qruthie said:
...A bit of advice for those who will buy the boxed pins, open the boxes at the cash register with the cashier watching in case there is a problem with the contents. In my case, most of the time the cashiers asked me to open the boxes to check the pins.
Thanks for the advice on opening at the counter
qruthie. I'll remember to do that. Along those lines, I suggest people take the cards over to VMK Central and enter them into the system while your still in the park. Have a Cast Member watch you type in the codes, that way if there's a problem you can (hopefully) get a replacement straight away. This is especially recommended when the cards/codes are new (ie - Until they get the inevitable bugs worked out.

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As for what cards will be contained in the boxes... Hmm, my first thought was to agree with other posters and think the cards will match the pins (bird hat for Donald pin, etc.). And part of me thinks I would like that, except I'd also like something
new. Of course there are more pins than Retired Pirate Quest items, so I could get my cake and eat it too, except... I read this:
VMK Newsletter said:
Q: Will Park Quest rewards from Disneyland or the Magic Kingdom ever be available any other way?
A: Park Quest prizes are exclusive to Park Quests and once those items and the Quest are over, we don't have plans to bring them back.
It seems they won't be bringing the Retired Pirate Quest items back. Which means 10 new VMK items.

I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Either way I'm very excited. Pin collecting and VMK are my two biggest Disney Hobbies. And soon I'll have two, Two, TWO great tastes in one!
P.S.
Mickey at the Helm as a VMK item. HA!
