Disney surprised us late last night at announced the release date for the TRON series we already saw available in Japan.
On March 25th the 8 figure, open window, set will arrive at D-Streets Florida and California, as well as the DisneyStore.com. No word on price.
Check out all the figures at our TRON Explained post.
I wonder if Steven will wear his disc.
End of Line
Michael Wada was also at The Disneyland Resort last Sunday and took some very nice photos to share.
Princess Tiana in New Orleans Square during Family Fun Weekends
Update: 7pm Straight from the @DisneyStorePrez- Promotion this weekend only!
According to the Disney Store Facebook, starting tomorrow for every $20 worth of merchandise you buy at a Disney Store, you can get a 3″ vinylmation figure for only $5. Buy a hundred dollars worth of stuff, get 5 for only $25. However, this only works in brick and mortar stores (no DisneyStore.com). On Facebook someone asked about the fine print. Disney Store responded, “This promotion excludes Villains, Urban 6, and Cutesters Too Series”. I’m taking that to mean you can get any 3″ for $5, except those listed. It’s also interesting to note that they say “Urban 6”. So I guess that means they are getting Urban 6 sometime soon. This weekend only!
Based on the reveal yesterday of two of the coolest Vinylmation Mickey Hats so far, (the first I’ve ever actually wanted to purchase) Disney revealed two of the 9″ figures for the Urban 6 set. We already had glimpses of these figures from a set of pins that was announced, but today they were confirmed. No word on the artist and LE numbers, but Disney said both figures will be released sometime in April.
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Viking
Looking fierce this guy needs to work the runway. Only there would his odd horned hat and bracelets make him
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Gumball Machine
We saw the 9″ Gumball Machine in the pin set, but we didn’t know it was part of a 9″/3″ combo. The 3″ kid is great, especially if you have the hat. That set of two 3″ would be a before/after shot of a poor kid who blew his bubble up too big. Also of note is the gumball slot in the feet. I was worried about how it would look on a 3D figure, and I think my concerns are valid. This 9″ doesn’t seem to live up to the concept art.
This piece will only be sold online at the DisneyStore.com
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This just arrived in an email for WDW Annual Passholders:
May 20 is the launch date for new Star Tours thrills!
The adventures continue at Disney’s Hollywood Studios® with some of your favorite Star Wars™ characters, amazing new effects and 3D magic. Star Tours®—The Adventures Continue is where out-of-this-world imagination stretches as wide as the galaxy itself. Plus, keep an eye open for special news for Passholders!
While it doesn’t say that there will be an annual passholder preview, it does hint at something special for them. Perhaps more importantly, we have confirmation of the Boba Fett chase scene, as well as the inclusion of the planet Geonosis & the first Death Star under construction in the attraction (It appears behind the vessels in this small image). Does this indeed mean that you will see destinations from our post last week? Probably, but we’ll just have to wait to find out…
WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited the Magic Kingdom yesterday and took a TON of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:
Time to “Let the Memories Begin”…
Read More about Adam Roth’s 3/9/11 Magic Kingdom Photo Report
It has been way too long since we have had a photo report to share with you, but luckily Zach Larson has broken the dry-spell with some photos taken at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot over the last two days. Enjoy:
The Speederbike photo-op is behind walls
From the Disney Parks Blog:
The infamous evil sea witch, Ursula, has taken her place inside The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure attraction opening June 3 at Disney California Adventure park. When you’re on the attraction, you can’t miss her. She’s 7 ½ feet tall and 12 feet wide! Of course, the Disney Parks Blog was there to capture this exciting day! Come with us behind-the-scenes as we show you Ursula being installed, and meet some members of the amazing team of Walt Disney Imagineers who brought Ursula to “life.”
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An update to the Disney Vinylmation site has us lost. Yesterday we reported that the Park 6 series was to be released on April 1st, as seen written on the picture page for all the Park 6 figure turn arounds. Now that piece of information has been replaced with the words, “Coming Soon”. Does this mean that the date has changed? Or did Disney just not want us to know the date so early. (A whole month!) We’ll keep you appraised of the situation as it changes. |
While the following piece from the Disney Parks Blog is meant to be promotion for California Adventure’s “The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure”, the ride is almost 100% identical to “Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid” coming to Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom, so the Ursula animatronic you see below will also be swimming over to Florida in 2012:
The infamous evil sea witch, Ursula, has taken her place inside The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure attraction opening June 3 at Disney California Adventure park. When you’re on the attraction, you can’t miss her. She’s 7 ½ feet tall and 12 feet wide! Of course, the Disney Parks Blog was there to capture this exciting day! Come with us behind-the-scenes as we show you Ursula being installed, and meet some members of the amazing team of Walt Disney Imagineers who brought Ursula to “life.”
