D23 GIVES FANS A SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT’S COMING TO THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENT ON AUGUST 14, 15, AND 16

D23 GIVES FANS A SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT’S COMING TO THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENT ON AUGUST 14, 15, AND 16

D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event Will Offer Fans More Ways Than Ever to Experience the Worlds of Disney, with the Largest and Most Innovative D23 Show Floor, Week-Long Celebrations, Exceptional Programming, Extended Hours, and More

Disney Announces Expansive Shopping Opportunities and Exclusive Merchandise Available to Guests at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event

 

 

Today, Disney announced details of the augmented shopping experience coming to D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa®, including new locations and licensees, exclusive merchandise, and advanced technology to help ease the shopping experience. D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event will bring the best in Disney storytelling and innovation to Anaheim, California, on August 9, 10, and 11, 2024, and guests will be able to experience expansive retail offerings from across the worlds of Disney, from limited edition pins to clothing, books, music, and more. 

SONY PICTURES ANIMATION TAKES THE STAGE AT DESIGNERCON 2022

Sony Pictures Animation Brings All-Star Programming to the Designer Toy Convention at the Anaheim Convention Center

Anaheim, CA (November 2022) - Over the last 17 years, DesignerCon has proven their dedication to their community, emphasizing the pursuit of and appreciation for art toys. Filling the convention center with collectibles, experiences, and live entertainment, DCON has become a holistic experience. Thanks to Sony Pictures Animation, they are able to offer attendees–both fans and artists–added value. In celebration of 20 years of Sony Pictures Animation, the studio returns to DesignerCon with a branded stage and programming schedule featuring exclusive, interactive presentations and panels. 

DesignerCon 2022

 

 

In 1 week DesignerCon will be back at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Get your tickets at DesignerCon.com. This show will have something for just about everyone. Enamel pins, vinyl toys, NFTs, plush, apparel, sofubi, resin, customs, one-offs and so much more. If you're looking for unique gifts for Christmas well this is the place to get them. A lot of your favorite artists and illustrators will be there as well as major toys/collectibles companies such as Medicom, Super7, Kidrobot, Mondo, Tokidoki and more. 

We're excited to finally get back to somewhat of how things used to be before the pandemic. It'll be great to see a lot more familiar faces or half faces (if wearing face masks) of friends and fellow collectors that we haven't seen since 2019.

What we'll see more of this year is digital collectibles / NFTs. The one good thing about digital collectibles is that it doesn't take up physical space. Haven't really looked into it much but really interested in learning more and seeing what they're all about at DesignerCon this year. 

We are looking forward to the Creature Bazaar area featuring some of our favorite sofubi/ Japanese soft vinyl toys as well as Punk Drunkers, The Beast is Back, Leen Customs, Super7, Secret Handshake Toys, 100% Soft, Fairycookies, Patrick Ballesteros, Unbox Industries, Hype Bao and so many more. 

Make sure to follow us on IG! We'll be posting up photos throughout the show!  

Wondercon 2022 This Weekend!!!

It's been way too long since we last attended a show. Wondercon Anaheim is this weekend, April 1-3 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Badges can still be purchased HERE. If you've never been to Wondercon, it's a smaller con compared to SDCC. The exhibitor list w/map and programming is available HERE.

DesignerCon Returns to Anaheim this November!

DesignerCon 2019 Returns To The Anaheim Convention Center
With An Impressive Lineup Of Artists, Toys, Collectibles, Prints, Original Art, Panels, Signings And Experiences From Around The Globe 

CONVENTION DATES 
November 22 - 24, 2019 

VIP Night | November 22, 5pm - 9pm
 General Entry | November 23, 10am - 7pm
General Entry | November 24, 10am - 6pm

Anaheim Convention Center
800 W. Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802
 

DesignerCon is returning the the Anaheim Convention Center! 14 years ago, DesignerCon made its debut in Los Angeles and established itself as the largest designer toy convention in the United States. In 2018, it outgrew its original home and expanded to three times its original size at the Anaheim Convention Center. The 350,000 square feet of programming space plays host to over 800 artists and vendors, including SuperPlastic, KidRobot, Mighty Jaxx, Gary Baseman, Ron English, Camille Rose Garcia, and Jim Mahfood, as well as street brands like Dumb Good. DesignerCon 2019 returns to the Anaheim Convention Center bigger than ever and just in time for holiday shopping, from November 22 - 24, 2019.

Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased at https://tickets.designercon.com/purchase.html

DesignerCon 2018 Recap!

DesignerCon has come and gone. Still trying to figure out the best way to sum up this year's DCon besides HUGE lol. As you all know DesignerCon moved from Pasadena to Anaheim this year and the venue which is the Anaheim Convention Center made it possible to expand DesignerCon greatly. A lot of artists and companies that were not able to secure a booth in previous years were able to get one this year. DCon was HUGE this year. There was a lot of space between aisles which also meant a lot of space between the rows of exhibitors. It also meant you can look at both sides of the aisle to view the booth's items and so you have more walking to do lol. Planning which booth to hit up this year was very important as the one problem was there was no aisle numbers or booth numbers so sometimes looking for a certain booth you can get lost and end up somewhere else.

This year they had a few mini art shows within the show. They had a huge dinosaur and Jurassic Park vehicles as part of their Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary Art Show. There was also the Shard Dunny 2 Show which featured custom Shard Dunnys from various artists. There was a lot of things going on within the show. Different artists and companies released exclusive items at certain times each day etc... You really had to be selective as artists and companies are very spread out.

Saturday Morning by Funko was pretty busy starting on VIP night. They sold FunkO's Cereal, Cereal Bowls and T-Shirts. Wasn't sure how it was going to pan out but they had a corner spot and a big area to hold their line. Great booth display and Mike Becker was there throughout the show. You could get his autograph or picture taken. They also had cereal taste testing area.

There were a lot of artists and companies that came out from other countries such as Japan etc... Long lines were formed for companies like Refreshment Toy, RealxHead, Goccodo, Skulltoys, Punk Drunkers etc... each day. Other companies and artists that were back this year was Paul Kaiju, MVH, Splurrt, The Sour Lemon, Clutter, Rampage Toys, Touma, Kidrobot, Super7, Unbox Industries, 1000Toys, Lulubell Toys, Bwana Spoons, Gargamel, Cometdebris, Max Toy Co and many many more.

This year we took a lot of pictures. Normally we use both the iPhone and an actual camera lol but one of our photographers injured their hand prior to DCon which meant holding the camera to take pics was painful and uncomfortable. On the other hand, our handy dandy iPhones which are lightweight came to the rescue and we have about 1800 pictures or so to show you. Here's our link to our DCon 2018 Photo Album. There's definitely too many pictures to post here and since we have less time than usual, we didn't have time to watermark them which is also why we aren't posting them here. One thing we do ask is that if you want a picture to post or re-post elsewhere to contact us for permission or credit us when using them.

We left DCon pretty much poorer than when we arrived. There was so many awesome art and collectibles for sale that whatever we thought was enough $$ to spend this year was clearly not enough. Wanted so many more things but had to pick and choose. It sucks from a collectors standpoint for sure but when you have so many artists and companies bringing so much awesomeness all in one place you need to save as much money as you can. For those planning to attend to DCon next year. Plan ahead and save a lot of money. You're gonna need it.

To sum it all up, DCon was awesome this year! There were some things that they could improve on but overall we didn't encounter any major problems. Looking forward to next year! Enjoy the pictures!

DesignerCon 2018 Tickets On Sale Tomorrow

DesignerCon announced that their tickets will go on sale tomorrow, August 8th at 1PM Pacific Time HERE.  DesignerCon will take place on November 16-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Prices are below:

Wondercon 2018 Recap

Wondercon 2018 has come and gone. The weather turned out really nice despite the gray skies and downpours of rain the day before. Traveling down to Anaheim was no joke. We've never seen it rain so hard in Southern California. Lots of freeways were filled with water and you know traffic is already insane during the dry normal days. With the rain it was just a huge mess and the traffic was obviously worse. Wondercon attendees dodged the horrible weather just a day earlier. The weather during Wondercon was awesome as you can see from our picture above. Nothing but blue skies. Beautiful So Cal weather!

D23 Announces Lineup for D23 Expo

GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS, PIXAR, MARVEL, STAR WARS, AND WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS AT D23 EXPO 2017

Fan-Favorite Events, Including the Disney Legends Awards Ceremony, Plus a New Concert by Alan Menken, Take Center Stage in the 6,800-Seat “Hall D23” Venue at the Anaheim Convention Center.