New DCL Greece and Italy Figures

Disney Cruise Line: Greece
SKU: 400007351516
Retail Price: $14.95
Artist Name: Caley Hicks
Figure: 3-inch
Edition Size: 1,000
Release Date: June 15
Disney Cruise Line: Italy
SKU: 400007351509
Retail Price: $14.95
Figure: 3-inch
Edition Size: 1,000
Release Date: June 27

The Goofy looks brilliant! Great job Caley on that one. It looks similar to a pin that will also be released soon. The Mickey really needs an accessory cap to give it extra flair. Both figures will be available on the cruise ship that goes to the respective destinations.

Episode 112 Knight

Ep. 112 Knight

This week we review the Park Starz 2 and Park 12 lineups in detail. Also, with the leak of Urban Redux at DHS, we talk about the twists Disney added to this rebooted series. There is also news about DCL, Studio Store and Monsters University figures, a Vinylmation egg hunt and a major change to Disney’s Vinylmation Blog. Of course we have a full release and events calendar as well.

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Episode 114 Pink Rock Star

Ep. 114 Pink Rock Star

This week we have a detailed talk about the Urban Redux Super Mystery Chasers. We also discuss the Star Wars 3 and Wild West reveals and the Cutesters en Vogue and Mickey Through the Years releases. Of course we have a full release and events calendar as well.

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NOAH’s Trip to Florida

According to his blog, artist NOAH will be at several events in Florida in the upcoming weeks.

On September 23rd he will be boarding the Disney Cruise Line to sign his painting “Life with You is a Dream” as well as painting other pieces. Among the artwork will be six special 9″ Vinylmation figures (no pictures yet).

Then on September 28th – 30th Noah will be inside the The Food and Wine Festival Center (former Wonders of Life Pavillion) signing his EPCOT 30th anniversary piece “The 21st Century Begins”. This special event will have its own Vinylmation. There will be ten 9″ and ten 3″ figures (artwork not seen yet).

Have you ever purchased a NOAH custom?

DCL Fantasy Maiden Voyage Exclusives

Update: 01/28/12 Pictures of packaging and figures from WDW trading event. This set is available in an RSP for guests booked on a maiden voyage and what’s left will be available for sale on the DCL Fantasy ship exclusively when it launches on March 31, 2012. This Maria Clapsis designed set is LE 2500 and $39.95.



Update: 1/14/12 Found the official pictures from the Fantasy site.

Guests who have registered to sail on the Maiden Voyage of the Disney Fantasy will have the first opportunity to pre-purchase select Limited Edition Disney Dream merchandise via the Random Selection Process (RSP).

We first saw some pictures posted on Vinylmation Kingdom that give us a look at the Vinylmation that will be available. We have since found these high resolution pictures.

There will be 2 RSP lots. The first is a 3/3/Jr combo similar to the DCL Dream Donald set. This LE 2500 set will retail for $39.95.

Minnie Mouse is the highlight of this set. This figure has Minnie in a purple dress with a band around the head and feather in the hair. This costume looks like a 1930’s entertainer. The Disney Fantasy ship is “designed to reflect the glamour of the golden age of cruising during the 1930s”, according to the DCL website. A Minnie in this costume will be the feature statue that sits in the Disney Fantasy’s atrium. Here is a model of that statue that was on display at last year’s D23:

Again, just like the Dream Donald, this set also has a statue version of the colorful Minnie figure that represents the statue on the ship. Then there is the Jr figure.

The Jr features the Fantasy logo on a red head and says “2012” on the blue body. The other Vinylmation up for sale on the Fantasy’s Maiden Voyage is an LE 750 9″ that will retail for $49.95.

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This figure matches the style of the previous three ship’s 9″ figures with the bow logo on the head. So, who has a trip booked already aboard the Fantasy? Did you see the Fantasy’s float out the other day?

Disney Cruise Line 2012 Explained

Disney Cruise Line 2012
This page will list and update the DCL figures released over the course of 2012.

Photo from Vinylmation World
DCL Fantasy 2012
Will be available on Fantasy ship.

This 3″ has the Fantasy logo in the head and 2012 on the body. 2012 is the inaugural year for the Fantasy.

