If you haven’t found the Radiator Springs 500½ Diecasts yet (technically embargoed until 8/1/2014), Amazon has them in stock for $7.99. A few bucks more than Walmart but you do get it delivered to your front door. Off Road Lightning McQueen Sandy Dunes Shifty Sidewinder Idle Threat … and Blue Grit.

It looks like the Disney Store is completing the re-release of the main racers and characters in white boxes … It looks only the artist series will be in the stacking plastic cases. Thanks for the heads up and photos, “Adam S.”

It’s not available at Mattel but Amazon accidentally posted on their site. It’s embedded on their page for the Smoke Jumper, Pinecone … (er, don’t pay $35.00 the current price for Pinecone – he’s a single you can pick up for $5.99 to $6.99). So, click on the Amazon link above and click on the […]

Yes, it’s very strange that the Radiator Springs 500½ Toon short has “disappeared.” The short is only available at the newly launched Disney Movies Anywhere site. It’s in theory, very simple. Sign up to view your purchased Disney Movies “anywhere” on your computer or the free app for your iPhone, or iPad. They also offered […]

While all of the first wave of 18 Planes F&R diecast releases are available in nearly every configuration (see buying guide & checklist here), there seems to be ONE new release listed only available in one of the 6-packs … it looks like it might be “Sparky” – well, Sparky with Trophy. I’m not positive […]

Disney Publishing sent along copies of  “The Beast Within,” and “Stitching Snow.” Beast Within: “A cursed prince sits alone in a secluded castle. Few have seen him, but those who claim they have say his hair is wild and nails are sharp–like a beast’s! But how did this prince, once jovial and beloved by the […]

Here’s something you don’t often see, a derailment drops 3 incomplete Boeing jets into a river … does finder’s keepers, losers weepers apply to what you find by a riverbank? You can read more at Gizmodo.

There are 22 listed character diecasts for Planes Fire & Rescue in this first wave (wave #2 & others listed but only in a generic form so far). There are 4 repeat releases from Planes (Supercharged Dusty, Leadbottom, Skipper & Dottie) – the 18 “new” releases seem to be available in EVERY configuration possible. The […]

Congrats to “Momoe!” Winner of  the book “Once Upon a Dream: Sleeping Beauty to Disney’s Maleficent.” Thanks all for entering! Send us an email with your address (metroxing (at) gmail.com)

This box set is a few dollars short and a year too late. So, if you just starting to collecting Planes, this is a decent set … for everyone else, not so much. Thanks for the photo, “John H.”