Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artist Celeste

WDWNT on January 14, 2012

Celeste has a great looking Bambi 9″ and Thumper 3″ to share with everyone.

Bambi has flowers on the bottom of the foot from front to back and has butterflies and birds all around him to mimic the classic scene from the film.

The reason I wanted to make him and Thumper was that I thought he should of deserved his own vinyl and Bambi was one of my favorite films since I was a kid and continues to be.

I wanted Thumper also to be included with Bambi to complete the set as a whole, hopefully I did them justice.

You can find more past works on my website: http://celestecustomvinylmations.blogspot.com/

Never Before Seen Photos From Inside Cars Land

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

We were able to acquire some never before seen photos from inside Cars Land and Radiator Springs Racers. Take a look…

A neat photo of a Racers vehicle going over the bridge

Picture of an Imagineer with a baby tractor at Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree

A small photo but the first time we have seen the yellow or blue vehicles for Radiator Springs Racers

Neat photo of a billboard at the Curio Shop. Love the little trucks on top.

Photo taken from Route 66 of the Courthouse

You can see the base that will hold the brass Stanley statue

Another picture of Junkyard Jamboree

And one last photo of Buena Vista Street and the Carthay Circle Fountain

Along with these photos, it was mentioned that the Pixar Play Parade is retuning to DCA late spring 2012.

 

Official Date Set For “Minnie’s Fly Girls”

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

From Erin Glover on the Disney Parks Blog:

Guests Can Take Flight with Minnie Mouse During 'Minnie's Fly Girls Charter Airline' Show at Disney California Adventure Park, Coming February 17
Beginning February 17, guests at Disney California Adventure park can take flight with Minnie Mouse in a tune-filled “travelogue” of song, dance and interactive moments in Condor Flats, beneath the control tower across from Soarin’ Over California. “Minnie’s Fly Girls Charter Airline” features the charter airline owner herself and her four-member crew singing and swinging to songs from the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s. Guests will also have the opportunity to participate in the show and meet Minnie Mouse. So take wing with “Minnie’s Fly Girls Charter Airline,” beginning February 17!

We previously reported on this new show coming to Condor Flats when it was first posted on the Disney Auditions website.

“Mad T Party” Coming To The Hollywood Pictures Backlot

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

From Erin Glover on the Disney Parks Blog:

Artist Rendering of the Mad T Party Coming to Disney California Adventure Park in Summer 2012
ElecTRONica is still powering up the nights at Disney California Adventure park into the spring, and soon guests will be able to experience an all-new nighttime family celebration when Mad T Party starts to stir up fun in summer 2012!

This psychedelic soiree will be filled with surprises and new takes on some familiar characters from the world of Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.” Join us for a party like no other as you fall into the rabbit hole and land in a wild and whimsical world where up is down, this is that and nothing is what it seems. A live band, unique entertainment, fun-filled games and plenty of dancing all await guests seeking an escape into a bright and vivid alternate reality.

Throughout the Mad T Party, we will “tip our hats” to the world of Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” with wild and fabulous imagery and imagination. Familiar faces will be re-imagined in fresh, new ways, all combining to immerse guests in a captivating world that’s filled with exclusive signature foods, beverages and merchandise offerings.

So get ready to step through the rabbit hole and into Mad T Party at Disney California Adventure park, coming summer 2012!

And from the D23 website, more photos were released of this new hip dance party…

01.11.12 – Inspired by the world of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, the all-new nighttime family celebration will feature a live band, unique entertainment, fun-filled games, and plenty of dancing.

This psychedelic soiree will be filled with surprises and new takes on some familiar characters from the world of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.

Beginning summer 2012, Disney California Adventure park guests will fall into the rabbit hole and land in a wild and whimsical world at Mad T Party. Inspired by the world of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, the all-new nighttime family celebration will feature a live band, unique entertainment, fun-filled games, and plenty of dancing. Familiar faces from the story will be re-imagined in new ways to immerse guests in a captivating world that’s filled with exclusive signature foods, beverages, and merchandise offerings.

 

Get ready to step through the rabbit hole and into Mad T Party at Disney California Adventure.

And finally, The Disney Auditions Website has put out a casting call for the Mad T Party Band and with the posting we get a closer look at the cast costumes and a song list of songs that will be played at the Mad T Party.

