Nick LoCicero
M.C. Rescues Some D-Street Releases
M.C. braved the rain to hit up D-Street today. Let’s see what he found… Rescuers 2-Pack with Bernard and Bianca from Animation 2 for $26.95. He was excited enough to wake up early and go grab these. I enjoy the design, but not enough to grab them. Especially since I never really had a connection … Read more
NFL Teams Explained
Release Date: First Wave: January 27th and February 3rd Where: Online, WDW, and DLR (see specific team below for details) Price: $14.95 Update: 1/27/12 We can add three teams after seeing the display at the WDW trading event: Jets, Chargers and Colts. Update: 1/27/12 NFL Teams released online today. Patriots, Giants, Steelers, 49ers, Dolphins, Bucs, Cowboys and Raiders. … Read more
Park 7 Vinylmation Explained
Park 7 Release Date: October 14, 2011 Blind Box Price: $12.95 Update: 02/23/12 9″ Main Street Electrical Parade and 7 Adventures get 2/24 release date. And according to a D-Street Cast Member, will have a retail price of $44.95. Update: 01/27/12 Today DisneyStore.com released various Park 7 LEs including the Online Exclusive Main Street Electrical Parade … Read more
Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artist Nick
After Santa Donald, the second custom in my planned line of Donald Ducks was Star Tours Donald. I always start with the body. Mostly because I avoid doing the head as long as possible. That was my first sketch of a face outline onto the canvas. One thing i learned quickly was how difficult it … Read more
Cutesters Set List Washes Up On Shore
Cutesters at the Beach will be the 4th set in the Cutesters series of Vinylmation. Like the 3rd set, “Like You”, Beach will be a Disney Store exclusive. We have heard about a February 10th release date although now announcement yet by Disney. What do we know about this set? 3 figures were put on … Read more
Release Dates Confirmed
Today Disney confirmed some release dates. On Friday, January 27, this Bernard and Bianca 2 pack from Animation 2 will release a D-Streets for $26.95. It is an LE 1200. Jr 5 This and That releases at D-Streets and other park locations on Friday, January 27 as well. We have seem these around the parks … Read more
NFL Series storming the fields on 1/27 and 2/3
Today the Disney vinylmation blog announced the release of the NFL series. This series will be open boxed and cost $14.95 each. These figures will be released online on January the 27th and in various vinylmation stores in WDW and DLR on February 3rd. 6 figures will be available in WDW, DLR, and online. Two … Read more
Sorcerer’s of the Magic Kingdom
I’m not sure if I’m supposed to be sharing this with you. You see, I’m secretly a sorcerer. Yep. With the help of my Disney character friends I can actually cast spells that defeat some of the most notorious villains around. Don’t believe me? Why just yesterday I took down Scar and his Hyenas and … Read more
Delays and Releases at the Disney Store
Disney’s Vinylmation website today has announced the Disney Store 25th Light Up series will be delayed indefinitely. It was originally scheduled for a January 30th release. We know the product is sitting in the backs of some Disney Stores around the country… does this point to a possible production quality issue? Also, Disney Store Tunes … Read more
Prisoner 2002: An Alcatraz Podcast
From the creators of the Destination Vinylmation podcast comes a podcast based on the new TV show Alcatraz on FOX. Like DV is to Vinylmation fans, Prisoner 2002 will be a place for fans of Alcatraz to come together and share thoughts and theories. Each week we start the show with “The Trial”, a complete … Read more
Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artist April Skyy
Destination Vinylmation: You just designed a line of custom Vinylmation specifically for Valentine’s Day. Tell us what makes this concept so unique? April Skyy: You can send your special someone a custom Divine Valentine Vinylmation to show how much you care. Customize the Vinylmation with a date, nickname, or initials to commemorate the occasion. Allow … Read more
Vinylmation Speculation: Rumored Release Dates
Disney Mozart has done some digging and has come up with some, as of yet unannounced, release dates for some upcoming Disney Store Vinylmation. These dates seem to appear on the store CM’s schedules, but not on the Disney Vinylmation website. So again, we are just calling them rumor at this point. January 29th Just … Read more
Episode 056 Herbie
Ep. 056 Herbie This week we talk about the latest releases including the Chinese Zodiacs and Theme Park Favorites. We review the D-Tour series. And Annemarie joins us to talk Variants… do we like them? What ones make sense? And as always, we open the Mystery Mail Bag and read your questions and comments. Play … Read more
Japanese Zodiac Review by Annemarie
I have a pretty sizable Vinylmation collection, and I get most of it from the Disney Stores and Disneyland in the typical boxing fashion. But ever so often I have to head over to Ebay to catch that ever elusive and special variant I just can’t seem to get my hands on, or an unobtainable … Read more
Variants: Your Thoughts
We have a year’s worth of Variants released now. On this week’s podcast we will discuss the history and quality of Variants and we want your input. Do we seek them? Do they all make sense? How many times do we like the Variant better than the regular version? We want to add your thoughts. … Read more