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North Wales Live
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Live
LEGO launching two new Gabby's Dollhouse sets ahead of film release
The LEGO Group and Universal Products & Experiences are launching two new LEGO Gabby's Dollhouse sets inspired by DreamWorks Animation's upcoming Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie. The new LEGO sets for ages 4+ will bring to life scenes and characters from the film and will be available August 1, 2025, ahead of Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie, which debuts in cinemas worldwide on September 26, 2025. The LEGO Gabby's Dollhouse sets are designed to enhance the imaginative play experience for preschoolers, while allowing fans to immerse themselves into the Gabby universe with opportunities for creative hands-on play. The LEGO Group released its first wave of Gabby's Dollhouse sets in May 2023, and fans can still purchase the LEGO Gabby's Dollhouse (10788) via and select retailers. Since its launch in 2021, Gabby's Dollhouse has captured the hearts of preschoolers and families globally. Each episode is rooted in a growth mindset and follows the adventures of Gabby, a young girl who unboxes a surprise, leading her into an animated world full of cat characters that live inside her dollhouse. The series encourages flexible thinking and learning from mistakes, while exploring themes of family, friendship and teamwork. Gabby role models resilience, discovery, creativity and problem-solving. Alice Millard Creative Lead on 4+ at the LEGO Group said: 'We are beyond excited to reveal our new LEGO® sets inspired by Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie. It was a lot of fun getting a glimpse into the new Gabby movie and bringing it to life in LEGO® bricks. We can't wait to see the Gabby fans having fun building the sets. 'We're thrilled to expand our Gabby's Dollhouse collaboration with the LEGO Group to include new movie-inspired sets,' said Rafael Macias, Global CPG Commercial Officer, Universal Products & Experiences. 'DreamWorks Animation's Gabby's Dollhouse celebrates the magic of play and LEGO bricks brings that play experience to life, encouraging young builders to explore, grow and learn just like Gabby does in the series and the upcoming movie.' LEGO Gabby's Dollhouse Mermaid Gabby's Aquarium Adventure (11204) offers imaginative play together with Gabby in her mermaid outfit, MerCat and multi-colored Jellyfish. The 103-piece set is filled with features including sea creatures and aquarium animals, allowing children to recreate stories and role-play adventures of their own inspired by Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie. LEGO Gabby's Dollhouse Sweet Treat Mountain & Kitty Garden (11205) is a 263-piece set featuring locations from the upcoming Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie and adored characters from the series such as Gabby, Pandy Paws, Chumsley, Cakey, Eraser Cat, Cookie Bobby and Kitty Fairy. The set invites builders into a sugary, sparkly world with a candy-colored Sweet Treat Mountain filled with donut floats, cake-tops peaks, and big ice cream cones.
Wales Online
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
LEGO launching two new Gabby's Dollhouse sets ahead of film release
LEGO launching two new Gabby's Dollhouse sets ahead of film release Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie comes out in September The LEGO Group and Universal Products & Experiences are launching two new LEGO Gabby's Dollhouse sets inspired by DreamWorks Animation's upcoming Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie. The new LEGO sets for ages 4+ will bring to life scenes and characters from the film and will be available August 1, 2025, ahead of Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie, which debuts in cinemas worldwide on September 26, 2025. The LEGO Gabby's Dollhouse sets are designed to enhance the imaginative play experience for preschoolers, while allowing fans to immerse themselves into the Gabby universe with opportunities for creative hands-on play. The LEGO Group released its first wave of Gabby's Dollhouse sets in May 2023, and fans can still purchase the LEGO Gabby's Dollhouse (10788) via and select retailers. Since its launch in 2021, Gabby's Dollhouse has captured the hearts of preschoolers and families globally. Each episode is rooted in a growth mindset and follows the adventures of Gabby, a young girl who unboxes a surprise, leading her into an animated world full of cat characters that live inside her dollhouse. The series encourages flexible thinking and learning from mistakes, while exploring themes of family, friendship and teamwork. Gabby role models resilience, discovery, creativity and problem-solving. Alice Millard Creative Lead on 4+ at the LEGO Group said: 'We are beyond excited to reveal our new LEGO® sets inspired by Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie. It was a lot of fun getting a glimpse into the new Gabby movie and bringing it to life in LEGO® bricks. We can't wait to see the Gabby fans having fun building the sets. 'We're thrilled to expand our Gabby's Dollhouse collaboration with the LEGO Group to include new movie-inspired sets,' said Rafael Macias, Global CPG Commercial Officer, Universal Products & Experiences. 'DreamWorks Animation's Gabby's Dollhouse celebrates the magic of play and LEGO bricks brings that play experience to life, encouraging young builders to explore, grow and learn just like Gabby does in the series and the upcoming movie.' LEGO Gabby's Dollhouse Mermaid Gabby's Aquarium Adventure (11204) offers imaginative play together with Gabby in her mermaid outfit, MerCat and multi-colored Jellyfish. The 103-piece set is filled with features including sea creatures and aquarium animals, allowing children to recreate stories and role-play adventures of their own inspired by Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie. Article continues below LEGO Gabby's Dollhouse Sweet Treat Mountain & Kitty Garden (11205) is a 263-piece set featuring locations from the upcoming Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie and adored characters from the series such as Gabby, Pandy Paws, Chumsley, Cakey, Eraser Cat, Cookie Bobby and Kitty Fairy. The set invites builders into a sugary, sparkly world with a candy-colored Sweet Treat Mountain filled with donut floats, cake-tops peaks, and big ice cream cones. The new LEGO Gabby's Dollhouse sets are available August 1, 2025, via LEGO stores, and select retailers.
