From the Official Blog:

An article that was posted today on the Disney Parks Blog features a sneak preview of a new Vinylmation series coming in late 2012 called Vinylmation – Popcorns.

Thomas Scott, a lead Vinylmation designer,said that the “Disney Design Group artists have re-imagined favorite Disney characters by giving them a hot, fresh look you’ve never seen before.” We can’t wait to see more!

Speaking of Thomas, we’d like to congratulate him for having the Vinylmation figure that won the first ever Vinylmation Vs. Tournament on our official Facebook fan page! Thank you to the many fans who voted each week.

Finally, we have an update about the recently released Vinylmation Jr. – Series #5. There is a small spoiler alert below.

We learned that the trays were accidently assorted incorrectly. If you buy a tray, you will still get the entire series yet the mystery chaser figures were switched.

Each tray will only feature one of each design below.

Originally, the mystery chaser figures were to be these two designs. Each tray now contains two of them.

From the Official Blog:

We have released a specially designed 3-inch figure celebrating Valentine’s Day via our Disney Parks online store today.

This figure resembles a delicious box of Valentine’s Day chocolates and comes packaged in an open window box. The figure will also be released in Disney Parks in California and Florida on January 22. The retail for this figure is $16.95. Below are a few images.

From the Disney Store Bog:

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,

From the Official Blog:

We received word today that the Animation Series 2 will be arriving at the D-Street locations in Florida and California on January 13. The series will also be released in the Disney Stores on that day.

Building off the success of Series #1, this new series will feature 11 known figures and one mystery chaser. There will also be two variant figures in the series. We love the mix of familiar faces as well as some unexpected figures (we’re talking about you – Kim Possible and John Henry).

There will also be a combo pack that will be released on January 13 that features Jiminy Cricket.

To celebrate the release of this series, the D-Street located in Florida will be hosting a special meet and greet with several Disney Design Group Artists on January 13 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The artists currently scheduled to attend include Mike Sullivan, Casey Jones, Monty Maldovan, Thomas Scott, Adrianne Druade and Eric Caszatt.

From the Official Vinylmation Blog:

You can meet several of the Disney Design Group artists behind Vinylmation – Holiday #3 on Friday, December 16 at D-Street located at Downtown Disney West Side. You can meet Caley Hicks, Thomas Scott, Eric Caszatt, Maria Clapsis, Lin Shih, and Casey Jones from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

There will also be several 9-inch figures from Vinylmation – Urban #8 released on December 16 at D-Street in California and Florida. They include:

One final note, today only Disney Theme Park Authentic Merchandise is 25% off when you purchase online at DisneyParks.com/Store. Plus, when you spend $50 or more, your order ships free! Apply promo code PARK25 to receive this special holiday offer.

From the Official Blog:

We have a few Vinylmation related items being released on November 25 just in time for the holidays.

There will be new laptop sleeves for 13-inch and 15-inch laptops as well as laptop decals. The 13-inch sleeves will be $24.95 each while the 15-inch sleeves are $26.95 and are reversable. The laptop decals each have a retail of $8.95. Both items feature the line up pattern and the all over pattern.

These new laptop accessories will be found in multiple locations including D-Street. Also coming to D-Street is a new blank Create Your Own figure that has a brick wall pattern. This 9-inch figure will have a retail of $42.95.

Finally, we promised a look at the new Vinylmation series coming to the Disney Stores on January 9, 2012. It’s called Furry Friends and here are two figures from that series. It will be a limited release mystery series with each figure having a $10.95 retail.

And in celebration of the release of the Vinylmation – Furry Friends series, the Disney Store will donate $60,000 to the ASPCA – $1 for every unit produced! To learn more about how you can help your Furry Friends, visit ASPCA.org today.

From the Official Blog:

On Friday, November 18, we will be releasing a holiday themed figuring featuring Goofy. The figure was designed by Caley Hicks and will be presented in special packaging. Goofy is also holding a lollipop and has a removable hat.

The figure has a retail of $16.95 and will be sold at the following locations:

Walt Disney World® Resort

• D-Street – Downtown Disney® West Side
• Uptown Jewelers – Magic Kingdom® Park
• Emporium – Magic Kingdom® Park
• Frontierland Trading Post – Magic Kingdom® Park
• Merchants of Venus – Magic Kingdom® Park

Disneyland® Resort

• D-Street – Downtown Disney® District
• The Star Trader – Disneyland® Park
• Adventureland Bazaar – Disneyland® Park
• Emporium – Disneyland® Park
• Disneyana – Disneyland® Park

From the Official Blog:

On Friday, the 36th Annual Festival of the Masters returns to the Downtown Disney® Marketplace. Our friends at the Disney Parks Blog have posted a couple of videos featuring Vinylmation®.

