Reverence for Park 1's

[runningstitch]

This might be a strange question, but I'm a fairly new collector, but have been thinking about getting at least one Park 1, in homage to the legacy of starting it all. However, because it will likely be the most expensive 3" I will ever own, I'm having trouble picturing it mixed in with my other ones! (Especially since my 5-year-old likes to hold and rearrange them, too!) Do any of you find yourselves displaying your Park 1's separately? Or hiding them away and not displaying them at all?

[mshalloween]

I only have 1 Park 1 and I have him mixed in with my other vinyls. He has a "special" spot in my case (front and center), but he's still mixed in. Personally, I don't see the point in owning such a valuable piece and hiding it away. If you're going to buy a pricey vinyl, you might as well show him off! If you're worried about your 5-year old playing with it, I would put it on a higher shelf or out of reach somewhere, but I definitely wouldn't hide it away!

Which Park 1 are you leaning towards getting?

[kgar2121]

im still trying to decide on which ones of park 1 i will eventually go after. they are all pricey, and there are a lot of other sets/pieces that i want to try and get before going after them. being a new collector, there are still some older ones that are relatively reasonable, so im going to piece those together first, but then i WILL go after a few park 1s. "eddie the snow monster" as my little girl calls him will probably be the first. :)

[kcmesserole]

I also own a few Park 1 and like to show them off. Well I only have 1 now that I am looking at them. lol. I have the Red Monorail and it goes on the top shelf. I have a 2 and 5 year old and they know which ones they can touch and which ones they cannot. I buy extra ones for them to play with so they leave mine alone.

[Scarlet Hunter]

My Park 1's are displayed separately in a case
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z233/im4everblue/Collection%20-%20%20Vinylmation/DSC02887.jpg
Park 1 and Urban 1 each have there own very special case and are the only VMs in our living room. (The clears that you see have bee removed and escorted to my office with the rest of the collection.

I agree that Park 1's are very special and expensive. Kind of like artwork. That is how I treat them. But then again most of what I own is in cases.
Click here for my collection (http://vinylnation.net/forums/showthread.php?10577-You-had-me-at-Hello-A-Scarlet-Hunter-Collection-U-may-not-be-prepared)

And buy the way, good luck with your collection. And have fun getting your Park 1's.

[tigger for 4]

I have been doing the Urban 1's and thought I would do the park 1's next, I feel your pain, that cost is OUCH, i really should have hit the black boxes when I was in WDW but I think by the time I was in there there were pretty much gone, or when I went to trade city I really should have brought some 3" ones to see if I could have gotten lucky, well missed the boat again, but really had a blast at trade city anyway, good luck with your hunt and hope you get a good one. tigger out.

[mutt7000]

I'd love to get most of these, but your right they are pricey. I do think I will go after the red monorail though. I got the green and blue so I do want to have them all. Good luck and post what you get when you do.

[gochmaster]

I am like olther members here, all I have is a red monorail and I treat like a moviestar haha. He's definitely special to me. That's 1! Vinyl my son can definitely not play with haha

[runningstitch]

Which Park 1 are you leaning towards getting?

I'd love a creepy wallpaper, but the auctions for those ramp up way too high for me. Hopefully someday!

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My Park 1's are displayed separately in a case
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z233/im4everblue/Collection%20-%20%20Vinylmation/DSC02887.jpg
Park 1 and Urban 1 each have there own very special case and are the only VMs in our living room. (The clears that you see have bee removed and escorted to my office with the rest of the collection.

I agree that Park 1's are very special and expensive. Kind of like artwork. That is how I treat them. But then again most of what I own is in cases.
Click here for my collection (http://vinylnation.net/forums/showthread.php?10577-You-had-me-at-Hello-A-Scarlet-Hunter-Collection-U-may-not-be-prepared)

And buy the way, good luck with your collection. And have fun getting your Park 1's.

Thanks! Your Park 1 case looks awesome!

[mshalloween]

I'd love a creepy wallpaper, but the auctions for those ramp up way too high for me. Hopefully someday!

That is the only Park 1 I have and I definitely paid a premium to get him. He's mainly the reason why I haven't branched out to buy any other Park 1s yet!! Best of luck to you--it's a really great vinyl.

[vdominguez]

i'd definitely like to get my hands on a park 1 one day eventually myself with kermit at the top of my list. good luck in getting yours and hopefully you can get it at a good price.

