What's a Disney Trading Pin?
Pin Trading became popular at Walt Disney World around the year 2000. Since then the phenomenon has become a favorite past time of Disney visitors. Young and old alike, can take part in pin trading with cast members all over the Disney parks and resorts. All you need is a lanyard to display your pins and a few pins to get you started. The pins can be purchase in almost all of the stores at the Walt Disney Resort.
Pictured to the left is an example of one of my children's lanyards with some of our pins. Each of the pins here were either purchased at Disney World or traded with one of the cast members. My boys really enjoy pin trading and it gives them a chance to approach cast members from all over the world and start a conversation with them.
The first time they started pin trading was during our December 2009 trip. It was a lot of fun watching them pick and choose which pins they wanted. Eventually the boys began noticing others park guests wearing lanyards and their shyness quickly wore off. They'd approach just about anyone to see what type of pins they had around their necks. Pin trading is a lot of fun!
Pictured to the left is an example of one of my children's lanyards with some of our pins. Each of the pins here were either purchased at Disney World or traded with one of the cast members. My boys really enjoy pin trading and it gives them a chance to approach cast members from all over the world and start a conversation with them.
The first time they started pin trading was during our December 2009 trip. It was a lot of fun watching them pick and choose which pins they wanted. Eventually the boys began noticing others park guests wearing lanyards and their shyness quickly wore off. They'd approach just about anyone to see what type of pins they had around their necks. Pin trading is a lot of fun!