Photo Gallery: Glendale Galleria shows hot holiday toys for 2012
The new Furby toy from the Toys R Us pop up store at the Glendale Galleria was highlighted during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Furby, at a cost of $54, comes in six colors, can interact with other Furbys and according to a press release, is “emotional and unpredictable.” (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Furby -- the strange-but-cute fluffy animal with giant eyes from the 90s -- is back. In 2012, it joins giant punching gloves, gangly dolls and, of course, the latest gaming stations. These were just some of the items to pop up at a retail forecasting event at the Glendale Galleria mega mall.
As Glendale Galleria’s Disney Store manager RJ Howse speaks in the background, the Galleria’s senior marketing manager Shoshana Puccia strikes a pose with a pair of Wreck-It Ralph Smash Hands from the Disney Store during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. The large hands play sounds from the same-title movie and cost $24.50. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
As Glendale Galleria’s senior marketing manager Shoshana Puccia holds the microphone, left, the the Galleria’s Microsoft Store’s Douglas Carlson shows the new Surface tablet ($499-$699) during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. The large hands play sounds from the same-title movie and cost $24.50. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
A pair of Wreck-It Ralph Smash Hands from the Disney Store, front left, along with a Vanellope Von Schweetz doll, front right, and Target’s WWE Brawlin Buddies Randy Orton ($24.99), where shown during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. The large hands play sounds from the same-title movie and cost $24.50 but the Vanellope had no price. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
The Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii U systems from the Glendale Galleria’s Planet X game store were shown during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. There were no prices available for these systems. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Glendale Galleria’s Microsoft Store’s Douglas Carlson plays with the new Wii U system from the Galleria’s Planet X video store during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