[runningstitch]

I've sat with my finger on the "Buy It Now" button so many times, but the price tag upwards of $100 makes my heart race, and I just can't do it. At most so far, I have spent $30 on ones I really wanted, and was OK with that, but I can't deal with the triple digits. Yet.

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i'd definitely like to get my hands on a park 1 one day eventually myself with kermit at the top of my list. good luck in getting yours and hopefully you can get it at a good price.

That's the other one I'd love to have. I yearn for Creepy Wallpaper because I'm a HM fan, but I think Kermit is the best design of the Park 1's, perhaps tied with the balloon chaser.

[Story]

I also own a few Park 1 and like to show them off. Well I only have 1 now that I am looking at them. lol. I have the Red Monorail and it goes on the top shelf. I have a 2 and 5 year old and they know which ones they can touch and which ones they cannot. I buy extra ones for them to play with so they leave mine alone.

:agree: Buying the kids their own mickeys is a good idea :lol: My niece likes to play with auntie "Story's" mickeys, but she knows that "playing" with my mickeys means holding them, and then putting them back on the shelf- I don't let her out of my sight while she holds them either :lol:

As far as displaying park 1s, I display mine with the rest of my collection. I collect vinyls based on how well they go with the rest of my collection, and I group them together as to which ones go with which. I am in the works of making another shelf for my vinyls tho, where I will display the vinyls that are very special to me, and will not be easily seen by my sweet little niece :) (Or at least she will not that those mickeys are special special mickeys :lol:)

Hope you can add a park 1 to your collection soon! :)

[acxus921]

i have 3 park 1s. balloon being my grail is the only one i have a solo case for,( right next to my laptop), red monorail is along side the rest of the fleet, and elp is mixed with my oval eyed mickeys..i have a "thing" for thoes. check my signature for collection pics.

now i'm hunting for Kermit p1...

[tracycarter]

i have a couple of park ones and i display them on a highs shelf so they can be seen but not played with. :) i just dont want them getting damaged or anything

[runningstitch]

Wow, I started this thread so long ago when I first started collecting, it was neat to see it pop up again! Since my original post, I was able to purchase a Park 1 Kermit from a wonderful VN member, and it was under $100, so I was very happy. He is worth every penny, and the crown jewel of my collection. (And he lives happily on display with Rowlf, my other favorite Muppet. They are awaiting the Electric Mayhem Band, who will join them soon...) :)

[1rocky]

I have alot of park 1 but the one that eludes me like others is balloon chaser.
I just need him also fig , kermit and monorail.

[ruffryder5pnt0]

Yes, i def show reverance for my park 1's esp since i started collecting when park 1's where in the park but like most didnt buy enough only got 3

[SHAYDEE]

I have 3 Park 1's. The only one I have displayed seperately is my Balloon chaser. I bought a single VM display case just for that. My Monorail and Teacup are displayed with the rest of my collection.

[Pandaevo]

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e78/o3srt4/170e922a.jpg
i have only 1 Park 1 at this time. The Balloon chaser is in a 12 slot offical VM case. i have that case dedicated to only chasers, and now I am working on filling my second case :)

[kawaii055]

I keep telling myself to get a Park 1 but new ones keep coming out and depleting my Vinylmation fund haha

[Disneymama]

I keep telling myself to get a Park 1 but new ones keep coming out and depleting my Vinylmation fund haha

Mine too. ugh. i keep watching park 1 auctions on ebay... but just watching! LOL

[ctizz36]

I would love to get an unsealed Park 1, but it costs $200 on eBay... The lowest one I could find is $55... Tempting!

[richterbon23]

I am in love with Park 1 and am very slowly trying to complete the set. The toughest ones that I still need to find are Kermit and Creepy Wallpaper... my favorite vinyl EVER is Figment... he is truly my holy grail even though I own the balloon chaser. Park 1's definitely have an aura around them!

[gamecocksc17]

I would love to have a park 1 but I just can't justify spending that much money. Maybe someday.

[richterbon23]

This thread totally just gave me the itch, I just got an amazing deal on Monorail Red... $54!

[Snoreasaurus]

Being someone who just got into collecting I look back on Park 1 and can only dream. The prices on those are crazy. It doesn't help that the few I want are probably the most wanted out of the collection. I can always dream to find one for a decent price.

