Disney FamilyFun Magazine Unveils the 18th Annual Toy of the Year (T.O.Y.) Award Winners

NEW YORK, NY (October 13, 2009) – Disney FamilyFun magazine announced today the winners of the 18th annual Toy of the Year (T.O.Y.) Awards, including those toys that earned a highly coveted spot on the Top 10 list. This year’s #1 toy is Invasion of the Bristlebots from Klutz: an activity kit featuring tiny, careening robots kids assemble from toothbrush heads, then use to race, make art projects with, and more. Also among the top winners are Lego’s Feeding Zoo, a 53-piece Lego set that allows young zookeepers to tame their boredom by creating animal exhibits, the kid-invented RipRider 360˚ from Razor, a steel-frame trike that lets kids “drift” and perform full 360˚degree spins as they cruise around, and Green Toys’ Recycling Truck, a 12-inch-long truck made entirely from recycled plastic milk containers.

The 30 kid-and-parent-approved winners appear in the November 2009 issue of Disney FamilyFun magazine, which hits newsstands October 13, and are available on FamilyFun’s Web site, FamilyFun.com/magazine, where you can watch a video of the Top 10 toys in action.

Hundreds of toys were distributed to families across the country for evaluation by children and their parents. Over the course of several weeks, the enthusiastic Disney FamilyFun Toy Tester Families spent hundreds of hours assembling, playing with, and rating this year’s hopefuls on quality, value, and fun factor. More than 375 toys were assessed to create Disney FamilyFun’s list of the 30 best toys of 2009.

“Disney FamilyFun’s Toy of the Year Awards have become the go-to gift guide for reliably fun toys for children ages three and up,” said Ann Hallock, Editorial Director, Disney FamilyFun. “Because our toys are children- and parent-tested, we are able to provide our readers with a diverse roundup of age-appropriate toys that they will approve of and that their kids will love.”

Past T.O.Y. award winners, such as Tickle Me Elmo, Air Hogs Zero Gravity Micro, and the Tag Reading System, have become the holiday season’s must-have toys.

The Top 10 FamilyFun T.O.Y. Award winners of 2009 are:

1. Invasion of the Bristlebots (Klutz, $20)
2. Pyramid (4240) (Playmobil, $105)
3. Recycling Truck (Green Toys, $25)
4. RipRider 360˚ (Razor, $130)
5. Feeding Zoo (5634) (Lego, $50)
6. Hot Wheels Color Shifters (Mattel, $3 for 2 cars)
7. Build It Bigger! (International Playthings, $55)
8. BFC, Ink Large Dolls (MGA Entertainment, $40)
9. Sandwich Stacking Games (Melissa & Doug, $30)
10. Pool Sharks (Gamewright, $27)

Information courtesy of Disney FamilyFun Magazine

Check out other great gift ideas in the 2009 Holiday Gift Guide!