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Love pin trading at Disney World?
Haunted Mansion pin trading board
While it’s been around for a while, the rules surrounding it have changed quite a bit over the past few years. After the COVID-19 closures of 2020, Cast Member lanyards were set aside in favor of pin trading boards across Disney’s parks. Lanyards have slowly started to return, so we figured it was the right time to go over some of the “unspoken” rules you should be following when pin trading!
Pin Trading is a well-loved pastime among Disney park-goers.
Pin trading board in Frontierland
While it’s been around for a while, the rules surrounding it have changed quite a bit over the past few years. After the COVID-19 closures of 2020, Cast Member lanyards were set aside in favor of pin trading boards across Disney’s parks. Lanyards have slowly started to return, but in late 2023, a new rule was put in place that could affect your experience again!
Pin trading is a THING in Disney World, and if you know, you know.
Pin trading board
However, pin trading changed after 2020 when Disney World reopened; instead of trading pins with Cast Members wearing lanyards, pin boards were set up instead. Well, many pin traders missed that personal touch with Cast Members, but we’ve got some good news: pin trading with lanyards is back in Disney Springs.
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Cinderella Castle
Disney has a whole line of 2023 merchandise (including ornaments!) in the parks AND online to commemorate and/or prepare for your trip, so here’s a look at ALL the 2023 merchandise we’ve seen in Disney World (and some pieces on shopDisney) so far.
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Magic Kingdom is packed with excitement these days, now that popular entertainment options are back, character hugs have returned, and the 50th Anniversary celebrations are in full swing! But in the past few days alone, we noticed quite a few changes in the parks, and we wanted to make sure our readers didn’t miss anything — here’s everything that’s new in Magic Kingdom.
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