Going on a Dream Cruise

More news for today. This Captain Donald set we have seen before, but now we know that it is designed by Lisa Badeen and comes along with a a special Vinylmation Jr (those things are everywhere!) The bronze one depicts the statue you will see when you first enter the ship, and the other is that same design, just colorful. I think this set is amazing and I am looking for some way to get it. For those already booked on the cruise, congrats! (You lucky ducks…)

Also available will be a 9″ in the style similar to the previous two 9″ cruise pieces from Park 3. Dan Howard created the Magic and Wonder figures and created this new one too. The only real change is the emblem on the head. Check it out:

Things just keep getting more an more exclusive, how will we all be able to get them all if they are spread out all over the world? Disneyland, NYC, Japan, a cruise… ect

Tell us your thoughts below.

This info was received from the Disney Vinylmation Blog for December 23rd 2010.

More Christmas Cheer!

First, today’s Christmas picture:

Here is Christmas picture #4. Each day this week, Destination Vinylmation will release a Vinylmation Christmas picture here on our site and a different picture at the Destination Vinylmation Facebook page. Enjoy!
Also today, our special Christmas episode of Destination Vinylmation was released on Mousevent. It’s a special story about finding the true meaning of Christmas… the Disney way.

Hatter in Hand

If there is one thing I found out about the Disney Store online is they provide super fast shipping. If you ordered Monday, you probably received your Mad Hatter Vinylmation today. If you haven’t ordered one yet, here it is, up close and personal.

Villains 1 Update

As we noted a couple days ago, Disney posted the upcoming Villains set in the “Vault” page of the official Vinylmation website under the section for Disney Store Exclusives. This prompted the question; “Are these figures currently available in the stores since only released sets go onto the “Vault” page?” I sent a message over to Steven Miller at Disney who is one of the people responsible for Vinylmation and Trading at Disney and he said they are still determining a release date, but the set will “most likely” be released in Japan first, and then will appear “later in January” in the U.S.

I don’t know about you, but I’m not planing a trip to Tokyo Disney in 2011, so since we have to wait a bit longer, here are some 360 images of the Villains.

Shan Yu from Mulan. Looking at the back, that may answer the question I posed on Episode 5 of the Destination Vinylmation podcast.
The Witch from Snow White. Not sure what you could have done with the back, but after seeing the detail of the apple on the front, I was expecting more.
Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmations. She actually is holding her cigarette! Awesome detail on the side of the figure. Way to go! It’s also interesting to note that Villains 1 seems to have artists new to designing Vinylmation. So we should get some fresh takes on these figures.

Villians to Invade Disney Stores across the country!

While looking around the “Vault” at Disney’s official Vinylmation website, I noticed something under the Disney Store Exclusive section.

Looks like this upcoming set will not be available at the Disney Theme Parks, only at your local Disney Store. Click here for a handy Disney Store locator to find the one closest to you.
When you click on the Villains link, you can take a look at 360 images of each of the figures in the upcoming series.
M.C. and I briefly discuss the Villains 1 and Animation 1 series in the latest episode of Destination Vinylmation. At the time of the recording, I hadn’t seen the backs, so I picked out one of my favorites for you right here.
Look at the Steamboat Willie Mickey on the back of Pete!!!! Great detail there. Love that added touch.

Cool Customs by Shaun Myers

I went to the trade show last night at WDW (as seen in the post last night), and while I was walking around looking for something cool to trade I spotted the following Custom Vinylmations.


Squirt

Flower

These amazing customs are the creation of Shaun Myers. I love the detail work on both pieces. The scales on the shell of Squirt and the flowers around Flower are awesome! Look for more great ones from this artist in the future!