Just a week ago, the new Winnie the Pooh meet and greet opened inside The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, replacing the Lotso meet and greet. Here’s an in-depth look:
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Update: 5/31/11 Disney announced today the latest addition to the Disney Afternoons series… Doug and his dog Porkchop. (More details below) No release date yet, but the interesting part of this announcement is they remind us about the Goof Troop set to be released on June 10th, and then say “coming up after that release” will be Doug. Are they skipping over the already announced Dark Wing Duck? Here is the artwork for Doug:
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Update: 5/21/11 Added dates for Chip and Dale’s release.
Update: 3/2/11 Tailspin went online for $26.95 and then Disney went back and changed all previous mentions of the price to $26.95. Does that mean the rest of the series will change price?
Today, Disney gave us as sneak peak at the rest of the Disney Afternoons Vinylmation lineup. The series was designed by Disney Artist Christopher Chapman and will retail for $24.95 (or $26.95??). We also got word on how these will be released. Although the first release, Tail Spin, will be an online exclusive on March 2nd, the rest of the series will be released at D-Street in Orlando and CA. No release dates have been announced. They will all have an LE of 1000. Now, for the pictures:
Disney’s Doug
Original Air Dates as a Disney production: 1996 – 1999
Release Date: ???
Tail Spin
Original Air Date: September 9, 1990
Release Date: March 2nd (Online Exlusive)
Check out Baloo and Kit Cloudkicker. Baloo’s hat even comes off.
Darkwing Duck
Original Air Date: September 8th, 1991
Release Date: ????
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers
Original Air Date: March 4th, 1989
Release Date: May 27th
Release Date: ????
Release Date: April 8th
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 marks the first official day of trading at Disney Stores. As of right now, just clear box trading at the stores, no big mystery boxes. Trading, weather it be Vinylmation or Pins, is an essential part of the guest interaction that makes Disney so special. It is great to see trading in the stores. In fact, The Playwright in New York, NY sent us these pics from the Times Square Disney Store:
Well, there’s more out there. After learning about London, NYC, and San Fransisco exclusives, today @TheRealWeinbeez pointed us to the DisneyPinForum.com where Stitch2814 posted a picture of an exclusive Dublin vinylmation.
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Dublin Shamrocks
Looks pretty cool. Reminds me of the St. Patrick’s Day pieces from the Holidays series. |
So what city do you think the next one will pop up in.
 Hey there Vinylmation fans. The Disney Store is filled with new products, discounts, and a wide array of products that are gone this week; all of which will be covered here in this week’s DSO Report. |
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| Introducing The sun burned, sandal wearing, Independence Day Holiday 2 9” Vinylmation, designed by Tyler Dumas and a LE of 500, appeared online towards the end of last week. This patriotic Vinylmation may not be available for much longer after seeing the quick disappearance of other popular 9”s. He is priced at $48.95. |
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The variant filled Park 6 3” series is finally available online both in Tray form, at $310.80, and Mystery Box, at $12.95. |
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All the Celebrations showed up this morning priced at $16.95 |
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Also appearing today are a set of Junior Series 2 pins. A set is $25.95 and comes with 2 random pins. |
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As most of you probably well know, Urban 6’s made their way onto the shelves of the Disney Store Online a last week. However, after what appears to be quite an interest in them, two of the four are already gone. The remaining two single 9”s are priced at $39.95 and come with artist cards. One is the Urban 6 9”s is the Viking, by designer Doug Strayer. A LE of 800, this Vinylmation spawns from the Viking hat combo, which produced this year. |
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With rainbow hearts and hidden Mickeys galore, the Love Vinylmation, designed by Padla Gutierrez, is an excellent addition to the Urban 6 series and has a LE of 800. |
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| Price Variants The Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge 9” Vinylmation is discounted this week at the price of $34.99, originally $44.95. |
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From the Urban 4 9” Series, Memphis, or 80′s Fashion, is discounted to $29.99 from $39.95. |
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The Clear mystery boxes are still discounted at $5.99. An alternative option to collecting this Clear series is to treat them as another version of Create-Your-Owns and expand your creative collection. |
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The select group from The Animal Kingdom series; the Panther, Gorilla, Buffalo, and Bear; remain discounted at $7.99, from $9.95. |
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The Create Your Own 3”, all but white, remain marked down from $8.95 to $4.99. |
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| Still Around Although still not listed under Vinylmation, both Hyacinth and Willie can still be found online by searching for “animation” in the DSO search bar. Both are priced at $39.95. Hyacinth Hippo is designed by Thomas Scott (Lead Vinylmation Designer) and is from Disney’s Fantasia. Hyacinth is a LE of 1200. |
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Designed by Maria Clapsis and from the Make Mine Music segment “The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met,” Willie the Whale is a lively, singing addition to the Animation 1 collection. Willie is a LE of 1000. |
