ZoMG: The New D-Street Anaheim Window Decorations!

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Walking through Downtown Disney the other night I noticed something different about the D-Street window. Disney finally decided to change it up and I absolutely love it.

I was surprised because I had no idea that a change was coming but it looks great!

Overall the window is fun and somewhat interactive. There are Vinylmation ALL OVER this window display. Vinylmation hanging at the very top of the window, some trying to paint the large create your own placed in the center of the window, and some just hanging around in boxes and lights.

I like this idea because every time you take a look at the window you notice something new.

To get the BEST overall look at the new D-Street window, I recommend stopping by at night.

I recommend this because during the day it still looks great but at night, the window is lit up and there are a few lighting surprises throughout the window that you don’t notice during the day!

With that said, next time you are at D-Street in California, make sure you take a peek at the new D-Street window display!

You might even find a hidden upcoming figure or two!

Here are a few more scenes from the window.

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Star Wars 1 Photoshoot

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

May the 4th be with you! Disney’s Star Wars Weekends is almost upon us once again and the figures from Star Wars series 1 didn’t want to miss out on the action. So we all packed into the Millennium Falcon (my Honda) and traveled at light speed (about 70 shhh) and descended on the planet known as Walt Disney World. We used the force to get through the Stormtroopers at the front gate (my annual pass) and made our way over to Tatooine (Traders).

C3P0 and R2 D2 explore the land
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Chewy hangs out in the forest
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Han looks up to no good
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Boba Fett is keeping his eye on you
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Princess Leia hops aboard a star speeder
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Luke trains for battle
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Obi Wan
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Stormtroopers lined up for battle
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Darth Vader guards the store
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Yoda just hanging out in the woods
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Lando’s up in the clouds
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Ghost Obi Wan keeps watch over the guests in the queue
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The battle begins
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Luke and Han sneaking around
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C3P0
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R2D2
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Those Stormtroopers are about to get squished
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Stormtrooper
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Stormtroopers

VM Speculation with Mike Boon: Babyface and Chaser

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

The last day of Mike’s Toy Story Series 2 speculation. We’d like to thank Mike again (for like the 7th time) for all the great artwork he allows us to post on our site. I hope you guys enjoyed this set, and if there is any other interesting set you think might be fun to see in the future, let us know!
  Babyface
Toy Story (1995)

The leader of Sid’s mutant toys in the first Toy Story, Babyface consists of a baby doll head atop a spider-like body made of an erector set. Though Big Baby in Toy Story Series 1 was a disappointment, I like the mix of dark and cute in this character design.

“Mike did a great job with the legs in this figure. This is what the robot chef should have looked like!”-M.C.

  Woody’s Roundup Woody
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Voiced by: Tom Hanks

I wanted to include either Buzz or Woody in this series. I thought about a Spanish Buzz, but the puppet Woody from the TV series Woody’s Roundup seemed like more of a treat. I tried to tie the design into the Woody from Series 1. This would be the chaser for the series.

“Prefect”-M.C.

Mike Boon joins us every day this week with his speculation of a Toy Story Series 2 vinylmation. For past posts click here. You can also check Mike out at his own blog: baboondesign.blogspot.com

VM Speculation with Mike Boon: Chunk and Peas-in-a-Pod

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The penultimate post of Mike Boon’s Toy Story series 2. Everything has been so good so far. Today’s pieces are a little off the beaten path but Mike’s made them into great vinyl.
  Chunk
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Voiced by: Jack Angel

This rock-like toy starts off as one of Lotso’s henchman, but is reformed by the time the credits roll. His expression changes with the press of a special head spike. I thought this played really well with the Sunnyside Daycare logo. One side (the Sunnyside one) shows a smiling Chunk. The other side shows an Angry Chunk with a variation on the logo to play up the prison-like atmosphere of Sunnyside. My only concern with this is the size of it. It may actually make a better 9”.
  Peas-in-a-Pod
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Voiced by: Charlie Bright, Amber Kroner, and Brianna Maiwand

The most minor character I chose for this series, mostly because my daughter sleeps with her own Peas in a Pod every night but also because I was happy with the end result. The peas – Peatey, Peatrice and Peanelope – are shown peaking out of their pod.
Mike Boon joins us every day this week with his speculation of a Toy Story Series 2 vinylmation. For past posts click here. You can also check Mike out at his own blog: baboondesign.blogspot.com

Releases and Prices Confirmed/Announced

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May 4th at D-Streets will be the Nightmare Before Christmas 9/3/Jr set. It is LE 2000 with a $74.95 retail price tag.

Also on May 4th on Vinylmation Facebook Store beginning at Noon EST the Brave set will be available for $39.00.

May 11th Urban 9 is a confirmed D-Street release. The price, $9.95. The combo topper will also be out.

On May 18th Disney Character Star Wars gets released at Darth’s Maul, the merchandise tent at Star Wars Weekend in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It looks like a Disneyland release will wait until later.

Also on May 18th at both D-Streets the Brave set will be released.

As we assumed, May 25th will be the release of the Phineas and Ferb figures at both D-Streets and the Disney Store.

May 28th will see the release of the Brave set at Disney Stores. The 25th anniversary light up set will also be released this day at Disney Store. We also have word about the Sorcerer Mickey and base purchase with purchase. Here is the exact wording from Disney:

“Get a free 3-inch Sorcerer Mickey Light Up Vinylmation figure with the purchase of a full tray of the 3-inch 25th Anniversary Vinylmation Series. While supplies last. Limit two (2) trays with free Sorcerer Mickey Light Up per Guest.”

Nice to see that giveaway.

So Tasty is June 4th at Disney Stores for $11.95.

And Villains 3 gets a release date! It will be June 18th at Disney Stores for $9.95.

