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No December Disneyland Trade Night?

WDWNT on July 8, 2012

It appears that Disneyland may not have a December trade night. Over the course of 2012, DLR and WDW have alternated months, and the final month of the year should have belonged to the west coast. However no trade night has been put on the calendar section of either the Disney Pin or Vinylmation websites.

We do know, however, Disneyland will host a January trade night at the Paradise Pier Hotel (date TBA) while Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort will get it’s next one in February. The coasts will continue to alternate throughout 2013. One hint to no December trade night is the Disney Pin announcement that the December “Trade Night Pin” featuring Duffy the Disney Bear in Santa suit will be released on Thursday, December 6th at Pin Traders in the Downtown Disney District.

We put an inquiry into Disney to confirm, but does anyone out there know any news to the contrary?

Release Day! – June 29th, 2012

WDWNT on July 7, 2012

Lets start with the biggest, most exclusive, piece first.

Today the Park 8 Yeti was released exclusively online. The Casey Jones figure costs $74.95 and there are only 1000 of them. Buy it at DisneyStore.com

At both D-Streets the Duffy the Bears came out. Read more about them at

Duffy the Bear Vinylmation Explained

And also at D-Streets are the new Color Block Series. Read more about them at:

Color Blocks Vinylmation Explained

Also remember that Disneyland will be having a trading night tonight from 7-10 at the Pacific Ballroom at the Paradise Pier Hotel.They will also be having signing with Monty Maldovan and Quynh Kimball throughout the day and at the trade event.
Over in Orlando, WDW will have a Park Starz Series artist signing with Thomas Scott and Casey Jones from 5-7 at D-Street. D-Street WDW will also be getting the new 9″ CYO Vinylmation ’95 pieces.

For all the details of upcoming events go to our calender at

Destination Vinylmation Calender

Urban 9 Release Date & Signing: May 11

WDWNT on June 22, 2012

We are inferring a lot of release dates off the Vinylmation Blog today based on other announcements. It appears May 11 should be the date we see the 9th installment of the Urban series in stores.

You can see the full lineup on our Urban 9 explained page. May 11 is also a Trading Night for Pins and Vinylmation at Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort Fantasia Ballroom G from 6p-9p where there will also be an artist signing of Urban 9 Series and Urban 9 Combo pack with Disney Design Group Artists, Thomas Scott, Caley Hicks, Maria Clapsis, Casey Jones, and Billy Davis. See you there!

May 11th WDW Trading Night Notice

WDWNT on June 13, 2012

Disney released some inportant information about the upcoming WDW Trading Night at the Contemporary Resort on Friday, May 11th.

There will be some scheduled roadwork that might slow you down a little, so plan ahead and arrive early. Also note that parking at the Contemporary Resort will not be available until after 5:00pm on Friday. You can park at the Ticket and Transportation Center and take the Monorail to the Contemporary.

Remember, Urban 9 comes out at the parks that same day and a few Disney Design Group Artists will be on hand during the Trading Night to sign including; Thomas Scott, Caley Hicks, Maria Clapsis, Casey Jones, and Billy Davis.

Next Free WDW Trading Night Announced

WDWNT on June 11, 2012

Looks like the every other month trend will continue. Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort will host a free trading night for Vinylmation and Pin collectors on the night of July 6 in the Fantasia G ballroom from 6p-9p. This will probably be the last free event until the ticketed Mickey’s Circus trading event.

Episode 062 Cursive

WDWNT on March 5, 2012

Ep. 062 Cursive

Annemarie stops by to help wrap up all the news we found at the WDW Trade Night and more. News on Alice LEs, Snow White revealed, Park 8 LEs and Animation 2 LEs. We also get word of a John Carter series and have a discussion about ears… clear, white and bunny.

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WDW Trade Night Wrap Up

WDWNT on March 5, 2012

Update 3/4/12 Two updates below. Alex Maher actually had a hand in the Snow White Jr designs along with Thomas Scott. Also, Billy Davis is freelance, not a Disney Cast Member.

We had a ton of fun and learned a lot last night. Including many, MANY, release dates!!! Take a look…

As usual, the line exploded about 40 minutes from the doors opening. Also as usual, much pre-show trading took place.

Then the scramble for tables began. These shows have been incredibly packed lately. Pin and Vinylmation traders alike claimed their space and hunkered down for 3 hours. But the highlight of any WDW Trade Night (sorry DLR traders) are the displays of upcoming figures… and we got to see a few new ones!

