Nick LoCicero Yesterday on the Vinylmation Facebook page… They previewed for us a pretty amazing looking 3″ Park 9 design! It’s the No. 2 Lilly Belle locomotive from Walt Disney World. The Lilly Belle is named after Walt Disney’s wife Lillian Disney. Lilly Belle is also the name of the scaled-down steam locomotive Walt had built in his backyard. It … Read more
I had some time yesterday to drop by Day 1 of the 2012 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival. The opening scene was from Fantasia with Sorcerer Mickey rising high above the walking mops. The sides of display featured dancing animals included ostriches, hippos and gators. Of course, the Fab 5 graced the entrance to World Showcase and … Read more
Robots Series 2 Release Date: April 13 Where: D-Streets Price: TBA Details: This set is promoted as “Mix ‘n Match.” In a single blind box, you will receive a robot with mixed up parts. A head, a body, feet and 2 arms from 4 different Robots. You can collect the mixed matched bots, make your own … Read more
Flowers Artist: Thomas Scott Release Date: April 20, 2012 Price: ? LE 2000 A four figure LE set. Cheshire Cat Artist: Thomas Scott Release Date: April 13, 2012 Price: $26.95 LE 5000 This 2 pack of 3″ figures features the Cheshire Cat in both his “disappeared” and “reappearing” forms. Walrus and Carpenter Artist: Thomas Scott Release … Read more
John Carter Release Date: September 7 on Facebook, September 21 at D-Streets Price: $14.95 Details: A four figure open window set based on the Disney film John Carter. Notice the new extended body mold on the two creatures to give them extra arms. Princess Deja John Carter Thark Jeddak Tars Tarkus White Ape
Send an email to [email protected] to have your collection featured Name: Daniel Hometown: Lockport, NY Collection Count: 51 3″ = 48 9″ = 3 Jr’s = 0 How long have you been collecting? I’ve been enjoying Vinylmation since September 2010. It was the first Disney World trip my wife, Krissy, and I took together. Since … Read more
Annemarie is back with some all new custom pieces. Destination Vinylmation: Both of these new customs look amazing. What do you enjoy more, replicating a Disney character more closely like Mad Hatter or developing your own design like the Scarface and why? Annemarie: That’s a difficult question to answer; I really enjoy doing Disney characters … Read more
Coming to Japan on April 2nd are a couple of Easter themed Mickey and Donald Vinylmation. We found this snapshot of a Japanese ad on Vinylmation World (originally tweeted by @dizpix). Retailing for 1200 Yen, or about $14.83 USD, they will be sold in open window boxes. The Mickey is decked out in colorful spring … Read more
I’m sure, as a Disney fan, you know the legend of the Sherman brothers. They have given us much of the music that will live on forever in both our favorite movies and theme park attractions. Yesterday, the world lost Robert Sherman… a sad day for Disney fans world wide. I consider myself incredibly lucky … Read more
Seems like some Sorcerer’s in training are willing to pay a steep price to acquire the most coveted and rare spells in the Kingdom. Just a few weeks ago, finding a Sorcerer’s of the Magic Kingdom card on eBay was far and few between, but recently there has been an explosion of activity. These cards that are … Read more
Looks like I missed a big development off the pin board at the last WDW Trade Night… Vinylnation posted the above picture of some open window Vinylmation magnets that are on the release slate for later this year. This display shows us 3 we knew about and 3 we did not from the upcoming Disney Characters as … Read more
Here is a collage I put together to remember Leap Day 2012 at Walt Disney World. All pictures were taken at the 24 hour One More Disney Day celebration at WDW. Can you name where in the four WDW parks each letter can be found? I also took pictures every hour. In fact, at the … Read more
Ep. 062 Cursive Annemarie stops by to help wrap up all the news we found at the WDW Trade Night and more. News on Alice LEs, Snow White revealed, Park 8 LEs and Animation 2 LEs. We also get word of a John Carter series and have a discussion about ears… clear, white and bunny. … Read more
Update 3/4/12 Two updates below. Alex Maher actually had a hand in the Snow White Jr designs along with Thomas Scott. Also, Billy Davis is freelance, not a Disney Cast Member. We had a ton of fun and learned a lot last night. Including many, MANY, release dates!!! Take a look… As usual, the line exploded … Read more
Update: Check out WDW Trade Night Wrap Up for more complete info and better pics!
Update: Check out WDW Trade Night Wrap Up for more complete info and better pics! Release date April 20