A little confused about the new Hidden Mickey Collections

[Swamp_Fox]

I'm a little confused, I know these pins are replacing the "cast lanyard pins" in name only, but with the new pins that are coming out (see pin pics #'s 47150, 47151, 47152, 47153, and 47154) I see they are for sale as well as on cast lanyards. According to the description it says they will be sold for retail for $6.95. So this is where I get confused will they be sold as well on cast lanyards? Where they will be sold? Or is this an intoductory offer to re-introduce them. I hope someone can clarify this for me.

Swamp_Fox

 

[Luv2Roam]

I was in MK last night, I checked quite a few cast lanyards. I only saw those pins on the hang racks to be bought. To me these pins seemed a little larger than usual lanyard pins. But I could be wrong.
As much as I am in the parks, I usually only see lanyard pins when they are fairly common and passed up by others.

 

[anne930]

My understanding is that these particular pins are available to buy and they complement the cast lanyard series that have already been released. They do seem to be bigger than the original releases. For example - the original coffee cup pins consist of Mickey, Minnie, Donald & Pluto. The new "to be purchased" pin is of Goofy. The only way the Goofy pin would be on a cast lanyard is if someone bought one and traded with a cast member for something else. A cast member told me they were doing this is call attention to the hidden mickey series, but to me it sounds like a gimmick to sell pins . I would like it better if they were the same size.

 

[Luv2Roam]

I did break down and buy some this weekend. (the lanyard pins guests buy.) I was in MGM for SW weekend and saw the $1 lanyard there. I bought one each of the green and purple Mickey heads in a black circle.

 

[DaddyBrady]

The Official Pin Trading site has a good Q&A that explains this:

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/event?id=16007


Yes, the "retail versions" of the Hidden Mickey Pins are larger than the "non-retail pins used for trading from Cast Members' lanyards", but small than the average size Open Edition pin.

The retail Hidden Mickey pins are approximately 1.5"; the non-retail pins are approximately 1.25", and regular Open Edition pins are approximately 1.75".