Stitch Crashes Disney was a monthly collection for 2021 and, due to release delays, early 2022 consisted of Stitch merchandise themed after various traditionally animated Disney Animated Canon films. This collection succeeded Minnie Mouse: the Main Attraction as Disney's main annual merchandise collection and was succeeded by Mickey Mouse: the Main Attraction.
The collection was inspired by the original four "Inter-Stitch-al" teaser trailers for Lilo & Stitch that first introduced the character to the public back in 2001 (before the film's 2002 release), in which Stitch "crashed" into iconic scenes of various Disney Renaissance films. Additionally, although not mentioned, the collection also appears to be inspired by a bonus feature on the original Lilo & Stitch DVD, "A Stitch in Time: Follow Stitch Through the Disney Years", which tells a story about Stitch trying break into Disney movies for years, including films that are not represented in the collection.
Series and items
The series in the collection were:
- January 2021: Beauty and the Beast
- February 2021: Lady and the Tramp
- March 2021: The Lion King
- April 2021 (in Disney Parks)/May 2021 (on shopDisney): The Little Mermaid
- May 2021 (in Disney Parks)/June 2021 (on shopDisney): Pinocchio
- June 2021 (in Disney Parks)/July 2021 (on shopDisney): Aladdin
- July 2021 (in Disney Parks)/August 2021 (on shopDisney): Sleeping Beauty
- September 2021: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- October 2021: The Jungle Book
- December 2021 (in Disney Parks)/February 2022 (on shopDisney): Pocahontas
- December 2021 (in Disney Parks)/March 2022 (on shopDisney): Peter Pan
- January 2021 (in Disney Parks)/April 2022 (on shopDisney): Mulan
Each series consisted of a Stitch plush, a jumbo-sized Stitch pin, a MagicBand, a T-shirt, and a mug. All but the T-shirts and mugs were available in limited quantities; Zazzle produces the non-limited shirts and mugs. In addition to the monthly releases, Disney released a special pin holder binder for the series early on that included its own exclusive pin, which depicted Stitch on top of the collection's logo.
Release changes
There have been a number of changes in the collection's release process since it began, which eventually shifted the collection's end from an expected December 2021 into early the following year.
Initially, the plush, pin, and MagicBand would be first released on shopDisney via the MerchPass reservation system, followed by a later release at Disney Stores and shops at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World a few days later. Tees and mugs would be released the Thursday following the MerchPass.
However, the MerchPass system was quickly dropped beginning with the Lady and the Tramp series released in February, with the online release of that series's plush, pin, MagicBand, T-shirt, and mug on Friday, February 26, and a physical store release the following day. The Lion King series had its pin made available for pre-order online on the date of its release instead of immediate purchase as with the first two series. The Little Mermaid series was delayed until April 26 for Disney Parks, and May 14 on shopDisney. Additionally, Disney stopped releasing new series at American Disney Stores beginning with that series, since Disney winded down their Disney Store operations in the country (although the merchandise are still released at Disney Parks stores, including World of Disney at Disney Springs), and significantly delayed the shopDisney releases after the Disney Parks releases, such as the Pinocchio series releasing in Disney Parks on May 24, 2021, with its shopDisney release on June 11, 2021.
The Snow White series was particularly delayed as it wasn't released either at Disney Parks or shopDisney until September 2021. The Jungle Book series released in October ended up being the final series released online in 2021, as Disney later announced in December 2021 via the collection's webpage on shopDisney (after skipping a November release) that the final three series would be released in early 2022 instead. However, according to various Disney fans and fan sites such as WDW News Today, the Pocahontas and Peter Pan series ended up being released in December 2021 at Walt Disney World stores such as Pin Traders at Disney Springs.[1] Then, in January 2022, the final series, focused on Mulan, was released in Walt Disney World stores.[2] Notably, the price of the final MagicBand was increased compared to all other MagicBands in the collection.[2] On February 18, 2022, shopDisney announced that Stitch Crashes Disney would resume on the site with the Pocahontas series on the 25th that month.[3] The MagicBand in this series was not given an online release. On March 10, 2022, shopDisney announced that the Peter Pan series would be released on March 16, the only time that a series release happened on a Wednesday instead of a Friday.[4] On April 22, shopDisney announced that the final series, based on Mulan, would be released on April 29.[5]
Gallery
References
- ↑ Michaelsen, Shannen (December 18, 2021). "PHOTOS: 'Pocahontas,' 'Peter Pan,' and 'The Jungle Book' Stitch Crashes Disney Merchandise at Walt Disney World Resort". WDW News Today. Retrieved on February 18, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mackey, Jade (January 23, 2022). "PHOTOS: New Limited Release ‘Mulan’ Stitch Crashes Disney MagicBand and Pin Arrive at Walt Disney World". Retrieved on February 18, 2022.
- ↑ shopDisney (February 18, 2022). "Disrupting your newsfeed to let you know Stitch Crashes Disney returns one week from today at 7 a.m. PT.". Twitter. Retrieved on February 18, 2022.
- ↑ shopDisney (March 10, 2022). "Ready to take flight? Stitch Crashes Peter Pan coming March 16 at 7 a.m. PT.". Twitter. Retrieved on March 12, 2022.
- ↑ shopDisney (April 23, 2022). "Mulan, Mushu, and Cri-Kee have a new friend coming to town. Stitch will be crashing Mulan on April 29 at 7 a.m. PT. http://di.sn/6014K7Qrg". Twitter. Retrieved on April 22, 2022.
External link
- Official webpage on shopDisney
