Evilos Contest Winner
Nick LoCicero
Last week we got an email from Sabrina. You might remember her as the winner of the Evilos’ Evil Kermit Contest back on April 15th. She sent the following pictures, along with a few kind words. “I got my Vinylmation yesterday! It is amazing- and it is a 9 inch! I was totally expecting a …
Adam Roth’s 4/29/11 WDW Photo Report
Tom Corless
Adam Roth visited both Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Downtown Disney on Friday and has plenty of newsworthy photos to share with us: Welcome to Hollywood Tom Corless
ZoMG: Kidada Jones’ Artwork
Nick LoCicero
I am sure by now you have all seen a glimpse of the brand new Vinylmation figure hitting 5 select Disney Store shelves (as well as online) on May 4th!! We have seen one image floating around the web of what looks like a 9 inch figure! The head is hot pink with what looks …
Sushi Bar now open at DisneyStore.com
Nick LoCicero
Update: 5/13/11 10 AM Looks like the Sushi Set is back up on DisneyStore.com. Get yours before they are sold out again! Update: 5/1/11 Sushi sets still available at D-Street Florida. According to DV reporter Zoe, they are also still available at D-Street California. Update: 5/1/11 Sushi is sold out online. We will check D-Street …
Muppets 2 Vinylmation Explained
Nick LoCicero
Update: 4/15/11 Price is actually $11.95 at D-Street. But it’s $12.95 at Disney Stores. Check out more info (and pics of price tags) at Muppets 2 Price post. Update: 4/8/11 Thanks to Don Sawyer, we have the retail price for Muppets 2. It’s $12.95. We also now know the Penguin is the triple. (makes sense) …
Shanghai Disneyland Announcement and Concept Art
Tom Corless
SHANGHAI (April 8, 2011) – The Walt Disney Company and Shanghai Shendi Group, its joint venture partner in China, have broken ground on the Shanghai Disney Resort following approval from the Chinese central government in Beijing. Both companies marked the start of construction on the first Disney resort in mainland China at a groundbreaking ceremony …
Shanghai Disneyland Announcement and Concept Art
Iain
(April 8, 2011) – The Walt Disney Company and Shanghai Shendi Group, its joint venture partner in China, have broken ground on the Shanghai Disney Resort following approval from the Chinese central government in Beijing. Both companies marked the start of construction on the first Disney resort in mainland China at a groundbreaking ceremony held …
Artists Designs of Goof Troop Set
Nick LoCicero
Today Disney opened up it’s Sneak page and allowed us a viewing of the Goof Troop set by Chris Chapman. We only saw a little bit of the designs in the advertising pictures a month ago, so it’s nice to see the whole figures. Again, no release date set for this set. What do you …
DuckTales out tomorrow! Take a sneak peek today!
Nick LoCicero
Being released tomorrow, April 8th, is the 2nd set in the Disney Afternoons Series: Duck Tales! The set is designed by Chris Chapman and will be releases periodically through the next couple of month. But tomorrow is the release of DuckTales, and today we got a chace to see the turnarounds of both chracters! Launchpad …
Online Help Desk: Best Markers for Signing Vinyls
Nick LoCicero
A reader wrote us and asked “I bought a black 9″ vinyl that I plan to bring to Disney to collect autographs on. Do you have any idea what the best kind of marker (I was thinking silver) to use on a vinylmation?” Let us know your opinions so we can help our friend out. …
Celebrations Vinylmation Explained
Nick LoCicero
Update: 4/6/11 Turnaround pictures of all ten 3″ and 28 Jr figures have been posted. Update: 3/28/11 We have added pictures of at least one of the 3 randomly packaged Jrs with each 3″ Vinylmation. A big thanks for our French friend Aranya for the pics! Update: Disney has officially stated an April 8th release date for …
Muppets 2 Chaser
Nick LoCicero
Spoiler! Well it was predicted with the rest of the set so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise, but here is the Muppets 2 chaser (front and back). The photos are from eBay seller lindogcatbird. Thanks! (Before the reveal people thought it could have been Gonzo, or another Kermit, or Waldo, or Skeeter) Muppets …
Stormtrooper of the Week #10
Nick LoCicero
This week I, Nick, am taking over the Stormtrooper of the Week. Several days ago I went to Megacon. Look who I found there…. On some weekends Sheldon puts on his favorite superhero’s costume and poses for pictures at the local Con. Nick LoCicero
Spotlight On: Custom Artist Justin Marshall
Nick LoCicero
Recently we received an email from Justin Marshall, and inside it contained a whole lot of pictures of his customs. There were a whole lot of good ones, but the one I wanted to talk about today was the Haunted Mansion. I really like the look of this figure. He does a great job of …
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” To Premier in New Orleans Square May 7th
Iain
From the Disney Parks Blog: “Psst…Ye come seekin’ adventure with salty old pirates, eh? Sure you’ve come to the proper place.” Pirates fans are in for a double treat this morning. First, a big announcement, then a special video that takes you back to where it all began. First, the big news… Disneyland park will …
Cast Suits-Up for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
Tom Corless
While this isn’t huge news, the orange suits that have been a staple of Star Tours cast members for many years are history. Instead, Disney has developed some new costumes to better fit “Star Tours: The Adventures Continue”: Blue and gold is most certainly the new colors of the Star Tours company, but not terribly …
Episode 016 Graffitti
Nick LoCicero
Ep. 016 Graffitti Lots of stuff this episode. Nick and MC review Park 6 and the combo topper. They talk about the latest custom’s articles; Evilos, Celeste, and Cassie. Then they talk about the upcoming releases including Muppets 2 and of course take a questions of the Mystery Mailbag Listen Now: Standard Podcasts [59:36m]: Hide …
More to Celebrate! More Jrs revealed.