Associated Press
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
The Sandbox Unveils Alpha Season 5 Featuring Iconic Brands Jurassic World, Teletubbies, Deepak Chopra, Atari, Attack on Titan, Hellboy, and More
The Sandbox, the leading gaming and social platform and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, is launching Alpha Season 5 on March 31, kicking off a six-week season of new games, social experiences, and gamified worlds to explore, featuring immersive experiences in partnership with beloved brands and curated community-created content. Alpha Season 5 is headlined by the Jurassic World collaboration with Universal Products & Experiences and Amblin Entertainment featuring the new Jurassic World: Dinosaur Preserve experience and is set on a new Jurassic World -inspired island with six thrilling regions in The Sandbox. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: The Sandbox, the leading gaming and social platform and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, is launching Alpha Season 5 on March 31, kicking off a six-week season of new games, social experiences, and gamified worlds to explore, featuring immersive experiences in partnership with beloved brands and curated community-created content. Alpha Season 5 is headlined by the Jurassic World collaboration with Universal Products & Experiences and Amblin Entertainment featuring the new Jurassic World: Dinosaur Preserve experience and is set on a new Jurassic World-inspired island with six thrilling regions in The Sandbox. In The Sandbox's Alpha Season 5, players can enjoy 40+ games from a diverse range of major entertainment and gaming franchises, including Jurassic World, Teletubbies, Deepak Chopra, Atari, Hellboy (2019), Love Island, Care Bears, Terminator: Dark Fate, Attack on Titan, and more. In addition, up to $1 million USD in rewards will be available for players to earn by completing in-game quests as part of the free seasonal battle pass, unlocking unique digital equipment and wearables from featured brands in Alpha Season 5. The Sandbox is available to play completely free by downloading the app for Windows and Mac by visiting: 'Alpha Season 5 marks the beginning of a new era for The Sandbox as we take a major step in growing into a more mature, always-on, live services model, consistently providing our players with new and high-quality content to play and explore,' said Sebastien Borget, Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer, The Sandbox. 'Players can expect to enjoy a huge variety of new and updated games from their favorite brands and franchises like Jurassic World, Attack on Titan, Hellboy (2019), Terminator: Dark Fate, and many more. We're also excited to showcase the capabilities of Game Maker 0.11 and let players dive into completely new and innovative games, worlds, and experiences built using assets from beloved IPs that The Sandbox community has created.' As the featured game in The Sandbox's Alpha Season 5, Jurassic World: Dinosaur Preserve invites players to a dinosaur sanctuary in Arizona, where they will take on the role of a Dinosaur Protection Group member. Players must keep the facilities running smoothly by exploring, collecting, and completing a variety of quests to keep the dinosaurs safe. As players fulfill their park duties they earn Jurassic Points (JPts) which can be used to upgrade the sanctuary or hatch their Jurassic World Dinosaur Egg and grow it into an adult dinosaur. Alongside the game, and for the first time ever, fans can secure their very own Jurassic World Dinosaur Egg through a limited-edition event, letting players hatch and grow rare species—including Triceratops, Tyrannosauruses, and Velociraptors—as they progress. Players can earn extra Ethos Points (EP) on the Alpha Season 5 Battle Pass by growing their dinosaurs to adulthood and completing the six bonus quests that unlock each week during the season in Jurassic World 's experience. Every trip to the sanctuary will be different, with variables and events introducing new challenges to keep the game fresh and exciting. When a dinosaur is fully grown, The Sandbox players can keep it in their wallet or place it in their very own UGC experience on The Sandbox Map. Alpha Season 5 will also feature ten new racing games developed by The Sandbox Internal Studios, letting players compete for first place across a variety of unique and increasingly challenging and intricate tracks. The latest season also features a series of curated community-created games and experiences leveraging the new platforming, racing, and multiplayer capabilities in Game Maker 0.11, which launched earlier this year. Game Maker 0.11 makes avatar animations more realistic and adds a variety of new gameplay features to avatar mobility including flying, double jumping, and air dance. Players can also look forward to a revamped Alpha Season Hub and residences at Club XYZ featuring Steve Aoki and Guy Gerber. Alongside the new content, Alpha Season 5 comes packed with quality-of-life improvements, such as changes to the Alpha Pass, enhanced balancing and anti-cheat initiatives, the introduction of NFT abilities and time trial quests, meta-gameplay, and