Pair of Hawaii Juniors Coming Soon
According to artist Enrique Pita, these two juniors are “coming soon” to Hawaii Disney Stores.
New Lilo and Stitch Vinyls Released/Previewed
Update 11/23/13 Full photo of Elvis Stitch added at bottom of page
Disney Store artists Ignacio Rodriguez and Enrique Pita have been very busy. Both artists have been slowly previewing their brand new Lilo and Stitch designs over social media over the course of the past couple of weeks. Today finally saw the release of one of these sets, while the other had yet another cryptic preview.
The set released today was designed by Ignacio Rodriguez and is exclusive to the Ala Moana Disney Store in Hawaii. It features Lilo and Stitch in appropriate Hawaiian attire and some pretty cool accessories, take a look:
I have a feeling these will be pretty sought after. This is one of the best Stitch’s I’ve seen yet, and I love how it looks like Lilo is dancing. Both accessories look great too. And the packaging is perfect!!
Additionally, Enrique Pita sent another preview of his Las Vegas Stitch. Take a look:
If the Hawaiian release is any indication of how this is going to turn out, I’m pretty excited. Can’t wait to see the full image of this design!! What do you guys think? Will you be flying out to Hawaii to grab one of those two packs? And do you think this Elvis Stitch will have a guitar accessory too?
New San Fran Vinylmation May 11
Update: 4/6/12 Disney has posted the correct Lombard St. Vinylmation today.
It’s a very colorful, cartoonish look at this famous winding hillside street. This is actually a very appealing figure to me because it really stands out among anything we have ever seen. The Golden Gate Bridge in the head with the sun rays and the birds in the ears make this one a real treat.
The details of the Enrique Pita signing are still the same.
And like with many of these city specific figures, it comes in a beautifully designed tin.
Update: The original picture was a picture of a previously released vinyl. We’re not sure, but it looks like the vinylmation.com blog might have just pictured the wrong figure. (We thought the name was a little weird.) So we’ve replaced it with this one. The rest of the info is probably correct, just with a different figure. (Thanks to those who pointed this out)
The Vinylmation blog has announced a new Vinylmation coming to the San Francisco Disney Store on May 11.
This 9″, called Lombard Street, was designed by Enrique Pita and will be available at the Stockton St. Disney Store. Enrique will be on hand the following day for a signing on May 12 from 8a-11a at the store.
This 9″, called Lombard Street, was designed by Enrique Pita and will be available at the Stockton St. Disney Store. Enrique will be on hand the following day for a signing on May 12 from 8a-11a at the store.
Since we don’t have the right image of the figure, here’s a picture of Lombardo St. You probably recognize it from TV and films. If done right, this would look really cool on a vinyl.
ZoMG: Villains 2 Artist Signing and Release
Hello everyone!
Villains 2 Vinylmation were released a few days early today at the Disney Store at South Coast Plaza Mall in Costa Mesa, CA in honor of an artist signing event!
I don’t know if you guys know this but, yours truly recently got a job working at the Disney Store in South Coast Plaza (if you are in the area come visit!) I was asked to work this event since I have such extensive Vinylmation knowledge! I obviously said YES! I can’t wait to tell you guys about my day!
I got into work around 9 am and there was a huge line of eager and familiar Vinylmation fans waiting to get their hands on the early release of the Villains 2 blind boxes as well as the LE 9 Inch Combo of Jafar and Genie! Many guests told me they got in line around 7 AM, and actually got to sleep in! (Which we all know is rare with limited releases!) We started ringing customers around 9:30 and got everyone queued up for our event starting at 10:30!
The artists that were on hand at the event today were, Jim Valeri, Gerald Mendez, Enrique Pita and Kyle Jensen! All artists worked on series such as, Villains 1, Villains 2, Robots, and Certain city specific Vinylmation as well as Lion King.
Guests were so excited to meet the artists and get their Vinylmation signed! Sadly around 10:45 we sold out of all Villains 2 Vinylmation, but luckily we had plenty of Lion King and Robots to go around!
The artists seemed to be having such a blast with the fans! I worked line control so I was interacting with each guest before they would enter the signing area! Everyone seemed eager and really excited about the series!
While chatting with guests before the signing began we found out that so far there is, one variant in Villains 2, which is Shere Khan from Jungle Book. The regular Shere Khan has green ears and the variant Shere Khan has flames in his ears! I love this variant. I think that Kyle did an awesome job on these two!
I noticed that Jim took the time to draw little sketches on some guest’s items. On one guests tray he drew Goofy! so on some down time I asked him to draw me something!
I asked him to draw anything he wanted and he chose Tigger! I love it – he is so talented and funny! Thank you for being so great Jim!
After the signing came to an end, Radio Disney who was on hand for the event gave away, one full tray of Vinylmation Villains 2 as well as the LE Jafar & Genie. The lucky winner was a young boy and his brother who were SO excited about the set!
The artists were so excited they even got down on the floor with the winner and helped him open up his blind boxes! How cool is that!
After everyone starting clearing out when the event was over the artists all gathered on the stage to take a photo!
(Okay so I’m obviously not a Vinylmation artist BUT who knows maybe I could point them in the right direction of a Princess set? Just a thought!)
