Lombard St. Vinylmation Release and Artist Signing

Hey all you Vinylmation fans!

Looks like we’re going to San Francisco… Be sure to wear your Disney Store gear!

To celebrate the release of the Lombard St. 3’’ Vinylmation™, our San Francisco Stockton Street store will be opening early at 8am on Saturday, May 12^th for an exclusive Artist Signing event. Vinylmation artist, Enrique Pita, will be present from 8am to 10am to meet fans and sign figures that he is responsible for designing.

Read about the super-talented Enrique Pita below!

Enrique Pita – Senior Designer

For Disney Store Senior Designer, Enrique Pita, it’s always been a dream to work for Disney. Born in Havana, Cuba, Enrique moved to the US in 1980 and studied commercial art design at LA Trade Tech College. Since then, Enrique used his expertise to expand his career throughout a number of industries including print press, typography, illustration and graphic design for companies like Guess, Tiltworks and Jerry Leigh. At Disney Store, Enrique creates artwork for everything from t-shirt graphics, styleguides to Vinylmation. His recent creations include Vinylmation from the Furry Friends, Robots, Disney Villains 2 and City Specific series. An avid Disney fan, Enrique calls himself a “collector who creates collectibles”, and is proud to show off his robust collection of Disney figurines both at home and in the office.

We kindly ask that fans do not line up prior to 7:00 am. Enrique will only sign figures that he designed himself. There will be a purchase limit of eight (8) 3-inch Vinylmation™ figures per guest per day and signing limit of two (2) figures per guest, while supplies last (Note – talent appearance is subject to change without notice).

Who’s planning on heading to the Stockton Street store to get their Vinylmation pieces signed? What do you think of the Lombard St. Vinylmation? I love Enrique’s interpretation of the famous street!

Head over to DisneyStore.com/Vinylmation to check out more Vinylmation series!

Liz

NEW! Vinylmation Facebook Store

Calling all Vinylmation fans!

Looking for that one-stop shop for all your Vinylmation needs? Then look no further! Disney Theme Park Merchandise just recently revealed a brand new Vinylmation Facebook Store—a place for fans to shop, share, vote and receive special offers that can’t be found anywhere else. Located on the Vinylmation Facebook Fan page, this new Vinylmation Facebook Store is the perfect place to unite with fellow fans and expand your Vinylmation collection!

But that’s not all!

As you become an active user of the new Vinylmation Facebook Store, you’ll have an opportunity to collect exclusive virtual Vinylmation badges! These badges will help you unlock special offers from Disney Theme Park Merchandise—the more badges you collect, the more special offers you’ll receive. What a great gift for being a Vinylmation fan!

Fans of the Vinylmation Facebook Store will also be able to shop select new series before they are released at Disney Parks, Disney Stores or DisneyStore.com. Not only new series, but also Facebook Exclusive Vinylmation figures only available at the Facebook Store, just like the one below! 

What a perfect place for all your Vinylmation needs! The Vinylmation Facebook Fan page and new Facebook Vinylmation Store are definitely worth checking out—so what’re you waiting for? Head on over to Facebook to be a part of all the action!

Which Disney characters are you hoping to see in Vinyl form this year? I’m hoping for some new Dumbo designs, or perhaps Ariel!

Liz

25th Anniversary, Day 17: Vinylmation Past & Present

Do you know the name of the Disney collectible toy line where figures like this come from?

If you answered Vinylmation, then you’d be correct! These awesome little figurines are taking the world by storm with their ever-changing artwork in each new series design. They have become quite the collecting sensation!

Vinylmation is a fun and affordable collectible designer toy originally created by Disney Theme Park Merchandise. With its exclusive releases and blind boxes, Vinylmation is all about creative expression and the mysterious thrill of the chase.

Park #1, first Vinylmation series released by Disney Theme Park Merchandise.

Devising a name for this unique collectors item came when Disney Cast Members thought to combine the word “Animation” with the world “Vinyl,” which is the medium upon which the creative designs are expressed. Currently the figure form used for the Vinylmation figurines is shaped like Mickey Mouse; however, artists do not consider themselves redesigning the famous mouse, but rather using the form as a blank three-dimensional canvas upon which Disney artists can express their creativity.

Vinylmation’s history with Disney Store is relatively young, as it was first announced in June 2010 that select Disney Stores would be carrying special series designed via a new line up of Disney Store artists. The Montebello, California location was the first of the stores to carry Vinylmation.

In November of 2010 a team of artists was assembled to help design Disney Store’s own exclusive New York City themed Vinylmation figurines that debuted at the grand opening of Disney Store Times Square.

