PEZ Timeline Chronology

2010 continued with a wide array of new PEZ items. Sets were big as Snow White was re-issued in a set with the 7 Dwarfs. Hello Kitty gift tin with 4 crystal Characters was issued plus two additional: Hello Kitty full body and Hello Kitty with Heart.. Thomas the Train series saw 4 trains in a tin display box with Thomas, Percy, James, and Gordon. Gordon was only issued in the special tin box.  Toy Story Series continued to expand with Jessie, Slinky Dog and Hamm the Piggy Bank. A Chocolate Bunny on pink stem was added to the Easter series. New NASCAR helmets came out honoring several race tracks and races: Phoenix, and Chicagoland.  Specialty Big Rig trucks included Ace Hardware,  CVS Pharmacy, Rite-Aid, Stewart's, Bottom Dollar Foods, Food Lion, Wawa grocery, Wegman's Grocery (Tomatoes on side), and Giant Eagle's Get-Go red truck.  Other specialty issues included Geico and Chuck E Cheese.  Europe put their own set of 8 Big Rigs called 'Power Trucks'. The Disney Princess series expanded to include Princess Tiana (from Princess and the Frog). Ben 10 series was issued in Europe with Heat Blast, Way Big and Ben 10. Sparefroh also came out in Europe.  FIFI World Cup Soccer has soccerballs on  three colors of stems.  Winnie the Pooh was issued in Europe as a click varity (Pooh, Pooh with honey jar, Piglet, Tigger, Eyore, and Roo).   NCAA expanded their series by issuing basketballs from Ohio State, Kentucky, Syracuse and UConn, and a UNC National Champion (2009). NCAA football was added: Brigham Young University. For Halloween a GITD Vampire was added to the line. Baseballs series added the Phillie Fanatic, a Yankees 27 titles, the White Sox, Mariners, and Marlins, and a new logo for San Francisco. Skipper the Penguin from Madagascar was issued in the US as part of a favorites Package. Hello Kitty plush PEZ were issued as was a Winter Plush series.. Barky Brown Charity set included a Halloween special with a White GITD Head Barky on black, and a White GITD "Barkina" on orange

In 2011 CVS issued a red truck to go along with the 2010 version white truck. Other Big Rig trucks: Craftsman, Safeway, HyVee, Wegman's 2011 edition (Sushi), and Four Wal-Mart trucks featuring their logo over the years.. Valentine's Day saw the special issue of Micky and Minnie with hearts stems. A special box of Cars - Lightning McQueen and Sally were also issued with heart stems. A teddy Bear or Love bear was issued holding a heart pillow with "Love". (There are three versions of paw color - light brown, reddish, and dark brown).   MLB added 5 new teams to the series: Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, LA Angels, and Texas Rangers. Boston red Sox mascot "Wally" was added along with a new logo for the LA Dodgers and St Louis Cardinals.  Texas A&M,  Texas Tech, Hawaii, and Bosie State were added to the NCAA Football set. Thomas Train Series expanded with #7 Toby. European issues includ Mr Men Series (Mr Strong, Mr Rude, Mr Happy, Mr Bump, and Miss Sunshine). A new series for the animated cartoon Phineas and Ferb came out featuring Phineas, Ferb, and Agent P.  The Disney Princess Series was expanded to include Rapunzel.  The Super Hero series was expanded to include Captain America and Thor.  Then a Justice League series came out with the busts of Green Lantern, Batman, and Superman. Finn McMissle was added to the Cars series while Lightning McQueen and Mater were changed. A series of three magnetic Pull-and-Go cars were issued with Finn McMissle, the new Lightning McQueen and the new Mater. A Handy Manny set came out with 4 characters: Handy Manny Garcia, Dusty the hand Saw, Pat the Hammer, and Flicker the Flashlight.   A Lord of the Rings set was issued with two variations, one set had the Eye of Souran and the other Bilbo Baggins. The seven common figures are : Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gollum. Pez introduced the first of their educational series with a box including the first 5 presidents: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. Halloween saw another remake of the Glowing Witch.  Two NHL Hocley Goalie Masks were issued in Canada. Bolo Bear was issued in Mexico for Liverpool Department Store.  In Europe, a "Smart Pez" series saw a series of 5 students with mortar boards and different color stems, a 3 character Littlest Pet Shop series, and a Hello Kitty Skulls release. Valentine Bears were added to the Plush series along with Sanrio's Kerropi. Barky Brown Charity set included a Pink "Barkina" and Blue Barky Brown with easter Eggs and a Pink Crystal "Barkina" and Blue Crystal Barky head with "Valentines Day" on the stem.

2012 started right off with the issue of a new Kermit Frog, Miss Piggy and the intro of Animal.  Darth Mall and a new Yoda were added to Star Wars series.  Valentines series saw the addition of Love Bears holding hearts of "Kisses" and "Hugs".  Several new color hearts were issued but not widely distributed: Purple crystal and Red Crystal on White stem. The D.C. Comics and marvel Comics characters expanded with a reworked Ironman with a gold mask. Spiderman was redone in Bust Style along with and new issues of Lizardman and Catwoman.  Strawberry Shortcake series came out featuring Strawberry Shortcake, Orange Blossum, and Lemon Merengue. The Halloween series added a new Pumpkin design.  Star Trek - Next Generation series came out with two sets (one for WalMart).  A new Barbie collection in a pink tin purse featured four different barbie PEZ.  The band KISS had been a fantasy PEZ for years but officially came out in their own collectible tim box.  The educational series was expanded with volumes II and III featuring the next 10 presidents: John Q Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Filmore, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchannon. Released in Canada, a Stanley Cup Hockey series of 6 PEZ featuring the 6 original teams and the date of their last Stanley Cup win. A Wegman's 2012 (Veggies), Shop Rite and a Toys R Us Big Rig was added to the Big Rig series. There were European exclusive issues that included Nici (Keep Smiling), Disney Cuties (featuring baby Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, and Donald), and Paul Frank Julius Monkey

2013...New issues for 2013 include the addition of Dory to the Finding Nemo Series.  The Oscar winning animated movie Brave features a new Disney Princess: Merida.  A new floppy ear Bunny appeared for Easter along with a new Egg with a Painted Duck. Red Nose Day in Europe saw the special release of three funny red nost charaters. Policeman Ferdinand was a special Austrian issue.

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Other significant milestones:

1995
Easter and Santa Playworld Sets; Hallmark Santa Ornament

1996
Power Pez (July),  Hallmark Snowman Ornament (October)