Behind The Scene: ‘Mickey Ice Cream Dream’ at the Festival of the Masters at Downtown Disney

Something New For Festival of the Masters at Walt Disney World.

Stay tuned tomorrow as we will have a look at some of the other one-of-a-kind figures being released for this event.

We also have a few updates about some releases coming to the Disney Parks Online store on November 11, 2011.

The recently released Vinylmation – Park Starz #1 will make its debut via DisneyParks.com/Store. We appreciate all of the great feedback we’ve heard about the series. We are glad you enjoy it as much as we do.

Also coming is the release of the Alice in Wonderland series that was also recently released at Disney Parks and the Disney Stores.

Finally there will be three figures from the Urban #7:

Edition Size: 1,500 / Retail: $74.95

Edition Size: 1,000 / Retail: $39.95

Edition Size: 800 / Retail: $39.95

From the Official Blog:

It’s time to raise the curtain on a preview for the upcoming Muppets collection being released in mid-November at Disneyland® Resort.

Muppetational aren’t they? We especially love the accessory collars on the 9″ Vinylmation™ Figures. Artist Noah will be on hand on November 18 to sign his collection, check out ArtofDisneyParks.com for all of the details.

The image above was shared with us by Casey Jones as a special Halloween treat.

Coming up this week, we will have the release of the new Vinylmation™ – Alice in Wonderland series. As a reminder, we have two opportunities to meet Thomas Scott this week:

Mike told us that his favorite thing to eat at Thanksgiving is stuffing. That sounds delish … and so does Cranberry Sauce!

We wish a happy birthday to Lady Liberty today! The 9-inch figure pictured above will be released along with two additional figures on November 7 at the Disney Store in Times Square. November 7 marks the first anniversary of the location in New York City. The figures will also be released via DisneyStore.com on that day.

The Statue of Liberty figure was designed by Jim Valeri. It will be an open edition figure with a retail of $44.95.

Below are images of the two additional figures coming to the store on November 7.

9-inch figure designed by Marcella Lau. This limited edition figure has an edition size of 1,540 and a retail of $49.95.

9-inch figure designed by Oskar Mendez. This open edition figure will have a retail of $44.95.

Further west on November 18, the Disney Store in Chicago will release a new 3-inch figure celebrating one of our favorite music genres – jazz! This figure will be released at both the Michigan Avenue and State Street locations. It was designed by Oskar Mendez and will be packaged in a collectible tin.

One final note … our friends at the Disney Store gave us a heads up on a new series that will be released in early January 2012. They have called the series “Furry Friends” and it will be a mystery series. Several familiar Disney Store artists worked on the series including Enrique Pita, Jim Valeri, Oskar Mendez and Gerald Mendez. There are also two new artists that have created figures for this new series – Quincy Sutton and Matt Chittavanichprapa.

As soon as we get some artwork, we will share on Vinylmation.com.

From the Official Blog:

We have a few photos to share from the recent Park Starz #1 signing event that took place on Friday, October 21 at the D-Street location in Florida. A special thank you to the many fans who attended the event. Casey and Thomas had a great time speaking with many of you.

In other news, Disney Parks Blog author Michelle Harker announced yesterday a special Muppets collection being released in mid-November. Noah along with two of his favorite collaborative artists, Dez Einswell and Jon Chase, will bring characters from The Muppets to life on an array of clothing, original and limited edition artwork, skate decks and Vinylmation.

This program will make its debut at D-Street in the Downtown Disney® District in Anaheim, to a limited number of invited guests on November 17. We welcome everyone to come out for the public launch on Friday, Nov. 18, when artists Noah, Dez and Jon will be on hand for demonstrations and signings. See our sister site – ArtofDisneyParks.com – for all of the details.

Speaking of Noah, we have an exciting announcement about a new figure he is creating for the Disney Parks Online Store – DisneyParks.com/Store. Coming November 18, we will be introducing a Vault 28 section to the online store. Noah is creating this 9-inch limited release figure featuring Maleficent for the store.

Each figure will have a retail of $650 and will be available while supplies last. Basically, the figures will be created once ordered; once completed, the figure will be shipped to you (note that it will take about 6-8 weeks after purchase).

Noah will also be creating four limited edition giclees and five women’s tees for the Vault 28 Online Store.

Mark your calendars for November 18 as it will be an exciting day!