Buzz, Woody & Jessie Are Back! The New Toy Story PEZ Dispensers! Plus Enter Our Giveaway!

Earlier this month, PEZ Candy USA surprised 

collectors by announcing brand-new  

Toy Story PEZ dispensers 

on their social media channels, 

along with an exciting first look at the upcoming release.

 

Shortly thereafter, PEZ International (Europe) 

 followed with the official presentation of 

the dispensers in their newly released  

Marketing & Sales Catalogue, giving fans a more 

detailed preview of what’s coming.

 

The Toy Story franchise is one of the 

most successful animated series of all time.

 The films resonate with both children 

and adults by addressing surprisingly complex

 themes such as loss, identity, and growing up, 

capturing hearts all around the world.

This June, the long-awaited fifth installment

 of Toy Story will finally arrive in cinemas. 

Expectations are high that it will once again break records.

 

 The new film explores the theme

 “Toy Meets Tech”, 

as the toys face their greatest challenge yet: 

competition from electronic devices. 

Bonnie, now eight years old, increasingly neglects

 her classic toys in favor of a new frog-shaped 

tablet called Lilypad

 

We are absolutely delighted that PEZ has

 once again secured the Toy Story license, 

bringing these beloved characters back 

into the world of PEZ collecting.

 

We have now received high-quality images

 of the new Toy Story dispensers, 

and there’s even more exciting news to come, 

but more on that later. 

For now, we’re thrilled to present the 

dispensers to you in all their glory. 

Right from the start, it’s clear that all three characters, 

Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie, 

feature completely new molds, and they look fantastic.

 

PEZ has chosen the popular head-only dispenser design.

The heads are impressively large, well detailed, 

and all three dispensers look outstanding.

 

The new dispensers are scheduled for release

in the second quarter in both the U.S. and Europe. 

To celebrate the launch of these new dispensers,

 PEZ International has generously provided us

 with an exclusive set (many thanks for that!),

 which we are happy to give away to our community.

One lucky winner will be the first to welcome 

all three brand-new Toy Story dispensers (loose)

 into their collection.

 

Below, you’ll find all the details on how to

 participate in the giveaway.

 

Of course, we’ve also prepared a complete

 Toy Story PEZ pictorial, featuring all 

dispensers released to date (without variations), 

a must-have overview for every collector.

Limited time Contest HURRY TO ENTER!

Celebrate the Arrival of the All New 

Toy Story 5 NEW 2026 Release! 

To enter, simply send an email to

 pezpalzblog@gmail.com Include:

Your Name 

(First and Last Initial)

City and State

Be sure to tag your subject line with:

✨Toy Story✨

Entries must be received between 

January 30, 2026 and February 6th 2026, 

at Midnight Pacific Time.

This stellar celebration is open to PEZ fans worldwide! 🌍

The winner will be revealed by the stroke of starlight, 

February 8th 2026 via the ever-spinning 

Pez Palz Wheel of Destiny. 🌠

Help us keep it fair- please remember:

One entry per person

One entry per email address

Good luck, and may the stars align in your favor! 🌌

Please note: This giveaway is not sponsored, 

endorsed, or administered by META 

(Facebook, Instagram, Threads) or X (Twitter) or Bluesky.

Good Luck to all, and Happy Collecting!

PEZ Plushies? The Image That Set the Collector Community on Fire!

Yesterday, even we were completely surprised 

when PEZ International shared a photo on their

 social media channels featuring a 

PEZ Astronaut dispenser from the Mars Mission series, alongside 

a pink PEZ Candy reimagined as a plush toy.

The entire community went absolutely wild!

We would have snatched those two adorable plushies 

out of their hands immediately if we could have.

 

After the initial excitement and heart-eyes all around, 

the questions started pouring in:

Will these plush toys actually be produced?
Will we be able to order them?
When will they be available?

So many questions were on everyone’s mind.

We reached out to PEZ on your behalf, 

and now we have the answers.