Following the exclusive release of NYC Vinylmation figurines, Disney Store followed with the first set of the wildly popular Villains series in January 2011. After these first Villains wreaked havoc at Disney Stores, they paved the way for a whole slew of new Vinylmation series designed exclusively for Disney Store. These series have included city-specific exclusives, Disney’s The Lion King, Villains 2, Tunes, and of course the totally awesome Robots. Want to know if your Vinylmation piece is a Disney Store creation? Check the bottom of your figurine for a unique artist signature! You might recognize some of the signatures below!

Disney Store artist Oskar Mendez has helped design a number of Vinylmation series for Disney Store.

9" and 3" Vinylmation figurines from Disney Store's Villains series.

With their adorable, creative, and artistic designs, it is hard not to love Vinylmation figurines. Disney Store has an exciting year of Vinylmation planned, with new and never-before-seen series in store for Guests. We have an amazing set of artists on hand at Disney Store who are hard at work creating innovative and imaginative series of your favorite Disney characters. Be sure to get your exclusive Vinylmation information here at The Buzz as we keep you up-to-date on the latest figurine details!

If you haven’t seen our awesome Robots video yet, check it out below!

 

What is your favorite Vinylmation series? Any figures you are hoping to see in the coming year?

16 days to go!

Liz

Furry Friends Vinylmation Announcement

Dear Disney Store Guests:

It is our commitment to offer high-quality merchandise and unfortunately the application of the Furry Friends Vinylmation artwork did not meet our standards.  As such, we are no longer selling the product.

We have not yet decided whether or not the collection will be re-released in the future, but we are offering a full refund to any Guest who is dissatisfied with his or her Furry Friends Vinylmation purchase. If you would like to return your Furry Friends Vinylmation figure(s), please return the merchandise to the nearest Disney Store or via DisneyStore.com and we will happily provide a refund for the full amount (or we will exchange your Furry Friends figurine for a Vinylmation figurine from any other series, if available).

Disney Store is still committed to supporting ASPCA’s work and will donate $1 for each Furry Friend Vinylmation produced, for a magical donation of $60,000. We apologize to our Guests for any inconvenience. 

Thank you,

Are you TUNED in?

Happy Tuesday Everyone! Or should I say, Happy Tunes Day?

That’s right! Buzz reader Jason Alder hit the right note with his guess of Tunes as the name of the new musical genre Vinylmation™ series being released by Disney Store!

The line-up brings six different musical styles to life using what I think are some very fitting Disney characters:

•     Pop 80’s Dale
•     Disco Goofy
•     Country Daisy
•     Classical Mickey
•     Classic Rock Donald
•     Punk Rock Stitch

Take a sneak peak at these awesome photos of a few characters from the series!

Pop 80's Dale is jammin' to some 80s beats!

Looks like Classical Mickey has his gloves full conducting an orchestra.


Goofy is pretty groovy in that white suit. Far out!

Being a loyal fan of the 80s (I definitely still own some neon hair scrunchies!), I think Pop 80’s Dale is totally rad. Although I can’t wait to see what Country Daisy looks like- she’s always so adorable!

What’s your favorite musical genre of the bunch?? Share with us in the comments section below!

 

I’ve got the beat,

Liz

Want to stay up-to-date on all things Vinylmation? Follow our Official Disney Vinylmation blog HERE!

Release the Hounds! And Other Lovable Disney Critters

Hello Buzz Readers!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted due to the hustle and bustle of the New Year, but I come with a fun reminder and an exciting sneak peak for all our Vinylmation™ fans!

Tomorrow, January 7^th is South Coast Plaza’s (Costa Mesa, CA) early-release Artist Signing of Furry Friends Vinylmation from 10:30a.m. – 1:30p.m. Our wonderfully talented artists that designed the series will be on hand to meet fans and sign the figures they personally designed. Check out my previous post on the Furry Friends Artist Signing for complete artist list and event information!

My favorite is still Peter Pegasus, but Patch has also stolen my heart! 101 Dalmatians was one of my all-time favorite movies on VHS as a young girl.

Some of the Furry Friends were spotted playing around our Disney Store offices! See who we caught on camera below.

Oliver seems to be searching for some milk.

Looks like Francis, Trusty, and Percy made their way over to the Kennel!

What dog doesn't love water? Pluto is playing around in our Disney Store fountain.

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And now for our Sneak Peak to test your Vinylmation knowledge!

A new series is being released from the DJs over at Disney Store. In this open box series, we bring a little melody into your day with the help of six of our favorite Disney characters. One of our other Official Disney Blogs released the series information a few days ago! Play detective to find out where!

