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Jurassic Park has been a cultural phenomenon since the release of the first movie in 1993, and its popularity shows no sign of slowing down. Fans of the franchise had been eagerly anticipating the next installment, Jurassic World: Dominion, which was released last year. But the excitement doesn’t end there. This year the 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park will be celebrated with plenty of new Jurassic Park collectibles that are sure to thrill fans and collectors alike. From toy figures to high-end collectibles, there is going to be something for every Jurassic Park collector to commemorate this big occasion. In…

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Needless to say, Jurassic Park was a huge hit in 1993, crushing box office records. Many companies were riding on the wave of Spielberg’s success by releasing a wide assortment of toys, collectibles, games and much more. One of the companies that hit the home run with their merchandising was Kenner. Kenner started production on their 1993 toy line even before the script of the film was finalized, resulting in dinosaurs and action figures resembling nothing like their counterparts on the silver screen. But with their second Jurassic Park toy line in 1994 – dubbed series II – they tried…

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The latest “Beyond the Gates” revealed the new Jurassic Park ’93 Classic toy line by Mattel in honor of Jurassic Park’s 30th Anniversary. The Target-exclusive line currently features four sets, with at least one more set to be announced in March. Lots of Jurassic Park fans have recognised many nods to Kenner’s original toy line. Let’s breakdown it down: Dr. Ian Malcolm Glider Escape Pack Glider Pack Kenner’s 1997 The Lost World line Triceratops hatchling from Kenner’s 1997 The Lost World Eddie Carr Similar paint job as Kenner’s 1993 Dilophosaurus Similar rocket launcher with green fluorescent rocket from Kenner’s 1994…

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park. A huge milestone that needs to be celebrated. The first merchandising carrying the new Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary logo are now starting to appear in stores, but the biggest and most exciting announcement yet was just made by Target and Mattel in the first “Beyond the Gates” video of this year. Instead of introducing yet another Legacy or Hammond Collection line, Mattel took it a step further by taking direct inspiration from Kenner’s 1993, 1994 and 1997 toy lines. Copyright Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment, Inc. I’m not crying… you’re crying!…

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Dino Trackers is the new line of Jurassic World by Mattel. It consists of both repainted or retooled dinosaurs and prehistoric animals from the previous lines as well as all new sculpts. The new toys are now starting to show up in stores and webshops. In Belgium the larger Wild Roar and Gigantic Tracker dinosaurs were already showing up for 2 weeks, but now the first wave of the smaller Danger Packs and Strike Attack figures have appeared, like here at the Carrefour supermarket. https://youtu.be/YZb4UhyR4aw

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Takara Tomy Company is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children’s toys and merchandise. They have been producing Jurassic World toys since 2018, ranging from dinosaurs to vehicles. They started with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and have since then released dinosaurs and sets inspired by Jurassic World, Camp Cretaceous, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion. Almost 40 of these toys have now been added to the Jurassic Toys online museum here.

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The folks over at Fanattik were kind enough to send me one of their coolest Jurassic World replica prop thus far: the Jurassic World security badge! With a height of approx 9cm, this Fanattik premium embossed replica security badge from the original Jurassic World film is limited to 2015 worldwide (the year of the film release), individually numbered and supplied with a display stand within its presentation box. Official description by Fanattik This post was #sponsored by Fanattik. Check them out here: https://www.wearefanattik.com/

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Are you subscribed to the Jurassic Toys YouTube channel? If so, you definitely know I love opening mystery boxes! The folks over at Abystyle in France were kind enough to put together a box filled with epic Jurassic Park and Jurassic World products. Without spoiling too much, check out the unboxing video here: https://youtu.be/LzDjdZgNhoc This video was #sponsored by Abystyle! Check out their website here: https://www.abystyle.com

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If you’re of a certain generation, you’ll remember the Tamagotchi hype from the mid 1990’s. Everyone was going crazy for the virtual pets that were created by Bandai in Japan. Soon, many other companies jumped the bandwagon and made similar toys in all shapes and kinds. The premise of a virtual pet is that you take of a virtual pet like a bird or dog that needs to be fet, entertained or played with at regular times to prevent it from “passing away”. The success of these virtual pets was so huge, that companies started releasing licensed versions, which included…

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Jurassic Park III turned 21 on July 18 and while that’s a great excuse to look back at the (mediocre) toy line that was released by Hasbro to accompany the film’s release, there’s another major toy company that helped build anticipation for the third Jurassic film: the LEGO Group. In the early 2000’s there was no such thing as movie-inspired LEGO sets like we have now for Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Jurassic World and many more. With Star Wars being the only exception which had an X-Wing turned into a brick model in 1999, followed by sets…

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