Euro Disney S.C.A. Reports Fiscal Year 2009 Results Nov 12, 2009
With oversized decor, guests will have the impression that they've been reduced to the size of Andy's toys as they come to life in Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop, Slinky Dog(2) Zig Zag Spin and RC Racer. (1) Inspired by Ratatouille (c)Disney/Pixar. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
MOMMY BLOG: Waah! Do we have to get rid of that book? Sep 9, 2009
At first I feigned tough, insisting that he pick only five or six items to save from the bucketfuls of guys (you know a rainbow-colored array of knights, toy soldiers, pirates, superheroes and Star Wars figures acquired from friends, family and Happy Meals) that have accumulated around the house. He protested, although not nearly as much as I would have expected. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
GI Joe, post-American hero Aug 29, 2009
The prequel: In my childhood, I played endlessly with toy soldiers - a crew of cowboys and bluecoats to defeat the Indians and win the West; a bag or two of tiny olive-green plastic marines to storm the beaches of Iwo Jima ... These figures bore no relation to my toy soldiers. (Asia Times Online)
Young guys make 'G.I. Joe' tops at the box office Aug 10, 2009
The toy soldiers helped Hollywood snap a month-long ticket sales slump. Grosses were up 19% from last weekend and 17% from the same weekend last year. (USA Today -- Life)
Harmless toy or recruiting sergeant? Apr 4, 2009
" Below is a selection of your comments. "They contribute to the idea that guns are normal in our society, and also that they are glamorous and desirable". Come off it - following that to its logical conclusion everyone who owned an Action Man should have turned into a gun-toting mass murderer when they turned 13. If anything this puts guns into their proper context: a tool of the military. Mark Dennis, Woking, UK Excellent! My son is a soldier and his six-year-old sister is making tanks out of... (BBC News -- UK)
Look in the attic - that old toy 'could be worth thousands' Mar 14, 2009
Ms Kay said that toy soldiers, robots and science fiction toys, Scalextric racing tracks and Subbuteo table football were also popular with collectors, as well as characters linked to films and TV shows. Ms Kay said: "Certain toys from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s are really hot at the moment and can fetch a lot of money at auction. "Today's new generation of collectors are in their 30s and 40s and often buy for nostalgic reasons. (BBC News -- UK)
