- Toy Story Land opened June 30 at Hollywood Studios in Florida's Walt Disney World.
- There are long waits to get inside the area and additional waits to get on the rides.
- The most popular item by far on opening day was a refillable alien popcorn bucket. It cost $20.
- The park opened at 8 a.m. to the general public. INSIDER learned that five hours later, the souvenir popcorn buckets were sold out at the park.
- Some are already listed on eBay for more than triple it's original cost. One person is asking $225 for the collectible.
Toy Story Land has been open for one day and the fan favorite item to purchase is already sold out.
INSIDER is down at Walt Disney World for the opening of the new themed land and everywhere you look are lovable aliens from the beloved franchise.
Alien popcorn buckets are in the arms, strollers, and around the necks of park guests on matching alien-themed lanyards.
The little guy was everywhere I went.
The $20 buckets come with popcorn. If you want refills throughout the day, they aren't free. That's another $1.59 per refill. The alien's mouth opens wide for hands to reach inside and eat the popcorn out of his mouth.
Around 10 a.m. the aliens were still available for purchase at kiosks around the park. They could be seen on display in the rear of the park outside Toy Story Land at a wagon outpost.
But by 1 p.m. an employee in Disney World's Hollywood Studios was telling fans they were already sold out across the park.
The little aliens are a staple of the "Toy Story" franchise. First introduced in the 1995 movie, three of them were won out of a crane machine by villain Sid and were later adopted by Mr. And Mrs. Potato Head in the sequel. They're known for saying phrases including, "Thank you for saving our lives. We are eternally grateful."
This isn't the first time the alien popcorn bucket has been available at Disney Parks. It launched in April at California's Disneyland and California Adventure theme parks. It quickly sold out there as well. People reportedly waited ras long as three hours for them in the spring. We didn't see any long waits, but at least one person said they waited 45 minutes to get their alien popcorn bucket Saturday morning.
One reason we noticed the merchandise goes so fast is because there doesn't appear to be a limit on how many you can purchase. People are taking advantage of that. I saw numerous individuals and families with bags of the aliens held in strollers and being carried around the park.
Hours after the little green guys vanished around the park, they could be found on eBay ranging in price from $24.60 all the way to $225 and everything in between.
If you really want one stat, you can find them online if you're willing to pay. Or you can hope Hollywood Studios will replenish its stock for newcomers to the park.
If you're going to the parks and still want a cool souvenir with the green alien, cups featuring the aliens are still available. Unlike the popcorn buckets, these light up.
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