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Jr. 8 Goofy’s Candy Co. Explained

WDWNT on March 18, 2013

Jr. 8 Goofy’s Candy Co. Explained

Release Date: April 12 (Facebook Store), April 19 (D-Streets)

$9.95

Maria Clapsis and Thomas Scott

Designs are based on Disney’s consumable line.

Update 04/18/13 The Disney Merchandise Blog posted the two chasers from the Goofy’s Candy Co. Jr. 8 series.

One is the official Goofy’s Candy Co. logo in the head with Goofy’s signature laugh “Gawrsh!” written all over the body. The other chaser is Goofy, looking goofy and apparently sweating.

Today we got a look at the rest of the non chasers from this line. Here are the Disney turnarounds for them.

I think they are doing a good job with the clear parts of this set. I know there are a lot of similar ones, but I think they work well for the set (unless they could have found a way to actually stick a stick inside one).

I love how if you are to search for “Gummy Bears Vinylmation” in the future, this is what you’ll get. MC thinks this is probably the best one from this set.

Interesting note on this one. When we saw it at Mickey’s Circus it has green on some of the stars. I wonder if that will be a variant, or just an early design?

Here are the pictures from Mickey’s Circus back in September of 2012.

Wild West Explained

WDWNT on March 17, 2013

Wild West
Release Date: April 20
Disney Stores
Artist Signing with Gerald Mendez and Enrique Pita at the Sun Coast Plaza Mall in Costa Meza, CA on April 20 from 10am-1pm.

Update 04/02/13 We added photos from Disney of the set.

Update 04/01/13 We added photos from Vinylmation Exchange of the remaining 6 figures off the side of the tray.

Update 03/29/13 Zoe sent in some up close photos of each figure. This is where the Disney Store shines!!! Back to doing a Disney Character-centric set. We never questioned the talent of the DS artists, just the choice of designs they produce. They have a command of the Mickey platform when drawing characters on the canvas. We just want them to be DISNEY! You may not purchase this particular set, but this is what the average VM collector wants to see from these artists. The colors are wonderful. The use of ears with the various western back drops are perfect. The biggest plus is that they changed them up. And the accessories? Among the best we have ever seen. Just take a look…

	Pluto First of all, they used the Furry Friends/Whiskers Tales paws! This may be my favorite Pluto. I love he just took a bite out of the bad guy’s pants. The “V” star belt is a wonderful touch.
	Mickey He is the sheriff. Disney Store makes the most amazing hats. The chewing on the wheat is a perfect touch. And I love that the artist used an old school Mickey.
	Minnie Mouse The bonnet is another great accessory by the Disney Store. She has the old school like, just like Mickey. Disney Store does the characters so well… some of the best mouse faces we have seen in Vinylmation.
	Donald Donald as an Indian is just spectacular. The expression the DS artists give to his face in all his figures are the perfect way to draw him. It is very hard to make the duck bill work, but they always do. The feather head dress! What can I say? I can not wait to have this one in hand. Then, in the ears, you can see the wild west landscape with cactus and teepees.
	Daisy As much as I’m not a Daisy fan, the design here is a lot of fun. She looks like a performer in a wild west saloon. The clothing and feather in ear are great. Love the star background as well.
	Clarabelle Great addition of a classic Disney cow into this western series.
	Horace Another one with Furry Friends paws. Great choice of the classic Disney horse into this set.
	Goofy Crazy eyes.
	Huey, Dewy and Louie It’s about time we get Donald’s nephews into a set. Three 3″ figures here. Wonderfully themed as Indians to fit in with Donald.


	Mystery Chaser

Zoe was walking through the South Coast Plaza Mall in California today and happened upon this poster:

Looks like the Wild West series may be a smaller open window series similar to Disney Tunes. But a close look at the fine print mentions “purchase of a tray”, so I am not sure at this time. The series seems to be set for a Disney Store release on April 20th with an artist signing with Gerald Mendez and Enrique Pita from 10a-1pm at the South Coast Plaza Mall. We do expect the nation wide release over the same weekend.

