Ratatouille’s Gusteau and Ghost Chosen to Represent Food and Wine 2013

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

Update 8/6/13: That’s no ghost. After MC looked at the variant he realized it’s not a ghost, its Gusteau on his black and white cooking show!

That makes a lot more sense!
Also, the variant will be a LE of 250 and the original will be a LE of 2250.

8/1/13– Artist Thomas Scott has designed two Vinylmation for the 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. It will be Gusteau from Ratatouille and the Ghost of Gusteau! At an LE of 2500, they are set to release at the start of the festival on September 27 for $16.95. That is not enough to cover two figures, so we don’t believe this is a combo set. Do you have your choice? Is it blind box? Do they each have an LE of 2500 or is the ghost equal or more rare? I really like this choice and the design is done well.

Episode 130 Wet Paint Donald

WDWNT on April 24, 2013

Ep. 130 Wet Paint Donald

This week we give a full D23 Expo Vinylmation and Artist Meet and Greet Preview. We also find out news about Popcorns 2, Food & Wine and an update on Reflections of Evil. Matt from Vinylmation Kingdom stops by to talk about customs, scrappers and Walt.

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2012 Food and Wine Festival Tony Review

WDWNT on December 31, 2012

Today marks the release of the 2012 Epcot Food and Wine Festival 3″ Tony (from Lady and the Tramp) figure.

The 3″ LE 2500 figure designed by Billy Davis is the second Food and Wine Vinylmation so far. You can find it for $16.95 at the Festival Shop located just past the entrance into the World Showcase (or by the beer kiosk if that helps). You can also find Tony a the Festival Shop near Morocco and at Mouse Gears.

I found him checking out the scenery. So how does Tony look? i find him to be an extraordinarily designed figure. The face looks great. As does the pile of spaghetti and meatballs in the ear. The issue I have is with inconsistent production value. Actually the only consistent factor was there seemed to be a small error on all of them.

 One of the most common errors was a blotch near the left shoulder as seen above.

The other common error was a string of paint falling off the pasta… almost like a strand of pasta hanging off the bowl, but this was not an intentional 3D effect. It was almost impossible to find one without this error. The other less common errors were lines around Tony’s mouth, lines on his shirt and specs of white in the tie that should be all black. These things distract partially from an otherwise perfect figure.

Food & Wine 2012 Vinylmation

WDWNT on September 12, 2012

Last year’s Food and Wine Vinylmation, while a nice artistic design, didn’t capture the essence of the festival to me. This year’s is a different story.

The Disney Parks Blog just released the above product shot of the 2012 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Vinylmation… and it is remarkable! Tony from Lady and the Tramp is the subject of this stunning Billy Davis designed piece. His right ear is full of spaghetti and meatballs with the left a starry night sky.

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Here we see Tony delivering a heaping plate of spaghetti and meatballs to Lady and Tramp. What a great job Bill Davis did at capturing Tony’s unique face. The large nose, mustache, grey around the eyes, balding head… it’s all in there. This figure will be LE 2500 and be released at the start of the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot on September 28th. We were also given a look at some other merchandise.

The Figment is the LE Annual Passholder pin and Mickey in the cranberry pool is a DVC exclusive. Visit Once Upon a Pin for more info.

NOAH has painted the signature artwork for the festival. We will see it appear on numerous items throughout the festival. The Epcot Food & Wine Festival is my very favorite time of year at WDW. I’m not sure what I am more excited about, Tony or the food… who am I kidding… the food. What foods are you most looking forward too? And how about that Tony vinyl!

Flower & Garden Vinyl Photoshoot

WDWNT on March 31, 2012

Spring has sprung… well, at least at EPCOT it has. The annual Flower & Garden Festival has given us a single commemorative Vinylmation a few year back. I figured it was about time the little guy visited the event it was designed for. I also tossed the single Food & Wine figure into the mix since we were at EPCOT and also edited up some more topiary photos from this years event.

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Food and Wine Fest 2011 Vinylmation

WDWNT on September 30, 2011

Update: 9/30/11 The Food and Wine figure was released today, on the first day of the festival, instead of being held until 10/14.


Update: 9/26/11 October 14 release date announced. The Food and Wine Festival begins two weeks earlier.

Finally! I’ve been waiting for this one for years…

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It’s the 2011 EPCOT Food and Wine Fest 3″ Vinylmation. Not sure if I care for the look of this one… but I hope it at least comes in a tin. Your thoughts?
Disney just released some more pictures of this Vinylmation:
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And we thought tins were making a comeback.