For the launch of CARS in 2006, they produced 4 Radiator Springs Townie Playsets to scale and with maximum cannoncity. Flo’s V8 Cafe, Luigi’s Casa Della Tires, Radiator Springs Curio Shop & Ramone’s House Of Body Art. Now a couple of them had hidden ramps and launchers but for canon collectors, they tucked inside the […]

A few week ago, Jimmie Johnson drove the PLANES NASCAR racer at the Pocono track and Dusty showed up also! Thanks for the fun pic, Nick W! And you thought collecting 1:1 scale CARS takes up a lot of room … If you’re curious about the “real Dusty,” check out this background article – thanks […]

The 4th of the announced 6 Gift Packs are out. While it’s great to get metal diecast Pitty’s again … We can see that Mattel’s Ripslinger is a shorter than he should be … And that the Disney store Ripslinger is a much more accurate size/scale. But as a diecast Pitty – all great. And […]

Disney has supplied us with a Mattel Dusty Wing Control! 40 sounds and phrases and with the wrist control, you control Dusty! And we want a review from the winner! So while the contest is open to anyone, you will need to find a kid to test this if one is not running around under […]

Not every diecast of the Disney Store PLANES line is back in stock – but some are including Franz & Chug – along with ZED, are available online now/again. You can check out the initial Disney Store PLANES diecast Visual Checklist. I believe the new additions (not shown) are ZED (available now) and Navy Dusty […]

Starting today, The Disney Store will debut the much-anticipated Limited Edition Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Collection, featuring five iconic Disney Princess characters and their leading men who, together, magically create a one-of-a-kind Collection. Including Snow White and the Prince; Rapunzel and Flynn Rider; Jasmine and Aladdin; Belle and the Beast; and Ariel and Eric, these […]

The final numbers won’t be in until tomorrow but here are the estimates … from Box Office Guru. 1 Elysium $ 30,500,000 (Sony) 2 We’re the Millers $26,555,000 (Warner Bros.) 3 Planes $22,525,000 (Disney) Most estimates ranged from $23 to $26 million – since PLANES appeals more to kids and matinee ticket prices, it’s about […]

By the time you read this, the Convoy Brothers are SOLD OUT at the D23 Expo. Well, probably around 10 AM PST. It looks like they only produced 1,000 sets. Making it one of the rarest production CARS of all time. In fact, now tied at #1 with the Apple CAR. You can check out […]

It looks like the retail powers to be (the ones with the marketing purse strings) have made the big move from CARS to PLANES … PLANES is now marketing-wise, a world above CARS – CARS, the PLANES Flanker brand if you want to get all details-ugly. With the movie coming out today and the DVD […]

If you’re having problems assembling your PLANES Gift Set Tent-Hanger … take a few deep breaths and this Mattel supplied photo might help you complete this threading the needle through the magnetic plutonium casing scenario … Try and place the stick-end of the flag thingee into the concave-hole portion of the plastic tent – in […]