Pin trading at Disney World?

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Pin trading at Disney World?
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Sun, 05-14-2006 - 12:53pm

I was just reading my Passporter and noticed that Disney World is big on pins and pin trading. I think this would be a lot of fun for my kids and have some collectible items that can be traded years down the road.

Has anyone done the trading? Can you get the lanyards at Disney World or do you bring them with you? I'm not sure where to get the lanyards. I read that the pins are sold at all the parks. Are they easy to find?

TIA!
Michelle

14 days until we leave for Disney World!

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Sun, 05-14-2006 - 1:02pm

Here is a link to a recent thread about pin trading. You will be able to buy pins and lanyards when you go to the parks. They also have starter sets there as well.

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-psdisney&msg=10491.1

Btw, we are going the same time. Where are you staying?

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Mon, 05-15-2006 - 10:41am

My DD(now 8) is a big fan of pin trading, we bought her a starter set at WDW a few years ago (it's a lanyard with 4 pins, 2 of each kind on it)she was a little shy to ask at first but once she got going there was no stopping her lol!

You can buy the pins anywhere at WDW, in the stores and on special pin carts. All cast members wearing lanyards will trade but there are some (I think wearing green lanyards)that trade exclusively with kids.

It can be a pricey hobby though and with my DD I have found it best to set a limit on how many pins she can have to trade each day and last time went I stocked up with pins on ebay before our trip. We still bought more once there though - they are just so darn cute lol!

Carole

Carole

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Mon, 05-15-2006 - 1:36pm

Thanks so much! That thread was very helpful. I bought 12 pins last night on ebay. So, hopefully she'll send them ASAP! I'll have to look for the starter sets when we get there.

We are staying off-site at the Marriott Royal Palms just outside the gate. We are going with friends and wanted to all stay together. We will have a 2 bedroom/2 bathroom suite with full kitchen and washer/dryer. With 6 kids between us, we'll be doing lots of laundry!

Thanks again!
Michelle - leaving in 13 days!

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Mon, 05-15-2006 - 1:39pm

Thanks, Carole! I just bought some pins on ebay last night. They averaged out to about $3.30/pin, but I figured that was cheaper than $6.00/each! This will be there first trip to Disney World. We took them to Disneyland years ago, but they don't remember it. So, I'm sure we'll be visiting Disney World many more times over the years and this can be a hobby that they can continue for years to come.

Thanks again!
Michelle