(NAPSI)—Summer’s just around the corner. Kids are counting the days until school’s out. Parents are frantically searching for spots at all the right camps. Summer means fun in the sun: cookouts, camping, fireworks and, of course, swimming.

But for many, summer’s about taking a nice seat inside a cool movie theater to enjoy the biggest blockbusters of the year. And this year’s set to see a big fish take over the box office.

Swimming onto screens this summer is the highly anticipated Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory.” “Finding Dory” reunites the friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the true meaning of family along the way. The all-new big-screen adventure takes moviegoers back to the extraordinary underwater world from the original film, “Finding Nemo.”

Among the fun “Finding Dory” items diving onto retail shelves from Bandai America is Let’s Speak Whale Dory that allows kids to record phrases and play them back in “whale” just like Dory (SRP $14.99-Ages 4+). The soft Whispering Waves plush line allows kids to cuddle with their aquatic friends and hear their favorite phrases from the movie, and when it’s time to go to bed, soothing ocean sounds will help lull kids to sleep (SRP $19.99–Ages 18+ months). The interactive My Friend Dory offers endless play; complete with touch and motion sensors and movable eyes and mouth, it features over 50 phrases from the film so kids can replay their favorite scenes (SRP $39.99–Ages 4+). These and many more products are available now at retailers nationwide.

From Uncle Milton toys, kids can bring their rooms to life by projecting “Finding Dory” character-themed lights onto their walls, designing and customizing their own light-up nameplates, and interacting with talking light-up characters on their walls. The Undersea Light Projector features everyone’s favorite “Finding Dory” characters with eight different light programs that create soft, multicolored light shows for bedtime (SRP $29.99–Ages 5+). Finding Dory My Sign! lets kids put their name in lights next to Dory and her friends with a customizable light-up nameplate (SRP $29.99–Ages 5+). Dory Wall Friends lets kids interact with Dory, who lights up and talks with many fun, familiar phrases from the movie (SRP $34.99–Ages 3+). Each is available now at Toys “R” Us and Amazon.

Leading the way for imaginative play is 65-year-old classic toy brand Colorforms, with six products all value-priced for offline, traditional toy fun. For travel play, there’s the Fun Pack (SRP $1.00), On the Go (SRP $2.99) and Take Along (SRP $5.99). The iconic Create a Story boxed set includes an easel play area that folds out with six large “Finding Dory” backgrounds and 48 reusable Colorforms (SRP $9.99). Big Wall Playsets mean aquatic fun, with a large “Finding Dory” sheet that sticks to the wall and 12 large reusable Colorforms (SRP $19.99). Figure Fun Playset opens to reveal Dory’s undersea environment and includes a stand-up character figure, four backgrounds and 36 Colorforms (SRP $14.99). All products are for Ages 3+ and are available now at Toys “R” Us.

Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” is a story that families will love and kids will want to replay over and over again. Some of the most innovative toy makers around, like Bandai, Uncle Milton and Colorforms, are creating wildly entertaining products based on the film, helping to fuel the imaginations of children this summer. Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” debuts in U.S. theaters on June 17, 2016.

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