Star Wars 3 Explained

WDWNT on March 17, 2013

Star Wars Series 3
Release Date: (varies, see below)
Disney is spreading out the SW vinyl releases over the four Star Wars Weekends:

Vinylmation™ – Star Wars™ Series 3

Release Date at Darth’s Mall DHS: May 17, 2013
Release Date other WDW and DLR locations: May 20, 2013

Edition Size: Limited Release

Retail: $12.95, plus tax per figure

Vinylmation™ – Star Wars™ Series #3 – Jabba the Hutt & Salacious B. Crumb Set

Release Date at Darth’s Mall DHS: May 24, 2013
Release Date at D-Street Disneyland: May 27, 2013

Edition Size: 1,000

Retail: $59.95, plus tax

Vinylmation™ Juniors Series 9: Star Wars™ Droids

Release Date at Darth’s Mall DHS: May 31, 2013
Release Date other WDW and DLR locations: June 3, 2013

Edition Size: Mystery Box

Retail: $9.95, plus tax per figure

Vinylmation™ – Star Wars™ Series #3 – Han Solo in Carbonite

Release Date at Darth’s Mall DHS: June 7, 2013
Release Date at D-Street Disneyland: June 10, 2013

Edition Size: 2,000

Retail: $32.95, plus tax

Update 04/30/13 Star Wars 3 Variant and Chaser revealed.

Update 04/01/13 Steven Miller released some product info for the Star Wars 3 series. The highlights include a $13 price point for blind boxes as opposed to the $15 of SW2. Also, the 2000 LE size for the Han Solo. His price point is a whopping $33 and he will be available at Disneyland as well.

The Disney Park Blog has released a photo of 11 of the figures for the upcoming Return of the Jedi themed Star Wars Series 3 Vinylmation set plus 2 Limited Edition figures. These will all debut, along with the Vinylmation Series 9 Jr. Droids, at Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios beginning on May 17th. (then presumably later at Disneyland)

Star Wars #3 – Limited Release Mystery Series

Top Row: Imperial Guard, Logray, Scout Trooper, Wicket, Bib Fortuna

Middle Row: Lando in disguise, Gamorrean Guard, Nien Nunb, Leia in disguise

Bottom Row: Admiral Ackbar, Jedi Master Skywalker

Retail: $12.95 each

Item Number: 400007392601

A few of the highlights: 2 Ewoks. We knew there had to be at least one. Another Luke… this time in black Jedi robes. Another Lando… this time in disguise and it seems to use the same helmet shaped head Vader had in Series 2. A continued use of ears to show back grounds, such as the stars in space and the trees on Endor. I think it is an well chosen lineup out of the film.

Jabba The Hutt and Salacious B. Crumb – 9-inch + 1.5-inch set

Retail $59.95

Edition Size: 1,000

Han Solo in Carbonite – 3-inch figure

Retail $32.95

Edition Size: 2,000

Item Number: 400007435711

Myths and Legends Explained

WDWNT on February 6, 2013

Myths and Legends
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Disney Stores and Online
$9.95

Myths and Legends is a mystery set of 12 designed by the Disney Store Artists. Once again, they have decided to bring artist cards back, but to utilize them in a very unique way.

	Big Foot Quincy Sutton The larger than normal feet is another shining example of innovation at the Disney Store. It is also just another reason why this new platform was developed.
	Cyclops Jim Valeri Great job with the little details making him look down right nasty… which in this case is good.
	Gargoyle Enrique Pita A seemingly simple idea, made to look brilliant with beautiful wings and some character in the facial expression.
	Gnome Nacho Rodriguez I like the sculpted hat. I will say if you put this one against Caley Hick’s Gnome from Urban 8, I will take the Urban Gnome. But this guy looks like he is up to trouble.
	Chupacabra Nacho Rodriguez No on really knows what this guy looks like, so imagination was endless for the artist here.
	Medusa Gerald Mendez Nice job with the tangled web of snakes. I’m scared to look this one in the eyes.
	Mermaid Quincy Sutton For some reason, the bright colors don’t allow this one to fit into the set in my opinion. I think in this case, she needed to have her face framed more by here hair.
	Ogre Enrique Pita Big nose! I like how Disney Store artists often let the characters look to the side.
	Pan with pipes Quincy Sutton Once again, Disney Store Artists rise above and beyond with accessories.
	Troll Nacho Rodriguez This guy looks down right grumpy… and I love it. Great touch with the mushrooms drawn in the ears.
	Yeti Jim Valeri Yeti is catching up to Cheshire Cat as one of the most used characters outside the Fab 5. His mouth is a little odd in my opinion, but I love the drool.
	Mystery Chaser Click image to reveal the chaser.

Urban Redux 1 Explained

WDWNT on January 9, 2013

Urban Redux Explained
Release Date: March 22, 2013
D-Streets and Disney Stores
$12.95
Artist Signing on Friday, March 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at D Street in Orlando. Disney Design Group artists, Maria Clapsis, Billy Davis, Caley Hicks, Monty Maldovan and Thomas Scott will there.

