• The Giddy Gander Company has inked a deal with ELH Enterprises to manufacture and distribute plush merchandise based on characters for the upcoming television series The Wumblers. The animated preschool series is set to begin airing on the US-based Trinity Broadcasting Network and Smile of a Child Network in the fall.
• Morrell Corporation and its Story Land children’s theme park has been acquired by Kennywood Entertainment. The deal will close in June, just as the flagship theme park located in New Hampshire’s White Mountain region begins its 54th year of operation.