New Pins to Collect or Trade Coming to Disney Parks in 2013

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By Steven Miller on The Disney Parks Blog:

New Pins to Collect or Trade Coming to Disney Parks in 2013
When I served as project manager for Disney Pin Trading, I was often asked by guests which pins they should collect or trade. My best advice for someone starting a Disney pin collection is to pick a certain theme and trade for what you like. For years, we have offered mini-collections that are an easy way to jump start a collection. I spoke with Jeanne Lewis, merchandiser for Disney pins, about some of these new collections arriving in 2013.

“We have new limited edition pin collections coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts next year,” explained Jeanne. “Some pins will be released each month, while others may be released every other month or once each quarter. I like these mini-collections because they have one consistent story. I also like making these pins extra special by adding different elements like stained glass or sculpted metal.”

New Pins to Collect or Trade Coming to the Disneyland Resort in 2013
Fans at Disneyland will see the next chapter of the “Piece of Disneyland Resort History” collection. For this series, Jeanne acquired costume pieces from the Creative Costuming team from various Audio-Animatronics figures. I like the “it’s a small world” pin that features pieces of the Japanese girl’s obi sash from the attraction’s final scene. Each pin in the series will have an edition size of 1,000.

The “Window to the Magic” collection is also coming to Disneyland Resort. This pin series features scenes from classic Disney animated films where magical things took place by windows. The pins in this series will have edition sizes of 1,000.

New Pins to Collect or Trade Coming to Walt Disney World Resort in 2013
For Walt Disney World Resort, there will be a pin-of-the-month collection called “Good Luck / Bad Luck.” This playful collection shows there are two sides to every story – lucky and unlucky. I thought the Flower pin was funny (poor Flower!). The edition size for these pins will be 1,000.

Surprise Pin Collections Coming to Disney Parks in 2013
I convinced Jeanne to let me tease two new surprise pin collections for 2013. There will be six different pins in each collection, released at various dates throughout the year. The Walt Disney World Resort collection is called “Remember When” and gives a nod to classic Disney attractions and characters. The Disneyland Resort collection has images of vintage Disney characters in stylized crests. The surprise pins will each have an edition size of 750.

I invite you to keep watching Disney.com/Pins for the latest news about pin releases. Happy trading!

Conner Purzycki’s 12/31/12 DLR Photo Report

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Conner did the first photo report of 2013! He rang in the new year at the Disneyland Report and captured some magic!

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Special Barges have been installed for New Years Eve.
New Years Eve stage in front of Carthay Circle
These rocks just came out from behind tarps recently
These rocks was recently unveiled. 
You can see the difference between old and new. Perhaps a test for the upcoming BTMRR refurb??
New Years Eve Stage near It’s a Small World. 
Kodak opted to not renew their lease. Booth in Fantasyland will remain. 
Nothing going on in the fantasyland theater yet
Construction continues.
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Honda Exhibit returns to Innoventions.
World of Color barge close up.
New Years Eve stage at Paradise Gardens. 
Construction continues on what was the Neverland Pool at The Disneyland Hotel. 
Mad T Party keeping the beat up to the new year.
Country singers entertain guests in Cars Land until the new year. 
Disney Pushed Glow with the Show ears this holiday. 
Incentives of exclusive stickers and seating were offered. 
Glow with the Show ears were being sold buy one get one free December 31st only. 

Disney Giving Away Vacation Every Day in January

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Happy New Year!!

In honor of 2013, Disney Parks is giving away a vacation every day in the month of January. There are several “options” which you can choose from. All includes a 5 day/4 night stay with special in room accommodations  air transportation, theme park tickets, $500 Disney gift card and a themed welcome basket. “Options” vary from selecting

– Happy Happenings (aimed more to kids. Character Dining, VIP parade seating)

– Magical Discoveries (also aimed more to kids. Two free Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique or Pirates League with a Disney Family Magic Tour (Magic Kingdom only))

– Amazing Fun (special World of Color dining and viewing*, a one-day
Adventures By Disney® Lights! Camera! Magic! Tour of Hollywood and Fantasmic!
V.I.P. seating with desserts included.)

