Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Christmas CARS Q&A & Update
Since we’re are still getting questions about the Christmas CARS, here is a Q&A roundup:
The Christmas CARS are all based-from this book:
Mater Saves Christmas – (Amazon can still 2-day ship it to you).
Besides the 6 CARS released this year, are there more CARS coming next year?
Yes, the one CAR they could not complete production itime was the Santa CAR Box Set so presumably we will get it next year.
Santa is a Dusenberg … (where we get the phrase, “it’s a doozy!”)
And he was going to be in a box set with a bunch of reindeer (snowmobiles) …
Will there be others released next year?
Probably – you can read our original POST to see some scans. Some would not be that difficult such as adding plastic earmuffs to Flo or the hunter hat on Mater is just an additional piece of plastic on top of the regular diecast.
Will the ones from this year be re-released?
They should be. The ones from this year sold out fast and since the molds are already done.
Even the box set?
I’m sure Reindeer Mater will still be available but probably in a slightly different box set. The box set is more unlikely to return as is but that might just mean minor graphics updating in 2010.
Is that Wall-E on the Moon?
Sure looks like it 🙂
How many Christmas CARS are there?
6 – Reindeer Mater, Holiday Hot Shot Lightning McQueen, Snow Day Sally, Decked Out Doc Hudson, Holiday Spirit Sheriff and Christmas Cruiser Ramone.
So what was available in the US?
In the US, there were three separate line items. The Target-only “Storytellers” velcro-flap packaging version of the 5 singles: Holiday Hot Shot Lightning McQueen, Snow Day Sally, Decked Out Doc Hudson, Holiday Spirit Sheriff and Christmas Cruiser Ramone.
The 5 singles were also available in a snowglobe like-ornament packaging design that while NOT AN EXCLUSIVE was really only available at TRU in the US. They were also available in-store at the UK Disney Stores. So, while other retailers were able to order this version, it does not seem to have been available anywhere else in the US as no one else seems to have ordered it. The 5 singles available were: Holiday Hot Shot Lightning McQueen, Snow Day Sally, Decked Out Doc Hudson, Holiday Spirit Sheriff and Christmas Cruiser Ramone.
In the US, Target also got an exclusive box set with ALL of the 6 CARS and featuring the ONLY place to get Reindeer Mater.
How about a visual checklist?
Okay Dokey!
+ fun look at prototypes.
Should I collect them all?
I’m pretty sure that’s on the box somewhere 🙂
Anything else?
Besides having a Merry Christmas a good 2010?
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20 December 2009
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does anyone have a spare box set for sale?
Should try asking in the trading forum.
I bought some for $15 after Christmas on clearance, but they are already spoken for. Maybe someone else can hook you up with one for cheap though.
cheers for that.
i have all 6!
Received a couple box sets from a trusted Take Fiver…
Are these cars awesome or what!!!!!
Mater RULES!!!
I haven’t seen any 6 packs here since I bought mine right after they first came out.
I just posted 6 more on the Trading Forum if anyone is still looking for them: http://www.takefiveaday.com/cars-trading-forum/comment-page-6/#comment-108791
The Mater Saves Christmas packs have been gone for 2 or 3 weeks at our Target stores.
Singles are pretty much gone at any stores I’ve been to, went pretty quickly after they showed up on the pegs.
Nice to see the MSC pieces selling well, as it’s been hard to peg how many people are really looking for them.
I love the extra MSC 6-pack that I bought where Mater is mounted backwards in the box!!!
“Don’t need to know where I’m goin’, just need to know where I’ve been!”
Still plenty of the snowglobe style singles available at TRU and the 6 cars set at Target in the Olympia, WA area. Very nicely done, but McQueen was a bit of letdown without the offroad lights & tires.
I love them all!!!!!!!! The boxed set is sitting under my Disney themed Christmas tree!
That Duesneberg will be nice I bet
Please tell me Mrs. Claus will make it into next years set!!!
Mrs. Claus will make it in next years set!!!
I don’t really know that of course … but I did tell you 🙂
Can the snowglobe ones be hung on the tree in snow globe form? For instance, the holiday minis last year were just one sided…know what I mean?
That prototype boxed set would make for a very nice contest prize!!
(MET: It’s not in my house – it’s in the vault at Mattel 🙂 ).
sold out?
theres still plenty Storyteller singles here. Boxed sets are getting low though.
The Santa box set would be pretty sweet.
Where’s here? Pierce County, Washington State Target haven’t seen the six pack for weeks, and, singles at Target or TRU are spotty if present at all. I think the six pack with Mater will be the collectible sleeper, especially if the Christmas theme continues next yet with new castings and different packaging. I was tempted to return mine, as I do not collect Storytellers, but, the theme won me over. Ebay has very few listings for the six pack.
I live an hour north of Dallas.
I would love to put the Santa Box set on my mantel! Guests would think I was crazy, but really they are the crazy ones!
Happy Holidays to all my Carsaholics!
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