WDW Guest to Guest Pin Trading moved at EPCOT

[Sithathoriunet]

Just saw that trading outside of the pin shop underneath Spaceship Earth at EPCOT will no longer be permitted.
I don't mind this change, I think it made the front of the park look cluttered. The new pin trading area between Creations Shop & Connections Cafe is much more spacious and better protected from the weather anyway.

Guests at EPCOT No Longer Allowed to Pin Trade Outside Shop, Possibly to Deter Solicitation - WDWNT

Disney is asking guests to longer pin trade outside the Pin Traders gift shop in EPCOT, instead directing them to an area by Creations Shop.

wdwnt.com

 

[dznycrzyfmly]

The article mentioned folks who “ask for you to buy stuff in the store in order to trade with them”.. those folks have ALWAYS existed. This relocation isn’t going to fix that problem but I do kinda like the open space. Hope this is a good change for the next trip we go on.

 

[firechief18]

Just saw that trading outside of the pin shop underneath Spaceship Earth at EPCOT will no longer be permitted.
I don't mind this change, I think it made the front of the park look cluttered. The new pin trading area between Creations Shop & Connections Cafe is much more spacious and better protected from the weather anyway.

Guests at EPCOT No Longer Allowed to Pin Trade Outside Shop, Possibly to Deter Solicitation - WDWNT

Disney is asking guests to longer pin trade outside the Pin Traders gift shop in EPCOT, instead directing them to an area by Creations Shop.

wdwnt.com

Pin traders were beginning to push out into the walkway areas and creating trip hazards for guests in a constricted area under Spaceship Earth. Traders were moved to a more open area for safety.