Vinylmation Madness at DisneyStore.com!

WDWNT on March 26, 2012

Thanks to all of you who pointed us toward these wallet emptying deals online today.

First up, an insane deal. 2 select 9″ figures for $50. Here is the list: (link to sale)

Next on the sale list, 2 Chinese Zodiac 3″ figures for $10. All 12 are available as of this post. (link to sale)

Then there is Buy One, Get One Nightmare Before Christmas. 11 of 12 available (no Jack). (link to sale)

There are also some very useful codes out there. There is the standard SHIP TODAY to get Free Shipping on your order of $75 and up. There is also DMRMAR that gets you $15 off $100 or over purchase plus Free Shipping. There is also a great little gem MYSTERY. That code gets Vinylmation fans one mystery blind box for $1.99.

Which deal will you get?

Big Hats City Exclusive Explained

WDWNT on March 26, 2012

Big Hats City Exclusive
Release Dates: Vary
Price: Vary
Details: This series of similar style figures will be released periodically at Disney Stores around the world. They will represent the city in which they are released.

 Roman Warrior
London Royal Guard
Dublin Leprechaun
Paris Chef

Director Mickey Figure

WDWNT on March 26, 2012

It appears the Walt Disney Studios Burbank Studio Store is getting a new Vinylmation release. According to @DisneyAllen, the following figure will be released this Wednesday, March 28 at the store which is only accessible to Disney Studio employees.

Right now, this is the only image we have of this Director Mickey. No details about edition size or if it will only be available at this Studio Store event. The event is part of the Disney Store’s 25th anniversary celebration on March 28th. Disney Store Artist Jim Valeri will be on hand from 11:30am – 1:30pm to meet and greet guests. As stated above, this store can only be accessed by Disney Studio employees, so it is a really great exclusive treat for them. They had a similar event with designers of the Animator Doll series.

This sign, also provided by @DisneyAllen gives some of the details. We can’t wait to see this figure and hope it has a wider release. The accessory cap and megaphone look fantastic. If it is not given a wider release, this will probably prove to be one of the hot figures on the aftermarket.

25th Anniversary Series Light Up Disney Stores on 3/28

WDWNT on March 5, 2012

Picture from Disney

Our friend @DVCwinner tweeted today that the Disney Store 25th Anniversary Series will finally be released on March 28th, which just so happens to be the exact day of their 25th anniversary. On that day in 1987 the first Disney Store opened in Glendale, California. (We’ve also heard this date from other sources)

After the delay are you (reader) still interested in this series (if you ever were)? Let us know…

It’s a Boy!

WDWNT on March 5, 2012

Cutesters at the Beach was released on Friday, so we knew it’d only be a matter of time until pictures of the chaser surfaced. What we didn’t know, is a variant would also wash up. We found these pictures on Vinylmation Kingdom’s Facebook page:

The chaser is actually a boy at the beach. I find this interesting, but on further thought, not all that surprising. After all, a cute boy surfer would certainly appeal to a girl collecting these. He is wearing a floral bathing suit and a shark tooth necklace. I like how Disney promotes good habits by having all the figures wear sun screen on their noses.

The variant, for me at least, is much less impressive. Instead of the Sno Cone stand, it says Fish Tacos. A very Californian (where the Disney Store artists work out of) flair, but Sno Cones is just a much more fun design for me. What are your thoughts on these two designs? Would they be priceless finds for you collection or would you leave them out sea?

The Pinstripes Take the Field at Times Square

WDWNT on March 5, 2012

With Linsanity taking over the Garden and the Giants just bringing home another Super Bowl trophy, the furthest thing from a New York sports fan’s mind are the Yankees. But Spring Training is right around the corner and Disney has released the 3″ New York Yankees MLB Teams figure at the NYC Times Square Disney Store.

Thanks to The Playwright for all these pictures. As you can see, they still have some 3″ Hey Taxi tins and Muppets 2 on hand.

These look great in person… I just picked up my Red Sox the other day at WDW. So to the news that Red Sox sold out at D-Street… they got plenty more in stock. These MLB figures are my favorites of the Teams series designs. There is a ton of character and detail to them.

For those of you who keep your open window figures in the box, the packaging is nicely designed as well. The Yankees figure seen above has also been released at WDW and DLR in various stores as well as online. For detailed info, check out MLB Teams Explained.

Now’s the time to buy at Disney Stores

WDWNT on March 5, 2012

According to this email we got from the Disney Store, they are having a sale this weekend. In both Disney Stores and the Online. Just print out the coupon or type in the code “HAPPY25”.

Happy shopping! What will you be picking up?

Illegal Song Download

WDWNT on March 5, 2012

Looks like a Disney Store in California may have leaked Disney Store Tunes Vinylmation out early.

An eBay seller from Mission Viejo, CA has Country Daisy and Classical Mickey up for sale. Seller reports they are “in hand.” These pictures sure look like they do. I love daisy’s hat and her outfit looks very colorful.
Disney Store Tunes is due out tomorrow, February 20. And don’t forget about the 25% off all items sale going on that ends tomorrow!

Light Up Set Delayed Past 3/28?

WDWNT on March 5, 2012

We had a comment just posted on our Disney Store 25th Anniversary Light Up Explained page. It appears to be a Disney employee and came from a Disney.com email address.

Hi Vinylmation Fans,
Please note that the release of this series has been pushed out past 3/28/12. However, we will release our special Limited Edition 25th Anniversary Singleton on 3/28 – in stores and online. Be sure to check Vinylmation.com for more updates as we get close to our 25th Anniversary Celebration!
Have a magical day!
MG
Disney Store

The 3/28 was never confirmed by Disney, and now it looks like that date will come and go without this series.

Warning: More Villains Coming This Summer!

WDWNT on March 5, 2012

The Disney Vinylmation Events page made the announcement that Villains 3 is coming to Disney Stores this summer. No other details given as of this post. So… let the speculation begin! Let us know who you want in this set. I think we are long overdue for a Gaston myself.

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