In just a few days, we will be sliding straight into the
99th year since the founding and creation of PEZ.
Many of us still remember the times when PEZ
released no more than four new series per year.
Those days are clearly long behind us.
Over the past few days, we have taken the
time to look back once again at the current
year and, as we have done every year since 2014,
to create our annual PEZ Pictorial.
While in 2014 it was still a real challenge to obtain
good-quality images of dispensers,
this has fortunately become much easier,
better, and far more professional over the years.
whether as a checklist, a collector’s overview,
or simply as a celebration of everything PEZ brought
us throughout the year. Feel free to print it,
frame it, or even gift it to fellow collectors.
At the same time, we would like to sincerely thank PEZ
for the incredible creativity they continue to show,
for the thoughtful designs, the fantastic ideas,
and the colorful, vibrant dispensers they
create for all of us collectors.
On a more personal note, we also want to thank PEZ
for their patience with us throughout the year.
We certainly kept them busy with questions about information,
images, release dates, and more,
and they always found the time to support us properly.
Thank you for that, PEZ!
Before we dive in, we know you are all waiting
for the important facts.
As always, the dispensers are listed by release date.
As always, the dispensers are listed by release date.
That means, for example, that this year’s Valentine dispensers,
which were released at the end of last year,
are therefore included in the 2024 Pictorial.
Without any doubt, this was a year of superlatives.
Everything we collectors love made an appearance:
Crystal PEZ dispensers (4 new ones),
2 golden PEZ dispensers (Presenter Girl and Golden Santa)
Bronze Nutcracker,
and absolute highlights that made us go crazy:
the Alien dispenser and the two Glow in the Dark PEZ dispensers
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Many of you probably already had the feeling
that this year brought more new PEZ dispensers
than ever before, and yes, you were absolutely right!
We are very happy to officially confirm that in 2025,
PEZ released an
incredible 114 new dispensers
(including the Walmart Hello Kitty variation)
for our collections.
For comparison: there were 103 new dispensers
For comparison: there were 103 new dispensers
in both 2023 and 2024.
Among these 114 new dispensers were
6 completely new PEZ assortments,
resulting in 27 brand-new dispensers.
(4× TMNT Turtles, 3× Squishmallows, 3× Jurassic Explorers,
7× Nightmare Before Christmas, 3× Naruto, 8× Stitch (including the Giant PEZ).
At the same time, this means:
96 PEZ dispensers were released in the USA,
62 PEZ dispensers were released in Europe.
Broken down further:
52 dispensers were USA-only
18 dispensers were Europe-only
We often read in PEZ communities that PEZ
tends to reuse the same molds.
This year proves otherwise in an impressive way:
40 brand-new molds, yes, forty!
40 brand-new molds, yes, forty!
A number very few of us would have expected!
With 25 online-exclusive dispensers
(including the Golden Advent Calendar Santa),
we landed exactly at the same number as last year.
Of these:
24 were online exclusives in the USA via PEZ Candy Inc.
21 were available to European collectors via PEZ International.
Another very noticeable highlight this year was the number of
customer-specific PEZ dispensers.
With a total of 21,
With a total of 21,
this is yet another new record,
heavily driven by Disney Parks releases.
17 for the USA, and 4 for Europe.
(8× Disney Parks, 3× Walmart (including Hello Kitty variation),
1× Hello Kitty Japan-Osaka Expo, 1× Pudgy Penguins, 3× Sonic Spain (Jijonenca),
2× Target Dogs, 3× Trucks (ACE, Wawa, Abt).
At this point, we would also like to share the link to
all PEZ Pictorials from 2014 to 2025 (here).
And if that’s still not enough, you will find many more
And if that’s still not enough, you will find many more
fantastic PEZ Pictorials from us right here.
Even though PEZ also enjoys some well-deserved
rest during the holidays, one thing is certain:
While we were looking back at this year’s dispensers,
While we were looking back at this year’s dispensers,
PEZ has already been working behind the scenes
on exciting things for 2026.
And it all starts very early in the year, so stay tuned,
there is a lot to come.
We will definitely be hearing the slogan
“I NEED SPACE”,
and honestly, it perfectly reflects our daily collector’s life.
Finally, we would like to thank you, our community,
for your loyalty and support.
We wish you and your loved ones a wonderful
New Year filled with happiness, success, good health,
and of course, many new PEZ dispensers
for your collections.
Here’s to an amazing 99th year with PEZ!
Happy Collecting, and Happy New Year!
