Article Archive for June 2013

Mattel Disney PLANES: Landing in Australia
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Planes, Mattel Disney Planes Diecast on 21 June 2013
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No embargo issues in Australia … Thanks for the nice pic, “OzzieMum.”

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Chauncey Fares, the London Taxi Arrives … and The Meter is RUNNING!
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Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 21 June 2013
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Well, since a Big Mac Combo Meal costs about $9 in London and this nice house will cost you about $40 million – what’s 20-quid between friends for a ride with Chauncey? “Craig K.” sends along pics of the latest Target 7-pack – London Race. Well, if you turned 2-years old today and got your […]

What’s the Next Flavor of Oreo?
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Posted in Food on 20 June 2013
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If you guessed watermelon, you are right! Yep, watermelon flavor Oreos. This might be a Target exclusive but don’t hurt me if I’m wrong. I didn’t bother to photograph the open one as it looks exactly like the photo of the cookie on the cover. Yes, it takes like watermelon and no the green part […]

Mattel Disney PLANES: Gift Packs Arrive AeroMail Style
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Posted in Disney, Disney Planes, Mattel Disney Planes Diecast on 20 June 2013
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“Mariela P.” spotted these at TRU. I believe this is the way they first delivered air mail, they would fly over and toss the bag from the bi-plane … so as a tribute to aviation days of yore – lumpy style! I might ask for a discount. So, this looks like the first case assortment, […]

Despicable Me 2: The Despicablimp
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Posted in movies on 19 June 2013
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Narrated by Steve Carrell … And the blimp leaving the hanger … Check out the blimp tour details here.

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: “Quercy” Wants to Know If This is Kmart CARS Month, What’s It Like When It’s Not?
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 19 June 2013
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Quercy’s note pretty much sums it all up for most collectors … “Really? This is “Kmart’s Month of CARS?” It’s June 11th and there are NO 2013 singles, NO deluxe or Megasize, NO Micro Drifters, NO 3-Pack or any others multi pack, few old Porta Corsa singles and few 2013 movie moments… If it was […]

Disney Star Wars CARS Now Available to Phone Order (Or Not … Or Maybe … Or Possibly)
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Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Disney Star Wars on 18 June 2013
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To order the Star Wars CARS set from Disney Theme Parks, you can call the 1-877-560-6477 number or email them, Merchandise.Guest.Services@DisneyParks.com or fax 407-828-2000 with the following information: Item list, name, phone number, billing address, shipping address and credit card information with expiration date. From the comments sent in by readers who called this 877 […]

Disney PLANES: The Real Life Dusty Crophopper
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Posted in Disney, Disney Planes on 18 June 2013
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Last week, I posted that Dusty Crophopper was based on a Cessna 188B – it turns out that Dusty is an “Air Tractor AT-301.” (thanks for the update and heads up “Hypercarrots,”) I’m not aviation expert but if you look at photos of the Cessna 188 which was manufactured from 1966 to 1983 and the […]

Disney D23 Membership – Now Free Tier & Early Access D23 Expo
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Posted in Disney on 17 June 2013
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The FREE TIER to Disney D23 “club” opens today. “The first time you visit the website and click on anything “for D23 Members only,” you’ll be prompted to register. After this one-time website registration, where you’ll need to enter your name, D23 membership number, email address (which will serve as your user name), and choose […]

Disney PLANES: Echo & Bravo – Your Wallet Danger Zone
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Posted in Disney, Disney Planes, Disney Store on 17 June 2013
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The Disney Store has some super nice McDonnell Douglas* F/A-18 Hornets PLANES characters – Bravo & Echo. * McDonnell Douglas is now owned by Boeing. Bravo Diecast Deluxe. Echo Diecast Deluxe. “John H.” sends along great pics and all the useful scale info. Real – Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet Length: 60 ft 1¼ in (18.31 […]