Ep. 083 Watermelon Chaser – The Vinylympics We are half way through the year and it is time once again to rate the sets that we have seen so far. This year, we take on an Olympics theme. 26 sets compete in 6 events to find the best of the best. We also choose our … Read more
On June 29th, the 9″ Yeti from Park 8 will be released as an online exclusive. With an edition size of 1000, it will retail for $74.95. (Park 8 LE Explained page) This is the second time we have seen the outrageous price tag of 75 bucks for a single 9″ figure. Price aside, let’s … Read more
Our friend, and soon to be contributor, Don Sawyer sent us this picture and caption: My visit to D Street today in Orlando to purchase the 9″ Contemporary Motel and the 3″ Gold Monorail was especially exciting for me! I knew that I would get the chance to bring it home and display all of my … Read more
Park 8 Limited Edition Update: 5/23/12 9″ Contemporary and Birthday Cake Castle get June 1st release dates. Contemporary will cost $89.95 and comes with a 3″ Gold Monorail. Castle will price at $54.95. 9″/3″ Contemporary Resort and Monorail Gold WDW (1971-Present) LE 2000 Release Date: June 1, 2012 Price: $89.95 Artist: Lin Shih – One … Read more
Ep. 070 Wolf Boy This week we discuss Phineas and Ferb, Disney Character Star Wars, Duffy the Disney Bear, the new Park Starz variants and much more. Annemarie joins us to chime in on some of the key topics. We also have a full release schedule and listen to a voicemail review of Jiminy Cricket … Read more
Ep. 066 Palm Trees In Zoe and Annmarie’s first episode as the new hosts of Destination Vinylmation, they talk about the release of the new Monorails series and Big Bad Wolf set. They also have a rundown of upcoming events and release dates as well as read your comments and questions in the mystery mail … Read more
We recieved this fun email and picture from a long time reader/listener we thought we would share: When I was 3, my dad won a photo contest which had a trip to Disney World as the grand prize. Part of the prize was being grand marshals in the 3 o’clock parade. We were also given … Read more
Recently, we got a sneak peak at a figure from Park 9. Park 9! Hold on there Disney, we are still enjoying Park 8. It did force us to get in gear and finish up our Park 8 photoshoot. We of course took the most recent series around Walt Disney World for some photos… and … Read more
Ep. 062 Cursive Annemarie stops by to help wrap up all the news we found at the WDW Trade Night and more. News on Alice LEs, Snow White revealed, Park 8 LEs and Animation 2 LEs. We also get word of a John Carter series and have a discussion about ears… clear, white and bunny. … Read more
Update 3/4/12 Two updates below. Alex Maher actually had a hand in the Snow White Jr designs along with Thomas Scott. Also, Billy Davis is freelance, not a Disney Cast Member. We had a ton of fun and learned a lot last night. Including many, MANY, release dates!!! Take a look… As usual, the line exploded … Read more
We saw him visit the shelves of DLP before the US parks, but now, the Park 8 combo topper featuring EPCOT Future World Mickey will be available at WDW and DLR beginning March 2. The combo topper will cost $24.95 and will of course be packaged with a blind box of Park 8. The design … Read more
Ep. 060 Cheeseburger Nick and MC discuss the latest news and then review the recent Park 8 set. Then we finish off the podcast with Mystbag and a few speculations for the upcoming week. Stay tuned at the end for a big discussion on the Park 8 Chaser. Listen in Popup Player Download podcast
Park 8 is the second set in a row dedicated to the 40th anniversary of Walt Disney World. Great idea for WDW fans like me, but not a favorable plan for some Disneyland enthusiasts. But with four parks, 2 water parks and a ton of resorts to pull ideas from, there are no shortages of … Read more
Update: @VM_Paris has given us a better picture of the box side. It shows a 9/3 Contemporary and Monorail, Mickey Mouse Review, what appears to be a Yeti from the Animal Kingdom Everest ride a design that seems like the 25th anniversary pink Cinderella’s Castle. What do you think about these Park 8 LE 9″ … Read more
Thanks to @vm_paris for this look at the 9″ Park 8 LE inspired by the Mickey Mouse Review. It was released at Disneyland Paris. We are still waiting on word of the stateside release.
James sent us this picture on Facebook. Three 100 Years of Magic Variants in one case! We are still waiting to see the AK Safari Truck no mud variant. If you have a picture, send it in.