key technical upgrades. The stakes have increased, as now players can expect in-game rewards every time they jump into The Sandbox. In the lead-up to the launch of The Sandbox's Alpha Season 5, players who pre-register will receive a free Jurassic Raptor helmet to wear in-game. Pre-registration is now live here. For more information about The Sandbox and the new upcoming season, please visit and follow the regular updates on Twitter, Medium, and Discord. About The Sandbox The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, is an immersive metaverse platform in which users play, create, and monetize unique experiences alongside their favorite brands, IPs, and celebrities across gaming, entertainment, music, art, and more. The Sandbox leverages Web3 technologies to fully enable end-user creation and creator economies, disrupting existing platforms by providing both players and creators with true ownership of their assets, creations, and rewards as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Over 400 partners have joined The Sandbox, including Warner Music Group, Gucci, Ubisoft, Paris Hilton, The Walking Dead, Snoop Dogg, Attack on Titan, Lacoste, Steve Aoki, The Smurfs, and many more. For more information, please visit and follow the regular updates on Twitter, Medium, and Discord. About Animoca Brands Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ACN: 122 921 813) is a Web3 leader that leverages tokenization and blockchain to deliver digital property rights to consumers, helping to establish the open metaverse and its associated network effects. It has received broad industry and market recognition including Fortune Crypto 40, Top 50 Blockchain Game Companies 2025, Financial Times' High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific, and Deloitte Tech Fast. Animoca Brands realizes its mission via three integrated business pillars: operating Web3 businesses to advance blockchain adoption with native projects such as Moca Network, Anichess, The Sandbox, Open Campus, NEOM Web3 initiatives, and a regulated stablecoin project in partnership with Standard Chartered and HKT; providing digital asset advisory services including tokenomics advisory, liquidity provisioning, and institutional research to help external Web3 projects grow; and investment management, with a portfolio of investments in over 540 companies including industry leaders Pudgy Penguins, Yuga Labs, Axie Infinity, Polygon, Consensys, Magic Eden, OpenSea, Dapper Labs, YGG, and many others. CONTACT: Media Contact: Gilberto Williams-Gamboa SOURCE: The Sandbox Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 03/28/2025 11:00 AM/DISC: 03/28/2025 10:59 AM
Associated Press
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Spin Master Renews Its Global Master Toy Partner Agreement with DreamWorks Animation's Preschool Powerhouse Gabby's Dollhouse
Renewal comes as DreamWorks Animation prepares to bring its global smash streaming series to theaters worldwide with Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie on September 26, 2025 TORONTO, March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY) a leading global children's entertainment company, today announced the renewal of its global master toy licensee agreement with Universal Products & Experiences for DreamWorks Animation's popular preschool brand Gabby's Dollhouse. Since the inception of the toy line, Spin Master has sold more than three million dollhouses globally. Beyond the signature dollhouse system of play, Spin Master has been delivering show-to-shelf toys mirroring the content of the fantastical animated series with playsets, figures, plush, games and puzzles featuring the adorable characters from Gabby's world since the show debuted on Netflix in 2021. Now, Spin Master is gearing up for Gabby's most cat-tastic adventure yet with a new toy line inspired by DreamWorks Animation's upcoming feature film, Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie, opening in theaters nationwide September 26. In the new film, Gabby heads out on a road trip with her Grandma Gigi to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco. But when Gabby's dollhouse, her most prized possession, ends up in the hands of an eccentric cat lady named Vera, Gabby sets off on an adventure through the real world to get the Gabby Cats back together and save the dollhouse before it's too late. 'It's been a tremendous adventure partnering with Universal Products & Experiences to bring Gabby's Dollhouse play experiences to kids around the globe,' said Doug Wadleigh, Spin Master's President, Toys. 'Gabby's Dollhouse has become one of the most sought-after brands in the preschool category, delighting millions of children who are creating their own stories featuring Gabby and her feline friends. And, there is plenty of fun ahead in 2025, with new innovation and more ways to play with this cat-a-rific crew.' 'With a fresh and modern take on traditional dollhouse play, Gabby's Dollhouse has earned a special place in the hearts and homes of kids and families,' said Rafael Macias, Global CPG Commercial Officer, Universal Products & Experiences. 