 

 Unfortunately, the news we’re about to 

share isn’t quite as joyful.

 

Plush toys have been incredibly trendy lately, 

not just since Labubu, 

with new social media trends popping up constantly. 

 

One of these is the “Mini-Me” trend, 

where users create 3D plush versions of themselves

 using AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or specialized apps.

 

It turns out that PEZ surprised us yesterday

 with exactly this kind of trend. 

The image that caused such a stir is, 

sadly, only an AI-generated image. 

And honestly, it is unbelievably well done.

 It would have worked perfectly as an April Fool’s joke.

  As much as it pains us to say it, no matter 

how badly we want them, 

it looks like we won’t be able to get our hands

 on these sweet plushies, at least for now.

 

However, there is still a small spark of hope. 

Even the marketing team at PEZ loves the AI-generated image.

With PEZ’s 100th anniversary coming up next year,

 and the marketing experts already 

searching for special ideas to celebrate 

this milestone, perhaps we can dare to hope

 for a cuddly PEZ plush in the future.

 

Happy Collecting! 

PEZ Brings Back a Regular Valentine’s Day Assortment for Europe!

The trend clearly shows that Valentine’s Day, 

February 14, is becoming increasingly popular 

in European retail as well, 

with many people looking for small tokens

 of affection to express their feelings.

For many years now, more precisely, 

since 2013, PEZ International has not offered

 a regular standard Valentine’s Day assortment. 

During this period, European PEZ collectors 

only had the option of purchasing the Valentine’s Day 

dispensers as online exclusives.

As of this year, that is finally changing.

With the release of the new limited

Online Exclusive Alien Valentine’s Day PEZ dispenser,

PEZ is once again introducing a regular Valentine’s Day

assortment into its product range.

European collectors can now order the

Purple Hugging Crystal Heart and

the Valentine’s Happy Crystal Heart online,

both designs that were previously available

only in the United States.

 
PEZ has also thought of candy lovers. 

With the new Candy Love Mix, featuring the flavors, 

cherry, strawberry, raspberry, and grape, PEZ is offering 

its most popular varieties in a single package. 

All of this is presented on a newly designed 

Valentine’s Day

 “Better Together” 

PEZ blister card.

The complete Valentine’s Day PEZ assortment from

 PEZ International is now available to order online. (here)

We are truly delighted by this new regular 

Valentine’s Day PEZ range. 

It finally gives European PEZ collectors something

 special to look forward to when choosing 

gifts for their loved ones.

Happy Collecting!

Celebrating 100 Years of Winnie the Pooh with new Disney Parks PEZ!

Since 2019, Disney Parks PEZ dispensers 

have been enchanting our collections. 

Featuring the most iconic Disney characters

alongside fantastic new designs, 

PEZ and the Disney Parks marketing teams 

continue to surprise us again and again with

 fresh ideas, new executions, and unexpected releases.

 

By now, the collection offers truly outstanding 

pieces and everything a collector’s heart 

could desire, whether Glow in the Dark, completely new molds,

or elegant Crystal versions.

 

Many of us have not even had the chance 

yet to add the new

 “It’s a Small World” Clock Dispenser, 

released last December, to our collections, 

and already there are two more brand-new 

dispensers for us to keep an eye out for.

This year, 

Winnie the Pooh celebrates his 100th anniversary.

 

 The very first book, Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne,

 was published in October 1926, 

a milestone that certainly deserves to be

 celebrated in the Disney Parks. 

And so, Winnie the Pooh and little Piglet (short Stem) 

havenow been spotted on a 

Disney Parks PEZ Double Card in the parks.

 

How wonderful that we can now add these

 two world-famous characters to our 

Disney Parks PEZ collection, 

which has meanwhile grown to an impressive 20 dispensers.

Returning once more to Pooh’s anniversary: 

wouldn’t it be fantastic if PEZ, as they did 

last year with Cinderella, 

would surprise us with a special 

Winnie the Pooh birthday edition, 

perhaps as an Anniversary Online Exclusive 

dispenser later this year?

