ZoMG: Duck Tales at DLR

WDWNT on April 14, 2011


After finally catching up on my lack of sleep the day of the Duck Tales release, I would like to share with you my experience on Friday morning.

There have not been very many limited releases lately, so I went in to this not knowing what to expect. A lot of other releases that I woke up early for and waited for hours ended up being on the shelves for months! (Like Nightmare Before Christmas, DLR Attraction Posters, etc.) I stopped by D-Street the night before to ask if they were planning on opening at 8:00 or 10:00 the next morning. The cast member told me that the store was opening at 10:00 and they would distribute wristbands at 7:00. Uh oh. Wristbands? I knew that meant that there was only a limited amount and that sleeping in wouldn’t be an option.

My mom and I headed to Downtown Disney at 5:15 am, we got there around 5:30 am and there were already 40 people in front of us. We waited for an hour and half until we were given our wristbands. They let us know that we could come back until 1:00 that afternoon and pick up our figures. This was refreshing so now we could go grab something to eat and come back and get in line. We were gone an hour and came back around 9:00 and there were 75 people in line at D-Street already with their wristbands.


Finally at 10:45 we made our way into D-Street and picked up our figures. There were many more people behind us in line and we were so grateful to be in the store buying our Duck Tales!! By 1:00 in the afternoon D-Street made the announcement that they were completely sold out and there would be no more Duck Tales on the floor for the stand-by line!!

I love release days because it gives you a chance to stand in line and chat with other fellow Vinylmation loves and make friends as well as do some trading.

Can’t wait until the next release!

-Zoe

ZoMG: New Shape Drama

WDWNT on April 12, 2011

I am very torn about how to feel about reading this news on April 11th on the Disney’s Vinylmation Blog. I am so sad they are changing the original shape, that made us all fall in love with Vinylmation in the first place; but in the same breath, I also love the idea of making the actual Vinylmation canvas easier to apply designs to, because then we will get better quality Vinylmation! I completely understand the changes, but wish they had kept the buttons, or even just the nose shape (it seems a bit more flat now).
After looking at these changes, one of the first things I noticed was that the actual shape of the Vinylmation seems smoother and a bit fatter. I understand making it smoother because this way the application of paint on the figure is easier which can make the designs more accurate and with fewer flaws. The Vinylmation Blog showed us an example by giving us a sneak peek at a new Pirate Vinylmation. The figure looks brighter and you can see a lot more detail on this new smoother looking face! I don’t want to judge completely until I can see this new shape in person but so far I think that these figures are going to keep getting better and better!! (And I love the Pirates hat!! Great touch!)
Also changing are the hands. I love that the Sea Creature set is going to feature a lot of the new changes such as the claw hands and the fins on the Dolphin and Shark figure. I have been looking forward to this series because I am a huge Little Mermaid fan and anything ‘under the sea’ I have to have it. I am looking forward to seeing the new Vinylmation shape on April 22nd when the Sea Creatures are released!
Another new feature is that the feet are going to be detachable. I love this idea! Not only can Vinylmation artists get a ‘clean crisp look’ like they explained on the Blog, but the artists can now design around the bottom of the belly! For people who like to create their own customs this is going to add a whole another level! I can’t wait (Although they haven’t announced the change to CYO yet). I also got very excited when reading that these new feet will add to “future accessory opportunities”. I think accessories are such a fun touch to Vinylmation and now with the new hand design they will be able to hold accessories better and also with the new feet will be able to attach new things! The possibilities are endless.

-Zoe

ZoMG: New Wish-A-Littles at D23

WDWNT on January 1, 1970

The countdown to D23 is on! These past few weeks Disney has been giving us sneak previews at what we can expect to see at the D23 Expo. This is all so exciting. The first Expo in 2009 was SO much fun. I can’t wait to see what Disney has in store for us this year!

Today I found out from my good friends over at Destination Vinylmation that Kidada Jones will be on hand at the D23 Expo on Sunday August 21st at 1pm to sign and take photos with guests, as well as debut the new fall Wish-A-Littles.

I cannot contain my excitement. As you have seen in some of my past posts, I am a HUGE Kidada fan. I was so excited when I heard about this collaboration with the Disney Store, and now we are finding out there is even more to come!!