Update 04/01/13 Here are all 24 Super Mystery Chasers:

Update 03/24/13 If someone has pulled a “Super Mystery Chaser” they have not shared it publicly at this point. However, custom artist Josh Edwards has posted the following info:

“24 SUPER MYSTERY CHASERS(4 each from six artists) Super Mystery Chasers are blank vinylmation figurines that are personally hand-drawn by each Vinylmation designer. Each is a one of kind creation. Soooooo draw your own conclusions. To me it doesn’t sound like a full blown custom but something quick that was drawn on the figure.”

Until one is revealed, we still have to call this a rumor, but the info is said to come directly off a Cast Member set info sheet.

Update 03/22/13 Urban Redux was released today. We have a photo from Enrique Pita of his Space Monkey Chaser:

And a photo from Michael Bimonte on Vinylmation Exchange of some of the pre-packaged hand signed (not stamped on) figures:

Update 03/19/13 The Disney Parks Blog has revealed more secrets to the Redux series. They included artist signed figs, super chasers and the reveal of another variant!

“Each tray will contain at least one of each of the five known designs shown on the packaging. The tray will also contain at least one of the following three figures – a “mystery” chaser, a variant figure or a super mystery chaser. We also added fun surprises to Urban Redux, like a small number of figures hand signed by the artists that we mixed into the trays.” – Thomas Scott
You can see the Red Ninja and previously unknown Purple Monster variants above. I also love the reveal that artist signed figures are mixed into the trays. Great addition! I guess since I’m not a numbers person, I never looked at the ratios the way Thomas Scott explained above. So the fun part about buying a tray is you will get one of each of the 5 basic figures, and then you will get something very special as well. This reminds me personally of cases of baseball cards where special game used, autographed and chaser cards are seeded by ratio in the packs. I am really liking this.

We also now have a photo of that 8 box tray. We have yet to see the Super Mystery Chaser revealed to our knowledge. Lastly, the blog posted a nice photo of all three Lucky Cat combo topper variants.

Update 03/16/13 We know have photos of the Lucky Cat Combos, Variant, and what seems to be a chaser. They were all revealed at last night’s DLR trade night. All the photos in this update are from Vinylmation World.

I found a great article on the Luck Cats at a site called Vinylmation Park. Read it here. The author explains what they are and why they make a great variant.

We also have a photo of a Red Ninja variant to the Black Ninja on the box.

Also on preview, was what appears to be one of the Mystery Chasers… a Space Monkey. As noted in a comment by Mystery Man, this figure has two different faces. A regular monkey on the front and a space monkey on the back (back of figure is shown in photo below).

Update 03/14/13 Set mistakenly released at DHS… some secrets of the series are revealed. Some of the highlights:

Each figure is seeded by ratio
A case is 8 blind boxes
Chaser is not one per case
The Lucky Cat is the Combo Topper. There are three variations: Red, Black and White

Check out this post for some discussion and updates of the surprises.

Urban Redux is the reboot of the Urban series. We have been told this series will be a little different. We do know it is a 6 figure mystery box set as opposed to the standard 12. And we have this quote from the Disney Collections Blog “This new series will be filled with lots of new surprises.” To give an idea, here is the product poster we saw at Mickey’s Circus:

From Mickey’s Circus we do know that the Lucky Cat is part of a combo and that Enrique Pita designed the chaser.

	Pig, Bunny, Turtle 1/6
	Cowboy 1/6
	Ant Farm 1/6
	Yellow Monster 1/6
	Ninja 5/24

Park 12 Explained

WDWNT on January 9, 2013

Park 12 Explained
Release Date: June 7, 2013 (online), June 14, 2013 (Parks)
Retail Price: $12.95

Update 06/16/13 A Blue Monorail Variant has surfaced. This photo was posted by Doug Robertson on Vinylmation Exchange.

Update 05/03/13 Disney released turnaround photos of 11 of the figures. We can now assume the chaser is Darla from Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage since we saw 12 figures previewed at Disneyland a few months back and that was the one not previewed online.

Also, we now have a look at the Park 12 combo topper:

It is a Director Mickey. Not as cool as the Disney Studio Store version, but does have a megaphone. What do you think this represents? Disney’s Hollywood Studios? Buena Vista Street? Something else entirely?

Update 03/15/13 We received our first look at Park 12 from a preview at Disneyland’s Trade Night. Thank you to Trade Street USA for the original photos and info. There were 12 figures previewed, so one of the below may be the chaser or combo topper. Disneyland fans should be happy… except for the DCA themed Park 11, there may be more DLR themed figures in this set than any other. 5 that are specific to the west coast resort and 2 shared.

