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A Third NYC Jr. Surfaces… Goofy the Taxi Driver

When pictures of the Policeman Mickey and Fireman Donald Jrs. surfaced earlier this week, there were also rumblings of a third Jr. featuring everyone’s favorite, Goofy. Well, Disney artist Enrique Pita laid speculation to rest with the release of this on his Facebook page:   My new designs, New York …

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Great White North – The Magical Makeover

Once upon a time, in what seems like a long, long time ago (it was only 3 months, but I felt like Genie trapped in a bottle for 10,000 years) the Kingsway Mall Disney Store in Edmonton, AB closed its doors. We finally reopened last Tuesday and we have had …

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Great White North – Let’s Catch Up

Life’s been hectic. As you may or may not have noticed, I’ve missed posting a column the last couple of weeks. My apologies…it’s been busy with a new full time job in the midst of the other two jobs I have. The most exciting part of all of this is …

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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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Monsters University Designs Revealed

Thanks to Trade Street USA, we have a shot of the complete set of Vinylmations from Monsters University, which will be released on April 12th. In addition to Mike and Sulley, looks like we have Celia, George, and Randall, along with some new characters from the University. Chaser anyone? I …

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DLR Trade Night Reveals… Park 12 Designs?

This evening over on Facebook , Trade Street USA posted this picture from tonight’s DLR trading event: Looks like it’s…. Park 12 ?!? From the top left, we have (clockwise): 1. Festival of the Lion King Monkey 2. Heffalump from Winnie the Pooh 3. Goofy’s Gas Station Pump 4. Countdown …

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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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Great White North – Stick Tap to Stompin’ Tom

Last night, Stompin’ Tom Connors passed away. For many of you in the United States or around the world, this name might not ring a bell. I don’t expect you to be familiar with a 77 year old Canadian country artist. Stompin’ Tom is best known, however, for The Hockey …

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Release Review: High School

The latest Disney Store series dropped this week.  I use drop specifically because that’s about all the High School series is worth – a drop in (choose your own destination).

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Great White North – Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day! Ah, yes, Valentine’s Day. I thought about a few ways to approach this column: different hypothetical Valentine’s-themed Vinylmation options, a list of Disney candy-heart phrases, etc. In the end, I have decided to share my own Disney love story. Travis has done a wonderful job with Growing …

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Great White North – Accessory Appreciation

First off, thank you everybody for all of your support with last week’s column about the trader boxes getting eliminated from the Parks. I got a lot of positive feedback about the letter and it got me thinking very hard about Vinylmation: why do I collect, what am I collecting, …

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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 …