Coco: Miguel with Guitar Funko "POP!" (WonderCon/BoxLunch Exclusive)

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On April 10th, this limited edition WonderCon exclusive Coco Miguel with Guitar Funko "POP!" was released on the official Funko Shop website as well as at BoxLunch Gifts! This would have been available at the actual convention as well, if the event hadn't been cancelled. If you purchased it from the Funko Shop, you'll notice that your box has the "WonderCon Anaheim" sticker. If you purchased it from BoxLunch (as I did) you'll notice the substitute "Wondrous Convention" sticker. The actual POP figure itself, however, is exactly the same. And boy does it look cool!

This is the first Coco inspired POP that's come out since the initial wave in late 2017. I love the addition of Miguel's guitar, it makes for a great movie moment (Un Poco Loco)! The body is an entirely new sculpt, while the head seems to be the same as the original skeleton Miguel. Honestly they could have done something at least a little different with it, but it's no biggie.

Take a detailed look at this overall fantastic POP down below!

Original retail price was $15.00. Unfortunately, this figure has since sold out on both websites. So, if you're looking to track it down at this point, eBay is going to be your best bet! Check out current listings right HERE (don't worry, prices aren't too bad at all).

So what do you think? Did you add this POP to your collection? Which Coco POP is your favorite and who do you hope gets made in the future? Let me know your thoughts and any questions you might have in the comments below. Stay tuned right here daily for more from my ever expanding Pixar collection!

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Disney Parks Collection Luxo Jr. Pin Set

There have been a few pins featuring Luxo Jr. and the iconic Pixar ball released over the years (even one as recently as last December), but this one here is the latest and greatest! I don't have many pins in my collection, but I do try to get as many from the Pixar Shorts as I can (and any others that I feel are extra cool/especially unique). When I saw this hit the Disney Parks (as well as briefly on ShopDisney.com) earlier this year, I knew it was a must have! I've been wanting this duo of Pixar icons as pins for a while now, so I'm thrilled to have gotten this set before the parks closed down. A big thanks to my friend Paulina for helping me out!

This is an authentic "Pin Trading" Disney Parks Collection pin set. I was actually surprised and delighted to see (once I received it) that the ball and lamp were actually two separate pins! I thought that was really cool. Retail price was $15.99

Here they are displayed on my pin board—looking so good!

This set has since sold out on ShopDisney, but you can still currently find plenty of listings on eBay if you're looking to add these pins to your collection. 10/10 recommend!

Let me know your thoughts or any questions you might have in the comment section below.

Monsters Inc: Good Smile Company Mike Wazowski & Boo Nendoroid Set (Deluxe) REVIEW

Hey everyone! If you've never heard of Nendoroid figures, let me introduce you. Nendoroids are highly collectible stylized plastic figurines by the Japan-based Good Smile Company. What's unique about these is that they come with additional faces and other body parts (legs, arms, feet, hands...) that are all exchangeable, giving the characters a wide range of different expressions and almost unlimited poses. They also come with some really cool accessories and stands (for the more dynamic poses) to help you recreate scene specific movie moments! These are a collector's dream, especially for those who enjoy product photography like myself.

So far I have this Mike Wazowski with Boo set, Sulley, Buzz Lightyear and Woody (which I'll be reviewing soon as well). This is the first Nendoroid I've ever opened and experimented with, so there was a little bit of a learning curve getting use to all the pieces, assembly and posing— but after some practicing I feel I'm a bit quicker and better at it.

This is a "Deluxe" version set, which includes more accessories (and is a bit more pricey) than the "Standard" set. This set comes with two stands (one for Mike and a smaller one for Boo), two Mike faces/expressions (smiling and jaw dropped; eye can be moved around and is removable), two pairs of legs (regular ones and ones with flippers), two pairs of hands (open and closed), two pairs of arms (with and without mittens; mittens are removable), Mike's work helmet, Boo's door, and Boo herself (one smiling face and one sad face).

Mike stands at 2 3/4" tall, Boo is just over 2" tall and the door is around 4" tall. This set retails for around $69.99.

Take a look at some of the poses you can create below! This is literally only scratching the surface. There is so much you can do with these, it's almost overwhelming! I'll be playing around with these more soon, so be sure to stay tuned to my Instagram for any additional content featuring these two.

Boo's door has some fantastic detail! Everything in this set looks really fantastic and is very well made.