'Our collaboration with Spin Master has made this a perfect match, pairing imagination with innovation to create best-in-class play experiences that bring to life everything the series offers fans. We are so excited to share what's in-store for Gabby's biggest adventure yet.' Starring in the new Gabby's Dollhouse movie toy line is the Meow-mazing Interactive Dollhouse, featuring new LCD interactive eyes. Press one of six 'Paw Bump Magic' buttons or the cat nose button to showcase the Gabbycats, who provide interactions, games, guided play, and storytelling. Along with this new technology, the dollhouse comes with a Gabby figure, 10 play pieces, and classic dollhouse favorites like a spiral slide and a cat-avator. Compatible with all other Gabby figures, deluxe rooms and balconies, the dollhouse can also interact with the Meow-mazing Interactive Pandy Paws Plush and the Meow-mazing Interactive Ears. The new toy line will launch in fall 2025. About Gabby's Dollhouse Since the debut of DreamWorks Animation's hit series Gabby's Dollhouse, kids around the world have been having one big sprinkle party with Gabby and her friends. Created by celebrated storytellers Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey and now streaming on Netflix, Gabby's Dollhouse is a mixed media preschool series that unboxes a surprise before jumping into a fantastical animated world full of adorable cat characters that live inside Gabby's dollhouse. Rooted in growth mindset, Gabby's activity-based episodes encourage flexible thinking and learning from your mistakes. The show has charted as a top 10 TV series in 63 countries on Netflix and has become a top preschool brand across the globe, inspiring an award-winning toy line, publishing, home, apparel, and more, as well as original music, a top-rated app and a growing YouTube channel visited by millions of fans weekly. Gabby's Dollhouse continues to expand through Universal Destinations & Experiences theme parks, global fan experiences, live events and much more. Any adventure can unfold when we play in Gabby's Dollhouse! About Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie DreamWorks Animation elevates its global smash streaming series into its first ever cinematic adventure with Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie. In the new film, Gabby (Laila Lockhart Kraner, reprising her role from the series) heads out on a road trip with her Grandma Gigi to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco. But when Gabby's dollhouse, her most prized possession, ends up in the hands of an eccentric cat lady named Vera, Gabby sets off on an adventure through the real world to get the Gabby Cats back together and save the dollhouse before it's too late. Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie is directed by Ryan Crego (executive producer of Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh, I Heart Arlo), who earned a Children's and Family Emmy nomination for his television feature Arlo the Alligator Boy. The film is produced by Steven Schweickart, who has served as a production supervisor or co-producer on some of DreamWorks Animation's biggest blockbusters including How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods and most recently, Kung Fu Panda 4, which has earned almost $500 million worldwide. The film is executive produced by Jennifer Twomey and Traci Paige Johnson, based on the Gabby's Dollhouse series created by them. About Spin Master Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Hatchimals®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Melissa & Doug®, Rubik's® Cube and GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool franchise PAW Patrol, and numerous other original shows, short-form series and feature films. The Company has an established presence in digital games, anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, offering open-ended and creative game and educational play in digital environments. Through Spin Master Ventures, the Company makes minority investments globally in emerging companies and start-ups. With 29 offices spanning nearly 20 countries, Spin Master employs close to 3,000 team members globally. For more information visit or follow-on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @spinmaster. About Universal Products & Experiences Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) globally drives the expansion and elevation of NBCUniversal's iconic collection of brands, intellectual properties, characters, and stories based on the company's extensive portfolio of properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The division executes this through innovative physical and digital products, as well as engaging retail and product experiences across our expansive global theme park destinations (for both owned and third-party IP), location-based venues, e-commerce product platforms, and retailers around the world. Along with global brand strategy and creative, UP&E's lines of business include Consumer Products and Games, along with Theme Parks Products & Retail. UP&E is a division of Universal Destinations & Experiences, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. More information is available at
