Two new boxes of Magic: The Gathering cards themed to Marvel’s Spider-Man are now available at Walt Disney World Resort. Spidey’s Senational Showdown Scene Card Set – $39.99 Marvel Spider-Man: Spidey’s Sensational Showdown is a subseries in the Magic: The Gathering card game that brings Marvel characters into the Magic universe as part of the Universes … Read more
On Episode 107 of the Destination Vinylmation Podcast, we interviewed Bryan Forsberg. He is a WDW Annual Passholder who began a dialog with Disney and started an online petition to save the trading boxes at the parks. If you believe in saving the trading boxes, there are two things you can do about it right now. 1. … Read more
Ep. 107 XP-37 Space Cruiser This week we discuss Cutesters en Vogue, Oz, Fantasia and more. We also have a discussion about trading at the parks and welcome two solutions. We talk to Bryan Forsberg who has opened a dialogue with Disney and has started a petition. We of course have the latest release dates as … Read more
We reported last week about an internal memo sent to Walt Disney World Cast Members announcing a decrease in trading locations around the resort (read about it here). Now, we are getting word that Disneyland will see a similar decrease in trading locations. While we have now knowledge of a memo, we do have word from OC … Read more
Ep. 106 Stitch Two big topics broke in the past week… The release of Whiskers and Tales and the possible decrease in Cast Member trading at the WDW parks. We tackle both these topics and read your comments. We also have the latest news and up to date release and events calendar. Listen in Popup Player … Read more
“Keith is one of the first people I remember meeting on twitter after starting Destination Vinylmation. We asked him to write a post if he ever had anything to say, and almost two years later we got this great opinion piece.”- M.C. My name is Keith and I am a Vinylmation addict. That seems … Read more
Update: 1/16/12 I was so excited today when I saw Vinylmation World tweet this picture of the Japan trading boxes I’ve been looking for! It also seems like the article confirms this light up box trading only occurs at specific times… “every Saturday and Sunday from “13:00-14:00, 17:00-18:00.” We also got to see the “spin … Read more
We have heard many reports of guests pulling Park Starz out of the mystery trading boxes around Walt Disney World. There has never been any confirmation as to if Disney planted them or guests traded them in. But this week, Disney is testing an official Park Starz only clear trading box. This clear box is … 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.
Most of us depend on trades to enhance our own Vinylmation collection, so the more options we have for trade locations, the better. This article will explore the most common trading practices, locations, and suggestions. For those collectors who live in Florida, it is a bit easier to trade on Disney properties like the Magic … Read more
By DV Contributor RMThompson First, let me preface this entire article by telling you that I love trading in the parks. I really don’t ever want to see Vinylmation trading disappear, and if we HAD to keep it in its current form (flaws included) or not have it at all, I’d take the flawed version any day. … Read more
Fellow Vinylmation collectors are sharing their Disney Store Experiences below. Join in the conversation… send us some pictures of trading at your area Disney Store! Disney Stores accross the country are now getting into the spirit of trading Vinylmation. Over the past few weeks, the trading boxes were shipped all accross the country and today … Read more
Disney officially announced today that trading will start in Disney Stores on May 31st! They said that the experience will be “based on the experience in the parks”. So I guess that means there might be Clear boxes AND Mystery boxes?? There will be more info to come. Although I also expect several stores to … Read more
We are still hearing lots of chatter about Cutesters Like You and Robots… two rumored upcoming Disney Store Exclusive Vinylmation sets. The latest word is a May 23rd release date for Cutesters Like You. This set is to be geared toward girls and features girls doing “sporty” and “outdoorsy” things. Could this be a clue … Read more
I want to thank everyone on Twitter, Facebook, Email and Comments to the site who gave us updated info on the trading locations found throughout WDW, DLR and the world. We appreciate the pictures of any of the locations we were missing. Please continue to help us keep the Trading Locations section of our site … Read more
M.C. and I traveled around WDW today to do some end of the year trading and take some pics for our upcoming comprehensive WDW Trading Locations page (coming soon). We noticed some signs of possible refreshing of the mystery trading boxes at Downtown Disney. Some of the notables we found today in the mystery trading boxes were … Read more
