THE LION GUARD: From The Pride Lands to Playtime (with a LIVE Unboxing)

Tuesday, February 23 2016 22:45

THE LION GUARD: From The Pride Lands to Playtime (with a LIVE Unboxing)

Written by James Zahn

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THE LION GUARD: From The Pride Lands to Playtime (with a LIVE Unboxing)

It's a great time to be a kid... or a parent... with the wealth of fantastic transmedia entertainment properties available for families to experience and enjoy on-screen-and-off. One newer example is Disney Junior's THE LION GUARD, the continuation of the story started in THE LION KING back in 1994. In this new animated series, young Kion, the second cub of Simba and Nala, finds himself tasked with leading The Lion Guard - an elite team of animals that function as a team to protect The Pride Lands from all manner of threat. This week, the pilot film, THE LION GUARD: RETURN OF THE ROAR has come home on DVD (get it on Amazon), complete with a music video for Beau Black's "Here Comes The Lion Guard" from the series' original soundtrack...

Having already posted an overview of some of the new toys and games that have been released in support of THE LION GUARD, our friends at Just Play Toys sent us a small assortment of their new LION GUARD action figures, along with some Blind Bag figurines. What was inside the Blind Bags? Check out this Live Unboxing that we broadcast and captured via Periscope:

I have mixed feelings on the whole "blind" thing, as I don't want to own duplicates, but people are into it, so I'll go with that. The girls like the figures, and that's what counts... but when it comes to Just Play's new LION GUARD toys, it's the action figures that really win - and here we have Beshte's Boulder Catapult and Kion's Toppling Rock Wall, each of which are available at your favorite retailers right now. And, for those who want some major action, look for the big playset as well!

Dig these? Check out the Just Play website to see the entire collection, and to bring The Pride Lands home...

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James Zahn is best-known as The Rock Father™, a media personality, commentator, adventurer and raconteur. He is the Owner, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of THE ROCK FATHER™ Magazine. In January, 2019, after nearly a decade of publishing The Rock Father™ Magazine, he joined Adventure Media and Events as Senior Editor of The Toy Book—the leading trade publication for the toy industry since 1984, as well as The Pop Insider — a destination for all things pop culture, and The Toy Insider — the leading consumer guide for toys and games. He is also editor of The Toy Report, a weekly newsletter published by The Toy Book each Thursday. Zahn has over 27 years of experience in the entertainment, retail and publishing industries.

He regularly serves as a Brand Ambassador and spokesperson for several Globally-recognized pop culture and lifestyle brands in addition to consulting for a number of toy manufacturers.

Creatively, James has directed/edited music videos, lyric videos, and album trailers for bands such as FEAR FACTORY, has appeared as an actor in feature films and commercials, written comic books, and performed in bands. He currently serves as an artist manager and video director for PRODUCT OF HATE, whose debut album was released by Napalm Records in 2016, distributed by ADA/Warner Music in the U.S. with Universal Music handling global. A new album has been completed and is set for release this year.

Zahn and/or his work have been featured in/on CNN, NBC, ABC, WGN, CBS, GCTN, G4, The Chicago Tribune, Forbes, MarketWatch, Reuters, BusinessWire, Fangoria, Starlog and more. He's appeared as a music expert on CNN's AC360 alongside Anderson Cooper, and has been interviewed by Larry King. In the past he served as a writer for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family and PBS KIDS, penned articles for Sprout and PopSugar, and was a contributor to Chicago Parent.

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