A big surprise this week from Hasbro with the release of a new wave of blind bags! Last year we thought it was game over for the classic blind bag waves with the continuous release of Cutie Mark Crew figures, but this turns out the be just a pause.
This week an images was shared on Instagram showing two well-known blind bag ponies with new cards attached. As far as we can tell the ponies in this wave are all re-releases from earlier transparent lines, like Wave 14, 16 and 17, with one exception: Rainbow Smile. A trademarked name we couldn't find a reference to anywhere else, and judging by the name, color and pose it could be a new name for Rainbowshine.
All figures come with a fully transparent body, no painted mane/tail and no added glitter. Though, there seems to be some color variations from the earlier releases, and we spot usage of the new eye designs from later waves.
The figures were found in Mexico, and we didn't see them at the NY Toy Fair this year or last year. This raises the question whether the new wave (technically #25 if we exclude Best Gift Ever) is a worldwide release, or of this wave will only see specific countries. Still, if that latter is the case, they could still end up in discount stores like the budget EqG dolls.

Quite a lot of Blind Bag news these days isn't it? I just found two new Blind Bags on Ebay which I never saw before of Peachy Sweet and Merry May. As you can see they have translucent bodies and painted manes like the 7th and 8th wave. But what's strange is that these two characters will be also in Wave 16. So... what's going on with these? There are a few possibilities:

• They are indeed just Wave 17 Ponies
• They will be in a different release
• They are fake (unlikely since this seller doesn't sell any other fake stuff)

While Amazon did have the Friendship is Magic Collection listed for a few weeks, most of the listings were ran by 3rd party sellers, and those listed by Amazon did have a very low stock. Until now! All sets have their correct price and stock, plus the bigger sets are on sale now as well!

Single Packs

• Apple Fritter Single - $2.99
• Apple Munchies Single - $2.99
• Apple Strudel Single - $2.99
• Flam Single - $2.99
• Jonagold Single - $2.99
• Peachy Sweet Single - $2.99

Figure Packs

• Apple Flora and Candy Caramel - $4.99
• Apple Bloom and Sweetie Babs - $4.99
• Big McIntosh Figure Pack - $4.99
• Sleeping Applejack Figure Pack - $4.99

Story Packs

• Sweet Apple Juice Stand Set - $7.49
• Super Speedy Squeezy 6000 Set - $7.49

Ultimate Story Packs

• Sweet Apple Acres Barn - $16.49

We just reported that the small story packs from the Friendship is Magic Collection are now available on Amazon. A few hours later it turns out that the Single Story packs are available as well for $6.99 each. Have the images and the listings below!

• FiM Collection Single Story Pack Apple Fritter - $6.99
• FiM Collection Single Story Pack Apple Munchies - $6.99
• FiM Collection Single Story Pack Apple Strudel - $6.99
• FiM Collection Single Story Pack Apple Flam - $6.99
• FiM Collection Single Story Pack Jonagold - $6.99
• FiM Collection Single Story Pack Peachy Sweet - $6.99

FiM Collection Single Story Pack Apple Fritter

FiM Collection Single Story Pack Apple Munchies

FiM Collection Single Story Pack Apple Strudel

FiM Collection Single Story Pack Flam

FiM Collection Single Story Pack Jonagold

FiM Collection Single Story Pack Peachy Sweet

Yay! Finally we get a good look at the packaging for the Upcoming Friendship is Magic Collection! Yesterday we already talked about some single ones on Ebay but now some of them have been spotted in packaging as well! In addition to these single story pack ones, we also found the Barn in packaging! Check them all out below!

Thanks to ゆヰ丸五七低何ヂんナナ代 for the heads up for these!

So a lot of you have been wondering what exactly the announced Apple Family figures are. First we thought dolls, then we thought brushables. But in the end it turns out they are all Blind Bags. Don't be sad tough because in my opinion. They are gorgeous! For example take out that awesome barn that comes with Red Gala and Granny Smith. It will retail for about $19.99. Remember that no release dates are known yet.

All these images were found on the investor website of Hasbro. Thanks to Wardah for the heads up!

We've found some images and info online from a Hasbro partner confirming the release of special Apple Family sets, which we found 2 weeks ago on Amazon (part 1 / part 2). The sets will probably be released under a new name: Friendship is Magic Collection (see logo above) and 4 type of releases: Story Packs, Story Packs with accessories, Larger Story Packs and the Ultimate Story Pack.
We're still not 100% sure what these are, but I found something interesting. Remember the Red Gala blind bag with new mold we found a few weeks back? Well, the Ultimate Story Pack will contains a Red Gala figure! I personally think that this is not a coincidence and that these sets might finally be playsets for blind bag ponies! We can't know for sure, but it's going to look like it (especially if you look at the prices)!
Below we have a listing of all ponies included in each:

A lot of new items have been listed on Amazon! And quite a lot of Apple Family Dolls/Brushables have been listed! So Much that we decided to post about them all together. We have no accurate descriptions yet and no pictures or other information. So we need to get all the information out of the title of the listing. Have a look at them all below. We are not sure if these will be Brushables or Equestria girls but we guess they will be Brushables. I guess they will be part of a new (exclusive) line. What do you think?

In the last few weeks this factory error blind bag circulated around eBay, from various sellers. Buying it was a gamble, because it could have been a mistake by the seller and just be regular Lavender Fritter. But I couldn't resist the urge to buy her...