Information On Playmobil's 2012 Line Up
Published by D_Martin on February 17, 2012 at 09:11 PM CST:
    
PLAYMOBIL UNLEASHES IMAGINATIONS WITH NEW 2012 TOYS
Company Unveils Newest Additions to Iconic Toy Line at American International Toy Fair
NEW YORK ? February 12, 2012 ? PLAYMOBIL will introduce it latest playsets guaranteed to spark unscripted, imaginative play at the 2012 American International Toy Fair in New York City on February 12. Whether children head back to the Stone Age or embark on an adventure filled with futuristic fun, each new theme stays true to PLAYMOBIL?s reputation for creating high-quality toys that both parents and children adore.
The new 2012 themes are sure to land PLAYMOBIL on top of wish lists again this year. With a variety of new playworlds including Stone Age, Pirates, Future Planet and Princess Fantasy Castle, PLAYMOBIL is ready to take kids wherever their imaginations want to go. Kids will defend cave dwellings against ancient enemies with the Stone Age theme. Just watch out for the giant Woolly Mammoth! With the Pirate theme, kids can take the high seas for a thrilling adventure where they will explore secret caves and look for buried treasure. The Future Planet theme transports kids to a galaxy far away where opposing forces, the E-Rangers and Dark Rangers, engage in an epic battle. Those looking for the royal treatment will love the Princess Fantasy Castle. With turrets, gilded entrance gate, grand staircase, and a life-size tiara and jewelry, the castle is the perfect home for her royal highness.
PLAYMOBIL is also expanding its 1.2.3 line, which is specifically made for smaller hands, with sets including the My First 1.2.3 Knights Castle and 1.2.3 Forest Animal Park.
?PLAYMOBIL continually strives to develop a variety of themes that are sure to resonate with the interests of all kids. From toddlers to tweens, PLAYMOBIL understands the importance of unscripted play,? said John Skrajewski, Vice President, Sales and Marketing. ?PLAYMOBIL is proud to introduce its 2012 collection and offer even more themes that will further ignite creativity and imaginative play.?
A leading toy manufacturer for over 35 years, PLAYMOBIL continues to create toys loved and respected by parents and children alike. Understanding the importance of imaginative play, PLAYMOBIL pays great attention to detail, creating intricate and fun toys that adhere to the highest safety standards.
All of PLAYMOBIL?s 2012 products will be available for viewing throughout Toy Fair at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in booth #2155.
2012 FEATURED PLAYMOBIL PRODUCT THEMES AND SETS
  
MY FIRST 1.2.3 KNIGHT?S CASTLE
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #6771/Suggested Retail Price: $24.99/Avail: January 2012)
Defend the kingdom with the My First 1.2.3 Knight?s Castle. With a bright and colorful design and large, rounded pieces, this set is ideal for toddlers. The set includes stackable tower pieces and a castle gate that guard the set?s two figures and horse. Recommended for ages 18 months and up.
1.2.3 FOREST ANIMAL PARK
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #6772/Suggested Retail Price: $24.99/Avail: January 2012)
Observe the animals at the 1.2.3 Forest Animal Park. This set comes with a variety of forest creatures, including an owl, squirrel, fox, deer, and pigs, all surrounded by a fenced enclosure and wildlife accessories. Specifically designed for toddlers, the set also includes four figures. Recommended for ages 18 months and up.
  
