Barbie dethroned by Team Elsa

November 26, 2014 01:00 am | Updated 01:00 am IST - NEW YORK:

For the first time in more than a decade Barbie has been frozen out of the top spot on the holiday wish lists of girls. The new reigning champion in the hearts of little girls is Team Elsa.

The megahit Frozen has earned Disney more than a billion at the box office worldwide and the gravitational pull of the animated film has now plucked Barbie from the throne she that she has occupied for 11 years, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. It found that one in five parents plans to buy Frozen merchandise for their girls. — AP

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