Pin Boards

FozzieFan

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I've slowly been sucked into this hobby and I'm hoping that some of you experts can help me with something I saw on my last trip. I was at the pin store in the middle of Epcot for like the 3rd time that day browsing and someone asked for a "pin board". The CM brought out a cork board covered in pins for them to trade from. I asked about it and the CM gave me a kind of half hearted explanation with little details. Googling hasn't brought up much more info.

So what's the deal with these boards, are there more of them? Are there any more trading tips I should know before my trip?

Thanks!
 
I've slowly been sucked into this hobby and I'm hoping that some of you experts can help me with something I saw on my last trip. I was at the pin store in the middle of Epcot for like the 3rd time that day browsing and someone asked for a "pin board". The CM brought out a cork board covered in pins for them to trade from. I asked about it and the CM gave me a kind of half hearted explanation with little details. Googling hasn't brought up much more info.

So what's the deal with these boards, are there more of them? Are there any more trading tips I should know before my trip?

Thanks!

I have never seen or heard anyone ask for the pin board to be brought out. It was my understanding that CM are told when to bring the boards out. So, maybe I am wrong about that or maybe that person just got lucky and the CM was being VERY nice!

Basically, it is a board that Disney has at each pin trading location and it has pins available for trade. Sometimes they are hard to find pins, sometimes not. A person is allowed to trade for up to 2 pins on the board (give 2, get 2).

HTH
 
I was able to ask for the board to be seen the last time I was at POFQ, and the CM had no problem with it
 

There are also Pin Trading Nights at the Contemporary - they don't seem to be on any particular schedule, but you can check and see if any are being held during your next trip.

Here are 2 of the pin boards I know about...

Port Orleans
POFQ....in gift shop upon request + also a lobby board that is available starting at 5pm (maybe 5-5:30?)
POR...in gift shop upon request + also a lobby board that is usually available at 5pm

The Port Orleans CMs seem to be really into pin-trading and are always super-nice about it, also the last time we were at Caribbean Beach all of the food-court CMs had on pin-trading lanyards.

I think some of the other WDW resorts also have pin boards at their gift shops or pin-trading locations (I've seen them at Pop Century and Saratoga Springs for example). And on past trips sometimes the Mickey store at Epcot (yeah, yeah, I can't remember the name :cool2:) has a pin-trading board kind of game they would call "Pin Jeopardy". They'd bring out a board near their doors on the walkthrough that goes to Mission Space from the Fountain area. But, remember, as with everything Disney, the times/locations of pin-trading opportunities are subject to change and to the whims of management,

agnes!
 
I saw a CM at Animal Kingdom holding a pin board outside Flame Tree BBQ. Does anyone know if the gift shop at CBR has a pin board??
 
We came across a pin board at the Yacht Club located in the store. Sorry but can't remember the time it would come out but it would come out in the morning and then again in the afternoon.

The thing that was different about this encounter with the board was that they kept the board private and you had 1 minute to trade pins. So they started the clock when they showed you the board and you had 1 minute to scan the board and find the pins you want to trade for. Kind of interesting way of doing it. We really enjoyed the CM's at this location.

TTFN
 
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