Jay Jay gets coin-operated retail ride treatment

PorchLight Entertainment and Coinstar Entertainment are developing a series of Jay Jay the Jet Plane kiddie rides. Coinstar's Jay Jay character rides will allow fans of the PBS series to pilot Jay Jay and his pals from Tarrytown including Snuffy and Lina, while listening to music from the show.

May 16, 2007

PorchLight Entertainment and Coinstar Entertainment are developing a series of Jay Jay the Jet Plane kiddie rides.

Coinstar’s Jay Jay character rides will allow fans of the PBS series to pilot Jay Jay and his pals from Tarrytown including Snuffy and Lina, while listening to music from the show.

Coinstar is managing the operation, placement and maintenance of the rides and expects to install approximately 200 by the beginning of the summer in high-traffic retail locations around the US.

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Gary Rusak is a freelance writer based in Toronto. He has covered the kids entertainment industry for the last decade with a special interest in licensing, retail and consumer products. You can reach him at garyrusak@gmail.com

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