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Scenes From Toy Insider’s “Sweet Suite” 2023 @ Chelsea Piers (Part One)

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It was that time of the year again my toy loving content readers and if you’ve been keeping up with this site for any measure of time you know that I am talking about the one and only Toy Insider “Sweet Suite”. The event was once again being held down at Chelsea Piers and its here that some of the greatest toy companies known to man would be taking over and shining spotlights on their latest items for assorted influencers and representatives of the press.

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Since there is always so much to do at the “Sweet Suite”, I like to get there right at the opening of doors so I have maximum exploration time. This entrance was guarded by some awesome Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles balloons.

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Scenes From The Toy Insider’s 2021 “Holiday of Play” @ Current (Part One)

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Hello again my friends and welcome to what I am sure will be a fun read for you all. So we are once again celebrating the Toy Insider’s “Holiday Of Play” event and after three virtual happenings this one was back to being in-person and I was so excited about that. The pandemic made large gatherings like this difficult to do but many are slowly coming back and we will have New York Comic Con and Anime NYC returning after each bypassed a year.

For the past couple of years, The Toy Insider has held the “Holiday Of Play” at a venue called Current down in the Chelsea Piers. Its a smaller event space than the one used by their Sweet Suite and hence a more exclusive invite to get.
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Scenes From The Toy Insider’s 2021 “Sweet Suite @ Home”

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Greetings my friends, its time to lend some overview opinion to our friends over at the Toy Insider. By now I am certain that you know about them since we’ve been hitting their events for about six years but based on the COVID-19 Pandemic, their amazing “Sweet Suite” will once again be done in the virtual sense. I’m going to present the same kind of exploration as I did with the 2020 “Sweet Suite” and its companion “Holiday of Play @ Home” so let’s examine the exhibitors that are present today.

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The way I did this those past times was screen grab the exhibitor room and then offered up some opinion on it all and now without any further adieu here is the virtual “Main Floor”. This presentation was more fun that I initially expected and it was like being inside a video game.

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The LEGO Group Brings BeatBit Studio Event To Brooklyn, NY

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The Press Release:
The LEGO Group Brings BeatBit Studio Tour to Brooklyn, New York.
In celebration of the all-new LEGO® VIDIYO™ collection, kids and families will be able to become the star of their own music video!

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WHAT: The LEGO Group is continuing its multi-city BeatBit Studio Tour with a stop in Brooklyn, NY, where locals will experience a safe, in-person, LEGO® VIDIYO™ interactive pop-up event. Guests will experience photo-opps, free giveaways, a LEGO® VIDIYO™ tutorial and on-site demo station where they can create and share a custom music video. All attendees will also receive a free exclusive BeatBit bundle that they can use to make an epic music video in the comfort of their own home.
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2021 Toy Of The Year Winners Are Announced

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The TOTY Award Winners were recently announced in a first-ever virtual ceremony with the in-person event being impossible to hold due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. After a brief commentary by Toy Association President Steve Pasierb, the nominations were replayed and the winners announced. For ease of seeing who was up for what and who would eventually win the coveted award, I’ve left the original full list of nominations for your perusal. Now without any further adieu, here are the 2021 TOTY Winners…

ACTION FIGURE TOY OF THE YEAR:
Alter Nation Action Figure Assortment (Panda Mony Toy Brands)
Anime Heroes (Bandai America)
Batman 4 Inch Action Figures (Spin Master)
WINNER – Fisher-Price #ThankYouHeroes Line (Mattel)
Heroes of Goo Jit Zu (Moose Toys)
The Original Spawn Action Figure and Comic Remastered (2020) (McFarlane Toys)
Treasure X (Moose Toys)

COLLECTIBLE OF THE YEAR:
Blume Petal Pets (Skyrocket)
Charaction CUBE (Bandai America)
Hairdorables Hair Art Series (Just Play)
HEXBUG JUNKBOTS Large Dumpster (HEXBUG)
WINNER – LEGO Super Mario Character Packs (LEGO)
L.O.L. Surprise! Remix Hair Flip (MGA Entertainment)
Space Invaders Micro Player (My Arcade)
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