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Mattel Disney Toon PLANES at San Diego Comic Con 2013
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Planes, Mattel Disney Planes on 18 July 2013
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As requested, “Nikko” snapped some nice shots of the PLANES cabinet closer in … Most of the diecasts were already revealed in this post but still nice to see either real diecasts or at least the prototypes out in the open. Rochelle looks good sized. Here’s Ned and Zed (technically, we’ve never seen Zed as […]

TODAY’S WINDOW" class="title">Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: Magazine Checklist Flash Sale TODAY’S WINDOW
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 18 July 2013
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“MAGCLOUD FLASH SALE: Take $5 off when you order $15+ or more (single order) between 7-9 p.m. PDT (4-6 EDT) today! Shipping not included.” There is no coupon code but when you check out, $5 should be deducted during the sale window. MagCloud, our on-demand publisher is having a FLASH Sale later today. At some […]

Disney Planes: The Junior Novelization REVIEW
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Posted in Disney Planes on 18 July 2013
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“Quercy” sends us a review! “123 pages. I liked it.” SPOILER ALERT after the Amazon Link so STOP reading if you don’t want to know anything (or more!) “I believe kids will like it because the race has 7 legs and goes on pretty much the entire story… I can imagine the scenes at cinema […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: Target Pegs Shrinking?
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 18 July 2013
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From “Quercy,” hope it’s not happening in your store …

Mattel Earnings Report … Q2 2013
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Posted in Mattel on 18 July 2013
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Summary: Net profit -23% to $73.3M, revenue edges up 1% to $1.17B. Barbie sales -12%, the fourth consecutive quarterly fall as the iconic brand struggles to stay relevant, American Girl +14%, Hot Wheels -1%, Fisher-Price -3%. North American gross sales -2%, international +4%. Mattel (MAT): Q2 EPS of $0.21 misses by $0.11. Revenue of $1.17B […]

Mattel Disney CARS & PLANES at San Diego Comic Con 2013
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 18 July 2013
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Thanks for the great photos – first on scene – Kevin NascarBronco at San Diego Comic Con 2013! Here’s the CARS – PLANES display. For CARS, they essentially replicated the poster as 3D diecasts … It’s an interesting concept but ultimately, I think it looks a little sparse … But it’s still nice to see […]

Kevin Says Hi From San Diego Comic Con …
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Posted in Mattel on 17 July 2013
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Looks like another “normal” year at SDCC … Kevin at the Mattel booth … Monster High! Look out below! Photos courtesy of Kevin NascarBronco & associate “Jill Spectrafan” – you can check out more photos of Monster High at the sales booth HERE.

Mattel DreamWorks Turbo: Consolidated Before Opening
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Posted in Marketing, Mattel on 17 July 2013
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This is a first, it’s pretty rare to find parts of a line at consolidators/discounters BEFORE the film opens … “John H.” found this at Marshall’s a few days ago … I think Turbo opens today. Good luck!

San Diego Comic Con: Preview – Opening Day
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Mattel on 17 July 2013
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Sorry to miss the festivities this year – of course, nothing specific with CARS. So, if you’re going or already there, send us some pics or links! Have fun at the greatest show on Earth! Remember when?

Free MacX Video Converter Pro Giveaway
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Posted in Apple Mac, IOS on 16 July 2013
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Digiarty is giving away copies of MacX Video Converter Pro until July 25, 2013. Download HERE – the registry code is above the download box – just copy and paste in after launching the app. You can go to the above page link to read all about the features but the most important aspects are […]