Update: 01/28/12 Pictures of set taken at trading event. We also learned that this 6 figure set was designed by Casey Jones and is five 3″ and one Jr. Remember, it releases February 3rd for $99.95 and is LE 2000.
01/27/12 Among various announcements, Disney has sneaked in a release under the radar and onto the Events page. On February 3, a 6 figure set depicting the Tapestry of Nations Parade will release at Walt Disney World and Disneyland D-Streets. This LE 2000 set will retail for $99.95. In addition to D-Street, this set will also be on sale at select locations at Epcot including MouseGear, Disney’s Traders in World Showcase, Mission: SPACE Cargo Bay and World Traveler. No pictures have been released yet, but here is a look at what could be in the set. The parade ran through EPCOT from 1999 to 2001 and had a unity and world peace them. The parade was populated by large puppets on rotating drums.
The case better be a Millenium Wheel. And if it is, I’m dead.
I remember seeing this parade at Epcot on my first ever trip to WDW back in 2001. Very mesmerizing! One of my favorite memories of that trip.
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Unfortunately, I cannot see how Disney artists will do this set justice. It’s hard to imagine 15′ tall, skinny puppets transposed onto a short, chubby 3″ vinyl. Retail $99.95…..look for it to be discounted on DS.com Twice A Year Sale next year.