Funrise Toys
Industry | Toys and Entertainment |
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Founded | 1987 |
Headquarters | California |
Key people | Shirley Price King Cheng Martin J. Good |
Products | Gazillion Bubbles Wonder Park Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty Herodrive Sunny Bunnies Fart Ninjas |
Parent | Matrix Holdings |
Website | funrise |
Funrise is an American toy manufacturer and distributor.[1]
History
Funrise Toy Corporation designs, manufactures, and distributes toys for children. The company offers a line of preschool toys, as well as toys for kids of various age groups. It serves customers through its showrooms. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Van Nuys, California with additional offices and showrooms in Bentonville, Arkansas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Ontario, California; Kowloon, Hong Kong; Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom; and Nuremberg, Germany, as well as Australia. As of June 8, 2007, Funrise Toy Corp. is a subsidiary of Matrix Holdings Ltd.[2]
Products
- Gazillion Bubbles[3]
- Wonder Park (partnered with Paramount Pictures)[4]
- Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty[5]
- Tonka (partnered with Hasbro and Basic FUN)[6]
- Herodrive (partnered with DC, Warner Bros. and Marvel Comics)[7]
- Sunny Bunnies[8]
- Fart Ninjas[9]
Distributed toys and games
Entertainment division
Funrise's entertainment division serves as the producer for the Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty television series, which airs on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons.[5] The series is animated by Bardel Entertainment.[11]
References
- ^ Inc, Funrise. "Funrise Launches New IP and Entertainment Division, Appoints Rich Magallanes as Sr. Vice President Development & Production". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Matrix Acquires Funrise Toy Corporation". Cision. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "Bubbles Galore! Gazillion® Bubbles Celebrates National Bubble Week, March 16-22, 2014". www.businesswire.com. 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ Inc, Funrise. "Funrise, Inc. Named Global Master Toy Licensee for Paramount Pictures' AMUSEMENT PARK". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b Funrise. "Funrise Unveils 'Pawsitively' Fun Toys Based On Their Animated Series, Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty™". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ "Funrise, Hasbro extend global license for Tonka". Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ Ridsdale, Jack. "NY Toy Fair 2018: Funrise partners with Warner Bros. for Herodrive DC Super Friends". Licensing.biz. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ News, I4U. "Sunny Bunnies Toys Coming in 2018". I4U News. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Funrise. ""Silent, Butt Deadly!" Funrise To Launch Fart Ninjas™ Collectible Farting Figures". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "Saban debuts Luna Petunia toys in the UK". Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ Foster, Elizabeth (2017-10-31). "Coloring outside the lines". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2019-01-14.