Vinlymation Rapunzel and Gothel

A while ago, I acquired a Disney Store 25th Anniversary Vinylmation doll of Rapunzel. I had attempted to get one from the blind boxes in the store, but after three unsuccessful attempts, I settled for waiting for one to show up on eBay. There were a lot of them there, so getting a hold of one was fairly simple for a low price.

I was taking her pictures and getting ready to write a small blurb about her, when I saw a Mother Gothel for sale online as well. Now, she did not have her accessory with her, which was a knife, but I was honestly okay with that. For one that had the accessory with her it would cost me $150. No thank you. I patiently waited until I saw one for less than $10 and I bought her.

She had quite the distance to travel, so I had to put off writing on this pair for a while, but she finally arrived so I can write about the two of them now.

Vinylmation is a brand of 1.5 inches, 3 inches, and 9 inches vinyl collectibles sold at Disney theme parks, select Disney Stores, and online Disney Store. The name Vinylmation is a combination of the word Animation and Vinyl. The figures are all shaped like Mickey Mouse but have different themed markings, colors and patterns. Vinylmation was first introduced in July 2008, and the first figures were introduced in November 2008.

The Rapunzel Vinylmation figure stands 3 inches tall. She is partially transparent because she was part of the release to celebrate the Disney Store turning 25 years old. These figures were meant to be placed on a base which would light up. The Mother Gothel figure was part of a Villains set. She was actually the chaser, meaning a figure that was not shown on the packaging and instead indicated only by a silhouette and question mark. Origionally, as mentioned before, Mother Gothel came with a knife, but the version of her I got did not include it since I bought it second-hand.

While I am so glad that I got them both, I am almost a little disappointed in Rapunzel after seeing Mother Gothel. All the 25th Anniversary characters had those button eyes and stylized faces, but when they are standing together Mother Gothel's details are just so much better. Her outfit, her face, even the fact they put her old self on the back is amazing! I wish they had put more details like that into Rapunzel.

Oh well, I am still glad to have them in my collection. I wonder if they will bring out any more characters eventually.