There are a couple surprises on the list of Disney’s BILLION DOLLAR license brands … Can you name them? Star Wars, Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Monsters, Spider Man, CARS, Disney Junior and Disney Princess. I’m surprised Monsters and Spider Man are on the list – obviously everyone knows they are beloved but impressive they’re all billion-dollar […]

Sure, who can’t make this if you had some buckets, sand and water, right? You can check out the Pixar themed beach sand sculpting at Mental Floss.

If you’re in the SF Bay Area (Oakland & Vacaville), Fenton’s is celebrating Ice Cream Month with an “Ice Cream Social Celebration” on Sunday, July 20th at Fentons Creamery from Noon till 3 PM. The theme for the Celebration is “Fentons Ice Cream – Time Flies when You’re Having Fun!” Their 120th Anniversary! And we’ve […]

The seven-minute musical love story between two mountains — Uku and Lele — will premiere at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in Japan in August. You can read more at the LA Times. If you enjoy that nice slow viscous Hawaiian lava flow …

The Rad Road Rally Toon short diecasts have arrived in some Walmart stores – the next ones are listed … The 4 definitely on the list are: “Fillmore with Jugs” Ramone (unsure if he’ll be “hydraulic” or not – but since these are $2 more than regular diecasts, maybe). “Sarge with Canopy.” There does not […]

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 […]

Pixar nearly ended up in the hands of GM in 1985. In his recently-released book Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull writes that Lucas nearly sold Pixar to the automaking giant, along with Dutch technology company Phillips.  You can read the rest of the […]

The Disney Store has released a new line of CARS diecasts, called the CARS Artist Series. There is a 1:18 scale Lightning McQueen ($69.95).   Finely detailed die cast metal     •    1:18 scale     •    Working headlights and taillights     •    Hinged hood     •    Molded engine details     •    Working suspension     •   […]

Starting on June 14, 2014 – the Richard Petty NASCAR Junior Ride Along at the World Disney World Speedway will feature Gaskits & Nitroade! Photos of Gaskits and Nitroade. The eyes don’t impede the view from the inside. “RPDE’s Junior Ride-Along program gives children ages 6 to 13 (and at least 48 inches tall) the […]

We have gotten “re-releases” of Toon 3-packs and Toon Deluxe (well, just Mater Wrestling Deluxe CARS) … now singles are coming – a little bit of everything from several Toons. This is CASE A – there’s 2 of everything except for the CARS with the 1. (Rocky & Eddie are in one single pack). A […]