Valentines Day – WDWNT Archive

The Perfect Disney Valentine’s Day Gifts

WDWNT on February 6, 2017

It’s hard to believe that Valentines Day is just around the corner! Seems like we were just on holiday break. Since, Valentine’s Day snuck up on us this year I thought I would help us all out by putting together a Disney gift guide for Valentine’s Day. Have any other great ideas that we missed? Be sure to share in the comments below!

Disney Keds

These sneakers are the perfect finishing touch to any Disney Parks outfit! I already have my pair on the way and can’t wait to wear them.

I’ll Be Your Mickey & Minnie Coffee Mug

How cute right? This coffee mug is a two in one, they even have matching shirts to go with your coffee mug! Features ‘I’ll be your Minnie” on one side and ”You be my Mickey” on the opposite.

Alex and Ani Bracelets

This one should come as no surprise. These bracelets have been hot for a few years now and have several design they have collaborated with Disney Parks on.

This one should come as no surprise. These bracelets have been hot for a few years now and have several designs that they have collaborated with Disney Parks on.

Tsum Tsum Plush Valentine’s Day 2017

Enjoy the sweet smell of romance with this Mickey and Minnie Mouse ”Tsum Tsum” Plush Valentine’s Day 2017 Set. These unique Tsum Tsum are chocolate scented!

Mickey Mouse Tie

Every man needs a good tie. This men’s tie is the perfect subtle Mickey tie.

Our Adventure Book

Up! is one the greatest love stories every told. So what could be more romantic than getting an Adventure Book for your special someone?

Epcot Center Couples Shirts

These shirts will only be available for a limited time, and once that time is up, they’re gone (just like the original Journey Into Imagination, sadly). You can order yours here for only $18! The two different shirts are available at the two different links below:Dreamfinder Shirt Link and Figment Shirt Link.

Mr. & Mrs. Disney Pillows

We have these pillows on our couch and I just love them. This is the perfect gift for newly married couples. Buy them here!

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Puppy Love for Valentine’s Day 2014

WDWNT on March 1, 2013

On January 24, 2014 our first duel three inch figure combo pack for Valentine’s Day will be released at D-Streets. This combo features Lady and the Tramp and is an edition size of 2000. It is a nice artist and cartoony take on the two characters that still leaves room for Animation series versions of these two love dogs that can be designed closer to the original animation.

Episode 145 America on Parade

WDWNT on March 1, 2013

Ep. 145 America on Parade

This week we review the Park 13 Haunted Mansion and Tower of Terror LE box sets. We preview the upcoming Indiana Jones series. We have news about Valentine’s Day, Aladdin and Disney Store figures. And we have an interview with Disney Design Group artist Maria Clapsis.

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Episode 103 Magic Mirror

WDWNT on February 6, 2013

Ep. 103 Magic Mirror

This week we announce DV’s March VinylMadness! A contest for custom artists. We also have Matt from Vinylmation Kingdom on the show to make a huge announcement you will not want to miss. MC and I talk about our Top Ten Vinylmation stories from 2012 and look ahead to 2013 with predictions. And of course, we have all the latest news and release dates.

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Disneyland Resort Turns Up the Romance During ‘True Love’ Week, All Part of ‘Limited Time Magic’

WDWNT on January 3, 2013

ANAHEIM, Ca., Jan. 28, 2012 – Love is in the air at Disneyland Resort as fairy tale princesses find true love with their princes, and “happily ever after” becomes a reality. It all happens during True Love Week February 11-17, 2013 at Disneyland Resort.

The weeklong love fest is part of “Limited Time Magic” at Disney Parks, where each week in 2013 guests will be treated to a sprinkling of Disney magic, with fun and surprises that enhance their vacation memories.

During True Love Week, a tapestry of romance is woven throughout the resort — from special entertainment and limited-edition Valentine’s merchandise to candlelit dinners for two and new, themed photo locations offering encounters with beloved Disney sweethearts – all for a limited-time only.

The weeklong event celebrates the love of friends and family, and invites couples to rekindle the flame. Here is the lineup:

