Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Amscan Holdings, Inc.
James M. Harrison
(914) 784-4014

Michael A. Correale
(914) 784-4050


      AMSCAN HOLDINGS, INC. ANNOUNCES ACCEPTANCE OF $87.2 MILLION OF NOTES
      IN TENDER OFFER FOR ITS OUTSTANDING 9.875% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
                                    DUE 2007

ELMSFORD, NY - April 30, 2004 - Amscan Holdings, Inc. announced today that its
tender offer for all of its outstanding 9.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2007 (the "Notes") expired at 12:00 noon, New York City time, today, and that it
has accepted for payment and will purchase all Notes validly tendered pursuant
to the tender offer and not withdrawn prior to such expiration. According to The
Bank of New York, the depositary for the tender offer, approximately $87.2
million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes were validly tendered and not
withdrawn. The holders of the tendered Notes who tendered their Notes prior to
5:00 p.m. New York City time on April 15, 2004, the consent payment deadline,
will receive $1,035.42 per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued
interest on the tendered Notes up to, but not including, the date of payment of
the Notes. Holders who tendered their Notes after the consent payment deadline
will receive $1,032.92 per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued
interest on the tendered Notes up to, but not including, the date of payment of
the Notes.

Following the purchase of the Notes accepted in the tender offer, approximately
$22.8 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes will remain
outstanding. The aggregate cost to purchase the Notes tendered pursuant to the
tender offer was approximately $93.5 million.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as Dealer Manager and Solicitation Agent, Bondholder
Communications Group acted as the Information Agent and The Bank of New York
acted as the Depositary for the tender offer and the related consent
solicitation. Persons with questions regarding the tender offer or the consent
solicitation should contact Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Liability Management
Group, at (877) 686-5059 (toll free). Requests for documentation may be directed
to Bondholder Communications Group, at (888) 385-2663 (toll free).

Amscan designs, manufactures and distributes decorative party goods, including
paper and plastic tableware, accessories and novelties. Amscan also designs and
distributes home, baby, wedding and other gift items.

Any statements released by Amscan that are forward-looking are made pursuant to
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Terms such as "intends," "anticipates," "expects," words of similar import
and variations on such words are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements necessarily
involve risks and uncertainties which are difficult to predict and actual
outcomes may materially vary from what is expressed or forecasted in such
forward-looking statements.

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