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ZoMG: Arial and Goofy Visit DCA

On Friday, two California exclusive Passholder Vinylmation figures were released. Ariel’s Undersea Adventure and Goofy’s Sky School. These two Vinylmation couldn't wait to explore their attractions at Disney's California Adventure and see everything for themselves. Luckily I was there to capture the adventure! We began by following Goofy over to his new ride.

He first checked in with one of his pilots as you can see above, things seem to be going great.

Goofy gave us a tour of the ride. He showed us where they keep his goggles and flight suits.

Goofy then showed off his official... well sort of official flight school permit.

He also showed us his instructor’s license. Looking good Goofy!

Goofy posing with the sky school poster.

Goofy then decided that he was ready to go on the Sky School ride. After months of preparation, the ride was ready to go!

Just hanging in the queue waiting for our turn.

And we're off!

We made it!

That was fun... don’t forget about me in here!

After the ride Goofy showed us a Hidden Mickey! See the tool on the left!

After Goofy’s Sky School we took the Little Mermaid figure around to have her show us around my favorite ride, Ariel’s Undersea Adventure!

Here we are!! Ariel’s Undersea Adventure!

The first stop was the hidden seashells in the ground. Ariel wanted to bring a little piece of the ocean with her to California Adventure; this was a perfect way to do it!

Almost there!

We then got a tour of the inside of the ride, so beautiful.

Almost time to get in the shell and go under the sea!

In the shell ready to go!

We're going under the sea…

Saying hello to Ariel on the surface with flounder. Hey guys!

We got no troubles, life is the bubbles, under the sea!

Glowing!

Go on and kiss the girl!!

Bye guys!

That was so much fun!

As we were about to exit, we discovered a treasure chest over by Prince Eric’s Castle!

We stopped to play in some seaweed on our way out because after all, the seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake.

Swimming with Ariel outside of the ride.

Admiring the beautiful entrance!

Hey look who we found on our way to meet back up with Goofy!

We met back up with Goofy at the Blue Sky Cellar. This is where I would always go to find out all the new things that were happening with the Little Mermaid ride.

And that concludes our trip! Hope you guys enjoyed our adventure and visit Ariel’s Undersea Adventure and Goofy’s Sky School when you get a chance! - Zoe

ZoMG: Ariel Vinylmation and New Ride

Hello everyone! I am currently recovering from an extremely Ariel/Little Mermaid filled past few weeks so please excuse my absence on the site! But no fear I’m back with lots of information on what Little Mermaid things have been going on.

I would like to start this post by saying, The Little Mermaid Ride is the best idea that Disney ever had and also that it will forever be my favorite ride at the parks. (If you didn’t know this already). If you have gotten a chance to ride you know exactly what I am talking about! It is incredible. I have a few pictures here to tease our Florida friends. I cannot wait for the Little Mermaid ride to open in Florida in the next couple years, I will be there opening day!

This is a small piece of the beautiful mural that you see as you walk into the attraction. It was painted by Larry Nikolai who also was the creative director of the entire ride created this mural! (Love him!) I don’t want to spoil the ride for those that haven’t been on yet, but here are a couple more of my favorite parts of the ride.

Here Ariel is singing my favorite song of all time, “part of your world’. I love this part not just because it’s my favorite song but Ariel looks so real, life like almost! When I spoke with Larry Nikolai at the Little Mermaid event on June 11^th, he told me that this is his favorite part of the ride and he loves how Ariel turned out.

Here is Ariel again this time in the ‘Under the Sea’ scene. I love the way her hair looks. It is so beautiful and her tail is so sparkly, I love it. Next I finally visited the newly finished Embarcadero Gifts! Your one stop Ariel shop! So naturally this is my new favorite store in the park. This is the shop where we will find the Little Mermaid & Goofy’s Sky School Passholder Exclusives on July 8^th! I will see you there!

Lastly, this past weekend was the Little Mermaid Art release event at California Adventure! Now, I have a peak for you at the Noah created Little Mermaid 9 inch and 3 inch. Sadly these are not for me, but for my friend Mark who lives in the UK. (I am very jealous!) These Vinylmation are beautiful. These pictures don’t do the figures justice; you must see them in person. Amazing.

I love the hidden mickey bubbles!

Ariel 9" figure.

Here is a picture with flash to show you how these really sparkle when the light hits them!

At this event I did not leave empty handed. For myself I purchased a Noah Print of his Ariel Artwork, as well as two prints by Larry Nikolai that I love!! All three are personalized to me and signed by the Artists. They both were very sweet and extremely talented artists. Also, I purchased some Little Mermaid Jewelry that is incredible! I love love love them. I got the Ariel cuff and necklace! They are so pretty and sparkly. Everything I love, Ariel, Sparkle and Jewelry!

Now I must share with you that I got a little teary eyed when I met Larry Nikolai explaining to him my love of Ariel and the Little Mermaid and how perfect the ride turned out. He was so genuinely happy that I was so in love with the ride, it was amazing. I had no words I was in awe. I just kept telling him thank you for making this happen. Its beautiful, it’s perfect and just thank you! He was very touched and I will remember that moment forever!

Zoe with Larry Nikolai

Needless to say, I have had a very Ariel filled few weeks and I loved every moment of it. I am so excited for the Passholder Release on July 6^th! Hopefully I will see you guys there!!

-Zoe