When Disney creates a love story, it’s not always a fairytale princess being whisked away by Prince Charming. Sometimes it’s about a blank canvas and searching the world for your one true love – your soul mate. Doesn’t sound like the typical Disney love story, does it? Well, that’s because it’s not! Disney Interactive and Google recently teamed up to launch a new original animated short, Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story. This animated stop-motion film is only available on Google Play, Google’s online store offering digital movies, books, music, apps, and games.
Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story is based on the popular Disney Parks Vinylmation collectible franchise, you know those cute little Vinyl character figures that are sweeping the nation and capturing the attention of Disney fans everywhere?
In Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story, Disney tells the story of Blank, an unpainted Vinylmation, as he embarks on an epic adventure through an original new world to find his lost soul mate. While Blank is just that – Blank – it’s plain to see that this is our beloved Mickey Mouse. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that his soul mate is none other than Minnie Mouse herself! The bow gives it away!
While Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story is a 38 minute stop-motion animated film full of adventure, sweetness and of course, a simple and endearing love story.
It may seem a little silly for me to say this, but I felt so much emotion watching Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story. Granted, it’s a silent stop-animation film, but it is so full of endearing scenes – it’s a powerful little film. A story full of love, adventure, friendship and a struggle to maintain a sense of personal identity.
All of that from a 38 minute stop-animation film? Yes! We are talking about Disney, after all!
I think that we can all relate to Blank’s journey to find love – while maintaining his own identity – because we all struggle with this to a certain degree. In 13 years of marriage, it has not been easy for me to stay true to who I am as an individual while still trying to fill that role of a mom and a wife. It isn’t easy to separate yourself from your different roles in life, is it? And I think it’s safe to say that finding your true love is not always an easy task – in fact, it’s downright HARD…and sometimes it’s even harder to keep that love alive and growing strong once you’ve found your soul mate.
You can download “Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story” for free , but it s only available on Google Play! You can view the film online from your computer or your Android phone or tablet, or even your iPhone and iPad through the Google Play Movies & TV app. You can download the app for for Android or iOS.
To celebrate the premiere of Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story, Google has invited fans to share frames from the film with their friends and family as digital greeting cards at blankmovie.withgoogle.com. After sharing a frame, you can unlock a second special film, “Cranes in Love,” created especially for Google users. Pretty cool, right?
I’d love to hear what you think, did you see the same message I did? You can watch the Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story – Trailer on Disney Video right here! I bet you’re going to love it just as much as I did…you might even be inspired to run out and buy your own Disney Vinylmation characters!
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
You are so right when you say it’s just 38 minutes but it does get right to your heart. We loved this movie!!!!
We go to Disney every year and have a ton of those Vinylmation guys around the house. I think some of them are collectible, too. They are so fun, we try to get as many as we can.
I must be the only Disney fan that has no idea what a Vinylmation is! You learn something new everyday and I cannot wait to catch up on what I have been missing out on. This story looks so cute and you are so right in saying that we can all relate to his journey to find love and the other piece of our puzzle.
I think these are super cute! I have never been to Disney or seen them before!
I’ve never heard of Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story before. I’ll definitely have to watch it.
What a cute story! I think my kids would really enjoy this! 🙂
Disney seems to amaze us year after year! What a team of geniuses they have. I have laughed and cried at many of their animated movies. I will watch this one later today! Sounds like a great short!
I will have to watch that movie with my kids. I bet they will really like it. Thanks for sharing it.
A Vinylmation Love Story sounds very nice. I had no idea they made thes vinylmation characters. Very cute idea.
I can’t wait to see this. The fact that there are no words to me just means they have to be a better storyteller. I know they are!
This is so cool! I haven’t been to Disney in so long so I’ve never seen this before. I think my daughter would really enjoy watching this!
I loved this film too. So so sweet and great messages.
This movie looks so precious! I think my five-year old will love it. I am looking forward to checking it out.
What a cool looking movie!
I love the idea behind Vinylmation, but I don’t think I would ever own any. Can’t wait to go and watch the “movie”!
I love the blank vinylmation. We have a large one that we used to get character signatures on.
Oh! i have a couple of these little figures! A friend gave them to me, but I had no idea what there were!
Disney`s films and cartoons are always the best so I can be sure that this one is wonderful too. Though the animation is not peculiar to Disney`s style. Anyway it is interesting to say what they have invented this time.
How cute is that? I bet I’d love all 38 minutes!
This sounds amazing! I am off to download it – Disney always gets me!
This looks like a great film! I love Disney! My oldest would love this one.
This short film sounds like it would have been perfect for Valentine’s Day. I’m going to find it on Google Play so my husband and I can watch it together this weekend – as part of his birthday weekend!
This looks so super cute! I’m going to go download!
This is very cute story. I have not heard of it before but Im going to tell my daughter about it.
These are adorable! I love the idea of Blanks.
I’ve never seen one of them before but it sounds really cool. My husband loves different things like that…I bet he’d love it too!
I’ve never heard of this before but it sounds really cute. My girls are both big Disney fans so I’m sure they will love it.
I think these little vinyl cuties are adorable. Now I want to collect them all after seeing this movie.
What’s a Vinylmation? Ahaha. I never heard of that before though I am Disney fan. Hey, thanks for your blog, I have new knowledge about my favorite Disney. I should really watch one of those Vinylmation films. 🙂
How cute! I swear sometimes what they intend to make as a ‘short’ or simple movie ends up turning into a huge hit and being made into a full-length, which I bet what happens with the Vinylmation Love Story!
This seems like an interesting idea for a movie and an interesting way to do it. I am looking forward to seeing it.
Thanks for sharing this! I honestly always forget that Google play even exists and I’ve never checked it out. I will now!
True love is definitely hard work. I always love Disney’s shorts! Adorable!
The trailer looks great, and it sounds like it will be a sweet story. I am looking forward to seeing it.
I’ve never been to Disney before so I had no idea what these were. Thank you for introducing me to this, the trailer was so awesome 🙂
Sometimes, those animation shorts are packed with powerful messages and emotions… It does look like an adorable little movie.
I keep forgetting to watch this! It looks like a cute little story, and knowing that Disney is behind it ensures that it will be wonderful.
I cannot wait to see this in its entirety. WE LOVE the trailer and my son collects Vinylmations.
What a cute clip! I’m going to have to go check it out
So cute! I honestly haven’t heard of Vinylmation before this, but I love it.