Category Archives: Animation

Winnie the Pooh Disney Store Lithographs

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Dis-LEE

The Disney Store has released many different sets of lithographs (or art prints) to promote various animated movies, such as the direct-to-video offering featured here. Pooh’s Grand Adventure isn’t one of my favorite adaptions of the characters created by A. … Continue reading →

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Lady and the Tramp Disney Store Lithographs

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Dis-LEE

The Disney Store has given away many sets of lithographs over the years to promote the video releases of selected animated classics, such as Lady and the Tramp. If you pre-ordered the movie through a Disney Store, you would get … Continue reading →

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Funko Pop! Heroes and Villains Figurines

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Dis-LEE

For every good hero there has to be an equally bad villain. But what if the hero isn’t necessarily successful at being heroic? Then the villains don’t really need to be all that bad, do they? The best case-in-point is … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Figurines, Movies, Pixar, Television | Tagged Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Darkwing Duck, Duck Dodgers, Figurines, Movies, Negaduck, Pixar, Television, The Green Hornet, The Incredibles, Underminer | Leave a comment

TIN TOY Short by Pixar – Tinny Collectible Figurines

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Dis-LEE

“Tin Toy” marked the first time a character with lifelike bendable arms and knees, surfaces, and facial components was animated digitally. The challenge was balancing its “cartoony” look with a baby’s real looks. If you’ve seen the Short, I think … Continue reading →

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“Everything is Satisfactual” Collector Plate

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Dis-LEE

The Song of the South full-length film will never see the light of movie theaters again or even grace the small screens in our homes. But Disney does still seem to want to keep the animated portions of the movie, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Collectibles, Movies, Music, Walt Disney World | Tagged Academy Awards, Allie Wrubel, Animation, Best Original Song, Collectibles, Disney Parks, Disney Springs, James Baskett, Jim Korkis, Movies, Music, Plates, Ray Gilbert, Song of the South, Uncle Remus, Walt Disney World, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah | Leave a comment

The World of Miss Mindy Lumiere and Cogsworth Figurines

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Dis-LEE

Beauty and the Beast is a classic story that is both loved and criticized. Stockholm Syndrome, anyone? But if you put the critical eye under a patch, you can begin to relax and simply enjoy the interesting characters and touching … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Ceramics, Characters, Collectibles, Figurines, Movies, Princesses | Tagged Animation, Beauty and the Beast, Belle, Ceramics, Characters, Cogsworth, Collectibles, David Ogden Stiers, Disney Showcase Collection, Enesco, Figurines, Jerry Orbach, Lumiere, Miss Mindy, Movies, Princesses | Leave a comment

30th Anniversary Splash Mountain Funko Pop! Figures

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Dis-LEE

As of the writing of this post Splash Mountain is due to be replaced by a different themed overlay. A ‘Save Splash Mountain’ initiative has been started but is unlikely to change the outcome. Due to the escalating dislike for … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Attractions, Characters, Collectibles, Exclusive, Figurines, Limited Edition, Theme Parks | Tagged 30th Anniversary, Animation, Attractions, Br'er Bear, Br'er Fox, Br'er Rabbit, Characters, Collectibles, Disneyland, Exclusive, Figurines, James Baskett, Johnny Lee, Limited Edition, Nick Stewart, Song of the South, Splash Mountain, Theme Parks | Leave a comment

Sultan’s Palace Cookie Jar from Disney’s Aladdin

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Dis-LEE

Aladdin was an animated film released in 1992 by the Walt Disney company and again in 2019 as a live-action extravaganza. Whichever version you prefer, they both follow the plot of an Arabian street urchin who finds a magic lamp containing … Continue reading →

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LIFE Magazine featuring Mickey Mouse Animation

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Dis-LEE

It’s not uncommon for Disney to be featured in magazines. Walt and Mickey have graced the covers of countless periodicals over the years. This one comes to us from 1978 when Disney animation was struggling to keep an audience. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Anniversaries, Ephemera, Magazines | Tagged 50th Anniversary, Animation, Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen, Ephemera, Fun and Fancy Free, Lord of the Rings, Magazines, Mickey Mouse, The Black Cauldron, The Fox and the Hound, The Small One, Time Magazine | Leave a comment

Funko ‘Pop! Animation’ Wallace and Gromit Figurines

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Dis-LEE

Aardman Studios is a British operation that creates primarily stop-and-go animation using clay figures. You may know their work from movies such as Chicken Run, Flushed Away, The Pirates, or of course, Wallace and Gromit. Peter Lord and David Sproxton … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Figurines, Movies | Tagged Aardman, Animation, Characters, Collectibles, David Sproxton, Figurines, Funko, Gromit, Mike Becker, Movies, Nick Park, Peter Lord, Pop! Animation, Shaun the Sheep, Wallace, Wallace & Gromit | Leave a comment