[Chuggaaconroy]

My only vinyl I have from Park 1 is Kermit the Frog. He was definitely expensive for a 3" vinyl figure, luckily I bought him for $48 still sealed in the foil so I had the honor of opening him up from the foil, it was an amazing moment. He sit's front in center in my display of so far 87 Vinylmations. This was back when Kermit went for $100, which wasn't too long ago back in November I think. He is definitely my favorite next to Pongo. The seller had a whole bunch of 1-day park 1 auctions. I was so amazed I got him for the price I did. :kermit:

[Natvinyl]

The clue is patience. See how the offer is going and then attack. But don't bid more than what you think is a good price. I just need Magic Stars to complete my Park 1 holy grails

[1ovaknd]

My only Park 1 is the Yeti. I have him in a display case from the container store along with 11 of my first vinyls (Mistly Park 2's and 3's. I'd love to someday get a Red Monorail, Tea Cups, and Kermit. Good luck on your hunt, it can be fun!

[Aethera]

When I started, they were on Park 5. I looked at Park 1 and I really love some of them, but I swore to myself I wouldn't go spending the money on out-of-print stuff. I don't have that kind of disposable income. One of the items on the 'if I won the lottery' list would be going back to get all the Park series. At most, I'd probably allow myself one, for some very, very special occasion. I'd have a hard time deciding on just 1 from the first series though. My heart says Figment, as I always enjoyed that ride. But then I see Kermit and the balloon and go hmmmmmm.


And of course I've just gone on E-bay and I'm now watching a couple of figments that are currently under $100. Maybe for my birthday!

[aspen_snow04]

Our 3" Park 1s are slumming it with the rest of our vinyls in our coffee table / display case :lol:

The 9" we have is in his box displayed with our other non - holiday 9"s.

[boochamp]

I would LOVE a creepy wallpaper!!! Is that the most expensive one? It sure seems like it!!! :(

[KAJIHOLIC]

I really like the creepy wallpaper. I can't wait for the Haunted Mansion series

I can see creepy wallpaper jumping in price once those come out or even announced

[djb83]

seems like Kermit is the most expensive Park 1 but I would be curious as to how much people have paid for various Park 1's

[runningstitch]

I got my Kermit from a wonderful VN member for $80.

[Sean41]

I got my Kermit from a wonderful VN member for $80.

WOW.. awesome deal for you.

[xanderville]

seems like Kermit is the most expensive Park 1 but I would be curious as to how much people have paid for various Park 1's

I have been tracking prices to complete a Park #1 set. It is so crazy to see those prices. I started collecting right when Park 2 came out and now I wish I would have bought more Park 1's

[Wecanlivelikejackandsally]

I say go for Electric Main Street Parade.

[little miss vinyl]

I keep telling myself that I don't need any Park 1s. But, my son LOVES the color red and thus wants the Red Monorail to add to our fleet of Blue and Orange. (I wouldn't let him keep the 5 Blue Monorails that we got from one online order of 8 blind boxes from DS.com)

[tigger9977]

Got lucky...was in Dlsneyland for Xmas 08....saw the Vinylmation displays in the store and immediately bought a few boxes....fell in love with them! Creepy is my fav

[mrust]

Same with us--we were there in early 2009 and bought an entire case of Parks 1, still sealed with the original tape. Of course, we have another almost full set from when we would go into every store looking for a complete collection.

[tigger9977]

We weren't smart enough to buy a case of the first Park Series but we did for the first Urban

[danzuke]

I'd love to get my hands on a few of the Park 1's, especially the creepy wallpaper. But I don't think I can take that leap yet. I have my eyes on the Red Monorail (since I think completing the monorail set is a good little first project) and I'd love to indulge one day on Magical Stars.

All that being said I've only just started so I'm not sure how crazy I should go just yet. Still not totally sure what are good prices or anything.

[lintman]

I'd love to get my hands on a few of the Park 1's, especially the creepy wallpaper. But I don't think I can take that leap yet. I have my eyes on the Red Monorail (since I think completing the monorail set is a good little first project) and I'd love to indulge one day on Magical Stars.

All that being said I've only just started so I'm not sure how crazy I should go just yet. Still not totally sure what are good prices or anything.

I'm in your boat too. I would like to have one just to say I do. I don't want to pay $100 for it though.

[Billabongi]

I'd love a figment but the prices are just silly

[futileeternity]

I'd love that Figment, too, but I believe I'd have to sell an organ to make that happen.