Alice in Wonderland LE Flowers Set
Thomas Scott
LE 2000
April 20th
Four 3″ figures make up this set. It was a great little surprise to see a yet to be revealed Alice LE set and a lot of excitement surrounded this one.

Alice 3″ Flower

Alice 3″ Flower Box Back

Looks like a perfect addition to the Alice series. Designed with care and every detail in mind, the colors truly pop in person.

Alice in Wonderland LE Cheshire Cat Set
Thomas Scott
April 13th
Also on display were the two 3″ figures from the Cheshire Cat set. This one we knew about for quite a while, but were happy to get a release date on it. What we couldn’t get a release date on however was the 9″ LE Alice set we have had sneaks of on the Vinylmation blog.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Jr 6
Thomas Scott and Alex Maher
April 20th
This of course is the next Jr. mystery box set of 18. We have seen a lot of dwarfs, but finally all 7 together. Now Thomas alluded to Snow being in this set… and come on, what would the set be without here, but we saw her in all her tiny glory last night.

I’m a big fan of Snow and in Jr form, she is captured wonderfully. Right along side Aurora from Villains 2, the Princesses look good on the miniature canvas.

Robots 2
Billy Davis (entire set)
April 13th
With the first Robots set put in the hands of the Disney Store artists, it was a mild surprise to see the second series designed by artist Billy Davis. Billy, has given us Sea Creatures and even the Urban 8 Robot. That Robot was sure a pre-cursor to what we will see in Robots 2. Billy certainly took a different angle on the look of the Robots for this series and so far, I think I like it better than the first series. Shielded from view (guess they were not supposed to be on display last night) were two other Robots, and one had a big bubble (think Buzz) giving a 50’s sci-fi movie robot feel. Since I just dined in the Sci-Fi diner, I recognized the style.

Day/Night Bot

Bulb Bot

9″/3″ Animation 2 Price Phillip and Maleficent Dragon
Casey Jones
LE 1200
April 6th
Honestly, the Maleficent dragon doesn’t do much for me. I enjoy the Villains 2 Maleficent better. However, the Price Phillip looks absolutely spectacular! Not to say the dragon isn’t expertly designed, just a matter of personal taste. I don’t like how I’d have to buy the combo to get him. (anyone want to set up a split?) This is a solid LE addition to Animation 2.

3″ Price Phillip with sword. The ears are perfect with the thorns!

Another view of the Prince. The back has a painted on cape.

9″ Maleficent Dragon

9″ Maleficent Dragon back

9″ Park 8 Mickey Mouse Revue
LE 1500
March 30th
Paris got it first, but our time is coming soon. The first in a line of Park 8 LEs. I wasn’t really into this design… that is, until I saw the back last night. Breathtaking and super creative.

I’ll show you the back first. To me, this design over the whole thing would make a perfect vinyl. It really represents the former attraction.

The front isn’t bad either. It honestly looks like an Animatronic’s face. Interesting new 9″ mold hand design to hold the accessory baton.

9″ Animation 2 Roger Rabbit
Maria Clapsis
LE ?
July 13th
OK, this one is cheating. We didn’t see it at the trade event. But sometime after this weary eyed trader went to sleep last night, the Vinylmation Blog updated with a release date and turnaround of the great 9″ Roger Rabbit.

Meanwhile at D-Street….

The store was lit up with the new 7″ Night Lights.

Green, Red, Purple and White are available for $24.95 each and they come with batteries.

You can test them out in the store, so I’m not sure how much juice those batteries will have left once you get it home.

The USB drives were also available.

Urban 1 Oopsy, Cast Exclusive Mickey and Cutesters 1 Owl where the chosen designs.

Probably due to the $65 price tag, these where kept behind the counter where guests had to ask for them.

Trade the Night Away

WDWNT on March 5, 2012

Tonight at Walt Disney World traders will gather in Contemporary Fantasia Ballroom H for a Vinylmation and Pin trading event. It’s free to all and will take place from 6p-9p. If you have never been to one before, they have been crowded lately, so line up early for table space. If you just want to walk around, 6 or later is fine. Bring your best traders of course so you can find those missing pieces to your collection. But also bring some for the Disney trading box where chasers and variants are often pulled. It’s a fun night and I can’t wait to see everyone there! Also of note, Disney has already announced the next date, Friday May 11 from 6p-9p in Contemporary Fantasia Ballroom G.