Ratatouille’s Gusteau and Ghost Chosen to Represent Food and Wine 2013

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

Update 8/6/13: That’s no ghost. After MC looked at the variant he realized it’s not a ghost, its Gusteau on his black and white cooking show!

That makes a lot more sense!
Also, the variant will be a LE of 250 and the original will be a LE of 2250.

8/1/13– Artist Thomas Scott has designed two Vinylmation for the 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. It will be Gusteau from Ratatouille and the Ghost of Gusteau! At an LE of 2500, they are set to release at the start of the festival on September 27 for $16.95. That is not enough to cover two figures, so we don’t believe this is a combo set. Do you have your choice? Is it blind box? Do they each have an LE of 2500 or is the ghost equal or more rare? I really like this choice and the design is done well.

Oswald 2013 Poster Art Figure Release Details

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

The lucky rabbit gets the unluckiest date of the year to debut. The Oswald 2013 Poster Art Figure (December 2012 on the calendar if you’re playing along at home) will be released online on September 13. It was previously thought that a quantity will be available inside the Reflections of Evil Trade Event, this appears NOT to be the case. Instead, park goers will have to wait until September 20. Each poster art figure is LE 2013 and $14.95.

Darkwing Duck’s Disney Afternoon Sequel Gets a Release Date

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

The follow up to the popular Darkwing Wing Duck combo of Darkwing and Gosalyn was revealed to be Nega Duck and Bushroot. They will be released on September 20 both online and at D-Streets.

It is really great to see the villains portrayed in this series and Maria did a wonderful job at capturing the style of both these popular characters.

Halloween 2013 Figures Revealed

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

Caley Hicks had the honors of designing up some Halloween treats for us this year. I’d say, she succeeded in tempting my Vinylmation sweet tooth. There will be two to choose from this year. Both are Limited Release that will go up for sale on September 20 in the parks and online for $14.95 a piece. First up is Vampire Stitch.

The artists have really learned how to make Stitch work on the Mickey canvas over the years. This looks spectacular. Stitch has the most evil, up to no good grin on his face that covers the whole head. There are also two fangs sticking out. Then, he uses the much needed cape DDG developed that they use well throughout the product line. Up next is one of my automatic all time favorites…

The Mayor Scarecrow that sits in Town Square each and every Halloween season. I can’t tell you how much I love walking around the Magic Kingdom when it decorated for Fall, and these scarecrows are a huge part of that. I have always wanted to see these in a box set or put into the Park series, but this is a great way to get at least one of them out. Great looking suit and sash. The grass drawn in around him is the perfect touch!

Hot & Fresh Preview of Popcorns Series 2

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I was one of the biggest fans of Popcorns when I got my hands on it last Fall, unfortunately, the second series does not look nearly as strong. We will see 4 figures from Popcorns 2 release on September 6th at the parks and online. They will retail for $19.95… a much needed price drop from the ridiculous $24.95 that the first series began at. That series quickly went on sale for $5 online where many people picked them up and realized it was a quality product. Now, they settled in at $20, and that seems about right. Series 1 delivered some great characters with not only a unique, but a pleasing stylistic design. This time around, at least out of the four we see, I don’t have a connection to one of the characters and on a couple others the design is just scary.

There is no way around it, Ursula looks weird. She looks more like a Blooper from Super Mario Bros. than a stylistic version of The Little Mermaid’s Villain.

Then there is Stitch. He has been done in so many ways and I thought it was impossible to not make Stitch look adorable… until now.

Popcorns is such a cute, playful platform and Stitch fits those characteristics… but this just looks plain scary. It looks like a character out of an intentionally cheap looking cartoon. Then there is Sparky. I never really liked the movie and therefore have no connection here.

Now stop me if I have my Donald Duck Club blinders on here, but I think Donald is the only saving grace in this set. He looks amazing and i gushed over him when I first saw him about a month ago. It will be the only one from series 2 I buy, even if we get another $5 deal.

Evil Queen Daisy is a Reflections Surprise

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

It seems like there may be an LE 1000 Evil Queen Daisy 3″ figure released exclusively at the Reflections of Evil trade event for $16.95.

It was not on the RSP but should be available in the set up shop inside the event just like the Popcorn’s Dumbo variant was last fall. I hope there are more characters. Ron Cohee, best character artist the Vinylmation team has, nailed this. I NEED more. THIS is what I thought this event would have. Please bring more to the table, designed by Ron, and I will change my tone about the selection at this event.

New Black and White Mickey and Minnie

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

Another hidden figure inside a video. Disney just loves to do this sort of thing. Go to the Sketch to Shelf video and watch until 48 seconds in. There you will find the above imagine. Now this does nto appear to be the “Classic Minnie” we saw that is going to be for sale at D23, however the video says these are D23 items. Interesting….

What do you think? I personally really enjoy the fancy Mickey. I’m gonna have to try to get one of those for myself!

Ghostly Gus Appears

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Not that it was a surprise to anyone at this point, but the last Park Starz 2 variant has been announced and it is a clear version of Gus from the Haunted Mansion. I was hoping for a little bit more, maybe even a three pack of the three ghosts, but this is what we get. The figure will be individually sold for $24.95 and there are 2000 of them. They will be released at D-Streets (and maybe online) on August 9th 2013. What are your thoughts on this (and any other) Park Starz variants?

Spotlight On: Ash’s Gummi Bears

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

With the announcement that Disney Afternoons Series 2 would finally have some Gummi Bears as a set, we wanted to see what the custom world had down with such an obvious missed opportunity in series 1. We found Ash, and here are Ash’s Gummi Bears.

“I was a huge Disney cartoon fan growing up and when I got into Vinylmation I was beyond excited to see the Disney afternoon series.
Sadly, at that time, the Gummi Bears were missing. How could they not produce the bouncing here and there and everywhere bunch?


So my series was born! The biggest challenge was finding the right accessories/hats for them all. Took way longer than I thought it would.

I’m really happy with the finished bunch and hope they bring back memories for all those 80s/90s kids out there!” -Ash


To contact Ash, go to his facebook at facebook.com/ash.wonderland.9

DV & WDW News Today; Your Home for D23 Expo Coverage

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

Of course Destination Vinylmation will be your home for Vinylmation previews from the D23 Expo. We will post the latest news and artist meet and greet photos right here. Also, follow DestinationVinylmation on Instagram for continuous photos of the D23 Expo. Once Upon a Pin  will have all your pin previews. And Jedi Kingdom will be you8r home for the Star Wars announcments. But for the most comprehensive coverage of every inch of 2013 D23 Expo make sure you check out our friends over at WDW News Today. They have all the panels, pavillions and the entire show floor covered with live updates, photo streams and video.

All this coverage leads up to the launch of WDW News Today The Radio Show on Saturday, August 24 at 7pm EST on 1520 WBZW in Orlando, FL. The show was developed and will be hosted by Nick LoCicero of Destination Vinylmation and Tom Corless of WDWNT. We will have more info on this show as the launch approaches.