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    Question What is Vinylmation?

    What is vinylmation? I'm seeing some threads discussing it, but have no idea what it is. Is it just a plastic mickey doll? Please explain to me... (and i do feel so silly for having to ask!)

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    Yeah, it's (essentially) a little plastic mickey shaped doll. Each one has a different theme to it and has artwork based on that theme. They are marketed to "collect them all" as all fads are. Do a google image search for Vinylmation and you'll see what I'm talking about.

    Personally, I don't get this fad at all, but, then I didn't understand beanie babies either.
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    They are various sizes too.

    I am pretty Disney ~ but for some reason I find these little things freaky.
    I guess one to many horror movies as a kid . . .
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    Don't be embarrassed...I didn't know what they were either!
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    I just checked vinylmation...kind of freaky looking things. Maybe a step above a pet rock in the food chain.
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    I'm not a fan either!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Missy_Mouses_Dad View Post
    I just checked vinylmation...kind of freaky looking things. Maybe a step above a pet rock in the food chain.
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    I love all things Disney, but have no desire to collect these. Sorry, thumbs down!
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    I must say that I find them a little creepy. I wouldn't easily fall asleep with one of them on my bedside table.

    I understand the idea of collecting, but these are not my cup of tea.

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    I don't like them either. Guess I'm too old or something!
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    I guess I am the only one that likes them... We started buying them last summer and my kids are wanting more... I like the idea of not knowing which one you are getting before you open it... I makes it fun for our kids...
    (it also made a good bribe tool for not complaining about the heat )
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    From what I understand you can trade them like pins too. I overheard some guests talking about it at the gift shop.
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    definitely don't understand these things, but who knows, I bet people were like "so you buy pins and you trade them? why would you want to do that? its just a silly pin?"
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    These dolls do not seem "Disney-Like" to me. They are very odd. I wonder how long they will last. It will all depend on the sales $$.
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    Cool

    Checked them out in April.....not appealing..
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    Not a fan either. Nothing about them appeals to me.

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    I'm glad someone asked this question. I didn't know what to make of them, either. I also have no desire to collect them--they are kind of weird!

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    I think they're "ok", and considered maybe getting one, but after I figured out that you don't know which one you're getting... That completely turned me off of them.
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    The urban ones are kinda scary and freaky but I LOVE the parks and cuties ones! I got the mystery figure in the "cuties" set and its a sky blue with a beautiful castle in the clouds with rhinestones! I also have a clear one (because they were on sale) and I just ordered a "design your own" so I can play around a bit
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    Don't care for them--just not my thing.
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