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 … Read more
Don’t ya just hate practical jokes? I know Boba does. Beware! Background photo from originaltrilogy.com
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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. … Read more
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 … Read more
This week’s picture tells the story of the young Edward. Life is hard for a kid with eyeliner.
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