Say Aloha to the New DCL Vinyls

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

Looks like an eBay seller in Hong Kong pulled some upcoming DCL Vinylmation figures out of the dumpster. Now if I can only find some Disney Cruise tickets in the dumpster by me. Unfortunately I will not be going to Alaska or Hawaii anytime soon, but the DCL ships will be and apparently some commemorative vinyls will be aboard. As always, we only post these pictures to show off some upcoming designs, we do not endorse purchasing these figures as they are damaged and hurt your collection as well as the hobby as a whole.

The first is a Lumberjack. The design on this one looks fantastic to me. Great face and logs in the ears are priceless.

Not much to the back of this one, but a nice continuation of the overalls. No cruise logo either.

It is a Caley Hicks design and limited to 1000. No word on release date. The second figure is a Hawaii themed piece.

A clear yellow with a lei wrapped around it.

The back of this one does include the logo and says “Inaugural Sailing.”

The Hawaii figure is an Eric Caszatt design and LE 2500. No word on release date for this one either.

New Nightmare LE Set

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On display at D-Street Orlando is a new Nightmare Before Christmas LE set. This will be released on May 4th. It includes a 9″ Behemoth, 3″ Easter Bunny and Jr Nutcracker. It is an LE 2000 and will retail for $79.95. Nightmare Before Christmas was one of the first specialty sets released, back in the infancy of Vinylmation. Are you looking for more from this movie or is it played out? What else would you like?

Spotlight on Custom Vinylmation Artist John W.

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send us and email to have your custom spotlighted: DestinationVinylmation@gmail.com

We enjoy seeing and spotlighting new custom artists. Today, for the first time, we share with you the work of John W. from McAdoo, PA.

Destination Vinylmation: What inspired you to put Jumba in a Santa outfit?
John: The moment I saw Jumba, he instantly became my favorite Disney Character. And even though I was not lucky enough to get one of the original 9 inch vinyls, I had to have a Jumba for my collection. So instead of just making a normal Jumba.

The image of him dressed up as Santa in the final credits of Lilo and Stitch just hit me. Plus I started doing right when we were taking down our decorations in January, so that helped me with the mood.

DV: Your second custom features Mickey playing football for the Nu-Way State Orange Crush, tell us about this fantasy team.
John: I love to play a lot of NCAA Football on the Ps3. And even though my favorite team is the FAU Owls, e like to use some created/fantasy teams when we play. And the Company I work for is called Nu-Way and my nickname is the Orange Crush because I love the color orange. So I put two and two together for a very original name. I’ve been lucky enough to win each year and hold the overall record versus some of my friends and rivals like the Oswego Ocelots, the Sunshine Valley Pirates and the Death Valley Reapers… lol.

DV: What position do you think Mickey would play if he was on the team?
John: I think if Mickey were to play football for the Orange Crush he would definitely be the QB. Since Mickey’s always # 1 and would be able to lead the team over anyone he faces. Plus he got some big ears so he can hear when defenders are coming up on him from either side. 🙂

DV: Thank you for sharing your work and we hope to see more from you in the future.
John: Thank you so much for your time and I really really enjoy the site.

YesterEARS: A New Podcast

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

by Nick

In between recording the various podcasts I already do and working my normal paying jobs, I had some time I only wasted by sleeping and eating. So when Austin came to me with the idea for a brand new podcast, I said why not? His idea was to discuss “This Week in Disney History.” We brainstormed a few different ways to present this podcast, and it is still a work in progress, but we just finished our third episode and would like to present to you, the YesterEARS podcast.

About the Show

The concept we settled on is to focus on four main topics per show. They are; a memorable moment in Disney Parks history, Disney Movie history, Disney Music history and Disney Cartoon history. This format will allow us to continue into future years and not repeat topics when the same dates roll around. We also run down the birthdays of people connected in some way to anything Disney. This segment usually creates some wandering conversations about our personal thoughts about these people or what they did. In the middle of the show, we have some fun by creating a spoof commercial for one of the events we found out about that week. Each show, we also present some trivia questions for you to answer and then we challenge each other to do or watch something related to what we discovered that show.

The fantastic thing about this podcast is how much we learn about Disney history. Not just the events themselves, but all the little details that are uncovered when researching them. We hope you learn something each show and are taken down memory lane right along with us. As Disney fans ourselves, we have a connection to a lot of the topics discussed and we share our experiences with you. And we encourage you to share with us as well.

Contact Us


Website: http://yesterears.blogspot.com
Email: YesterEARS@gmail.com
Phone: 260 M EARS 28
Twitter: @YesterEARS

VM Speculation with Mike Boon: Chuckles and Trixie

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

Today we’re going back and looking at some of the newer characters from Toy Story 3. Thanks again to Mike Boon for such wonderful artwork!

  Chuckles
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Voiced by: Bud Luckey
The perpetually dour Chuckles isn’t fond of Lotso’s scheme to turn Sunnyside into a prison. Eventually, Chuckles makes his way into the home of Bonnie (along with Andy’s other toys) and he finally smiles after seeing Bonnie has drawn him with a big grin on his face. Chuckles with a smile would make a great variant.

“Great variant ideas. They seem to be a standard in Vinylmation sets these days, so why not imagine them as part of future sets!”-M.C.
  Trixie
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Voiced by: Kristen Schaal
Rex’s dinosaur partner from Toy Story 3 – on-line name Velocistar237 – would look great with some real horns (Disney can use the same ones they used for Buttercup). If not, they could be painted on the ears.

“I love the idea of horns. If not three, then just the one on the nose!”-M.C.
Mike Boon joins us every day this week with his speculation of a Toy Story Series 2 vinylmation. For past posts click here. You can also check Mike out at his own blog: baboondesign.blogspot.com