The last set of Wish-A-Littles that were released were, Snow White, Cinderella, Tiana, and Belle. Now, the next set of Wish-A-Littles that are going to make their debut at D23 are, Ariel, Tinkerbell, Alice and Jasmine. These figures look incredible. They go perfectly with the previously released Princesses. I am so happy that Kidada decided to include Ariel – since after all she is my favorite. I will have to personally thank her at the Expo!

Here are some photos of the new Wish-A-Littles

 Ariel
My favorite. I love the way she designed this one. They all have that cute look like they are laughing and I love the small details she added to Ariel, like the flower in her hair. I will definitely purchase this Wish-A-Little at the Expo and maybe even have her sign it!
Tinkerbell
I love how her classic green dress fits perfectly on this mold. She looks adorable.
Alice
Now Alice is not an official Princess but we will let her slide because she looks so darn cute! I love the bow in her hair, this turned out perfect!
Jasmine
I love the colors on this one, especially the details on her headband and earrings. She looks beautiful.

Inside each Kidada Wish-A-Little there is a charm necklace. I can’t wait to see what each girl will have inside. Maybe Ariel will have a shell, Tinkerbell could have a wand, Alice could have the white rabbit, or maybe the eat me/drink me bottles; Jasmine could have the lamp or maybe even her kitty raja. The possibilities are endless.

I will be there in line to meet Kidada at 1pm; hopefully I will see you guys there!

I can’t wait to see what else will be available from the Wish-A-Little line when it debuts at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California next week August 21st.

-Zoe

ZoMG: The Lion King

WDWNT on January 1, 1970

I am so excited to talk about this upcoming Vinylmation set! The Lion King is one of the best Disney movies and I really think everyone is going to respond well to this collection! There are so many great characters that Disney could incorporate into this newly anticipated series and I am going to brain storm some ideas here with you guys!

We already mentioned on the site, we have Banzai (Villains 1) and Simba (Animation 1) but that doesn’t mean these characters wont be repeated. I am first of all assuming that this set will be the new mold just because the photo of Mufasa looks like the new mold shape, which means they could remake/innovate these characters to look even more amazing on the new mold.

We already have Mufasa so that is one character. Mufasa looks amazing. I like the way that his face is so big it takes up the whole body just about, it really makes him look ferocious!
Now going through the classic Lion King characters there are so many to choose from. Here are some of my guesses.
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Simba – There will 100% be another Simba figure. He is the Lion King after all. The Simba from Animation 1 is a younger looking Simba so maybe this set will have an older version or both!
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 I just can’t wait to be king Simba – Simba with the leaves all around his head
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Nala – Simba’s best friend/girlfriend – Young Nala or Older Nala
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Sarabi – Simba’s mommy
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Timon – regular or maybe Timon in a hula skirt
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Pumba
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 Zazu
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Rafiki – This figure would be great! They should definitely give him an accessory of his stick! It would fit perfectly into the new Vinylmation molds hand!
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Scar
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Pride Rock related figure – maybe with Rafiki holding up baby simba
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Elephant graveyard related figure – maybe with all three hyenas   

I’m sure there are more things that I’m forgetting but let’s talk about this! Let me know in the comments what you guys are thinking!! We will have to wait and see the final product on August 29th when they are released!
– Zoe

ZoMG: Pirate Vinylmation Invade Disneyland

WDWNT on January 1, 1970

Last week after picking up my Pirates of the Caribbean Vinylmation I figured I would go and have some fun at Disneyland. After walking around the park for a while, my bad seemed a bit too light. When I looked down into my D-Street bag, the six Pirate figures that I purchased were missing! There was only one place they could be… the Pirates of the Caribbean ride! Luckily I got there in time before they could manage to get inside so there wasn’t too much damage. 
First I saw, the Dirty Foot Pirate and the Dirty Pig playing in,
of course the dirt outside of the Pirates ride.
Then I spied the Hook Handed Pirate and the Pirate Crew Member lurking in the actual sign in front of the ride. Everyone kept staring at them and they couldn’t understand why.
Then as I entered the line I spotted Jack Sparrow reading the sign that explains the ride to guests. He was intrigued to find out what was in these dark mysterious caverns, maybe treasure? Rum?
Finally, they decided to meet up with Tiny at the Pirates of the Caribbean fountain right before you enter the ride. I was able to grab them all in time before they went inside and stirred up even more trouble! – Zoe