A Fourth PAW Patrol Movie Is in the Works for 2029, as the Dino Movie Lifts PAW Patrol Toy Sales 25%
Spin Master announced on Oct. 28 that a fourth PAW Patrol feature film is in the works. Cal Brunker, who directed PAW Patrol: The Movie, The Mighty Movie and The Dino Movie, returns to direct and co-writes with Bob Barlen. The film comes from Spin Master Entertainment, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies, and Paramount Pictures is set to release it in 2029. Spin Master says the first three films all scored above 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter and grossed a combined half-billion dollars worldwide.
A day later, on Oct. 29, Spin Master reported third-quarter revenue of $732.7 million, down 0.3% from a year earlier. CEO Christina Miller said PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie drove a 25% increase in related PAW Patrol toy sales in the quarter, and that Melissa & Doug returned to growth. The company kept its full-year 2026 outlook: revenue stable to up low single digits.
Source: Spin Master via PR Newswire
LEGO Friends Reveals a Party Bus, a Shopping Mall and a Pet Care Center for Jan. 1, 2027, at a Free London Pop-Up
The LEGO Group unveiled three LEGO Friends sets on Oct. 28 at a LEGO Friends Unicorn Café pop-up in London's Potters Fields Park, which is open to fans with free tickets from Oct. 29 to 31. The sets launch Jan. 1, 2027, and all three are rated ages 7 and up:
- Friendship Party Bus (42718): 676 pieces, $59.99
- Heartlake City Shopping Mall (42719): 843 pieces, $99.99
- Pet Care & Play Centre (42709): 366 pieces, $49.99
The pop-up is inspired by the LEGO Friends Unicorn Dream Café set and the LEGO Friends: Heartlake The Musical special, with musical screenings, hands-on building and photo spots.
Pros: Three price points from $49.99 to $99.99; a big mall set for kids who already have Heartlake City
Cons: None of the three can be bought until Jan. 1, 2027, so they're not holiday gifts this year; the free pop-up is London-only
Source: The LEGO Group
Tin Can's First Holiday Collection: a $125 Clear Kids' Landline, Online Nov. 9, With a SoHo Pop-Up Nov. 7-8
Tin Can, which makes a screen-free landline phone for kids, launches its first holiday collection on tincan.com on Monday, Nov. 9. Families can get it two days early at a pop-up at 45 Grand Street in SoHo, New York, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 7 and 8, or by calling the company's holiday hotline. The lead item is the limited-edition Technicaller Clear phone at $125; the standard phones are $100. The collection also includes a Contact Keeper stand for calling cards and Twirly Cord Charms.
Kids can call other Tin Can phones for free on the Can 2 Can plan. Families who want calls to any phone, such as a grandparent's cell, can add the Party Line Plan at $9.99 a month or $100 a year, according to the company.
Pros: Gives kids a phone with no screen; Tin Can-to-Tin Can calls are free
Cons: $125 for the clear edition, plus $9.99 a month to call phones that aren't Tin Cans; the in-person early sale is in New York only
Source: Tin Can via PR Newswire
NECA Opens Pre-Orders on McDonald's x Ben Cooper Costume Figures: Grimace, Hamburglar and Birdie as Trick-or-Treaters
NECA is taking pre-orders on its McDonald's x Ben Cooper Costume Figure Series, a $59.97 bundle of three 6-inch action figures: Grimace, Hamburglar and Birdie the Early Bird dressed as trick-or-treaters. They're part of NECA's Ben Cooper Costume Collection, based on licensed Halloween costumes of the 1950s to '80s.
Each poseable figure wears a mask and soft-goods clothing that copies the vinyl look of the old costumes, and comes with a Boo Bucket based on the original 1980s designs, in a numbered, retro-style window box. NECA expects to ship in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Pros: All three figures for $59.97 (about $20 each); Boo Bucket accessories and numbered boxes
Cons: A pre-order, so it won't arrive for this Halloween; NECA says all sales are final
Source: NECA
Pop Mart Drops Peach Riot x KPop Demon Hunters Plush Pendants Online Today, Oct. 29, at 5 p.m. PT
Pop Mart's Peach Riot band meets Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters in a Plush Doll Pendant series released on Pop Mart's U.S. website on Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. PT. Each pendant is about 6.5 inches tall. The designs dress Peach Riot's Gigi, Frankie and Poppy in looks from the film's songs, plus a secret Peach Riot Gigi Derpy.
Pop Mart lists the series as not suitable for anyone under 15, so it's aimed at teen and adult collectors.
Pros: A crossover for fans of both lines; small enough to clip on a bag
Cons: Blind-boxed, so buyers can't pick the design they get; Pop Mart rates it 15+, so it's not a kids' toy
Source: Pop Mart US
Wild Republic's Australia Zoo Plush Line Lands on Amazon: a 15-Inch Crocodile, Koala and a Wildlife Projector
Wild Republic has listed a new Australia Zoo collection on Amazon. The Australia Zoo Earthkins Crocodile is a 15-inch plush with bead-free construction and fill made from spun recycled water bottles, $49.99 on Oct. 29; the Earthkins Koala is the same size and price, with Amazon showing only one left in stock at check time. The Australia Zoo Projector AZ ($18.99) projects images of the zoo's animals, and the EcoKins Mini Red Panda ($17.99) is an 8-inch plush made entirely from recycled materials, down to the thread and hang tag, according to its listing.
Wild Republic's listings say the line exceeds U.S. (CPSIA), EU (EN71) and Australia/New Zealand toy-safety requirements.
Pros: Realistic animals with recycled fill; a $17.99 mini plush and an $18.99 projector for smaller budgets
Cons: $49.99 is high for a 15-inch plush; the koala was nearly sold out on Amazon at check time
Source: Amazon: Wild Republic Australia Zoo Earthkins Crocodile
Fisher-Price Takes Its First 'Mini Marathon' for Babies to Five More U.S. Cities
Mattel's Fisher-Price held its first Mini Marathon on Oct. 27 at Union Square in New York City, where more than 50 local families joined a celebration of babies' first steps. Babies took on a 26.2-foot course, designed to mirror the last stretch of a 26.2-mile marathon, using the Fisher-Price 2-in-1 Musical Penguin Activity Walker and the Moves with You Turtle Walker. Peloton instructor Robin Arzón hosted.
With The Mom Walk Collective, which says it has brought together more than 500,000 mothers in North America over four years, Fisher-Price will hold local walks through the end of the year in Huntington Beach, California; Dallas; Tampa, Florida; Denver; and Pittsburgh.
Source: Mattel
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