Hasbro Releases Full Details on New Falcon
Date: July 02, 2008 at 02:24 PM ET
Topic: Hasbro
Hasbro
has released official images of the new Millennium Falcon, along with a press
release with all the details. Expect this bad boy to debut in a few weeks at SDCC! In the
mean time, click the images below for super hi-res images!
  
HASBRO LAUNCHES
A NEW MILLENNIUM FALCON™ FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS
Iconic STAR WARS™ Starship Toy Undergoes Major Overhaul
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, July 1, 2008 --
Updating the fan-favorite MILLENNIUM FALCON for the first time since its introduction
in 1979, Hasbro is launching the largest MILLENNIUM FALCON toy to ever travel the
galaxy. The
new STAR WARS LEGACY COLLECTION MILLENNIUM FALCON includes electronic lights and
sounds, and is approximately 30% percent larger than the original version of the
toy.
Over the last 30 years, ever since it was
introduced on the screen in 1977 and to toy enthusiasts two years later, Han Solo’s signature starship, the MILLENNIUM
FALCON, has become one of the most recognizable “characters” in movie
history and one of Hasbro’s most popular STAR WARS toys. Last year, the
toy’s steel production mold – which was used to create hundreds of thousands
of MILLENNIUM FALCON toys – suffered a crack that rendered the tool damaged
beyond repair.
When creating a new mold, Hasbro used the
opportunity to improve its toy’s
play value by increasing the ship’s size (which now accommodates 18 action
figures, sold separately) and adding authentic lights and sounds, making this the
most exciting Corellian freighter in the galaxy.
“We’ve always wanted to make a bigger MILLENNIUM FALCON. When
we literally “broke the mold” we seized the opportunity to fulfill ours
wishes as well as the fans. Legions of young STAR WARS fans have grown up playing
with the original MILLENNIUM FALCON toy,” said Derryl D. DePriest, director
of marketing for STAR WARS at Hasbro. “In designing the new MILLENNIUM
FALCON for a new generation of fans, Hasbro’s design team succeeded in adding
new features that will both excite kids and thrill our devoted collectors.”
The new STAR WARS LEGACY COLLECTION MILLENNIUM
FALCON will soar onto retail shelves on July 26 with an appropriate retail price
of $149.99. Fans
attending San Diego Comic-Con (7/23-7/28) will have a chance to see it first hand
a few days before the toy arrives in stores.
Features |
The All-New Star Wars Legacy
Collection Millennium Falcon |
The Original Star Wars Millennium
Falcon |
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Approximate Size (LxWxH): |
32”x23”x8” |
23"x17"x6" |
Includes
3.75-inch Han Solo & Chewbacca
action figures: |
Yes |
No |
3.75-inch action figure capacity: |
18 |
8 |
Light-up headlights: |
Yes |
No |
Light-up engines: |
Yes |
No |
Authentic movie sound effects: engine boost, cruise
mode, fly-by, firing cannons, etc. |
Yes |
No |
Authentic movie phrases: |
Yes |
No |
Light-up cockpit: |
Yes |
No |
Medical bay: |
Yes |
No |
Auto-opening boarding ramp w/ sounds: |
Yes |
No |
Secret smuggling compartments: |
Yes |
Yes |
Pivoting gunner station: |
Yes |
Yes |
Rotating radar dish: |
Yes |
Yes |
Light-up, "holographic" Dejarik
game table: |
Yes |
No |
Electronic, rotating laser turret w/ sounds: |
Yes |
No |
Electronic, 3-missile launcher w/ sounds: |
Yes |
No |
Electronic docking bay: |
Yes |
No |
Electronic Jedi training probe w/ sounds: |
Yes |
No |
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