Urban 7 Love Connection

WDWNT on July 26, 2011

We showed you the photos from Urban 7’s trip to DHS and told you about the love that blossomed out of it. We got our hands on these pictures of Dizturb and Zombie School Girl getting close and comfortable with each other.

First they checked out a flick on Hollywood Blvd.
Then they went to an Aerosmith concert
In a trip to the Pizza Planet arcade, Dizturb tried to win a claw machine prize
While there, they saw the photo booth, and had to get some memories of this day…

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Hits Shore August 19

WDWNT on July 25, 2011

Update: 8/11/11 Disney just announced that the release date of 20000 will be postponed a week to August 19th.

The 9″ + 3″ Park 6 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea figure will be a Disney Store Online exclusive on August 12 19th. It is LE 1000.

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Today, on the Disney Parks Blog, Caley Hicks, who designed the 9″ figure, talked about this classic attraction:
“When I was younger, I visited the Magic Kingdom each month with my dad,” explained Caley. “I loved the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction, particularly the mermaids. I was eager to design something for Vinylmation to pay tribute to the attraction.”

Take a look at the concept art.

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Casey also talked about what went into this design:

“I learned that getting the squid to wrap around the Mickey Mouse shaped form was more difficult than I first thought,” continued Caley. “I used countless sheets of tracing paper to get the image correct. The finished figure looks wonderful, so it was worth the effort.”

Disney Artist Jason Zucker designed the 3″ Diver figure. This is one of my most anticipated Vinylmation. What about you?

Room For 1 More?

WDWNT on July 25, 2011

We brought you the news that there will in fact be a special Vinylmation for purchase at the Room For 1 More event celebrating the Haunted Mansion at 40 on September 30. Registration for the $285 event was up on July 20. So if you don’t have a ticket by now, you are probably going to have to look for the Vinylmation in the secondary market. But here is what the 3″ figure looks like:

 A little underwhelming for my taste. Come on, we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion here. But the design is neat with the ghoul peaking out of a doom buggy. Then on the back, you can see the event logo and a question that haunts each and every guest to the classic attraction. This 3″ figure comes packaged with an Ear Hat and Pin. It’s LE 500 and designed by Monty Maldovan.

The Ear Hat is a different story. I love the look of this one pulling the colors of the wallpaper for the hat. The hitchhiking ghosts on the front. And the portraits on the ears.

Fourth Urban 7 Variant- Clear Paint Splatter

WDWNT on July 24, 2011


Still yet another variant in Urban 7 series. Several people let us know that ebay had this Clear Paint Splatter. If you want this one, groebuck is trying to sell it now for $175. Thanks to everyone who pointed us to this!

Third Urban 7 Variant- Black Phone

WDWNT on July 23, 2011

Yet another variant in Urban 7 series. Several people let us know that ebay had this Black Telephone. Personally, I like this one so much more then the Red one. So lets try to get me one! Just kidding. But if you want this one, azraelsbane is trying to sell it now for $250.

Thanks to Breanna for this picture of her variant!

Robots Vinylmation Chaser

WDWNT on July 23, 2011

Well the time has come again to reveal another of this week’s release’s chaser. This picture was taken from sfmissionfinds’s eBay auction.

And now the Chaser for Robots!

What do you think???

Second Urban 7 Variant- Cyclops

WDWNT on July 23, 2011


Well it looks like the Alien is not the only variant in Urban 7. Nick J pointed us to an ebay auction where the seller, ljmendelsohn, sold this green variant of the Cyclops for $175!

Urban 7 Chaser and Combo Topper

WDWNT on July 22, 2011

Well the time has come again to reveal this week’s release’s chaser and combo topper.

Urban 7 Combo Topper

I actually like this one. The color works for me. Seems like a Metal Mickey (like one of the exclusive Pop Vinyl for Comic Con)
Thanks to J for the heads up.
The combo topper will be available from D-Streets and online on August 5th.

And now the Chaser! It was found on eBay by seller tjmoudy1. Thanks to all who pointed us to it!

(Click on the mystery chaser icon to see the chaser pic)

What do you think???

Spotlight On: Disney Store Artist Oskar Mendez

WDWNT on July 22, 2011

All this week, we are taking a look at the Disney artists behind the Robots Vinylmation series. There has also been a ton of Robot news announced. Make sure to check out Robots Explained, Robots Uncovered, Podcast Ep. 30, Robot Artist Signing, a look at the great packaging, our review of Robots, and of course, Disney’s “When Robots Attack!” video for more Robots coverage.

Oskar Mendez
Graphic Designer / Illustrator
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The son of Senior Character artist, Gerald Mendez, Oskar Mendez literally followed in his father’s footsteps. Born in Mexico City, Oskar came to the US when he was 4 and graduated from Art Center college of Design in Pasadena, CA before stepping into his first job at the Disney Store. Now Oskar’s been at the Disney Store for 4 years and is designing Vinylmation like Communication Bot and the limited edition Reflector Bot from the Robots series.

Reflector Bot 9″

Oskar gets his inspiration primarily from animation artists old and new, such as Peter de Seve, Claire Wendling and Heinrich Key… to name a few. Oskar loves to draw from life and paint when he gets the chance.

What are some other Vinylmation Oskar Mendez has designed?

Maleficent 9″
Villains 1
Aurora Jr.
Villains 1
Kaa
Villains 1