{"id":118985,"date":"2024-08-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=118985"},"modified":"2024-08-01T02:29:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T07:29:45","slug":"exclusive-the-lord-of-the-rings-bittyverse-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2024\/08\/01\/118985-exclusive-the-lord-of-the-rings-bittyverse-expands\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: The Lord of the Rings \u201cBittyverse\u201d expands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro\">Earlier this year, toy manufacturer Funko released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2024\/02\/26\/117635-the-lord-of-the-rings-bitty-pop-funko-pops-coming-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a series of The Lord of the Rings figures\">a series of The Lord of the Rings figures<\/a> in its &#8216;Bitty POP!&#8217; format. Today they announced the expansion of this line to create a &#8216;Bittyverse&#8217;. The manufacturers say, &#8216;A refreshing extension of the core Bitty POP! line, Bittyverse focuses on enhancing the playability of the miniature Funko products by inviting fans to mix and match with new, IP-driven Rides, Towns and Displays.&#8217; In The Lord of the Rings line, this means their Frodo Baggins figure gets his own Hobbit hole.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_Bitty-POP-Towns_Frodo-Shire_Glam-WEB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118986 no-lazyload\" style=\"width:812px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_Bitty-POP-Towns_Frodo-Shire_Glam-WEB.png 1300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_Bitty-POP-Towns_Frodo-Shire_Glam-WEB-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_Bitty-POP-Towns_Frodo-Shire_Glam-WEB-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_Bitty-POP-Towns_Frodo-Shire_Glam-WEB-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_Bitty-POP-Towns_Frodo-Shire_Glam-WEB-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_Bitty-POP-Towns_Frodo-Shire_Glam-WEB-160x160.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Part of the &#8216;Bitty POP Town&#8217; range, the Hobbit hole is released today and retails for $9.99. Official details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Your favorite <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em> POP! collectibles have been shrunk into Bitty POP! collectibles. Expand your collection with Bitty POP! Town Frodo Baggins\u2122 with the Ring and the Shire! Bitty POP! figure is packaged in a hard acrylic display case with a detachable bottom lid. The detachable bottom lid doubles as an acrylic base, to which the Bitty POP! figure is adhered. Remove this exclusive Bitty POP! Frodo Baggins\u2122 from his display case so he can step inside the Bitty POP! Town The Shire! Vinyl figures are approximately 0.9 and 2-inches tall.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_BittyPOP_Towns_LOTR_FrodandtheShire_pkg_Glam-WEB-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118988 no-lazyload\" style=\"width:408px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_BittyPOP_Towns_LOTR_FrodandtheShire_pkg_Glam-WEB-1.png 1300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_BittyPOP_Towns_LOTR_FrodandtheShire_pkg_Glam-WEB-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_BittyPOP_Towns_LOTR_FrodandtheShire_pkg_Glam-WEB-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_BittyPOP_Towns_LOTR_FrodandtheShire_pkg_Glam-WEB-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_BittyPOP_Towns_LOTR_FrodandtheShire_pkg_Glam-WEB-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_BittyPOP_Towns_LOTR_FrodandtheShire_pkg_Glam-WEB-1-160x160.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A bit more information about the Bittyverse, from Funko&#8217;s press release:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Taking the tiny figures to the next level of play, Bitty POP! Rides let fans take new Bittys on the \u201copen\u201d road with IP-specific Rides. Fans can also utilize new releases to drive into Bitty POP! Towns, which offer a variety of iconic IP-inspired buildings and locations. Each Town comes with a related Bitty POP! and case that can be placed within the Town. The latest releases allow fans to create endless combinations and run wild with their imaginations as they have the opportunity to place any Bitty POP! in a Bitty Ride or Town!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Funko POP! collectors will be delighted by these adorable additions to the Bittyverse. We wonder if eventually Frodo will get his own Bill the Pony &#8216;Bitty POP! Ride&#8217;&#8230;? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, toy manufacturer Funko released a series of The Lord of the Rings figures in its&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":118988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[84,18,149,86],"tags":[4188,749,3077,2662,809],"class_list":["post-118985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-merchandise-collectibles","category-merchandise","category-lotr","category-merchandise-toys","tag-bitty-pop","tag-frodo-baggins","tag-funko","tag-funko-pop","tag-hobbit-hole"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/83685_BittyPOP_Towns_LOTR_FrodandtheShire_pkg_Glam-WEB-1.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1tLoH-uX7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118989,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118985\/revisions\/118989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}