D23 in CA vs. Pin Event in FL
This Aug weekend would be my guess also. I don't think we will see September again. Getting people to Florida in Aug. Is probably one of their goals.My guess is the weekend of August 24th/25th. It's spaced out just far enough from D23 so people can recover and make it over to FL for the event. And it lines up in the rough date range of past events IIRC.
New-ish pin trader here. Are these events worth flying out for? I'm a DLR local and we don't get them here anymore.
Thanks for the input! We already had a family week-long trip to WDW for the parks, but I just wondered if it would be worth going for 2-4 days, especially after D23.If you're a CA trader then the FL event offers a chance to trade with non-locals - although many CA locals go as well.
It's worth going if you want to make a trip to WDW to visit the parks with the event on the side.
Thank you for posting this.The D23 convention in CA is August 9 - 11. I know that there has not been any dates announced yet for the FL Pin event, Disney after Dark. With Disney staff spread thin do you think the FL event might be pushed to September, as it used to be in the past, or later, or not moved from August at all?
If you can afford the quick trip, then a FL pin event is a fun experience - though as with everything lol not as good as it used to be.Thanks for the input! We already had a family week-long trip to WDW for the parks, but I just wondered if it would be worth going for 2-4 days, especially after D23.
Very much agree on the mystery sets. It’s pretty easy to trade for the whole set or specific ones you want during the event.I do not live near Florida (New Mexico), so must travel to these events. I have a lot of frequent flyer miles, so the flight cost is nominal for me. But I do pay for the other travel expenses (hotel, food, gas, car).
That said...
I love these events. I consider these WDW events to be the main event. Last year Disney held the event in a resort hotel so no additional expense for park tickets was required. If they move the event back into the World Showcase (in Epcot) and create the need for park tickets again, this likely would make the WDW event a pass for me (it becomes hundreds of $$ more to attend). The only way the in Epcot event makes financial sense is to be a passholder at WDW. The trading with other guest is a blast (afer 10 years of trading I now enjoy this type of pin trading interaction) and the WDW boards are so much fun (I believe this event is the ONLY Disney pin trading event in the US with Disney boards.)
Regarding the event pins: Agree the event catalog is hit or miss, but there is usually at least a few pins of interest. If you like trading mystery box pins these events are also fun to attend. The event catalog usually has 1-3 mystery pin sets to chase.
Also chomping at the bit to get details and start planning for 2024's event. Theme announced at 2023 WDW event as:
"Disney After Dark"
Fingers crossed it is in a resort hotel again this year!
Oh yes, totally forgot. DSSH boards are pretty nice too.Very much agree on the mystery sets. It’s pretty easy to trade for the whole set or specific ones you want during the event.
DSSH events also have board trading. But you never know if/when they will have an event.
If its Southwest... they allow you to change your flights without $$ penalty (just pay difference in the fare). Could try an educated guess to book something now... Again, this only is Southwest. Legacy carriers are hit or miss on this (mostly miss). I don't know anything about Spirit or Jetblue.Of course I get a notification about cheap flights from LAX to MCO in late August after talking about this. C'mon Disney release the dates plz
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