Funko and Disney Team Up With New Collection To Support Make-A-Wish
We’ve got some exciting news regarding a brand new Disney-inspired Funko POP collection. Disney and Funko are partnering up with Make-A-Wish to announce a new collection of Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm characters. These Pop! With Purpose figures will feature a designated sticker and box art indicating that Funko will make a charitable donation to Make-A-Wish.
The new collection will be available both online and in stores starting on April 4th to celebrate World Wish Day which is April 29, 2022.
According to a recent piece in Action Figure Insider, Funko made a commitment to donate $150,000 to Make-A-Wish regardless of sales. This will help fulfill the life-changing wishes of children with critical illnesses.
In addition, Funko will also be collaborating with GameStop for special in-store events for Make-A-Wish recipients at select stores nationwide during the month of April.
Pops! With Purpose product assortment will feature fan-favorite Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm characters, including:
- Pop! Disney: Make-A-Wish Disney Mickey Mouse (BoxLunch Exclusive)
- Pop! Disney: Make-A-Wish Disney Minnie Mouse
- Pop! Disney: Make-A-Wish Cheshire Cat
- Pop! Disney: Make-A-Wish Sulley
- Pop! Disney: Make-A-Wish Winnie the Pooh (Hot Topic Exclusive)
- Pop! Marvel: Make-A-Wish Iron Man (Funko Web Exclusive)
- Pop! Marvel: Make-A-Wish Spider-Man
- Pop! Star Wars: Make-A-Wish BB-8 bobblehead
- Pop! Star Wars: Make-A-Wish Stormtrooper bobblehead (GameStop Exclusive)
If you’ve been following along with MickeyBlog you’ll know that Disney and Make-A-Wish for more than 40 years and together have granted more than 145,000 wishes worldwide. Pops! With Purpose was introduced last year to support philanthropic causes that are important to the company, community and fans!
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Source: Action Figure Insider