I bet you didn’t know that one of the Skylanders has its own balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year! Eruptor will make his Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade debut November 27, 2014 soaring high over New York City. Click here for the official video.
In addition, there are several new Skylander toys and gifts that are now available to bring fans joy this holiday season. Winterfest Lob-Star Skylander, a special holiday Skylanders Trap Team Character. Also available is the fourth Eon’s Elite Character,Whirlwind. Either of these would make great stocking stuffers.
Lastly, Skylanders merchandise from Activision’s network of licensing partners offers something for everyone this holiday season, including:
- FunPlay HideAway Play Sets– This holiday, the popular FunPlay HideAway play sets from PowerA, which enable fans to store and play with their favorite toys, now includes Dr. Krankcase’s Lair. A range of FunPlay HideAway sets are available at retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $9.99-$99.99.
- Construction Sets– Fans can look forward toSkylanders-themed construction sets from MEGA Brands, which let players build and battle in their favorite levels from the Skylandersfranchise. The all-new Cut Throat Carnival construction set will be available for a suggested retail price of $19.99 at Toys“R”Us, WalMart and Amazon.
- Micro Comic Fun Packs–Skylanders Micro Comic Fun Packs from IDW Publishing feature three distinctive Legendary storylines and three exclusively-designed Legendary Traps that can be used to capture the most notorious villains in Skylanders Trap Team. The Legendary Skylanders Micro Comic Fun Packs and Trap are available exclusively at Toys“R”Us for a suggested retail price of $9.99. Additional Micro Comic Fun Packs are available at Gamestop and Amazon for a suggested retail price of $4.99.
- A-Z Box Set– TheSkylanders A-Z box set from Penguin includes two never-before-published books: the full-color, 192-page A to Z of Skylands, and Pick Your Portal: The Trouble with Doubles. A sheet of stickers and a build-your-own Skylander paper model are also included. The Skylanders A-Z box set is available at retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $16.99.
Skylanders Trap Team is playable with more than 175 unique toys from all previous games, and every character is able to defeat and trap villains using Traptanium™ Traps, providing fans more ways to enjoy their collections.The game is available on the following platforms: Nintendo’s Wii™ system and Nintendo’s Wii U™ system; a variety of iPads®, Kindle Fire and Android tablets; Xbox One and Xbox 360 games and entertainment systems from Microsoft; PlayStation® 3 and PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment systems from Sony; all for the suggested retail price of $74.99. A different adventure is also available on the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system for the suggested retail price of $64.99. For more information please visit:
visit: www.skylanders.com andActivision.com/presscenter.