Ep. 145 America on Parade This week we review the Park 13 Haunted Mansion and Tower of Terror LE box sets. We preview the upcoming Indiana Jones series. We have news about Valentine’s Day, Aladdin and Disney Store figures. And we have an interview with Disney Design Group artist Maria Clapsis. Download podcast
According to artist Enrique Pita, these two juniors are “coming soon” to Hawaii Disney Stores.
Ep. 140 Sumo This week we talk about Urban Redux 2’s Variants, the reveal of Mickey Through the Years set 2 and new vinyls in Japan. We also discuss some Disney Infinity and Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom. Download podcast
Today was the unannounced release of the four new Jingle Smells designs for series 3. They are available at the Disney Store online for $12.95 each. This year, the figures look like Nutcrackers and like the Jingle Smells before they each have a unique scent and include an ornament like top and ribbon for hanging. … Read more
Disney Store Artist Enrique Pita showed off a photo on Instagram of his 3″ Lombard Street design turned into a Junior key chain. The junior is now available at the San Francisco Disney Store along with a Junior version of the RED Trolley. That is kind of interesting seeing that the Red Trolley design is … Read more
Update 09/03/13 Photo of flyer posted. The Stockton St. Disney Store in San Francisco has announced an artist signing event with Enrique Pita on Saturday, September 14 from 8am – 10am. There are no pictures yet, but they are calling it the “Green Trolley Vinylmation” and specified that there will be “limited quantities available.” Here … Read more
Ep. 125 Orange Monorail This week we talk about the news of the week including location specific releases, an update on Monsters University and the release of Beauty and the Beast. We also have an interview with Carl, the creator of ChasingVinylmation.com. Listen in Popup Player Download podcast
We have been waiting to see the Mickey Surfs figure that was rumored to be coming to the Honolulu, Hawaii Disney Store. Well, thanks to Enrique Pita, the artist himself, the wait is over. It has become common place to get more info about Disney Store releases from Enrique Pita than the Disney PR outlets. … Read more
Disney Store artist Enrique Pita has been a bastion for DS Vinylmation release info since the flow of updates slowed from the company itself. Recently, he Instagramed three new junior key chains he created specifically for the NYC Times Square Disney Store. The three figures are sold individually. There is NYC Cab Driver Goofy, NYC … Read more
Wild West Release Date: April 20 Disney Stores Artist Signing with Gerald Mendez and Enrique Pita at the Sun Coast Plaza Mall in Costa Meza, CA on April 20 from 10am-1pm. Update 04/02/13 We added photos from Disney of the set. Update 04/01/13 We added photos from Vinylmation Exchange of the remaining 6 figures off the side … Read more
Update: 4/6/12 Disney has posted the correct Lombard St. Vinylmation today. It’s a very colorful, cartoonish look at this famous winding hillside street. This is actually a very appealing figure to me because it really stands out among anything we have ever seen. The Golden Gate Bridge in the head with the sun rays and the birds in the … Read more
Hello everyone! Villains 2 Vinylmation were released a few days early today at the Disney Store at South Coast Plaza Mall in Costa Mesa, CA in honor of an artist signing event! I don’t know if you guys know this but, yours truly recently got a job working at the Disney Store in South Coast … Read more
Disney Store artists Jim Valeri, Gerald Mendez, Enrique Pita and Kyle Jensen will be at the South Coast Plaza Disney Store in Costa Mesa, CA for an artist signing event on Saturday, October 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Zoe sent us in the above picture from the mall. These are the talented artists … Read more
Release Date: October 4 Where: Disney Store at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaii Update: 10/05/11 We are getting lots of people letting us know that, in fact, you CAN’T ORDER THIS THRU THE MAIL. It seems that the policy was changed after we made our initial call. We tried to call last night but … Read more
Last week, we featured Disney Store Artist Enrique Pita in our “Spotlight On” series. Today, the Disney Parks Blog released a great interview with Enrique. They also released this look at Enrique’s Robots concept art. Look closely at the NOT released Robots. We already heard hints that a Series 2 will be on the way. … Read more
All this week, we are taking a look at the Disney artists behind the Robots Vinylmation series. Make sure to check out Robots Explained, Robots Uncovered and Podcast Ep. 30 for more Robots coverage. Enrique Pita Senior Designer Photo Copyright Disney For Disney Store Senior Designer Enrique Pita, it’s always been a dream to work for Disney. Born in Havana, … Read more