Monday, October 6, 2008

Disney Cars Lightning McQueen Costumes 2008

Disney Cars Lightning McQueen CostumeDisney Cars Lightning McQueen Costumes 2008

Some of the most popular Halloween costumes for 2008 were also popular back in 2007 - the Disney Cars Costumes. But for 2008 we have a "new and improved" lineup!

What's the most popular of all of the Disney Cars Costumes? Lightning McQueen costumes of course!

I've done some research on what are not only the most popular, but the best quality that will hold up under not only "Trick or Treat 2008" but also additional playtime. (Many kids love to play "pretend" in their costumes rather than just limiting it to a single use.)

OK - so I've gotten together the very best of the Lightning McQueen costumes for 2008 (2 of them). Here they are, along with product info and discount shopping links to buy online:

Lightning McQueen Costume - Deluxe 3D: (This is the one featured in the photo above.) 3D version of a Lightning McQueen "outfit", with shoulder straps to hold it up.

Note: There are other "3D" Lightning McQueen costumes, but they're not as high quality as this one, and require a lot of extra work to get them to look right. This "deluxe" version should fit the bill, for any young guy who wants to be "Lightning". :)

Cost runs around $60 retail, but you can get it for a nice discount ($45) on Amazon - you can also see if you might be able to get a lower price on eBay - see links below:

Discount Links:

The second of the Lightning McQueen costumes that I found for 2008 is the "LightningLightning McQueen Pit Crew Costume McQueen Pit Crew" costume. (See photo - right.) If you or your child prefer a jumper-style costume, this is a nice pick (and it's sooo cute!). It comes with the printed jumpsuit, logo cap and the toy headset.

The cost for this Lightning McQueen costume is around $24-$28, or possibly for less on eBay.
Hey! You wanna see 'em all? There are a few other Lightning McQueen costumes available, if what you see here doesn't quite fit your liking, you can do a bit more shopping around. Amazon and eBay consistently have the best prices for these - I've checked:

Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

All for now -

Tonya B.

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Related Links:

Disney Cars Costumes for Halloween 2008 on Squidoo

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

The Diecast Cars - "McQueens"

Blu Ray Lightning McQueenThe "McQueens" of the Diecast Disney Cars Line

Some diecast Disney Cars are harder to find than others. Take, for example the Blu Ray version of Lightning McQueen (shown left). This one goes for a pretty pretty penny, and is QUITE hard to find.

There are some other ones too - the "McQueen" line of diecast cars is by far the most popular - there are now about 10 - I think - and that doesn't include the minis.

Wanna see 'em? :) Cool.

Here they are on eBay (general search - the 10 earliest-ending auctions):



OK, now here's the tricky part. Can we find the "Blu Ray" version of McQueen? Let's give it a shot:



Now, one more stop - here is a page dedicated to the various types of diecast McQueens, and recommended shopping resources for each one: Disney Cars Die Cast: Lightning McQueen on Squidoo.

You just gotta love those diecast cars. :-) I hope that this helps you in finding the Lightning McQueen diecast that you're hunting down!

Thanks for visiting.

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Friday, August 8, 2008

Disney Cars Mini

Disney Cars Mini Adventures LogoDisney Cars Mini Adventures

I don't know about you, but I've noticed that the Disney Cars Mini Adventure Cars have become almost as much of a "hot item" than the regular diecast cars!

They number now (by my count) 23 different Mini Adventure sets as of August, 2008.

There are some very interesting combinations as well - I would never have thought of Red the Firetruck in blue - or - Lightning McQueen teaming up with Sarge and wearing military garb!

Fun stuff.

I've noticed something else - they are kind of tough to find all in one place. In other words, if you are looking for a particular Disney Cars Mini, you might have a tough time, unless you know just where to look.

SO, for convenience sake, I have sorted out the various sets of Disney Cars Minis (and some toy set that go with them) in alphabetical order. A link to each item is below, so they are easy to find:

Disney Cars LogoDisney Cars Mini Adventures Cars & Play Sets:

Boot Camp Doc & Sheriff

Dinoco Dream: Chick Hicks & Lightning McQueen

Dinoco Dream: The King & Lightning McQueen

Doc & Red

Fabulous Hudson Hornet & Lightning McQueen

Flo & Ramone

Lightning McQueen & Mater Fire Department

Lightning McQueen & Red Mater

Lightning McQueen's Team

Lightning Ramone & Flo

Lizzie & Red (Red is blue!)

Lizzie & Sally

Luigi & Guido

Mini Adventure Flo's V8 Cafe

Mini Adventures Car Wash

Mini Adventures Drag Strip

Fillmore & Sarge

Sally & Fillmore

Sally & Mater

Sarge & Lightning McQueen Boot Camp

Sarge's Boot Camp

Sheriff & Mater

Mater and Lightning McQueenThere they are - the Disney Cars Mini Adventures as of August, 2008. (I hope that your kids love them as much as mine!) Happy Minis hunting!

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Friday, May 23, 2008

Disney Cars Beds and Bedding

Lightning McQueen BedDisney Cars Beds and Bedding: some of the most in-demand items from the Disney Pixar Cars line of merchandise. (They really spiff up a little boy's bedroom - I know this because my son has a set in his room and loves it.)

