Nerds Rock – WDWNT Archive

Release Day! – June 22, 2012

WDWNT on September 12, 2012

A ton of releases today! Here we go…

Celebrate the 4th of July with a 3″ Uncle Sam figure. It’s designed by Thomas Scott and retails for $16.95. Available both online and D-Streets.

My favorite of the day, Mascots. A series of 4 open window vinyls that retail for $12.95 each and designed by Maria Clapsis. These are available both online and D-Streets as well.

Next up is the LE 2500 Golden Yeti Park Starz variant. This is available at the D-Streets but shows up as “Sold Out” online as of this post. He will set you back $26.95.

Next up, Nerds Rock! Figment and Stitch for $12.95 each. Available at D-Streets and the Disney Vinylmation Facebook Store.

Lastly, the 6 figure Disneyland set. Check out the full series here. And if there are Cast Member trader variants as assumed, please let us know as you find one!

It’s Summer vacation for most kids out there, but the Disney Nerds can’t get enough of school. So they have been sent off to summer camp to keep on learning. Last week, they took advantage of the beautiful Florida sunshine with a field trip to Epcot. Math, Science, Art and History are all at your finger tips at this Walt Disney World park.

The class is on their way to the park entrance.

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Chip ‘n Dale don’t need too much help in this area, but they picked up some tips on how they can better live with the land.

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They took in the sights and sounds of nature.

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Donald was amazed at the physics of an up side down waterfall.

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Daisy was also drawn to water, but she wanted to learn about The Living Seas.

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No goofing around here… lets learn about speed!

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Double bonus! Not only is Pluto a Bill Nye fan, but he also loves energy!

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This is one thing they do not teach you in class… but Figment is an expert in Imagination.

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Stitch isn’t looking to escape… he’s just on a mission to learn more about the galaxy.

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Is an Imagineering degree in the works? Mickey discovers that this shape is everywhere in nature. (at least here at Walt Disney World.)

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Always excited about culture, Minnie explores the World Showcase.

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Only the nerdiest of Nerds would be interested in the survey marker found in the parking lot.

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A “What if” experiment went wrong and Nerd Mickey was super sized!

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Speaking of experiments… Stitch is in awe of the Mickey Spaceman statue…

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…so he poses for one of his own.

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Nerd Figment went home with a bunch of cool souvenirs.

Impromptu Signing

WDWNT on July 10, 2012

Disney artists Thomas Scott and Casey Jones stopped by D-Street Orlando to pick up some Abe Lincoln Park Starz Variants (their latest creations) and left behind some treats for fans.

Casey Jones signed boxes of his 9″/3″/Jr Nightmare set

And his 9″/3″ Malficent and Prince Phillip

Thomas Scott signed his Alice collection including 9″ Crying Alice…

…9″/3″ Walrus and Carpenter…

…and Alice Flowers set.

Also at D-Street:

Coming June 22 to a D-Street near you!

WDW Trading Event; News We Learned

WDWNT on June 13, 2012

The WDW Trading Night was full of previews as usual. Not much we haven’t seen in some form or another, but some great news including: Release Dates for Park 9, Duffy and Park Starz Variants. A ghost bride reveals herself for the first time. We got our first look at the Mascot Series. And oh ya, we learned of more Mickey’s Circus vinyls for the fall event!

MICKEY’S CIRCUS
Registration: May 19
Event Dates: September 7-9
Details: We were told of some Vinylmation that are not yet in the preview catalog, but will be available for the event. There will be two 9″ figures each with an LE 100. The CMs would not disclose the identity of the figures. There will also be another 3″ two pack featuring two bears. Again, the identity of the bears was not disclosed, but we can speculate based on the pins and Disney bears that we know. No Vinyls were on display, but we did get a look at 3 of the special pins:

Breakfast Pin

Dessert Pin

Early Bird Pin

MASCOTS
Release Date: June 22
Price: $12.95
Details: 4 figure open window series. Foam fingers, flags and hats highlight this series.

Donald! The faces on this series are amazing. The hat is fantastic.

Goofy has one of the best accessories I have ever seen… foam finger! What do you think of the shape of the right arm to make that effect happen?

Mickey has a cool baseball cap.

We have seen this Pluto, but this is why you don’t buy dumpster divers… the real figure comes with a flag. How cool is that!!?? Maria Clapsis has out done herself with this series.

PARK 9

Release Date: July 20
Price: TBA
Details: 12 figure blind box series. We have seen a picture of the pin box in the past, but we have some higher quality pictures of the pins here that show some of the detail.

AK Camp Mickey and Minnie Bear, AK Bat, ???

Typhoon Lagoon Gator, Dapper Dan, MK Train

Flick’s Flyers, Phantom Manor (Disneyland Paris) Ghost, Dumbo

Skyway

No Dole Whip pin, but the figure was on display

So was the Dumbo

PHINEAS AND FERB

Release Date: May 25
Price: $12.95
Details: 6 figure open window series. We got our first real up-close look and see the detail in the ears.

How cool is Agent P’s hat?

Candice’s expression makes more sense now that we see Jeremy is in her ear! Great touch!

Buford. Artist Ron Cohee went with clear ears and put some tufts of hair up into them.

