Well all you Snow Globe people... Ya you know who you are...

[NHMickey]

Anyone have the Peter Pan one that is a ship? Is that a LE or do they still make it? Also do you have trouble with air in the globe? I bet that is why all the new globes I have have an extra piece of themeing on the top...

 

[Mickey7811]

...I had a globe that actually was growing stuff inside it. It was fuzzy stuff - I took it back and got a new one.

They say to check to make sure there is no bubble, as the bubbles continue to grow.

I love my globes and got the Sorcerer one for Christmas with the Sorcerer Hat as the globe - it is awesome.

Darlene

 

[Kim in TN]

I love my globes too
Dh got me the Mickey Mouse 100 years one that sings Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow.
and the little Mickey 100 years.
I also received 2 Peanuts ones too, my second love, quiet! Don't tell Mickey!

 

[Mickey527]

I have the Pirate Globe. It is one of my favorites. I think it was originally made as a LE but they re released more of them about a year later.
I got the Princesses globe this year for Christmas. I wonder why it has Snow white inside the globe and it plays the song from Sleeping Beauty?
Oh well, I love it and all my others.
I do have a few air bubbles in some of the older ones. My Pocohontas globe is the only one with the gunk in it. The little leaves clumped together with some gunk, but the water is still clear. I would have taken it back but they don't make it anymore and I like it, so I just don't shake it up. Peggie

 

[Mickey7811]

Dear Peggie,

Does your gunk have sparkles on it - mind did - kind of cool.

Darlene

 

[Brise Nannie]

I got the Sorcerer Hat globe for Christmas too!!

I only have one globe with a bubble...It's a Bugs Life. I try not to think about it and what's this about *gunk* being in a globe??? I thought bubbles were bad.

 

[cindyfan]

I have quite a few globes, but had to stop getting them......just started running out of room for them.
The bubbles DO get bigger over the years. So when they look at you funny when you ask for one with out a bubble at the store.......just ignore it.
It looks like I will have to spring for the new Disney Dog one that is shown in the new catalog.
With my DD being the biggest Disney Dog fan.....it is a must.

Can't decide if my favorite is the Cinderella clock or the Beauty and Beast with the light up fireplace!!??

Glad I don't have gunk in any of mine Yuk. even with sparkles on it......yuk

I have heard of a place the actually drains the water and re-fills it......don't ask who or where.
I have just heard others say there is such a place.

 

[SueEllen]

Nat,
I have that Peter Pan ship globe also. It is one of my favorites. It isn't a limited edition, but it was a little elusive for a while (out of stock for a long time!) Mine doesn't have a bubble, but quite a few of mine acquired bubbles during our infamous ice storm in 1998. We were without power for 5 days. It was FREEZING in my house. About 10 of my snow globes got very large bubbles in them over that time period. Most of them I cannot replace. The one that makes me the saddest is my 25th anniversary with Sorcerer Mickey sitting on top of the globe with the 25 in the globe! Also too much of the water was lost in my 25th castle cake globe, so it had to be thrown out. I have not been able to find that one ever again (even on ebay).
Back to the ship...I don't think they still make that one. It has been almost 2 years since I got mine. Best of luck finding it if you are searching....
Sue Ellen

 

[ladyandtramp]

A friend of mine ordered the Peter Pan ship from the catalog not more than 2 months ago. It wasn't in the catalog, but they still had a few in stock. Doesn't hurt to ask!

Snowglobes by their very nature tend to develop the air bubbles. I'm not sure how, but that water can slowly evaporate (sort of like out of my water bed -- I put 5 gallons in every two months, but there is no leak. Where does the water go? )

To help minimize them, you must:

1) keep them away from heat sources (i.e., fireplaces and hot air vents)
2) keep them away from direct sunlight (for reason mentioned in #1, and to prevent your whole house from going up in flames -- you know what happens to sunlight through a magnifying glass...nuff said)
3) keep them away from intense cold (see SueEllen's post for one reason -- severe temperature fluxuation causes the water to expand and retract, releasing some of the oxygen molecules trapped in the water...), but the other reason is that the globe water can freeze. Talk about a mess!

Airbubbles are the reason most of the new snowglobes have some sort of little "hat" on them.

But they can be soooo pretty!

Jan

 

[Glinda]

Thank you Jan for the very helpful info. I only take mine out for Xmas but am thinking I should could keep them out year round now.
I don't have many but the ones I do have are so special to me. How do you all display yours and do you keep them out year round?

 

[NHMickey]

I have some on a self (3 selfs) in my Computer Room (Pin Hall) and most of the rest are in our bedroom...

 

[SueEllen]

Most of mine are on bookshelves. Some are on my dresser, and still others are still boxed away. I pulled one out of the box the other day and it had a terrible air bubble in it. Someone once told me that you can take the bottom off of them, heat the wax up and use some sort of syringe to inject some more water (distilled) into it. Then use the hairdryer to reheat and seal the wax. I have never been brave enough to try it. Sounds like a lot of trouble!!!
Sue Ellen

 

[allirae]

Hi all! My store has just recently gotten the Peter Pan ship snowglobe back in. It's a little different than the old one, but similar premise. We've been getting a lot of new Peter Pan and Tinkerbell merchandise with the new movie coming out. I have a pretty good collection of snowglobes myself. My husband actually really appreciates it, since he always knows what to get me for holidays! Our store used to have a retired toy maker that we would send guests to when they encountered air bubble problems. Unfortunately he passed away a few years ago. Trying to track down actual toy makers or specialty toy/collectibles shops may be the places to look.

 

[JudySue]

I didn't set out to collect Snow Globes - but quite a few have found a home here! One of these days I'll have to phontgraph them and try to find out more about them.

Did you know that Snow Globes with "problems" can be fixed? I just put "snow globe reapir" into google and came up with quite a few sites (and there's quite an active snow globe collectors community out there too).

 

[Eeyore's Pal]

Well, if we do, I know I'm in that group. As a recent owner of just three mini-globes, I am far from being an expert.

Just thought I'd pass along a caution that a CM in my local store told me about. You need to be careful about the Mickey ears on the new Sorcerer snowglobes -- I think she means particularly the mini version. They have experienced a lot of breakage on these, at least at my local store. I think the point of attachment may be a little thin.

 

[Eeyore's Pal]

Just checked.....


disneystore.com has a Peter Pan ship snow globe: $98

 

[Mickey527]

Wow, $98. I leave the price stickers on all my snowglobes. I only paid $78. They used Evian in those, and I guess my globe is filled with tap water. That must be the reason for the price increase. Peggie

 

[TIGGERSMOM]

I have the Peter Pan SHip and love it. I haven't had any troubles with bubbles - hehehe.

My store has tons of them, Kingston MA in the Independence Mall. I was able to use mt Disney Club card so didn't hurt as bad.

 

[ladyandtramp]

Originally posted by Eeyore's Pal

Just thought I'd pass along a caution that a CM in my local store told me about. You need to be careful about the Mickey ears on the new Sorcerer snowglobes -- I think she means particularly the mini version. They have experienced a lot of breakage on these, at least at my local store. I think the point of attachment may be a little thin. [/B]

The ears on the big ones seem to come off pretty frequently too...but a little super glue fixes it right up...

It seems the glue joints aren't very strong on some of these globes!

Jan

 

[Qwackertoo]

Anyone have an extra original Toy Story snowglobe they want to part with? I just started collecting about 1 yr. ago and now have about 35-40 of them and Toy Story one has eluded my search. Deanna