Somehow, we have a feeling that something

 like this might be coming. 

And we also have the feeling that even 

more Disney Parks dispensers could 

appear in the near future.

It remains exciting, and we love this feeling

 of uncertainty, of guessing, of being surprised.

In the meantime, we have created a new

 Disney Parks PEZ pictorial for you, 

so you can always stay up to date with the latest releases.

Happy Collecting!

Out of This World Love: The PEZ Alien Valentine Edition Is Here!

Exactly one year ago, when PEZ International

 unveiled the new 2025 Marketing 

and Product Catalog, 

we all caught our first glimpse of the 

brand-new PEZ Alien. 

 

From the very moment it appeared, 

the global PEZ community went absolutely wild.

The excitement was massive, and of course, PEZ noticed.

 The buzz reached them loud and clear.

So it was only a matter of time before PEZ would give us more versions of this incredible character.

New Online Exclusive Valentine's Day PEZ Alien

And today, that moment has finally arrived

At first glance, some collectors might 

find the combination of an 

Alien and a Valentine’s Day dispenser a 

little surprising, or even unusual. 

But honestly, that’s exactly what makes it so

 refreshing, bold, different, and special. 

 

It’s an unexpected twist that somehow works

 beautifully and makes the whole concept 

feel even cooler and more collectible.

 

The new Online Exclusive Valentine's PEZ Alien with 

hearts in its eyes, paired with the wonderful 

slogan on the pink stem

“You’re Out of This World”

is not only charming but also a genuinely 

meaningful and wonderful statement.

You can now get this new dispenser for all your loved ones:

USA: here

Europe: here

New Valentine's Day PEZ Alien, left: USA vs. right: European Blistercard

  The only differences between the American

 and European versions are not to be found 

on the dispenser, but solely, 

just as in the past, 

in the different PEZ blister cards and the PEZ candies.

 

To our American PEZ friends who are still 

waiting for the regular PEZ Alien, 

which will be released as an online exclusive, 

please be patient. 

It will take a little longer, but it is on the way!

 

We are absolutely certain that this will not be

 the last Alien we get to see. 

The only real challenge now is 

WE NEED MORE SPACE!

Happy Collecting! 

We’re Already in Love: Highlights from the New PEZ International Catalog

Without a doubt, the 

European Marketing 

& Sales Catalog from PEZ International 

is, alongside the Sweets & Snacks Expo in the USA, 

the absolute highlight of the year for us PEZ collectors. 

This catalog not only presents all the new 

releases for the current year, 

it also serves as proof of just how 

creative PEZ continues to be,

 filling store shelves and

 our collections 

alike with outstanding licenses and beautifully 

designed PEZ dispensers.

 

Over the years, the annual catalog itself 

has become a must-have collector’s item,

 firmly earning its place as a collectible in its own right.

Before diving into the latest PEZ dispensers,

 let’s take a look, as tradition demands, 

at what’s new in the candy segment. 

After launching several new sour varieties

 last year, most notably the 

PEZ Monster Fizzy Bags, 

PEZ is turning things up another notch 

in 2026 with the brand-new 

Shock Headz Sour candies.

 

 Available in the ultra-sour flavors

 Electric Apple and Buzzing Strawberry, 

these candies are clearly designed to impress.

 

Targeted specifically at the 10–16-year-old audience,

PEZ Shock Headz Sour comes in truly spectacular packaging. 

The oversized skull with its tongue sticking out, 

combined with bold, vibrant colors, 

makes this an absolute eye-catcher on the shelf. 

We honestly can’t wait to taste them ourselves.

We’ve already introduced this year’s 

Hello Kitty 

assortment on our blog, 

but it won’t be long before Hello Kitty Strawberry,

 the new My Melody, Cinnamoroll, 

and Kuromi appear in stores. 

