Since a few days the Cutie Mark Crew blind packs are starting to appear in shops around the world. In the US both Target and Walmart have them in stock, and we've got reports from the UK, mainland Europe and various countries in Asia too. Since these are the replacement for the blind bag waves we've gotten tons of requests about identifying figures without opening the capsules.
Luckily we've found some blind packs here on our holiday in Austria, so it's time for a bit of research!

With the two brushable Best Gift Ever sets being available now we only had one set left: The Blind Boxes. But Amazon listed this set today and we get a look at all the included figures in this set! The set consist of the Mane-six and some familiar characters. As you can see they all have a pearlized look with the exception of the Mane-six who have glitter inside of them. I'll write a list down below of the ponies included. Sadly, we don't know the codes for these yet. (if there are any)

Thanks to one of our readers we now know that there will be exclusive Cutie Mark Crew sets, as this set has been spotted at Target. This set called the "Sparkly Sweets" Set and contains the whole mane-six as ponies + Spike and a hidden figure. (who turns out to be Princess Celestia with a glitter mane) Each figure also comes with a cute Glitter-Covered Food-themed item hence the name Sparkly Sweets.

 We got a first look at these girls during the New York Toy Fair this year but after we didn't hear much about these. But today Amazon Canada has listed both the Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle Mighty Muggs figures. A Rainbow Dash one will also be released but she isn't been listed at the moment.

Have a Lyra in a Piano just because there aren't any images so far. Anyway Amazon has listed a very interesting book titled: My Little Pony Cutie Mark Crew Collector's Guide. According to the description this book will contain a overview of all the released Cutie Mark Crew figures + artworks and fun facts. The book will also contain a poster to check off your collection.

Today we have a special guest report from Anto, who was kind enough to shoot photos at this year's San Diego Comic Con of everything My Little Pony that was on display across the convention floor.
Hasbro had a relatively large booth this year with lots of items that are going to be release this year, including Cutie Mark Crew, Ultimate Equestria Collection and Best Gift Ever sets.
And of course we get to take a peek at an actual prototype of the Pinkie Pie Bishoujo statue can be seen.

Over the past few weeks it was hard to miss on MLP Merch: McDonalds launched a new line of My Little Pony Happy Meal toys this month, themed after the Cutie Mark Crew. Because the availability differs from country to country we decided to write this post about the info that's currently available.
Below we've listed all countries from which we know the figures are available, including their release schedule (if known).
Not available in your country? You can always check eBay for online availability!

We had a little break, but we're back for another store finds post! This post features news from the US, Taiwan and Mexico. There are no huge releases during this period, but the "fall" releases of the 2018 MLP line might follow soon in countries like Singapore and The Philippines, so stay tuned for that!
If you happen to find brand new stuff in your local store, then feel free to write us a small message with photos.