In the NoCal area and apparently across the country, the launchers have been marked as clearance … And Dunroamin says his stores have megasized clearanced at $4.98 … I would not worry too much about it – Target likes to clear out the shelves and would rather take a clearance markdown (I think clearance items […]

Mattel Booth SDCC 2008: In-booth selling … Rioty with a chance of circling long lines around the booth … eventually you had to go upstairs to get a number for a time allotment to stand in line – since the booth space was tiny and no way to get more merchandise as the went on […]

In addition to the “CHASE” Red from a few days ago, Disney has added “Pinstripe McQueen” to their 1:43 scale hanging card lineup … But more importantly, the Montebello store is stocked on the ‘test market’ limited edition 1:43 Disney CARS in display boxes. Original Post & Photos HERE PLUS some new releases of most […]

The Piston Cup Garage playset is out – pics from “Nikko,” my guess is it’s found at TRU? It’s a nice kid’s playset … And yes, the McQueen in this set is plastic … It does feature a landing pad for the helicopters … And if this playset makes it to the UK, they will […]

Here is the latest check list updating everything released under the Final Lap & Lenticular banner … (or listed as coming …)

The poll will fly away at midnight Pacific US time … Be sure and get your votes in for the TOP TEN CARS you most want to see released! START HERE – read and vote! 5 of the 17 CARS have not received even 1 ‘first place-most wanted’ vote out of hundreds … they are […]

Well, if I spotted these at TRU, then they must be everywhere now … (Not online though) Since the sale on the haulers seems to run until the end of August and just before the Labor Day reset … that’s when we might see Paul Valdez … guess it’s an easy summer for long haul […]

Well, not the Mattel Chase CARS but the Disney Stores are launching their own CHASE … It’s RED in metallic paint and the packaging words CHASE. How CHASE? It’s hard to tell – one one hand, there are only 700 US Disney Stores (UKers, chime in if you see it) so even if it’s 5 […]

The Montebello store is the first of 20 newly designed Disney Store locations that will open across major markets in the United States and Europe in 2010. The 4,800-plus square foot store’s floor-to-ceiling remodel now features multimedia technology, interactive storytelling and Disney Store exclusive merchandise that bring Disney’s most beloved characters to life for families […]

Remember, next time you’re in Radiator Springs, be sure and stop by … Thanks for immortalizing us, Allen! Allen Gladfelter is of course, the great artist of the ongoing Boom Studios CARS Comic series … and Allen will even be co-writing some of the stories later this year – nice! Thanks for including us … […]