– Big Thrills (n Adventures By Disney® Lights! Camera! Magic! experience, plus a shopping spree and a special World of Color Dining and viewing* experience.)

– Sweet Romance (Included entertainment at the Downtown Disney district)

There are variations for both Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

Only one entry per e-mail address is allowed per day.

To apply, go t0 www.disneytimesweeps.com

Fantasia LE Combos Explained

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Fantasia LE Combos Explained

Release Dates: Vary. 1 per month beginning in October 2012
$24.95
This series features 8 two 3″ figure combo packs based on the 1940 Disney animated classic Fantasia. Each set is an LE 1500 and will feature some characters never before on merchandise.

Update 05/03/13 Photos and release date of Series 8 Gator and Hippo added.


Update 01/07/13 Release date, no picture, for Set 5 Baucchaus and Donkey added.

 Yensid & Apprentice Mickey
Set 1
October 12, 2012 (D-Streets)

Fawn & Unicorn
Set 2
November 16, 2012 (Facebook Store)
November 30, 2012 (Disney Store Online)

Stegosaurus & Tyrannosaurus
Set 3
December 28, 2012 (D-Streets and Online)

Goldfish & Hoplow
Set 4
January 25, 2013 (D-Streets)

Baucchus and Donkey
Set 5
February 22, 2013 (Online)

Harpy and Demon
Set 6
March 15, 2013

Zeus and Vulcan
Set 7
April 26, 2013

Gator and Hippo
Set 8
June 28, 2013 (Parks and Online)

Jr. 7 In Space Explained

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Jr. 7 In Space Explained
Release Date: January 4 (Online), January 11 (D-Streets)
$9.95
Thomas Scott
18 figure blind box set themed to 50’s and 60’s Space Toys

Update 01/07/13 We have photos of the chasers and variant chaser for this series. Follow the links to see them.

Pixar 1 Explained

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Pixar 1 Explained
November 16 at D-Streets and Online
Combo Topper November 23rd
$12.95
12 figure blind box series. Each figure in a series will be from a different Pixar movie.

Update 11/06/12 Added some pictures and edition size/price of LE combos.

Update 11/03/12 Added Heimlich and other pictures. Updated release dates.

Update 10/17/12 Artist signing at WDW D-Street announced. Maria Clapsis, Ron Cohee and Thomas Scott will be there from 5pm-7pm. Heimlich combo announced for a November 23 release… no pictures available.

 Dug
Up (2009)

It would be even sweeter if they packaged this talking dog with a junior squirrel. 

King Fergus
Brave (2012)

Love the peg leg!

Nemo
Finding Nemo (2003)

Perfect use of the entire canvas and clear parts.

Mr. Incredible
The Incredibles (2004)

Simple yet perfect. Nice use of the ears just for color. His face is positioned perfectly.

Filmore
Cars (2006)

Lighting and Matter were on the Mickey platform in a 2-pack… the rest of the gang, including Filmore made it onto the Vinylmation Monorails. It looks like they will not hesitate giving us more Cars in the Pixar 3″ series.

Remy
Ratatouille (2007)

Captain B. McCrea
Wall-E (2008)

I was really excited to see this one. He fits perfectly onto the canvas. The captain hat is a nice touch. And drawing Auto into the left ear!!!! Brilliant.

Flick
A Bugs Life (1998)

Chuckles
Toy Story 3 (2010)

Mike
Monsters Inc. (2001)

Jackolope
Boundin’ Short (2004)

Mystery Chaser

Little Green Men
Toy Story (1995)
LE 1000
$44.95
December 14th 2012

Simple amazing… and a TON cheaper than collecting three Park 2 LGM.

Tuck and Roll
A Bug’s Life (1998)
LE 1000
$26.95
January 4th, 2013

Hungarian twin pill bugs that act as cannonballs in P.T. Flea’s circus troupe.

