Disney Pin Trading

This year I have discovered so many things about Disney that I had not realized before. One of my favorite things to do for virtually free is Disney Pin Trading. I say virtually free because you will need to buy at least one pin to start your trading fun. During our perfect day to Magic Kingdom I finally decided to buy my first pin set. There are so many different ways to go it actually took a long time to decide. Do I get the lanyard with the pins? Do I just buy pins and if I just buy the pins where do I attach them? So many questions to ask yourself when making your first pin purchase. Since I always have my camera with me at the parks I decided that another strap around my neck might just make me crazy so I would attach my pins to may camera bag strap. Whew! Now that I decided where to pin my pins the big decision which will be my first pin. I wanted a surprise so I bought the Hidden Mickey Pouch. At Magic Kingdom there are two Hidden Mickey Pouches to choose from Red and Blue. The Red Pouches have little studio feet (different characters footprints) and the blue pouches have Princesses. I went with the Studio Feet and a Mickey Throughout the Years Grab Box. While at the register I the Halloween Pins so of course we bought one of those as well…





The next day while we were at Hollywood Studios I made my first trade for a pin that perfectly sums up Norwood and I…



Of course a Mickey Coffee cup! It is one of my favorites I am so glad the cast member I asked about how pin trading works had one. With my first trade I was hooked and now here is my little collection…





I think I might need that strap after all!