Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary Card #33 - Dumbo Flying Elephants Pink Shimmer Foil: This Fantasyland THEN & NOW Pair Will Make Your Heart Soar!
Welcome to the Sky, Fellow Collectors! 🎴
If there is one Disneyland attraction that sends my imagination soaring straight up into the Fantasyland sky, it is Dumbo the Flying Elephant. From the very first time I spotted those pink-eared darlings spinning above the crowd, I knew this ride held something truly timeless. So when I pulled Card #33 from the 2025 Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary Pink Shimmer Foil parallel set, I actually gasped out loud - and I am not even a little ashamed of that! ✨
Introducing Card #33 - Dumbo Flying Elephants (THEN-Fantasyland) Pink Shimmer Foil
Card #33 is part of the beloved THEN & NOW theme within the 150-card base set of 2025 Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary. This card captures the classic, vintage version of the iconic Dumbo ride - the THEN edition - set firmly in Fantasyland, where imagination has always reigned supreme. The original Dumbo Flying Elephants attraction has been a staple of Disneyland since the park's earliest days, and seeing it immortalized in trading card form, draped in that gorgeous Pink Shimmer Foil parallel treatment, is just pure collecting joy.
The Pink Shimmer Foil adds a soft, dreamy glow to the card's surface. The shimmer is not aggressive or overwhelming - it is gentle and luminous, like catching sunlight on a Fantasyland morning. The hues reflect in that delicate cotton-candy pink tone that feels absolutely fitting for a card celebrating Dumbo and the whimsical world of Fantasyland. The foil treatment brings out details in the image and gives the card a lifted, almost magical quality when you tilt it in the light. It is the kind of parallel that makes you want to hold the card at every angle just to watch it dance.
The THEN & NOW Story - Cards #33 and #34 Together
Here is where it gets even more exciting for collectors who love building full stories within a set. Card #33 (THEN - Dumbo Flying Elephants) is the perfect companion to Card #34 - Dumbo the Flying Elephant (NOW-Fantasyland) in the Pink Shimmer Foil parallel set. These two cards together tell the complete THEN & NOW journey of one of Disneyland's most beloved attractions - from the vintage, classic ride that charmed the earliest park guests all the way to the beautifully updated modern version that guests enjoy today.
If you are chasing the Pink Shimmer Foil parallel run, I would highly recommend tracking down both cards #33 and #34 so you can display them side by side. They are stunning as a pair and tell such a sweet, complete story. The THEN card carries that nostalgic, golden-era Disneyland energy - the kind of image that makes you think of old home movies and sunburned summer afternoons at the park. The NOW card brings things full circle with the bright, modern Fantasyland look that guests fall in love with all over again every single day. Together, they are a collector's dream. 💖
Every time those little elephants take flight, they carry with them seven decades of childhood wonder - and now they carry a little shimmer, too. That is the magic of collecting.
A Personal Fantasyland Memory
I can still remember the last time I rode Dumbo at Disneyland. It was a golden late-afternoon, and the light was hitting Sleeping Beauty Castle in that way it only does at that particular hour. My niece was riding Dumbo for the very first time, and the look on her face as her elephant rose up and she could see all of Fantasyland spread out below her - the carousel spinning, the castle gleaming - that is the kind of moment this card brings rushing back to me every time I look at it. That is the power of a great trading card. It is not just cardboard and foil. It is memory made collectible. And the Pink Shimmer Foil on this card somehow captures exactly that dreamy, cotton-candy warmth of a perfect Fantasyland afternoon.
Collector Notes - Rarity and Audience Fit
The Pink Shimmer Foil parallels in the 2025 Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary set are exclusive to Value Blasters, with approximately 2 per box. They are not serially numbered, which makes them wonderful for set builders and character collectors who want a beautiful, attainable parallel without the pressure of hunting for a specific print run. Because of their Value Blaster exclusivity, they carry a certain collector cache - you simply cannot find them in Hobby boxes, which gives them a unique identity in the full parallel rainbow of this set.
For Dumbo fans, both card #33 and card #34 are absolute must-haves. For THEN & NOW theme collectors, these two together complete one of Fantasyland's most iconic attraction pairs in the Pink Shimmer Foil run. Set builders chasing the full 82-card THEN & NOW subset will want to track both down as well. And for parallel collectors building the complete Fantasyland rainbow, this pink foil shimmer sits beautifully alongside the Rainbow Foil and other numbered tiers available in this set.
How to Display and Protect Your Cards
For protecting your Pink Shimmer Foil parallels, I love organizing the full THEN & NOW run in an Ultra Pro Premium Pro Binder - the sturdy pages hold the cards beautifully, and it is so satisfying to flip through and see the complete Fantasyland THEN & NOW story come together with those Pink Shimmer parallels lined up side by side. For everyday handling and pull organization, I also reach for Ultra Pro Platinum Series Card Sleeves first - the crystal-clear film keeps that gorgeous shimmer visible while protecting the card surface from fingerprints and scratches during sorting. If you are pairing them alongside your Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom spell cards or other park-themed collectibles, a binder setup keeps everything looking cohesive and absolutely gorgeous.
Mark It in Collectiblz
If you pull Card #33 or Card #34 from a Value Blaster, hop straight into the Collectiblz app and mark them as Have on your 2025 Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary checklist. Watching that THEN & NOW completion bar climb is almost as satisfying as the pull itself - almost!
Happy collecting, and may your next Value Blaster bring you all the pink shimmer your collection deserves! 🏰🎆
- 💜 Tilly
