KFC Toy Story toys 1996 was one of the best toy promotions that KFC ever did. Released in Australia and New Zealand in 1996 and in other parts of the world as part of a movie tie-in deal with the Toy Story movie when it came out on video. I am uncertain how many other countries got this KFC Toy Story promotion beyond Asian countries that I know of.
The Toy Story toys are a nice set of figures from the Toy Story movie: Woody, buzz, Rex and Hamm. Along with the Toy Story figurines is a puzzle piece which when fitted together forms a bed. The toys are made of hard plastic and are durable enough for a reasonable level of play.
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Saturday, June 13, 2020
McDonalds Happy Meal Readers Roald Dahl Books 2019 Australia and New Zealand
In January 2019 McDonalds released a set of Roald Dahl books in happy meals in Australia and New Zealand for kids to enjoy instead of the regular toy that comes with every happy meal sold. The set of happy meal books was limited to six books in New Zealand while Australia had two additional Roald Dahl books. The Roald Dahl book promotion was part of McDonalds happy meal readers project designed to encourage children to read.
The McDonalds promotion of Roald Dahl books was popular with children and parents alike. Some 800,000 books were given away in New Zealand over the six weeks of the promotion.
There were six Roald Dahl books to collect in the McDonalds New Zealand promotion. Each book is a cut down version of the original from a book by Roald Dahl and illustrations by Quentin Blake. Every book also contained stickers and fun activities.
The McDonalds happy reader promotion of the Dahl books appears to be a replica to the 2018 promotion in the UK only with fewer titles being offered in New Zealand while Australia got a complement of eight books. The McDonalds UK and McDonalds Australia release had two extra titles: Rotsome Giant and Mischievous Chocolate Factory Children.
As if the books weren't enough McDonalds went a step further offering a nice collector box at the cost of $2 to house the Roald Dahl books in the Australian promotion of eight books.
The Australia and New Zealand full set of McDonalds Roald Dahl happy meal books included the following titles along with their respective release dates:
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The McDonalds promotion of Roald Dahl books was popular with children and parents alike. Some 800,000 books were given away in New Zealand over the six weeks of the promotion.
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| McDonalds Roald Dahl Happy Meal Readers 2019 |
There were six Roald Dahl books to collect in the McDonalds New Zealand promotion. Each book is a cut down version of the original from a book by Roald Dahl and illustrations by Quentin Blake. Every book also contained stickers and fun activities.
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| Favourite Roald Dahl Titles in the McDonalds Promotion 2019 |
The McDonalds happy reader promotion of the Dahl books appears to be a replica to the 2018 promotion in the UK only with fewer titles being offered in New Zealand while Australia got a complement of eight books. The McDonalds UK and McDonalds Australia release had two extra titles: Rotsome Giant and Mischievous Chocolate Factory Children.
As if the books weren't enough McDonalds went a step further offering a nice collector box at the cost of $2 to house the Roald Dahl books in the Australian promotion of eight books.
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| McDonalds Roald Dahl Books Collector Box Australia |
The Australia and New Zealand full set of McDonalds Roald Dahl happy meal books included the following titles along with their respective release dates:
- Fantabuluos BFG (24 - 30 Jan)
- Amazing Matilda (31 Jan - 6 Feb)
- Lucky Charlie Bucket (7 Feb - 13 Feb)
- Brave Little Sophie (14 - 20 Feb)
- Wonderful Mr Willy Wonka (21 - 27 Feb)
- Marvellous Miss Honey (28 Feb - 6 Mar)
- Rotsome Giants (Australia only)
- Mischievous Chocolate Factory Children (Australia only)
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| McDonalds Roald Dahl Books Promotion Happy Meal Box with books |
Summary
In a bid to encourage children to read in New Zealand McDonalds promoted happy meal readers by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Quentin Blake. There were eight McDonalds Roald books to collect in Australia and six in New Zealand, each an abridged version of the original book.#happymealreaders #mcdonaldstoys #happymealbooks
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Friday, June 12, 2020
Z Energy Blokhedz DC Super Heroes Justice League Toys 2014
Z Energy (formerly Shell) petrol stations in New Zealand gave away collectible Blokhedz DC Super Heroes toys with a $40 petrol purchase from Friday 24 October 2014 until Tuesday 9 December 2014. The Blokhedz figures promotion encouraged collectors to swap their double up toys through the Z Energy Facebook page.
