- What is your name? (first name with initial of last name is fine).
Jim C.
- What is your age range? Under 18? 18 - 30? Over 31? Exact age is not required, that's why I gave a range.
18-30
- What do you collect (as far as Disney pins)?
Main Street, Cast Member, Scoop Sanderson, Parades and Fireworks, Disney Heritage, Haunted Mansion, Monorail, A little bit of everything really...
- What is your favorite Disney theme for pins?
Definitely Main Street related as that was my area during my College Program internship. Scoop Sanderson is at the top of my list of wants because he defines pin trading to me, Spectromagic and Disney Electrical Parade pins are big too...
- What is your least favorite Disney theme for pins?
I wasn't too happy with Cuties, and the puffels or what ever those were called, Disney Channel Stars such as Hannah Montana, High School Musical, Camp Rock, etc...
- Which pin(s) do you consider your Holy Grail?
PP# 55078: WDW - Where Dreams HapPIN - Disney Pin Celebration 2007 - Super Jumbo Pin - Pin Trader's Dream
- How long have you been collecting pins?
Since Late 2009
- Why do you collect Disney pins?
I actually started pin trading during a Disney College Program internship at WDW. My role was with Main Street Operations at the Magic Kingdom, Front Gate Turnstiles and Parade Audience Control. My favorite pastime there was trading daily with guests and looking what different pins I got.
- What is your favorite Disney theme (not pins!)?
Disney Heritage, Wreck it Ralph, Video Games,
- What Disney character(s) do you like?
Scoop Sanderson, Chip (and Dale), Hatbox Ghost, Wreck it Ralph, Vanellope Von Shcweetz...
- What Disney character(s) do you dislike?
There's not really many, but you can refer to my non-wants...
- Which Disney theme park is your favorite?
The Magic Kingdom
- What is your favorite Disney movie(s)?
Wreck it Ralph, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Great Mouse Detective, Toy Story Series, Fantasia, Bedknobs and Broomsticks(childhood favorite)...
- What is your favorite non-Disney movie?
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe, The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, Studio Ghibli films(especially Hayao Miyazaki), Satoshi Kon Films, Nausicca and the Valley of the Wind, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Akira, Summer Wars, Project A-ko, Tenchi Muyo, Ghost in the Shell, Vengeance Series(Korean)...
- What is your favorite color(s)?
Dark green, dark blue, black...
- What is your favorite scent(s) (lavender, vanilla, cinnamon, etc.)
Clean scents, not heavily floral or fruity based. My wife is also allergic to cut grass and pine...
- What is your favorite vacation spot?
San Diego
- If you could visit any place in the world, where would you want to go and why?
Naples, Italy/Pompei. I was born there and it would be great to visit again as an adult.
- What is your favorite book(s)?
To Kill a Mockingbird, Hobbit, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stones, anything by Rumiko Takahashi, my shelves are also actually full of nonfiction, manga, and art books.
- What is your favorite television show(s)?
Chopped, Cake Boss, Extreme Cake Challenges, Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, NCIS, The Old CSI, Longmire...
- Who is your favorite composer(s)?
Joe Hisashi, Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda, Yoko Shimomura, Yoko Kanno, Taku Iwasaki, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Howard Shore, Danny Elfman, Sherman Brothers,
Feeling depressed or anxious, being talked down to, snobby/snooty people...
- Do you have any allergies?
No, but my wife is allergic to Aloe Vera, Fresh Cut Grass, and Pine(hint, hint)...
- Do you like handmade/homemade items?
I don't mind at all...
- Do you like customized items?
I don't mind at all...
- Do you like personalized items?
I don't mind at all...
- Other than pins, what do you collect?
Retro and Contemporary Arcade/Computer/Video Games and Related Memorabilia. Boardgames, Manga, Anime&Movie DVD/Blurays...
- How long have you been collecting those non-pin items?
Several Years
I'm from Southern Illinois(not Chicago, exact opposite side of the state), I did get into Disney Pin trading and Park Memorabilia when I did my CP and have been obsessed with Disney ever since. I've been married to my Disney loving wife for three years(her favorite movies are the Lion King and Lady and the Tramp) and we a young daughter(she loves Doc McStuffins, Sophia the 1st, and Frozen). My life goals and plans have changed so much in the past four years that I don't think they're worth mentioning at the moment. I do enjoy drawing and participating in the local community choir/band now that I am no longer at uni...