Walt Disney had the idea of Mickey Mouse but did not make actually draw the cartoons of Mickey and friends. He found the best draftsmen in the business from New York and paid them to bring his dreams to life.Bob Clampett's mother made the very first Mickey Mouse doll. Bob Clampett almost worked for Disney but went to Warner Brothers instead. Bob Clampett, next to Tex Avery animated the wildest cartoons ever made.
Making a 3-d doll out of a cartoon character can be very difficult and time consuming but once you got the prototype approved, you can have many of them made. Do your best hire a designer and or a Toy Company or Doll Maker. This way you are getting someone who as already profession experience in that area.
