• Aurora Press Release Reveals Extra Information on Plushie Line


    The mid-year 2013 press release for Aurora has a bit of information on the pony set buried within.  All in all, it looks like we are going to start off with 24 MLP styles total, including Carriers with 6.5 inch ponies, a standalone 6.5 inch set, and 10 inch larger ones.  Have the pony section in it's entirety: 
    MY LITTLE PONY: Four plush styles for each of six characters -- TWILIGHT SPARKLE, PINKIE PIE, RAINBOW DASH, APPLEJACK, RARITY and FLUTTERSHY -- highlight Aurora’s new MY LITTLE PONY line based on the MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC animated series, produced by Hasbro Studios and airing on the HUB Network in the US. “Our team did a great job with these elegant and stylish ponies; the line includes 24 different styles. They look just like the animation,” says Kessler. innovative and completely new Pony Tail Carriers (5” x 6.5”) include a plush pony (6.5”) and both have long sculpted hair and use various fabrics (SRP: $17). Standalone plush ponies are available in two sizes 6.5” and 10”; SRP: $7 and $20 respectively) while the line also includes Aurora’s two-piece Fancy Pals™ style: a plush pony (6.5”) with personalized, matching carrier (6”); SRP: $17.
    Someone going by the name of "Pinkie Pie" actually found these at a store in  Michigan called Frankenmuth (image below).   An older release mentioned that these things would be available at 25,000 specialty stores around the USA and Canada.