Nick LoCicero 
Destination Vinylmation: You were a featured artist at The Customation Project a few weeks ago and you came up with some astonishing figures. Chelsey: As I mentioned, I want to take my custom to a next level. Well, here it is. DV: Ok, this first one is California Adventure’s Grizzly River Run. Tell us all … Read more
Update: More pictures from Johnna and Freddie from inside the event Javier Soto custom Our favorite haunts Freddie and Johnna… but there was only room for ONE of them to stay. The ballroom organist Noah Noah performs live art Noah performs live art Noah performs live art Noah’s event painting Update: More pictures from Johnna and Freddie … Read more
Steve Jobs will be missed in the world of technology, but he also held a unique position in the history of the Disney company: In 1986, Jobs bought The Graphics Group (later renamed Pixar) from Lucasfilm’s computer graphics division for the price of $10 million. After years of unprofitability selling the Pixar Image Computer, it … Read more
by Nick LoCicero I had the great pleasure of hanging out at Walt Disney World on Saturday, October 1st for the 40th celebration. I’d like to share with you some of my favorite pictures I took on that day. (click to enlarge) The line waiting to get in at about 7am Noah signs at Diamond … Read more
This is one of the oddest chaser stories we have seen. Disney, usually shy about posting pictures of chasers before they are released, posted the Park 7 chaser on the Vinylmation website today: This is made even more odd because of the Park 7 pin we have already seen: Add on top of that, the lengthy discussion we had … Read more
While at the trading event before the Florida Project, we met a custom artist that was garnering a ton of attention. Pam Murray from Orlando, Fl has created some classic Disney characters as well as at least one character that Disney artists will never be allowed to touch. Destination Vinylmation: You have a very artistic … Read more
Today we feature Vinylmation Custom Lindsey from New York. Living 1,200 miles away from Walt Disney World hasn’t deterred her spirit. She creates custom pieces under the name Vinylmation Chic Customs. Let’s take a look at her work. Destination Vinylmation: Were you into creating artwork before custom vinylmation? Lindsey: Yes, I have always loved looking … Read more
In a month, Destination Vinylmation will be celebrating it’s one year anniversary. As part of the celebrations we are going to have an awards show for the best of vinylmation from the past year. So starting today we’d like all our readers and listeners to nominate people and figures in the following categories. We will … Read more
Ep. 040 Confetti We celebrate our 40th episode with a quick talk about WDW’s 40th Anniversary. Then we run down news including release dates for Alice, Park 7, and more. We answer a few Mystery Mailbag questions, and we reveal our big listener vote for our 1st Annual Anniversary Awards Show. Listen Now: Standard Podcasts … Read more
interview conducted by DV reporter Lee Destination Vinylmation: What got you started with wanting to put your own style onto a Vinylmation Canvas? John Ward: I started creating vinyls as soon as I saw that Disney was selling Create Your Own figures. I’ve always been creative and have loved Disney for as long as I … Read more
Congratulations to Cesar and all the artists involved in The Customation Project. It was an event held in California on September 24 showcasing the talents of custom Vinylmation artists. We would like to share some pictures and a video from the event. The full photo album, and believe me, you MUST see it, can be viewed … Read more
While at the D23 Expo in August, I was mesmerized by all the upcoming Disney Vinylmation on display. But M.C.’s attention was caught by many of the non-Disney created figures at the show. One custom artist in particular had some unforgettable pieces on display. Ryan Marella is a custom artist from California and you are … Read more
On the heals of the UK Disney Store Online’s release of the London exclusive Vinylmation, the US Disney Store Online has followed suit with select NYC exclusive figures now available for cyber purchase. Only two of the 9″ figures are available… Hey Taxi and New York, New York The interesting note here is the price. … Read more
The Disney Store has just made it much easier to hand over your paycheck to Disney anytime, anywhere. The new Disney Store app for smart phones and the iPad was made available for download today. It’s a Free pick up at the app store, so I grabbed it and took it for a test run. … Read more
This Spotlight is a little out of the ordinary for us. Normally, we bring you custom Vinylmation artists from around the world. But recently, we were contacted by one of our listeners Gyophry showing us his unique Disney-themed works of art. So, with Halloween right around the corner, today we will feature Gyophry’s pumpkin carvings. … Read more
We have a ton of international readers that will enjoy this news. Our friends over at Vinylmation World found out that the London Bus and London Taxi, both 9″ exclusives at the Oxford St. Disney Store, are now available at the Disney Store Online UK. Link to London Bus Link to London Taxi For those … Read more
