Article Archive for August 2011

Disney D23 Expo: The Great Mariela, Pablo & Son TakeFive Adventure
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Disney Store on 22 August 2011
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Mariela, her husband Pablo and son basically spent the show shuttling between the car park … … and here … Yes, this is the line to get into the Disney Store. And this by far the shortest line as I took this photo around 1:00 PM when they had pretty much sold out of everything […]

Disney D23 – From The Trenches
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 22 August 2011
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Stalwart Co-Founder Metroxing is pounding the aisles at D23 and sent in this pic over the wire: Metro says he has more photo goodness coming our way soon…

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: John Lasseter Scores First Super Chase
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 21 August 2011
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John Lasseter somehow scored the first Super Chase … So, now what kind of collector are you? Oh, John Lasseter’s fingerprints are on it. I bid $10,000! Oh, it’s open and it’s all fingerprints damaged – NO WAY! πŸ˜† This is the first “Super Chase” that will be coming next year. There will be 4 […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2: D23 Update & Bonus Finn McMissile
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 20 August 2011
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Mariela says hi … Someone will slide it to you on the Orange Level when you give the secret password … Or maybe when you buy the Finn Sub, you get a secret Finn included with your box, nice! The booklet looks like the same Mattel SDCC booklet. Mariela’s son scored the super nice chrome […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Disney D23 Expo
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 19 August 2011
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The D23 Expo open later today and runs through Sunday. Hours everyday are: D23 Member Early Entry – 9:00 a.m. General Admittance – 10:00 a.m. Show Closes – 7:00 p.m. Though there are some screenings like Lion King 3D Saturday night that ends later. There is not an app but you can view the mobile […]

Take Five Forums – Back, Running & Scalable This Time
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 19 August 2011
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Yes, our previous plug in for the forums was not very scalable. They built the plug for their site of 30 users … um, yea, for us? It’s like 30 per second … So, this seems like a much better solution, thanks David V. & Mark T. for getting us back on line and up […]

TakeFive Forums (BETA) Are Back
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Posted in Internet on 19 August 2011
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I guess you’re not going to allow us to test it out or even fix the correct order of the topics before you just grab it and go running off in the street with it. πŸ™‚ 5-year old boys or teenage girls … (sigh) πŸ˜† πŸ™„ You should be happy to know this forum upgrade […]

Disney Pixar: Ghostbusters Pixar Style …
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Posted in Disney Pixar on 18 August 2011
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This is just an artist having fun but if Pixar decided to do Ghostbusters Animated … You can check out more of the Ghostbusters at SlashFilm.com. Or artist Victor Hugo wondering what a Pixar Baby X-Men movie might look like. πŸ™‚ And if these aren’t impressive enough – this guy did his own Rocketeer short […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: M Case … Accessorize …
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 17 August 2011
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Newly announced M Case (thanks “Detroit Iron.”)   So, if you just got back from the Antarctic, it’s a nice catch up case and for stores who only have Finn McMissiles (you 8,500 stores know who you are) at least 4-year old kids won’t wonder why this toy line only has one characterΒ  πŸ™„ And […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: Walmart Air Hogs RC CARS 2 Sale-Clearance
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 15 August 2011
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Buy an RC Air Hog, get a $10 Walmart eGift Card for $10 … The $10 Walmart eCard can only be used at Walmart.com or Sam’sClub.com. FREE Ship to Store. Click on graphic above or LINK HERE.