So last month we got just one new pin and this month we get 100% more, in the form of two new Disneyland Paris pin releases.
Disneyland Paris Pins for February 2012
The Sally and Jack pin is quite sweet and it’s nice to get a valentine’s Day pin that doesn’t feature the usual Mickey and Minnie or Donald and Daisy. The other one, Agent P, I had to Google, as I have no idea who he/she is. Apparently it’s a character from Phineas and Ferb, which I have never seen, not even just once. Uncanny as just the other week I was having a discussion on Magic Forum about the possibility of a Phineas and Ferb attraction in Disneyland Paris and I questioned it’s popularity. I was soon told it was pretty popular, especially in places such as The Netherlands, and it seems Disneyland Paris agree to some extent, with this pin release.
The rest of this month’s poster is taken up with some text telling us that Pin Trading started in October 1999 and that there is another pin trading event coming to Disney’s Hotel New York. Now, you may know from this website and the podcast that I’ve been trying to find out what goes on at these pin trading nights and what you get for your money, usually around 20€. Thanks to Glen from Glstitch Productions who sent me the following information:
Pin Trading Event: Food (9 out of 10 times it’s a buffet ), a little show with characters and meet and greets with themed characters (like Chef Goofy) and you get a voucher and with that voucher you can buy 2 pieces of all the Limited Edition pins that come out on that night.
At last I know, and it does seem that you get your money’s worth, especially with the inclusion of 2 limited edition pins in the price.
So, that’s 3 new pins in 2 months. I’m hoping this just a quiet period and that we will be getting a decent selection each month from April when the 20th Anniversary at Disneyland Paris begins. Could it be that pin sales are on the decline? Maybe the recession is hitting people hard or maybe people are choosing vinylmation over pins? I have around 150 Disneyland Paris pins and just 3 vinylmation, of which none are from Disneyland Paris, so it’s obvious which camp I am in. Anyone defected from pins to vinylmation, or just not bothering collecting pins any more?
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