Toymaker Mattel Creates New Nessie Doll
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on February 22nd, 2015
Lorna McNessie is a character in the Monster High series of dolls
The toymaker behind Barbie has created a new doll inspired by the Loch Ness Monster myth.
Lorna McNessie is one of the latest additions to Mattel’s Monster High, a range of characters that also includes zombies, ghosts and werewolves.
She is described as the daughter of the Loch Ness Monster and is from Rotland – Monster High’s version of Scotland.
Loch Ness Bid, an organisation that promotes the loch and surrounding area, has welcomed the doll’s creation.
Graeme Ambrose, of Loch Ness Bid, said: “The introduction of the character Lorna McNessie is a testament to the continued interest and drawing power of the Loch Ness Monster.
The character is the daughter of the Loch Ness Monster
“The monster is shrouded in mystery and perhaps slightly scary in a nice way for children and it is therefore of little surprise that Mattel have chosen to introduce this character, daughter of the Loch Ness Monster.”
Mr Ambrose added: “I am sure that it will have many children begging their parents to take them to Loch Ness which can only be of benefit to the area.”
As well as the doll, Mattel has had an animation made of the tartan-clad Lorna McNessie.
The short film shows her having to leave Rotland for Monster High to avoid publicity caused by her appearance out of the loch.
Source: BBC News
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