We were fortunate to be able to attend the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Indianapolis this month and spent a great deal of time at the PEZ booth to learn all about the upcoming releases planned, not only for the remainder of 2025, but also well into 2026! We have many details to share with you, although we can’t share all of the photos at this time. We certainly will share the photos as permitted by PEZ, and please bear in mind that sometimes plans and schedules do change. In addition to all that we were able to learn at the expo, we have also been busy adding new inventory to the Pez Collectors Store – sometimes we add new releases and sometimes older dispenser which have been out of stock for some time. Our offerings are always changing, so always check back for those pez you need to fill in the holes in your collection!
The 2025 LaSpina Price Guide is now in stock in the Pez Collectors Store! John has added to the descriptions for some dispensers and has added new dispensers recently discovered or newly released as well as updating pricing information.
As we expected, PAPACADO has arrived in the Pez Collectors Store, joining MAMACADO to complete the avocado family in the Celebrations Collection line based on the Pez Treats Avocado dispenser! PAPACADO has his arms down and hands wrapped underneath the molded, raised child ‘pit’. The back of the card has a To and From line to personalize the dispenser as a gift for Father’s Day, or just to let someone know you’re thinking of them. We have a few MAMACADO and PAPACADO in stock now in the Pez Collectors Store!
Ken has joined the Barbie Pez assortment in the USA. Just as Barbie wears her name, so does Ken, in white lettering on the breast pocket of his blue shirt. He has a classic Ken doll look with blonde hair, blue eyes lower eyelashes and thick light brown eyebrows. Ken is now available in the Pez Collectors Store!
Gengar and Happy Pikachu have joined the Pokemon Pez assortment. We were quite disappointed that the Winking Eevee has been delayed and will not be flowed into the assortment until sometime later in the year. It seems that Pez has a significant inventory of two open eye Eevee remaining in stock currently, as the assortment in our order included more of these than anything else! Gengar and Happy Pikachu join the Two open-eye Eevee, Laughing Pikachu, Winking Pikachu, and Pokeball.
There is a new Ace Hardware Truck available for 2025. This truck uses the retro 1968 – 1973 ACE Hardware logo. We will have these available in the Pez Collectors Store soon!
Disney Parks has released another new set of dispensers available only at their Park locations. Among these is a beautiful new Cinderella that has a clear blue tint stem, printed with Disney Parks in white ink, and a crystal blue bodice with glitter. Now, to celebrate 75 years of Cinderella, there will be an exclusive online limited edition release coming that looks similar to the Disney Parks dispenser in that it has the clear stem, but it is printed Disney Cinderella 75th in black ink and the bodice is opaque instead of clear blue tint crystal with glitter. We will try to have some of these available.
Gengar and Winking Pikachu Pez Clips are still on indefinite hold although the item was on display at the Sweets and Snacks Expo and is showing on the 2025 Calendar of Events release schedule as a June 1 release, but depletion of existing old inventory will need to occur first.
Stitch and Angel Pez Clips were also displayed at the expo and these also have a June 1 ship date. We will add them to our inventory soon!
July will bring some great new pez assortments! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will debut in their 4th version. The brand was reinvigorated with the 2023 Mutant Mayhem movie release and the 2024 TV series on Nickelodeon and Paramount+, and a sequel film is planned for October 2026, so the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are still quite popular! Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo all have new molds for this 2025 Mutant Mayhem version. These will be in stock in the Pez Collectors Store just as soon as they are released.
The TMNT Mutant Mayhem Pez will also be available in twin packs featuring Leonardo with Michelangelo, and Donatello with Raphael in great TMNT Mutant Mayhem graphic twin pack boxes. These are for July 15 release and we will have them available just as soon as possible.
July 1 is the first scheduled shipping date for the Nightmare Before Christmas Pez assortment featuring Jack, Sally and Zero with plain stems. There is also a twin pack with Jack and Sally that has The Nightmare Before Christmas Graphics as well. We expect these to arrive along with the TMNT pez in early July!
Halloween Pez will begin shipping July 1 and there is a new set of Halloween Mini pez in a 12 count Party Favor Bag. There are two black balls on orange mini stems – one with a white spider web with a little spider, and the other with a spooky flying bat. There are two yellow balls on black mini stems – the first with a winking pumpkin that says Hey Boo and the second with a brown spider that says Creepin’ It Real. We will have the Party Favor Bags in stock in the Pez Collectors Store, and will also sell the 4 new dispensers loose for your convenience to display in your collection!
