Thursday 27th July 2017 marked the second edition of #PaladoneGamesNight this time with a Disney Pub Quiz! The event was held in Manchester at a quirky bar called The Zombie Shack, hidden atop a bamboo staircase adorned with totems and tiki torches. Unfortunately, a bar that describes itself as “hidden” causes some issues for us trying…
We are delighted to welcome Matt Keefe into the talented New Product Development team at Paladone where he will be starting his career in product development after recently completing an internship with Disney. Matt isn’t just any employee. What makes his arrival exciting is that he is our 100th employee and this is an incredibly…
2017 marks the 80th anniversary of Disney’s first ever cinematic film release – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The eight decades since have seen many changes, both in cinema and the world in general, but one thing has remained consistent – Disney’s unrivalled ability to enchant and entertain entire families with each new movie…
Over the last few years, we’ve been tackling the huge amount of cardboard waste that we create as a business. Shipping millions upon millions of awesome gifts, gadgets and pop-culture merchandise around the world means lots and lots of boxes! Previous efforts have included selling boxes to people moving house (proceeds to charity, of course),…
Shark Week starts on the 23rd of July on the Discovery Channel and we thought we would celebrate it, here at Paladone, with a fun fact filled piece covering everything you ever wanted to know about sharks but were too afraid to ask. Sharks are magnificent creatures and there are around 440 different known shark…
Welcome to Paladone’s fourth instalment of our fan theories series. In this instalment, we are going to dive into the Mavel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with a look at members of the Avengers, including Captain America and Spider-Man, as well as a look at a popular Pirates of the Caribbean Theory following last month’s release of…
Words by Nicky Calladine Friday the 30th June saw Paladone hold it’s annual sports day event in the grounds of Buckingham Park in Shoreham-by-Sea. The sports day is arranged every year by a group of volunteer staff forming Paladone’s own sports and wellbeing committee. The team organise sporting and fitness activities for the whole company…
We’re opening up another mystery Question Block of goodies here at Paladone HQ, and guess what? It’s a whole Mushroom Kingdom’s worth of Super Mario gifts and collectables! Like most of the planet, we’ve been huge fans of Mario ever since he first burst onto the gaming scene way back in 1981 as the barrel…
Are you looking for a new way to spend your lunch hour while the summer’s here? If so, look no further! At Paladone we now have 3 bikes available for hire in the front foyer, all you need to do is sign the disclaimer behind Nicky’s desk and grab a key. (If you have any…
What a time to be a Marvel Comics fan! With another year of blockbuster movies ahead, the Marvel juggernaut keeps on moving forward, getting bigger and better than ever – and here at Paladone HQ we couldn’t be more excited. We’ve already covered the movies we’re most looking forward to see in 2017 here, plus…