STONE AGE CAVE WITH MAMMOTH
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5100/Suggested Retail Price: $69.99/Avail: January 2012)
Defend against ancient enemies with this Stone Age cave dwelling, filled with cave paintings, raised lookouts, and a rotating waterfall. Watch out for the giant Woolly Mammoth and protect the clan using flaming torches and tribal spears. Set also includes four figures, foldable trees, a wolf, and other accessories. Dimensions: 15.7x10x11 inches (L x W x H). Recommended for ages four to ten.
Warning. Choking Hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
KNABSTRUPPER HORSE WITH TRAINER AND STABLE
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5107/Suggested Retail Price: $9.99/Avail: January 2012)
With this first of six collectible sets, children can practice training their horse to do new tricks. Once the training session is complete, the horse can be stored in his stable with plenty of hay. Children can use the stable?s nameplate to show the name of their horse. Set also includes one figure and additional accessories. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
SHIRE HORSE WITH GROOMER AND STABLE
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5108/Suggested Retail Price: $9.99/Avail: January 2012)
Equipped with sponges and brushes, this set helps children practice taking care of their horse. The second in a selection of six collectible sets, this set includes one figure, one horse, a stable, and a variety of other accessories. A nameplate also allows children to label the stable with the horse?s name. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
HAFLINGER HORSE WITH RIDER AND STABLE
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5109/Suggested Retail Price: $9.99/Avail: January 2012)
Kids will love helping this rider use the reigns to gallop around on the haflinger horse. This set is the third of six collectible sets and includes one figure, a horse, stable, riding helmet, saddle, hay, bucket, and other accessories. Children can use the stable?s name.
TRAKEHNER HORSE WITH EQUESTRIENNE AND STABLE
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5110/Suggested Retail Price: $9.99/Avail: January 2012)
Help prepare for the horse show with this gray horse and its equestrienne, dressed in the traditional red coat, boots and black riding helmet. The fourth in a series of six collectible sets, this set includes a gated stable with nameplate so kids can display their horse?s name. Set also includes one figure, horse, riding crop, and other accessories. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
GERMAN SPORT HORSE WITH DRESSAGE RIDER AND STABLE
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5111/Suggested Retail Price: $9.99/Avail: January 2012)
Kids can experience the world of show horses with this classically-dressed rider and sport horse. The fifth in a series of six collectibles sets, this set includes one figure, horse, and accessories, as well as a gated stable with nameplate that children can personalize with their horse?s name. Recommended for ages four to ten.Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
ARABIAN HORSE WITH JOCKEY AND STABLE
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5112/Suggested Retail Price: $9.99/Avail: January 2012)
Race the arabian horse around the track with the help of the jockey in the last of a series of six collectible sets. Equipped with one figure, horse, and accessories, children will have everything they need to have their horse cantering in no time. Set also includes a stable that children can personalize with their horse?s name. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
CHOPPER MOTORCYCLE WITH RIDER
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5113/Suggested Retail Price: $7.99/Avail: January 2012)
Kids will love racing this motorcycle, with its red, flaming design and chrome parts. The first in a series of six collectible sets, this set includes one figure, motorcycle, helmet, and additional accessories. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
TOURING MOTORCYCLE WITH RIDER
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5114/Suggested Retail Price: $7.99/Avail: January 2012)
Take a cross-country road trip with this blue touring motorcycle, the second in a series of six collectible sets. Set includes one figure, motorcycle, and helmet. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
ENDURO MOTORCYCLE WITH RIDER
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5115/Suggested Retail Price: $7.99/Avail: January 2012)
Live on the adventurous side with this orange enduro motorcycle, perfect for trailblazing and off-road riding. Kids will love the flashy orange design of this motorcycle, the third in a series of six collectible sets. Set includes one figure, motorcycle, helmet, and other accessories. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
SUPER RACER MOTORCYCLE WITH RIDER
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5116/Suggested Retail Price: $7.99/Avail: January 2012)
Race around the track with this flashy super racer motorcycle. Equipped with a sleek yellow motorcycle, figure, and helmet, children can use this fourth of six collectible sets to reach new speeds individually or to race with friends. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
GRAY MOTORCYCLE WITH RIDER
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5117/Suggested Retail Price: $7.99/Avail: January 2012)
Travel to new destinations on this polished gray motorcycle with red detailing, the fifth of six collectible motorcycle sets. Set includes one figure, motorcycle, and helmet. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
CUSTOM MOTORCYCLE WITH RIDER
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5118/Suggested Retail Price: $7.99/Avail: January 2012)
With custom camouflage detailing and brushed metallic parts, this custom motorcycle completes the series of six collectible motorcycle sets. Set includes one figure, motorcycle, helmet, and additional accessories. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
 
