Hello everyone! I am currently recovering from an extremely Ariel/Little Mermaid filled past few weeks so please excuse my absence on the site! But no fear I’m back with lots of information on what Little Mermaid things have been going on.
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Another unfortunate happening in the Vinylmation community. Edith sent us an email with links to more Hong Kong eBay auctions. This time for Darkwing Duck Disney Afternoons.
This seller is listing both Darkwing and Gosalyn Mallard separately. As you can see, like the previous Hong Kong auctions, the figures are scuffed up. And in this case, Darkwing doesn’t even come with his hat.
We talked on this past podcast about boycotting eBay sellers that buy up Limited Editions and resell them right away on eBay… let’s make sure to boycott these Hong Kong dumpster dives as well. Also, we have all been wondering what happened to Darkwing since this combo seems to have been skipped over by Disney… hopefully this isn’t some sign as to why. What are your thoughts?
While at Star Wars Weekend on Saturday, I couldn’t find any trace of Star Wars Vinylmation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. But I did find this…
The 8 figures from this first series will be released this fall in 2 figure combo packs and will retail for $18.95.
You can check out the full review for each figure I wrote for the Destination Disney website.
This week, we are joined by special guest Jason Lethcoe. Jason is a former animator at Disney Studios who, among other films, worked on The Little Mermaid. He shares some stories and tells us about the feeling around the studio when The Little Mermaid was in production. We also talk about collecting Disney memorbillia, the latest headlines around the parks and another ticket price hike.
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It may still be cute, but it’s a mystery no more. If you want to see the Cutesters Like You mystery chaser, click the picture below. Thanks Cliff for sending this in. Cutesters Like You was released at Disney Stores across the country today.
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Disney just announced a fully redesigned Disney.com where all things Disney can be streamed to wherever you are on all your devices. What does this mean for the consumer? What does this mean for Theme Park guest interaction? We talk about it. Also, Adam took a trip to Disneyland Paris and Nick had a run in with Jiminy Cricket. All that and Disney News on this packed episode.
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 Welcome Vinylmation fans. This week on the DSO report we have a select group of cupcakes from the Bakery series making their way online, the departure of a few 9”s, and a new “Pinned” category.
Introducing:
We learned this morning at around 1 a.m. that three of the six cupcakes from the 3” Bakery series, all designed by Susan Foy, are available online for $11.95 a piece. The three are Minnie Mouse, Tinker Bell and Marie from Aristocats. 
The 10 piece 3”/Junior combo celebration series made its way onto the online stage this past week at the price of $16.95 each.
The variant filled 3″ Park 6 series is finally available online both in Tray form, at $310.80, and Mystery Box, at $12.95.
There are two remaining single 9”s from Urban 6, priced at $39.95, still available online. With rainbow hearts and hidden Mickeys galore, the Love Vinylmation, designed by Padla Gutierrez, is a LE of 800 and still available. The Viking, by designer Doug Strayer is a LE of 800, and spawns from the Viking hat combo that was produced earlier this year.
Comebacks:
Jack Skellington of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas series reappeared online this week for the usual price of $11.95.
The Junior Keychain series has made its return once again at the price of $8.95.
Thomas Scott’s Toy Story series is also available online this week at $238.80 for a Tray and $9.95 for a Mystery Box.
Pinned:
This week welcomes the addition of a new category for those of you chasing down those Disney pins modeled after Vinylmations. The first pin we have this week is the two piece Lanyard Medal and Pin set, available online for $15.95.
The two piece Park 3 Mystery Pin set, matching the Vinylmation Park 3 series with the exception of Pooh in the chaser’s slot, is available for $12.95 per pair.
The seven piece The Nightmare Before Christmas pin set is available online for $29.95.
The Jr. “Stylized Character” two piece Mystery Pin set is available online for $25.95.
Price Variants:
From the Urban 4 9” Series, Memphis, or 80′s Fashion, is discounted to $29.99 from $39.95.
The Clear mystery boxes are still discounted at $5.99. An alternative option to collecting this Clear series is to treat them as another version of Create-Your-Owns and expand your creative collection.
The select group from The Animal Kingdom series; the Panther, Gorilla, Buffalo, and Bear; remain discounted at $7.99, from $9.95.
The Create Your Own 3”, all but white, remain marked down from $8.95 to $4.99.
Sell Outs:
In the period of writing this article the Animation 1 Simba Combo Pack has reappeared online and already Sold Out.
The Urban 3 Mystery Boxes, discounted at $5.99, are Sold Out this week.
Unfortunately still Sold Out is the Electric Light 9”, created by Susan Gay and a LE of 800. It is modeled off of “photographic light gauge equipment,” as DSO calls it.
The 9” Create Your Owns still appear to be online this week, but remain Sold Out.
Still Around:
Designed by Monty Maldovan and a LE of 1200, the Elliot and Pete 9”/3”, from Pete’s Dragon, combo set is still available online for $74.95.
Although still not listed under Vinylmation, both Hyacinth and Willie can still be found online by searching for “animation” in the DSO search bar. Both are priced at $39.95. Hyacinth Hippo is designed by Thomas Scott (Lead Vinylmation Designer) and is from Disney’s Fantasia. Hyacinth is a LE of 1200.
Designed by Maria Clapsis and from the Make Mine Music segment “The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met,” Willie the Whale is a lively, singing addition to the Animation 1 collection. Willie is a LE of 1000.
Departed:
The sun burned, sandal wearing, Independence Day Holiday 2 9” Vinylmation, designed by Tyler Dumas and a LE of 500, is sadly no longer available this week. He is priced at a the higher than usual price of $48.95 when available.
Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge 9” Vinylmation is no longer available online after being discounted to $34.99 last week.
Up and Coming:
As reported earlier this week, we have a few upcoming Vinylmations at the end of next week. All coming out on June 10th, Urban 6 finishes its 9” series and the DSO exclusive “Disney Afternoons” duo comes out. The Moai 9”, created by Casey Jones and a LE of 800, will probably release at the usual $39.95, but that is unconfirmed.
The Urban 6 Angel Devil 9”/3” combo, designed by Thomas Scott, is a LE of 1000 and will most likely be priced at the common $74.95 combo price.
Finally we have Chris Chapman’s much anticipated LE 1000 Goof Troop 3”/3” combo. This is an online exclusive and will likely sell out quickly, so timing will be everything. However, the DSO isn’t known for its timely releases, so we’ll have to see what time exactly they’ll be released. I’m unsure of the price on this combo.
That wraps up this week’s DSO Report. As always, feel free to leave questions/comments about sections you want explained further, product descriptions/explanations, or simply anything miscellaneous.
– Nick J.
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Yesterday, (well technically today because it was blank all yesterday) Disney posted this sneak peak at the Urban 7 line. At first it wasn’t too interesting, we already knew the the alien and the penguin with the fish were part of the set. But then it hit me. That alien is different then the one we saw at the trade show!
The alien we saw at the trade show (on the right) was clear! We even commented on how cool the use of the clear was. So this is obviously a figure and it’s variant. Which is the variant however? The clear one? The solid one? Who cares? These are awesome!
What other figures from Urban 7 do you think might have variants. Check out all the figures here:
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Or very own host, Nick, wrote an article for disneybrit.com about the new Star Wars Muppet figures recently reported on by Steven Miller over at Disney. I’ve seen Nick’s horde of Disney figures, including the Disney characters as Star Wars characters, but these Muppets ones looks amazing! Plus they don’t seem to recycle the same characters over again like the Disney series does. Kudos to the people who designed these. And go read Nick’s article over at his other podcast’s website to learn a little bit more about the figures, and him (maybe a little too much about him!) |
