Moondancer as a Fable Pony.
Please do not adjust your sceen settings. This is genuinely a
yellow version of Moondancer. She has not discoloured...she is
legitimately released in yellow. Why this happened? I...don't
know. I don't think anyone really does. I did mention that 1986
was a bit of a crazy year! The best suggestion I can put out there
is that Hasbro looked at the ponies in the set and decided they
were all too much on the pink/blue/purple side. They also had
Surprise in white already. So Moondancer went yellow. That is
entirely speculation on my part, however. They could just as
easily have settled it by introducing Medley, which would have
balanced the set better with regard to species. But there we are.
She is marked Hong Kong.
Moondancer was sold in this form in Nordic countries (definitely
Sweden, Norway and Finland - the pony pictured came to me from
Finland). She was also sold in South Africa and probably
Australia. She was not sold in the UK, despite some sites and
sources still persisting in calling her "UK Moondancer."
Italian Yellow Moondancer.
Italian versions of yellow Moondancer were also sold in some
European countries, such as Germany. She had a metallic, rather
than a glittery symbol, and blue eyes. This version was probably
sold on the same style of card as the 'Fable' pony release,
under the name "Fabelponys".
I'm sorry, I have to say it. She looks like cheese. O.o
