WARNING: I’m going to be posting some images from this months Disney Treasures ‘Festival Of Friends’ Subscription Box – safe to say, if you haven’t received yours yet, and you don’t want to be robbed of your surprise, you’re best to just go back a page and walk away, pleading ignorance.

Okay? You’ve been warned, now

All good? Still with us? Excellent! Then let’s get this three ring circus underway and take to the skies…!

The Disney Treasures boxes, powered by Funko, are a bi-monthly subscription service, supplying fans of everything Disney – from the Classic Animation films, to the short cartoons of yesteryear to the Pixar computer animated features – with unique items, not available for retail anywhere else, in one funky little box. The debut box, the scoundrel-themed Pirates Cove, was a cracking introduction to the service – now it’s time to pop open this box (no pun intended) and see what’s inside…

First up, stuck to the inner flap and what appears to be the default accoutrements to these boxes, are the Stitched Patch – featuring Piglet, from WINNIE THE POOH – and nicely mighty Metal Enamel Badge – showcasing Thumper, from BAMBI. The Thumper decal is a Funko-fied version of the character so I was thrown a little at first (thinking it might actually be Det. Judy Hopps from ZOOTOPIA – no such luck). The patches from this initial run of six boxes will join together to form a circular design, a great idea for those unsure about a way to mount them (with, as I understand it, a seventh patch for the 6 month subscribers to be placed in the centre). I can imagine there will be a dedicated fan out there, sewing them to the back of a jacket: that’ll look rather cute when complete.

Opening up the top flap, you first get a ‘Festival Of Friends’ Sticker to put on… I dunno, a notepad or something? Wherever you see fit, I suppose. It would have been great for subscribers to get a mock-up passport of some kind, to document your subscription, similar in branding to the box inlay. Have a bunch of blank pages to encourage you to get more stickers and keep on with your order. There you go Funko, you can have that one! You’re welcome!

Then, next up, is a Explanation Sheet to give an overview of the boxes contents, including some behind-the-scenes info on the sculpting and creation of the boxes innards, as well as detailing the journey of the Disney Treasures on the treasure map on the back – next box up, ‘Tiny Town’ which is available to order now and will hit doorsteps in August. Something to look forward to, post-D23 Expo, perhaps.

It has to be said, this box does feel a little light when it comes to the actual contents quantity – maybe I’ve been a bit spoilt when it comes to the Funko boxes, including the Marvel Collector Corps and STAR WARS Smugglers Bounty boxes, but five items (plus the map and sticker) does seem slim pickings. Thankfully, that’s made up by the POP’s hidden below.

Next up is a Mystery Mini metal tin and mini-POP! figure, all branded up with TOY STORY decals (complete with Mr. Potato Head), and holding inside, the cutest little Woody figure I’ve ever seen. Now, I have a love-hate relationship with this figure: hate, because it doesn’t represent the smugness of everyone’s favourite cowboy – look, he does sometimes come across as a bit of a git! But I love this figure because, well, it’s so damned cute!! It could’ve easily taking the role of my favourite element to this box – if it wasn’t for the POP!, lurking below.

I was a huge Pluto fan as a kid – to me, he was innocence personified, loved by his best friend Mickey, sometimes picked upon by some random chain of events, but always coming out of it smiling, ears flopping and tail wagging. I LOVED Pluto! So, to get this rather minimalist design POP’s figure of Disney’s iconic mutt – nice and simple, bright and clean – is a pure joy for me. Wonderful.

Which makes the last item at the bottom just the icing on the cake: from 1941’s DUMBO, the titular flying elephant himself, clutching his ‘magic feather’ in his trunk, aloft along with his best pal, Timothy, perched in the hat on top of his head. This is another minimalist design with a transparent base, not too overly complicated (possibly learning from their mistakes on the busy and fussily painted Captain Jack Mystery Mini in the previous box).

It’s a figure for the young-un’s, not needing to go over the top and keeping it clean and simple, with the only concession to fine detail on Timothy, his jacket and feathered hat, making a stark contrast against the greyness of his pachyderm pal. A great POP!

And that is that: no further surprises lurking below, just the anticipation of the next issue in a couple of months time, with Tinkerbell from PETER PAN, teased on the Treasure Map. Here’s looking forward to seeing what little friends Disney Treasures will pack in, this August.

DISNEY TREASURES, POWERED BY FUNKO, are available only on the disneytreasures.funko.com website, either Pay As You Go ($30 per box), Adventurer (6 month plan, $29 per box, with exclusive Disney Pin and Welcome Gift) or Explorer (12 month plan, $28 per box, with exclusive Disney Pin and Welcome Gift). Check them out today!

Thanks to Funko for providing me with this complementary box for review – keep your eyes open on our SDCC 2017 Exclusives Directory for the latest news on San Diego Comic-Con exclusive releases, starting Monday 5th June.

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