INSIDE: best guide on where to buy Pinocchio dolls and collectables. Updated 2024
Are you a massive fan of Pinocchio?
Are you looking to add to your Pinocchio Doll collection with authentic and cute-as-pie Pinocchio dolls?
Or a vintage Pinocchio doll, or an original Pinocchio doll from Italy?
We know.
Real Pinocchio wooden dolls can be HARD TO FIND.
On our last visit to Rome, we stumbled upon the most enchanting Pinocchio Toy Shop near the Trevi Fountain.
Imagine our surprise when we turned the corner outside our apartment block, and found a shop selling Pinocchio dolls and toys, and nothing else! Sadly, it’s no longer open but not to worry.
We’ve found LOTS of Pinocchio dolls for sale online – check them out via the links below.
Pinocchio fans are spoilt for choice.
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WHERE TO FIND A PINOCCHIO DOLL MADE IN ITALY?
Before we begin, did you know you can book a private Tour of all the Best Places around Florence Italy from the Pinocchio Novel by Carlo Collodi?
Searching for a wooden Pinocchio doll made in Italy, or similar?
Did you know you can find:
- Pinocchio wooden toy dolls for ornamental display
- Pinocchio wheely dolls
- Pinocchio puppets
- Pinocchio marionettes (Here’s another version too)
- Pinocchio doll statues
- Pinocchio wooden soldier dolls
- Jointed Italian Pinocchio doll
- Wooden Pinocchio from Italy model kits to decorate
- Vintage Pinocchio wooden doll styles
- Hundreds of Pinocchio wooden dolls to play with, in all shapes and sizes
- Pinocchio toys for babies including Pinocchio ring stackers
NB: Many of the cheaper souvenir Pinocchio dolls and toys are likely to have been manufactured in bulk in China but they are still cute.
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Pinocchietto since 1927
There are also some classic old Pinocchio dolls in a similar style to the Disney film for sale.
But it’s not easy to find a hand carved Pinocchio from Italy at all.
(This one is the closest handmade Pinocchio doll we’ve found, similar to the original Pinocchio doll from the story)
BUY NOW ON AMAZON: The Exclusive Pinocchio Pop Funko Toy!
DISNEY PINOCCHIO DOLL
Disney Pinocchio Marionette Figurine
This Limited Edition Disney Store Pinocchio Marionette figurine is one of only 500 made!
It’s an exclusive keepsake for Pinocchio lovers.
Disney Pinocchio Ornaments
Looking for more Disney Pinocchio dolls & Disney Pinocchio figurines ?
Take a look at these:
- Disney Pinocchio Figure (Pinocchio walking pose) by Medicom
- Disney Pinocchio Figurine (Pinocchio in sitting pose)
- Disney Pinocchio with long nose figurine
- Disney Pinocchio cake topper
Disney Pinocchio Christmas Ornament
You can also buy a Pinocchio Christmas decoration.
This one by Hallmark, has the Blue Fairy with Pinocchio.
BUY NOW ON AMAZON: The Original Disney Pinocchio Movie from 1940
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8 FUN PINOCCHIO FACTS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ITALIAN PINOCCHIO DOLLS
Did you know these fun facts about Pinocchio ?
No.1: What does Pinocchio mean in Italian?
The name Pinocchio is a variant of common pinolo (“pine seed”)
No.2: Who carved Pinocchio?
Pinocchio the wooden puppet was created by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a village near Florence.
He dreamed of becoming a real boy.
He is a wooden marionette, controlled by wires, not a hand puppet.
One suspects the piece of wood Pinocchio was magic as he moves independently and is lively and animated
No.3: Who was in the Cast of Pinocchio?
There have been tens of Pinocchio productions over the years.
Pinocchio first appeared in a cinematic adaptation in Pinocchio (1911), an Italian live-action silent film, directed by Giulio Antamoro but the most well known is the Disney animation created in 1940, voiced by Dickie Jones.
No.4: How old is Pinocchio?
The Adventures of Pinocchio was written in 1883 by Italian writer Carlo Collodi, making him over 130 years old!
No.5: What are the names of the main Pinocchio characters?
- Pinocchio
- Jiminy Cricket
- Geppetto
- the Blue Fairy
- Lampwick (sometimes called Candlewick)
- The Coachman
- J. Worthington Foulfellow
- The Stupid Little Boys
- Honest John and Gideon
- Figaro the cat
- Monstro the Whale
- Stromboli and
- Cleo the goldfish.
No.6: Where is Pinocchio from?
The story is set in a villa in Collodi, where Carlo Collodi had spent his youth, in 1826.
This villa is now named Villa Pinocchio.
No.7: Why does Pinocchio’s nose grow?
His nose grows whenever he tells a lie.
But more interestingly, it is made smaller again when the Blue Fairy summons woodpeckers to peck it back to normal when she is convinced he has learned his lesson.
No.8: What is the theme song of Pinocchio?
When You Wish Upon a Star, sung by Cliff Edwards in the Disney film.
No.9: Is there a real life Pinocchio Theme Park in Italy?
Yes! You can visit Pinocchio Park in Collodi, Italy.
The Pinocchio theme park in Italy has:
- a puppet theater
- a hedge maze
- a chance to meet Pinocchio in real life!
- craft workshops
- The Geppetto Games playground area,
- ancient Italian kids rides from pre-1950 that have been restored and made functional again
- Pinocchio face painting (or be one of the other characters from the novel)
- an adventure park
- narrative paths where a talking cricket will tell you all the stories, and more.
You can also eat at the themed Pinocchio restaurant called The Red Shrimp, and the food will be brought to your table by the characters of the fairy tale of Pinocchio!
BOOK A VACATION TO ROME TO BUY PINOCCHIO TOYS!
We DO recommend you put a visit to Rome on your bucket list to check out all the Pinocchio souvenirs in person!
Be sure to include a visit to an Italian cafe to drink a decadent thick Italian hot chocolate, a reward for the restraint you showed at the shop counter perhaps?
But Pinocchio aside, there are SO MANY fun things to do in Rome with kids, AND for adults too.
It’s the number one place in the world to immerse yourself in the artefacts of Roman culture.
Who doesn’t want to visit the Colosseum and Roman Forum, and walk in the footsteps of the Roman Gladiators who fought in battle in front of crowds of up to 70,000 Roman citizens?
(Did you know you can be a Gladiator for a Day in Rome too? Take a look at this tour we did!)
I know you want to!
Start saving your pennies.
Mimi
Sunday 3rd of November 2019
Just returned from Rome, but unfortunately I didn't know about this shop. It looks amazing and I love Pinocchio even more now that I know he's from Italy. Been trying to use the online shop to purchase several Pinocchios, however I can't find out how to purchase online. Help please. I located the online catalog, the Pinocchio thpurchase. but that's the extent of the purchase.