Pressed pennies?

[chicagoshannon]

Does Universal have any pressed penny machines? My kids love them, but if they don't have any I can leave the (heavy) coins at home.

 

[Pkltm]

We got a few there, Shrek, spiderman etc

 

[chicagoshannon]

Thanks

 

[Kivara]

There are a lot of machines...some out in the open, others in shops, a few in the entrance from the parking garage. I have 2 full books of them, and I'm still missing some.

 

[macraven]

Like Kivara posted, there are many places to get pressed pennies

I have 300 plus pressed coins
Been getting them since I started going to the darkside

My problem now is I forget how many seuss pennies I do have and end up buying the same ones each year ...

 

[chicagoshannon]

Thanks. My kids will be happy. I'm guessing universal sells a book to put the pennies it too?

 

[hopemax]

There are lists for Universal coins on the pennycollector.com website and app. Select Florida, then Orlando and then it's broken down to the machines in the parking garage, the souvenir stand by security, IOA and the Studios. There are like 23 machines in one park, 29 in the other and 4 each at the other two locations. Most are 4 coins in each machine but they have 2 newer machines in the main store that are 8 coins. Avengers in IOA and Minions in the studios.

 

[Kivara]

Yes, in the main shop of IoA, just inside the gates is where I bought my pressed penny book. I'm sure there are other places as well, that's just the one I know of.

 

[Kivara]

To make it easier, I carry quarters and pennies in a mini M&M plastic tube. I take a couple with me, but only carry one a day in the parks.

 

[lvdis]

To make it easier, I carry quarters and pennies in a mini M&M plastic tube. I take a couple with me, but only carry one a day in the parks.

I do something like this too, but I use an empty tube from airborne. It's the perfect size! I alternate a penny with 2 quarters and I think it holds 13 of these penny/quarter sets, if I remember correctly. Works great!

 

[chicagoshannon]

I have an m&m container too. Maybe I'll try to get all the pennies as early on the day as possible to lighten my load. Normally my parents travel with us so we can put all the heavy stuff in my dads ECV, but they aren't coming this trip. This will be our first trip without either a scooter or stroller. I'm so excited!