

In December 2019, the company announced that it would release a Baby Yoda plushie in March 2020, and earlier this month, Disney announced a partnership with Build-a-Bear, the retailer that sells teddy bears and other stuffed animals and characters, for a Baby Yoda stuffed animal down the road. With ‘Secret Invasion,’ Marvel Misses Yet Another Opportunity to Spotlight Queer Love in the MCU And Etsy businesses with popular Baby Yoda products suddenly found their listings deactivated, at the request of Disney, according to The Verge.

Of course, it didn’t take long before Disney discovered this, and began issuing takedown notices, reminding Etsy that it owns the intellectual property rights to all Star Wars characters. And for a while, the bootleg Baby Yoda market seemed to flourish. It shouldn’t then be a surprise that impatient fans have already taken matters into their own hands, with Etsy crafters and sellers creating their own unofficial Baby Yoda toys to capitalize on the demand. However, despite fervent requests for Baby Yoda dolls, Disney has been rather slow to respond to product demands, reportedly in order to keep Baby Yoda’s reveal in “The Mandalorian” pilot a secret per Jon Favreau’s request.īut the cat was out of the bag after the show’s premiere, and “The Child” quickly became a social media sensation.

Ever since “ The Mandalorian” premiered on Disney+ in November, the adorable “ Baby Yoda” character has melted hearts and minds around the world.
