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
2011 DeeVee Awards The 1st annual Destination Vinylmation DeeVee Awards honors the best Vinylmation and artists over the past year. With the help of our listeners and readers, figures and artists were nominated in 23 categories You then voted for your favorites in a poll on our website. The winners were officially announced on our … Read more
WALTER The Muppets (2011) Originally performed by: Peter Linz A new character being introduced in 2011’s The Muppets. Walter is positioned as the world’s biggest Muppet fan as he sets off to reunite the Muppets and save Muppet Studios. I would expect a Muppet Show Fan Club membership card to be peaking out of his … Read more
Tomorrow, disneystore.com should have the 9″/3″ Holiday 3 Nutcracker Suite set up for sale. The artist is 3 time DeeVee winner Maria Clapsis and according to the vinylmation.com blog the LE will be 1200. (At D23 they said there would only be 1000.) The price will be $74.95. The 9″ Rat King will also come … Read more
Picture by Disney According the vinylmation.com the Hong Kong Disneyland will be introducing vinylmation trading to select locations around the park. This will start on November 21st. We here at Destination Vinylmation hope you guys enjoy the trading aspect as much as we have in the States.
UNCLE DEADLY The Muppet Show (1976) Originally performed by: Jerry Nelson The Phantom of the Muppet Show, who once tormented the cast before revealing that he used to perform at the Muppet Theatre before he was killed (by the critics). Uncle Deadly is set to make a triumphant return in 2011’s The Muppets as the … Read more