Jumanji Merchandise – the Adventure Rolls the Dice Too
A muffled drumbeat, an old game box, and suddenly the jungle is standing in the living room: Jumanji is one of those adventure stories you don't need to explain – you can practically hear it. Chris Van Allsburg's 1981 picture book was followed in 1995 by the movie starring Robin Williams, which turned the living board game into a family classic. A good two decades later, the trick worked again: "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" (2017) and "The Next Level" (2019) moved the game into a video-game world and became worldwide box-office hits with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan. At Elbenwald you'll find officially licensed Jumanji merchandise – this time the jungle comes voluntarily and stays well-behaved on the shelf.
Why does Jumanji work across generations?
Because the core idea is as simple as it is irresistible: a game whose consequences are real. The films from 1995 and from 2017 onward tell that premise through completely different means – on one hand, the classic board game with wild animals and a lost fellow player; on the other, the video-game logic with avatars, a life gauge, and strengths-and-weaknesses lists, which draws much of its charm from the contrast between the teenagers and their adult game characters. Parents remember the drumbeat from back then, the next generation quotes Dr. Smolder Bravestone – and both camps meet up for a shared movie night. That exact double nostalgia is what makes Jumanji such a rewarding merchandise motif: one dice sound is enough, and everyone at the table grins knowingly.
Frequently asked questions
What Jumanji products does Elbenwald offer?
A compact selection of officially licensed fan merchandise, such as plush figures based on the avatar heroes and game formats based on the film series. The category overview shows what's currently available.
What order should I watch the Jumanji movies in?
First the classic "Jumanji" (1995) with Robin Williams, then "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" (2017) and "Jumanji: The Next Level" (2019). The newer films loosely tie into the original myth but also work on their own.
What is Jumanji about?
A game whose events become real: in the original, a board game brings jungle dangers into the real world, while in the newer films the players themselves get pulled into a video-game world and have to make their way through it as their avatars.
The range at a glance
The cuddly expedition crew waits at the plush figures, and playable franchise material sits ready at games & trading cards. For everything else, it's worth exploring the movies & TV shows theme world or – if the next gift is due – the gift ideas. Getting lost is explicitly encouraged.
What else goes with it?
Adventure cinema has many doors: behind Jurassic Park, prehistory roars, Indiana Jones brings the hat to match, Back to the Future takes the shortcut through time, and Ghostbusters handles the supernatural rest. Rolling the dice is strictly optional from here on.
