March 20, 2003
Walt
Disney Parks and Resorts is voluntarily recalling about 40,000 Woody dolls sold
at the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, DISNEY'S VERO
BEACH Resort, Magic of Disney and Flight Fantastic shops located at the Orlando
International Airport and Disney's Worldport shop located at Pointe Orlando.
The Woody doll's clothing has buttons that can detach, posing a choking hazard
for young children.
The recalled doll is a cowboy named Woody, a character in the animated films
Toy Story and Toy Story II. The Woody doll is a soft- bodied doll with soft
plastic head, hands, boots and hat; wearing blue jeans a red/yellow-checked
shirt, a black/white-spotted vest with a sheriff's badge; a red-patterned
bandana and is 13 inches tall. A label sewn into the left side seam of the doll
reads, "WALT DISNEY WORLD®" on one side and "©DISNEY, ALL NEW
MATERIALS, POLYESTER FIBERS," several State license numbers, and
"WALT DISNEY ATTRACTIONS, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, PRODUCT OF CHINA" on
the other side. Only the Woody dolls described above are included in the
recall.
These recalled soft dolls were sold from January 2000 through January 2003 for
about $12.
Consumers should immediately take the doll away from children and contact
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts at (866) 228-3664 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET
Monday through Friday to receive a full refund. For more information, please visit
our web site http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/waltdisneyworld/shared/blankpage?id=SafetyRecall.
This recall does not involve items sold at the DISNEYLAND® Resort, through the Disney Store, the Disney Catalog, DisneyStore.com or at other retail outlets. Additionally, the talking versions of the Woody doll are not part of this recall.