Release Day: February 24, 2012

I don’t know about you, but I kind of like the surprise of recent release days. Not knowing what’s to come only days before Friday, or in some cases on the day itself. Today, the 9″ Park 7 Main Street Electrical Parade LE 1500 figure was released at D-Streets and Online. Thanks to the Online … Read more

Animation 2 Photoshoot

We couldn’t keep them boxed up. The figures from Animation 2 wanted to check out Walt Disney World. So Austin and I took them around the parks to see their favorite spots. Austin added some captions too. And as always, there are plenty more pictures from this shoot on our Facebook page. Attention: We found … Read more

New Star Wars Figures Coming Soon

by Nick LoCicero I’ve been waiting so long for these! The Disney Parks Blog has announced a March release for the Disney Character Star Wars Series 5 set. Series 5 will feature Huey, Dewy and Louie as Jawas and then, for the first time, a few Clone Wars figures made the cut. Donald Duck as … Read more

Illegal Song Download

Looks like a Disney Store in California may have leaked Disney Store Tunes Vinylmation out early. An eBay seller from Mission Viejo, CA has Country Daisy and Classical Mickey up for sale. Seller reports they are “in hand.” These pictures sure look like they do. I love daisy’s hat and her outfit looks very colorful. … Read more

Exclusive Paris Disney Store Vinylmation

Thanks to @vmparis for the pic. My take is its plain and simple but might be fun and a ggood rep for the city. Your thoughts?

California’s Trade Show 2/17/12

Zoe stopped by the trade show tonight at Disneyland. Big crowd. Lots of new pins being shown, but no new vinylmation. Also there was a whole table by Evilos. Check it out. Love those light up Trons! Did anyone go and get any good trades? Let us know!

Now’s the time to buy at Disney Stores

According to this email we got from the Disney Store, they are having a sale this weekend. In both Disney Stores and the Online. Just print out the coupon or type in the code “HAPPY25”. Happy shopping! What will you be picking up?

Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artist Kevin Graham

When Rhode Island artist Kevin Graham emailed us his 9″ Patch custom, we were very impressed. When we looked over his website and resume, we were blown away. Destination Vinylmation: You have had a great career creating some work that our readers may be familiar with. Tell us a little about what you do. Kevin … Read more

The Pinstripes Take the Field at Times Square

With Linsanity taking over the Garden and the Giants just bringing home another Super Bowl trophy, the furthest thing from a New York sports fan’s mind are the Yankees. But Spring Training is right around the corner and Disney has released the 3″ New York Yankees MLB Teams figure at the NYC Times Square Disney … Read more

Mickey’s Circus Tease

This year’s major trading event at WDW is themed, Mickey’s Circus. The September 7-9, 2012 event is the equivalent of last year’s Florida Project and will feature a variety of merchandise, product reveals and trading opportunities for both pin and Vinylmation collectors. We have already seen the poster for the event… This poster lends some insight into … Read more

Breaded Cat!

Let’s Trade! March 2nd at WDW

Hot on the heals of a late January event, Disney has announced another Vinylmation and Pin trading event for Walt Disney World. This event will be held on Friday, March 2 from 6p-9p at the Contemporary Resort Fantasia H Ballroom. It’s great to see another event less than 2 months apart. It’s fun to trade and we … Read more

It’s a Wrap: Annemarie’s Wuzzles

Even though this is Annemarie’s column we decided to interview her about her latest creation, Wuzzles custom vinylmation. DV: The Wuzzles only had a 13 episode run, but apparently had a big impact on you. Tell us why you choose these characters as the subject of your latest customs. Annemarie: I barely remember the actual … Read more

Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artist John Ward

John wrote this message he wanted to share with our readers: The piece is called, “26.2 with Donna.”  That is a runners weekend that has been held here in Jacksonville for the past 4 years. There is a marathon, half marathon, 5K and a marathon relay.  All in an effort to put a stop to … Read more

Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artists Nick and Rachel

I just finished my third Vinylmation custom figure and the second in my Donald Duck Cast Member series. It’s great to see more and more of you out there picking up a paint brush and giving it a go at your own creations. It is daunting at first, and I had the fortune of having … Read more

Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artist Cesar Diaz

Destination Vinylmation: Why was captain america chosen as the subject for this custom? Cesar: I made this custom for a friend of mine who I asked to help me advertise The Customation Project last year. In return I would make him a 9″ vinyl of his choice. And so Captain America was the chosen one. … Read more