Note: If you're on the lookout for Disney Cars Beds or Disney Cars Bedding - before going out and shopping at a department or discount store for either the Disney Cars Beds or Bedding, I strongly recommend taking a look around online - the selection is probably better than you think!

I did a bit of research on this point, and found that at the discount stores for the bedding, I was able to find one or perhaps two comforter sets in stock - there are actually many available and often you don't even have to pay shipping costs - saving you gas money and time too!

Some of the types of beds available include:

  • Disney Cars Wooden Toddler Bed
  • Lightning McQueen Twin Bed
  • Slumber Roll-Up
  • Junior Disney Cars Ready Bed
  • Disney Cars Slumber Sofa
  • Toddler's Disney Cars Bed with Canopy
  • Disney Pixar Cars Room in a Box With Toddler Bed
Click Here to View These Beds @ Disney Pixar Cars Online Site

There is a very large selection of bedding (comforters, sheets, blankets, body pillow) as well. Some of those include:
  • Disney Cars Flannel Sheets & Comforter
  • Disney Cars Comforter ("Speed - I am speed")
  • Disney Pixar Cars Twin Bed Set
  • Road Racer Twin Bedding Comforter Set
  • Disney Cars Toddler Junior Junction Collection
  • Disney Cars Sheet Set
  • Junior Junction Ultra Soft Fleece Blanket
  • Lightning McQueen Twin Plush Throw Blanket
  • Disney Cars Body Pillow
Click Here to View Bedding @ Disney Pixar Cars Online

Pillows! Wow, nice selection of pillows for Disney Pixar Cars. (My favorites are the storytime pillow and the Lightning McQueen body pillow) You can see some of the pillows below:

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Saturday, April 26, 2008

News: Disney Cars 2 Coming in 2012

Disney Cars 2 LogoDisney Cars 2 - Scheduled to be Released in 2012

I knew it! I knew it! Over the last several months I've been looking all around to find out if and when a new Cars movie would be released. I finally got the final word recently that there will indeed be a Disney Cars 2, and it's scheduled release is in 2012.

I was hoping that it would be sooner, but I'm sure that when the time arrives it will be a grand release indeed!!!

About the storyline - My understanding is that this will not actually be a follow-up of the first Disney Cars story, but instead will carry a whole different theme. Lightning and Mater will be traveling about the globe! Tow Mater from Cars

I can't wait to see Mater's reaction to European car society - since he's such a bumpkin I think he'll fit in like a square peg in a round hole - but that remains to be seen.

And, will Mater the "Cassanova" finally meet the love of his life?

Oh, oh, oh, I almost can't wait. I won't hold my breath for 4 years though - I guess I'll just have to be patient.

But - -why the delay on the release?

Well, first off Pixar animated movies - as I understand it - take much more time to create than a normal movie that is filmed. But also I believe that there is going to be a whole section of the Disneyland empire set up for the Cars, and it's scheduled to be complete at or around the same time of the movie release.

At any rate, it will be fun to see Disney Pixar Cars 2 "roll out". :)

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If you would like to see the original Disney Cars movie, and do not yet own it on DVD (or other format), you can find that here:

Click Here to Find The Cars Movie on the Disney Pixar Cars Site

(Photo of the Disney Cars 2 release above provided by the "Two A Day" blog.)

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Monday, February 18, 2008

List of Disney Cars - Die Cast (Current and Future)

Disney Cars CharactersComplete List of Disney Cars Die Cast as of February 18, 2008:

This post is being created by popular demand. I've recently received a number of emails requesting a list of all of the die cast (or "diecast") cars ever released but have not been able to give a complete list until now.

A few notes about the list:

