Note: The absence of a pin from this list does not mean that the pin has not been compromised. Only that it has not yet been found in an image from a Chinese factory.
At the 2006 Epcot Pin Event, Disney revealed they were changing the name of the pins only found on lanyards to "Hidden Mickeys." The first year's pins would consist of previous releases, and all of them would have the Hidden Mickey symbol.
For our purposes, the addition of the Hidden Mickey makes it easy to separate the Cast Lanyard Series 1 & 2 pins from these new pins, and we can pick the correct Pinpics number. The Pirate Coins were redone in silver not the original gold, so those were easy to separate. But for most of these pins, the inventory lists both the original and re-released versions because the only difference is on the back of the pin, which can't be determined from the images. Notes on Pinpics listings indicate that both versions seem to have issues, so I'm not too concerned about improperly listing a pin. For this list, I'll only be listing the 2007 version's number, and the previous versions will be listed under their own collection's pages.
http://www.disneyparksmerchandise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WDW_2007_HiddenMickeyPins.pdf
50 of 94 pins in this series have been found in images.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Walt Disney World Cast Lanyard Series 4 including Park Logo Promotion set
Note: The absence of a pin from this list does not mean that the pin has not been compromised. Only that it has not yet been found in an image from a Chinese factory.
The WDW Cast Lanyard Series 4 debuted September 2005.
Like the WDW Global Lanyard Series pins, some of the WDW Cast Lanyard Series 4 pins were re-released as Hidden Mickey pins in 2007, with the only difference being the back of the pin. For the purpose of this list, only the 2005 Pinpics number is listed, but if you were to look at the image inventory you would see both the 2005 and 2007 numbers.
http://www.disneyparksmerchandise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WDW_2005-2006_HiddenMickeyPins.pdf
45 of 80 pins in this series have been found in images.
The WDW Cast Lanyard Series 4 debuted September 2005.
Like the WDW Global Lanyard Series pins, some of the WDW Cast Lanyard Series 4 pins were re-released as Hidden Mickey pins in 2007, with the only difference being the back of the pin. For the purpose of this list, only the 2005 Pinpics number is listed, but if you were to look at the image inventory you would see both the 2005 and 2007 numbers.
http://www.disneyparksmerchandise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WDW_2005-2006_HiddenMickeyPins.pdf
45 of 80 pins in this series have been found in images.
Walt Disney World Global Lanyard Series aka WDW Cast Lanyard Series 3
Note: The absence of a pin from this list does not mean that the pin has not been compromised. Only that it has not yet been found in an image from a Chinese factory.
The WDW Global Lanyard Series debuted September 2004.
There are a couple of issues complicating the organization of this series. First, some pins for series featured at Walt Disney World were released at Disneyland and vice versa. Thus, the designation "Global" lanyard series. For the purpose of this blog WDW pins will be pins that are part of series originating at WDW, so will include pins that were physically available in Disneyland. By organizing them in this manner, they will match the checklists available on the Disney Parks Merchandise blog.
Secondly, part way through the release of this series, Disney introduced the small silver Hidden Mickey icon that continues to grace the front of pins to designate them as "Hidden Mickey" pins. Some pins were released both with and without a Hidden Mickey, some pins were only made with a Hidden Mickey Usually, the image is decent enough that I could notice the presence or absence of the Mickey, and I can list the appropriate Pinpics number. The checklist does not show which pins were released in which form, and you should consult Pinpics for variation info.
http://www.disneyparksmerchandise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WDW_2004_HiddenMickeyPins.pdf
Thirdly, in 2007 when Disney officially changed the name from "Cast Lanyard" Series pins to "Hidden Mickey" pins they re-released pins from the 4 previous series. Sometimes, they changed the size of the pin, or added the Hidden Mickey so it was easy to determine which series the pin in the image actually was from. In other cases, the only difference between the 2007 and 2004 versions was the back of the pin. Since I can't determine that from the images, those pins will be listed both under this series and the 2007 series. For this page, I'm only listing the Pinpics number for the 2004 version, but if you were to look for the blog post inventorying the image where the pin appeared, you will notice both numbers are listed.
