Trading Nights at Disneyland Paris

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Thanks to @VM_Paris, we have a couple Disneyland Paris Vinylmation and Pin trading nights to announce. The first is tonight at Hotel New York!

The next trading event will take place on April 28th at Walt Disney Studios.

Release Day: February 24, 2012

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I don’t know about you, but I kind of like the surprise of recent release days. Not knowing what’s to come only days before Friday, or in some cases on the day itself. Today, the 9″ Park 7 Main Street Electrical Parade LE 1500 figure was released at D-Streets and Online.

Thanks to the Online store posting, we also got a look at the reverse…

Are you all aboard this Lin Shih design? Also released both in stores and online, the 7 Adventures Ticket Book.

I was on the fence about this one… until I saw the back.

This Thomas Scott designed LE 1500 figure has great detail and a retro figure. Both have a nice $44.95 retail price! Very nice to see that. Also very nice to see, D-Tour available online…

I can tell you from the couple I purchased, these are excellent designs and look great in person.

More 9″ Park 7 Release Dates

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9" Park 7 LEs 7 Adventures MK and Main Street Electrical Parade Train to release on 2/24 at D-Streets. CM quoted me price of $44.95 out of book. The 2 figures sit on display in Orlando.

Animation 2 Photoshoot

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We couldn’t keep them boxed up. The figures from Animation 2 wanted to check out Walt Disney World. So Austin and I took them around the parks to see their favorite spots. Austin added some captions too. And as always, there are plenty more pictures from this shoot on our Facebook page.

Attention: We found the Bear Necessities.
Chicken Little got so tired of saying the sky is falling, he decided to make a sign.
Now only if there were two of every instrument in the Philharmagic Orchestra … or is there?
Where a million diamonds shine! Or in this case four, but they ARE realllllllly shiny.
Flower is just simply twitterpattered by all the flowers.
Beware whilst walking in Liberty Square at night you might come home without a head.
A rare moment where Jiminy Cricket gets time to himself.
I can guarantee you he whistles while he works and so do those trains.
Jose and Donald enjoy a little siesta.
Nobody monkeys around with Monkey Fist and lives to tell the tail, that’s just Kim Possible.
Sebastian got caught in a net, best be careful Chef Louis doesn’t catch him.
It ain’t too long a walk to Tiggr’s mailbox when you’ve got a spring in your step … or is it tail?
Tinker Bell welcomes guests to the Kingdom.

New Star Wars Figures Coming Soon

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by Nick LoCicero

I’ve been waiting so long for these! The Disney Parks Blog has announced a March release for the Disney Character Star Wars Series 5 set.

Series 5 will feature Huey, Dewy and Louie as Jawas and then, for the first time, a few Clone Wars figures made the cut. Donald Duck as Commander Cody, Daisy as Aurra Sing, Goofy and Cad Bane and Stitch as General Grievous.

Park 8 Limited Edition Explained

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Park 8 Limited Edition

Update: 5/23/12 9″ Contemporary and Birthday Cake Castle get June 1st release dates. Contemporary will cost $89.95 and comes with a 3″ Gold Monorail. Castle will price at $54.95.

 9″/3″ Contemporary Resort
and Monorail Gold
WDW (1971-Present)
LE 2000
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Price: $89.95
Artist: Lin Shih
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One of the original three resorts to open at Walt Disney World (Fort Wilderness and Polynesian). The side of the resort is featured on the viny’s front. The resort is famous for it’s A-Frame design and unique room construction. Each room was built off site complete with electrical and plumbing and then just inserted into the frame.

Picture from D23 WDW 40th slide

Picture from D23 WDW 40th slide
The resort is also famous for the monorail track that travels right through the building. So it makes sense, a 3″ Monorail would accompany it. We have 4 Monorails (Red, Blue, Green and Orange), but this will be the first in new mold.

9″ Yeti
Animal Kingdom (2006-Present)
LE 1000
Release Date: TBA
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We have a Park 1 Yeti and a Park Starz version, but none seem to capture the Yeti’s ferocity as depicted in the Exhibition Everest attraction as this one does. It has the straggly fur, glowing red eyes and big teeth where as the other version depict a more cartoonish Yeti.

Picture from JimHillMedia.com

Picture from MousePlanet.com
The figure looks to take inspiration from both the animatronic Yeti himself as well as some of the artwork in the queue. But the big question remains… will the Vinylmaiton Yeti’s arms move?

