Disney Store Online Report: 5/31/11

Hey there Vinylmation fans. The Disney Store is filled with new products, discounts, and a wide array of products that are gone this week; all of which will be covered here in this week’s DSO Report.
Introducing
The sun burned, sandal wearing, Independence Day Holiday 2 9” Vinylmation, designed by Tyler Dumas and a LE of 500, appeared online towards the end of last week. This patriotic Vinylmation may not be available for much longer after seeing the quick disappearance of other popular 9”s. He is priced at $48.95.

The variant filled Park 6 3” series is finally available online both in Tray form, at $310.80, and Mystery Box, at $12.95.

All the Celebrations showed up this morning priced at $16.95

Also appearing today are a set of Junior Series 2 pins. A set is $25.95 and comes with 2 random pins.

As most of you probably well know, Urban 6’s made their way onto the shelves of the Disney Store Online a last week. However, after what appears to be quite an interest in them, two of the four are already gone. The remaining two single 9”s are priced at $39.95 and come with artist cards. One is the Urban 6 9”s is the Viking, by designer Doug Strayer. A LE of 800, this Vinylmation spawns from the Viking hat combo, which produced this year.

With rainbow hearts and hidden Mickeys galore, the Love Vinylmation, designed by Padla Gutierrez, is an excellent addition to the Urban 6 series and has a LE of 800.

Comebacks
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.

Price Variants
The Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge 9” Vinylmation is discounted this week at the price of $34.99, originally $44.95.

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.

Still Around
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
Unfortunately gone 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.

Both the Urban 3 and Park 3 Mystery Boxes, discounted at $5.99, seemed to have gained popularity this week and are now gone.

The 9” Create Your Owns are still gone.

All the Disney’s Marathon 3”s are no longer online.

The Create-Your-Own Glow in the Dark originally listed online for $8.95, is not there.

The Urban series Pocket Watch, designed by Mike Sullivan and modeled after the upcoming Steam Punk series, is priced at $150.00 but isn’t there.

The 40th Anniversary Epcot 3”, Magic Kingdom 3″, and 71 3″ are not there, usually priced at $12.95.

All but Daisy and Chip from the Nerds Rock series are gone this week. They are both priced at $9.95 when for sale.

The highly anticipated Star Bright 9”, designed by Eric Caszatt and a LE of 600, from the Urban 6 series has left the DSO this week. Looking like something out of a Super Mario videogame, the purple, blue, orange, and yellow stripes and stars make it an extremely vibrant piece.

Beast, designed by Monty Maldovan and from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, can’t seem to hold its own on the DSO with simultaneous appearances and disappearances in the past few weeks. This week is unfortunately one of those disappearances. Beast is a LE of 1000.

Jack Skellington, designed by Casey Jones and from Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is no longer available online. Jack is $11.95 when available.

Disappearing too this week is the Junior Keychain mystery box series, priced at $8.95.

Up and Coming
Thankfully we have a few upcoming Vinylmations in the weeks to come. 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’s it for 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.

Disney Store Online Report: 5/24/11

Hello Vinylmation fans. In this week’s DSO report we’ll be going over the new Urban 6 9”s, a few price variants, and unfortunately a few sell outs as well.
Introducing
At around 1 A.M. last Friday the Urban 6’s made their way onto the shelves of the Disney Store Online. Varying from Vikings to Light Meter, these are quite interesting pieces of art and thankfully none are listed as sold out as of yet. All four are single 9”s priced at $39.95 and come with artist cards. Created by Susana Gay, the Light Meter 9” is a LE of 800 and is modeled off of “photographic light gauge equipment,” as DSO calls it. The Light Meter is also listed as an Online Exclusive Vinylmation.

With rainbow hearts and hidden Mickeys galore, the Love Vinylmation, designed by Padla Gutierrez, is an excellent addition to the Urban 6 series. This too is a LE of 800.

This is only the second 9” Vinlymation I’ve picked up myself and although it hasn’t arrived yet I’m pretty excited. Designed by Eric Caszatt and a LE of 600, the Star Bright 9” looks like something out of a Super Mario videogame. The purple, blue, orange, and yellow stripes and stars make it an extremely vibrant piece. Star Bright is also listed as an online exclusive.

The last of the Urban 6 9”s is the Viking, by designer Doug Strayer. A LE of 800, this Vinylmation spawns from Viking hat combo previously produced this year.

Although two out of the three Animation 9”s are still not listed under Vinylmation, all three are available this week. To find Hyacinth and Willie you need to search for “animation” in the DSO search bar. All three are priced at $39.95. The first of these 9”, designed by Thomas Scott (Lead Vinylmation Designer) and from Disney’s Fantasia, is Hyacinth Hippo. 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.

