to commemorate her 100th birthday. |
| 2023 | Brit Bennett publishes the second book in the Claudie Wells series, 'Adventures with Claudie'. |
| 2023 | Kavi Sharma was introduced as the Girl of the Year character representing the year 2023. |
| December 2023 | Mattel Films partnered with Paramount Pictures on a live-action feature, with Lindsey Anderson Beer as screenwriter and producer. |
| December 2023 | American Girl released The Classic Barbie by American Girl collector doll. |
| September 2023 | American Girl released a toy soldier collector doll in partnership with FAO Schwarz. |
| August 2023 | American Girl released three Disney Princess dolls: Jasmine, Belle, and Rapunzel. |
| July 2023 | Permanently closed all American Girl shops in Indigo stores. |
| July 28 2023 | American Girl - Corinne Tan: The Movie was released by Amazon, after originally being planned for HBO Max and Cartoon Network in December 2022. |
| 2022 | Molly is officially re-released with her original book and select items from her original collection. |
| 2022 | The limited edition Anniversary Dolls were discontinued. |
| 2022 | Claudie Wells was introduced as a historical character representing the year 1922. |
| May 2022 | The American Girl Podcast Network was established, with its first series being 'American Girl 10-minute Mysteries' featuring the character Molly McIntire solving mysteries. |
| January 1 2022 | Corinne Tan was released as the twentieth Girl of the Year doll, making her the fourth Asian doll in the American Girl line and the first Asian doll not to be white-biracial. |
| 2021 | American Girl is inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame, recognizing its significant contribution to toy design and cultural representation. |
| 2021 | Kirsten is briefly brought back for the 35th anniversary release. |
| 2021 | American Girl launched limited edition Anniversary Dolls of the first six Historical Dolls to commemorate their 35th Anniversary. |
| September 2021 | American Girl launched the World by Us line, introducing three main characters (Evette, Maritza, and Makena) focused on social justice and youth advocacy. |
| January 1 2021 | Kira Bailey is released as the nineteenth Girl of the Year American Girl doll, marking a significant milestone as the first doll to feature LGBTQ characters in her storyline. |
| 2020 | Closed all three stores in the Middle East. |
| 2020 | American Girl continued the Swarovski partnership, releasing three unique collector dolls: Sweet as Rose, Boho Chic, and Fuchsia Feathers. Only one of each doll was produced, with each gown containing 1,000 or more Swarovski crystals. |
| September 15 2020 | Courtney is released as the seventeenth historical character by American Girl, accompanied by a music video and a collection of '80s-themed accessories including Care Bears pajamas, a Caboodles case, a Walkman, Lisa Frank-style school supplies, a belt bag, and a mini Pac Man arcade game. |
| July 2020 | An internet meme featuring a parody 'Karen' American Girl doll sparked controversy, with American Girl responding that they were 'disgusted' by the post but had no intention to censor it. |
| January 1 2020 | Joss Kendrick is released as the eighteenth Girl of the Year doll, representing a character from Huntington Beach, California who loves surfing and cheerleading, and is the first American Girl doll to have hearing loss. |
| 2019 | The American Girls Podcast was launched, co-hosted by historians Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney, exploring each book in the American Girl series and contextualizing the stories within pop culture. |
| 2019 | American Girl launched the Collector Doll Series, debuting with the Holiday Collector doll in partnership with Swarovski. Three dolls were produced, each featuring Swarovski crystals. |
| December 2019 | Felicity was archived again from the American Girl collection. |
| October 1 2019 | American Girl officially removed the BeForever branding from Historical Characters. |
| February 2019 | Mattel Films and MGM announced the development of a live-action children's movie based on the American Girl doll line. |
| January 2019 | The final issue of American Girl magazine was published, marking the end of its 27-year run. |
| January 1 2019 | Blaire Wilson is released as the seventeenth Girl of the Year doll by American Girl, representing a character from Bluefield, New York who lives on a sustainable farm and loves cooking and crafting. |
| 2018 | Opened a store in Manama, Bahrain. |
| 2018 | Z Yang was discontinued at the end of the year, marking the end of her character's commercial availability alongside Tenney Grant, Logan Everett, and Girl of the Year 2017 Gabriela McBride. |
| December 2018 | American Girl announced the discontinuation of the magazine, with the January/February 2019 issue being the final publication. |
| December 31 2018 | Tenney Grant and Logan Everett are discontinued from the American Girl character lineup at the end of 2018. |
| February 2018 | Molly's mini doll and books are re-released as part of the BeForever line. |
| January 2018 | Closed all three Mexico stores. |
| January 1 2018 | Luciana Vega was released as the sixteenth Girl of the Year doll by American Girl, representing a space-loving eleven-year-old Chilean girl from Virginia with aspirations to be the first person to walk on Mars. |
| 2017 | Opened two American Girl stores in Dubai in collaboration with Majid Al Futtaim Group. |
| 2017 | American Girl introduces the 'Create Your Own' service, allowing customers to order custom-made dolls with personalized features and clothing. |
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