PHOTOS: Jeff Granito & Caley Hicks Preview New Tiki & Disney Park Character Art Pieces for 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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As we approach the kickoff of the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, a number of artists have come out to reveal pieces they’ll be selling and signing at the festival come January. We recently got sneak peeks at two more from artists Jeff Granito and Caley Hicks via their Instagram pages! Jeff Granito … Read more

RoE: Cutesters Snow Day

Cutesters Snow Day Caley Hicks Expected Release Date: 01/17/14 Expected Price: $12.95 The next installment of Cutesters will be called Snow Day and was designed by Caley Hicks. It is an 8 figure set featuring animals in a snowy theme. We know of: Cat, Reindeer, Seal, Penguin, Bear, Narwhal.

Halloween 2013 Figures Revealed

Caley Hicks had the honors of designing up some Halloween treats for us this year. I’d say, she succeeded in tempting my Vinylmation sweet tooth. There will be two to choose from this year. Both are Limited Release that will go up for sale on September 20 in the parks and online for $14.95 a … Read more

Artist signings are totally En Vogue

Artists Caley Hicks and Thomas Scott will be at D-Street in WDW on March 29th from 5 PM to 7 PM to sign the newly released Cutesters 5: En Vogue series, the first to use the new Minnie platform. Like we do with all signing, we suggest that you say hi and thank them for … Read more

Cutesters 5 En Vogue Explained

Disney showed off some of the new Cutesters 5 set today. We knew about the black dress one, but look at all the other options. Some weddings, some different colored dresses. This just brings up lots of questions. We know Caley Hicks was heavily involved with these from Mickey’s Circus. It also looks like Thomas … Read more

Mickey’s Circus- Artist Signing, Customs, Games and Trading!

Disney artists Ron Cohee, Thomas Scott, Eric Caszatt, Gerald Mendez, Monty Maldovan, Caley Hicks and Maria Clapsis sign for fans. Thomas Scott Thomas Scott Ron Cohee Thomas Scott Thomas Scott signs the event cast trader Clown from Dumbo Eric Caszatt Eric Caszatt Gerald Mendez Caley Hicks Caley Hicks and Maria Clapsis Customs by Aaralyn We … Read more

Episode 088 Adventurers Club Colonel Chaser – Mickey’s Circus

Ep. 088 Adventurers Club Colonel Chaser – Mickey’s Circus This is our huge recap of Mickey’s Circus, the largest Vinylmation event of the year. We review the event and talk about each and every Vinylmation Preview we saw all weekend long. We also have a special interview with Disney Design Group artists Thomas Scott, Eric Caszatt, … Read more

History of: The Land, Epcot

The Land Pavilion at Walt Disney World opened just about 35 years ago with Phase 1 of the rest of Epcot Center on October 1, 1982.  Epcot, The Land Pavilion Circa 1982 Photo from Matterhorn1959.blogspot.com For some undefined reason, this is my favorite pavilion in all of Epcot. It is not the most exciting. It … Read more

Disney Artists: Fans Too!

Just like you and I, Disney artists are fans of things too. They wait in lines. They have people sign things FOR them. Yesterday, Caley Hicks tweeted the above picture of a vinylmation she had signed by Chris Hardwick. Over at Destination Vinylmation MC is a big fan of Chris too. In fact, that’s why … Read more

Say Aloha to the New DCL Vinyls

Looks like an eBay seller in Hong Kong pulled some upcoming DCL Vinylmation figures out of the dumpster. Now if I can only find some Disney Cruise tickets in the dumpster by me. Unfortunately I will not be going to Alaska or Hawaii anytime soon, but the DCL ships will be and apparently some commemorative … Read more

Dole Whips: Now Served… on eBay?

Dole Whips are a favorite treat at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom. You can even find them at the Polynesian Resort. But I bet you didn’t know you can order one up on eBay today? A few readers pointed us toward an eBay auction from a Hong Kong seller selling a 3″ Dole Whip figure … Read more

Haunted Mansion Watch and Figure Review

The Haunted Mansion pocket watch and 3″ figure was released last Friday the 13th. Designed by Caley Hicks, this set has an LE of 750 and a retail price of $175. The set includes a 3″ figure that features the tombstone of Trebor Llewe, a tribute to WED Imagineer Robert Sewell. This tomb can be … Read more

A Haunting Timepiece

Hey Haunted Mansion fans! Not only will you get a whole mystery set released (hopefully sometime this year) but today on the Disney Parks Blog they revealed this: Wow! Designed by Caley Hicks, this LE 750 pocket watch and 3″ Vinylmation combo is simply amazing. A ghostly figure looms over a tomb on the vinyl. … Read more

Vinylmation Farms: Now Serving OJ and Milk

The delayed 9″ + 3″ Urban 8 OJ and Milk combo is now for sale at the Disney Store Online. This tasty LE 1500 combo retails for $74.95 and was designed by Caley Hicks. Thanks to Nathan and Rachel for bringing this to our attention. We know a lot of people have been waiting for … Read more

Toilet Paper Trouble

@Vinyl79 tweeted us a picture today of the D-Street Orlando display featuring the until now unknown Caley Hicks 9/3 Urban 8 Combo that drops this Friday, December 9. Is this a troublemaker that just T.P.ed a neighbor’s tree? We do know its LE 1000 and will retail for $74.95.

A Very Goofy Christmas

On November 18, the Goofy Very Merry Christmas 3″ figure will be released at select locations at WDW and DLR. It will retail for $16.95. We first got a look at this one during The Florida Project. Caley Hicks designed this special 2011 commemorative figure. The packaging is spectecular! Photo from Disney Pick it up … Read more