Attention: Vinylmation Traders
Nick LoCicero
On Friday, March 18th from 6-9pm, there will be a Vinylmation trading event in the Contemporary Resort at WDW. In an effort to help out collectors going to the event, we invite you to leave a comment here and/or a post on our Facebook wall and let other collectors out there know what figures you are …
Mystery Urban 6 Vinylmation Pins Could Point to Future Figures
Nick LoCicero
Thank you to Devin for pointing out a new Jumbo Vinylmation Pin he found on eBay. It’s an Urban 6 design and is the Mystery Chaser in the pin set. It is a Limited Edition of 250. Film Camera Mickey With a closer look around eBay, we found 3 more Jumbo Vinylmation Urban 6 Pins …
More Confusion with 9″ Animation 1
Nick LoCicero
Update: 3/16/11 – Disney’s Vinylmation blog today states that the general release windows they talked about yesterday were referring to the release dates of these figures at the Disney Parks. Seems like they still might be sporadically available at select Disney Stores. We placed a call to a Tampa Disney store and they said they just got a …
Stormtrooper of the Week #07
Nick LoCicero
Don’t ya just hate practical jokes? I know Boba does. Beware! Background photo from originaltrilogy.com Nick LoCicero
The Florida Project: Retro Mickey Sneak Peek
Nick LoCicero
Today the Disney Vinylmation Blog released this picture of an upcoming vinyl from the Florida Project trade show (Sept 9-11 2011 WDW). Clearly a retro color take on Mickey, it’s color scheme is the same as a previous poster advertising the project: This might indicate that their will be a 9″ that has this poster …
More then an Earful
Nick LoCicero
Here’s the second part of the preview Disney put out thanks to it’s 8,900+ followers on Facebook. The Hollywood Studios Earful Tower. This design is by Jason Zucker. No word on release date or size, but we think it’s probably a 9″. The design represents the water tower you can see in Hollywood Studios. At …
Retro Weekend: 03/13/11
Nick LoCicero
Lots of cool news from the world of vinylmation this weekend. Here is a wrap up… The Urban 6 Mickey Hats are now slated to be released on March 18th. New Urban 6 Ear Hats Then, a day later, Disney officially announced the two 9″ figures the hats were based on. You’ve seen the hats, …
Conner Purzycki’s 3/12/11 DLR Photo Report
Staff Writer
I was at the Disneyland Resort yesterday. Surprisingly, a lot has changed since last weeks photo report. Photos include The Little Mermaid, Cars Land, and much more… Walked right into DCA to get a look at the Mermaid building John Lastrapes Jr.
Maleficent and Sleeping Beauty: Up Close and In Hand
Nick LoCicero
Here is a tweet from @zoekatherine on March 12: “Sleeping Beauty Vinylmation! She is so cute! This is the first princess Vinylmation made! So exciting! :)” She purchased these at the Mission Viejo, CA store. They also had the Jumba/Stitch and Julius/Minnie combos on the shelf as well. The Villains 9″ + Jr combos are …
Destination Vinylmation Podcast Ep. 013 El Raton
Nick LoCicero
Ep. 013 El Raton A big episode this week. Disney Artist Chris Chapman (Disney Afternoons) stops by to tell us about the creative process behind Vinylmation, his creations and much more. We chat about the potential Cutesters Too Variants. We review Jr Series 3 Good Luck Bad Luck. Of course we also deliver the latest …
Spotlight On: Chris Chapman of the Disney Design Group
Nick LoCicero
We recently sat down with Chris Chapman of the Disney Design Group to talk Vinylmation and more. You can find the complete audio interview on the upcoming Episode 13 of our podcast. In his role with Disney Design Group, Chris Chapman has designed and illustrated toys, logos, print, Vinylmation, pins, clothing, packaging, candy and more. His …
TRON Vinylmation Release Date
Nick LoCicero
Disney surprised us late last night at announced the release date for the TRON series we already saw available in Japan. On March 25th the 8 figure, open window, set will arrive at D-Streets Florida and California, as well as the DisneyStore.com. No word on price. Check out all the figures at our TRON Explained …
5 Dollar, 5 Dollar, 5 Dollar 3 Inch?
Nick LoCicero
Update: 7pm Straight from the @DisneyStorePrez- Promotion this weekend only! According to the Disney Store Facebook, starting tomorrow for every $20 worth of merchandise you buy at a Disney Store, you can get a 3″ vinylmation figure for only $5. Buy a hundred dollars worth of stuff, get 5 for only $25. However, this only …
You’ve seen the hats, now see the figures.
