Pair of Hawaii Juniors Coming Soon

According to artist Enrique Pita, these two juniors are "coming soon" to Hawaii Disney Stores.

Episode 125 Orange Monorail

Ep. 125 Orange Monorail This week we talk about the news of the week including location specific releases, an update on Monsters University and the release of Beauty and the Beast. We also have an interview with Carl, the creator of ChasingVinylmation.com.

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Aloha! Mickey Surfs Washes Ashore

We have been waiting to see the Mickey Surfs figure that was rumored to be coming to the Honolulu, Hawaii Disney Store. Well, thanks to Enrique Pita, the artist himself, the wait is over.

It has become common place to get more info about Disney Store releases from Enrique Pita than the Disney PR outlets. Enrique posted this photo on his Facebook page and according to the post, Mickey Surfs was released today, June 24th at the Ala Moana Disney Store in Honolulu, HI.

It is an absolutely great design. Nice simple lines and cool painted on sunglasses. And of course, the accessory Surf Board. It makes a wonderful Disney-themed souvenir from Hawaii.

Enrique Pita also posted a photo of the back of the surf board. Wow, the detail here is tremendous.

Episode 097 Abominable Snowman

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Say Aloha New Vinylmation!

A few news and notes out of Hawaii. The release date for the Aulani figures we saw previewed at Mickey's Circus have appeared on Disney's Events page. Disney has two figures listed and call them both "Minnie" but we are going to assume one is supposed to be "Mickey." A misprint is a safe assumption since they also say "open edition" with an LE number of 1,500 right next to it AND a price tag of $24.95 which is ridiculous for a 3 inch figure. They also list them under the "Disneyland" section, but we believe they are an Aulani Resort in Hawaii specific (again, based on info given to us at Mickey's Circus). AND, one more caveat, Aulani is a DVC resort so we are not sure if you must show your DVC membership or not to purchase these. Ok, enough explaining... here is what they look like...

We have also seen pictures from various sources of a wonderful 3" Minnie Mouse with a grass skirt accessory.

As you can see, she comes in a beautiful Hawaii themed tin. It seems this figure was unceremoniously released on October 29, 2012 and is only available at the Ala Moana Shopping Center Mall on Oahu, Hawaii.

Location, Location, Vinylmation

It seems like some previously released location exclusive Vinylmation have become available on the DisneyStore.com.

Three new one's I noticed at the Hawaii Tiki, Chicago Jazz and Chicago Wind. All three were previously only available at their respective city's Disney Store.

US City Exclusives... Now Less Exclusive

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. Although $44.95 is the original price, if you were to go to the NYC Times Square Store to purchase them, they are discounted to $30 as of about a week ago. Vinylmation are not the only city specific items popping up online. The Disney Store Online now has a full section of the website dedicated to some of their big city Disney Stores.

You can go online to purchase select merchandise from NYC, Chicago, San Francisco and Hawaii. No Vinylmation in any other city yet, but look at this ad:

Vinylmation is the product they feature on the generic ad for this section of the online store. This leads me to believe other city specific figures will be online soon as well. We do know, the Honolulu, Hawaii Disney Store will take mail orders for the Tiki Mickey due out October 4. So since they are already willing to ship, I suppose the thinking is, why not make the process easier for Disney, and the guest, and let everyone purchase them online. I'm not a big fan of this shift. A NYC tee shirt or Chicago coffee mug are one thing, but placing collectibles online like this takes away from that specialness of the item. We talked about this on the latest podcast after finding out about the London vinyls. What are your thoughts on city specifics being made available online?

Tiki Peak At This New Hawaiian Exclusive

Release Date: October 4
Where: Disney Store at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaii

Update: 10/05/11 We are getting lots of people letting us know that, in fact, you CAN'T ORDER THIS THRU THE MAIL. It seems that the policy was changed after we made our initial call. We tried to call last night but no one answered. Thanks to everyone who wrote in letting us know of the change. (One person even said the Disney Store suggested we look online, nothing on the Disney Store site as of yet.)

Update: 9/18/11 We just got off the phone with the manager at the Disney Store at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. This figure CAN be mail ordered! On, or after, October 4 you can call (808) 957-0050 to place your order. You will have to pay actual shipping, which can not be calculated until you call.

This might just be my favorite location specific Vinylmation produced to date.

Hawaii Tiki Front

This Enrique Pita 3" design will be available on October 4. Do we know any vinyl fans who live on the Hawaii island of Oahu? Your Disney Store at the Ala Moana shopping center is getting an exclusive Vinylmation!

Hawaii Tiki Back

Look at that tail! Great design here. And did I mention it comes in tin?

The hat is removable on this 3" figure.

Here is a shot at the other side of the tin.

Where do you rate this location specific? Anyone in or visiting Hawaii is going to be very popular at the next trading event.