Disney Pixar CARS: Japan Tomy Mini Mater Tall Tales Mack
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 30 December 2009
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Tomy has updated their Mini Mack for the Mater Tall Tales … you get a Dragon McQueen, Mater Tuner, El Materdor Mater & Mater the Greater … The package doesn’t look like much as you have to assemble and sticker most of it … And the elaborate instructions … Since I know not much Japanese, […]

Disney Pixar CARS: A CAR WASH & A Visit From a Disney Lawyer
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 27 December 2009
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Kelvin says if you want a high speed wash in Malaysia, you might want to hurry … But it does look like you can peel that Lightning McQueen right off and slap on another trademarked foam board Car-object-thinger   🙂 Well, I guess at least there’s no TakeFive watermark on Lightning 🙂

Disney Pixar CARS: Paint Your Own McQueen & Mater
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Posted in Toys on 23 December 2009
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I’m pretty sure this is how Michaelango started … Very cute. You get a Lightning … And a Mater … Nicely detailed … And of course, you get the proper paint … And when you’re done – stickers! And when you are done, it should look something like this … If you make & paint […]

Disney Pixar CARS: The Books of CARS 2009 Update
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 11 December 2009
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Since there’s some confusion about the books of CARS, let’s start from the start. There is no official novelization of the movie for teens or adults, there are-were some for kids that encapsulate the story of CARS, the 2006 film but for adults, here are the official, blessed, sanctioned or in effect, the short list […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Disney Stores 20-Piece CAR Set SALE (UPDATE – ONGOING)
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Posted in Retail on 27 November 2009
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Thanks for the heads up, “Carsfaninscotland.” This massive Disney CARS Set of 1:43 CARS is normally $99.50. On Sale today ONLY at $79.50 (link is via Disney Store at Amazon). But wait, it’s BLACK FRIDAY – take another $20 OFF or @$63.50 if you buy $99 worth of stuff with coupon code DISNEYBL AND get […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Storytellers, What’s the Target Story?
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 19 November 2009
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If you have not found the 2010 Storytellers (cousins, showstopper ‘girls.’), don’t panic just yet or better yet, don’t panic at all. They will appear on an endcap eventually – maybe next week? Or the week after Black Friday but soon. BMW says the CASE is: Sheila Rhonda Laverne Jud Cletus Buford (2) Brand New […]

Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Disney Store El Materdor – Oops, I Did It Again
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Posted in Retail on 13 November 2009
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Don’t look now but the Disney Stores has their own El Materdor Box Set … They are indeed MAGNIFICO. From the Top, they look like they are museum pieces … classy! Just a little detailing! I believe the cape is removeable … or if you have a 4-year old, everything is removeable 🙂 This is […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Storytellers Cousins & Showstopper Singles Have Arrived at Target
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 31 October 2009
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Guess we might as well camp out at Target 🙂 The Storyteller cousins & showstopper (girls) have arrived at some stores … Thanks for the pics, Nikko. These are a little harder to find as they have THE SAME DPCI numbers as the ones from last year (Sponsorless McQueen, Retro Ramone, etc … 087071794) so […]

Disney Pixar CARS: The Best CARS Laptop
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Toys on 26 October 2009
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From Vtech – looks and sounds very cool … It has spelling and math games … best part, it greets you as you turn it on (VROOM, VRROOMM, Ready to play and have fun?!) … wish my laptop did that instead of just going BONG. The Doc, Mater & Luigi keys are cool also … […]

Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Disney Stores To Get More “Fun.”
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Posted in Marketing, Retail on 13 October 2009
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Disney Stores is working with Steve Jobs to make their stores more fun, interactive and with more activities for kids … “The company plans to unveil the new look in May in Southern California, Long Island and Madrid, and is close to signing a lease for that Times Square flagship.” ““We will essentially be the […]