Comebacks
Beast, who was sold out last week but is again available online, is designed by Monty Maldovan and is from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Beast is a LE of 1000.

Although sold out last week, the Sea Creatures Shark is once again available online for $9.95.

Seeming to disappear and reappear every week or so, the Juniors 3 mystery box series, priced at $8.95, is back up on the DSO.

Gone last week but back again is 2011 Series Black Tossed 3” for $11.95.

Price Variants
From the Urban 4 9” Series, 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 simply collecting the clear series would be treat them as another version of Create-Your-Owns and expand your creative collection.
Urban 3” individual mystery boxes are also priced down from $9.95 to $5.99 each.
The Park 3″ mystery boxes are discounted at $5.99 each.
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, are marked down from $8.95 to $4.99.
Sell Outs
The Create-Your-Own Glow in the Dark 9” is up on the DSO and priced at $39.95, but is unfortunately Sold Out.
The Urban 4 Walk/Don’t Walk 2 Piece 9” was discounted at $56.99 and apparently became instantly popular because it is listed as Sold Out as well.
The Walt Disney World Resort 2010 Half Marathon 3” was posted online again but is also Sold Out.
Still Around
Thomas Scott’s Sushi set is priced at $99.95, is a LE of 2500, and is still available online.
Muppets 2 is still up online with individual mystery boxes at $11.95 and the usual 24 tray for $286.80.
The LE of 1000, Billiards 16 Piece Set is still available online for $255.95.
Departed
Leaving the DSO after only being up for a week is the Park 6 Combo Pack with Runaway Brain Mickey, designed by Monty Maldovan (Muppets 2).

Up for less than a week, the Urban 4 Sushi 9”, designed by Maria Clapsis (Cutesters Too), is not available online anymore.

Rinzler from the Tron series is missing from the DSO and the rest of the Tron series this week.

The Walt Disney World 40th Anniversary Magic Kingdom 3” is also missing from the rest of its collection this week.

Up and Coming
There are unfortunately no online releases scheduled in the near future.
That wraps up this week’s DSO Report. As usual, feel free to leave questions/comments about sections you want explained further, product descriptions/explanations, or simply anything miscellaneous.

– Nick J.

Disney Store Online Report: 5/15/11

Hey there Vinylmation fans. Welcome to the second edition of the DSO (Disney Store Online) report. In the past 2 days, Disney has made a few significant changes to their online store including posting some larger Vinylmation sets as well as price reductions. In case you missed out on the first DSO report, which can be found here: DSO Report: 5/11/11, I’ll recap the different sections again below.

This report certainly won’t list every product on the online store, being that there’s upwards of 80-100 regularly, but will rather focus on a few major categories of Vinylmation. “Introducing” is recently released Vinylmations that are available online. Next are “Price Variants,” which note both the beginning and ending of Vinylmations on sale. The occasional “Comebacks” are Vinylmations that Disney is re-entering into the online marketplace and although a rarity, are fun to find and don’t stay up for long! “Sellouts” are those items that Disney has listed as for sale but are unfortunately listed as sold out once selected. The “Departed” section are Vinylmations that have recently been taken off the DSO. Lastly, “Up and Comings” are Vinylmations that are planned for online release in the upcoming weeks. With all that said, here is this week’s DSO.

Introducing
New to the DSO are the Sea Creature individual open boxes, all of which are available for $9.95.

Urban 6, also making its introduction recently, is up with individual mystery boxes, at $11.95 each. Still no trays as of yet.

Muppets 2 stepped onto the online shelves with both individual mystery boxes, at $11.95, and the usual 24 tray, for $286.80.

The first of the Urban 6 9” also made it into the store with the Gumball Machine 3” combo for $74.95.

The Junior Keychain Series 3 mystery boxes are also now up online for $8.95.

Comebacks
This week’s Comebacks include an entire series as well as a few topper combos. The entire open box TRON series is back online at $9.95.

The whole open box The Nightmare Before Christmas series (including the chaser Pumpkin King!) is also up once again for $11.95 each.

Both the Urban 5 & 6 Topper Combos, with two-tone Mickeys, as well as the Animation 1 Topper Combo, with Simba, are available for $24.95.

The unique Create-Your-Own Glow in the Dark 3” Vinylmation is up online once again for $8.95.

The Ticket Book LE 7 piece set, priced at $99.95, is surprisingly back up online as well at the end of this week, but probably not for long!

