VINYL NATION

OK I've finally got some time to sit and blog about my latest toy obsession. Disney's Vinylmation. These are 3" and 9" Vinyl Mickey's that are each designed by an artist to fit the sub-genres of each release. A few months ago the first batch of these came out, Disney Vinylmation Parks Series 1. 18 designs that reflected the spirit of the Theme Parks were chosen (12 Small, 6 Large)

Exhibit A)

So here is the first set of 12 3" figures, 11 of these are known and there is 1 rare chase figure. These figures are blindboxed so you don't know what you get til you've opened it.

Here is a better look at the 11; Mickey in the Electrical Parade, Fireworks Mickey, Mickey as Monorail Red, Mickey as Poison Apple from Snow White, The Yeti from The Matterhorn, Kermit the Mouse,Figment the Dragon from WDW, Some funky stars like the Disneyland hotel, Mickey as SMRT-1 the robot from Epcot, Teacups Mickey, and Haunted Mansion Wallpaper Mickey.
and here's a better look at the Chase Red Mickey balloon.

The 9" figures are...


Small World, Animal Kingdom Safari, Disney Cruisline, Waterparks (Innertube), The Infamous E ticket Coupon, and Haunted Mansion (this one came with a special black 3" which gives you a cool sense of scale between the 3 and 9 inch figures)

Then came the Urban Series made up of 11 3" figures, 1 chase 3" figure, and 4 9" figures
Exhibit B)

These are the 11 blindboxed figures. The chase figure in this collection is an all gold figure designed by Randy Noble. It's probably my favorite of the set.


Then there are the 4 9" ones...


This time around there is Robot, Mummy, Dragon, and Mortimer


All the figures in this collection are just fun designs the artists threw onto some Mickeys, they don't necessarily have any connection to Disney. Of course there are some exceptions, of the smaller figures "OOPSIE" is an upside down Mickey Mouse, and "PIRATES" has a pattern and logos based on the Pirates of the Caribbean films. In the larger ones, the Mummy allegedly has some relationship to Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas, and Mortimer was Mickey's original name and is also the name of Mickey's Nemesis.

A cast exclusive Mickey was released last week (yes, i did get it ;p) It's just Mickey wearing a cast member name badge. And Park Series 2 will be releasing in MAY. There is so much info regarding these awesome toys that I can't really throw it all in a blog. But a great place to check out if you are interested in these is VinylNation. They just listed some news on an upcoming Muppet line which would be absolutely sick. I dig em. Go browse around.