Think you know the name of this upcoming series?? Leave your guess in our comment section and find out if you're right! Here is a little image hint to help with your private-eye investigation:

Chip? Or Dale? What's playing on those headphones?

Stay tuned for the full release of this amazing line-up!

Liz

Furry Friends Vinylmation Artist Signing at South Coast Plaza

Hello friends!

We have exciting news for all you Vinylmation™ fans and animal lovers!

To celebrate the release of Furry Friends Vinylmation™, South Coast Plaza (Costa Mesa, CA) will host an early-release Artist Signing event on Saturday, 1/7, from 10:30a.m. – 1:30p.m.  Jim Valeri, Gerald Mendez, Enrique Pita, Quincy Sutton, and Matthew Chittavanichprapa, the artists that designed the series, will be on hand to meet fans and sign the figures they were responsible for creating.  Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts, Oskar Mendez will not be able to attend.

Furry Friends Series

Max – Oskar Mendez (unavailable)

Francis – Oskar Mendez (unavailable)

Oliver – Gerald Mendez

Patch – Gerald Mendez

Trusty – Jim Valeri

Tramp – Jim Valeri

Meeko – Jim Valeri

Pluto – Enrique Pita

Peter Pegasus – Quincy Sutton

Percy – Quincy Sutton

Marie – Matthew Chittavanichprapa

The new Furry Friends Vinylmation™ series!
Prince Eric's loyal friend, Max, from The Little Mermaid.

 
Your favorite furry characters from Pocahontas and Oliver & Company.

Aren’t they adorable?! Being a huge fan of the original Fantasia, my favorite is Peter Pegasus! Which is your favorite character in the series?

Go to DisneyStore.com/Vinylmation to check out more Vinylmation™ series!

Liz

Guests may bring their figure(s) in or purchase in-store and choose which figures they would like signed. Purchase limit of eight (8) 3-inch Vinylmation™ per style per Guest a day, or two full trays. Please note that artists will only sign Vinylmation™ figures they have designed. Each Guest is limited to two (2) pieces signed per artist.

Retweet to Win our Share the Magic Prize Pack

In the spirit of the holidays, Disney Store would like to 'Share the Magic' by offering the chance to win the ULTIMATE Disney Store Holiday Prize Package featuring the Top 10 Gifts of the Season!

To enter for a chance to win our Share the Magic Prize Pack, simply retweet any of our @DisneyStore tweets with the hashtag  #ShareTheMagic this weekend! Rules can be found here.

One lucky winner will receive the following 10 holiday gifts...

 

     
        

 

1. Disney Animators' Collection Snow White Doll -- 16'' H 
2. Cars 2 Lightning McQueen Remote Control Vehicle
   
3. Muppets Plush Toy
   
4. Cars 2 Siddeley Spy Jet Shoot Out Play Set -- 2-Pc.
   
5. Enchanting Disney Princess Costume Wardrobe Set for Girls -- 12-Pc.  (Size Small)
6. Vinylmation Villains 2 Figure -- 3"
7. Singing Rapunzel Doll -- 17'' H
   
8. Pixie Dust Eau de Toilette
   
9. Kidada for Disney Store Wish-a-Little Ariel Figure with Charm Necklace
   
10. Advanced Talking Buzz Lightyear Action Figure -- 12'' H
    

 

To find these amazing gifts and more, visit DisneyStore.com!  

Can you SMELL the Magic?

It’s beginning to SMELL a lot like the holidays…

This week, we launched our newest holiday-inspired Vinylmation series, Jingle Smells! The first ever scented Vinylmation series, Jingle Smells includes four 3”vinyl figures designed and scented to look and smell like Marshmallow, Gingerbread, Chocolate and Candy Cane! Jingle Smells is the perfect holiday stocking stuffer for the entire family.

Come into our stores or order on DisneyStore.com to smell the magic yourselves (Jingle Smells figurines double as festive holiday ornaments, too!)

Check out this video to see how well the Disney Store Cast Members did in our ‘Jingle Smells Smell Test’…

Congratulations to our Villains 2 Vinylmation Sweepstakes Winner!

The lucky winner of Disney Store’s new Villains 2 Vinylmation tray is…Katie Bradley from Simi Valley, CA!

 

Here are the answers to the sweepstakes questions:

1. Which Vinylmation Artist designed the Big Bad Wolf from Villains 2?

        A: Enrique Pita

2. Which character is the villain in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland?

         A: Queen of Hearts

 

Purchase your own tray of Villains 2 Vinylmation at your local Disney Store or on DisneyStore.com/vinylmation.

Thanks to all who participated in the sweepstakes! Check back on The Buzz for more upcoming sweepstakes!