Nick LoCicero
Based on the reveal yesterday of two of the coolest Vinylmation Mickey Hats so far, (the first I’ve ever actually wanted to purchase) Disney revealed two of the 9″ figures for the Urban 6 set. We already had glimpses of these figures from a set of pins that was announced, but today they were confirmed. …
Change of Course?
Nick LoCicero
An update to the Disney Vinylmation site has us lost. Yesterday we reported that the Park 6 series was to be released on April 1st, as seen written on the picture page for all the Park 6 figure turn arounds. Now that piece of information has been replaced with the words, “Coming Soon”. Does this …
Stormtrooper of the Week #06
Nick LoCicero
This week’s picture tells the story of the young Edward. Life is hard for a kid with eyeliner. Nick LoCicero
Vinylmation Recap: March 8, 2011
Nick LoCicero
A lot happened today on the Vinylmation front, so here is a recap. Disney officially announced an April 1st release date for Vinylmation Series Park 6. We had pics of the pins representing Park 6, but today Disney released turn around pictures and the artist’s names. Find Park 6 Explained here. We already knew Urban …
Jacks Has a Variant Too? More Surprises from Cutesters
Nick LoCicero
Update: 3/12/11 We got a response from Maria, “The yellow jacks and pink bubbles were just concepts. I had presented some variants and not all of them were chosen to go forward with. The concept art was just for fun!” So that answers our question. There are only the three variants in Cutesters Too, although …
Jr. Series 3 Vinylmation Explained
Nick LoCicero
The theme to Jr. Series 3 is Good Luck / Bad Luck. The 18 figure series is designed Thomas Scott and will be released on March 11th at D-Street Orlando and CA. First, we take a look at the GOOD LUCK figures from Jr. Series 3 Four Leaf Clover Fortune Cookie Happy Emoticon Horseshoe Ladybug …
Vinylmation 3D Pins: Big Eyes, Cutesters, Wall-E and Eve
Nick LoCicero
The Disney Pins site has announced some new Vinylmation 3D pin sets that feature designs from previously released Vinylmation sets. All four of these pin sets will be released on April 4th at WDW and DLR. No edition sizes has been announced. If you missed the Vinylmation set the first time around, pick up this …
Tailspin, Delivery Service Delivered
Nick LoCicero
On a happy note, we did get our Tailspin’s today. (Only 6 days later, that’s pretty cool) Let’s avoid all the controversy for now and just take a look at the first set of the Disney Afternoon Series. First off, the back of the box is awesome. While the front and sides are covered with …
Conner Purzycki’s 3/6/11 DLR Photo Report
Staff Writer
I was at Disneyland yesterday to have a look all the construction around the resort and captured a plethora of newsworthy photos to share. Photos include Buena Vista Street, Little Mermaid, Goofy’s Sky School, and much more… Time to Let the Memories Begin John Lastrapes Jr.
Added Insult to Insult to Injury: The TailSpin Vinylmation Saga
Nick LoCicero
As if changing the dates, making us wait for the release, retro-actively changing the prices on blog posts and not owning up to it… Disney sent me this today: It’s my TailSpin Vinylmation! But wait! What’s this on the bottom? Are you kidding me Disney!!! You can take the time to jack up the price …
Can You Smell What the Disney is Cooking?
