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Minis is a range of Thomas & Friends toys produced by Mattel/Fisher-Price. It was released in 2015 as part of the 70th Anniversary of The Railway Series.

History

In 2015, Mattel released a brand new Thomas & Friends toy range called Minis, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Thomas & Friends. The range features numerous characters in a variety of different themes. They are small sized, each acquiring a 4-wheeled chassis configuration and a hook and loop coupling system. Tender engines have their tenders moulded behind their cabs and boilers. The two primary methods of distribution for the Minis are blind bags and visible packs. The blind bags have individual codes to identify and distinguish which bag contains which Mini. The blind bag releases in 2015 were split into four separate waves, released gradually throughout the year, each with its own unique set of Minis. Play-sets with exclusive Minis and various multi-packs were also released in parts of the world, gradually becoming available internationally during the end of 2015 and early 2016. The themes released in 2015 were: Classics, Robo, Dino, Chillin', Racers, Old School, Neon, Spooky and Metallic, with Christmas and Warriors joining the line-up during the end of the year, as exclusive Minis to 2 multi-packs. Mattel also released a cross-over theme, DC Super Friends, that included multiple characters dressed up as various Superheroes and Supervillains from the DC Comics range. The Thomas and Friends Minis have been one of the most successful toy ranges for Mattel and statistics show, within the first 10 months of 2015, in Walmart Stores alone, they sold more than 5 million Minis. Internationally, the Minis have also achieved astounding sales.

Because of the immense popularity and demand of the Minis, Mattel continued to expand the ever-growing and highly successful toy range in 2016, incorporating a variety of new themes and characters into the popular toy-line, as well as creating new Minis for some previously established themes from 2015. The brand new themes introduced for 2016, included: Sweets, Electrified, Sports, Creatures, Graffiti and Core Moments, joined with an exclusive theme for the US/Canada called Tootsie, as well as Glow in the Dark and Insects, was released in late-2016. Mattel continued the much loved DC Super Friends theme with a plethora of new additions to the line-up. In late-2016, came along the newest cross-over theme SpongeBob SquarePants, that featured a variety of Minis dressed up as popular characters from the hit television show. A majority of the Classics theme was re-released and also received new characters into the line-up. Metallic, Spooky and Racers also got brand new additions to their line-up, as well as a few re-releases. Rolling stock was also added to the range for the first time in 2016. Many Play-sets were also released, which contain exclusive Minis, along with 4 (with a fifth released in 2017) small Speedy Launchers, that also arrived with exclusive Minis each. The blind bag waves in 2016 contain previously released Minis, titled 'returning favourites' as well as brand new introductions mixed into each series. The codes were re-generated, starting again from Code: 01.

2017 was the third year for the Minis range and Mattel released brand new Minis themes including: Steel, Construction, Aquatic, Night Time, Space, Monster and Animals, as well as new characters incorporated into the Classics theme. It was also the second year for the Tootsie theme (exclusive only to the US/Canada), as new additions were also announced. A new crossover theme was also announced for 2017, that being the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. For the first time, road vehicles were added to the range.

In 2018, several new Minis themes were introduced. These included Back to School, Neon Splatter, Fruit, Pop Art, Monkey, Robot, Camo and Fantasy. Also released in this series included a birthday-themed Thomas, Neon Glow in the Dark and Light-Ups.

In 2019, themes such as Pets, Rainbow, Holidays, Icky, Sushi, X-ray and Medieval were added. Also released were new engines in the Classic theme and a new series of Fizz & Go packs that included tiny animal and human figures.

It was confirmed that the Minis range would continue into 2020. This is the first year to feature two waves instead of 4. Wave 1 features themes based on Hawaiian, Ice Cream, Ice & Snow, On the Farm, Cowboy, Galaxy, Music and Classic 75th. Wave 2 features themes based on Anniversary, Racing, Recycling, Animals, Vegetables, Fast Food, Three Little Pigs, Aquarium, New Look, Ghosts and Space. 2020 also saw a new packaging method: Each blindpacked Mini now comes in a box strapped to a wagon not to dissimilar to those made for the Motorized Railway range, in varying colours in between.

2021 also saw a new wave of Minis introduced, and much like all current Thomas toy lines, the models aim to reproduce a design aesthetic based on the CGI series despite running alongside the Flash-animated reboot. A handful of new characters were introduced to the Classics line (Whiff, Rajiv, and Flying Scotsman), all of which are repaints of existing characters. The 24th was release in the later half of 2021.

The 25th wave featuring repeats were released in early 2022. This marks the only year to not feature any new themes.

In 2025, the width of vehicles chassis' was shortened so that vehicles can fit on Motorized/Push Along track.

Vehicles

Classics

Image: Name: SKU: Series: Notes
MinisClassicThomas
Thomas CGM30 2015/1
2016/1
2017/3
2019/3
Minis2021Thomas
Thomas GXH17 (2021)
GXH44 (Motorized cargo car)
HHP90 (2023)
HYB33 (2024)
2021/2
2023
2024/1
2024/2
Minis2025Thomas
Thomas JDB90 2025/1

Variants

Image: Name: SKU: Series: Themes: Notes
MinisRacerGordon
Racing Gordon CKG51 2015/1
2016/4
Racing