Lastly for the Comebacks, the 3” Figure and Pocket Watch combo, modeled similarly to the upcoming Steamboat collection, is again available at $150.00.
The Sushi set, priced at $99.95, is back after being sold out on the day of it’s release, May 13th.
Price Variants
The Price Variants for this week include a select group from The Animal Kingdom series (the Panther, Gorilla, Buffalo, and Bear), which dropped from $9.95 to $7.99.
The Create Your Own 3”, all but white (yellow is now available, unlike earlier this week), are marked down from $8.95 to $4.99.
Newly discounted today are the Urban 3” individual mystery boxes, priced down from $9.95 to $5.99.
Sell Outs
Thankfully this week Disney is up to date on all its products! There are no Sell Outs as of writing this report.
Still Around
The few Still Around figures that are left are the open box Flag series, all but U.S.A., for $9.95 and the open box 2011! series, at $11.95.
Departed
The Marathon 3” figure that was on sale last week is no longer available online.
The U.K. flag from the Flags series is also no longer available.
Sadly, those of you looking for a Park 5 tray will no longer find one online as they have disappeared for the moment.
Those creative Vinylmation fans out there may disappointed to hear that all of the 9” Create Your Owns are now missing from the DSO as well.
Up and Coming
This month, scheduled for May 20th, is the release of additional Urban 6 9” figures. These can be found under the 9″ Urban 6 Vinylmation: The Complete List post. The solo 9”s will be priced at $39.95.
That about wraps up this edition of the DSO Report Vinylmation fans. Please feel free to leave questions/comments about sections you want explained further, product descriptions, or anything miscellaneous. Till next time.

– Nick J.

Disney Store Online Report: 5/11/11

Hey there Vinylmation fans. This is the first edition of the Disney Store Online Report. For those living next to one of the two U.S. Disney parks or one of the Disney stores throughout the country, purchasing Vinylmations is fairly convenient. However, a great number of Vinylmation fans don’t live within driving distance of the locations and are left to purchase them from third party sellers, eBay, or what we’ll be going over here, the Disney Store Online (DSO).

Any frequent users of DSO know that their products, prices, and availability change sporadically. Products are up one day and down the next, labeled with a price but then marked as “sold out” when added to your cart, and simply put on sale without notice. These reports are targeted towards helping Vinylmation fans who aren’t able to drop by a Disney store, still have as much information about what’s available online as possible.

This report certainly won’t be listing every product on the online store, being that there’s upwards of 80-100 regularly, but will rather be focusing on a few major categories of Vinylmation, the first of which is titled “Introducing.” “Introducing” will be recently released Vinylmations which are available online. Next will be “Price Variants,” which will note both the beginning and ending of Vinylmations on sale. The occasional “Comebacks” are Vinylmations that Disney is re-entering into the online marketplace and although a rarity, are fun to find and don’t stay up for long! “Sellouts” are those annoying items that Disney has listed as for sale but are unfortunately unavailable once selected. Lastly, “Up and Comings” are Vinylmations that are planned for online release in the upcoming weeks.

Introducing
New to the DSO are the Sea Creature individual open boxes, all of which are available for $9.95.
Urban 6 also made its introduction recently with individual mystery boxes, although no cases as of yet, at $11.95.
Muppets 2 also stepped onto the online shelves with both individual mystery boxes at $11.95 and the usual 24 tray for $286.80.
Lastly, the first of the Urban 6 9” made it into the store with the Gumball Machine 3” combo for $74.95.
Comebacks
This week’s Comebacks include an entire series as well as a few topper combos. The entire open box TRON series is back online at $9.95.
The whole open box The Nightmare Before Christmas series (including the chaser Pumpkin King!) at $11.95.
Both the Urban 5 & 6 Topper Combos, with two-tone Mickeys, as well as the Animation 1 Topper Combo, with Simba, are available for $24.95.
Lastly for the Comebacks, the 3” Figure and Pocket Watch combo, modeled similarly to the upcoming Steamboat collection, is again available at $150.00.
Price Variants
The Price Variants for this week are a select group from The Animal Kingdom series (the Panther, Gorilla, Buffalo, and Bear), which dropped from $9.95 to $7.99.
The Create Your Own 3”, all but white and yellow, are marked down from $8.95 to $4.99 while the Create Your Own 9”, all but white and black, are marked down from $39.95 to $14.99! A pretty good deal for you creative Vinylmation fans out there!
The other Vinylmation on sale is the 2010 Marathon figure for $5.99, originally $14.99.
Sell Outs
Thankfully this week Disney is up to date on all its products! There are no Sell Outs as of writing this report.
Still Around
The few Still Around figures that are left are the open box Flag series, all but U.S.A., for $9.95 and the open box 2011! series, at $11.95.
Up and Coming
This month, scheduled for May 20th, is the release of additional Urban 6 9” figures. These can be found under the 9″ Urban 6 Vinylmation: The Complete List post. The solo 9”s will be priced at $39.95.

Well that’s it for this week’s Disney Store Online Report Vinylmation fans. Hopefully this has been helpful in your online search for Vinylmations. Till next time.

– Nick J.

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