DLNT Reporter Tim Alcoser was at the Disneyland Resort last night and captured some great photos of Buena Vista Street.
Trolley wire is set up down Buena Vista Street and Hollywoodland.
Fountain up and running on Buena Vista Street!
Beauty shots of Cars Land at night.
Enjoying some World of Color
Not the least bit crowded.
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From Pam Brandon on Disney Parks Blog:
“We asked our bartenders to come up with 20 cocktails to feature at Napa Rose,” says Philippe Tosques, general manager of the restaurant at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. Philippe and restaurant manager Eric Quezada challenged bartenders Matt Ellingson, Ryland Brown and Joe Monje to come up with incredible libations, featuring all sorts of unusual combinations.
“Eric and I both were pleasantly surprised by the complexity and flavor profiles,” says Philippe. How about the British Spitfire with VeeV Acai, Domaine de Canton Ginger and fresh lemon honey syrup? Or the Equinox, with Calvados, Liquor 43, Goldschlager, Cherry Heering and fresh lime juice. There’s also a classic Old Fashioned and a Manhattan, and the signature Napa Rose with Beefeater gin, Campari, Drambouie, fresh lemon juice and Peychaud bitters.
Below is the recipe for the Bitter Storm. “I think this is a really good reflection of what we’re doing at the Napa Rose bar,” says Philippe.
Bitter Storm
Serves 1¾ ounce Bulleit Bourbon
¾ ounce Fernet-Branca
½ ounce Cherry Heering liqueur
½ ounce Poire William brandy
½ ounce Orgeat syrup
¾ ounce lemon juice
Grapefruit peel, for garnish
- Pour all ingredients into a shaker; fill with ice and vigorously shake for 30 seconds.
- Strain into a tall chilled classed filled with ice. Garnish with grapefruit peel.
Name: Annemarie Brown
Hometown: Southern California
Collection size:
3 inch = 160
9 inch = 10
Jr. = 9
Park Starz =14
Customs = 27
How long have you been collecting?
Since May 2011.
What is your favorite figure that you own?
That’s hard. I have to pick more than one. USC Trojans. Peter and the Wolf (My personal custom). All the Park Starz. Villains 2 Shere Khan variant. Park 5 Abominable Snowman. And I know this isn’t fair, but the entire Alice in Wonderland series rules.
Which of these is the best feeling: Pulling a figure you want… from a blind box you just purchased, from a great trade with another collector, from a mystery trading box at the park or from a clear trading box?
Gotta go with blind box. I haven’t had the most awesome luck with trading, but blind-boxing the John Henry variant, a pink elephant variant, and the Mother Gothel chaser were probably the best feelings ever.
Also, this isn’t Vinylmation related, but I think I have to show you guys my Roger Rabbit room.
…and that’s just one corner.
Oh, it’s a rainy day here in Orlando. Let’s brighten things up with some photos of the beautiful Alice in Wonderland Flowers growing wild in the rose garden at the Magic Kingdom.
One of our listeners, Greg, sent us a note and some pictures playing around with the 25th Anniversary light up base. I think my favorite is the Bubbles! Check these out, then send in your favorites.
Hey Guys! I remember you talking about how cool it was going to be to light up all the clear Vinylmation with the base from the Disney Store 25th anniversary L.E.D. base. Here are a few that I tried….
Take a look at Tim’s Photo Report on his recent trip to Disneyland & DCA
Some painters along Main Street
I decided to drop by because I realized I had never been to Disneyland during the opening rope drop, so I stopped by and waited with the crowds.
There are a lot of baby ducks at the resort right now. They must certainly be the luckiest ducks in the entire world, to call the Rivers of America their home.
Down we go!
Cover removed from the Queue line at California Screamin’
Zooming in on each guests reaction is fun
Farewell, safe journeys…send me a postcard.
Someone has to do it
The latest view down Carsland’s route 66.
New Logo!
Missed out on the new merchandise at the preview? No worries.
You can see something “Lego” peeking out under the covers.
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Ep. 078 SpectroMagic This week we cover all the release dates announced for Park 9 and Animation 2. We also talk about the Villains 3, Mascots and Nerds releases. There is more news out of Japan and from under the big top. |
Update 5/25/12 A ton of updates that clear up some of the size, price and other oddities we saw with the first post from Disney. We knew something was weird about much of the info Disney gave us, and almost all of it has been changed…. so take a look.
San Diego Comic Con is right around the corner (July 12-15) and Disney has announced some Vinylmation releases spread through out the event. And according to the Vinylmation blog, they will be available for purchase online.
July 11
Comic Con Boy and Girl
Two 3″ Combo
LE 2000
$34.95
What will this be? We speculated on the podcast this may be the perfect introduction of Marvel into Vinylmation. Dress a couple fans up in some super hero costumes! How amazing would that be?