DCL Fantasy Showgirl Minnie
Maria Clapsis
Release Date: March 31
Will be available on Fantasy ship.
LE 2500
$39.95

This Minnie Mouse combo features the statue that will decorate the Fantasy’s atrium as well as a full color version. It also comes with a JR:

9″ DCL Fantasy Bow
Release Date: March 31
Will be available on Fantasy ship.
LE 750
$49.95
DCL Key Chains Blue

Release Date: 1/1/12
$16.95
Will be available on all 4 ships.

DCL Key Chains Grey

Release Date: 1/1/12
$16.95
Will be available on all 4 ships.

DCL Key Chains Pink

Release Date: 1/1/12
$16.95
Will be available on all 4 ships.

DCL Key Chains Red

Release Date: 1/1/12
$16.95
Will be available on all 4 ships.

DCL Exclusives To Be Available to Landlubbers

Disney’s Vinylmation Blog has announced that certain, up to now, DCL exclusive figures will be released via DisneyStore.com on March 9th. The figures available will include the DCL Dream AquaDuck for $12.95.

Also, the 7 figure Characters as Crew lineup featuring Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale. Also $12.95.

The other figures set for release are the 3 DCL Ship Bows for $12.95 as well.

You can see all the figures on our DCL 2011 Explained page. A nice treat for collectors that don’t plan on cruis’n, but it also takes away from the collectible exclusiveness of these. What are your thoughts on this plan?

Say Aloha to the New DCL Vinyls

Looks like an eBay seller in Hong Kong pulled some upcoming DCL Vinylmation figures out of the dumpster. Now if I can only find some Disney Cruise tickets in the dumpster by me. Unfortunately I will not be going to Alaska or Hawaii anytime soon, but the DCL ships will be and apparently some commemorative vinyls will be aboard. As always, we only post these pictures to show off some upcoming designs, we do not endorse purchasing these figures as they are damaged and hurt your collection as well as the hobby as a whole.

The first is a Lumberjack. The design on this one looks fantastic to me. Great face and logs in the ears are priceless.

Not much to the back of this one, but a nice continuation of the overalls. No cruise logo either.

It is a Caley Hicks design and limited to 1000. No word on release date. The second figure is a Hawaii themed piece.

A clear yellow with a lei wrapped around it.

The back of this one does include the logo and says “Inaugural Sailing.”

The Hawaii figure is an Eric Caszatt design and LE 2500. No word on release date for this one either.

DCL Key Chains to Release Jan 1

As the story goes, the captain of the Wonder kept loosing his keys. Guests where getting upset as their trip of a lifetime aboard a DCL ship would be delayed… for the ship could not leave port without the captain’s keys.

The Disney team scratched their heads, “How can we stop this from happening,” they asked. “What object so valuable to the captain can we attache to his keys that he would not dare leave them out of his sight?”

The captain then remarked, “I am quite the collector of those Vinylmation. Surely if you found someway to attach one of those to my keys, I would not loose them.”

So they did. With a bit of Disney magic, a drill, tape and some scrap metal inexplicably left over from the building of the new Disney Fantasy ship, the team put together an amazing key chain. And guests would, without fail on every voyage, ask the captain and crew where they could get such key chains. Then a light bulb went off at the Disney Design Group. (and some say the sound of a cash register could be heard)

“Hey!” one bright designer said. “If we make souvenir Vinylmation key chains with the DCL logo and sell them on the Magic, Dream and Wonder in packs of 2 for only $16.95 per set on or around January 1, 2012, guests will surly buy them.” And so this set was born.

(Actual events may differ from story told above)

Red and Black. A nice simple, standard DCL design.
Blue and White. A very nautical feel to this pair. The bow design on one and a wheel on the other.
Grey, Black and Yellow. I love the Mickey Captain head! The anchor is a fantastic design as well.
Pink and White. A little something for the ladies. Great take on the DCL logo.

Noah’s WDW Tour Schedule

After meeting Noah out at D23 in August, we were able to bring you some news about his upcoming Walt Disney World signings and product releases both at The Diamond Horseshoe for WDW’s 40th and at the Room For One More Event. Now, we have more specifics on on his busy trip.

September 30th, 2011: Room For One More
This is an amazing ticked event celebrating the 40th anniversary of WDW’s Haunted Mansion. Noah will be performing live and also signing and dining with guests. Here is a look at some of his event specific Vinylmation and paintings.

