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Hallmark Launches July Keepsake Ornament Premiere With 250+ New Disney and Pop‑Culture Pieces

The staged rollout pairs member early access, in‑store artist events and an October follow-up to heighten scarcity and drive collector demand.

Overview

  • Hallmark’s Keepsake Ornament Premiere, which runs July 11–19, will open a day early for Keepsake Ornament Club members on July 10 to buy select new pieces before general release.
  • The first wave introduces more than 250 new ornaments drawn from Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, gaming and novelty lines and is previewed inside a 400+ item Dream Book.
  • Headline Disney pieces include a Cinderella Castle tree topper ($199.99) with three synchronized light‑and‑sound programs plus a remote and power adapter, a spinning Disneyland 70th Dumbo musical ornament ($69.99) that plays narration and music, and a Pirates of the Caribbean Treasure Skeleton ($49.99) that lights up and links with other attraction ornaments when plugged in.
  • Hallmark is promoting enrollment in the Keepsake Ornament Club through July 31, will host artist signings from July 25 through Sept. 19 at select Gold Crown stores, and plans a second Keepsake Debut on Oct. 10–18 that will add 150+ more ornaments.
  • The program’s use of licensed park icons, high‑feature pieces that require adapters or cords, staged releases and member perks is meant to spur repeat purchases and quick sellouts and fits a broader ‘Christmas in July’ merchandising trend among theme‑park retailers.