Duffy’s Friend Gelatoni Makes His Debut on ShopDisney

WDWNT on November 20, 2017

Gelatoni is a cat, and not an Italian dessert concoction, who is a friend to Duffy the Disney Bear, and ShopDisney.com now has 15″ Gelatoni plush available for purchase so your Duffy at home can have some company. Previously, he was only available at international Disney Parks and Aulani.

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  • 15″ high
  • Embroidered features
  • Button eyes
  • Cord whiskers
  • Soft and huggable
  • Shaggy, aquamarine-tinted ”fur”
  • Furry tufts and tail
  • Removable beret with self-stick fabric attachment
  • Gelatoni’s paws feature embroidered Mickey Mouse icons
  • Outfits are available for 15” Gelatoni, each sold separately
  • Part of our Duffy the Disney Bear Collection

There is also a smaller Aulani-clothed Gelatoni, as well as a disembodied Gelatoni head that doubles as a purse. The plush retail for $35 and the purse is $20.

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PHOTOS: Blue Sky Cellar Now Previews Starbucks Market House & Aulani Expansion

WDWNT on September 13, 2013

Over at Disney California Adventure, the Blue Sky Cellar was updated over the weekend with new information and concept art for 2 Walt Disney Imagineering projects. The first project is the Market House over at Disneyland Park which will soon also be a Starbucks location. The second project is the expansion for Disney’s Aulani in Hawaii. We’ve got some photos provided by fans of the site, Kris Eijan and Sabrina Soler, who were in Disney California Adventure over the weekend:

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A look at the Market House at Disneyland

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It is confirmed that the stove and the party-line phones will remain and be part of the seating area

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The expansion at Aulani features a new water play area

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Two new dining locations on the way to Aulani

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Both are counter service locations

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So, what do you think of these two upcoming projects and these updates to the Blue Sky Cellar?

Aloha! New Aulani Resort Vinyls

WDWNT on February 6, 2013

We saw photos at Mickey’s Circus, but now, in full 360 product shots, here are the 2013 Aulani Resort 3″ Vinylmation.

Mickey and Minnie are ready for vacation. Mickey in his best Hawaiian shirt and Minnie holding a sno cone. They will be sold separately at the resort for $14.95 each. They are marked as open edition, so they should be there for a while… you know, if your trip to Hawaii isn’t until next year or something. If your not traveling across the Pacific any time soon, the trading sites always have a few generous Hawaiians that will pick up figures for trade to mainlanders.

Changes to Release Schedule

WDWNT on December 21, 2012

Disney updated the Events page of the Disney Vinylmation Blog today and with that, came a couple date changes. The Pixar Tuck and Roll combo, still listed as LE 1000 by the way, has been moved from December 28 to January 4.

Also, while Disneyland will still get the open edition 2013 figure on December 28, Walt Disney World will have to wait until the following Friday. Due to an early release in Hong Kong, we think the Open Edition 2013 figure will be this one…

And on February 1st at the Aulani Resort in Hawaii, the following Mickey and Minnie figures will be released.

They are LE 1500 and retail for $14.95. This is a clarification as well because the way Disney originally listed these items did not make sense.

Check out the full upcoming release calendar here.

Aulani Press Exclusive Vinylmation

WDWNT on September 28, 2011

As if being in Hawaii wasn’t enough of a treat, it appears that members of the press at the Grand Opening of the new Alunai Disney Resort received a special treat in their goodie bag. This news is unconfirmed as of this moment, but here is an excerpt of a post by Goonie that we found on the Vinylnation forum:

“So… hate to share this, but I just returned from Disney’s Aulani’s grand opening in Hawaii. Select press attendees staying at the resort were given a special present after the Grand Opening Presentation. A numbered and limited hand-painted Vinylmation by a Hawaiian artist housed in a 2-piece custom hand-made wicker box wrapped with a Disney’s Aulani Grand Opening sleeve of paper. Inside is a printed description and numbering. Artistically, they are definitely an acquired taste… but are EXTREMELY limited. (These are not the for-sale Menehune ones from the store — the are very crudely hand painted)”


Sounds like an eBay hit to me. We still have not seen any of these pop up anywhere and as of this post, no pictures have been found on the net.


Update: 9/28/11 Pictures uploaded courtesy of Erik (Goonie)

Aloha New DVC Resort Vinylmation!

WDWNT on August 26, 2011

On August 29 a new DVC resort opens in Hawaii, Aulani. To commemorate this resort, Disney will release an open window 3″ Vinylmation.

It will only be available at Kelepa’s store at the Aulani resort and will retail for $14.95.
There was no official word, but with no word on LE and now markings on the box about an LE, we assume this is a limited released. Meaning it should be on shelves for a good time to come. There is also no specific word that you have to show your DVC member card to purchase this figure.
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Disney calls this figure Menehune-inspired. Menehune are said to be a people, sometimes described as dwarfs in size, who live in the deep forests and hidden valleys of the Hawaiian Islands. I like the style of this figure and the facial expression is cool, but I would have also liked an Aulani logo on the back. What are your thoughts on this newest member of the Vinylmation family?

Update On Aulani

WDWNT on August 7, 2010

Mike from TimeStream Software recently took a vacation to Hawaii and shares some photos with us from the Aulani DVC Resort.

Some facts about Aulani – A Disney Resort & Spa:  It will have 359 hotel rooms, 481 time-share units, restaurants, a convention center, a 15,000 square-foot spa and a massive water play area overlooking the lagoon, which will feature a volcano tube slide and snorkel lagoon.  It’s located on 21 acres on Oahu’s Leeward coast in the Ko Olina development, located about 1/2 hour from Honolulu.  It’s currently scheduled to open August 29, 2010, with hotel reservations to begin next month.  Time-share sales started three weeks ago.

Mike’s app, “Walt Disney World Guide” Notescast, can be found at www.Notecasts.com. You can find more photos of Aulani on the website.