I have been doing a little thinking about doing pin trading on our Walt Disney World vacation next year. The little guy will be four or five when we visit Walt Disney World, depending on when we schedule our trip(s) and I am curious if it is something he would get into. I have heard you can get pins to get you started pretty reasonable on eBay. They aren’t the more desirable pins, but the idea is to trade them, right? SO it doesn’t really matter what you start with. Most cast members wear lanyards full of pins for trading. There are certain restrictions or rules - mainly you have to trade a pin that the cast member does not currently have on their lanyard and you have to have approved Disney pins. There are certain Disney family (ABC, ESPN, etc) company pins that are also acceptable for trading. I’ll have to do a little research before we head to Walt Disney World. I am just wondering if I will end up the one doing the trading instead of the kidlet!
Beyond the pins, there’s the lanyard to consider to hold all the pins for trading and collecting. There’s a wide variety out there sure to please any kid and make the pin trading more fun. I’m not sure that they would work for pin trading, but I’ve also seen some pretty beaded lanyards that I wouldn’t mind sporting (if you have an id badge for work, it may work for you). The flat ribbon type lanyards would probably work best for pin trading.
The number of pins for trading out there seem almost limitless. Different parks (and areas within the parks!), resorts, even the cruise line have specialty pins that differe from each other. Think of the number of characters there are – many of othse have numerous pins each. Special event pins, pins available only to cast members (until traded), and limited collections, oh my! I’m pretty excited about the possibilities – I just hope it is something the little guy will enjoy as well.
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