Different Color Hidden Mickey Hitchhiking Ghost Pins?

[harlock69]

I'm not really a pin collector/trader, so I don't really know much about them.

Being a fan of the Haunted Mansion, I picked up a Hidden Mickey 'Gus' pin about a year ago at Theme Park Connection in Orlando. He's a light bluish tone all over, skin and clothes. This week, I got the 'Phineas' and 'Ezra' pins from ebay. When they arrived, I was really surprised that the skin on those two was a yellow shade, with dark clothing.

Not really a deal breaker, as I'm not a serious collector, but I would eventually like to find the yellow 'Gus' to match the two I just got.

Is/was there different variants of these pins?

Thanks in advance for any insight!
John
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[figment_jii]

Unfortunately, these are part of the Hidden Mickey pin series, which means most of the ones you're seeing today in the parks for trade are likely to be fakes/copies. Looking at the photo, I'd guess that the bottom one (Gus) is mostly likely to be "real" because the pins are supposed to be bluish. The yellowish tones of the top two pins are consistent with known fakes. Now, that being said, it's entirely up to you if you want to collect the yellow colored ghosts. I think you'll have an easier time finding a yellow Gus than you would a bluish Ezra or Phineas.

Ezra: http://pinpics.com/pinMT.php?pin=49372
Phineas: http://pinpics.com/pinMT.php?pin=51046&
Gus: http://pinpics.com/pinMT.php?pin=51412

 

[harlock69]

Good to know. I'm sure I'll take some flack for this, but I'm not concerned that they may not 'authentic'. I'm not a pin trader, and only want them because I love the Haunted Mansion.