Cutesters Too – WDWNT Archive

Ear Hats on Sale at D-Street Florida

WDWNT on April 22, 2011

While picking up our Sea Creatures, we saw that all four of the recent ear hats on sale. Both urban 7 hats are LE of 1000 and priced at $69.95.
The animal hat is $69.95.
The donut hole hat is $69.95.

ZoMG: Cutesters Too Donut Ear Hat and Eclair

WDWNT on April 13, 2011


My mom and I went down to Disneyland in search of this hat! We went to every store we could think of and finally after an hour search, we found the hat! After doing some research, we learned that the hat was put on the floor by accident but we were lucky enough to buy one before they realized the error. The Jr that comes with it is the clear one on the right, on the left is another Jr with a keychain I had from a Vinylmation Cutesters 1 handbag!

My boyfriend, Tyler, figured out that the figure was cream filled (Eclair) because of the pictures I added you can see there is filling on the bottom of the feet and the top of the head!! On the bottom we saw that the artist is Maria Clapsis, who designed all the figures in the Cutesters Too series.
Overall I love the set, it is adorable!! Oh! And the price was $69.95 (a bit higher then usual I think.. Maybe because of the Jr?) What do you think? -Zoe All pictures by DV Reporter Zoe

Destination Vinylmation Podcast Ep. 013 El Raton

WDWNT on March 13, 2011

Ep. 013 El Raton

A big episode this week. Disney Artist Chris Chapman (Disney Afternoons) stops by to tell us about the creative process behind Vinylmation, his creations and much more. We chat about the potential Cutesters Too Variants. We review Jr Series 3 Good Luck Bad Luck. Of course we also deliver the latest news and release dates. As well as answer your questions in the Mystery Mail Bag.

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Jacks Has a Variant Too? More Surprises from Cutesters

WDWNT on March 8, 2011

Update: 3/12/11 We got a response from Maria, “The yellow jacks and pink bubbles were just concepts. I had presented some variants and not all of them were chosen to go forward with. The concept art was just for fun!” So that answers our question. There are only the three variants in Cutesters Too, although I think I would have preferred the pink bubbles to the purple ones!

Cutesters Too came out back on February 4th, and we are still finding surprises. Disney posted some original artwork in the Fun section of the Vinylmation website. This artwork revealed more variants. We now know there is a variant to Jacks and a second variant to Happy Lollipops. Here is the complete list of Cutesters Too variants side by side with the normal figure from the set.

Yellow Jacks (Variant) Update: Nope!	Jacks
Pink Bubbles (Variant) Update: Nope!	Purple Bubbles (Variant)
Yellow Bubbles
Yellow Happy Lollipops (Variant)	Happy Lollipops
Sour Apple (Variant Chaser)	Sweet Candy Apple (Chaser)

Another Cutesters Too Variant Confirmed

WDWNT on February 16, 2011

The Pin Connection on eBay has posted this Vinylmation up for sale:

There is a Yellow variant version of Happy Lolipops!

M.C.’s assumptions were correct! You can see the Blue Happy Lolipops on the right. We knew that was in the set. However, the boxes Cutesters Too came in had this picture:

So as it turned out, Disney tipped us off on a variant that was inside.

More from the store…

WDWNT on February 14, 2011

We noticed over at the events page of Vinylmation.com that the Online Disney store now has more release date for future Vinylmation.

On February 16th, the store gets Cutesters Too.
(Check out our Cutesters Too explained page.)

On February 25th, they get the Nerds Rock collection.
(Check out our Nerds Rock! explained page.)

Info from the official Disney Events page.

A Variant Opinion… Cutesters Too

WDWNT on February 9, 2011

Over at Tomopop.com writer Kristina Pino has put together a quick article on the recent Cutester Too series. Check it out.

Ms. Pino has done several articles about vinylmation for Tomopop, and we’ll try to point them out as we see them.

Also check them out for news about other collectible toys.

Screenshots from Tomopop.com

Spotlight On: Maria Clapsis artist of the Cutesters Too series

WDWNT on February 6, 2011

Maria Clapsis is the artist who designed the great looking Vinylmation Cutesters Too series. Recently, we asked her what her favorite piece from the set is.