FIGURES SERIES 2/SERIES 3 - BOY
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5157/#5243/Suggested Retail Price: $2.99/Avail: February/August 2012)
PLAYMOBIL Figures Series 2/Series 3 - Boy contains twelve different boy figures that can be collected, assembled, and interchanged. Each figure comes unassembled in its mystery pack, so children can put them together or interchange its parts with another figure to create an entirely new and original character. Recommended for ages five and up. Warning. Choking hazard. Contains a small ball and small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
FIGURES SERIES 2/SERIES 3 - GIRL
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5158/#5244/Suggested Retail Price: $2.99/Avail: February/August 2012)
PLAYMOBIL Figures Series 2/Series 3 - Girl contains twelve different girl figures that can be collected, assembled, and interchanged. Each figure comes unassembled in its mystery pack, so children can put them together or interchange its parts with another figure to create an entirely new and original character. Recommended for ages five and up. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
BARN WITH SILO
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5119/Suggested Retail Price: $139.99/Avail: April 2012)
Rise and shine with the rooster?s crow and begin the day on the farm. With a working silo that can be filled and emptied and a useable pulley that lifts and lowers farm supplies, this set has everything kids need to experience a functioning farm. Set also includes three figures, barn, animal pens, cows and calves, pig and piglets, cat and kittens, rooster and other birds, wheel barrow, milking machine, hay bales, and additional accessories. Recommended for ages four to ten.
Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
FARM HOUSE WITH MARKET
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5120/Suggested Retail Price: $69.99/Avail: April 2012)
Experience life on the farm by spending time in the farm house with market. Kids can help at the farm market during the day, selling fruits and vegetables to passersby. Then, when the day?s work is done, they can pick apples from the apple tree. The farm house has a fully-furnished kitchen and bedroom with table, chair, counter, sink, lamp, and more. Set also includes two figures, a rose trellis, ladder, chalkboard, pond, duck and ducklings, bunnies, chickens and chicks, rooster, goose, vegetables, sunflowers, and additional accessories. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
CAR FERRY WITH PIER
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5127/Suggested Retail Price: $59.99/Avail: April 2012)
Cruise from one coast to the other with the car ferry with pier. In addition to floating, this ferry comes equipped with a foldable ramp at both the bow and stern, allowing both vehicles and passengers to disembark safely. Car blocks and an open deck make it easy to transport vehicles such as cars, bikes, or motorbikes. Set also includes four figures, one motorbike, one bicycle, two life rings, and other accessories. This set?s landing pier can be attached to the harbor dock from Playmobil harbor police station with speedboat (#5128). Children can upgrade this set with the Playmobil underwater motor (#7350), which will automatically propel the boat through water. Recommended for ages four to ten.
Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
HARBOR POLICE STATION WITH SPEEDBOAT
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5128/Suggested Retail Price: $59.99/Avail: April 2012)
Help keep the area safe with the harbor police station with speedboat. Children can patrol the waterways with the floating speedboat or chase down lawbreakers and lock them in the police station?s prison cell. Be on your guard though for prisoners trying to escape through the cell?s breakout window. Set also includes five figures, seagull, fish, fishing rod, desk, bench, chair, handcuffs, telephone, and other accessories. The harbor dock from this set is also compatible with the landing pier included in the Playmobil car ferry with pier (#5127). Children can upgrade this set with the Playmobil underwater motor (#7350), which will automatically propel the boat through water. Recommended for ages four to ten.
Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
TAKE ALONG SOCCER MATCH
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #4725/Suggested Retail Price: $59.99/Avail: April 2012)
Dribble your way across the field in the Take Along Soccer Match. With six athlete figures primed and ready to play, this set comes fully equipped with everything kids need to have a complete game experience. Goalie figures connect to an included goal joystick that allows kids to control the goalies? movements from behind the goal net. This compactable and travel-ready set also includes a 22 x 33 inch field, soccer ball, and other accessories. Recommended for ages five to ten. Warning. Choking Hazard. Contains a small ball and small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
E-RANGERS? HEADQUARTERS
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5149/Suggested Retail Price: $129.99/Avail: August 2012)
Enter the realm of this futuristic world with the E-Rangers? Headquarters. Equipped with a swiveling LED spotlight to help illuminate the surrounding terrain, knockout cannon to disable enemy vehicles, and a functional solar fan module, this galactic headquarters is filled with top-notch technology. Kids can oversee operations in the command center using the computer with changing displays and protect all the red Energy Crystals ? a vital resource that helps the E-Rangers survive on this new planet. A rotating gate and elevator allow E-Rangers to enter and exit the facility, and a balance racer makes it easy to patrol the surrounding area. Set also includes four E-Ranger figures, one robot figure, and other accessories. Balance racer can be converted into a propeller or jet car racer. Recommended for ages seven to twelve. Warning. Choking Hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
DARK RANGERS? HEADQUARTERS
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5153/Suggested Retail Price: $79.99/Avail: August 2012)
Plan the invasion of the E-Rangers? territory in the Dark Rangers? Headquarters. The sworn enemies of the E-Rangers, the Dark Rangers keep a lookout in their revolving tower with knockout cannon. Plus, the rear ramp raises and lowers to keep fellow Dark Rangers protected and E-Rangers out. This set also includes a Dark Rangers vehicle with collision sensors that kids can remotely steer using the infrared remote control, which also controls the knockout cannon. Set also includes three Dark Ranger figures, one robot figure, computer module, tools, Energy Crystal, and additional accessories. Dimensions: 13x9.8x14 inches (L x W x H). Recommended for ages seven to twelve. Warning. Choking Hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
PIRATE ADVENTURE ISLAND
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5134/Suggested Retail Price: $129.99/Avail: August 2012)
The Pirate Adventure Island offers great play value. Find the five magic coins and use them to unlock a secret cave with treasure. Sound and light effects will be activated when the cave is opened. The island also has hidden stairs and falling rocks. Set includes three figures, rowboat, working cannon, and many other accessories. Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.7 x 11 inches (L x W x H). Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking Hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
PIRATES SHIP
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5135/Suggested Retail Price: $79.99/Avail: August 2012)
The pirates are ready to set sail on the pirates ship. The ship comes with working cannons, a crane that can be used for loading and unloading, and a hidden compartment to store treasure. The pirates ship can float on water and can be upgraded with the Playmobil underwater motor (#7350). On the ship is a magic coin that can be used on the pirate adventure island (#5134). Set includes four figures and many other accessories. Dimensions: 26.7 x 8.8 x 22 inches (l x w x h). Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
 