Mike can balance just fine without his stand, but Boo needs her base to stand up (well, I did end up geting Boo to stand up without it, but she's precarious).

 

I was lucky enough to get this as a Christmas present this past year from my parents, so a huge thanks to them! I'm so excited to post the other three here soon as well. We originally purchased this from BoxLunch Gifts, but it has since sold out there (only the standard version remains). You can still order it directly from Good Smile's online shop HERE.

For all you Monsters Inc. fans, I highly recommend picking this up if you're a serious collector or even if you're just looking for a really cool little item to display on your desk/shelf. Be sure to share your thoughts down below! What do you think of Nendoroids? Have you picked this up for your collection? I'd love to see any fun photos you've taken with any of the Disney/Pixar Nendoroid figures down in the comments.

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Pixar Pier La Luna Star Catcher Smiling Star Plush Prize

Image courtesy of Disney Parks Blog

On June 23rd 2018, Pixar Pier (formerly Paradise Pier) at Disney's California Adventure opened to the public! I still have yet to go there in person, but really hope to finally visit once the world is back to normal. At the pier, there are four Pixar inspired classic carnival/boardwalk games that guests can enjoy: Heimlich's Candy Corn Toss, Wall·E Space Race,Bullseye Stallion Stampede and La Luna Star Catcher (a fishing game based on one of my favorite Pixar shorts)!

This adorable little smiling star plush here is one of the prizes that you can win at the La Luna Star Catcher game. I obviously didn't personally win this, but thanks to my good friend Paulina, I'm happy to have it as part of my collection! It's a little bit of the magic of the pier at home until I get to experience it myself.

There are seven prizes you can win at Star Catcher (five small, one medium and one large—see them all HERE) and this cutie is one of the "small" ones! My son Aidan currently has a nursery featuring suns, moons, stars and clouds, so this will be making an appearance soon on his moon shelf when we're all finished. It'll be a little subtle Pixar nod!  

What are your thoughts? Have you visited Pixar Pier? If so, what's your favorite of the four boardwalk games? Have you taken home any of these La Luna prizes? Looking forward to the conversation down below.

Toy Story 4: Funko "POP!" Collection (FULL LIST!)

Around this exact time last year, Funko released their EPIC collection of Toy Story 4 "POP!" figures featuring so many characters, it was almost overwhelming to collect—in the best of ways! For collectors, the hunt is half the fun and I had a blast heading from store to store last spring tracking all these down. I know this post is overdue (these POPs have been sitting and waiting in my room for a long time now), but it's because these kinds of posts take so long to create that I had to find the motivation to dedicate a full day to taking detailed photos of each of these figures and writing my review (the photographing, editing and writing these kinds of post takes about 10 hours). Anyway, today was the day and I'm happy to finally share my full write-up on this collection with you!

This collection has 11 standard/common releases and 9 retailer exclusives for a total of 20 fantastic POPs—
Commons:

• Woody
• Buzz Lightyear 
• Bo Peep with Officer Giggle McDimples
• Alien
• Jessie 
• Gabby Gabby 
• Forky 
• Duke Caboom 
• Combat Carl
• Ducky 
• Bunny

Retailer Exclusives:

• Glow in the Dark Alien (FYE)
• Flocked Ducky (FYE)
• Flocked Bunny (Target)
• Bo Peep Fighting Stance (Barnes & Noble)
• Worried Forky (GameStop)
• Woody Holding Forky (Hot Topic) 
• Buzz Lightyear Flying Pose 2 (Amazon)
• Gabby Gabby Holding Forky (Walmart)
• Benson (NYCC/Amazon)

The only ones I didn't pick up were the Glow in the Dark Alien (I usually don't get all variants, since there's already so many of these—it just feels like getting the same one again to me) and the standard versions of Ducky and Bunny (again, since these had the flocked variants, I decided I'd choose which ones I liked more and opted in for the flocked versions).

Please enjoy all my original photos down below!

