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Trading Night at Disneyland’s Paradise Pier Tonight.

Tonight sees a Trading Night take place at the Disneyland Resort in Los Angeles.  There could easily be a few previews of future Vinylmations at this event plus a great way of collectors of trading Vinylmations.  If you are going to be at the event, be sure to send us …

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Disneyland® Resort Vinylmation™ Trading Location Update

The Official Vinylmation blog has posted a story today regarding a trade box location change at Disneyland Resort. Disneyland® Resort Vinylmation™ Trading Location Update May 3 | By: Disney Theme Park Merchandise The Vinylmation™ trading will be moving from its current location at the Disneyana® to its new location at …

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Magic Kingdom Trading Box Moves to Frontierland.

Today the Vinylmation blog posted some information on a change of trading location at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Magic Kingdom® Park Vinylmation™ Trading Location Update April 19 | By: Disney Theme Park Merchandise The Vinylmation™ trading will be moving from its current location at the Emporium to …

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Great White North – Don’t Mess With The Mouse

It was a regular, middle of March Tuesday in Edmonton. The fresh snow from the weekend was just beginning to melt and I was sitting comfortably in the office after lunch. Among my daily routines at work is to brose disneystore.com for sales, check out Vinylmation trading groups and forums, …

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Great White North – Happy Pi Day!

If you have 22 Vinylmation figures and you had to divide those equally amongst 7 friends, how many would each get? Okay fine, let’s be irrational today because today is the day we celebrate Pi.  Before we celebrate our Irish selves, let’s celebrate our Pi-rish selves. Pi Day might not …

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Thinking Outside the Blox: In Defense of the Single Box

Let me start out by saying this: I am not trying to determine WHY Disney made this decision. I think King Baltar lays out some excellent (and very legitimate) ideas as to the WHY. Honestly, as Greg from Vinylmation World has been reporting Vinylmation icons disappearing form D-Street, I doubt …

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Great White North – An Open Letter

  To Disney Parks Management and Executive:   As a Cast Member, a fervent Disney fan, and a passionate Vinylmation collector, I am writing to you to express my views on your decision to eliminate many trading boxes in and around Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Specifically, I would like …

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Reduced Trade Boxes at WDW/DLR coming Feb 1st *Updated

It has been widely rumoured within the Vinylmation Internet community that there is an internal memo floating around the Disney Parks that from the 1st of February, trade boxes at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World are set to be reduced.  It is reported that the trade boxes will be …

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Great White North – The Beginning

I look out my window and stare at the blanket of white snow covering everything in sight. December. Ah yes, December in Canada. And it was on this month, one year ago, that I started collecting these three inch figures shaped with Mickey’s head. I spent the summer of 2011 …

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Thinking Outside the Blox: Why Generosity Pays Off

I’m Back from a very long hiatus. Life. Who knew, Right? For those of you who remember me from earlier this year, you’ll remember me talking about the TYPE OF COLLECTOR and what TYPE OF TRADER you can be. In those articles (and others) I have never shied away from …

Facebook: The perfect online trading tool.

Facebook is a wonderful tool for vinylmation traders. Not only can you keep in touch with your family members, browse through Vinylmation Kingdoms page for all the latest news *wink*, look through your friends dirty laundry from the comforts of a Starbucks with a frappuccino in hand, but you can …

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Thinking Outside the Blox: Beware the Hippie

First: TOMORROW, MARCH 2ND – Walt Disney World Trading Event. Contemporary Resort, Fantasia H Ballroom – 6-9 PM. Please come by and say hello. We love meeting new people. Now… on to the article. The other week I was the center of some controversy. There was an article on a …