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The team at the licensed plush specialist, Posh Paws is celebrating a duo of parent focused awards for its premium portfolio, with recognition going to its popular Toy Story 4 and Love Hearts collections. The online publication Made for Mums, recognised the company in its 2019 Awards with the Disney …
Read More »The Dream Toys Top 12 Toys for Christmas has been revealed
Silver screen royalty is driving the must-have toy wish lists this Christmas, as Disney’s Frozen II and Toy Story 4 make this year’s Dream Toys’ Top 12 Toys list. Joined by perennial favourites like Barbie, Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol, this year’s Top 12 Toys list – issued by the …
Read More »Mattel finds strength in BTS, Barbie and Toy Story 4 amid Q3 financials
The K-Pop sensation, BTS has helped Mattel to a positive third quarter result, after the launch of the band’s own doll line helped gross sales in the international segment grow by ten per cent. The pop outfit was joined by other strong performing licenses in the Mattel portfolio, including Barbie, …
Read More »Disney-Pixar release latest Toy Story 4 trailer
Disney has released the second full-length trailer for this summer’s Toy Story 4, offering audiences a better idea of just who Duke Caboom – the daredevil bike riding toy voiced by Keanu Reeves – really is. Toy Story’s famed collection of original toys, including Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the Potato …
Read More »LEGO reveals new Toy Story 4 sets across its 4+ range
LEGO is releasing a new range of building sets inspired by scenes from the upcoming summer blockbuster, Toy Story 4. The new sets launch ahead of the release of the latest from the Disney Pixar Toy Story franchise. The new collection arrives under the LEGO 4+ umbrella, a range designed …
Read More »Jumbo Games details new Toy Story 4 puzzle range
Jumbo Games has launched a range of five new puzzles for fans of Buzz, Woody and the cast of Toy Story as Disney-Pixar prepares to release the fourth instalment of the popular film franchise this summer. Jumbo’s new range of Toy Story 4 puzzles consist of five formats depicting the …
Read More »Mattel’s immersive Toy Story 4 ad campaign to hit cinema screens this summer
Mattel is partnering with the celebrity influencer family, Wayne and Frankie Bridge and the couple’s two children to create an immersive cinema ad for its new Toy Story 4 toy line. The new spot aims to ‘capture the magic behind the movie,’ by challenging cinema audiences to ‘catch the toys …
Read More »Charms race: How is tech becoming the lead character in today’s movie toy launches?
Films today have become a battleground for technology and explosive entertainment, and with that has come a greater expectation from the toys that tie it all together. Robert Hutchins takes a look at how tech is fast becoming the lead character in today’s movie toy launches
Read More »Woody, Buzz Lightyear and… Forky… return in Disney’s first full trailer for Toy Story 4
Disney unveiled the footage this week that opens with Woody telling the other toys that Forky is the most important toy to Bonnie, encouraging Forky to embrace his new life as a toy.
Read More »Rainbow Designs prepares for ‘monumental year’ with Disney blockbuster slate
The firm is bracing itself for action with new collections based on the upcoming releases Dumbo, Toy Story 4, Lion King and more, as well as expanding its best-selling classic character lines.
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