QUESTION How long have you been collecting Disney pins?

[WeRLegends]

I started on my first trip to WDW, which I think was 1999? I can’t really remember exactly but it was hot and I do remember the 2000 sorcerer Mickey wand on top of Spaceship Earth. It may have been 2000 because my parents wouldn’t take my brother or I out of school so it had to be during summer break. The first pin I bought with my own money was PP132 WDW - Ezra - First Ever WDW Haunted Mansion Pin. I really just thought they were a cool memento to all the rides and experiences I had at the park. I also collected PP846 WDW - Falling Mickey - Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, PP466 Star Tours Logo - Triangle, PP337 WDW - Mickey Mouse - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, PP280 WDW - Alien Encounter Monster Logo. Though I didn’t ride Tower of Terror or Rock n Roller Coaster until I was an adult, I liked Mickey on the attractions. At the end of the trip, my parents bought me PP869 WDW - Donald, Mickey, Goofy - Hand in Hand 2000 - Name Pin, and PP7 WDW - Fab 4 - 2000 Set - Outfit Icons. I still have all the pins and I wouldn’t get more pins until my next trip in 2004. I didn’t get back into it until 2018 on a trip with my wife and she gifted me PP123035 Bat - Haunted Mansion - Wallpaper, which is such a simple pin, but it meant a lot to me.

 

[TheMickeyMouseRules]

I started on my first trip to WDW, which I think was 1999? I can’t really remember exactly but it was hot and I do remember the 2000 sorcerer Mickey wand on top of Spaceship Earth. It may have been 2000 because my parents wouldn’t take my brother or I out of school so it had to be during summer break. The first pin I bought with my own money was PP132 WDW - Ezra - First Ever WDW Haunted Mansion Pin. I really just thought they were a cool memento to all the rides and experiences I had at the park. I also collected PP846 WDW - Falling Mickey - Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, PP466 Star Tours Logo - Triangle, PP337 WDW - Mickey Mouse - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, PP280 WDW - Alien Encounter Monster Logo. Though I didn’t ride Tower of Terror or Rock n Roller Coaster until I was an adult, I liked Mickey on the attractions. At the end of the trip, my parents bought me PP869 WDW - Donald, Mickey, Goofy - Hand in Hand 2000 - Name Pin, and PP7 WDW - Fab 4 - 2000 Set - Outfit Icons. I still have all the pins and I wouldn’t get more pins until my next trip in 2004. I didn’t get back into it until 2018 on a trip with my wife and she gifted me PP123035 Bat - Haunted Mansion - Wallpaper, which is such a simple pin, but it meant a lot to me.

Great story. Love the pin list... I had to go look them up to see what they were.

 

[Pidge]

It was 3 years ago this month that I decided to buy one pin every trip to the park to keep track of the number of visits with my magic key. Then I moved about 5 miles from the park in July and realized I couldn't really buy a pin every trip anymore (although I totally buy at least one pin every trip now!), but I was hooked so I started thinking about a themed collection. Then I saw the Lady in a basket and knew Lady was going to be THE collection. Cinderella and LATT were my favorites as a kid, but Lady is much much much cuter than Cindy. After buying the 2 or so LATT pins they had (I really just wanted Lady - no other characters), I ventured online to see what else was out there. I hadn't even realized at that point that LE pins existed. Boy was I in for a surprise. My first Tuesday pin drop was the first Tuesday in May 2025 when I was looking for the LATT 70th anniversary pins. I walked into the park and saw the long lines (Pooh and Tiki Window dropped that day). I had no idea what I was getting into. I still feel that way a lot!

I have so very much to learn still and am so incredibly grateful to have such a supportive and knowledgeable community here!

 

[MusesMistress]

Technically, I got my first pins in 2019 when I went to Disney in Paris - but most of the ones I brought there were for my long haul collecting friend in the USA (I'm from England) I picked up a few Groot ones back then for myself. I didn't really start collecting until 2020 when I was stuck at home in the pandemic and picked up a couple of hobbies Pin Collecting, Crystal and Wood puzzle making were the top of the ladder.

 

[SoraPandora]

About ten years now. 🙂


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[momin.ator]

Technically, I got my first pins in 2019 when I went to Disney in Paris - but most of the ones I brought there were for my long haul collecting friend in the USA (I'm from England) I picked up a few Groot ones back then for myself. I didn't really start collecting until 2020 when I was stuck at home in the pandemic and picked up a couple of hobbies Pin Collecting, Crystal and Wood puzzle making were the top of the ladder.

Crystal and Wood puzzle making sounds really interesting. 🙂