Feel free to revisit our post from last year if

 you’d like to dive deeper into the Hello Kitty lineup. (here)

After PEZ Candy USA gave us a first look at the new  

Toy Story PEZ dispensers 

just last week, PEZ International has now officially 

confirmed their release for the European market as well.

 

 Over the years, the Toy Story license has given 

us an incredible number of fantastic dispensers. 

To coincide with the release of Toy Story 5, 

hitting cinemas this June, PEZ has created

three all-new molds for 

Woody, Buzz, and Jessie. 

We can’t wait to welcome these three into our collections, 

and you can be sure we’ll be heading straight to the cinema, too

Following last year’s updates to Mario and Toad,

 both of which received new molds, another true 

icon is stepping into the spotlight:  

Donkey Kong. 

He has been redesigned and will be released this 

year with a brand-new mold as well.

Here you can find our story about the new 

mold for Mario and Toad.

A new addition is also joining the  

Squishmallows PEZ lineup. 

With Ingred, the purple cow, PEZ introduces a 

dispenser using the same mold as Patty. 

We’re confident she’ll feel right at home next to 

Cam, Patty, and Junie in our collections.

Now let’s talk about a dispenser that truly stole our hearts:

Pokémon!
Yes, you read that righ, and yes, we know we’ve

 had plenty of Pokémon dispensers before. 

But this time, PEZ delivers something completely new: 

Pikachu as a full-body dispenser 

with an entirely new mold.

 That this one is an instant must-buy goes without saying.

An entirely new assortment that our attentive 

readers already knew about: 

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks as PEZ dispensers! 

 

Starting this fall, Mega Wrex, Rhinomite, and Tiger Shark 

will come racing into our collections at full speed.

Next up is another dispenser that made our hearts glow, 

this time without any license at all. 

Straight from PEZ itself, our beloved  

ghost dispenser got

a brand-new mold, and we absolutely love how 

it will once again delight us during the Halloween season.

The 2026 Christmas season brings us the  

Ugly Sweater Santa dispenser, 

which last year was only available in a tube in the USA.

 The key difference in the European version is the 

PEZ Play code printed on the stem. 

Simply scan it to jump straight into the games

 within the PEZ Play app.

The little yellow Minions are also returning 

to the big screen this year, and with their 

massive fanbase, PEZ dispensers are of course a must. 

While the dispensers are currently hidden for

 licensing reasons, we can already reveal that  

at least two Minions dispensers will receive

 complete redesigns.

New packaging is also on the way: the catalog features

 two new cardboard gift boxes, 

both absolutely stunning. 

One will appear in the Easter assortment, 

while the Mario gift box will follow later in the year. 

We truly love this new addition.

We can also look forward to new dextrose 

drops this year, with Hello Kitty, Minions, 

and Squishmallows joining the lineup. 

 

Additionally, PEZ is releasing two new Twin Packs,

 featuring Pokémon and Stitch.

One of the biggest surprises in the catalog is the return of the 

XXL PEZ dispensers (known as Giants in the USA). 

 

After many years, PEZ International is bringing them back, 

featuring Stitch, already released in the USA last year,

 and Creeper from the Minecraft series. 

These two giants are guaranteed to put 

smiles on collectors’ faces.

PEZ Bags have become an essential part of the assortment, 

and this year brings new additions with the  

Spiderman Bag and Squishmallows Bag. 

 

For the Maxi Bags, Squishmallows and Minions are new for 2026.

Finally, PEZ is also expanding its merchandise range, 

introducing a foldable tote bag and a  

paper shopping bag, both featuring the new 

PEZ Candy pattern design.

It’s already clear: once again, PEZ has succeeded

 in making the year incredibly exciting for collectors, 

with a fantastic range of new dispensers and 

products that continue to sweeten our hobby.

 

Dive into the complete new PEZ International 

catalog right here and discover everything

 that awaits collectors this year. 

Happy Collecting!