Disney Parks Talent Casting is seeking Vocalists and Rock Instrumentalists to perform as a one-of-a-kind, five-piece band at The Mad T Party, a hip, trippy, psychedelic Mad nighttime party to be performed outdoors at Disney® California Adventure park. Guests are invited to “take a trip” down the rabbit hole as we tip our hats to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Live music, unique entertainment, games and dancing all await guests seeking an escape into a fantastic world.

Invitational callbacks will be held Saturday, February 11. Rehearsals are tentatively scheduled to begin early May; performances are tentatively scheduled to begin late May.

The Lead Vocalist/Host for this show is covered under the terms and conditions of a collective bargaining agreement with the American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA).

Role:
Seeking strong musical performers with outgoing personalities. If cast, wigs and costumes inspired by Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland will be provided.

LEAD VOCALIST/HOST: Male, charismatic front man with ability to excite and energize an audience, strong Pop/Rock lead singer with an affinity for, and experience in, singing classic rock material such as “Don’t Stop Believin’” (Journey), “Shout” (The Isley Brothers), “Hot Hot Hot” (Buster Poindexter), “We Will Rock You” (Queen), and more. Will also sing backup vocals.

Requirements:

  • Please prepare 16 bars from one or two selections in the list below
  • Must be at least 18 years of age to audition
  • Bring a picture and résumé

Song List:
I Gotta Feelin’ (Black Eyed Peas)
Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder)
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey)
Shout (The Isley Brothers)
Hot Hot Hot (Buster Poindexter)
We Will Rock You (Queen)
Please Don’t Stop The Music (Rhianna)
Locomotion (Little Eva)
Call Me (Blondie)
Get The Party Started (Pink)
Dancing Queen (ABBA)
American Woman (Lenny Kravitz)

Villains 3 Lineup Revealed

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

Villains 3
Explained
Date: June 18, 2012
Where: Disney Stores
Price: $9.95
Details: 12 figure blind box set

Update 06/11/12 Updated page with picture of the chaser. Click the Mystery Chaser image at bottom of page to see. Rumor also surfaced of a sale at the Disney Store where you buy one Villains 3 blind box, get one Robots 2 blind box free.


Update 05/30/12 Updated some figures with higher quality images. All I have to say is WOW. Great set Disney Store.


Update 05/29/12 Updated the full character lineup.

Gideon
Pinocchio (1940)

He’s the sidekick of J. Worthington Foulfellow. He was going to be voiced by Mel Blanc, who voiced Dopey, but the company decided to delete all of his lines preferring a mute sidekick performance though he has 3 hiccups in the film, all voiced by Mel Blanc.

Great detail with the fur and claws.
Chernabog
Fantasia (1940)

He is featured in the “Night on Bald Mountain” sequence. In an interview, Walt Disney referred to him as Satan himself.

The wings, if better than Furry Friends, will be phenomenal. My only gripe is the shading and lines are a bit understated for such an evil creature.
Coachman
Pinocchio (1940)

He takes Pinocchio to Pleasure Island. He was voiced by Charles Judels, who also voiced Stromboli.

The shading on the face really accentuates his evil villain side.
picture from Vinylmation Kingdom

 Gaston
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

The detail in the face is grate, although the turned head gives it an over sized look. I hope the colors are as vibrant as they appear. The animal heads on the ears are a brilliant use of the mold.
picture from Vinylmation Kingdom

Judge Frollo
Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Frollo’s hat could be one of the best accessories to date.
picture from Vinylmation Kingdom

Madame Medusa
The Rescuers (1977)

The artist did this one just right, using the hair to frame the face. Again, the colors in this set appear to be very vibrant.
picture from Vinylmation Kingdom

Queen of Hearts
Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Another Queen of Hearts, but done very differently than Thomas Scott’s version. I welcome different artist’s approaches. The turned face allows the artist to use the ears for the crown and hair.
picture from Vinylmation Kingdom

Rattigan
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

Looks like a great job on the detail on the face. But like Gaston, appears to have an over sized look. A cape would be the real topper, but it doesn’t appear to have one.

Si / Am
Lady and the Tramp (1955)

One cat drawn on each side. Perfect. As much as this character freaks me out, it looks well done on each side representing the 2 cats personalities and appearances. I like the double-sided approach as opposed to the two cats intertwined on the front like on the Japan ETO.
picture from Vinylmation Kingdom

Smee
Peter Pan (1953)

Smee’s face just fits well on this mold with the cheeks bulging out a bit and being narrow on top and growing outward toward the chin.
picture from Vinylmation Kingdom

Tick Tock
Peter Pan (1953)

I really enjoy the character selection here. Not an easy animal to fit on the mold, it looks like the artist pulled it off. The clock painted on the side is a huge bonus that takes the design to a whole new level.
picture of chaser from Vinylmation Kingdom

Mystery Chaser

Click image to see chaser

Toy Story Towel

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

Out friend Stephanie tweeted this picture of a Toy Story Vinylmation Towel. Any one have any ideas as to where this came from? It’s kinda cool….

