Hi guys, coming to New York in December for a 10 day vacation and I wanted to know of any stores to get some G.B merchandise while i’m there.
Could I expect to find anything in Toys R Us in Time Square??
The prices for stuff on ebay here in the UK seem expensive.
Thanks guys.
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Try midtown comics on 42nd street, or lexington and 42nd, or down by the South street seaport, or forbidden planet in Union Square, but avoid toys r us.
Toys R Us won’t have ghostbusters stuff, most likely. BUT DONT SKIP IT. I guess you can skip it if you have giant lego versions of New York monuments and animatronic Tyrannosaurs.
Fanboy is right about Forbidden Planet, though. Don’t skip that!
Yea, I went to midtown and bought some nice stuff. Forbidden planet is pretty expensive. TOYs R Us dont really stock anything decent, and its rammed 24-7!
Dont for get to check out the fire station (Check out my avatar!)
And you can go inside (to the crown) the statue of liberty but you have too book online in advance, and not that many people get to go in, so check availability as soon as possible.
Oh, and if you were thinking of finding the fountain where Venkman meets Dana after her rehersal… don’t bother. Its been re-modelled and looks nothing like the film any more.
Adam_Fozz
Thanks guys - Just got 10 months to wait.
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If you want the Ghostbusters Ladder 8 Tribeca T-shirt you can visit :
Firestore
17 Greenwich Avenue
(between Christopher St. & West 10th St./just West of 8th St. & 6th Ave.)
New York, NY 10014
Or if can’t wait and want one right away, or want to see it here’s a link to thier website:
http://www.nyfirestore.com/popups/NYL8T.html
They do donate money to the 9/11 police and fire funds so you’re kinda helping the Police and firemen out as well as getting a cool t-shirt.
As adam_fozz said, make sure you visit Hook & Ladder 8 in TriBeca - it’s right off of the subway and absolutely worth it. Actually seeing the fire house in person is pretty humbling…
I came to N.Y in 2008 and never found the firehouse, I just got lost instead!!!
Saw Dana’s apartment block though.
I hope I come back with a good haul of stuff!!
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This one doesn’t look like the one I bought directly at the firehouse.
When I was there last year Toys R Us had ready to believe you minimates & exploding Staypuft moneybox.
Like the others have said, Midtown comics and forbidden planet are definates, and I think you will find them cheap compared to the UK and Australia!!
Most of the GB filming sites are easily reachable on the subway, DO NOT MISS THE FIREHOUSE!! (again, easily gotten to on the subway) it is the coolest thing to see in person! I posted some pics of one of my trips in the Australia section.
have fun mate!
I got my GB2 6-inch 4-pack from Toys R Us so I wouldn’t rule it out.
i was in time square Jan 2011 and the Toys R Us only had a few of the Retro action figures. so that might be a place to start for “new” gb items. but TRU changes their inventory all the time. take fanboy’s advice.
Only 20 days to go till my visit to NYC.
Anybody know if the Mattel PKE meters are available in stores.
Still hoping to exceed my baggage limit with cool stuff !!!
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It was never sold at any retail stores, but you might get lucky and find one secondary at a comic shop or the like.
I can tell you right off the bat that the Midtown comics suck if your a Ghosthead, they dont have anything Ghostbusters wise, I work in Midtown and visit them from time to time