March's collection is inspired by The Mad Tea Party and includes a Minnie Mouse ear headband, plush, pin, mug and backpack by Loungefly. Due to the closure of the Disney Parks and Disney Stores, items in this month's collection have been released only online at ShopDisney.
We've also been given a preview of April's collection themed to It's A Small World. Next month's collection will release on April 18. Per a Cast Member friend of mine, this will be an online only release as Disney Stores and Disney Parks remain closed until further notice. The collection will drop at 7am Pacific Time.
March's collection was the fastest installment yet to sell out with every item gone within a couple hours. My personal experience was not very enjoyable. I had the items I wanted in my cart and began checking out 2 minutes after the series dropped. The website couldn't handle the traffic and after trying to load the final checkout page incredibly slowly multiple times, I continued getting a Winnie the Pooh "Oh bother" error message. I tried unsuccessfully for 30 minutes until one of the items I was trying to buy somehow sold out. I removed the sold out item and tried for another 45 minutes to check out before finally being successful.
In my opinion, this surge in popularity is because ShopDisney is currently the only way to purchase these items. For January and February, collectors could buy online, at the parks or at Disney Stores, but now everyone is forced to buy online only for the foreseeable future. Therefore if you are wanting any of the items in the collection each month, make sure you're online promptly to make your purchase.
