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Dont trade those Disney monorail pins?
A MOM AND THE MOUSE, KRISTIN FORD
BY KRISTIN FORD ON OCTOBER 23, 2009 AT 6:00 AM
Last week, Disney World announced it would be retiring the pink and purple monorail colors, out of respect for the families and employees affected by the tragic crash of the two trains in July. When I heard the official announcement many had assumed Disney would take this step I was reminded of a conversation with a Magic Kingdom cast member about a month ago.
My son had acquired a cast-member-issued pink monorail pin and my daughter has the purple version of the same pin. We were advised not to trade them as the Disney employee suspected they would become more valuable if the trains were indeed retired. That was an unlikely event, though, as both declared the pins their favorites. Still, we put them away for safe-keeping to see if they do increase in value.
So far, the pins are still available on eBay and the prices dont appear to be increasing much, though a few are advertised as retired. It would seem likely that these pins will be treated similarly to ones released as part of Limited Edition collections. If a serious collector is looking for it, he will buy it, but cast member likely wont be trading them at the resort. For my kids, though, choosing pins is based on which images they like, not how much they are worth, thankfully.
A MOM AND THE MOUSE, KRISTIN FORD
BY KRISTIN FORD ON OCTOBER 23, 2009 AT 6:00 AM
Last week, Disney World announced it would be retiring the pink and purple monorail colors, out of respect for the families and employees affected by the tragic crash of the two trains in July. When I heard the official announcement many had assumed Disney would take this step I was reminded of a conversation with a Magic Kingdom cast member about a month ago.
My son had acquired a cast-member-issued pink monorail pin and my daughter has the purple version of the same pin. We were advised not to trade them as the Disney employee suspected they would become more valuable if the trains were indeed retired. That was an unlikely event, though, as both declared the pins their favorites. Still, we put them away for safe-keeping to see if they do increase in value.
So far, the pins are still available on eBay and the prices dont appear to be increasing much, though a few are advertised as retired. It would seem likely that these pins will be treated similarly to ones released as part of Limited Edition collections. If a serious collector is looking for it, he will buy it, but cast member likely wont be trading them at the resort. For my kids, though, choosing pins is based on which images they like, not how much they are worth, thankfully.