  • It's given in alphabetical order, for organization and convenience
  • It's given by name of car released rather than by series, release date or packaging.
  • For each car, if it is available for purchase online, there are one or more links to where it can be found online either as a single item or with a package.
  • At the bottom of the current list are the future releases for 2008 and beyond!
And without further delay, here they are:
  1. Al Oft (Lightyear Blimp)
  2. Barney Stormin'
  3. Bling Bling McQueen
  4. Bob Cutlass
  5. Boost
  6. Brand New Mater
  7. Bruiser Bukowski
  8. Bug Mouth McQueen
  9. Buzz (Lightyear)
  10. Cactus McQueen
  11. Chick/Chick Hicks
  12. Collector's Edition "Blu" (Dark Blue Dinoco) Lightning McQueen (Available only with purchase of Blu-Ray movie)
  13. Cruisin' McQueen
  14. Cruisin' Ramone (also "Old School Ramone")
  15. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  16. Darrell Cartrip
  17. Dinoco Chick Hicks
  18. Dinoco Helicopter
  19. Dinoco McQueen
  20. Dinoco Mia
  21. Dinoco Tia
  22. Dirt Track Doc Hudson
  23. Dirt Track McQueen
  24. DJ
  25. Doc Hudson
  26. Dudley Spare
  27. Dusty Rust-Eze
  28. Fabulous Hudson Hornet
  29. Fabulous Hudson Hornet - Red Rims
  30. Ferrari F430
  31. Fillmore
  32. Flik
  33. Flo
  34. Fred
  35. Gasprin
  36. Ghostlight Ramone
  37. Gold Mia
  38. Gold Tia
  39. Guido
  40. Guido with Ferrari Gear
  41. Hamm
  42. Hydraulic Ramone
  43. King
  44. Kori Turbowitz
  45. Leak Less/Leakless
  46. Lightning McQueen
  47. Lightning Ramone
  48. Lizzie
  49. Luigi
  50. Luigi With Ferrari Gear
  51. Mario Andretti
  52. Mater
  53. Mater - Variant (Blue with "Mater" Logo)
  54. Mia
  55. Mike
  56. Mrs. The King
  57. My Name is Not Chuck
  58. Nitroade
  59. No Stall
  60. Octane Gain
  61. Piston Cup Pace Car (Also Called "Charlie Checker")
  62. Pit Crew Fillmore
  63. Pit Crew Guido
  64. Pit Crew Hudson Hornet
  65. Pit Crew Sarge (Discontinued - new one to be released in '08)
  66. P.T. Flea
  67. Race Official Tom
  68. Radiator Springs McQueen
  69. Ramone: Green
  70. Ramone: Purple
  71. Ramone: Red (See "Hydraulic Ramone" and "Cruisin' Ramone")
  72. Ramone: Yellow
  73. Red (The Firetruck)
  74. Richard Clayton Kensington Security Van
  75. RPM #64
  76. Rusty Rust-Eze
  77. Sally
  78. Sarge
  79. Sheriff
  80. Snot Rod
  81. Stanley
  82. Sulley
  83. Tex Dinoco
  84. Tia
  85. TJ
  86. Tongue McQueen
  87. Tow
  88. Tow Cap
  89. Tractor
  90. Vinyl Toupee
  91. Wingo
  92. Woody
  93. Yeti
Note: As far as the actual count, if you subtract out "Ramone: Red" and Pit Crew Sarge (discontinued) the count is 91 in all.

Whew! That is a LIST! But wait - there's more! Here's the new releases scheduled for 2008!

The 2008 New Release List (also given in alphabetical order):
  • Axle Accelerator
  • Brian
  • Chick Hicks Crew Chief
  • Chick Hicks Pit Crew
  • Chuki
  • Cora Copter
  • Dexter Hoover
  • Dinoco Crew Chief
  • Dinoco Pit Crew
  • Dustin Mellows
  • Elvis
  • Greta
  • Jay Limo
  • Leak Less Pit Crew
  • Lightning Storm McQueen
  • Mini
  • No Stall Crew Chief
  • Octane Gain Crew Chief
  • Octane Gain Pit Crew
  • Pit Crew Sarge
  • Ron Hover
  • RPM Pit Crew
  • Security Van
  • Super F/AV-18
  • Sven
  • Tar McQueen
  • Timothy Truecoat
  • Tires McQueen
  • Trunk Fresh Crew Chief
  • Van
More Releases Predicted for the Future:
  • Apple #84 Matthew Overtaker
  • Bumper Save
  • Creme Filled Gask-Its
  • Easy Idle
  • Lil' Torquey Pistons
  • Mood Springs
  • Retread
  • Rev-N-Go
  • Shifty Drug
  • Shiny Wax
  • Spare Mint
  • Sputter Stop
  • Tach-O-Mint
  • Tank Coat
  • Transberry Juice
  • Vitoline
I'm sure that there will be many more in the future - I'll stay on top of the list and keep it updated with new posts.

Thanks for visiting!

PS: You can also visit my website to find the Disney Cars - Die Cast: Click Here to Visit My Site

PPSS: Have you heard about the diecast minis? Check them out:

Click Here for Mini's on Amazon.com
Click Here to Find Them on eBay

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PS: If you are looking specifically for the different die cast cars for Lightning McQueen, you can check that out here:

Disney Cars Die Cast: Lightning McQueen

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Sunday, December 2, 2007

Disney Cars: Mater and the Ghostlight

Mater and the GhostlightOh Mater, Mater, Mater.

Mater and the Ghostlight is one of Disney Pixar's film "Shorts" and is one of the funniest short films ever - at least in my opinion.

This film shows a perfect example of "What goes around comes around": After Mater has acted out many silly and scary antics and mind-games with his friends in Radiator Springs they gang up on him and get their sweet revenge, and they get it but good!

Disney Pixar Cars Movie ShortsMater and the Ghostlight" is one of the extra film features of the movie, Cars, you can access it from the main menu. It can also be purchased in Pixar's new Short Film Collection (can be purchased for about $10 less than in stores when purchased on Amazon).

Mater and the Ghostlight Book CoverThere is also a new children's book with the story (I will be getting that for my son for Christmas this year).

I love the "Cars" movie - but the truth is I would have bought the whole movie just for this few minutes of laughter. :D

You just gotta love it - and you just got to love him too.

If you haven't seen the "Mater and the Ghostlight" short film yet - or even if you have - you can view it just below:



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