From Erin Glover the Disney Parks Blog: Many Disney Parks Blog readers already know that Blue Sky Cellar is the place to get a behind-the-scenes peek at what’s coming to Disney California Adventure park. The space is periodically updated with new photos, videos and models – the latest refresh, which was installed in September, focuses … Read more
Since the announcement of the AVATAR-land coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, there has been speculation as to where the it would go. Would Camp Minnie-Mickey finally be bulldozed, making use of the land once meant for Beastly Kingdom? Was the expansion plot behind Asia where the Nav’i would call home? We may finally have an … Read more
From Erin Glover on the Disney Parks Blog: Hey Disneyland Resort fans – an interesting opportunity has come across my desk, and I wanted to share it with you. It is a limited-capacity event that combines some rare Disney Parks experiences, and is unlike anything we’ve ever offered – especially here on the Disney Parks … Read more
In 2012, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club will take the show on the road as it kicks off a year-long celebration for D23 members with a bold lineup of fantastic events. Throughout the year, D23 will delight Disney fans from Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Palm Springs to Orlando, Burbank and even … Read more
Well it’s been 12 days, and here is Mike’s complete set of 12 figures, including the Jim chaser. Starting tomorrow, Mike will be back with another set of 12 for his “series 4”. We hope you’ve enjoyed these pieces and continue to enjoy the work Mike does. Which were you favorites from series 3? Mike … Read more
It looks like Disney sneaked another couple of release dates into their events page (We checked last night while doing the podcast and they weren’t there!). On December 9th, 2011 both D-Streets will be releasing several new vinylmation. First, the 12 piece Holiday 3 set will be released. Check out more info on that at … Read more
Today vinylmation.com released the first pictures of the Furry Friends series scheduled to be released in January 9th, 2012. Check out these two pictures. Pics from Disney Both are super adorable! And it looks like Anne Marie nailed this series on the head with her speculation! (Article here) Oliver and Pluto are on her list, … Read more
Just in time, for a month from Christmas, the laptop vinylmation accessories we saw at the Florida Project will be out. They will come in 13 inch and 15 inch screen sizes, and they will cost $24.95 and $26.95. The decals will both cost $8.95. They will hit stores on Novemember 25th, 2011. Here’s the … Read more
We saw a hint of this at the trade show a few weeks back, but Disney is not officially offering the “Brick Pattern” 9″ figure for custom artists to work with. It will retail for $42.95. Notice that it still retains the nose and the buttons from the “old mold” design. What do you guys … Read more
There’s a lot of awesome Vinylmation coming out over the next few months, but one set that has me wondering has got to be the only-announced “Furry Friends” set to come out next year. Will the actual vinyls have fur on them? Could this be a whole new type of vinyl we haven’t seen before? … Read more
JIM – Chaser The Perry Como Winter Show (1972) Originally performed by: Jim Henson Though unlikely given the fact that I believe the Jim Henson Company owns the rights to Jim Henson’s image, this character would make a fantastic chaser. The design is based on the banjo player in The Country Trio, a Muppet band … Read more
Ep. 047 Paint By Numbers This week we have a lot of news to cover. Plenty of releases like A Very Merry Goofy, the Japanese Zodiac series, & 9″ Urban 7s. We have updates on Haunted Mansion, Star Wars and NFL series. We review Urban 8 and share some analysis of Dee Vee Award voting, … Read more
Update: 11/20/11 This blind box set was released as a Japan Disney Store exclusive on November 18th for 990 Yen per blind box (about $12.88 USD). The interesting thing about this set is there are 12 known figures and 1 mystery chaser. Thanks to reader Nick for pointing us toward some eBay auctions. The chaser … Read more
BEAUREGARD The Muppet Show (1978) Originally performed by: Dave Goelz The dim janitor and stagehand from the later seasons of the Muppet Show, Beauregard also played a taxi driver in The Great Muppet Caper. Despite having superhuman strength, Beauregard wasn’t very smart and often found himself exploited by others. This figure would look great with … Read more
Over at Toysrevil.net the site has put together some great pictures and video of Evilos’ stand at DesignerCon earlier this month. We don’t want to spoil it so go check out their post and support them both. (That’s the same booth that Evilos held his Park Starz trade event!) Click for the link: Vinylmation Customs … Read more
BIG MEAN CARL Muppets Tonight (1996) Originally performed by: Bill Barretta The star of the 2010 viral video “Stand By Me,” Big Mean Carl made multiple appearances on Muppets Tonight. All of his acts – Carl the Big Mean Bunny, Carl the Big Mean Bagpipe-Eater, Carl the Big Mean Ventriloquist, etc – were simple covers … Read more