PRINCESS FANTASY CASTLE
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #5142/Suggested Retail Price: $179.99/Avail: August 2012)
Create your own dazzling and regal fantasy world with the Princess Fantasy Castle. With turrets, gilded entrance gate, grand staircase, and lots of rooms, this castle is the perfect home for her royal highness. Store all the royal jewels in the tower?s secret hiding place before taking a spin around the ballroom using the revolving dance floor. Set also includes two figures, throne, chairs, chaise, chandelier, jewelry box, tea set, goblets, flower bushes, and a life-size tiara, bracelet, and ring. Dimensions: 29.5x28x26 inches (L x W x H). Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking Hazard. Contains a small ball and small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Advent Calendars
  
ADVENT CALENDAR ?PIRATES TREASURE COVE?
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #4164/Suggested Retail Price: $19.99/Avail: August 2012)
Help the pirates hide their secret treasure. The advent calendar ?pirates treasure cove? contains twenty-four surprise items for each day of advent. Includes a backdrop, three figures, pirate flag, dinghy, treasure, and plenty of other accessories to create a swashbuckling adventure scene. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
ADVENT CALENDAR ?PRINCESS WEDDING?
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #4165/Suggested Retail Price: $19.99/Avail: August 2012)
Help decorate the castle and prepare for the royal wedding. The advent calendar ?princess wedding? contains twenty-four surprise items for each day of advent. Includes a backdrop, four figures, wedding dress, veil, vanity mirror, white horse, wedding cake, and other accessories to help create a dazzling fairytale wedding. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
  
ADVENT CALENDAR ?FOREST WINTER WONDERLAND?
(PLAYMOBIL/Product #4166/Suggested Retail Price: $19.99/Avail: August 2012)
Enjoy an outdoor Christmas with Santa and his forest friends. The advent calendar ?forest winter wonderland? contains twenty-four surprise items for each day of advent. Includes a backdrop, Santa, girl figure, sleigh, mother and baby fox, mother and baby dear, raccoons, rabbits, birds, and other accessories to help complete this woodland Christmas scene. Recommended for ages four to ten. Warning. Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
ABOUT PLAYMOBIL INC.
PLAYMOBIL, Germany?s largest toy manufacturer, is headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany and has been producing and distributing toys for more than 36 years. The company distributes its toys in more than 70 countries and employs more than 3,000 people and has subsidiaries in the United States, France, UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Greece, Northern Europe, Spain, Canada, Mexico, Austria and Switzerland.
PLAYMOBIL USA toys are distributed in more than 2,200 stores nationwide including the FunPark play center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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