Romantic Setting: Guests will feel the romance at every turn, as heart-shaped signage and sweetheart-themed décor adorn Disneyland Park, making it an ideal place to celebrate Valentine’s week.
Blushing Castle: At dusk, hues of red and pink will bathe Sleeping Beauty Castle, with projections of flowers and hearts.
Floral Heart: A giant floral heart makes a sweet setting for a Valentine photo, in Town Square, Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
Valentine Wishes: Flowers, garlands and decorative doves will create a second ideal location around Snow White Wishing Well near Sleeping Beauty Castle. At night, magical lighting adds a romantic touch to the wishing well and Snow White Grotto.
Disneyland Sweethearts: Also near Town Square, guests will find a photo location with resident Disneyland sweethearts – Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck.
Dinners for Two: Romantic dinners for two with prix fixe menus will be offered at select restaurants during the most romantic week of the year. Specially-created menus at Blue Bayou and Café Orleans in Disneyland, Carthay Circle Restaurant in Disney California Adventure Park, Steakhouse 55 at the Disneyland Hotel or Napa Rose in Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel make ideal choices for a romantic evening. To book call 714-781-DINE (714-781-3463).
Cupcake Lovers: Chefs have prepared a specially themed Valentine’s dessert: a chocolate cupcake with raspberry mousse filling and dark chocolate mousse frosting. It will be available at Jolly Holiday Bakery Café in Disneyland, Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Café and Pacific Wharf Café in Disney California Adventure, and Disneyland Hotel Coffee House.
Valentine’s-themed Takeaways: Limited-edition pins, plush, newly-designed apparel and Vinylmations will be available at select merchandise locations.
Ears for your Sweetheart: The classic Disneyland ear hat gets a total glitz makeover just in time for the most romantic time of the year. It will dazzle your Valentine and become the most sophisticated pair of ears in your collection.
Royal Romance: Guests will enjoy a rare opportunity to get photos of Disney Princes as they escort their Princesses along The Royal Walk in Fantasyland. In New Orleans Square, guests will find another pair of sweethearts, Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen.
In Search of True Love: Guests may also encounter the Wandering Wallflowers, in search of “true love.”

The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., will celebrate True Love week with similar in-park offerings. VisitDisneyworld.com for details.

For more information about “Limited Time Magic,” guests may visit www.LimitedTimeMagic.com or search for Twitter hashtag #LimitedTimeMagic.

Valentine’s 2013 Vinylmation Revealed

WDWNT on January 3, 2013

We told you that a Maria Clapsis designed Valentine’s figure would be awesome and we were right. Check it out! (Pic from Vinylmation Exchange and adjusted by us) It’s Cupid. With a bow (like Sagittarius) that you can see at the bottom. There are also hearts in his ears. My only hope is that he has wings too! He’ll be $14.95 and will be available at both D-Streets and Online on January 4th.

What do you think?

New December/January Release Dates

WDWNT on December 3, 2012

With the announcements below we confirm there will be WDW Marathon figures this year as well as another Valentine’s Day commemorative. We have yet to see the actual figures, but the marathons are called “mini medals.” So here is a look at the 2013 medals:

The Valentine’s one is anyone’s guess. We also get details about the 2013 series, a Pixar LE combo and the third Fantasia. We have no clue what order the 2013’s will be released in, but Disney released the calendar from which the figures were inspired in park stores. So i’ll find it and take a look this week. I would assume the order of release would correspond to the months they appear on the calendar. Here is a look at the 13 figures as they were on display at Mickey’s Circus.

We will have to wait until January for the 9/3 Crush and Squirt LE combo. It will have an edition size of 1250 and will retail for $64.95.

The third Fantasia combo is a Parks and Online release featuring Hop Lo & Gold Fish. There are 1500 of them and it will retail for $24.95.

Also in the mix is the seventh junior series installment and a new Disney Vacation Club Piece. The junior series is themed to space and was on display at Mickey’s Circus.

We don’t know for sure, but we can assume the DVC figure will be this design that we saw only in concept art on Vinylnation years ago.

JANUARY 4, 2013
D-Streets
2013 Series – 3-inch figure by Dave Keefer & Maria Clapsis (Edition Size: 2,013 / Retail: $14.95)
Valentine’s Day 2013 – 3-inch figure by Maria Clapsis (Commemorative / Retail: $14.95)

JANUARY 4, 2013
Online
Valentine’s Day 2013 – 3-inch figure by Maria Clapsis (Commemorative / Retail: $14.95)
Vinylmation Jr. Series #7 – In Space (Mystery Box / Retail: $9.95)

JANUARY 10, 2013
D-Streets
2013 Run Disney – 3-inch figure by Maria Clapsis (Commemorative / Retail: $12.95)

JANUARY 10, 2013
D-Street Orlando (And Wide World of Sports?)
Walt Disney World Half Marathon Mini Medal (Open Edition /Retail: $1.95)
Goofy’s Race Marathon Mini Medal (Open Edition / Retail: $1.95)
Walt Disney World Marathon Mini Medal (Open Edition /Retail: $1.95)

JANUARY 11, 2013
D-Streets
Vinylmation Jr. Series #7 – In Space (Mystery Box / Retail: $9.95)
Disney Vacation Club Exclusive 3-inch figure (Open Edition / Retail: $14.95 )

