Originally Posted By novaleigh Can you only buy this inside of DCA? And does anyone know how much it cost in the park? I know they give you a box and you get to fill it yourself.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I don't recall seeing it sold anywhere else. One tip I heard was to NOT buy the potato, and just fill the box with parts. You can get a lot more of the Disney-specific parts in the box, and not waste money on the potato, which you can buy inexpensively at your local toy or discount store.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains No you can now buy it in the gag factory in toon town and the pioneer merchantile in FL. You can also get them here at LP which is what I did, since DL seems to get the parts later that WDW I just got Mary poppins, the villains and such from here. I agree when getting them at the park don't get the head only the parts - and when doing so pick all the parts you want and then see how to fit them in to get the most you can...We loooovvvveee Mr Potato Head
Originally Posted By RoadTrip If you do get the spud, open up the trap door on the spud's butt and stuff as many parts as you can in there. Both my daughter and I were able to get a good number of parts plus the spud by doing that. We too love Mr. Potato Head!!
Originally Posted By knoxvelour spud butt.... I'm now going to try and work that into as many conversations as possible
Originally Posted By threeundertwo LOL we were stuffing oue box last night. DCA has a much bigger selection of parts than the gag factory. Twice when the store was uncrowded, the CM actually helped me fit everything in the box. They're real experts. Note that sometimes you can even fit a pair of shoes inside a potato. That frees up a lot of space.
Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan So how does this potato purchase work? Having never heard of or seen a Disney Mr. Potato Head (except for the parts being sold here), I assume when you shop at the toy store in DCA you pay a fixed price for as much as you can stuff into some sort of package. I believe I have seen Buzz Lightyear parts here. Sounds like it will be something to check out next trip!
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Yep that's how it works, you get your box ($18.00 I think) and put as much in is as you can...the only thing is the lid has to close - it doesn't really matter how the rest of the box looks as long as it closes....
Originally Posted By poohbear14 ^^Yup the lid has to be able to fasten shut. Otherwise stuff, stuff, stuff to your heart's content. I think one of the recently added pieces is a Navy Blue Dreams Come True ear hat. I've seen CMs help stuff the boxes and they do a great job. Luv to go into the store in DCA and see the dressed up spuds on display. :-D AT DLR is there another store besides Engin-ears in DCA that sells Mr. Potato Head? I think those stores that gottaluvdavillans was referring to are at WDW. Don't recall seeing them at DL's Toontown or Pioneer Mercantile.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains They just put them in - PM they are in the corner near the far cash register and in Toontown they are next to the stuffed animal wall - never been to wdw because I would have to take at least a year off from Dl to save the money to go and I suffer withdrawls after 6wks or so LOL well half lol
Originally Posted By poohbear14 Thanks gldv I'll have to check them out the next time I'm in the park.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains They now have a giant potato head you can fill in DCA for $45. I am guessing you can put everything in it. I didn't look at the other stores so I am not sure if they have this giant head. The head is made of plastic so you can keep it to store them at home.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo I didn't see the blue dream ears. Also didn't see the Maleficent horns or Mary Poppins accessories so I'm guessing those are just at WDW. I'll have to get them through the LP store.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I got the blue ears they were mixed in with the bride and groom hats. I had to buy a bunch of stuff I really didn't need to get those ears (yes I did need those blue ears ). THe villain pieces and the mary poppins were at WDW but I got them through the LP store which was both less than a trip to WDW and less than ebay...
Originally Posted By NJ AP We've been collecting parts for a few years. I think we've bought four boxes of parts so far and are always eyeing up more. Wish we had seen the golden ears. I think our favorite parts are the Ariel ones -- a big green fin and red hair. Our daughter loves the Tinkerbell parts -- blond hair in a bun, wings, and pointy shoes. These take up a lot of space. One other place you can get them is the NYC Disney Store on 5th Avenue. In addition to Disney parts, they also have NYC-style parts: NYPD and NYFD hats, pretzel, and a subway map all come to mind. Even if you buy the potato someplace else, make sure you buy DL arms (and make sure to get a right and left one -- they are different) as they can hold things like autograph books, a Mickey shaped balloon, etc. Once you start, it becomes an addiction as you want to buy new parts. LOL
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Hi my name is Melissa and I am a Potato Head Addict...We have a large rolling cabinet full of Potato Head Parts....And my kids don't really play with them anymore yet I keep buying more...Please don't help me yet as I still don't have my gold ears...
Originally Posted By NJ AP Glad to hear there is someone out there with parts not getting played with. Our daughter likes the smaller potatohead better and ignores the regular size one. Of course most of the parts fit the normal size PH. Not even sure how we ended up with the "daughter" of the Potatohead.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo LOL at #16! We have a huge basket of parts in the living room and everybody who comes to the house plays with them. The kids play with them all the time. Turns out I did get the blue Mickey ears, but what's this about *gold* ears? I need those!
Originally Posted By John_CM The gold ears were there for the 50th. This year, they received the blue "year of a million dreams" hat.
Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan I just saw both the new 2007 blue ears and the 50th gold ears on ebay. The gold were buy-it-now for like $12. Plus shipping!
