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Ep. 077 POTC Dog Another Park Starz variant is released, as is a new 9″ mold. Disneyland’s California Adventure opens up it’s expansion and we learn all about the Color Block series. A packed show is all topped off with Adam from Disney Brit to give his take on the Disneyland Paris inspired Park 10 set. |
Once Upon A Pin is a podcast all about Disney Pins. We deliver all the latest news, release dates and reviews with a fun Disney magic twist.
This week we discover the Mickey’s Circus free pin gift. The July Soda Fountain pins are full of Pixar fun. And a ton of new release dates are revealed with a Friday the 13th Jumbo, a 1950’s themed set and many more.
Awesome! Look at the latest item shown at vinylmation.com. This 3″/Jr set of Jumbo and Dumbo will be your free gift if you come to the vinylmation day of Mickey’s Circus. Both pieces are by Thomas Scott. If you haven’t registered yet, this will totally make it worth it! Do so now!!
What do you think of these pieces. They are perfect to me! Simple, straightforawrd, and extremely effective!
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Ep. 089 Squares We are now a week removed from all the announcments at Mickey’s Circus. So this week we go more in-depth about our opinions on the upcoming sets and our personal highs and lows from the previews. |
The Disney Store announced a new 12 figure blind box series called Zooper Heroes. (not a typo) The artists have taken zoo animals and given them alter egos.
Please check out our Mickey’s Circus Explained page for detailed info on this event.
First off, as expected, Vinylmation event will be the last day of Mickey’s Circus… Sunday, September 9th from 9:30am-5:30pm. The event admission is $60 per guest and EPCOT admission is not included but required. Event registration begins on “World Circus Day”, May 19th at Noon EST. Admission to the first two days of the event, which is a pin event, is a separate admission price. No word yet on the FREE portion of the event, but that is usually 3pm and later on Sunday. Some of the highlights include: First opportunity to purchase new Vinylmation (Figures created especially for this event), Vinylmation Trading activities and Games, Silent auction featuring a variety Vinylmation items, Opportunity to trade for specially designed Vinyl for Mickey’s Circus – Vinylmation Showcase, One (1) $15 Gift Card redeemable at Epcot Food and Beverage locations, Artists Signings with Disney Design Group Artists, Limited edition commemorative gift, Plus extra special surprises throughout the event.
Now, here is a first look at the merchandise. (full catalog pdf)
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Ep. 068 WDW Puzzle This week we tackle Mickey’s Circus… what it is, how to get there and break down of the event Vinylmation. We also have news about So Tasty, Urban 9 and DLP. There is a complete release dates and events rundown. Your comments are also addressed in the Mystery Mail Bag. |
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This is just a small update, but today Eric Caszatt tweeted a picture of the 9″ Yellow Blank he approved as the base to his upcoming Mickey’s Circus Lion. Just a neat little sneak peak of the insides of the vinylmation process. Below is the figure after the paint job.
Remember that registration is open now for the Mickey Circus Vinylmation Day on September 9th, 2012. If you haven’t signed up, go there now!
For more info on the event go here:
Urban Redux 1
February 2013
$11.95
This series is a complete reboot of the Urban Series. It will feature 6 designs (instead of 12) with variants and different combos of figures.
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Pig, Bunny, Turtle Monty Maldovan |
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Country Singer Billy Davis |
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Yellow Monster Thomas Scott |
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Ant Farm Caley Hicks |
| (shown in poster above) | Lucky KittyLucky Kitty is part of a combo |
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My first thought upon seeing this slide… Audrey Hepburn. Cutesters en Vogue is the 5th series in the Cutesters line and continues the trend of giving them a comprehensive theme. We found out the series was co-designed by Caley Hicks and Thomas Scott. Although this image is the only one we have of this upcoming series, we do know 2 very interesting and important pieces of information. First, this will be the first Disney Vinylmation blind box series to feature an 8 figure set instead of 12. That means there will be 16 boxes per case. This does not mean a total transition to an 8 figure blind box set for all series, only when it warrants. This is a welcome decision that will keep the strongest designs and cut down on the less desired figures that fill up the trading boxes.
The second innovation here is the introduction of the Minnie Mouse shaped platform. It obviously is similar to Mickey but for the bow, dress that angles out away from the body and high heel shoes. This platform gives a different feel for different sets that can utilize the girlish figures. Artist Thomas Scott said that with the extra contours and crevices, it does create and extra challenge for designers. I think the Minnie canvas used in conjunction with this new Cutesters theme can really rejuvenation a series that lost some steam. This fashion based theme can really hit closer to home with girls than beach or like you. I also think it has the potential to be a really high end design that will appeal to a wide range of collectors. As always, I welcome changes to the Vinylmation landscape and the Minnie shape is just another avenue for these talented Disney artists to express their ideas.
