After many months of waiting, Launch Day is almost upon us.
Below you will find some information (some old, some new) that you might find useful going into Day 1.
Day 1 Checklist
To start off I would like to mention the Skylanders Trap Team Day 1 Shopping List. I first created this list for SWAP Force last year and it was a huge hit. So I've created a similar list for Trap Team. I hope it helps you out.
What's in the Box? – Wave 1 Box Contents
If you've been in Skylanders for a while, you probably know that not all figures ship in equal numbers. So it is prudent to know which figures ship less because they will be harder to find for a while.
Trap Master Boxes
- Gusto (3)
- Jawbreaker (3)
- Wildfire (3)
- Krypt King (2)
- Wallop (1)
Single Pack Boxes
- Chopper (3)
- Funny Bone (3)
- Torch (3)
- Shroomboom (2)
- Gill Grunt (1)
Triple Pack Boxes
- Funny Bone/Shroom Boom/Chopper (3)
- Blades/Torch/Gill Grunt (3)
Adventure Pack Boxes
Mini 2-Packs
- Magic (3; Spry and Mini Jini)
- Earth (3; Bop and Terrabite)
- Tech (3; Drobit and Trigger Snappy)
- Undead (3; Hijinx and Eye Small)
Trap Triple Packs
- Undead Skull/Fire Torch/Air Jughead (4)
- Tech Scepter/Magic Hammer/Earth Orb (4)
Trap Singles
- Air Jughead (2)
- Earth Hammer (2)
- Earth Orb (2)
- Fire Scepter (2)
- Fire Torch (1)
- Life Torch (2)
- Magic Log Holder (2)
- Magic Skull (2)
- Tech Scepter (2)
- Undead Orb (1)
- Undead Skull (2)
- Water Jughead (2)
- Water Log Holder (2)
So things are spread out pretty evenly in this Wave. However, I would keep an eye out for Krypt King and Wallop. They're the only one I think you might have some trouble finding. It really depends how many your store gets in.
Day 1 Trap Team Sales
Toys R Us is the only store that has really advertised Skylanders sales on October 5th.
They have a few special deals for the stores that are open at midnight:
FREE Skylanders figure w/Trap Team Dark Edition Starter Pack purchase! In store only, 12-1am while supplies last! Selected stores open 12am.
— ToysRUs (@ToysRUs) October 4, 2014
And a few special deals for Rewards R Us members:
Rewards"R"Us members: buy 1 get 1 50% off Skylanders software, figures & more! In store only! Selected stores 12-1am, all stores 8-10am.
— ToysRUs (@ToysRUs) October 4, 2014
Then for the rest of the day (and for non-members) you will be able to take advantage of these deals:
Single Traps: Buy 1, Get 1 for $1
Figures: Buy 1, Get 1 40% off
So there are some decent deals if you have a Toys R Us store in your area.
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Tomorrow is the big day. Are you ready?
Are the buy one trap get one for $1 and buy one character and get one 40% off available at midnight at TRU too, or just during the day?
The ad starts on October 5th, so unless there’s some fine print stating otherwise I would imagine the sale would be at midnight as well.
Do you think the Nitro Kript King from Target will be in greater quantity than the normal one from other Store ??
Nitro Krypt King will ship in a separate case. I would imagine the average Target will get 1-2 cases (which is probably 12-24 figures).
So initially you might see more Nitros, but in the long run there will definitely be more regular Krypt Kings produced and sold.
Any word on the Kaos Trap? I didn’t see it in the break down.
From all the reports I’ve gotten from various employees at different stores, the Kaos Trap did not seem to make Wave 1.
This is one reason I’ve always recommended the Dark Starter Pack. You’re guaranteed to have a Kaos Trap.
Any word on if the deals are available at Canadian Toys R Us locations?
TRU Canada does not seem to have the same sales, or at least they don’t like to advertise it…
I just went to walmart and they did not have anything except regular Starter Packs.
I just got back from my Walmart. They had everything we expect from Wave 1 even a few Dark Starters.
Sorry to hear that your trip wasn’t quite as successful.
Thanks.
I went in around midnight and nothing was up yet but I waited awhile and found out they had just been told about the release. The employee I spoke too was still trying to locate the starter packs but I was able to get Krypt King and Wallop which was my mission for being there lol. So maybe they were about to get the rest up?
My brother went to pick up Legendary Jawbreaker for his son at our local TRU, but when he got there at 12:30 they weren’t even open despite being on the list of stores with a midnight release. My nephew and I are doing our run bright and early. We spent the night working out what stores we are going to, and what we are getting from each one,
so we can optimize our time.
Apparently, Nitro Krypt King was free with purchase of a starter kit. Or at least, that was the Skylander I picked up. I’m sure the deal would have worked on any Skylander.