9″ Crush and 3″ Squirt
Finding Nemo (2003)
LE 1250
$64.95
January 18th, 2013

These two turtles fit well onto the canvas. The ears have a great color to them. Each turtle’s signature look is captured well.

Heimlich (Combo Topper)
A Bug’s Life (1998)

Great use of the new platform.
Released November 23rd 2012

Animation 3 Explained

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Animation 3
 April 12, 2013
 $12.95
 12 figure blind box set

Updated 04/18/13 Disney officially released a photo of the one and only variant in Animation 3. The Yellow version DOES NOT exist.

Updated 04/02/13 Vinylmation Kingdom has posted concept art of the variants and chaser from Animation 3. The variants include a yellow Pascal and a red, mad Pascal.

Click below for the very obscure chaser and what it is:

Updated 03/14/13 Release dates for LE combo sets added.
Updated 02/27/13 Full set lineup is revealed.
Updated 02/26/13 April 12 release dated added. Thumper announced as combo topper.

 Eeyore
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Maria Clapsis

Wonderfully sad rainy day look. The only thing that could make this better is a detachable tail! No tail variant?

Basil of Baker Street
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Mike Sullivan

A great addition to the Animation lineup and a perfect facial expression.

Ludwig von Drake
An Adventure in Color (1961)
Thomas Scott

I’ve been waiting for this guy to show up! I am constantly amazed at how the artists can make different Vinylmation look like different periods of animation.

Stitch
Lilo and Stitch (2002)
Ron Cohee

This is why Ron Cohee is the best character artist Vinylmation has right now. He innovates. He is not afraid to put it all out there. Not only the best vinyl Stitch, but the only one that truly looks like him to date.

Ace of Clubs
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Thomas Scott

Maybe a holdover from the Alice set? Wonderful artwork and the brush accessory works so very well. 
Pascal
 Tangled (2010)
Monty Maldovan

Rapunzel never went on any adventure without her chameleon friend. This would make a great variant!
Panchito Pistoles
 Three Caballeros (1944)
Casey Jones

Jose last time… Donald in A4?
Mowgli
 The Jungle Book (1967)
Casey Jones

I like the continuation of characters from the same movie. We got Baloo last time. King Louis would be a great one for A4. Love the art on the ears!
Grumpy
 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Ron Cohee

Dopey was in the last set… do we see trend here? What a great face!!!
Robin Hood
 Robin Hood (1973)
Adrianne Draude

Not much else to say but perfect representation.
Perdita
 101 Dalmatians (1961)
Caley Hicks

Now you can put this one next to your Park 2 Pongo Chaser.

Mystery Chaser
Stabbington Brothers
LE Combo
 Tangled (2010)
Release Date: May 24, 2013

I can’t enough Tangled and these faces are perfectly drawn on the canvas.
Tod and Copper
LE Combo
 The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Release Date: May 10, 2013

Nice art style with these. Love the leaves in the ears.

Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Cards Checklist

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Download PDF Checklist (full page) updated 3/15/13
Download PDF Checklist (quarter page) updated 3/15/13

Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom is the interactive game guests can play at the Magic Kingdom (details here). We are going to try to keep a comprehensive checklist of the cards available in the game. If you have pictures of cards we do not, or better pictures of ones we do, please send them into us. High quality scans are best, but photos will work too. Please also provide the card number from the bottom left corner in case I can not read it. And let us know exactly where the pictures came from (ie. you took them yourself) If you find it on the net, please note what site you found it at. Email pictures and info to: DestinationVinylmation@gmail.com. Thanks! And good luck out there.

Update: 10/25/13 Photos of the 2013 Halloween and Christmas Party cards were added.

Update: 03/14/13 Check out this home version of SoTMK designed by Adam. He runs the gaming website Eclectic Gamer and sent in a link to his article and rules for his home version called Wizards of the Mystic Fiefdom. It has a simple, easy to learn game play. As well as a style well suited to the SoTMK cards that make it an enjoyable play.