The new dispenser for Halloween this year is the Dia de los Muertos Pumpkin which looks fantastic. These will be flowed into the assortment along with the Vampire, Bat, Green Face Witch Girl, Happy Ghost and Happy Pumpkin, so they may be rather scarce in the assortments!
August 1 is when we can expect the Squishmallow pez assortment with Cam the Cat, Patty the Cow and Junie the Banana to be released. Cam will also be available in a twin pack with Patty and in a twin pack with Junie, featuring Squishmallow graphics. The twin packs and the new assortment are scheduled to be available August 1 and we will have them in stock as soon as they are released.
Christmas Pez will begin shipping September 1 and the new pez to watch for will be the Ugly Sweater in the Tubes. This Ugly sweater is different than the limited edition exclusive Ugly Sweater released last Christmas. It will have red sleeves and Santa is on the upper half while PEZ is below in white lettering – the reverse of the arrangement of last year’s sweater with green sleeves which had PEZ on top in red letters and Santa below. There are no other new dispensers planned for the Christmas pez assortment this year.
Sparkling Eyes SpongeBob SquarePants is joining the Smiling SpongeBob, Nerdy SpongeBob and Patrick in the SpongeBob Pez Assortment. Not only do SpongeBob’s eyes sparkle, his mouth is wide open grin, so you can see his tongue and the back of this throat! Sparkling Eyes SpongeBob will also be available in a twin pack with Patrick. The Patrick will be the same as released in 2024. These are scheduled for release September 1. We will have the new Sparkling Eyes SpongeBob just as soon as possible in the Pez Collectors Store.
The Giant Pez release for 2025 is Stitch. The Giant Stitch Pez is scheduled for release September 1.
The Nightmare Before Christmas Pez assortment will be released with printed stems and an exclusive Oogie Boogie Dispenser in a Gift Tin beginning September 1.
Kitty Fairy was on display at the Sweets and Snacks expo and is supposed to be a new addition to the Gabby’s Dollhouse assortment, scheduled to begin flowing into assortments beginning September 1. Unfortunately, the date for this addition is now to be determined.
The Hello Kitty Pez and Friends Gift Tin was originally scheduled to be available beginning September 1, but that date is now to be determined. This adorable gift tin with pastel rainbow graphics includes exclusive designs for Hello Kitty, My Melody, Cinnamoroll and Kuromi. These versions are available only in the gift tins. Hello Kitty has a red bow and white bows printed on the stem, Cinnamoroll has puffy clouds printed on the stem, My Melody has a yellow bow and yellow bows printed on the stem and Kuromi has a black hat with a pink skull with black skulls printed on the pink stem. The back of the tin features Hello Kitty with her many friends, all holding pastel rainbows. The gift set was on display at the Sweets and Snacks expo but its release date is now up in the air as tariffs for international import of dispensers and tins complicates manufacturing and shipping logistics and pricing.
November 1 is the first scheduled shipping date for Valentine’s Day Pez for 2026. The twin pack with the new 2025 Valentine’s White and Brown Bears which was originally planned for Valentine’s Day 2025, but was canceled, will be released for 2026. It comes in a twin pack box with a heart shaped window with graphics that make it look like an airmail envelope with a canceled heart shaped stamp. The dispensers will be the same, so nothing new has been shown or announced at this time for Valentine’s Day 2026.
December 15 is when Easter Pez will begin shipping and there will be an adorable new lamb. It has a cap of curly hair, and curly hair surrounding the neck, but the face is mostly bald, showing a cute white snout, big eyes and big ears sticking out from a tannish colored head.
The Easter Egg for 2026 will be a salmon-colored egg with a bunny and a chick standing side by side. These will be available only in tubes.
There will be a new full body bunny for 2026. The same mold is used, but the facial expression is different with closed eyes and pink cheeks, and the egg is pink with white wavy decorative lines. The egg does not say Happy Easter. The graphics on the packaging box are all new as well.
January 15, 2026 we can look forward to an update to the PEZ Treats assortment. Pez will be adding a new Donut and a new Pizza. The chocolate frosted donut with sprinkles and the cheese pizza slice have somewhat different facial expressions than their vanilla frosted donut with sprinkles and pepperoni pizza slice counterparts. The new Pizza and Donut were on display at the Sweets and Snacks expo.
