Nick LoCicero The Art of Animation opened at Disneyland on May 28, 1960 and lasted until September 5, 1966. It sat in the building to the right of the entrance into the Circarama theater. Before the Art of Animation moved in, this building was home to the Satellite View of America. But by the end of the … Read more
Purchase the Comic Con Boy and Girl combo no superpowers (or Comic Con ticket) needed. Just stop by the Disney Store where they unexpectedly popped up for purchase. We were told non-attendees would have to wait at least a day, but that does not seem to be the case. Just a couple quick notes… The … Read more
Has Tim Burton changed the face of Vinylmation? At Comic Con, guests will be able to purchase an LE 1000 Disney vinyl collectible for $40 based on his upcoming movie Frankenweenie. Represented is Sparky-Saurus, Victor’s dog in the movie. The interesting thing about this is by all accounts, they are calling this a “Vinylmation.” Most … Read more
Looks like Darth Vader’s Star Wars Series 2 Vinylmation was hiding out north of the border. Vinylmation Kingdom, in their search for the empire’s secret location was lead by the force to a newspaper in Vancouver Canada. Thanks for your dedication to the Rebel Alliance guys! The Vancouver Sun just published an article that featured … Read more
Last year’s Food and Wine Vinylmation, while a nice artistic design, didn’t capture the essence of the festival to me. This year’s is a different story. The Disney Parks Blog just released the above product shot of the 2012 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Vinylmation… and it is remarkable! Tony from Lady and the Tramp … Read more
Today the vinylmation blog posted the second set in the Spooky Series. Last year’s Frankenstein Mickey and Minnie are followed up this year by a Vampire Goofy and Werewolf Pluto. Because of the 1 we saw on the set last year, we knew there was more coming, and this set is amazing. First off the … Read more
Update: 7/10/12 Disney Store will release two (2) of these very limited-edition figures during each day of Comic Con. For the lucky few attending “Preview Day” tomorrow (Wednesday 7/11/12), the head chef will showcase his street side buffet you can purchase all eight (8) figures on the same day! Be sure to stop by the Funko … Read more
On July 13th, a 9″ Park 9 figure representing Disney’s Feature Animation Building will be released. The edition size is 750 and it will retail for $44.95. In 1994, the Walt Disney Company built a brand new Feature Animation Building in Burbank, California. The 240,000 square foot building houses 700 employees and serves as the … Read more
Epcot turns the big three-oh later this fall and I can not wait to see how Disney plans to celebrate. Well, we all know how they plan to celebrate… MERCHANDISE! Maybe we will have a commemorative vinyl? What we do know is there will be pins. Over at Once Upon a Pin you can see the … Read more
We can’t believe it took them this long, but the Toy Story figures finally asked for a field trip to ride Toy Story Midway Mania. Austin and I were happy to oblige, and even took a short detour to the All-Star Movie Resort for a look around the Toy Story buildings. I hope you enjoy this … Read more
Ep. 080 Tomorrowland Space Suit In this episode we review all the news brought to us at the WDW Trade Night. Pixar, Park Starz, Comic Con, Park 9 and Popcorns all make headlines. We also have Annemarie stop by to give her two cents on the topics and talk about her latest custom. And of … Read more
Click the image if you would like to get a sneak peak at the Park 10 Chaser. Thanks to @VM_Paris for the picture.
Seems like Japan custom artists have a new toy… It appears that Junior Create Your Own figures are on sale at Japan stores. Thank you to Cole for this picture. I know many artists just paint over already designed figures and can pick up cheap Jrs at the outlets. So let us know… are these … Read more
Popcorns Explained Release Date: TBD Price: TBD Details: Popcorns is a series of uniquely designed vinyl collectibles each with their own features but holding a similar feel through the set. I equate it to Park Starz, but with Disney cartoon and movie characters. Photo from Vinylmation World Jack Skellington Wow, so glad the bat bow tie is a … Read more
In addition to a few Disney Vinylmation releases, this year’s San Diego Comic Con will also see a ton of exclusive Disney licensed Funko Pop! vinyls for purchase. I enjoy the fun nature of the Pop! line and have collected all three sets so far released… along with a few of the event variants. This … Read more
At Friday’s WDW Trade Night we saw some of the Star Wars Series 2 Vinylmation pins on display. The 6 pack revealed 2 known and 4 previously unknown figures. Star Wars Series 2 is based on the first movie, A New Hope. A few characters such as Luke, Leia and Vader who where in the … Read more
