Nick LoCicero Disney officially announced today that trading will start in Disney Stores on May 31st! They said that the experience will be “based on the experience in the parks”. So I guess that means there might be Clear boxes AND Mystery boxes?? There will be more info to come. Although I also expect several stores to … Read more
The first Thursday without a Big Bang Theory for the summer got us feeling down, so we tracked down a custom artist whose work caught our attention to ask him about his Big Bang Theory related custom project he’s recently completed. Straight from Ireland, here’s “themodelmaker”… MC: What got you into art? themodelmaker: I think … Read more
Update: 5/26/11 The contest is over! Lots of great entries. We’ll be looking them all over this weekend and announcing our winners then. Thanks to everyone who entered the contest, and everyone who retweeted and followed us so they could win that prize as well!! Update: 5/19/11 Less then a week left in the competition. … Read more
Update: 5/25/11 Disney today updated their page with official names for these vinyls. It’s kinda out of the routine for them, should we be expecting this more often? We also heard that several stores have released them early, so check out your local Disney Store! Coming exclusively to Disney Stores on June 6th will be … Read more
Disney announced a slew of information today, and one of the big things was the information of several vinylmation being released on June 10th. First up: Goof Troop will be available online only from the disneystore.com The artist is Chris Chapman and the set has a LE of 1000. The 9″ Urban 6 Moai Statue … Read more
Disney announced today, that they have restocked the Star Wars Series in the stores in Hollywood Studios. They also announced a signing event with the artist, Mike Sullivan, for May 27 and May 28 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Jabba’s Hut. Be sure to drop by then to get your things signed, as … Read more
So much to talk about from the last few weeks. I recap my coverage of D23 Destination D: WDW 40th event. It was an amazing weekend, and I will take you inside the convention walls. I review the new Star Tours atraction at Hollywood Studios. It was an exhaustive day, but I meet all the … Read more
Late late at night. Near the equatorial trench. On the side farthest from the super laser’s focus lens. That’s where the troopers go to get their rave on at the hidden death-cotech.
Update: 5/28/11 The Playwright sent us some pictures from the NYC Times Square Disney Store, vinyl displays and the new 9″ Liberty NYC figure. Check them out below. He also said there are no markings on the box that say Limited Edition. So this may be another Statue of Liberty Minnie that is around for … Read more
Frank Oz was born on May 25, 1944. He is a legendary puppeteer who worked with Jim Henson on many beloved Muppets characters. He created and performed the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie the Bear. Both can be found in the Muppets 1 Vinylmation series. He also created and performed Animal and Sam the Eagle. … Read more
Update: 7/23/11 Added Combo Topper and Green Cyclops Variant. Update: 6/4/11 Updated the Alien with the two forms, clear and solid. Update: 5/24/11 Release date of July 22 announced for the 3″ Urban 7 series. And we got this picture of the back the U7’s “Dizturbed” head: VMHC? “VinylMation Hard Core” suggests one of our … Read more
Update: 5/24/11 Today Disney announced a June 10th release date for Angel and Devil 9/3 combo by Thomas Scott (LE 1000) and 9″ Moai by Casey Jones. These figures will be released at both D-Streets. You can see the pictures below. Update: 5/5/11 Today, Disney announced that “Love” “Viking” “Star (Bright)” and “Light Meter” would … Read more
In this week’s episode, we talk about the May 20th trade show at WDW… what we saw and who we talked to. We discuss the return of Star Wars Vinylmaiton, the debut of the WDW 40th Cast Traders, new Disney Cruise Line exclusives and much more. Of course we go over the latest release dates, … Read more
Hello Vinylmation fans. In this week’s DSO report we’ll be going over the new Urban 6 9”s, a few price variants, and unfortunately a few sell outs as well. Introducing At around 1 A.M. last Friday the Urban 6’s made their way onto the shelves of the Disney Store Online. Varying from Vikings to Light … Read more
Last weekend we saw a lot of upcoming figures for the first time thanks to the trading event over at WDW. We had a lot of fun there and want to thank everyone who attended and came up and said, “Hi”. We got our first look at some of the Urban 7 figures in real … Read more
Reader Don pointed us to a sale at the DisneyStore.com on the 9″/3″ Urban 4 Combo Walk/Don’t Walk. It used to sell for $74.95, but it was on sale for $56.99. By the time we got over there it was already sold out. Oh well…