Conner Purzycki’s 12/31/11 – 1/3/12 DLR Photo Report

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

For New Years Eve, I spent the day and the following few days at the Disneyland Resort and captured quite a bit of photos to share of all the festivities and much more…

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Starting off this New Year celebration with a ride on the Fun Wheel but it was strangely down

YAY! An actual use for Maliboomer Park

Stage set up for NYE

Balloons in Paradise Gardens for NYE

Holy Corn Dogs!!!

Ohh, Pretty

Was playing with my camera so here are some nifty photos of this pretty bridge

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Double the spotlights, double the celebration

It was a very foggy new years evening and the fog made for some really good pictures

Some neat foggy WOC shots

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In our spot for midnight WOC, the fog kept rolling in

Now on our way out to the other park

WOWZA

Awesome

The castle looks huge for some odd reason

Dance party still hopping by Small World

This is one of my favorite photos taken that night

Happy New Year, hoping on the monorail

Buena Vista Street pics from the monorail

New nerdy shirts in World of Disney

Though an awful hat, bleh

I wonder why Monsters doesn’t use the flick cards like all the other nice attractions.

How about some Cars Land Pics From The Fun Wheel

Disney Channel Rocks set pieces behind Screamin, unknown if the show is coming back

Random shot backstage

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Bountiful valley cows celebrating the holidays

The junkyard jukebox

Look at that WDI stuff, How about the WDI stuff

Yikes, kinda faded

The Bugs Land bridge needs a little tlc

Besides the part that was smashed last summer

Cool wrought iron on the Carthay Circle Theater

Wonder how long these are staying

I hope this is gone soon

Over in Innoventions, a new exhibit has debuted, Nanooze

Here you can discover how to make real little stuff, look like big stuff with magnifying thingys

In all seriousness, it is a neat exhibit learning about atoms and molecules

Just look at how much fun Tom is having!

The Xbox 360 area also got a major facelift

Disneyland Kinect Adventures. Awesome

The stupid circle seat things are gone

The Honda exhibit is back

Down in the dream house, the walls have been turned into a giant screen where you can play…..

Thats right, Kinect Disneyland Adventures

Innoventions is still loading through the top floor, so that means Tom Morrow is no where to be found which is a shame because he was a very good AA.

Over at the Disneyland Hotel, some quick pictures around the grounds

WANT!!!

Finally wrapping this up, it looks like the Soundsational Drummer were getting into the Holiday spirit

Thanks for reading

First Full Image of Disney Classic Series

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

This weekend Disney posted this picture of Clarabell. Based on the black and white palatte (and the character) we believe this is the first full shot of a character from the Disney Classics Vinylmation series. Before this shot all we had seen was the top of black and white Donald’s head. Nick thinks this is a perfect sample of the series. What do you think? Who else would you want to see in this series? Look at that bell!

Main Street Has A New Beat

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

After a few weeks of rumors, today, the Main Street background loop has been updated to a new selection of songs. Some old songs you may recognize but they have been re-composed and sound wonderful.

From Erin Glover on the Disney Parks Blog:

New Sounds Come to Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Park
Starting next Monday, January 9, guests strolling down Main Street, U.S.A., will be humming along to some new – and familiar – tunes. For the first time in 20 years, we are once again adding new music to the iconic entrance music of Disneyland park.

Though there have been many updates over the years, the last refresh of Disneyland’s Main Street’s musical score was back in 1992, when selections recorded for Disneyland Paris were brought back to Disneyland park in California.

This time around, over a dozen new tunes, arranged and recorded specifically for Main Street, U.S.A., will join many of the existing songs. Included in the new mix are such iconic period pieces as “Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis,” “In the Good Old Summer Time,” “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “Oh You Beautiful Doll,” Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag,” and a recent tune given a turn-of-the-last-century arrangement, Michael Giacchino’s “Married Life” from Disney•Pixar’s “UP.”

So the next time you’re ambling down Main Street, U.S.A., keep an ear out for some new – and old – classics!

If you would like to hear a full recording of the new loop, you can head on over to a spectacular podcast, Window To The Magic. Paul was able to get a full binural recording of the new loop.