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Looking for a fun way to connect at Disney World? Join the many visitors who trade pins with cast members and other guests while having a "magical" time at one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world.
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Disney pin trading began in October 1999 and has grown over the years. The first time my family visited Disney World as an adult, a cast member asked if we would like to trade a pin we had purchased for our daughter. We bought it at the park as a souvenir and thought it was a bit weird that someone would ask if we would like to trade at the time.
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After a bit of research, I learned more about trading pins at Disney World. Guests may present an official Disney pin and trade for a pin worn by a cast member. The cast members wear lanyards containing several pins. The selection constantly changes as guests trade throughout the day.
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When we returned to Disney World a few years later, my kids were prepared with several pins. They would carefully watch for lanyards with Disney characters they have grown to love over the years. I found that I could save a significant amount of money by purchasing a bag of official Disney pins on eBay. Buying pins in bulk that were not necessarily of their favorite characters would encourage them to trade the pins once we arrived.
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It was interesting to me to watch the kids' strategies for trading pins. Their choices reflected their distinct personalities and offered them the chance to barter with an adult and sometimes with one another.
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One word of caution: the pins have backs, but sometimes those backs can fall off. I brought small plastic containers with lids so that we would not lose the pins. Many of the cast members had special lanyards with they wore around the waist area that had an extra flap of material that helped to decrease the likelihood of loss, but I heard from several people that the pins would still sometimes fall off.
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Trading pins was one of my kids' favorite memories of the trip, and they sometimes pull out those containers and look at their very own unique collection of pins and talk of trading with various cast members. The pins can make great stocking stuffers or make a great surprise in Easter eggs.
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If you would like to see Disney's official rules for trading pins, here is their page on
Pin Trading Etiquette. If ordering pins outside of the Disney parks, ensure that you are purchasing tradable pins.
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