| Departed Unfortunately gone is the Electric Light 9”, created by Susan Gay and a LE of 800. It is modeled off of “photographic light gauge equipment,” as DSO calls it. |
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Both the Urban 3 and Park 3 Mystery Boxes, discounted at $5.99, seemed to have gained popularity this week and are now gone. |
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The 9” Create Your Owns are still gone. |
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All the Disney’s Marathon 3”s are no longer online. |
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The Create-Your-Own Glow in the Dark originally listed online for $8.95, is not there. |
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The Urban series Pocket Watch, designed by Mike Sullivan and modeled after the upcoming Steam Punk series, is priced at $150.00 but isn’t there. |
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The 40th Anniversary Epcot 3”, Magic Kingdom 3″, and 71 3″ are not there, usually priced at $12.95. |
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All but Daisy and Chip from the Nerds Rock series are gone this week. They are both priced at $9.95 when for sale. |
| The highly anticipated Star Bright 9”, designed by Eric Caszatt and a LE of 600, from the Urban 6 series has left the DSO this week. Looking like something out of a Super Mario videogame, the purple, blue, orange, and yellow stripes and stars make it an extremely vibrant piece. |  |
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Beast, designed by Monty Maldovan and from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, can’t seem to hold its own on the DSO with simultaneous appearances and disappearances in the past few weeks. This week is unfortunately one of those disappearances. Beast is a LE of 1000. |
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Jack Skellington, designed by Casey Jones and from Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is no longer available online. Jack is $11.95 when available. |
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Disappearing too this week is the Junior Keychain mystery box series, priced at $8.95. |
| Up and Coming Thankfully we have a few upcoming Vinylmations in the weeks to come. All coming out on June 10th, Urban 6 finishes its 9” series and the DSO exclusive “Disney Afternoons” duo comes out. The Moai 9”, created by Casey Jones and a LE of 800, will probably release at the usual $39.95, but that is unconfirmed. |
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The Urban 6 Angel Devil 9”/3” combo, designed by Thomas Scott, is a LE of 1000 and will most likely be priced at the common $74.95 combo price. |
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Finally we have Chris Chapman’s much anticipated LE 1000 Goof Troop 3”/3” combo. This is an online exclusive and will likely sell out quickly, so timing will be everything. However, the DSO isn’t known for its timely releases, so we’ll have to see what time exactly they’ll be released. I’m unsure of the price on this combo. |
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| That’s it for this week’s DSO Report. As always, feel free to leave questions/comments about sections you want explained further, product descriptions/explanations, or simply anything miscellaneous.
– Nick J. |
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DLNT Reporter Michael Wada was at the Disneyland Resort yesterday and grabbed some fantastic shots of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, Sonudsational, and much more…
Michael will take us through a quick walk through the queue. (No photos allowed on the actual ride)
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Ep. 023 Who’s There?
This week we announce the winner of Combo Contest #2. The winner will receive a Kidada 9″ Vinylmation! We also talk about the release of Rescue Rangers… and the lines that went with it. You will get the latest Vinylmation news, release dates and event info. We answer your questions in the Mystery Mail Bag. Enjoy the show!
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The delayed Phineas & Ferb “play & greet” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios finally opened earlier today to guests. In the experience, guests help the duo in making “We’re Making a Movie – The Movie”. While they wait, smaller guests help around the set at the direction of Cletus Filmore. WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee brings us video of the experience:
Last Thursday, Soundsational had a soft-rehearsal before the grand premiere yesterday. Well you can watch a full video of the parade HERE, but I also took photos of the parade. Also in this report are photos of the new Tangeroa Terrace, Seaside Souvenirs, and more…
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Update: 5/28/11 This London Disney Store on Oxford St. had it’s Grand Opening today. It is the largest Disney Store in Europe. Check out this new store at DisneyBrit.com. Here is a turn around of the London Exclusive 9″ Double Decker Bus Vinylmation:
I have to say, although I really like the overall design of the bus and the city skyline in the windows, I am severely disappointed there are no Disney Characters on this vinyl. Remember how awesome it was to turn around the NYC Hey Taxi and see Mickey Mouse!? – Nick
The shelves were stocked with Animation, Villains, Park 6, Urban 6, UK Flags and of course the 9″ Taxi and Bus exclusives.
Update: 5/26/11 In a comment by J, we found out that the price is £30 (~$50). He also clarified that it was Oxford Street in London, not Oxford itself. Thanks J!!
Over at Vinylnation.net user lindols found a couple of exclusive 9″ figures when they stopped by the new Disney Store at Oxford St. London (England).
The London Hey Taxi! figure is very similar to the one from NYC. It’s a taxi and in the head you can see the skyline of London. There’s Big Ben and the Tower Bridge.
The second one is the coolest I think. A double decker bus. In the window are more of London’s skyline, but the uniqueness of this vehicle makes this one a much more interesting figure.
