Disney Made a Fancy Tea Set for ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast is coming out soon, but the merchandise is already on the shelves, and among all the toys and costumes is one very posh new tea set so die-hard Disney fans can enjoy their afternoon tea like the Dowager Countess.
Disney has long sold tea sets that look like Mrs. Potts, the talking teapot, and her son Chip the cup, but for this new movie Mrs. Potts and her kids have gotten a very posh upgrade. They no longer look like cartoons in this incarnation. Instead, they look like they belong on the queen's tea table.
The new tea set retails for $249.95 on the Disney Store’s website, and it’s a limited edition production with only 2000 sets available. The set includes Mrs. Potts and four tea cups, one of which looks like Chip. The whole set is made of fine china and is liberally decorated with gold. That means it’s not dishwasher or microwave safe, but it will dispense sage life advice and kindly explain to people that her boss is really a nice guy, even if he occasionally kidnaps people.