Nick LoCicero
Thanks to our twend @milkyjoe75 we have a look a a few more Jrs for the Celebrations Series that comes out this Friday, April 8th! Here the a few that we hadn’t seen before! (We have already seen Baby Bottle, 2nd Place Ribbon, Chinese Thank You, and Money from our French friend Aranya.) Baby Rattle …
Haunted Mansion Debuts New, Cutting-Edge Hitchhiking Ghost Scene
Tom Corless
After months of speculation as to what was changing in the famous Hitchhiking Ghost scene at the Magic Kingdom’s Haunted Mansion, we don’t have to wonder any longer. Phineas, Ezra, and Gus are now executing some ghostly gags through the use of new infrared technology that was installed while the temporary curtains and projection ghosts …
WDW Haunted Mansion Debuts New, Cutting-Edge Hitchhiking Ghost Scene
Iain
While this isn’t exactly Disneyland related news, I think it is very important that we take a look at what was revealed today over in Orlando. For the past few months, the hitchhiking ghost scene in the Haunted Mansion in the Magic Kingdom has had temporary projections in place of the mirrors. Today, the “new” …
Ariel Audio-Animatronic For The “Undersea Adventure” Revealed
Iain
From the Disney Park Blog: We are just a couple of months away from the official opening of The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure at Disney California Adventure park. Walt Disney Imagineers are working hard to make sure you feel transported into Ariel’s world through every detail – the water, the fish, the hair….yes, …
Phineas & Ferb, Pirates, Pooh, and Cars Characters Around the World
Tom Corless
Here are a few character updates for Walt Disney World in the next few weeks: -From the Disney Parks Blog: Heads up pirate fans – we’re happy to break the news that a new scalawag will land at Magic Kingdom Park in time for the May 20 opening of “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” The …
Pins Give Sneak Peak to Urban 7
Nick LoCicero
Thanks to an email by Don that pointed us to the Disney Pin site, we have a sneak peak at two new Urban 7 designs. These two pack pin sets have held designs that represent the 9″ vinyl designs. So that seems like a good assumption here! Check them out: Delightful Flowers Mean Old Dog …
First Look at Ariel “Under The Sea”
Tom Corless
Again, while we have to wait another year for Under The Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid to open at the Magic Kingdom, the California Adventure attraction is opening June 3rd and the Disney Parks Blog is offering another look at some cutting-edge audio-animatronic technology: We are just a couple of months away from the …
Spotlight On: Photographer Cassie Dyer
Nick LoCicero
This Spotlight On segment is going to be a little different than normal. Usually we use this segment to highlight interesting Vinylmation artists. Today we will do that same thing, but in an “outside the box” way. On twitter the other day we spotted a tweet about vinylmation pictures. We clicked on the link and …
Park 6 Photo Shoot at the Magic Kingdom
Nick LoCicero
Our Park 6 figures decided to take a trip to the Magic Kingdom. We said, OK, and documented the trip in pictures. A big thanks to Chris for helping us out with the shoot. You can find “variants” to many of these photos at our Facebook page: Facebook.com/DestinationVinylmation Look what Donald pulled out of a blind …
Spotlight On: Celeste’s 9″ Villains
Nick LoCicero
One of our favorite custom artists here at Destination Vinylmation recently let us in on a little, well 9″ tall, secret. After receiving her Villains 1 9″ figures, Celeste thought, “I want to see my other favorite other villains in 9″ form”. So she did it herself! Check out Scar (Lion King) and the Queen …
Adam Roth’s 4/1/11 WDW Photo Report
Tom Corless
WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth spent the day in the Walt Disney World theme parks yesterday and has plenty of newsworthy photos to share with us (mostly of Town Square Theater with a hint of Tiki Room): Sign pointing guests inside Tom Corless
Let’s Make Some Noise!
