Noah and The Beast

Update 03/20/13 We now have a full photo of Noah's Epcot Flower and Garden Festival creation as well as some news on his appearances. From the Disney Merchandise Blog:

Noah will be creating a limited number of Custom Vinylmation to celebrate Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival.  These pieces will be available on a first come, first served basis on the morning of Sunday, April 7th.  Guests wishing to purchase a Custom Vinylmation will need to obtain a wristband at the Disney Artist tent, located on the promenade.  A wristband will allow the Guest to purchase one Custom Vinylmation.

Noah's "The Beast and the Rose" Vinylmation

No world on the exact number of the Beast Vinylmation. There will also be special appearances by artists all weekend, including Noah again on April 6th:

Take part in a special artist showcase throughout the weekend of April 5 – 7 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., each day, along the promenade in Epcot, as we celebrate some of the newest releases inspired by the 2013 International Flower and Garden Festival.

Noah's "Beauty Blooms from Within" painting

Yesterday, Noah sent out a teaser photo of a new Vinylmation creation via Instagram.

It is titled "Beast and Rose" and will be released at the 2013 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival. On the post he does mention a signing and we do know he will be at the event on April 6th-7th. No further details, such as edition size or price is known at this time. Just a quick look at this preview, and you can see this is something special from Noah. I never question Noah's talent, and art is subjective, but the airbrushed vinyl doesn't always peak my interest. However, when he adds the "extras" that make up the whole piece of art, that is where the designs excel. This one has an accessory rose and a "grassy" base. Also, instead of sitting atop his usual stand, it is housed inside what looks to be a lantern or glass case of some kind. I can not wait to check this one out in person.

Spotlight On: Stephanie's Delicious Ghirardelli Custom

Stephanie Cassata sent over her latest custom she would like to share. (we thought she was sharing an actual sundae too) Take a look. And if you start to drool, that's okay. You can always stop by her Etsy store to purchase one.

This one is my Ghirardelli custom, inspired by the delicious ice cream and chocolate shop located at Downtown Disney. My favorite chocolate ever, it was fun to take different elements from the shop and create a little character out of it. She has whipped cream hair topped with a cherry and a chocolate square, and even has a touch of Ghirardelli blue as part of her design. The sweetness and happiness I experience every time I go there really came through in this custom. How can you not love chocolate?

Visit Stephanie's Etsy shop to see more of her work.

Spotlight On: Mike Vetrone's Buzz

Custom Artist Mike Vetrone debuted this fun Buzz Lightyear at the last Disneyland Trade Night. It is called "New in Box."

Mike Vetrone
Owner
Crawl Apparel
www.crawlapparel.com

R.I.P. Disney Vinylmation Blog?

Oh, Disney Vinylmation Blog. We once visited you with joy each and every day. You were the source of sneak peeks and releases dates for our great hobby. I remember drooling over concept art of vinyls that were months away from release. It was so much fun to see photos of various events and releases. Then, gradually at first, I would check in, but there was nothing new for my eyes to behold. The updates came in weekly drips then monthly droughts. Vinylmation fans were now relegated to rumors of dates, leaked artwork and previews at bi monthly trade events.

As of March 11, 2013, the link to "Blog" on Vinylmation.com now links to the Disney Theme Park Merchandise Blog. It seems the Vinylmation Blog, as we knew it, is no more. I for one, think this change is welcome. Disney's Merchandise Blog has been a timely and well updated source of information over the past couple months. A consolidation of efforts does make sense. Pins, artwork and other Disney Parks merchandise has been added to that blog. One suggestion for the merchandise blog is it needs a better organizational system. It is sometimes hard to navigate to info we know is there without a direct link. But this site seems to be staffed with people who are given pertinent and correct information to share with all of us.

Somewhere along the way, Disney lost the manpower or ability to update a singular Vinylmation Blog. And that is okay. I wouldn't be surprised if the Vinylmation.com website continues to exist in a stripped down form. A Vault section is still worthy if kept a little more updated. The Fun section has promotional type downloads to get the brand out there. And the Events page, the most updated portion, is still a nice place to see all the vinyl releases in one place as opposed to the calendar on the merchandise blog that has a variety of items. 

What are your thoughts on the demise of the Vinylmation Blog? With the variety of fan sites and news breaking on Facebook pages... when was the last time you even visited it? Feel free to add your thoughts and alternate Haunted Mansion tombstone epitaphs.

The Vinylmation Blog is survived by its archives, as well as its distant family of other Disney blogs. A candlelight visual will be held at dusk at both D-Streets. In lieu of flowers, Disney asks that you donate money to Cast Members in exchange for Vinylmation.

CVM - Round Three: Spectacular Sixteen Winners

Here is Round Three of Custom VinylMadness, The Spectacular Sixteen. Please vote for your favorite of each pair. The voting will take place on Facebook. To vote CLICK HERE! Voting for this round will take place on March 16th and 17th (ending on Midnight PST). We will then announce the winners of this round on March 18th. Click here to see the entire bracket.

Episode 112 Knight

Ep. 112 Knight This week we review the Park Starz 2 and Park 12 lineups in detail. Also, with the leak of Urban Redux at DHS, we talk about the twists Disney added to this rebooted series. There is also news about DCL, Studio Store and Monsters University figures, a Vinylmation egg hunt and a major change to Disney's Vinylmation Blog. Of course we have a full release and events calendar as well.

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Save GREEN at DisneyStore.com Today Only!

The DisneyStore.com is running a special code today, St. Patrick's Day, that will save you 17% on your entire purchase. Just use the code GREEN at checkout.

They have the usual assortment of vinyl goodies, but of course, there are some sale items as well. John Carter, White Ape and Tars Tarkus now $3.99. Mechanical Kingdom 2 for $20. Spooky 2 Pluto and Goofy now $7.99. Myths and Legends, Zooper Heroes and Robots 3 are Buy One Get One Free (blind boxes and cases).