Current Events > Disney really fucked up not having baby Yoda merch ready for the holidays

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pres_madagascar
12/04/19 8:11:45 AM
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Like, come on guys, that's your entire brand.

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blablablax17
12/04/19 8:24:17 AM
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SmidgeIsntBack
12/04/19 8:38:09 AM
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They listened to Jon Favreau wanting to keep the character a secret. Imagine the clout you'd have to have to convince Disney to pass up on Christmas merchandise.

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pres_madagascar
12/04/19 8:45:26 AM
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SmidgeIsntBack posted...
They listened to Jon Favreau wanting to keep the character a secret. Imagine the clout you'd have to have to convince Disney to pass up on Christmas merchandise.
They could have had it go into production the same time the character debuted so that some stuff was available.

Also, there was a crochet pattern to make a baby Yoda plushie online, but Disney sent the site a cease and desist for sharing it freely.

Disney took down a fuckin crochet pattern.

A fuckin crochet pattern.

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WameisJinston
12/04/19 8:46:21 AM
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The fad will be over with before Christmas, not really a big issue.
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Solid Sonic
12/04/19 8:46:48 AM
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SmidgeIsntBack posted...
They listened to Jon Favreau wanting to keep the character a secret. Imagine the clout you'd have to have to convince Disney to pass up on Christmas merchandise.


That's not an excuse. Disney can commission the creation of some stuff even if they're keeping the concept under wraps.

This is money on the table.

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SmidgeIsntBack
12/04/19 8:47:19 AM
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But then there would be a chance of toy catalogs leaking. Happens with Japanese superhero merch all the time.

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pres_madagascar
12/04/19 8:49:01 AM
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SmidgeIsntBack posted...
But then there would be a chance of toy catalogs leaking. Happens with Japanese superhero merch all the time.
Disney also has merch producers it directly owns. It does a lot of licensing but it does have some producers it owns. I only know this because of my Disney obsessed coworker woman.

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eston
12/04/19 9:03:38 AM
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I know a girl who started making and selling knit baby Yodas like 4 days ago. They're $20 a pop and she already has 30 orders just from posting about it on Facebook

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lordofmud
12/04/19 9:15:09 AM
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Somebody got fired so hard for not having baby Yoda merch ready to go when the first show aired.

This is Disney. They did focus groups. They knew what they had on their hands. Yet somehow the warehouses are empty of baby Yoda plushies.

Some director of marketing's desk was vacated after the second episode.
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Alucard188
12/04/19 9:20:17 AM
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I thought they made baby Yoda primarily for the holiday season. Everybody's going to want that motherfucking plushie.

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Soggy_Pocket
12/04/19 9:21:22 AM
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Can't help but feel that Disney has no idea why people enjoy Star Wars.

I'd guess that because toy sales are down across the entire industry, Disney didn't want to risk losing money on toy products from the show that wasn't directly marketed towards kids
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