>>7623868Thomas the Tank Engine is literally in its death throes right now. Instead of cool stories about train shenanigans and mishaps, it's turned into a "learn about political correctness and other countries" show. All of the OG Thomas toy lines have been redesigned and suck now. My local Walmart and other retail stores don't even carry the toys anymore. They've alienated both their child fans and adult fans.
I think the purchase of the Thomas franchise and the poor business decisions they've made with it are the reason Mattel is dying. They bought it just before Paw Patrol came out and absolutely decimated Thomas.
Example of poor decision making: Day out with Thomas is a big moneymaker for Mattel and real railways. Railways purchase the rights to have a Day out with Thomas from Mattel. Mattel raises the licensing rates and puts more restrictions on railways. They are forced to use Mattel's full sized fake Thomas engines instead of their real railway engines to represent Thomas. An absolute MASSIVE amount of the railways jump ship. Even one of the railways that the creator BASED THOMAS ON now hosts PAW PATROL DAYS.
TLDR; Mattel f****d Thomas, so Thomas f***d Mattel. Enjoy your Hasbro toys.