2015

2016

Returning Favourites

(#) Refers to the 2016/4 Minis

New Releases

2017

Returning Favourites

New Releases

2018

Returning Favourites

New Releases

2019

Returning Favourites

New Releases

2020

2021

Returning Favorites

New Releases

2022

Returning Favorites

New Releases

2023

2024

Returning Favourites

New Releases

2025

Returning Favorites

New Releases

Classic 75th

2020

Metallic

2015

2016

Returning Favorites

New Releases

(#) Refers to the 2016/4 Minis

2017

Special Edition

2017

2018

2019

2020

2025

Returning Favourites

New Releases

Heroes

2015

2019-2022

2024

Robo

2015-2018

Racers

2015

2016

Returning Favourites

(#) Refers to the 2016/4 Minis

New Releases

2020

New Releases

2022

2025

Returning Favorites

New Releases

Neon

2015

2024

Chillin'

2015

2019

2023

Dino

2015-2018

2021

2022

2024

2025

Old School

2015

Spooky

2015

2016

Returning Favourites

(#) Refers to the 2016/4 Minis

New Releases

2019

2022

DC Super Friends™

2015

Exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con 2015

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 9-Pack 1

Exclusive to DC Super Friends Collector Case

Sold in Other DC Super Friends Multi-Packs

2016

(#) Refers to the 2016/4 Minis

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 4-Pack 4

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 4-Pack 5

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 4-Pack 6

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 4-Pack 1 (2017)

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 4-Pack 2 (2017)

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 9-Pack 1

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 9-Pack 2

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 9-Pack 3

Exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con 2016

Exclusive to BatCave Playset

Sold in Other DC Super Friends ™ Multi-Packs

2017

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 4-Pack 3

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 9-Pack 1

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 9-Pack 2

Exclusive to DC Super Friends 9-Pack 3

Warriors

2015

Exclusive to 50 Minis! Pack

2022

Advent

2015, 2016 and 2017

Exclusive to Advent Calendar Pack

2018

Exclusive to Advent Calendar Pack

2019

Exclusive to Advent Calendar Pack

2020

Exclusive to Advent Calendar Pack

2021

Exclusive to Advent Calendar Pack

2022

Exclusive to Advent Calendar Pack

2023

Exclusive to Advent Calendar Pack

2024

Exclusive to Advent Calendar Pack

Sweets

2016

2019

2021

Graffiti

2016

(#) Refers to the 2016/4 Minis

2025

Electrified

2016

(#) Refers to the 2016/4 Minis

Sports

2016

(#) Refers to the 2016/4 Minis

Creature

2016

(#) Refers to the 2016/4 Minis

Core Moments

2016

(#) Refers to the 2016/4 Minis

2022

Glow in the Dark

2016

Exclusive to Glow in the Dark 5-Pack

SpongeBob SquarePants

2016

Exclusive to SpongeBob SquarePants 4-Pack

Exclusive to SpongeBob SquarePants 9-Pack

Tootsie®

US/Canada only

2016

2017

Insects

2016

Exclusive to 30 Pack

Space

2017-2019

2018

2020

Returning Favorites

New Releases

2022

2024

Returning Favorites

New Releases

2025

Construction

2017

2018

2020

Steel

2017

2018

2020

2023

Night Time

2017

2018

2020

Animal

2017

2018

2020

Returning Favorites

New Releases

2022

2024

2025

Aquatic

2017

2018

2022

Monster

2017

2018-2019

2020

2021

Slime

2017

Exclusive to 30 Pack

2021

2023

Back to School

2018

Camouflage

2018

Pop Art

2018

Fruit

2018

Monkey

2018

Fantasy

2018

2021

2024

Neon Splatter

2018

2022

Light Up

2018

Exclusive to Light Up 2 packs

Neon Glow in the Dark

2018

Beach

2018

Exclusive to 30 Pack

AFL Assortment

2018

Pets

2019

2021

2022

Rainbow

2019-2020

2024

Holidays

2019

2023

Icky

2019

Sushi

2019

X-Ray

2019

Medieval

2019

Hawaiian

2020

Ice Cream

2020

Ice & Snow

2020

2021

2023

Cowboy

2020

2022

On the Farm

2020

Music

2020

2025

Galaxy

2020

Anniversary

2020

2024

Recycling

2020

Vegetables

2020

Aquarium

2020-2022

Ghost

2020

New Look

2020

2021

2025

Three Little Pigs

2020

Food

2020

2022

2024

Breakfast

2021

Camping

2021

Zoo

2021

20 MATTEL Fans Club

2021

Farm

2024

Flame

2024

Paint

2025

Unknown Themes

2019

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers

2017

Exclusive to Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 4-Pack

Exclusive to Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 9-Pack

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2017

Exclusive to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4-Pack

Exclusive to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 9-Pack

Multi-Packs

3-Packs

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

5-Packs

2016

2018

7-Packs

2016

2017

2018

2019

8-Packs

DC Super Friends™ Packs

2015

2016

SpongeBob SquarePants Packs

2016

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Packs

2017

Fizz 'n' Go

2019

Other Packs

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Carry Cases

Play-Sets

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Mini Launchers

2016

2017

Blind Bag Codes

2015

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

Wave 4

2016

Wave 1

Wave 2

US/Canada Only

Wave 3

US/Canada Only

Wave 4

2017

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

Wave 4

2018

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

Wave 4

2019

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

Wave 4

2020

Wave 1

Wave 2

2021/1 - Series 23

2021/2 - Series 24

2022/1 - Series 25

2022/2 - Series 26

2023

2024

Wave 1

Wave 2

2025

Wave 1


Mini and Mighty Malaysia Tour 2016

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Mini and Mighty Malaysia Tour 2016 was an event organized by Thomas Town Puteri Harbour which ran from the 6 to 24 April 2016 at Utama Shopping Centre. It featured a play area containing large versions of the original 2015 series engines.

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