Disney Vinylmation Pixar Series 3 puts seven recognizable Pixar designs and one concealed figure into a compact limited-release assortment. The exact BlindBoxes product is a new, sealed blind box, and the package is unusually useful for identification: its side panel says “ONE OF 8 DESIGNS INSIDE!”, pictures seven figures, and reserves the eighth position for a gray Vinylmation silhouette marked with a question mark.
What the package confirms
The front identifies the release as Pixar #3. The lineup panel adds “LIMITED RELEASE” and the one-of-eight format. It does not print odds, a numbered edition size, or character names beside the artwork. That distinction matters: “limited release” describes the product line, but it does not support a production total or a claim that every design is equally packed.
D23 dates the broader Vinylmation brand to 2008 and describes it as small vinyl collectibles sold through Disney parks and Disney Stores. Pixar’s own film archive supplies the chronology behind this particular cross-film group: Toy Story began the feature-film run in 1995, A Bug’s Life followed in 1998, Cars in 2006, WALL-E in 2008, and Up in 2009. Series 3 therefore reads as a survey of several Pixar eras rather than a set tied to one movie.
The seven pictured designs
Reading the printed grid from left to right and top to bottom, the most clearly recognizable designs are:
- an orange, spotted A Bug’s Life performer design that appears to be P.T. Flea;
- a blue-purple ant design that appears to be Princess Atta;
- Geri, the elderly chess player from the Pixar short Geri’s Game;
- WALL-E, translated into the Mickey-shaped Vinylmation body;
- Guido, the small blue forklift from Cars;
- Russell in his Wilderness Explorer sash from Up;
- Woody in cowboy hat, yellow shirt, vest, and blue trousers from Toy Story.
The box itself does not print those names, so the first two identifications should be treated as visual readings of very small package art rather than a manufacturer checklist transcription. The other five have distinctive silhouettes and costume details. This is especially helpful for collectors comparing loose figures with a sealed Series 3 box.
The hidden eighth figure
BlindBoxes describes the assortment as including a rare chaser variant, while the photographed package preserves that slot as a question mark. It is reasonable to call the concealed design the series chaser in collector language, but the photo does not reveal its identity or odds. There is also no official capital-C “Chase” label visible on the box. A single sealed box contains one unknown figure, not a complete set and not a guaranteed rare pull.
Condition and buying notes
The live product page showed the exact sealed box available at $14.99 during this review. Its front face remains readable and structurally intact, but the top seam and upper corners show rubbing, and the bottom-right corner has visible wear and a small crease. The lineup side also shows minor edge wear. Buyers who display sealed packaging should inspect the gallery closely; collectors opening the box may care more about the intact mystery format.
For set builders, the package photo is the useful reference: seven disclosed designs, one concealed slot, no printed ratios, and no numbered edition quantity. That is enough to separate Pixar Series 3 from single-film assortments without inventing scarcity data the box does not provide.
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Sources
- BlindBoxes: Disney Vinylmation Pixar Series 3 — current price, availability, sealed format, description, and the exact package photographs used for the lineup and condition review.
- D23: Vinylmation — Disney’s reference entry for the brand’s 2008 introduction and small-vinyl format.
- Pixar Animation Studios: Feature Films — official release chronology for Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Cars, WALL-E, and Up.