Bluey was the big talk of the Pez Booth with a whole wall dedicated to the Heeler Family – Bandit, Chilli, Bingo and Bluey. Bluey will be making multiple appearances throughout 2026 as the holidays come around. Beginning January 15, we can expect the Bluey Easter Pez to begin shipping! Bluey will make a return for Halloween, Christmas and then again for Valentine’s Day, 2027!
Additional pez releases listed in the 2026 Calendar of Events include the following:
- Skeleton will be added as a new character in the Minecraft assortment in February 2026.
- March 1 2026 the Hello Kitty and Friends pez assortment will be updated with new dispensers – Hello Kitty with strawberries and bows printed on the stem and Cinnamoroll on a blue stem with no printing on the stem will be added to the assortment with My Melody and Keromi.
- Grogu in Pram, originally an exclusive to the 2022 Gift Tin will be added to the Mandalorian assortment and will also be available in a twin pack along with Mandalorian in April 2026.
- Toy Story 5 pez will be released May 1 2026 with a new Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie and a new Tablet Toy.
- The Minions may be refreshed, or may have new dispensers added in June, 2026.
- Paw Patrol will add a new character Rex to the assortment with Chase, Skye and Marshall beginning June 1 2026.
- Shrek will be remade with Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and Gingy, scheduled for release July 1 2026. A twin Pack with Shrek and Donkey will also be available. Shrek will also be the Giant Pez produced for September release in 2026!
- A new character will be added to the Pokemon Pez Assortment July 1 2026, joining Gengar, Winking Eevee and Happy Pikachu.
- Ingrid the cow will join the Squishmallows assortment beginning July 1 2026.
- September 1 2026, Christmas Pez will begin shipping and a new Christmas Puppy will join the assortment along with another as yet undisclosed dispenser!
This is only a partial list of the 2026 pez releases and does not include all of the exclusives and surprises that PEZ candy will throw at us along the way! That’s what keeps this hobby so fun and exciting – there is always something new to look forward to!
One of the highlights of attending the Sweets and Snacks Expo is the opportunity to get a dispenser made specifically for attendees at the Expo. It has become more and more difficult to acquire one of these at the PEZ booth. This year, you had to be fortunate enough to win one by dropping the puck in the center slot of the Plinko type game. I even watched someone win the game, and when given the choice between the Minecraft Steve dispenser or the Sweets and Snacks Blueberry Pez Presenter Girl, he chose the Minecraft! I did get a dispenser and she is certainly SWEET! The dispensers that are left over from the Expo are being sold to collectors using a random chance drawing for the opportunity to purchase one for $50. A portion of the proceeds from the sales will be donated to the Connecticut Humane Society. This is a great price if one considers the cost of attending the show, from the travel and gas to get to Indianapolis, the cost of lodging for several nights, registration costs for entry into the show, meals, etc., and not everyone who attended the show was fortunate enough to win the dispenser. It is nice that collectors have the opportunity to add the special dispenser to their collection!
It was fun to get to see the early prototype (3-D printed) of a Pudgy Penguin dispenser in person. The dispenser was not printed or painted with any features – it was just the 3-D model head, but it was clear how cute it would be when finished! We have seen the mockups of the dispenser (notice the PEZ logo on the stem is backwards in the mockup!) and these are bound to be adorable!
Summertime PEZ conventions are coming up fast and we certainly hope to see you at one or more of the upcoming conventions!
- June 18 – 22 Michigan Pez Convention (MIPEZCON): Steampunk Theme with Gears & Goggles as the game night theme. Visit http://www.mipezcon.com for all the details
- July 16 – 19 Pezamania 34: The Magical World of Pez. Check out all the details and information at https://www.pezamania.com
- August 22 – 24 3rd Pez Gathering Germany. Visit www.pez-kult.de for all the details
- September 11 - 13 Pez On The River - Details and registration are now available at https://pezontheriver.com
- September 13 6th Australian Pez Gathering – visit the 6th Australian Pez Gathering facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1729907813889692
- October 11, 2025 Pezylvania Gathering – Hosts Peggy Brooks and Laura Adams say Save the Date! Details coming soon!
That’s all the news for this month! Happy Pezzing!
All the best,
Chris Jordan