	Dynamite Goat Big Thunder Mountain, Disneyland Artist: Sarah Hall A fan favorite and one of the Imagineer’s all-time classic gags. A wonderful and rendition and sure to be a popular figure. (We still need a Park Starz version) photo from disboards.com
	Darla (Mystery Chaser?) Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, Disneyland Artist: Ron Cohee Darla is found swimming in the water holding a plastic bag with a doomed fish in it. photo from orbit tumblr blog
	Dinosaur Animal Kingdom Artist: Billy Davis This is a wonderful depiction of a great dark ride. The Carnotaurus roars in the head while the CTX Time Rover drives through on the body. Great detail. BTW, I wouldn’t mind seeing a Dr. Seeker vinyl someday. photo from Disney
	Disneyland Monorail Disneyland Resort Artist: Dan Howard It’s about time right? We have 5 WDW Monorails. I think the monorails look very sleek on the newer Mickey platform.
	Monkey Festival of the Lion King, Animal Kingdom Artist: Maria Clapsis Widely regarded as one of the finest shows at WDW. It certainly is a beautiful show, and the trampoline bouncing performers in monkey costumes really steal the show. I like the decision to do a “monkey face” as opposed to human.
	Goofy’s Gas Toontown, Disneyland Artist: Ron Cohee A funny gag where fish swim in the tank of the retro gas pumps.
	Mariachi Cobre Mexico Pavilion, Epcot World Showcase Artist: John Henselmeier More than this figure alone, it’s the addition of John Henselmeier to the Vinylmation team that has me excited for what is to come. This is a great figure, but knowing John’s love of Epcot, I can’t wait to see what is on the horizon (pun intended). photo from tucson sentinel
	Pooh’s Hunny Hunt Disneyland Artist: Billy Davis The body is the ride vehicle with a Heffalump from the attraction in the head.
	Spitting Camel Aladdin’s Magic Carpets, Magic Kingdom Artist: Thomas Scott The camels spit water at guests walking by and riding the Magic Carpets in Adventureland. photo from DailyDisneyPhotos.com
	Vulture Splash Mountain, WDW/DLR Artist: Casey Jones Finally! A Splash figure. The Vutures are the last warning before you ascend the last part of the mountain. This figure represents them well, but to nitpick, I’d love an extension neck. photo from allears.net
	Santa Winter Sumerland Mini Golf, Walt Disney World Artist: Thomas Scott Two 18 hole mini golf courses where you can choose the winter or summer path. Santa on a summer vacation is a focal point of the theme.
	Teddi Barra Country Bear Jamboree, Walt Disney World Artist: Maria Clapsis Teddi Barra descends from the ceiling on a giant swing to serenade the crowd. photo from disney.wikia.com

Fantasia LE Combos Explained

WDWNT on January 3, 2013

Fantasia LE Combos Explained

Release Dates: Vary. 1 per month beginning in October 2012

$24.95

This series features 8 two 3″ figure combo packs based on the 1940 Disney animated classic Fantasia. Each set is an LE 1500 and will feature some characters never before on merchandise.

Update 05/03/13 Photos and release date of Series 8 Gator and Hippo added.

Update 01/07/13 Release date, no picture, for Set 5 Baucchaus and Donkey added.

	Yensid & Apprentice Mickey Set 1 October 12, 2012 (D-Streets)
	Fawn & Unicorn Set 2 November 16, 2012 (Facebook Store) November 30, 2012 (Disney Store Online)
	Stegosaurus & Tyrannosaurus Set 3 December 28, 2012 (D-Streets and Online)
	Goldfish & Hoplow Set 4 January 25, 2013 (D-Streets)
	Baucchus and Donkey Set 5 February 22, 2013 (Online)
	Harpy and Demon Set 6 March 15, 2013
	Zeus and Vulcan Set 7 April 26, 2013
	Gator and Hippo Set 8 June 28, 2013 (Parks and Online)

Jr. 7 In Space Explained

WDWNT on January 3, 2013

Jr. 7 In Space Explained
Release Date: January 4 (Online), January 11 (D-Streets)
$9.95
Thomas Scott
18 figure blind box set themed to 50’s and 60’s Space Toys

Update 01/07/13 We have photos of the chasers and variant chaser for this series. Follow the links to see them.

Pixar 1 Explained

WDWNT on January 3, 2013

Pixar 1 Explained
November 16 at D-Streets and Online
Combo Topper November 23rd
$12.95
12 figure blind box series. Each figure in a series will be from a different Pixar movie.

Update 11/06/12 Added some pictures and edition size/price of LE combos.

Update 11/03/12 Added Heimlich and other pictures. Updated release dates.

