Soon to be in Disney Springs on the hunt for new HMs
You can purchase the HM Pin mystery packs at the stores or at the Pin Station.
The HM pins can be released anywhere. Good times of day are whenever there is a shift change. So opening can be good, but later in the day can be too. The more important factor is how much the area management cares about pins. Good areas, managers or the assigned CM will refresh often. Bad areas, the pins will never be refreshed or very infrequently. New employees, who are "earning their ears" are given fresh lanyards with all HMs at the very beginning. Of course, once the guests reach them, they disappear, and so don't assume that if you see a CM who is earning their ears, they will automatically have them. But if you see a group of wide-eyed newbies, being shepherded around by a Trainer, it's a good idea to go say hi. Traditionally, I have had poor luck at Disney Springs, and much better luck at the Resorts. Parks are hit or miss. AK used to be good, but I think Pandora has upset the balance.
I also find that the resorts tend to get a smattering of new HM pins. Oddly enough, I've had the most luck at the Values.
Hello! I just got back from WDW and here's my observations. Check both airport Disney stores. When I arrived on Thursday they didn't have any of the new HMs but when I popped in last night the older airport Disney Store's pin board was almost all 2018-2019 HM new releases. I got the Nautilus and Sebastian and Scuttle. Then one of the CM's at the new airport Disney Store had Pain and Panic and the ice cream characters. I didn't see any new release HMs at Hollywood Studios or Animal Kingdom. HS had a big board out in the morning but it was all scrappers. AK didn't have any boards. I found one at Epcot but someone beat me to it. Magic Kingdom now has pin games around the park at different times of the day but you only get one pick. There is one at noon (and I forgot where they told me it was), one at 2 in the Circus gift shop that had GREAT stuff, and one at 4 in the gift shop by Philharmagic but it was a blind pick game like the one at the exit of the Mickey M&G in Town Square.
I stayed at Port Orleans Riverside and they'd randomly refresh with one new pin in the middle of all the others. I got two chasers from the new set and one from last year's release.
Hope that helps some!
Really cute pin book! Where'd you find it?This was my haul.
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This was my haul.
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Really cute pin book! Where'd you find it?
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Oh lol still adorable!It's actually an autograph book, I just sat the pins on it to snap a photo. I got it at the Disney Store outlet.
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