Update: 11/08/12 There is a special card released for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.

Update: 09/27/12 There was a special card released for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. (picture in checklist below) Unlike the special Cast Member card, this is a normal sized card. It features Chip ‘n Dale’s Bag of Tricks and is numbered 01/P.


Update: 08/17/12 The Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Booster Packs were released today at the Emporium for $11.95. Check out detailed pictures and a review and explaination as to what you get, in this article here.

Update: 07/26/12 The Disney Parks Blog announced the rumored home version of Sorcerer’s of the Magic Kingdom along with the availability of the rare cards #61-70.

The trading card game will contain seven randomly selected spell cards (including at least one super rare spell card), one of four game boards, game rules, new tokens and a complete spell card checklist. Disney also announced a set of mystery pins that you can see over at Once Upon a Pin.

Update: 03/04/12 HQ picture of Cast Member card uploaded. It is confirmed this was only handed out to CMs and is an over-sized 5×7 card. We also added a picture of the Woody error card with Slinky Dog. Early versions of the Wood card (#22) had Slinky Dog, but it had to be removed because they did not have permission to use him. Downloadable Checklist also updated to reflect the Woody error card. We also made a smaller more pocket size version of the checklist available. We also would like to thank Non Sport Update Magazine for linking to us on their blog.


Update: 02/23/12 Vinylmation World tweeted a picture of a card I haven’t seen or heard about yet.

Photo from Vinylmation World

We are trying to find out how this card is obtained. The Cast Member card above was a 5×7 card issued to Cast Members on 2/22, the first official day of this new attraction. A few more things we have found out about game play are spells seem to get stronger as they used over and over again at more difficult levels. Also, most comb spells (2 cards played at once) seem to work, however certain match ups, such as a Princess and her Prince, seem to be most effective. An interesting find was playing two similar spells at the same time, such as the Fairy Godmother’s Pumpkin spell with the Headless Horseman’s Pumpkin spell gives a heavier barrage of pumpkins. And I forget to mention in an earlier update, a second starting location can be found behind the Christmas Shop in Liberty Square if you find the Firehouse too long of a wait. Also, many guests seem to be open to trading at the portals. I completed my deck of 1-60 yesterday by acquiring about 30 cards through trades.


Update: 02/22/12 Sorcerers of the MK official opened today! Downloadable PDF card checklist added at top of this post. Please help us complete the list with the missing rare (61-70) cards. Also, more details emerge. Guests can now officially play on both Medium and Hard settings, however all games on the previous level must be completed to move on. Cards 61-70 are more rare than the rest and were no longer handed out randomly to guests as of about a week ago. Rumors persist about Disney selling game cards, however guests will still receive 5 free cards per day. It is still unclear as to whether or not the rare cards will be randomly inserted into the free cards, or will only be for sale.


Update: 01/30/12 The Disney Parks Blog announced some info about collecting these cards. “The 70 cards are divided into nine different spell classes, such as Princess cards, Hero cards or Warrior cards. In addition, all cards are marked with one of three designations – a star symbol, which indicates a rare card; a moon symbol, which signifies an uncommon card; and a planet symbol, which indicates a common card.”

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“Limited Time Magic” Brings a Winter Wonderland to Canada

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From the Disney Parks Blog:

It’s Friday, and time to share our next “Limited Time Magic” surprise at the Walt Disney World Resort. Our latest extra sprinkle of Pixie Dust begins on Monday at the Canada Pavilion in Epcot.

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The forecast at Epcot this week is sunny with a chance of flurries. For one week only, January 14-20, there will be a magical Winter Wonderland location with falling snow where you and your family can meet and take photos with some of your favorite Disney characters. It’s an all new character greeting location in the Canada Pavilion.

Times for the Winter Wonderland location at Epcot are:

  • 10:30 a.m. – 2:10 p.m.
  • 3:05 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

What do you think of this Limited Time Magic offering?