Doofinshmirtz

Ferb. A better job could not have been done without a mold change to capture Phineas and Ferb’s faces!

Phineas

NERDS ROCK!

Release Date: no date given
Price: TBA
Details: Stitch and Figment “add-ons” to open window series. A really bad tease because no release date given, but they must be getting close… right???

Figment

Stitch

DUFFY

Release Date: June 22 (online), July 6 (parks)
Price: TBA
Details: 2 figure open window series

I was worried about the color, but looks great in person.

The detail in person is great. They look so well produced and designed. Also, the size of Duffy sitting is the size of a 3″ Vinylmation. It appeared it might be a bit bigger. Not a bad thing.

PARK STARZ VARIANTS

Release Date: Varies (see below)
Price: TBA
Details: 4 variant figures to the Park Starz series. Each has an LE of 2500

Haunted Mansion Bride (June 8). The surprise of the bunch and in my opinion the best. Makes perfect sense and looks great.

Figment (June 22 online only). Love the sweater. The online only release for such a localized WDW character makes little sense to me.

Abe Lincoln (May 25)

Yeti (June 22)

Nerds Rock! Stitch and Figment

WDWNT on February 9, 2012

Update 6/10/12 Available NOW online through the Vinylmation Facebook page store. Then will still be available at D-Streets starting June 22.

Update 5/29/12 Release date of June 22 and price of $12.95 confirmed for Stitch and Figment.

Yesterday Disney released pictures of the two next nerds in the Nerds Rock! series: Stitch and Figment. We first heard about these extras last year and now it looks like they are getting ready to stumble into our lives. No word yet on an actual release date.

Nerd Figment

Check out the wicked beanie on top. I wonder if the propeller will spin? It does not on the Donald Nerd. His shirt seems to say, “Let your ideas take flight.” It is the logo from the Imagination Institute. Amazing! A must have!

Nerd Stitch

The poor guy doesn’t look happy to be a nerd, but he sure is adorable. Even the glass cockeyed seem to add to the character. As many have said before, his shirt makes him look like a cast member of The Big Bang Theory. (Which just last episode had Shamy making their own podcast.) Also, a must buy!

Are either of these nerds going to be invited into your Vinylmation party?

Nerds Stitch and Figment

WDWNT on January 12, 2012

On display but no release date

Nerd Stitch, More then a Joke!

WDWNT on April 15, 2011

**Reminder, the figure in this picture
is a combo we made. No word on what
he will really look like!

We promise! It was just a joke before (for April Fools) but now we have confirmation that it will be coming (It just won’t look like the figure we made). If you wish hard enough, sometimes it comes true!

As part of the festivities down at D-Street Florida today, Nick got a chance to talk with Artist Doug Strayer (the artist behind the whole Nerds Rock series). Apparently, the Nerds Rock! set is not finished. While there isn’t plans for a whole series 2 (that we know of) there are still several designs that have been held back. The most awesome of which, is Nerd Stitch!

We also have word from our reader Austin Reed, that Maria Clapsis also has a Mystery Nerds Rock figure.

Stay tuned to find out more! (We’re very excited about this news!)

Episode 011 Yeti Mouse

WDWNT on February 20, 2011

Ep. 011 Yeti Mouse

On this episode, Nick and MC review the recently released series, Nerds Rock! They also review the Park 5 9″s and the 3″ exclusive figures from Hong Kong’s 5th Anniversary. This week they added a regular Online Disney Store section, to keep listeners not in either Orange County up to date on what they can buy. We also answer a special question in the Mystery Mailbag section.

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Nerds in Hand

WDWNT on February 19, 2011

Update: The glasses on all these figures do come off, and, as long as the figures are not moved a lot, they will stay on after the band is removed. It is similar to the 3D Mickey glasses. All you have to do is find the right spot of the head to sit the glasses on.

Disney’s Nerds Rock! series has been a popular theme for clothing and other Park merchandise and today they were released in Vinylmation form. Each figure retails for $9.95 at D-Street in Orlando and CA and will be released soon at the Disney Store Online. We got our hands on the 8 figure Doug Strayer (9″ Urban 1 Tin Mickey, 9″ Urban 2 Tiki Mickey, 9″ Urban 5 Moon) designed Open Window set today. So sit back, relax and take a trip into the world of pocket protectors, chess club and weggies. We present to you, Nerds Rock!

Mickey Mouse

Mickey’s cool (yes, these Nerds are cool) feature is the pencil in his ear!

Minnie Mouse

Minnie and Dasiy have removable clip-on bows! Just think of the other Vinylmation that can wear bows now.

Donald Duck

Donald has a cool Propeller Hat. It doesn’t spin, but its still a great addition.

Goofy

Goofy’s distinguishing feature is his braces.

Pluto

All the characters in Nerds Rock! have designer glasses with Mickey heads on them.

Daisy

All the character’s glasses are held on by the clear elastic bands we saw on the display figures awhile back. We thought they might just be for display, but it turns out the released figures have them. The bands are wrapped around the head and ears and lay over the sides of the glasses. The bands can be removed, ~~but it seems to me the glasses would probably have a hard time staying on if you do~~ and they do sit well enough to not require the bands. They are not too noticeable though, so I don’t see it giving most collectors a problem (if they want to keep them on).

Chip