July 12
Pixar’s Up Young Carl and Ellie
Two 3″ Combo
LE 2000
$26.95
The first is a “Boy and Girl” 3″ combo set. LE 2000, $34.95. The rumor found on Vinylmation Kingdom is in fact this is a Carl and Ellie from Up! When I heard the rumor, I was hoping we would see them in kid versions… and that will seems to be the case. What about you? Would you rather have the kids or an older version?
July 13
Park Starz Squid Variant
LE 1954
$24.95
The next is the Park Starz Squid variant we all anticipated after that video that was released by Disney a while back. I guess this will showcase what new Vinylmation are all about. This new edition size represents the year the film hit theaters. (original posted LE was 2000)
July 14
Alice in Wonderland Queen and King
3″ and Jr Combo
LE 2500
$24.95
We will also see a Alice in Wonderland, Queen and King, 9-inch and 3-inch set. LE 2000, $ 24.95. Um… is this a gift or a misprint? Heck of a price for 9/3 combo Disney. The sizes make perfect sense and with it being a 3/Jr and not a 9/3, it keeps the price down nice and affordable.
July 15
Popcorn Mickey Mouse Pie Eye Variant
LE 5000
$24.95
Lastly, we will finally see what Popcorns is all about. The Events page is calling this one a Mickey Mouse Variant, 9-inch and 3-inch set. LE 2000, retail $24.95. I’m leaning toward another typo, but who knows… we really don’t know what Popcorns are yet. But based on what we do know, this combo seem odd. I’m excited about the debut of Popcorn, but more for it being a new series, then me being personally into it. Disney is betting on a ton of people flocking to this new product with an LE 5000.
Is it just me, or are we all in for a few sleepless nights in July?
From Peter Sciretta on SlasherFilms.com:
Update: Disney blogger InsideTheMagic informs us that: “That sculpt has been around for years. It has nothing to do with the film. It was inspired by HBG but isn’t related to del Toro. Here’s a commercially-available version of that sculpt. Nothing new. (Still cool though…)” Original post follows.
At Comic Con 2010, Guillermo del Toro surprised the crowd at the Disney panel in Hall H by announcing that he would be producing (and probably directing) a new big screen adaptation of the classic Disneyland attraction The Haunted Mansion. The center of his plan is the reintroduction of the Hatbox Ghost, a character that appeared originally in The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland but was removed shortly after the attraction’s debut.
Illusion Industries has been creating concept designs for del Toro’s Haunted Mansion, andAICN found an image on their website which looks very much like a reimagining of the Hatbox Ghost. Hit the jump to check it out.
As Harry notes, this could be one of several things:
A sculptor at Illusion Industries could have just been a fan of Disneyland’s HAUNTED MANSION and of Bernie Wrightson and just did this because he knew that it must be sculpted by him because the world would destroy itself if it didn’t happen. It could be that Guillermo has asked a selection of companies to bid via creating a HATBOX GHOST and he’ll decide which companies work on it based upon their interpretation.
It sure looks creepy — I really hope this project happens. Del Toro called the Hatbox Ghost “one of the scariest” images created for the ride, but a character which he also considers “incredibly whimsical.”
“There’s a legend that it was discarded on the first day of the ride’s operation because it was too scary,” said del Toro. “I like that legend, but the reality is that the imagineers could not make the illusion work, so they took it out.”
Here is a bit of history on the character from wikipedia:
Because The Hatbox Ghost featured prominently in artwork and narration for popular Haunted Mansion record albums sold for many years at Disney parks, and because Disney continues to market the ghost’s image, he has never been forgotten and has become somewhat of a legend, complete with cult following. Many fans of the ride wish to see him returned and have gone so far as to circulate petitions calling for the figure’s restoration.
Last we heard, The Haunted Mansion was being written by del Toro and Mimic/Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark remake scribe Matthew Robbins. Del toro said he wanted to make a scary movie in live-action 3D, set in “a heightened reality, which is super designed, incredibly innovative, narratively and visually.” It would not be a comedy, and he would attempt to make “the Haunted Mansion the most haunted place on Earth” and “doing it by being true to the spirit and the art and the aesthetic of the original Imagineers that created the mansion.”
We have a large slate of Park 9 release dates to share with you today.
July 13
Park 9 Blind Boxes will release at $12.95. See our Park 9 Explained page for the lineup.
Next up is the 9″ Park 9 Feature Animation Building from the Burbank studios. The edition size is 750 and it will retail for $44.95.
Also on July 13 will be the 9″ Park 9 Art of Animation Poster figure representing Tommorrowland at Disneyland. It will be an LE 550 and retail for $44.95.
JULY 20
First off is a Toy Story Mania! 9-inch and 3-inch figure set. An edition size of 1000 and a retail price of $74.95. Could this figure, that we saw about a year and a half ago, be part of this set?
If so, we have an article with a break down of this design here.
Next up is an un-named Park 9 Combo Set that is an Open Edition for $24.95.
And same day, a Park 9 Epcot, The Land 9-inch figure. Edition size is 1000. Retail price is $44.95. Most likely this figure we saw sometime last year.
