lé ▁Magic ▁Ball , ▁the ▁product ▁contained ▁small ▁figur ines ▁of ▁Disney ▁characters , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Kinder ▁Sur prise ▁which ▁ret ails ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁Mexico . ▁The ▁product ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁after ▁compet itors ▁and ▁consumer ▁groups ▁campaign ed ▁that ▁the ▁to y ▁pos ed ▁a ▁ch oking ▁ha z ard . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Wonder ▁Ball ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁with ▁c andy ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁to ys . ▁The ▁Wonder ▁Ball ▁had ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁them es , ▁including ▁Disney , ▁Pok ém on , ▁Cart oon ▁Network , ▁Care ▁B ears , ▁and ▁W inn ie ▁the ▁Po oh . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁brand ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Frank ford , ▁who ▁released ▁it ▁under ▁a ▁S pon ge Bob ▁Square P ants ▁theme . ▁An ▁urban ▁legend ▁has ▁circul ated ▁that ▁the ▁product ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁because ▁a ▁child ▁ch oked ▁and ▁died , ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁confirm ation ▁that ▁the ▁dis continu ation ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁ch oking ▁alleg ations . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁ 9 - year ▁absence , ▁Frank ford ▁re - re leased ▁the ▁Wonder ▁Ball ▁with ▁Des pic able ▁Me ▁them ed ▁c andy ▁and ▁stick ers ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Also , ▁it ▁released ▁Sh op kins , ▁Din osa urs , ▁Disney ▁and ▁Hall owe en . ▁Wonder ▁Ball ▁Min