9″ 25th Birthday Cake Castle
Magic Kingdom (1996-1998)
LE 1000
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Price: $54.95
Artist: Mike Sullivan
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To celebrate the 25th birthday of MK, imagineers transformed Cinderella’s Castle into a giant cake.

Picture from leagueent.com
400 gallons of pink paint, 26 giant glowing candles, 30 3ft. tall lollipops and more decorated the castle for 15 months. This figure seems to represent one of most debated renovations in Walt Disney World history.

9″ Mickey Mouse Revue
Magic Kingdom (1971-1980)
Artist: Alex Maher
LE 1500
Released: May 2012
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An opening day attraction that featured audio animatronic performers lead by Mickey Mouse. This figure portrays the dressed up conductor Mickey with accessory baton. The rest of the orchestra was made up of classic Disney characters.

Picture from Walt Dated World
The attraction was replaced by Magic Journeys, The Lion King and eventually Philharmagic. The show now resides at Tokyo Disneyland.

Light Up Set Delayed Past 3/28?

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We had a comment just posted on our Disney Store 25th Anniversary Light Up Explained page. It appears to be a Disney employee and came from a Disney.com email address.

Hi Vinylmation Fans,
Please note that the release of this series has been pushed out past 3/28/12. However, we will release our special Limited Edition 25th Anniversary Singleton on 3/28 – in stores and online. Be sure to check Vinylmation.com for more updates as we get close to our 25th Anniversary Celebration!
Have a magical day!
MG
Disney Store

The 3/28 was never confirmed by Disney, and now it looks like that date will come and go without this series.

Combo Contest #3

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Update: The Grand prize has been announced as a 9″ Urban 8 Boxer and a 9″ Park 7 Electrical Parade Train. The grand prize winner will receive both of these figures. Boxer chosen by M.C. and Train chosen by Nick. There will also be secondary catagory prizes awarded. Deadline for entry extended to March 23.

Combo Contest 3

The Rules:
1: Take Vinylmations and form a new one by changing around the parts (the easiest way is to put a new head on another one’s body).
2: Email the photo to . In the email include your name, a name for the combo figure, and explain which parts you used to make your figure.
3: You can use any old mold or new mold Vinylmation, Park Starz, or official “accessory” to help create your figure. You can not use anything that is self-painted. You can use a “make your own” piece, but only if it hasn’t been painted. The more interesting and better themed, the more likely to win.
4: Enter as many different combos are you want!

The Prize:
The winner will receive a Vinylmation (from a list we will supply).
Once the winner is chosen, they will receive an email with a list of Vinylmation that we can send out. The winner then chooses which they want and they get it!
There will most likely be several winners (the last contest had two, even though we only said their would be one!)

The Due Date:
The contest will end at midnight EST on March 23rd. The winner will be announced on the next podcast following that date.
Abraham Lincoln; 
Vampire HunterHead: Abe Lincoln Park 6
Body: Abe Lincoln Park 6
Hat: Pirates 1
Ax: Haunted Mansion Bride Park Starz
Zombie Head: Runaway Brain Mickey Park 6
Fine Print: The winner will be named by Destination Vinylmation. All decisions are final. All photos may be published in a gallery for Destination Vinylmation and have a Destination Vinylmation watermark added. Feel free to add your own watermark to your photos, but all photos will be credited to the person who emails the photo. If two people send in the same combo, only the one to arrive first shall be considered. Destination Vinylmation is not responsible for any problems that might arise from the separation of Vinylmations. The list of Vinylmation to win is subject to change, but we promise NO CLEARS!

Two Patriots

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Update: 2/20/12 Steven Miller later responded in a comment that the Uncle Sam figure will be a separately sold open window box figure.

In honor of President’s Day, the Disney Parks Blog has shown us some great looking upcoming figures. The first is the 9″ Holiday 3 Patriot we saw on the poster at the Florida Project.

Its designed by Casey Jones and will be released later this year. I like the detailed look on his face and the patriot hat is amazing.

The second is Uncle Sam. Our best guess is this is the first we are seeing if Holiday 4. This figure will be a limited release open window box figure similar to what they release for Valentine’s Day or Halloween and should be released around the 4th of July. Very exciting.
Thanks to @velco_wallet for the heads up!

First Park Starz variant announced!

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Looks like Lincoln got bronzed! Is it just part of the Linsanity? Nope, it's the first Park Starz variant. At the trade show they mentioned these would e coming out this year, but they never told us what they would be. Here he is.

Bronzed Lincoln
LE 2500
Dstreets
June