JANUARY 11, 2013
Online
2013 Series – 3-inch figure (Open Edition / Retail: $12.95)
Disney Vacation Club Exclusive 3-inch figure (Open Edition / Retail: $14.95)

JANUARY 18, 2013
D-Streets and Online
Pixar Series #1 – Crush & Squirt, Finding Nemo – 3-inch & 9-inch figure set by Maria Clapsis (Edition Size: 1,250 / Retail: $64.95)

JANUARY 25, 2013
D-Streets and Online
Fantasia Series #3 – Hop Lo & Gold Fish, The Nutcracker Suite – 3-inch figure set by Thomas Scott (Edition Size: 1,500 / Retail: $24.95)

Release Weekend News

WDWNT on February 9, 2012

A few interesting notes about the latest slue of Vinylmation releases. First off, D-Tour. One of the original six designs that we saw Disney release photos of was NOT available for purchase at D-Street this weekend.

Flowers & Vines has not yet, to our knowledge seen the store shelves. In it’s place was a design Disney hadn’t told us about.

Headphones Mickey, a figure we reported for sale on eBay a few days ago, is fully stocked at D-Street. Here’s a peek at the shelf as it looked last night.

I saw a lot of interest in these new designs. We also learned via Disney Artist Eric Caszatt’s Twitter that: “Artists at DDG created flat 2D art that Maria Clapsis translated to the Vinylmation Mickey platform.” I was wondering about that as the first thing I did when I ripped open my first D-Tour was check the bottom of the feet… no credit given.

Next up, when Disney released the turn around pictures for the Theme Park Favorites, there were two we had not seen on the series poster.

They are variant designs of the yellow “Classic Fan” figure from the poster. A look in the D-Street display case…

…and the shelves…

…show no sign of the Red and Blue versions. Might these be more variant Cast Traders? In retrospect, this is a great series to have such traders. As this is series geared toward the guests of the parks that are not necessarily into Vinylmation yet and Disney would like to hook them on the idea of trading. A concept that hooked a lot of us into this hobby in the first place. Your thoughts?

Also available this weekend for the first time state side, the Chinese Zodiac series.

No oddities here. And the final release was this 9″ Valentine’s Day piece from Holiday 3.

Also of note around Downtown Disney…

The shelves where stocked with plenty of Astrology, 2012s, Flags and Nerds Rock! (minus Daisy) but notably missing from D-Street were the WDW 40th figures and Sea Creatures. Granted, there are a ton of new releases, so they probably had to move them around property to make space.

We also saw signs that Urban 6 is on sale for Buy One, Get One 50% off. Did you pick up any new Vinylmation this busy weekend?

M.C. Rescues Some D-Street Releases

WDWNT on February 9, 2012

M.C. braved the rain to hit up D-Street today. Let’s see what he found…

Rescuers 2-Pack with Bernard and Bianca from Animation 2 for $26.95. He was excited enough to wake up early and go grab these. I enjoy the design, but not enough to grab them. Especially since I never really had a connection to this movie. No real line reported and plenty of the 2-pack still left. We will probably see them for sale at tonight’s trading event at the Contemporary.

Junior 5 also officially released today. M.C. grabbed some chaser shots. Oddly enough, they were out in the open in the display.

Smoke and Mirrors. Love this one! Looks like Junior 5 is giving us the first clear part Jrs. The smoke is actually painted onto a clear head and body.

Peanut Butter and Jelly. Don’t like as much, but a cool use of a clear purple bottom.

Also today, the 3″ Valentine’s Day figure was out in the stores. This is a very lovely display.

A LOVEly Surprise

WDWNT on January 18, 2012

Update: I have to laugh. As I was typing this update, I went back to the Vinylmation Blog to verify what I had just read… and it changed! They did announce that this vinyl will show up in the Florida and California parks. They originally typed January 22, but then crossed it out and they say “a future date.” Stay tuned.

The Disney Store Online surprised us all with a Valentines Day treat today.

For the first time, Disney has released a special open window Valentines Day 3″ Vinylmation. Right now, it is only available online for $16.95. However, according this description, it is a Disney “Parks” item.

So I would think we may see this in the park stores soon. Here is a closer look at the figure.

The front looks like a top down view into a box of chocolates. You can see the assorted shapes and flavors. What is your favorite taste from a box of chocolates?

The back says “I Love You” and is all red with a golden bow on the body. Overall it is a nice simple design that can be displayed either way. It is a fun representation of Valentines Day. Do you hope your special someone gives you one of these on that special day? And the big question, what would you rather have… this Vinylmation or an actual box of chocolates?

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