Nick LoCicero Long before they made an appearance as our favorite 3″ Disney collectibles, The Monorails were a band that toured around the Walt Disney World Resort performing at the resorts. We recently dug up some of The Monorails old concert posters, CDs, Albums and publicity photos. On August 1, 1997, Disney opened a resort inspired by … Read more
There is only one place you would expect to find So Tasty… the Main Street Confectionery. As if the place didn’t already smell good enough… The Cheeseburgers are served! – Grape Soda goes great with other sugary sweets. – The Sugar Meter is off the charts with Frozen Lemonade. – Donald and Goofy couldn’t even pop a more … Read more
Last year we picked our favorite new vinyls as our All Star Baseball teams. This year we went to the Vinylympics and picked our Dream Basketball team. These figures not only seem like good fits for the positions but they also were the best vinyls so far in 2012. Position Blind Box Bashers D-Street Destroyers … Read more
On the podcast today we reviewed every set that came out in 2012 by giving it a score of between 0-10 (like the judges in Gymnastics do). Here are our scores. Post your scores on any sets and compare. The winner of the Gold Medal (top score) was the Disney Character Star Wars set with … Read more
Ep. 083 Watermelon Chaser – The Vinylympics We are half way through the year and it is time once again to rate the sets that we have seen so far. This year, we take on an Olympics theme. 26 sets compete in 6 events to find the best of the best. We also choose our … Read more
Update 7/29/12 Geppetto, already released in Disneyland Paris, gets an August 10 release date online and at D-Streets. The Disney Blog says it will cost $12.95!!! Super value? Most likely a mistake. Also August 10, some quantity of the LE 1000 Rhino will be made available online after selling out at both D-Streets. Update 6/22/12 Vinylmation Blog … Read more
The Playwright wrote into us because he just received his SDCC So Tasty Vinylmation in the mail from the Disney Store Online. I got my whole set of 8 comic con “exclusives” in the mail today. As per your request on the podcast, here is a picture of the front and back of the vinyl. … Read more
@VM_Paris tweeted a picture today that shows the 9″ Animation 2 Gepetto has been released in Disneyland Paris. We are still waiting on a release date to be announced for the US.
Once Upon A Pin is a podcast all about Disney Pins. We deliver all the latest news, release dates and reviews with a fun Disney magic twist. This week we talk about the new Disney Soda Fountain Pin Release FAQs, more Epcot 30th pins, a ton new release dates and the DLR Car Show pin … Read more
In my last post about Mindstyle’s Stitch figures, I alluded to another series of vinyls set to be released by Mindstyle. But first some history… In the last few years you might have seen some different looking plush at Disney Parks and the Disney Store. These plush, known as Pook-A-Looz, were inspired by designer toy … Read more
Roger Rabbit and The Land 9″ figures are both online and at D-Street Last night, the links to purchase these figures went live at Midnight PST, but were hidden from searches for a good half hour. People also had issues checking out to purchase Roger Rabbit, but there seemed to plenty of quantity of the … Read more
Villains 1 set up a stronghold at the Swiss Family Treehouse, but ultimately could not conquer the Magic Kingdom.Villains 2 harnessed the powers of Epcot to destroy Walt Disney World, but fell short at the poisoned well. I thought they had learned their lesson until a scorching hot summer day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Austin and I were just minding our … Read more
Park 10 Explained Release Date: July 11, 2012 at Disneyland Paris (no US release date yet) Price: Details: Park 10 is dedicated to all Disneyland Paris designs. Update 7/26/12 Park 10 will be available at the Orlando and Anaheim D-Streets on August 3. Update 7/19/12 Updated with HQ photos from @DLPWonderful. Update 7/9/12 July 11 is the … Read more
by Mike Boon First, let me get this out of the way: I have a wee bit of an obsession with The Muppets. I also get a kick out of seeing them in non-traditional form, which is what first got me hooked on Vinylmation and why I even purchased the bizarre Pook-a-Looz Muppets. I was … Read more
Under the Big Top Explained Release Date: July 21 at Costa Mesa Disney Store. July 23 Nationwide Disney Stores Price: TBA Details: 12 figure mystery box set based on circus figures. There is an artist signing with Gerald Mendez at the Costa Mesa Disney Store on July 21 from 10:30 – 1:30. There will also be … Read more
Disney’s animation wouldn’t be the same without the tunes that stay with us long after the credits roll. So it’s no surprise the Disney Tunes had an itch to find some musical inspirations around Walt Disney World and rock out. 80’s Dale hit the drums at Animal Kingdom. He was excited to play along with … Read more
