Character Licensed Merchadise
Alpha Animation & Toys 01293 804599 | info@alpha-toys.co.uk Alpha Animation’s pre-school offering, Super Wings, landed in stores this summer. The toy collection features favourites from the popular action-packed animation series which launched on Cartoonito in February. The Alpha Animation & Toys Super Wings collection consists of over 10 different product lines featuring star hero Jett and his friends across transforming vehicles, RC toys, feature playsets, and more. Transform-a-Bots are Super Wings figures that transform from a plane to a robot in just three easy steps for little hands. The Transform-a-Bots are also available in collector packs allowing fans to recreate their favourite missions from the show. These sets include mini-figures with characters from the airport crew. Another key product in the range is the Transforming Vehicles. These have excellent play value with over 10 simple steps to transform from plane to robot with each character transforming differently depending on their unique form. The range will also include Jett & Dizzy as remote-control Dance ‘n’ Transform Vehicles. Jett & Dizzy dance and spin 360°, and they transform from bot to jet with a simple remote control. In addition to motion, users can activate lights and sounds with a push of a button designed for little hands. The hero line is the World Airport playset which features a large 35-inch scale set and includes electronic sounds and lights, many moving features, minitransforming characters, Jett and Donnie, the elevator, the Control Tower, a ramp and base compartments that reveal a rotating luggage carousel and a cargo scale.
Pioneer 01279 501 090 | www.pioneereurope.com Qualatex is currently gearing up for the much anticipated eighth instalment of the Star Wars franchise The Last Jedi with a new Qualatex Bubble Balloon and coordinating 11” latex balloon pack. Following the style of its previous Star Wars products, fans of the movie are able to take home characters of both sides of the Force with its light side and dark side Bubble design. The products were announced on Force Friday II and have been in demand ever since, with retailers getting ready for the UK cinema release on 15th December. Qualatex is also eagerly anticipating other key titles premiering this winter including Thor: Ragnarok and My Little Pony. Crowd favourite Thor is a key member of The Avengers and the God of Thunder features prominently on its Avengers Bubble Balloon and corresponding latex balloon packs – making these a perfect pocket money buy or birthday party decoration. My Little Pony is consistently a popular theme for children’s birthday parties and Qualatex expects interest to only increase with the release of the movie this October. Pioneer, who has the distribution rights for the My Little Pony Procos partyware in England, Scotland, and Wales, is expecting significant uptake as My Little Pony comes to the fore once more with demand anticipated from fans, new and old. The success and exposure of these huge films will only renew consumer interest in these evergreen properties – making these ranges a must for all toy stores this autumn.
Vivid Imaginations 01483 449944 | www.vividtoysandgames.co.uk Following the My Little Pony Movie release in October, young artists will be able to colour their favourite characters with the My Little Pony Giant Colouring Pages, Color & Sticker book and Color Wonder. Children can collect, swap, and pencil top with the latest classroom craze, Ooshies. Ooshies are squishy mini figures of licensed characters that also double up as pencil toppers. New for autumn/winter 2017 is the Pixar collection, which includes characters from favourite Pixar titles, such as Monsters Inc., The Incredibles, Wall-E, Toy Story, and more. Also available are rare and limited edition characters with glow in the dark, glitter, hologram, pearl, and furry finishes. Licences also include Marvel, DC Comics, WWE, TMNT, and Cars 3. Children can also collect, express, and play with the Disney Emoji collectibles; following the new game Disney Emoji Blitz and As Told By YouTube content where fans have notched up over 100 million views. Launching in September, Vivid’s range will include the #ChatBubble blind purchase option which includes two Emoji figures in a stackable mini container, the #ChatPack five figure pack and #ChatCollection storage tin with exclusive figures. For Disney fans, there are characters from popular franchises Disney Princess, Frozen, Pixar, and Classic. Also available are the rare and limited edition #Squishi and #Goldi finishes. The range will be refreshed for Series 2, with 28 new characters to collect and #RoseGold and #Glitz special finishes. Series 2 will launch in January with #ChatBubble, #ChatPack, and #ChatCollection, along with a larger #GroupChat 10 figure pack. Also flying into stores for AW17 is Crayola PJ Masks products! Pre-Schoolers will be able to colour their favourite PJ Masks heroes with a PJ Masks Color Wonder and PJ Masks Giant Colouring Pages.
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