The Failure of Thomas Wooden Railway

[@sirduke9567]

Excellent video! Surprised by my inclusion 😂 I can state for a fact though, that they are pulling it off store shelves for good, my old boss just placed his last order of Thomas merchandise

[@Percyno6]

Wow, thank you for the update! Sad to hear it's 100% officially about to be off the shelves.

[@cinnamonmantrainsareawesom7224]

That sucks because those models are great!!!!!!

[@himmyhohnshandwiches]

Is the line discontinued or just online exclusive?

[@briandesens144]

​@@himmyhohnshandwichesI think that it is going to be a online exclusive

[@TrevortheTrainFan]

This does NOT deserve to fail!!! 😠😡🤬

[@HauntedHenry]

I agree

[@Industrial_Engines_official]

I agree too

[@cinnamonmantrainsareawesom7224]

I agree this line deserves to succeed

[@andrewmcgirt8338]

@@cinnamonmantrainsareawesom7224 I agree too! this line needs to continue.

[@karenfan010]

go talk to mattel about that there the reason this franchise is where it was to where it is now. before season 22 the franchise really felt like it was climbing it’s way back up but then mattel dragged it back down even lower to hit era’s level and that’s really sad when you think.

[@someonewhotalks]

Here’s what I’d personally do: Wave 3: Duck Donald Douglas Oliver Green Express Coaches (One Composite & Brake Salty Mavis Spencer Destinations: The Sodor Suspension Bridge with exclusives such as Red Express coaches (same treatment as the ones on wave 3) and maybe a face variant of Henry, Gordon or James A Windmill set that’s based off any of the intros and maybe with a variant of Toby Ffarquhar Quarry with an exclusive Troublesome Truck variant and maybe that standard rolling stock/car/wagon where you insert those little tablets Sets: Probably something like either a 0, 6 or 9 piece track set (6 or 9 can have sidings) featuring a variant of Edward and again that standard rolling stock/car/wagon where you insert those little tablets and maybe that’s where you can only get a brake van Expansion Sets: Probably one that has to do with raising the tracks for either connecting with or to make bridges I really hope that one Farmer McColl set comes out but with someone else other than Thomas.

[@allison122477]

And then maybe wave 4 Skarloey Rheneas Sir Handel Peter Sam Rusty Duncan Luke I Also feel That Bertie would be in wave 3.

[@StephentrainboyRailfanbrony]

Probably wave 5 like Harold Trevor Mavis Mike Rex Bert

[@ThomasSirHandel]

I'd include Daisy & Bill and Ben in Wave 3 as well since they were big in the Brenner era.

[@allison122477]

Yeah

[@mitchellwhittington2507]

I always get my little cousins the previous Wooden Railway toys from ebay. I want them to have a proper Thomas childhood.

[@DylanLTindall]

Honestly, another big problems is that it wasn’t really advertised. I haven’t heard about this new line until I saw a KZbin video about it. As for the online shopping, it doesn’t really effect me because most of the toy stores in my area don’t even sell wooden railway. Online shopping is kinda one of the big reasons toys r us original stores closed.

[@mayohoskotwrandttte]

Mattel’s problem is they are too conservative and want Thomas the tank engine to be everything else in the world except what it is, talking trains. Literally every post Magic Railroad Thomas merchandise except wooden railway and model railways can try turn Thomas into hot wheels which is clearly more popular than Thomas and hot wheels is Mattel’s biggest priority. I firmly believe Mattel should liquidate the distressed asset that is Thomas the tank engine and sell it to a consortium of Asian toy companies like TOMY and Bandai

[@keveli3338]

They has so much detail on these trains. 2022 I have hope.

[@cinnamonmantrainsareawesom7224]

This line needs to continue

[@allison122477]

I’ll miss this range of Thomas, TWR was always my favorite.

