Disney Vinylmation Unboxing - and Contest!
Posted by Ashley McChesney on Fri, Aug 05, 2011 @ 03:28 PM
Disney Vinlymation Unboxing Pictorial and Free Vinylmation Contest
After waiting for two weeks, my Disney Vinylmation order finally made it in!
What is Disney Vinylmation?
A collectible toy that comes in 1.5 inches, 3 inches, or 9 inches. Most Vinlymation are sold in a "blind box" where you don't know what you are getting until opened, though others are sold in "window boxes" that show you exactly what Vinylmation you are receiving.
What if I don't like mine?
As with Disney pins, Vinylmation is designed to be traded. All Disney Parks and some Disney stores will allow you to trade in your toy for a choice of another. See a great video from Disney Parks detailing the process.
So after hearing about these things for so long, I decided to try them for myself. I'm no good with surprises, so I picked up a window box of one I knew I would like, a limited release by Funko that I loved, and a blind box. I also picked up two boxes to give away! Contest details will be at the bottom of this post.
My boxes were ordered and delivered separately, and it was torture not opening the contest boxes, luckily they arrived only a day apart.
First up - Marie from the Bakery Series. Her frosting head is removable. This one ended up being my favorite of the bunch.
Next up was my Snow White Vinylmation by Funko. I fully expected to love this one the most, but I didn't.
Sure, it's cute, but the first thing I noticed when I pulled it out of the box were all of the scratches and sloppy paint.
Finally I had my blind box, which I surprisingly loved. Once you open the cardboard box, your Vinylmation is is a foiled bag that has your figurine with a collectors card.
Each Vinylmation toy comes with a stamped signature on the feet along with which series it is from.
Overall I really liked these, enough so to want to start collecting some of the cute sets (as you can see, give me pink and I am happy) Although, since I am right by Disney World, I will be going there for my purchases. Unless you are doing second day shipping, expect to wait a very long time for your Disney Store orders. These shipped over a week after paying for them.
Contest!
Disney Trivia Blitz Contest for Vinlymation
Begining Monday August 8th 2011 Vacation Paradise will be hosting a week long contest exclusively though Facebook and Twitter for a chance to win one of two brand new, unopened Disney Vinylmations. We are giving away one Cutesters Too and one Robots.
Contest rules
Via Facebook:
- Become a fan of our Facebook page
- One Disney trivia question will be posted daily at 10am Monday August 8th through Friday August 12th 2011
- Email your answer to confirmations@orlandominivacations.com
- One entry per day for emailed answer and one entry for liking our page (6 total entries possible)
- Winner will be announced on Saturday August 13th 2011 at 10am on our facebook page
Via Twitter:
- Follow us on Twitter
- One Disney trivia question will be posted daily at 10am Monday August 8th through Firday August 12th 2011
- Send us a direct message with your answer
- One entry per day per direct message answer & one entry for following us (6 total entries possible)
- Winner will be announced on our twitter feed Saturaday August 13th 2011 at 10am
Contest days: August 8th - 12th 2011
All correct entries will be collected between 10am and 6pm on the day of question and entered in a random drawing for the prize.
One winner for Facebook & one winner for Twitter.
You may participate in both contests, but there will be a different winner for each prize.
Winners will be announced on Facebook and Twitter pages as well as directly messaged.
Winners will be announced at 10am Saturday August 13th 2011.