Blind Box Trading – 15

WDWNT on November 29, 2010

Here is a picture of that new 15 cube Vinylmation Mystery Trading Box we talked about last week. As far as I can tell, it’s only at D-Street and World of Disney at Downtown Disney. As of the first post, I wasn’t sure if it was in the parks or not. I was at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom the past week, and they were all still using the 24 cube boxes. Also of note, are the new open trading boxes. Again, I’ve only seen these in Downtown Disney, but the new open boxes are basically open top trays that contain about 8 to 10 Vinylmation that you can choose from to trade for… as opposed to the traditional closed, see through 3 Vinylmation trade boxes. Have you seen either of these anywhere but Downtown Disney? And what do you think about the changes? Have you traded any Jr.’s yet? Let us know what you think.

Happy Thanksgiving!

WDWNT on November 26, 2010

Sorry it took so long to get our Thanksgiving Day post up. I was enjoying the family, food, football and Taylor Swift special. And by the time I went to take the pic, all the turkey was gone! So I snapped a pic of my late night leftover snack.

Holiday 2

WDWNT on November 24, 2010

Thanksgiving is almost here, so most of us are getting into the holiday mood. I bet most of you just received your Holiday 2 Snowglobe 9″ in the past couple days? I just put mine up on the bookshelf next to Prancer 9″. Remember, the Holiday 2 set of 3″ figures comes out next Friday, December 3rd (along with the Vinylmation Ice Cube Trays). Looks like this week the Disney Vinylmation Blog is releasing pictures of the figures from the set. Today they posted the 4th of July Patriot figure. Probably my favorite, being from New England. Maybe I’ll paint “Brady” and a “12” on his back?

Trade City, EPCOT

UPDATE: As of 11/23/10 at 7:30 pm The Snow Globe 9″ + 3″ set was back on the online Disney Store and available to buy!

More Tron at D-Street

WDWNT on November 22, 2010

36 custom hand painted 9″ Tron figures were released at D-Street in FL and CA today. Each figure has unique features and come with a $595.00 price tag. M.C. and I couldn’t find enough change to pick one up, but we did snap some pics for our fellow Vinylmation fans to enjoy. Are you going to get one? If so, let us know, destinationvinylmation@gmail.com. Send us pics of your Tron display.





TRON!

WDWNT on November 22, 2010

First images from d-street Florida. More to come.

Back to Christmas

WDWNT on November 21, 2010


For those of you who were wondering what the back of Prancer looked like, here it is.
And if you wanted some hidden Mickeys check out the holly berries on his collar!

A Little Less Mysterious

WDWNT on November 21, 2010

The trading Mystery Boxes at D-Street and World of Disney have reduced in size from 24 cubes to 15. (email us at destinationvinylmation@gmail.com if you can confirm the change is property wide) The smaller boxes have 3 rows of 5 numbers making them a lot easier for cast members to handle them. Although it does lower the variety at a trading station, it allows the cast member to make a smoother, quicker guest interaction. I don’t know about you, but I’ve seen many a cast member fumble with those awkward boxes. A few times even dropping the figures. I welcome the change. How about you?

This isn’t the blog post you are looking for

WDWNT on November 20, 2010

In today’s clip, Steven talks about the Star Wars Vinylmation package design.
The entire interview with Steven Miller will be released as part of Destination Vinylmation Episode 3 this weekend! Look for it on iTunes or at www.DestinationVinylmation.com. Follow VinylmationCast on Twitter for updates.

Special thank you to Steven Miller and Disney.
Steven Miller is the Project Manager Disney Trading. He works in Disney Merchandise and heads up trading of Pins and Vinylmation as well as some of the Disney social media sites such as the Disney Vinylmation Blog and the Vinylmation Facebook page.

Happy Holidays… or it will be on December 3rd!

WDWNT on November 19, 2010

3″ Holiday Series 2 will be released on December 3rd at Downtown Disney in Orlando and California. Here is a look at the figures from August’s Trade City show:

I’m most excited for the Groundhog and the 4th of July Patriot. How about you?