Articles in the Toys Category

Jeanne S. Buys Out Disneyland and Makes a TakeFiveDay …
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Posted in Toys on 25 August 2009
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All powerful Jeanne S. buys out Disneyland and makes a Take Five Day … Okay, maybe her powers only extends to the web but thanks Jeanne S. anyway! McQueen chicken nuggets for all!* *okay, a coupon for $2 off. Jeanne S, still has investors to pay off …

Disney Pixar CARS: GeoTrax – Game On
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Posted in Toys on 22 August 2009
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GeoTrax … apparently if you can cover the Earth with tracks from Geotrax … they will cover to your house to play … Bring your A game and your credit cards. The dude in the diaper has you beat … no, not the guy in the 1992 Huggies by the 1985 Camaro but that other […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Piston Cup Up Close & Personal
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys on 21 August 2009
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In case you haven’t noticed, the Piston Cups included with the CHASE CARS are personalized to each racer … And of course, nicely detailed – not just some random hunk of plastic but looks real and hefty. Like the Stanley Cup, this one looks like it’s been tossed around the garage, the hotel swimming pool […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Lenticular Gift 3-Packs?
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 21 August 2009
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There’s no official word but it looking more and more likely … Walmart seems to be changing UPC’s and “deleting” gift 3-packs as they are now … And there are new lenticular pics … some for CARS that have only been listed as 3-packs … Some are singles already released as “non-lenticulars” – so grouped […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: TRU France CARS Day
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 20 August 2009
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TRU is having a CARS get-together day … unlike Kmart CARS Day, NO special CARS but more of a gathering place where CARS fans can trade and meet up … and commiserate about Gask-Its being 1 per household ;-/ August 29th and 5th of September. This the flyer announcing the event. Thanks David V. for […]

Disney Pixar CARS: More Tomy CARS – Eggxactly
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Posted in Toys on 20 August 2009
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There are an nearly never ending supply of capsule CARS except in the US. We got the TOMY set early in 2006 … About $1 to vend from the machines … while overseas in Asia and in Europe, they have gotten the other releases … While not technically from a vending machine – they were […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Burnt To a Crisp Lightning McQueen (And Your Wallet)
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys on 20 August 2009
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Yes, Burnt Lightning McQueen the single is different than Burnt Lightning McQueen in the 4-pack. On the left – “owww, I’m hurt!” On the right – “aggghhannnrwooeee, I’m on FIRE! And not in a good way!” On the left, single card Burnt Lightning McQueen, on the right – 4-pack Burnt Lightning McQueen. “I’m burning, I’m […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mater Tall Tales – O Canada Has Some …
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 19 August 2009
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In Canada … Mater Tall Tales singles have arrived. These are definitely the international ones with the multiple languages. Is that second one German? Humm, what is the direct translation of nurse – what are the words that comprise of “nurse” 🙂 Das Dos Pitty’s … As for the US, there’s good news & there’s […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: The GeoTrax Mega Set
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 19 August 2009
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If you’ve been holding out on adding the GeoTrax tracksessessss’- now you can’t use laziness as an excuse like me … The have bundled 6 sets together into a MEGA “Radiator Springs Mega Set” for $99 … “Fiddleheads-Heather” spotted this at TRU and sent us these pics. You can go through our visual checklist to […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mater Tall Tales Singles Cards Pictorial
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys on 19 August 2009
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These are apparently in the Mattel warehouse … Next step?