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QUESTION How long have you been collecting Disney pins?

How long have you been collecting Disney pins?

  • Newbie, I have been collecting less than one year

    Votes: 7 11.7%

  • 1-2 Years, I've learned a lot but still getting my feet wet

    Votes: 8 13.3%

  • 3-5 Years, getting comfortable

    Votes: 4 6.7%

  • 6-10 Years, in the groove

    Votes: 9 15.0%

  • 11-20 Years, Long hauler

    Votes: 16 26.7%

  • 21-25 Years, I got in early, but maybe or maybe not at the beginning

    Votes: 13 21.7%

  • I'm old, I have been collecting longer than there has been Official Disney Pin Trading

    Votes: 3 5.0%
  • Total voters
    60
QUESTION How long have you been collecting Disney pins?
I started on my first trip to WDW, which I think was 1999? I can’t really remember exactly but it was hot and I do remember the 2000 sorcerer Mickey wand on top of Spaceship Earth. It may have been 2000 because my parents wouldn’t take my brother or I out of school so it had to be during summer break. The first pin I bought with my own money was PP132 WDW - Ezra - First Ever WDW Haunted Mansion Pin. I really just thought they were a cool memento to all the rides and experiences I had at the park. I also collected PP846 WDW - Falling Mickey - Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, PP466 Star Tours Logo - Triangle, PP337 WDW - Mickey Mouse - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, PP280 WDW - Alien Encounter Monster Logo. Though I didn’t ride Tower of Terror or Rock n Roller Coaster until I was an adult, I liked Mickey on the attractions. At the end of the trip, my parents bought me PP869 WDW - Donald, Mickey, Goofy - Hand in Hand 2000 - Name Pin, and PP7 WDW - Fab 4 - 2000 Set - Outfit Icons. I still have all the pins and I wouldn’t get more pins until my next trip in 2004. I didn’t get back into it until 2018 on a trip with my wife and she gifted me PP123035 Bat - Haunted Mansion - Wallpaper, which is such a simple pin, but it meant a lot to me.
 
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Great story. Love the pin list... I had to go look them up to see what they were.
 
It was 3 years ago this month that I decided to buy one pin every trip to the park to keep track of the number of visits with my magic key. Then I moved about 5 miles from the park in July and realized I couldn't really buy a pin every trip anymore (although I totally buy at least one pin every trip now!), but I was hooked so I started thinking about a themed collection. Then I saw the Lady in a basket and knew Lady was going to be THE collection. Cinderella and LATT were my favorites as a kid, but Lady is much much much cuter than Cindy. After buying the 2 or so LATT pins they had (I really just wanted Lady - no other characters), I ventured online to see what else was out there. I hadn't even realized at that point that LE pins existed. Boy was I in for a surprise. My first Tuesday pin drop was the first Tuesday in May 2025 when I was looking for the LATT 70th anniversary pins. I walked into the park and saw the long lines (Pooh and Tiki Window dropped that day). I had no idea what I was getting into. I still feel that way a lot!

I have so very much to learn still and am so incredibly grateful to have such a supportive and knowledgeable community here!
 
Technically, I got my first pins in 2019 when I went to Disney in Paris - but most of the ones I brought there were for my long haul collecting friend in the USA (I'm from England) I picked up a few Groot ones back then for myself. I didn't really start collecting until 2020 when I was stuck at home in the pandemic and picked up a couple of hobbies Pin Collecting, Crystal and Wood puzzle making were the top of the ladder.
 
Crystal and Wood puzzle making sounds really interesting. 🙂
 
Started when I first went to Disney in 2002, but have started getting more "serious" in the last year. I'm learning the new ropes. And looking for tips on how to be more active even tho I live away from the parks.
 
mleeliu said:
Started when I first went to Disney in 2002, but have started getting more "serious" in the last year. I'm learning the new ropes. And looking for tips on how to be more active even tho I live away from the parks.
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Pinandpop.com

Have you checked it out? Trading for those not near the parks is one of the things they promote.
 
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