Disney Store

TT Trader Tom Tiki Socialite West Hills, CA Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 983	TT Trader Tom Posted posted on Sun, May 13, 2007 10:33 PM I didn't notice anyone else post about this. My apologies if someone already did. The Disney Store just released a bunch of stuff labeled as Tiki Kingdom. You can see some of it here: http://tikitalk.astropad.com/archives/disney-stores-roll-out-tiki-kingdom-merchandise/ I swung by a Southern California mall today and walked past the tiki themed toddler section in front to check out the big coffee mugs in the back. The toddler stuff was plastic and melamine and didn't appeal to me that much but the adult coffee mugs are very nice larger-than-average size ceramic mugs. I picked up 5 different "Tiki Kingdom" mugs featuring Minnie, Mickey, Grumpy, Eeyore, and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Each character is drawn with their hands folded over their stomachs in somewhat tiki fashion and they have a sort of wood-grain look. They also are flanked by two other characters on each side and tiki torches on each side as well. I'll probably post pics of them up on Ooga-Mooga soon. They were $8.50 each or 2 for $6 each. So, $32.50 for the set. Disney came out with some hatpins with a similar look a while back. I think they are testing the Tiki waters and if the latest merchandise sells well they may ramp it up a notch. I don't know why they are focusing on these particular characters, though. I expected to see an Aloha Mickey and the characters from Lilo and Stitch, but why Eeyore or Sally? Why not the Tiki Room Birds? Maybe you have to have your own movie to be merchandised...even if you're more tiki than the other characters... Has anyone seen any other mugs in the series besides the five I mentioned? Or does anyone know if there's a grand plan for the Tiki Kingdom line?

I didn't notice anyone else post about this. My apologies if someone already did.

The Disney Store just released a bunch of stuff labeled as Tiki Kingdom. You can see some of it here:

http://tikitalk.astropad.com/archives/disney-stores-roll-out-tiki-kingdom-merchandise/

I swung by a Southern California mall today and walked past the tiki themed toddler section in front to check out the big coffee mugs in the back. The toddler stuff was plastic and melamine and didn't appeal to me that much but the adult coffee mugs are very nice larger-than-average size ceramic mugs. I picked up 5 different "Tiki Kingdom" mugs featuring Minnie, Mickey, Grumpy, Eeyore, and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Each character is drawn with their hands folded over their stomachs in somewhat tiki fashion and they have a sort of wood-grain look. They also are flanked by two other characters on each side and tiki torches on each side as well. I'll probably post pics of them up on Ooga-Mooga soon. They were $8.50 each or 2 for $6 each. So, $32.50 for the set.

Disney came out with some hatpins with a similar look a while back. I think they are testing the Tiki waters and if the latest merchandise sells well they may ramp it up a notch. I don't know why they are focusing on these particular characters, though. I expected to see an Aloha Mickey and the characters from Lilo and Stitch, but why Eeyore or Sally? Why not the Tiki Room Birds? Maybe you have to have your own movie to be merchandised...even if you're more tiki than the other characters...

Has anyone seen any other mugs in the series besides the five I mentioned? Or does anyone know if there's a grand plan for the Tiki Kingdom line?

Post #306155 by Trader Tom on Sun, May 13, 2007 10:33 PM