geoffdaddy 33 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I read on Facebook that there will no longer be any Vinylmation trading at WDW with castmembers in the stores. This is a major blow to one of my favorite WDW activities if true. Has anyone else been able to verify this? If so, I am mad!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hmm... I haven't run across anything on this, which in and of itself doesn't mean a whole lot, but I'm on the official Disney Merch Vinylmation page and all I'm finding are a lot of broken links. The official Vinylmation FB page hasn't been updated since August and no one is replying to any questions being asked - and there are a lot, including people asking about new releases. There is a comment by someone in FL (I don't think he's a Disney CM) that all trading at all 4 parks, DTD and possibly even DL have stopped. That might be what you saw? Given the last of official current info., I'd say it's not looking good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Just found this on Vinylmation Kingdom - not official Disney, but one of the most active Vinylmation fan sites... What Is Going On With Vinylmation? January 29, 2015Today has been a strange day for Vinylmation collectors. First off, Disney Artist Enrique Pita announced on Facebook that he hasn’t worked on a Vinylmation project since July and then Disney announce the GenEARation Event in September will focus primarily on Disney Pin Trading. And that while you are welcome to bring Vinylmation™ figures to trade with other Guests, they will not be offering Vinylmation™ trading activities or selling Vinylmation™ figures at the event. The past few months we have seen less announcements and random releases. So what does this mean for Vinylmation? What’s going on? We would love to hear from you guys? http://vinylmationkingdom.com/2015/01/29/going-vinylmation/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I remember seeing post somewhere that the trading boxes had been removed from all the stores selling Vinylmation. I didnt pay much attention as I have never participated or bought any so I cant remember which Facebook group I saw that in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geoffdaddy 33 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 This news came from the Orlando Attractions Magazine on Facebook. Here's what they said (on Feb 5): "Today is the last day ever to trade Vinylmation at Walt Disney World. Disney will still be selling them and guests can still trade with each other." To which I asked: "I haven't found anything online to corroborate this. Any official news?" They reply: "We confirmed it with Disney." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hmm... entirely possible that's true, it's just really odd that Disney seems to have officially just "abandon" the Vinylmation part of their website and hasn't released any official info themselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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