WOODY—#522

BUZZ LIGHTYEAR—#523

BO PEEP w/ OFFICER GIGGLE MCDIMPLES—#524

ALIEN—#525

JESSIE—#526

GABBY GABBY—#527

FORKY (SMILING)—#528

DUKE CABOOM—#529

COMBAT CARL JR.—#530

DUCKY (FLOCKED)—#531

FYE Exclusive

BUNNY (FLOCKED)—#532

Target Exclusive

BO PEEP (FIGHTING STANCE)—#533

Barnes & Noble Exclusive

FORKY (WORRIED)—#534

GameStop Exclusive 

WOODY (HOLDING FORKY)—#535

Hot Topic Exlusive

BUZZ LIGHTYEAR (FLYING POSE 2)—#536

Amazon Exclusive

GABBY GABBY (HOLDING FORKY)—#537

Walmart Exclusive 

BENSON—#618

New York Comic Con / Amazon Exclusive

What an assortment, right? Funko did a perfect job on each and every design. I absolutely LOVE the new flying poses of Buzz we got and that a new Jessie was released after all these years (a vast improvement on the original). As far as some of my other favorites, both Woody and Gabby Gabby holding Forky are up there for me as well as Ducky, Bunny, Duke Caboom and Benson! Oh and including Giggle McDimples with Bo as a mini was brilliant. I also have to note that I love how most Funko POPs come with stands now, which makes it so much easier to display them (especially the more precarious ones that would full over without it).

Which ones are your faves? Did you pick any of these up for your collection? Who else who you like to see made? (*cough cough* Trixie, Buttercup and Dolly). If you're still looking to pick up any of the commons, the easiest way to get them is by using the direct Amazon links below (prices are down quite a bit these days). For the exclusives, your best bet is searching eBay.

Happy hunting! Shout out your thoughts down in the comment section. 

Onward: Quests of Yore Inspired Box from Mattel

A couple weeks back, Mattel was generous enough to send me many of their brand new Disney·Pixar Onward toys to review (check out my posts I did on the 7" action figures HERE and the mini figures HERE). The coolest and most unexpected part of the gift was the exclusive box all the products came in! I couldn't believe it when I saw it; seriously, what a surprise. The box, designed to look exactly like the Quests of Yore Advanced Player's Guide book from the film (even down to the side/spine and back—word for word), is just as much a collectible for me as the actual toys. I just had to share it here with you all.

This box will be perfect to store all my Onward toys in for many years to come! It's a really decent size, measuring 16.5" H x 12" W x 7" D. Check it out in more detail down below.

Here's the bottom of the inside of the box featuring the "Polyhedron Publishing" symbol seen in and on the film's Quest of Yore book.

"Greetings, Quest Seeker..." Mattel also sent this "scroll" with a note to all influencers receiving this box. It's so magical and well written! It really captures the whole tone and fun of Onward and made me even more excited for this fantastic toy line. Give it a read!

One last huge thanks to Mattel for sending over their Onward product line and for making the release extra special by creating this box. I can tell a lot of thought went into it for us fans. They really went above and beyond!

I'd love to hear what you think of all this down in the comment section below.

Cars 3: Miss Fritter

"THE DIVA OF DEMOLITION, MISSSSS FRITTTEEERRRR!"

Ready for one of the best diecasts Mattel has ever produced? It's Miss Fritter from Cars 3! This 1:55 scale "Deluxe" size diecast was released in the very first wave of Cars 3 characters back in the spring of 2017 and has been re-released numerous times since. The fantastic movie-accurate detailing, the heavy diecast metal and sheer size/weight are some of the reasons why this is one of my all-time favorites (plus the character was hilarious—an instant classic in a totally insane way). Who comes up with this stuff? Oh yah, the geniuses at Pixar.

If you've seen Cars 3, you don't need me to remind you where she appears in the film! Miss Fritter is racing no. 58 and is, until McQueen and Cruz show up, the undefeated Thunder Hollow Crazy 8 champion. This is one of the last demolition derby racers I need to post on here! I just need two more.
  
Take a closer look down below...

Fun fact: When Miss Fritter was first released, her stop sign was actually just a sticker on a plastic octagon (seen below). That was the version I originally purchased. Soon after, Mattel released an updated and improved design which has the more jagged edge screen accurate stop sign (the one I chose to focus on above). You know I had to fork out for that one as well since it was a vast improvement, so I ended up with two versions of this character in my collection.

Miss Fritter seems to be re-released pretty often, so she shouldn't be too hard to find if you're looking to add her to your Disney·Pixar Cars collection. If you'd rather just pick her up online, check out current eBay listings HERE or Amazon using the links below.

Let me know your thoughts down in the comments! Which version do you have?

IT'S FRITTER TIME.