[@adultmoshifan87]

Mattel should NEVER have been allowed ANYWHERE NEAR Thomas. Yes, when they bought the franchise it was able to transition out of the shit writing Sharon Miller forced on us, but after a handful of good seasons with Andrew Brennar has head writer, we got BWBA and now AEG, which made the HiT era look like the pre-Gullane seasons! I know Mattel are making a killing with the Barbie movie, but with Thomas now in such a dire state, it's clear they are NOT the right people to be in charge of THIS IP! With ITV having just closed their Citv channel here in the UK, I'd like Channel 4 to re-enter the kids TV space, and as part of their push (if they decide to take my suggestion onboard and get back into kids TV), I'd like Channel 4 to buy Thomas from Mattel and put the pre-Gullane seasons back on TV! (The original cuts, NOT those goof-laced remasters used for later DVDs!) All Engines Go NEEDS TO END, it's WORSE THAN PEPPA PIG!

[@amitysluzara2022]

It truly is a shame what's happened over recent years with this brand

[@TryTheRoachBurger]

This was my favorite line we can’t let it die!

[@davidaviles1754]

Not every single advertising for those toys were seen on tv cable, And apparently they were exclusive to Amazon, barnes n nobles, and toys r us ones but not target, Walmart, even etc stores, i was glad i got thomas and Percy bith of them

[@azuma892]

Never seen them at where I live, all we get is AEG stuff. :(

[@Mattcai2004]

In my country, the new wooden railway line hasn't even arrived.

[@gothmikasa3249]

This was the only attachment to the old Thomas/cgi Thomas we have left

[@someonewhotalks]

Also Toys R Us is still in Canada and Japan and they did return to the US albeit they don’t have much variety considering that they’re in Macy’s now (ironic if I’m honest)

[@TheLostGamerMan]

They need to remake their toby...

[@thenorgalofthehills5688]

I still hope we get a Day out with Thomas engine each year. I also would like to think Mattel will still have the TWR products available at each DOWT event. They’d be stupid not to.

[@LNERFlyingScotsman]

You can alternatively call this video "Make Thomas Wooden Railway Great Again"

[@Leonardo-cw1dd]

i have to collect some more in the near future. i havent seen wooden engines this good in a long time. i wish there was a turn table big enough for the big engines like gordon and henry to be able to be turned rotated

[@johneon52productions]

Ok, one this toys R us in not Dead Macy's bottom out I think and there at least there trying to find places for stores.

[@Dan-dv8cy]

I can't find any of the 2022 stuff in the UK apart from some very niche shops which are very expensive, its really disappointing as I have a son whose just finding his love for thomas.

[@willisskull2676]

We need so much new TWR trains and sets. The new models look great, but their wheels are so wide that they get caught on anything from bridges to crossings. I miss seeing entire sections of wooden trains. The only Thomas stuff I see at Walmart is All Engines Go crap. Sell the TWR rights. Give it to someone WHO GIVES A DAMN ABOUT THE LINE! Thanks for the video.

[@Salty_notthediesel]

Indeed. I got Henry and gets stuck on the Bridges

[@adultmoshifan87]

I wish I could buy Thomas off Mattel, not only would I axe and disvow AEG, I'd give Thomas the reboot it deserves, let Tomy take over the motorized and die cast ranges (they bought Ertl at one point) and let Brio relaunch their wooden Thomas range!

[@ThomasSirHandel]

My predictions WR remains CGI based due to the Marc Forster movie We get some sort of Motorized revamp for the same mentioned movie

[@Salty_notthediesel]

The only thing i hate about this is the wheels sticking out. But if you look past that its pretty good

[@lhair02]

A heritage line needs to come in classic characters, returning rolling stock, destinations in the classic style for the kiddos buying twr today

[@iceeblueburst03]

I do agree that I wish there's more rolling stock. The engines are cool and all, but I want some rolling stock to go with the engines I have.