“The 2 chasers are my faves. They’re based on art I did for my blog, so they’re special.

The Donut too. Hard to choose” – Maria Clapsis

Um, two chasers??? She then clarified that there is a variant to the chaser in Cutesters Too. So I checked out her blog at mclapsis.blogspot.com/ to search for her inspiration for the chasers.

****SPOILER ALERT****

Pictures of Cutesters Too chaser after the jump!

Cutesters Too Explained

WDWNT on February 4, 2011

Update: 2/13/11 The Disney Store Online will be releasing this series on February 16th, 2011.

Update: 2/9/11 Cutesters Too will be sold at the online Disney Store starting February 16th. You can order both full cases, as well as individual boxes.

Update: 2/5/11 The artist, Maria Clapsis confirmed that there is a variant chaser. Picture posted below of variant chaser. There is a purple Variant to the yellow Bubble Bath figure. And now that we have the set in hand we are changing the name of Bear Kid to Squirrel Kid because Maria put an Acorn on the bottom.

We also wrote up a nice blog about Maria Clapsis, her favorite ones from this set, and included some of her artwork so you can see where the vinylmation draws its influence.

2/3/11- Cutesters Too were on display at D-Street Orlando today! We have only seen about 4 of them so far, so this is the world’s first look at most of these figures. Lots of great designs and some awesome accessories. The set releases tomorrow, 2/4/11, at D-Street in both Orlando and California.

***We have confirmation that D-Street Orlando will open at 8am! Great news for those of us who want our Vinylmation fix before work.

Enjoy these photos and then tell us your thoughts on Cutesters Too.

	Donut Hole Nick called it. There’s a hole in the center. Now it’s more of a clear space in the vinyl then an actual hole, but it’s definitively a hole! The sprinkles remind me of Homer Simpson.
	Happy Lollipops Lots of fun candy floating around a white dotted background. Does this one go with the kids who are in costumes and might be Trick or Treaters?
	Real Wonderland When Alice went to Wonderland, one of the first creatures she met was a Caterpillar sitting on a Mushroom. It’s like that, but if it were real life.
	Jacks This is a brilliant concept. The body is filled with Jacks. The right ear is the bouncing ball and the head is the clear air with lines showing how the ball is bouncing. Perfect!
	Bubble Bath At first I thought they were snowballs, but after a closer look, it’s obvious they are bubbles! (There is a purple Variant to this figure)
	Gifted Check out the extra bow on top. Then check out the left ear to see who the gift is for.
	I Want S’more We love this one. It’s a S’more. (Graham cracker, Chocolate, and a melted Marshmellow on top) The S’more is the head, and the body is the fire you use to cook it, with the legs as the logs. I’m just not sure why the fire is so happy?
	Yellow Raincoat One of the two weather dressed kids. This one has on a yellow rain coat. In the ears you can see how much rain there is.
	Tiger Kid This kid is wearing a cute Tiger outfit. Grrrr.
	Red Scarf This gal is dressed up for the cold. Look at the snow falling above her head, and while your eyes are up there, check out the cute pompom. This is the officially the first non-vinyl accessory. (The skirt on the Animated 1 9″ Hippo doesn’t count, cause it’s only in the Disney Store NYC and probably a mistake)
	Squirrel Kid This kid is dressed up like a bear squirrel, ready to get all those Happy Lollipops. I like the zipper on his belly. Did anyone see Brita’s outfit from the first season Halloween episode of Community?
	Chaser No idea, and no real way to guess. The original Cutester’s chaser was the great Cinderella Castle with Jewels. We’ll find out tomorrow what this one is. *Update:* 2/4/11 We added a picture of the chaser, just click. Also we know there is a variant of the chaser, or a “Super Chaser”. Check back for more details when we get it. Update: 2/5/11 Variant Chaser pic below.
	Variant Chaser Click the mystery Vinylmation for a pic of the variant chaser. Both the normal and Variant chasers are based off some 2009 drawings on Maria Clapsis’s blog. They are a little big more than just a color variant.