Nick LoCicero
Update: 3/7/11 11:30 PM A Pin collection that resembles this series (but isn’t called Bakery) surfaced. See farther down this post for analysis. Update: 3/7/11 We enjoyed drawing up the mock versions of the two Mouse cupcakes, that we wanted to try another. This is the only other one we are positive about. “Cheshire Cupcake” …
Episode 012 Checkered
Nick LoCicero
Ep. 012 Checkered We start this episode with a rant about the recent Tailspin debacle. Then move on to news and upcoming releases. We slide thru TRON and Urban 6. We follow that with a in depth review of the Occupation Vinylmation Series. Then we finish up with some questions in the Mystery Mailbag. Listen …
Occupations Vinylmation Price and Jrs Update
Nick LoCicero
A couple of updates to the Occupations Series. First, the price: $16.95 Second: The Jrs have keychains on them. Third: We got a Red Light Jr, which means that the Red and Blue lights don’t come together, and thus either the Blue or the Red is a Jr. Variant (the first EVER Jr variant) For …
Check Out The Pilot for “Taylor and the WhatNot”
Tom Corless
As we said a long time ago, we were working on a few concepts for original programming for WDWNTube. Well, one new concept has finally gotten around to filming! Please watch this pilot episode of “Taylor and the WhatNot” and let us know what you think via Facebook, Twitter, or email. Enjoy the show: On …
EPCOT Vinylmation Concept Art Released
Nick LoCicero
Disney’s Vinylmation Facebook page hit another milestone, 8200 fans. And as predicted, 1982 being the year EPCOT opened, we saw the release of some special EPCOT Vinylmation Concept Art. No indication if these are 3″ or 9″. No release dates or edition sizes either. Just some fun teases to keep an eye out for. Maybe …
Daisy Daisy Give Me Your Answer
Nick LoCicero
3/4/11 Nerds on DisneyStore.com. Daisy isn’t even listed! And Mickey, Chip, and Dale are all sold out. Nick LoCicero
Occupations Explained
Nick LoCicero
Update: 3/5/11 Price is confirmed at $16.95. Junior variant (Blue or Red light) confirmed. Key chains on all juniors, confirmed. Update: Later on 3/2/11 Disney’s Vault page put up all the Juniors for this series. Check them out below the 3″ we believe is associated with each. Warning: You might have to buy them all. …
Tailspin Sells Out
Nick LoCicero
As of 8:30 PM 3/2/11, Tailspin is Sold Out at DisneyStore.com. That means it took less than 7 hours to go through 1000 sets! Although, there didn’t seem to be any limit on how many you could buy, so we don’t know how many people actually got them. Also, this doesn’t mean there are none …
What the Tail!
Nick LoCicero
Update: 8:30 PM As of now, Tailspin is sold out in the Disney Store. Update: 3:11 PM Well, Disney went and changed the price on the blog they missed, so now it’s all gone. We now know the answer as to why we had to wait so long to get Tailspin today. It’s because Disney …
I Heard the Roar of an Plane Engine!
Nick LoCicero
Update: 8:30 PM As of now, Tailspin is sold out in the Disney Store. Update: 1:43 PM Tailspin is now available. Spin it Spin it Spin it. And the price has been raised to $26.95!!! Update: 12:25 PM I wrote this almost 12 hours ago to express my joy over ordering Tailspin. That soon faded …
Stormtrooper of the Week #05
Nick LoCicero
It’s been a long night waiting for a Vinyl that hasn’t shown up yet. To easy the pain here’s this week’s Stormtrooper of the Week. Sometimes all you need to feel better is a change (of clothes). Photo background borrowed from the Kay E. Holekamp Laboratory Nick LoCicero
Laser (Price) Surgery
Nick LoCicero
While waiting for the elusive Tailspin set, we noticed that the price of the Big Eyes at DisneyStore.com have gone down. Originally priced $9.95 at the online shop, they have been reduced to $7.95. So if you haven’t picked up the series yet check this sale out. The figures still available at this time are: …
Update: Tail Spin Vinylmation Release Day moved to March 2
Nick LoCicero
Disney moved the Disney Afternoons Tail Spin release day once on us already (to March 5 according to the official Disney Vinylmation Blog) now they moved it again. According to the Events page at Disney’s official Vinylmation website, the new release date is March 2nd. screenshot from Events page Check out our Events page for …
Villains 9″ Vinylmation on the way
Nick LoCicero
Today, Disney officially announced three 9″ + 1.5″ (Jr.) Villains 1 combo sets to be released at select Disney Stores and the online Disney Store on March 21. Picture from Disney Store Facebook page The following concept art is from the official Disney Vinylmation Blog. Maleficent 9″ + Princess Aurora 1.5″ Artist: Oskar Mendez LE: …
What’s Happening in the Hitchhiking Ghost Scene of the Haunted Mansion?
Tom Corless
Last week, the Disney fan community exploded when Disney placed temporary tarps and projections of ghosts Phineas, Ezra, and Gus in the hitchhiking ghost scene of the Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom without any announcement. Rumors have indicated that new, interactive elements are coming to the Haunted Mansion, both in the queue and on …
Tree Trunk of Life
Nick LoCicero
Here is a 360 turn around of the 9″ Park 5 Tree of Life Vinylmation. Check out the great detail: Did you/will you pick up Tree of Life? Nick LoCicero
Fantasmic! …Behind the Scenes
Nick LoCicero
Here is a look at the back of the 9″ Park 5 Sorcerer Mickey Vinylmation: Fantasmic! first appeared in Disneyland in 1992, Disney’s Hollywood (then MGM) Studios in 1998 and is set to premier at Tokyo Disney later this Spring. The show is a little different at both parks and has a runtime of 22-26 …