[@Justo208]

It deserves more ideas don’t cancel it now Mattel!!!!!!!!! 🤬🤬😡😡😡😡😡

[@tanneranderson1161]

With this movie your talking about I hope it’s true because it has been cancelled for years but I’m hoping this movie will be true and I pray this wooden railway line of toys continues at least it made a comeback showing Mattel it’s a better brand name than Thomas wood

[@Sidings16]

Ive given up Its never getting a uk release 😔

[@Jediah-s6p]

I feel bad for u

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

I blame Mattel's hatred for Thomas for why Thomas Wooden Railway has no new items other than the Day Out With Thomas Model in 2023. Since late 2017, Mattel has been trying to send Thomas to the scrapyard by making decisions that hurt his career more than help it; pulling the TV show from PBS, replacing Thomas Wooden Railway with Thomas Wood, pulling Edward and Henry from the Steam Team in favor of Nia and Rebecca making DVD releases more scarce, the All Engines Go! spin-off, disassociating themselves from the very community that watches Thomas' show and buys his merchandise, blocking uploads of classic Thomas and Shining Time Station episodes from KZbin, and a lack of new releases from the Thomas Wooden Railway revival line. If I were running the Thomas Wooden Railway revival line, I'd have had new models of characters like Duck, Donald, Douglas, Oliver, and Toad released months ago. I personally feel Thomas' days with Mattel are numbered and that Thomas' quality can only improve if another company acquires the license, like Orbrium. Not only does Orbrium make their products specifically with Thomas Wooden Railway in mind, but they released several promising new products this year; new unpainted engines for the fans to customize as they please, train sets involving a medieval castle and a national park with a spiral mountain, and a track maintenance crew which I did a Wooden Railway discussion on. Said discussion also includes links to two petitions to get Thomas back on the right track; one to get Mattel to stop blocking uploads of classic Thomas and Shining Time Station episodes from KZbin, and one to get Orbrium to acquire the Thomas license.

[@islesofforeignrails7917]

That's never ever going to happen, pal. Nothing is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

@@islesofforeignrails7917 Well, it certainly won't happen if people just idle by and don't take action.

[@GeneralLeeStudiosBrian]

merch for a rip off should never be made. so NO on the All Engines Go crap

[@joestuffProductions5006]

Great vid ik im very late but this is my wave 3 personally Thomas Sandy Carly Kana Donald Douglas Duck Oliver Toad Bruno Express coaches Whiff Spencer Mavis Last but not least.... Trucks and deluxe sets

[@djdrago9712]

I like the new models

[@Michaelb-g3b]

It didn’t even fail it just was marketed enough

[@TrevortheTrainFan]

You mean wasn’t?

[@Michaelb-g3b]

Yeah for some reason @@TrevortheTrainFan

[@RedVelvete_Cake]

I love twr 😔

[@POTC_Oscarandfriens]

the new wooden railway is... wow... i know i may be digging my own grave here by saying that the 2022 wooden railway is better than the original

[@MrMPS2002]

🧢

[@POTC_Oscarandfriens]

i don't get it.

[@GeohToy]

I find your argument on what's currently available to be poor. You say that in comparison, the Wooden Railway line in 1995 had more available, in comparison to what's currently available in this "reboot" line, and it's a good point. But look at any other Thomas line being released by Mattel, Trackmaster, Diecast, etc, NONE of those lines have a variety even close to this. Also don't you think its a bit of a stretch to compare an independent toy company in 1995, to a mega corporation in 2023? Learning Curve had a lot more freedom to design and release stuff as it was litearly being made by them. Mattel has so many different stems of the company and zero of that freedom.

[@OrigamiAirEnforcer]

'1995 vs 2023' misses a much larger picture too: the market for physical toys simply isn't what it used to be. Video games and other similar things have all taken massive leaps since the 1990s. While putting a bunch of wooden trains was a very common move for parents of 90s, nowadays the same sort of parent may instead toss an iPad which can show a movie or display a game in front of the kids instead. The iPad is far more versatile. While not obsolete, Wooden Railway in 2023 faces a considerably different field to work for sales. I go far enough back to remember Mattel pursuing the 'Hot Wheels World' concept and then abandoning it after a horrid CEO selection around 2000. HW never regained what it had then. With that in mind, I would personally label WR's future prospects as bleak.

[@TWRJam09]

Yeee