You guys can obviously see that today was a lot of fun and I’m so glad that we had such a great turn out! Fans were excited, the artists were happy and the set turned out AMAZING! Looks even better in person I promise! I can’t wait to go pick some up on Monday October 24th when they are released at the Disney Store!
Don’t forget if you guys couldn’t make it to the event, the Villains 2 series as well as the 9 inch combo will be online starting Monday October 24th!
-Zoe
Tiki Peak At This New Hawaiian Exclusive
Release Date: October 4
Where: Disney Store at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaii
Update: 10/05/11 We are getting lots of people letting us know that, in fact, you CAN’T ORDER THIS THRU THE MAIL. It seems that the policy was changed after we made our initial call. We tried to call last night but no one answered. Thanks to everyone who wrote in letting us know of the change. (One person even said the Disney Store suggested we look online, nothing on the Disney Store site as of yet.)
Update: 9/18/11 We just got off the phone with the manager at the Disney Store at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. This figure CAN be mail ordered! On, or after, October 4 you can call (808) 957-0050 to place your order. You will have to pay actual shipping, which can not be calculated until you call.
This might just be my favorite location specific Vinylmation produced to date.
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This Enrique Pita 3″ design will be available on October 4. Do we know any vinyl fans who live on the Hawaii island of Oahu? Your Disney Store at the Ala Moana shopping center is getting an exclusive Vinylmation!
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Look at that tail! Great design here. And did I mention it comes in tin?
The hat is removable on this 3″ figure.
Here is a shot at the other side of the tin.
Where do you rate this location specific? Anyone in or visiting Hawaii is going to be very popular at the next trading event.
Disney Store Blog Talks to Vinylmation Artist Enrique Pita
Last week, we featured Disney Store Artist Enrique Pita in our “Spotlight On” series. Today, the Disney Parks Blog released a great interview with Enrique. They also released this look at Enrique’s Robots concept art. Look closely at the NOT released Robots. We already heard hints that a Series 2 will be on the way.
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When asked about the creation of the Robots series, Enrique said “For the Robots series, I came up with the original concept and then we decided as a team that we wanted to do the wind-up robots. But, from there, we created our own robots and named them on our own.” Read the full interview with Enrique here.
Spotlight On: Disney Store Artist Enrique Pita
All this week, we are taking a look at the Disney artists behind the Robots Vinylmation series. Make sure to check out Robots Explained, Robots Uncovered and Podcast Ep. 30 for more Robots coverage.
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For Disney Store Senior Designer Enrique Pita, it’s always been a dream to work for Disney. Born in Havana, Cuba, Enrique moved to the US in 1980 and studied commercial art design at LA Trade Tech College. Since then, Enrique used his expertise to expand his career throughout a number of industries including print press, typography, illustration and graphic design for companies like Guess, Tiltworks and Jerry Leigh. At the Disney Store, Enrique creates artwork for everything from t-shirt graphics to Vinylmation. His recent creations include Radio Bot, Love Bot, UltraSonic Bot and El Elektro Bot from the Vinylmation Robots series.
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An avid Disney fan, Enrique calls himself a “collector who creates collectibles”, and is proud to show off his robust collection of Disney figurines both at home and in the office.
What are some other Vinylmation Enrique Pita has designed?
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Disney Store Artist Signing: 10/22 in California
Disney Store artists Jim Valeri, Gerald Mendez, Enrique Pita and Kyle Jensen will be at the South Coast Plaza Disney Store in Costa Mesa, CA for an artist signing event on Saturday, October 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Zoe sent us in the above picture from the mall. These are the talented artists that brought us Vinylmation sets such as Villains, The Lion King, Robots and more! Villains 2 releases at Disney Stores on October 24, but guests attending this event will have the opportunity to purchase some boxes of Villains 2 and a select number of the 9″/Jr Genie Jafar with Genie combo.
According to Disney… the fine print: Please note that artists will sign no more than two (2) total items including Villains 2, Lion King or Robots vinyl figures per Guest and only Vinylmation that they have designed. Guests must be present to receive a signed figure. There will be purchasing limits on October 22: Eight (8) 3-inch Vinylmation per series per Guest a day. One (1) tray per series per Guest a day. One (1) 9-inch Vinylmation per style per Guest a day.
Disney nicely broke down the who designed what for us as well:
Bowler Hat Guy – Kyle Jensen
Hades – Kyle Jensen
Shere Khan – Kyle Jensen
Dr. Facilier – Gerald Mendez
Evil Queen – Gerald Mendez
Honest John – Gerald Mendez
Big Bad Wolf – Enirque Pita
Jafar/Blue Genie – Enrique Pita
Runaway Brain – Enrique Pita
Villains 2 Mystery Chaser – Jim Valeri
Pumbaa – Jim Valeri
Rafiki – Jim Valeri
Timon – Jim Valeri
Rafiki/Simba – Jim Valeri Robots Series #1
Security-bot – Gerald Mendez
Ignition-bot -Gerald Mendez
Steampunk-bot -Gerald Mendez
AudioSonic-bot – Enrique Pita
Elektro-bot – Enrique Pita
Love-bot – Enrique Pita
Radio-bot – Enrique Pita
Elektro-bot – Enrique Pita
Voltinator-bot-Jim Valeri
Bot-in-a-bot – Jim Valeri
Cranky-bot – Jim Valeri