Kohl's is the Destination for Top Toy Brands This Holiday Season
Kohl's announces top 25 most dreamed of toys for the holidays and expanded toys offering in store and Kohls.com
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. -- September 19, 2012 -- Kohl's Department Stores today announced its top 25 toys for the holiday season from its expanded in-store and online toy collection. Kohl's and Kohls.com will offer the toys kids dream of from top toy brands, including Disney, Fisher-Price, Hasbro, Leapfrog, Mattel, V-Tech and more. With an extensive toy selection from tablets to dolls, Kohl's is the destination for gift givers to dream big, find it all and save this holiday.
"Customers expect great things at Kohl's and this holiday shoppers need to look no further than Kohl's for all the toys on their lists at incredible values," said Don Brennan, Kohl's chief merchandising officer. "As toys continue to top holiday wish lists, Kohl's has strengthened and expanded its toy offerings both in store and online, making it easy for customers to shop their entire list at Kohl's and make holiday dreams come true this year."
Submitted by News on Fri, 2012-09-21 02:14Legoland Discovery Center Hosts Brick Factor Competition To Find Their Next Master Model Builder
GRAPEVINE, Texas, Sept. 20, 2012 -- LEGOLAND Discovery Center Grapevine is hosting open auditions to find the attraction's next Master Model Builder during a public build-off competition held on Saturday, October 6 starting at 1 p.m. and Sunday, October 7 starting at noon at Grapevine Mills Mall. There are only three other people in the U.S. that carry the official designation of LEGO Master Model Builder at a LEGOLAND Discovery Center. Applicants from all over North Texas and the surrounding region will gather at the Grapevine Mills Mall Food Court for two days of intense competition, where a fourth person will get the chance to win the dream job and full-time salaried position of Master Model Builder.
Submitted by News on Fri, 2012-09-21 01:40Kmart® Unwraps Fab 15 Must-Have Toys For Holiday Season
Parents Take a Trip Down Memory Lane with New Twists on Classic Toys
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Sept. 20, 2012 -- Today, Kmart® announces its annual Fab 15 toy list – the ultimate list of toys that kids want. This year's list features the hottest toys of the season from top brands including Hasbro, Mattel and Fisher-Price, as well as popular characters that kids know and love like Barbie, Mickey and more.
"Each year we select toys for our Fab 15 list that are sure to top the wish lists of children everywhere and deliver smiles on Christmas morning," said Hugo Malan, SVP and president, Fitness, Sporting Goods and Toys at Sears Holdings. "Parents are thrilled that this year's list is making shopping easy by helping them identify toys that are the next big thing."
From classics like Twister and Power Wheels, to new hits like LeapFrog and Air Hogs, this year's Kmart Fab 15 list includes:
HEROCLIX ONLINE RELEASES NEW MARVEL CONTENT: SIX ALL-NEW HULKED-OUT HEROES CHASE FIGURES
September 2012 - HeroClix Online developers today released all-new Marvel content, featuring six new figures from the Hulked-Out Heroes collection. The new figures include Winter Hulk, Hulklops, Icehulk, Hulkmariner, Mighty Thorr and Wolverage.
The new figures, compatible with all other Marvel figures with Marvel maps and tournaments are available as tournament prizes beginning today.
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Submitted by News on Fri, 2012-09-21 01:27September 20, 2012 - Listed below are the toy (and child-related) recalls from this week; these links go to the official announcements on the Consumer Product Safety Commission web site.
- H&M Recalls Children's Water Bottle Due to Choking Hazard, Sold Exclusively at H&M Stores
Submitted by News on Fri, 2012-09-21 01:19
September 19, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - A note from CollectorDASH for Action Figures:
The Collector-ActionFigures Community is Moving Forward
Much like Raving Toy Maniac itself, there are a lot of great online communities for action figure collectors, but none are as unique as the group of fervent toy lovers making up Collector-ActionFigures. Our members are dedicated to creating and maintaining the world's most expansive catalog of action figures. Whether you're a fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Street Fighter, or have gone stark raving mad over Iron Man (multiple puns intended), DASH's community has something to offer you.
Submitted by News on Thu, 2012-09-20 02:05LEETUP "AWESOMESAUCE. LIVE" TOUR POSTPONED
LOS ANGELES - September 19, 2012 - Due to conflicting promotional obligations from added markets for Kevin Pereira's new Warner Bros. show, "Let's Ask America," the inaugural leetUP "Awesomesauce.Live" tour has been postponed. The interactive comedy variety show, which Complex Magazine dubbed "Kevin Pereira's Coachella for Nerds" was set to descend upon and ravage pop culture fanatics in 10 cities this fall, beginning September 20 in Seattle, with stops in Portland, Austin, Dallas, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Minneapolis, Madison, and Chicago. Pereira, who was to be joined on tour by a series of geeky celebs and interweb stars including Epic Meal Time, VJ Mike Relm and YouTube darling, Grace Helbig, assures fans efforts will be made to bring leetUP to a city near them as scheduling permits.
Submitted by News on Thu, 2012-09-20 01:55Saban Brands Acquires Zui, Provider of Kid-Safe Online Content
Acquisition Continues to Enhance Digital Capabilities and Further Establishes Saban Brands as a Leader in Kids Online Entertainment
LOS ANGELES (September 19, 2012) – Saban Brands announced today it has acquired Zui, which provides access to the largest collection of curated, kid-friendly online content. The acquisition strengthens Saban Brands' position as a leading digital innovator for kids entertainment, and continues to grow the company's digital capabilities. The addition of Zui will add 12 employees to the organization as well as a new physical presence in San Diego, where Zui is headquartered.
"We are looking forward to working with the talented team at Zui," said Elie Dekel, President of Saban Brands. "This is a very exciting acquisition that allows us to further develop our online offering and deepens our position as a premier provider of kids entertainment across all media."
Submitted by News on Thu, 2012-09-20 01:43
September 19, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:
Hi - some great new preorders just listed this morning:
Gentle Giant:
The Hobbit - Gollum
Avengers Iron Man Bust
Marvel Venom Bust
Kenner 12" Boba Fett Rocket Firing Version
Kenner Gamorrean Guard
Kenner Cantina Playset
Walking Dead - Sheriff Grimes, Well Walker
Droopy McCool
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=10632
Mortal Kombat - Sub-Zero vs Scorpion Fatality Statue
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=10639
NECA Predators Series 07
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=10646
NECA Bioshock Infinite
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2077&category=5810
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BRUTICUS MAXIMUS ASIA EXCLUSIVE REISSUE
Submitted by News on Thu, 2012-09-20 01:28
September 19, 2012 - Funko has announced three new Pop! Television: Power Rangers Vinyl figures available November 29: Red Ranger, White Ranger, and Pink Ranger.
