The eighties were a much different time, especially for the toy industry. The companies back then were much less subtle about cross selling their products. The He-Man, Transformers, G.I. Joe, My Little Pony and many other toy lines were all tied to a cartoon show with the purpose to push toy sales. Continue reading
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That’s one big Brachiosaurus coming your way!
Yep, it happened! After teasing herlast week, Mattel released a photo showing off its Brachiosaurus dinosaur toy. And boy, it looks amazing! Continue reading
Jurassic Toy Fair recap
It was one year ago that Mattel revealed its Jurassic World line for the first time at the Toy Fair, which takes place annually in New York City. Continue reading
Mattel’s Brachiosaurus gets a worldwide release
Mattel teased its Brachiosaurus toy way back in September during San Diego Comic Con. No details were giving, except for an outline of the figure, only revealing it would be a large scale dinosaur. Continue reading
The Lost World lunchbox (1997)
Check out this cute little lunchbox. It was a free giveaway when you purchased biscuits from the Belgian company LU in 1997. Continue reading
Shuffle Jurassic World card games
Belgian company Cartamundi released a couple of card games inspired by Jurassic World. They’re part of their Shuffle brand that has a number of licensed card games. Continue reading
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Barbasol cans
Jurassic Park fans know that Barbasol has a strong association with the brand. It was one of their cans after all that was used to smuggle the dinosaur embryos of the island in the first Jurassic Park film. Now 25 years later, they’re once again attached to the franchise. Continue reading
Jurassic World ceramic mug and LED light by Joy Toy
Check out these two awesome items by Joy Toy, a European company that produces all kinds of licensed products.
Mattel Jurassic World Extreme Chompin’ Spinosaurus
Mattel’s Jurassic World: Legacy Collection line features all kinds of action figures, dinosaurs and vehicles from the first three Jurassic Park films. Continue reading
Nobody’s perfect…
Mattel is doing an amazing job so far with their Jurassic World toy line. But nobody’s perfect. Sometimes a production error slips through quality control and can have some funny results… Continue reading
Jurassic World: The Boardgame
Jurassic-themed board games are hot. Ravensburger released one in the United States a few months ago. Mondo Games is releasing one later this year. But these are all Jurassic Park themed. Up until now there was no Jurassic World board game that catered to both kids and adults. But thanks to Just Games, the first ever Jurassic World board game exists. Continue reading
Jurassic World Action Attack Suchomimus
Mattel isn’t shying away from bringing some off-screen dinosaurs back to life. Continue reading
Mattel Jurassic World: the road so far
Mattel pulled out all the stops when they took over the Jurassic World license from Hasbro. A lot of fans were skeptical. But the turnout is fantastic. Continue reading
Mattel Jurassic World action figures
When Hasbro didn’t release no movie inspired action figures in their 2015 Jurassic World line, fans were disappointed. They tried to set things right when they released their Owen “Alpha” and Velociraptor “Blue” set, but that figure lacked character. Continue reading
Happy 25th Anniversary, Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park was released 25 years ago on June 11th 1993. Continue reading
Mattel Jurassic World Story Packs
Mattel released two story packs: Gyrosphere & Claire and Velociraptor “Blue” & Owen. Continue reading
Jurassic Park t-shirt by Zara
Spanish clothing chain Zara has released a Jurassic Park t-shirt as part of a vintage line. Continue reading
Mattel Jurassic World mini dino blind bags
Mattel follows Hasbro’s example by releasing dinosaur blind bags. These bags contain a random plastic dinosaur from the Jurassic Park universe. Continue reading
Mattel’s Jurassic World toys in stores
The Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom toys are slowly showing up in stores all around the world. Continue reading
Jurassic Park Triceratops (2009)
Hasbro re-realesed its Jurassic Park III dinosaurs once again with a new colour scheme. Continue reading