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Disney Pixar CARS: Lightning McQueen Day 2023 (Japan)
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS on 4 December 2023
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While we had a 15th anniversary Lighting McQueen Day back in 2019, apparently in Japan, they celebrate it every year. Takara Tomy 2023 Lightning & Mater 1:64 scale …  

Toys R Us is Coming Back …
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Posted in Disney Marvel, Disney Pixar, Toys on 29 November 2023
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Now, the chain’s new owner, WHP Global has partnered with Go Retail, to open 24 new “flagship” Toys R Us stores in the U.S. starting next year. Nostalgia may help Toys R Us By keeping the new Toys R Us stores in “prime location that complements the existing retail footprint at Macy’s,” the company has […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Target CARS Black Friday-Cyber Monday
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Posted in Disney Marvel, Disney Pixar, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 28 November 2023
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Target has a Buy 2, Get 1 one free select Disney products … there are only a couple CARS items but it does include other toys – you have to check online or in stores for items that qualify.

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Amazon Cyber Monday
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 27 November 2023
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There are a few Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on sale for Cyber Monday. The CARS on the Road 3-pack with Ivy, available nowhere else + the variant Mater. Or a nice 4-pack for beginning collectors. Not listed as a Cyber Monday deal but a nice discount on the Disney 100 CARS …  

Happy Thanksgiving: Disney Pixar 100 Takara Tomy Ponjian Board
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Posted in Disney Pixar on 22 November 2023
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Lets you play 40 games … though sadly it doesn’t look like you can play mah-jong with Lightning or Mater …

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Box Sets & Haulers Back
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 21 November 2023
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Box sets are back at Walmart + Haulers …

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Custom Radiator Springs Courthouse
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 20 November 2023
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“Michael C.” is slowly building his own Radiator Springs … since the the Radiator Sprigs Courthouse was never made,. he commisioned his own custom courthouse … looks freakin’ amazing! In scale of course + the flowers … Great detailing. And lights up! And of course, his custom Doc’s …

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Glow Racers Variants
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 14 November 2023
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Thank “Samuel K,” for the heads up & photos. As with several of the Expanded Universe CARS series releases, there are slight variants in the eye position so if you’re a complete completist, take note … Usually, it’s just from the singles to the box sets but … In the case of Glow Racers, they […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Randy “The Hearse”
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 13 November 2023
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Thanks Merrill “Mad Mel” for the great photos and background info! CARS on the Road – Randy … ‘Mad Mel’ notes that apparently the owner (of a 1964 Pontiac hearse) lives in the San Francisco Bay area, so maybe it was seen and used as a model by Pixar? You can read more here at […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: 2023 Checklist Poster
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 9 November 2023
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Thanks, “Carl P.” for the heads up. (Right click for the full res)