Ty Warner founded Ty Inc. in 1986 with the dream of creating a stuffed animal kids could afford. At just $5, Beanie Babies hit the shelves in 1993 and soon became a cult favorite — not only ...

Beanie Babies aren’t really worth anything. Ty Warner, a native Chicagoan, has the type of backstory people write about in scripts. A college dropout with a laundry list of random careers ...

Created by Ty Warner from Ty, Inc., Beanie Babies exploded into toy stores everywhere in the mid-1990s. In 1993, the company released nine characters that comprised the first generation of Beanies.

The Princess Diana Beanie Baby is a special edition commemorative plush toy that was released by Ty Inc. just months after ... and what milestones the royal family is celebrating.