The
Official Disney Pin Site
If you collect pins you most likely know about the Official
Disney Pin site. For those just getting into collecting Disney Pins here is the
link:
I’m going to focus on the upcoming pin section and problems
there. Here is the link:
In the upcoming section you should be able to see what pins
are going to be released soon. It used to be they showed several months at a
time and that was great because it helps you know what special Limited Edition
pins will be out when you are going. It also helps if you are a local to the
parks as you can plan your visits to purchase the LE special pins you wish.
This is especially important with the highly prized pins such as the Piece of
the Movie set. They PoM pins sell out within a few hours of park opening so if
you want them you must get there at opening on the correct day.
Over the last few months the site has not been very well
maintained. Now it seems the site is being kept just a couple of weeks to a month
in advance, and even them it is not complete. There have been issues with wrong
days being posted and release dates changing just days before the pin is to be
released.
Policy on how to purchase the PoM pin changed at Disneyland and
the information was on the site. Problem is on the main list page it gives the
general info you need, date of release, what park it is being released at and the
edition size are under a thumbnail picture of the pin. When Disneyland went to
a wristband system for the release of the PoM that info was on the site but you
had to click on the picture of the pin and pull up a second page to know that!
There was nothing on the main page to show you that you needed to go to a
second page for further information. They could easily put a banner on the
picture of the pin letting you know to click for new instructions.
There is also another special set I love called the Lost Keys
of Disneyland that is a beautiful and fun. It is a set of locks themed on six
different attractions at DLR. The locks were sold in a set for a limited time
(but not LE in edition). There are also six keys (LE 3000) to go with the locks
that are being sold one every other month during 2012. These usually come out
the first or third Thursday of the month and sell out by the late afternoon day
of release. I purchased my locks at the beginning of the year. The information
for the next Lost Key to Disneyland, Haunted Manson pin went up on the site on
August 28th. It will be released on September 6th, 2012.
What if I needed to adapt my work schedule to get this pin or make arrangements
for someone to get it for me? No I don’t live for pins but it would be nice to
be able to set up my schedule further in advance than 8 or 9 days!
I learned from writing to Disney about the lack of
follow-through on the rules on the PoM pin that letters are read and do get a
response. Letters to Disney can get Disney to change policies. I’ve written two
letters about the poor updating on the Official Pin site. I know of others
joined in and wrote things would be taken care of. If you use the site to find
out information on pins and are frustrated at the way the site is not kept up
to date write them! Hopefully they will go back to keeping the site updated and
maybe even go back to keeping it a couple of months ahead on the pins release
schedule.
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