Merry Christmas!
Each day Destination Vinylmation will release a Vinylmation Christmas picture here on our site and a different picture at the Destination Vinylmation Facebook page.
A Look Inside the Rooms at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
My FOX Orlando has posted some pictures taking an inside look at what the room interiors will look like at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort:
A look inside the Cars rooms, where guests are staying at the Cozy Cone Motel
The Lion King rooms are themed to the “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” sequence
Finding Nemo rooms
Villians to Invade Disney Stores across the country!
While looking around the “Vault” at Disney’s official Vinylmation website, I noticed something under the Disney Store Exclusive section.
Looks like this upcoming set will not be available at the Disney Theme Parks, only at your local Disney Store. Click here for a handy Disney Store locator to find the one closest to you.
When you click on the Villains link, you can take a look at 360 images of each of the figures in the upcoming series.
M.C. and I briefly discuss the Villains 1 and Animation 1 series in the latest episode of Destination Vinylmation. At the time of the recording, I hadn’t seen the backs, so I picked out one of my favorites for you right here.
Look at the Steamboat Willie Mickey on the back of Pete!!!! Great detail there. Love that added touch.
Cool Customs by Shaun Myers
I went to the trade show last night at WDW (as seen in the post last night), and while I was walking around looking for something cool to trade I spotted the following Custom Vinylmations.
Squirt
Flower
These amazing customs are the creation of Shaun Myers. I love the detail work on both pieces. The scales on the shell of Squirt and the flowers around Flower are awesome! Look for more great ones from this artist in the future!
DisneyQuest Rings in 2011 with a New Hard Ticket Event
Disney World has announced a new, hard-ticket New Year’s Event event taking place in addition to the usual festivities at the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios:
New Year’s Eve Special Event
Come to Downtown Disney for a cyber celebration of New Year’s Eve at DisneyQuest Indoor Interactive theme park. Ring in the New Year with favorite games like Virtual Jungle Cruise, Buzz Lightyear’s Astroblasters and CyberSpace Mountain.
The party starts at 8:00 p.m. and goes until 1:00 a.m. Your night includes access to all DisneyQuest attractions and video games, a DJ Dance Party with a New Year’s Eve countdown, party favors and a coupon for a personal pizza and soda at FoodQuest.
Tickets for this family event are available for purchase online or by calling 407-WDISNEY (407-934-7639). Advance purchase tickets are $39 per person (includes tax). Day of the event tickets are $45 (includes tax). Tickets may also be purchased at the DisneyQuest Box Office.
This is an interesting alternative to the larger celebrations at the other parks and actually isn’t a bad value. If you consider that pizza and a soft drink would probably cost somewhere between $8-10, the ticket price for the DisneyQuest attractions is actually between $29-31. For those who have already experienced New Year’s Eve in the parks or are looking to escape the crowds, this may be a good idea.
Destination Vinylmation Ep. 005
Destination Vinylmation Ep. 005 Fireworks
Check out our latest episode. In this one we speak with Disney Trading Social Media Head Steven Miller, we review the latest 3″ and 9″ Vinylmation releases, and we look ahead to 2011 and all the new Vinylmation sets scheduled to be released. We also discuss who we think will be the chaser for the “Animation 1” and “Villains 1” series. Also listen for the latest contest where you could win a free vinylmation!
Imagination Pavilion Lights the Night Sky Again
Long time visitors to Epcot may remember that the large glass pyramids of the Imagination Pavilion used to change between a variety of colors. In more recent years when major changes were made to the pavilion, the nighttime lighting was changed to an orange glow. Just this week, the original color changing lights were brought back:
Imagineers stated at the opening of Captain EO in July that it was the start of much bigger things for the Imagination Pavilion. Maybe this is just another step toward something else…
Trade event in Florida
Looking in at the Trading Event at WDW on Friday night. A fun night, mostly because I traded for over 12 Vinylmations, including the Park 4 Chaser and TWO green army men!
Figments of our Imagination
Now that we have the latest Vinylmations in hand and in pictures, we thought it would be interesting to compare the Figment from Park 1 to his latest edition as part of the Park 5 set.
Park 1 Fig Mouse by Maria Clapsis
Park 5 Tux Figment also by Maria Clapsis
Both are 3″ figures.
In the Park 1 he has on his original outfit, basically nothing but a shirt with his name on it, whereas, in the Park 5 set he has on a little tux with a top hat. (Very distinguished)
In the Park 5 figure, his nose and face are defined much better, even giving the illusion of a snout, but in the original Park 1 he’s just got a smile and eyes. (I think this is because the artist is more familiar with the medium.)
Not much else is radically different, although on the Park 5 Figment he’s got thumb nails and his wings are just a little smaller.
More Art From Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
More information on Disney’s Art of Animation Resort released today by the Disney Parks Blog:
If our first peek at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort left you wanting more – take a look at what we’re sharing today. Our newest artist renderings give a better idea of the themes you’ll be able to see when the resort opens in 2012.
Recognize those characters from The Lion King? The three other themed areas at the resort will be Cars, Finding Nemo and The Little Mermaid.
Expect to see some amazing sights inside the resort as well. It’ll have themed room interiors in the nearly 2,000 new units — 1,120 family suites in The Lion King, Cars and Finding Nemo wings and 864 themed rooms in The Little Mermaid wings. And once open in 2012, the resort will create 750 permanent jobs.
Booking dates haven’t been announced yet but check back here for updates and more images in the future.
