PODM Little Mermaid - Where and When - Advice needed for purchasing

Hello! Hoping somebody is willing to divulge the best place to purchase this pin? My neighbor (non pin trader) is going to be in DLR the week of the release and is kindly going to get me a pin. Since I have yet to be able to get off work on Thursday mornings, I have not had the opportunity to scout out the pin release events. Will all of the pin stores have the pin? Do some locations have a larger number of pins or shorter line? Also, what time do people start lining up? Thank you for any advice you are willing to share

The places with the most pins (and usually longest/slowest lines) are the Downtown Disney Pin Traders, Inside Disneyland at the Westward Ho. Little Green men also has quite a few. There are several other places that get a small amount of pins.

The Little Mermaid Release is a little bit more of an unknown as it will be the first release after Buena Vista Street and Carsland opens, which might alter the amount/locations of pins at the resort at each location. Also with all parks/locations opening at 8AM, there will be less of a chance of people moving from one location to the other to stand in multiple lines.

Earliest line is at Downtown Disney Pin Traders as it is outside the gates.

Thank you derrickrb. What time do people start lining up to get into the park? Just trying to get her as much info as possible. Thanks!

People with magic mornings start going in at 7am. As the magic morning lines go down they start changing a few of the magic morning entrances to regular entrances, and people start lining up in front of those and waiting for 8am.