CamCodey
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Pin-Trading Locations!
Hi!
We started pin-trading last August/September. We purchased some over eBay and had several from past trips. We have 3 sons (9, 7 & 3) and each had about 7-8 pins to start trading. They LOVED it!! It really helped them open up to go to CM's and look for pins. They also purchased pins with birthday $ that was converted to Disney $$ before our trip at the Disney Store. They will again have birthdays just before our next trip & we will recommend Disney $$ again (since we'll be there for Star Wars Weekends & I KNOW they will want as many Star Wars pins at they can get!) They each had their own thing: WDW attractions, Indiana Jones (completed 4-pin set while there!), Peter Pan & the littlest one just traded whatever struck him at the time! We used lanyards that the boys received from the Oriole's Dugout Club. Not Disney, but worked just the same. The best time had was pin-trading at the Contemporary. Here is the info:
MICKEY'S PIN TRADING NIGHTS at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort!
Join us from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for Mickey's Pin Trading Nights at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort!
Thursday nights at Disney's All Star Sports Resort
Friday nights at Disney's Contemporary Resort
Sunday nights at Disney's Boardwalk Resort
Children ages 6-14 are welcome in the Kids Zone!
Plenty of trading, lots of fun!
The boys had a wonderful time, but my neck hurt some days from carrying ALL THREE lanyards! LOL
We ran into a woman from New York who was traveling by herself at EPCOT. She approached us about pins & we were a little leary not knowing what to expect. She unrolled a HUGE piece of fabric with LOTS of pins on it and said, "I trade just like the CM's! Whatever pin you'd like to trade is fair game!" The boys traded their last pins and she is the one who told us about the Children's Pin-Trading. We mentioned that it was near the end of our trip & we had just run out of pins to trade. She said, "Don't worry, I have something for you!" She reached into another bag & pulled out 1 pin for each of them to trade and just GAVE them! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU if you're reading this!!
It really was magical!
I went to the Disney Store & purchased about 20 pins ($.69-$2.12 each) for each of the boys so hopefully they won't run out like they did before.
On our last trip we also purchased a Pin-Trading BACKPACK. It has 4 fabric "pages", which is great...one for each child & one for dh & I. It is a great way to store, carry & show their pins.
Enjoy your pin-trading!
Deb
Hi!
We started pin-trading last August/September. We purchased some over eBay and had several from past trips. We have 3 sons (9, 7 & 3) and each had about 7-8 pins to start trading. They LOVED it!! It really helped them open up to go to CM's and look for pins. They also purchased pins with birthday $ that was converted to Disney $$ before our trip at the Disney Store. They will again have birthdays just before our next trip & we will recommend Disney $$ again (since we'll be there for Star Wars Weekends & I KNOW they will want as many Star Wars pins at they can get!) They each had their own thing: WDW attractions, Indiana Jones (completed 4-pin set while there!), Peter Pan & the littlest one just traded whatever struck him at the time! We used lanyards that the boys received from the Oriole's Dugout Club. Not Disney, but worked just the same. The best time had was pin-trading at the Contemporary. Here is the info:
MICKEY'S PIN TRADING NIGHTS at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort!
Join us from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for Mickey's Pin Trading Nights at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort!
Thursday nights at Disney's All Star Sports Resort
Friday nights at Disney's Contemporary Resort
Sunday nights at Disney's Boardwalk Resort
Children ages 6-14 are welcome in the Kids Zone!
Plenty of trading, lots of fun!
The boys had a wonderful time, but my neck hurt some days from carrying ALL THREE lanyards! LOL
We ran into a woman from New York who was traveling by herself at EPCOT. She approached us about pins & we were a little leary not knowing what to expect. She unrolled a HUGE piece of fabric with LOTS of pins on it and said, "I trade just like the CM's! Whatever pin you'd like to trade is fair game!" The boys traded their last pins and she is the one who told us about the Children's Pin-Trading. We mentioned that it was near the end of our trip & we had just run out of pins to trade. She said, "Don't worry, I have something for you!" She reached into another bag & pulled out 1 pin for each of them to trade and just GAVE them! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU if you're reading this!!
It really was magical!
I went to the Disney Store & purchased about 20 pins ($.69-$2.12 each) for each of the boys so hopefully they won't run out like they did before.
On our last trip we also purchased a Pin-Trading BACKPACK. It has 4 fabric "pages", which is great...one for each child & one for dh & I. It is a great way to store, carry & show their pins.
Enjoy your pin-trading!
Deb