This 9″ Vinylmation titled “Hitchhiker” will be available. It’s designed using Noah’s signature style. Although this picture doesn’t show, it comes on a stand with a replica painting behind it. It is LE 13 and retails for $650. He will also have 13 three inch vinyls for $150.
Called “Room For One More”, this painting really makes me hope there are some $50 prints released of it. It depicts the graveyard scene with the caretaker in the foreground, the hitchhiking ghosts in the background and the mansion standing tall behind them all. The colors used are simply astounding. That picture is also used as the backdrop of Noah’s 9″:

Here is a look at the 3″:

This one was seen in the Room For One More catalog. It is titled “Crow.” $10,000 for the original. $295 for an LE 99 Canvas Giclee. $35 for a Deluxe Print.
(Check out the entire Room For One More PDF Catalog here)
October 1st, 2011: WDW’s 40th
A big day for the Vacation Kingdom of the World… MK turns the big four-oh. I’m sure there will be lots going on this day around the Orlando parks, and Noah will be at the Diamond Horseshoe in Frontierland. You can check out our original announcement here, but now, we have some more details. Noah will be signing from 11:30am – 1:30pm and from 4pm – 5pm. Here is a look at his new work that will be released in limited quantities that day. (wristbands needed for Vinylmation; policy below)
Called “WDW 40th”, this is a 9″ version of the 3″ Noah Vinylmation won by a lucky participant in a game at The Florida Project:
No price or LE yet on the 9″ figure, and if past indications hold true, we might see some of these 3″ versions for sale on 10/1 as well. The 9″ will retail for $650 and is LE 40. The print on the stand the 9″ comes on is a version of the Tinkerbell and Castle painting below. The 3″, also LE 40 will retail for $150 and will look like this:

Wristbands will be handed out for the purchase of the Noah Vinylmation. You must have a wristband. Here are the wristband guidlines direct from Disney:

Wristbands will be distributed entitling bearers to the opportunity to purchase limited edition Vinylmation™ released in association with the October 1, 2011 product release at Magic Kingdom® Park.

Wristbands for the limited edition items will be distributed starting at 6:00 A.M. Once through security bag check, guests will be asked to line up on the west side of the turnstiles (closest to the Monorail station). We kindly ask that guests do not line up for wristband distribution prior to 6:00 A.M. In addition, holding a place in line for others in your party will not be allowed. Guests who wish to obtain a wristband to purchase limited edition items must be present when the line forms or they will be escorted to the back of the line.

Please note – the Magic Kingdom turnstiles will open at 7:45 a.m. for guests attending breakfast in Cinderella Castle. Guests who receive a wristband will be allowed to enter Magic Kingdom Park at that time. Paid admission is required to enter Disney theme parks.

Items will be released at Diamond Horseshoe Saloon in Frontierland which opens at 9:00 a.m. We kindly ask that guests who receive a wristband please proceed to the Liberty Square bridge to form a queue. At 9:00 a.m., guests will be carefully escorted by a cast member from the Liberty Square bridge to the main doors of the Diamond Horseshoe Saloon.

Wristbands are limited and available while supplies last. At 12:00 P.M., wristbands are no longer valid. Lost, stolen or damaged wristbands will not be replaced. Wristbands have no cash value. Restrictions apply. Subject to change without notice.

Shopping Times

Guests who receive wristbands for Group A will have the opportunity to purchase items from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Guests who receive wristbands for Group B will have the opportunity to purchase items from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Guests who receive wristbands for Group C will have the opportunity to purchase items from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Guests who receive wristbands for Group D will have the opportunity to purchase items from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Wristbands will be distributed for the release of these figures. Below are the wristband distribution guidelines. There will be a purchase limit of one (1) figure per style, per guest with valid wristband.

Say Happy Birthday to the Magic Kingdom with this print titled “40 Magical Years.” There will be various sizes and print types available for purchase. If you are interested in purchasing any remaining Noah event product that is available, contact Walt Disney World Theme Park Mail Order 877-560-6477.
October 2nd, 2011: Disney Dream Cruise Ship
During this cruise Noah will be performing live, releasing his new High Seas Adventure Art designed for the Disney Cruise Line®. Noah will be giving a question and answer with guests, signing releases and talking the history of his relationship with the Walt Disney Company.
This is his special 9″ DCL Vinylmation.
And the 3″:
“High Seas Adventure” painting by Noah.