New Vinylmation Monorail Series featuring Disney-Pixar's Cars

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This is a new Vinylmation series that will soon make its debut at Disney Parks. This limited release mystery series features characters from Disney-Pixar's "Cars" on figures shaped like monorails. Each monorail measures approximately 4.5" long and will be packaged in a mystery box. Artwork was created by Maria Clapsis in collaboration with Thomas Scott. Lin Shih designed the form and Eric Caszatt created the packaging. Each figure will be $11.95 each. 

Below is a look at Lightning McQueen from the series. 

If you are an Annual Passholder at Disneyland Resort, you will have a first opportunity to purchase these new figures starting on March 27. See HERE for additional details. There will be a limit of two trays per guest during the Passholder previews. 

The series will then be released at the D-Street locations and other Vinylmation locations in California and Florida on March 30. The series will also be released via the Disney Parks online store at a future date.

9-inch Figure Featuring Bulldog Butch for D23 Expo

One more figure being released at the upcoming D23 Expo. Eric Caszatt has talked about the 9-inch figure he created featuring Butch.



"I've always been a fan of the Pluto shorts, and Butch was one of Pluto's great rivals," explained Eric. "I felt that Butch gave Pluto an opportunity to show more of his personality and show how clever he could be."

The bulldog Butch appeared in 11 cartoons beginning with "Bone Trouble" in 1940. This figure will have an edition size of 750 and a retail of $44.95.



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Eric Caszatt's Incredibly Happy Vinylmation

This is the Eric Caszatt's incredibly happy Vinylmation. Seriously, have you seen a happier figure? We couldn't help but smile when we saw it. So we asked Eric how he created this design. 

"This figure is a great example of letting the creative process take over. When I started, I wanted to do something c. I began tweaking colors as I continued through the design process. By the end, it turned into some crazy, happy figure like from some 1980s cartoon or video game. Some people have said that it looks like Maria Clapsis did the artwork. Perhaps her art style influenced my design."

This 9-inch figure will be released on May 20!

9-inch Figures from Park #5 Vinylmation Series

Release date: February 25, 2011

Series: Park #5 9-inch figures

This figure pays tribute to Goofy's Barnstormer at the former Mickey's Toontown Fair in Magic Kingdom Park. It was designed by Eric Caszatt.   

Monty Maldovan designed this retro-inspired figure celebrating Disneyland Park.