Also talked to a cast member at a local Disney Store a few weeks ago, and he has a few unopened cases of Park 1s. Lucky, lucky man.

[danzuke]

What I wouldn't give to go back a few years and tell my past self to but up every tray they had while i was in WDW.. Kill me to know I had them in my hands but just didn't but any cause I really didn't know what they were at the time.

[MsDisneyFan]

The only Park 1 figure I own is Poisoned Apple. He's displayed with my favorite P2 figure in a separate place than the others :)

[magsmom]

We have 2.
DD got kermit in a blind box pull in early 2009 at AoD in downtown disney. I think she actually wanted creepy wallpaper, but that vinyl has always held a place of honor in her collection. She is also very happy to own the Muppets 1 chaser and 3D kermit.

The other - she pulled SMRT from a mystery box at the pin store at downtown disney this past April (yes, good pulls do and can happen). DD had no idea what it was (she thought it was a park 4). She got so excited at D street when she found out what she had!

[danzuke]

The other - she pulled SMRT from a mystery box at the pin store at downtown disney this past April (yes, good pulls do and can happen). DD had no idea what it was (she thought it was a park 4). She got so excited at D street when she found out what she had!

SMRT from the mystery box? DAYUM, nice pull!

[Anders Limpar]

I'd love a figment but the prices are just silly

I got lucky and spotted a figment on ebay that was selling on July 4th. I got it for around $70 and I am glad that I did. The prices now are ridiculous and keep getting worse and worse.

[Anders Limpar]

I'm listening to an old podcast from around the time Park series 1 came out. The host mentions that they have sold out at the parks and were only available at the NYC store. Is this the only series that was sold somewhere other than the Parks or online?

[Samjive]

I just started collecting and there are three Park 1's I really really want: Creepy Wallpaper, ELP, and Magical Stars. Hubby is very supportive, thank goodness, so hopefully someday these will be mine!

[Plu9530]

I'd love to have a Figmouse, SMRT-1, Magical Stars or Mad Tea Party. That is, under $100. I can't see myself shell that much for one figure. :doh:

[ironlou]

So far I have 2 on my quest to complete the Park 1 set. I got Red monorail and Fireworks. Its a slow process. I will spend the money to get that balloon chaser, I just have to be patient on the price.

[MsDisneyFan]

I only have 2 Park 1 figures and I love them both! Bad/Poisoned Apple (that I picked up for under 100) and Figmouse (that I got for $115 shipped.) Paying that much for one small vinyl figure was sort of painful, but definitely worth it :)

[psu4glory]

i own exactly ZERO park 1's...but would love to someday. as everyone has alluded to, the prices are so prohibitive - who knows if it will ever happen. at the top of my list, though, would be creepy wallpaper, figmouse, kermouse, and SMRT-1...

i wouldn't turn down fireworks or teacups, either...
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ironically enough, just a few days after posting this, i was able to purchase my first 2 Park 1's from a great member on the trade forums! they haven't arrived yet - but i will soon be the proud owner of P1 Bad Apple and P1 SMRT-1....woo hoo!

[Petpika]

I was lucky enough to buy a whole case of Park 1 when it came out (avid collector of Parks). I display the whole set of 12 on my shelve and keep the other set w/o chaser tucked in the original box ^_^. Maybe I'll trade them away sometime :)

[andrew]

This might be a strange question, but I'm a fairly new collector, but have been thinking about getting at least one Park 1, in homage to the legacy of starting it all. However, because it will likely be the most expensive 3" I will ever own, I'm having trouble picturing it mixed in with my other ones! (Especially since my 5-year-old likes to hold and rearrange them, too!) Do any of you find yourselves displaying your Park 1's separately? Or hiding them away and not displaying them at all?

If youre lucky enough to have some park 1's in your collection, Id hope you would display them! :)

[Sithewok]

I have two park ones in my collection - smart - 1 and teacups. I got them both through trading at wdw a couple of years ago. Didn't realize how rare they were until I signed up for these forums a few days ago. Guess I was really lucky on those trades! Unfortunately, they had no cards since they were park trades. :(

[Katameran]

I only own one Park 1, it's none other than Kermit the Frog. Got him signed along with his card back in April. I say if you only want one Park 1 vinyl it should be Kermit, or maybe the Yeti, he's next on my list for Park 1 :)