Nick LoCicero
Vinylmation Jr pics by Aranya Last week we posted photos of the Celebrations set from our French friend Aranya. This Jr was part of the Party Time 3″. We put the word out on twitter asking for help with what it was. Disney Artist Thomas Scott responded, “It makes sense when you see the side …
Jason Diffendal’s 3/20/11 Disneyland Hotel Photo Report
Iain
Jason Diffendal was at The Disneyland Resort for the past week and stayed at the Disneyland Hotel. Not a lot of pictures of the new rooms have surfaced so Jason was nice enough to take us on a photo tour through his room. John Lastrapes Jr.
Nerds Rock Chaser
Nick LoCicero
Update: 4/2/11 Yes, as most of you commented, this is indeed our April Fool’s Joke. It’s the Park 5 Stitch with the body of Mr. Toad and a pair of glasses from the Nerds Rock set. The piece was inspired by the artwork for the Nerds Rock line as seen on various non-vinylmation products. In …
Duck Tales Release Date, Woo-ooo!
Nick LoCicero
Update: 4/2/11 The Art of Disney DLR page had this graphic and confirmed the price as $26.95. Also worth noting, the small print saying “2 sets per guest, per day”. Update: 3/25/11 Disney Events page officially posts the April 8th release date we announced earlier in the week. Thanks to J for pointing it out. …
Destinations Officially Announced for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
Iain
From Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald on the Disney Parks Blog: It won’t be long now before Star Tours re-launches and “The Adventures Continue” at both Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California! But where in the galaxy are we going? We know a lot of you have been wondering and asking, and today we are happy …
Destination Disney Radio Show: April 1st, 2011
Nick LoCicero
In this week’s episode of Destination Disney… The new Mickey Mouse meet and greet opens at the Magic Kingdom and we tell you all about it. Adams uncovers some secrets to the Haunted Mansion Hitchhiking Ghosts refurb and a web post hints at what to expect from Star Tours 2. Kindom Royal Rumble puts Dumbo …
Destinations Officially Announced for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
Tom Corless
From Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald on the Disney Parks Blog: It won’t be long now before Star Tours re-launches and “The Adventures Continue” at both Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California! But where in the galaxy are we going? We know a lot of you have been wondering and asking, and today we are happy …
Disney Store Online Update 4/1/11
Nick LoCicero
Update: 4/2/11 As of Midnight, the Park 6 figures and combo topper never made it on the site. The Vinylmation Events page had had them scheduled for a online release on the 1st, but that was deleted late this week. Who knows when they will appear online, Juniors 3 was supposed to be online weeks …
Robert Ashburn’s 3/30/11 Magic Kingdom Photo Report
Tom Corless
WDWNT Reporter Robert Ashburn visited the Magic Kingdom yesterday to attend the soft-opening of Town Square Theater, but believe it or not, there is other stuff going on at the park! Who would have though? Anyway, here are some other newsworthy photos from the Magic Kingdom The covers for “The Magic, The Memories, and You!” …
Jason Diffendal’s 3/26/11 – 3/30/11 DLR Photo Report
Iain
WDWNT’s own Jason Diffendal has been at Disneyland for the past few days and has been nice enough to upload some photos of the resort. Photos include Pirates Sneak Peek, Splash Mountain, Star Tours, and much more… Starting off the report with the new Pirates 4 Sneak Peek John Lastrapes Jr.
ZoMG: Park 6 from Zoe
Nick LoCicero
Hello everyone! Park 6 is coming out tomorrow and I’m sure that everyone is just as excited as I am! Since seeing photos of Park 6 figures, we noticed that Disney decided to go with a bit of a Disney World theme, as well as Paris and Disneyland. Being from California and also always making …
Video Walkthrough of Town Square Theater
Tom Corless
WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee visited Town Square Theater at the Magic Kingdom during it’s soft opening on March 30th and has a video walkthrough of the experience in both the Mickey and Princess meet and greets: Tom Corless