Update 10/17/12 Artist signing at WDW D-Street announced. Maria Clapsis, Ron Cohee and Thomas Scott will be there from 5pm-7pm. Heimlich combo announced for a November 23 release… no pictures available.

	Dug Up (2009) It would be even sweeter if they packaged this talking dog with a junior squirrel.
	King Fergus Brave (2012) Love the peg leg!
	Nemo Finding Nemo (2003) Perfect use of the entire canvas and clear parts.
	Mr. Incredible The Incredibles (2004) Simple yet perfect. Nice use of the ears just for color. His face is positioned perfectly.
	Filmore Cars (2006) Lighting and Matter were on the Mickey platform in a 2-pack… the rest of the gang, including Filmore made it onto the Vinylmation Monorails. It looks like they will not hesitate giving us more Cars in the Pixar 3″ series.
	Remy Ratatouille (2007)
	Captain B. McCrea Wall-E (2008) I was really excited to see this one. He fits perfectly onto the canvas. The captain hat is a nice touch. And drawing Auto into the left ear!!!! Brilliant.
	Flick A Bugs Life (1998)
	Chuckles Toy Story 3 (2010)
	Mike Monsters Inc. (2001)
	Jackolope Boundin’ Short (2004)
	Mystery Chaser
	Little Green Men Toy Story (1995) LE 1000 $44.95 December 14th 2012 Simple amazing… and a TON cheaper than collecting three Park 2 LGM.
	Tuck and Roll A Bug’s Life (1998) LE 1000 $26.95 January 4th, 2013 Hungarian twin pill bugs that act as cannonballs in P.T. Flea’s circus troupe.
	9″ Crush and 3″ Squirt Finding Nemo (2003) LE 1250 $64.95 January 18th, 2013 These two turtles fit well onto the canvas. The ears have a great color to them. Each turtle’s signature look is captured well.
	Heimlich (Combo Topper) A Bug’s Life (1998) Great use of the new platform. Released November 23rd 2012

Animation 3 Explained

WDWNT on January 3, 2013

Animation 3
April 12, 2013
$12.95
12 figure blind box set

Updated 04/18/13 Disney officially released a photo of the one and only variant in Animation 3. The Yellow version DOES NOT exist.

Updated 04/02/13 Vinylmation Kingdom has posted concept art of the variants and chaser from Animation 3. The variants include a yellow Pascal and a red, mad Pascal.

Click below for the very obscure chaser and what it is:

Updated 03/14/13 Release dates for LE combo sets added.
Updated 02/27/13 Full set lineup is revealed.
Updated 02/26/13 April 12 release dated added. Thumper announced as combo topper.

	Eeyore The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) Maria Clapsis Wonderfully sad rainy day look. The only thing that could make this better is a detachable tail! No tail variant?
	Basil of Baker Street The Great Mouse Detective (1986) Mike Sullivan A great addition to the Animation lineup and a perfect facial expression.
	Ludwig von Drake An Adventure in Color (1961) Thomas Scott I’ve been waiting for this guy to show up! I am constantly amazed at how the artists can make different Vinylmation look like different periods of animation.
	Stitch Lilo and Stitch (2002) Ron Cohee This is why Ron Cohee is the best character artist Vinylmation has right now. He innovates. He is not afraid to put it all out there. Not only the best vinyl Stitch, but the only one that truly looks like him to date.
	Ace of Clubs Alice in Wonderland (1951) Thomas Scott Maybe a holdover from the Alice set? Wonderful artwork and the brush accessory works so very well.
	Pascal Tangled (2010) Monty Maldovan Rapunzel never went on any adventure without her chameleon friend. This would make a great variant!
	Panchito Pistoles Three Caballeros (1944) Casey Jones Jose last time… Donald in A4?
	Mowgli The Jungle Book (1967) Casey Jones I like the continuation of characters from the same movie. We got Baloo last time. King Louis would be a great one for A4. Love the art on the ears!
	Grumpy Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Ron Cohee Dopey was in the last set… do we see trend here? What a great face!!!
	Robin Hood Robin Hood (1973) Adrianne Draude Not much else to say but perfect representation.
	Perdita 101 Dalmatians (1961) Caley Hicks Now you can put this one next to your Park 2 Pongo Chaser.
	Mystery Chaser
	Stabbington Brothers LE Combo Tangled (2010) Release Date: May 24, 2013 I can’t enough Tangled and these faces are perfectly drawn on the canvas.
	Tod and Copper LE Combo The Fox and the Hound (1981) Release Date: May 10, 2013 Nice art style with these. Love the leaves in the ears.