The Blokhedz toys are stackable toys and feature different characters: superheros (11) and super-villains (5) alike from DC Comics Justice League series. Each Super Heroes Blokhedz toy came in a sealed teal blue package labelled "Justice League" Blokhedz and had the Z Energy logo in the top left-hand corner and the DC Comics logo in the bottom right corner.
The Blokhedz DC Super Heroes stand 3cms high and are suitable for children 3 years and above. The Blokhedz toys are well finished and the paint job appears to be pretty good. Playing with them is likely to cause paint chipping and scratching though. The toys have no articulation and the fun comes in the collecting and the stacking as you can see in the short 15 second video below.
Along with the Blokhedz toy promotion a limited edition collector case for the Justice League Blokhedz Super Heroes was sold at Z Service Stations for $3.00 each. The album had specially named slots to display each of the toys. There are a couple of different battle games that can be played with the Blokhedz and a dice for this purpose is included in the collector box.
The full set of 16 toys in the Blokhedz DC Comics Super heroes set are as follows:
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| Z Energy Blokhedz DC Super Heroes Promotion 2014 |
The Blokhedz toys are stackable toys and feature different characters: superheros (11) and super-villains (5) alike from DC Comics Justice League series. Each Super Heroes Blokhedz toy came in a sealed teal blue package labelled "Justice League" Blokhedz and had the Z Energy logo in the top left-hand corner and the DC Comics logo in the bottom right corner.
The Blokhedz DC Super Heroes stand 3cms high and are suitable for children 3 years and above. The Blokhedz toys are well finished and the paint job appears to be pretty good. Playing with them is likely to cause paint chipping and scratching though. The toys have no articulation and the fun comes in the collecting and the stacking as you can see in the short 15 second video below.
Along with the Blokhedz toy promotion a limited edition collector case for the Justice League Blokhedz Super Heroes was sold at Z Service Stations for $3.00 each. The album had specially named slots to display each of the toys. There are a couple of different battle games that can be played with the Blokhedz and a dice for this purpose is included in the collector box.
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| Blokhedz DC Superheroes Collector Album 2014 |
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| Z Energy Blokhedz DC Superheroes Set of 16 inside album |
The full set of 16 toys in the Blokhedz DC Comics Super heroes set are as follows:
- Aquaman
- Batman
- Black Canary
- Darkseid
- Doctor Destiny
- Green Lantern
- Hawkgirl
- Lex Luther
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| Z Energy Blokhedz DC Superheroes 16 Toy Set |
- Martian Manhunter
- Sinestro
- Supergirl
- Superman
- The Atom
- The Flash
- The Joker
- Wonder Woman
Summary
From around 24 October 2014 to 9 December 2014 Z Energy gave away Justice League Blokhedz DC Comics Super Heroes toys which are stackable toys and are playable in a #blokhedz game. Also available was a colourful limited edition album to house the DC Super Heroes Justice League Blokhedz figures.Related Links
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McDonalds Fast and Furious Spy Racers and Spirit Riding Free Happy Meal Toys 2020
McDonalds Fast and Furious Spy Racers and Spirit Riding Free happy meal toys are the next toy to be promoted at McDonalds restaurants in Australia and New Zealand starting early July 2020. McDonalds are giving away six Netflix inspired Fast and Furious Spy Racers targeting boys and six Netflix Spirit Riding Free toys for girls. Customers also have the option to choose a happy meal reader from the McDonalds Treetop Twins Wilderness Adventures series by Cressida Cowell as an alternative to a happy meal toy.
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| McDonalds Fast and Furious Spy Racers and Spirit Riding Free toys 2020 |
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