Is pin trading for kids still a thing?

[BadPinkTink]

I remember on our last trip (2017), there were pin boards on some little vendor carts (not sure what to call those). We would see them as we were walking from one ride to the next, and it was quick and easy to take a quick peek at the board to see if we wanted to make any trades. Are those boards back, too? Or will we need to go a little more out of the way to find them now?

I did not see any of them two weeks ago.

The pin boards are mainly by the register / pay area in the shops. Some are on a back shelf and you have to ask to see the pin board and the cm will move it for you.

 

[Homeatlast]

This is the Disneyland California section

Thanks so much ! Had no idea all posts must be absolutely pertinent to the exact park you’re discussing !

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

A cast member told me yesterday that they were just given permission to individually trade pins last week, but she said most CMs were choosing not to. Walking around the parks I only noticed one CM participating. Many of the stores had pin boards by the register for trading though, and there were a few guest pin traders set up by the shooting gallery in Frontierland.

Curious where you saw the CM individually trading? We would love to look out for this.

 

[Kittyblue]

Curious where you saw the CM individually training? We would love to look out for this.

She was working inside the store in Frontierland across from the shooting gallery/next to the restrooms. She had short dark hair, maybe in her 30s? She wasn't wearing a lanyard, she had on the crossbody thing with the black rectangle at the hip that holds pins. I might not have noticed except she was trading with a guest. After I saw her trading I kept an eye out for other CMs with pins to trade but didn't see any. Hopefully it'll pick back up soon.