47 of 122 pins (including variations) in this series have been found in images.
The WDW Global Lanyard Series debuted September 2004.
There are a couple of issues complicating the organization of this series. First, some pins for series featured at Walt Disney World were released at Disneyland and vice versa. Thus, the designation "Global" lanyard series. For the purpose of this blog WDW pins will be pins that are part of series originating at WDW, so will include pins that were physically available in Disneyland. By organizing them in this manner, they will match the checklists available on the Disney Parks Merchandise blog.
Secondly, part way through the release of this series, Disney introduced the small silver Hidden Mickey icon that continues to grace the front of pins to designate them as "Hidden Mickey" pins. Some pins were released both with and without a Hidden Mickey, some pins were only made with a Hidden Mickey Usually, the image is decent enough that I could notice the presence or absence of the Mickey, and I can list the appropriate Pinpics number. The checklist does not show which pins were released in which form, and you should consult Pinpics for variation info.
http://www.disneyparksmerchandise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WDW_2004_HiddenMickeyPins.pdf
Thirdly, in 2007 when Disney officially changed the name from "Cast Lanyard" Series pins to "Hidden Mickey" pins they re-released pins from the 4 previous series. Sometimes, they changed the size of the pin, or added the Hidden Mickey so it was easy to determine which series the pin in the image actually was from. In other cases, the only difference between the 2007 and 2004 versions was the back of the pin. Since I can't determine that from the images, those pins will be listed both under this series and the 2007 series. For this page, I'm only listing the Pinpics number for the 2004 version, but if you were to look for the blog post inventorying the image where the pin appeared, you will notice both numbers are listed.
47 of 122 pins (including variations) in this series have been found in images.
Walt Disney World Cast Lanyard Series 2
Note: The absence of a pin from this list does not mean that the pin has not been compromised. Only that it has not yet been found in an image from a Chinese factory.
Series 2 debuted at the Epcot Pin Event in September 2003.
http://www.disneyparksmerchandise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WDW_2003_HiddenMickeyPins.pdf
11 of 66 pins (including fairy variations) in this series have been found in images.
Series 2 debuted at the Epcot Pin Event in September 2003.
http://www.disneyparksmerchandise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WDW_2003_HiddenMickeyPins.pdf
11 of 66 pins (including fairy variations) in this series have been found in images.
Walt Disney World Cast Lanyard Series 1 including Completer Pins
Note: The absence of a pin from this list does not mean that the pin has not been compromised. Only that it has not yet been found in an image from a Chinese factory.
The original WDW Cast Lanyard series debuted in April 2002.
4 of 103 pins in this series have been found in images.
The original WDW Cast Lanyard series debuted in April 2002.
4 of 103 pins in this series have been found in images.
Next up, blog posts for sub-types!
So I started building the pages that are linked on the top of this blog. And quickly realized that the amount of data I need to present is far larger than I should be doing on those pages.
So new plan.
Like the boring image inventory posts, I will need to do blog posts for each of the sub-types. Then in the pages, I can simply link to all the blog posts. Far less data for people to try to digest in one bite, So expect lots of posts like:
WDW Hidden Mickey 2009 Series
Wonder how long that's gonna take.
So new plan.
Like the boring image inventory posts, I will need to do blog posts for each of the sub-types. Then in the pages, I can simply link to all the blog posts. Far less data for people to try to digest in one bite, So expect lots of posts like:
WDW Hidden Mickey 2009 Series
Wonder how long that's gonna take.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Getting back at it
Well, my best laid plans to finish the "clean up" in a timely manner, went along the wayside. I did a quick scan of some of the marketplace websites and found 24 new images to save, print, identify and get on the blog. So I better get back at it.
A little annoying news. TradeKey which has been a primary source for images, has updated their search engine so now when you search for "Disney pin" it gives you a little note saying:
"Important: "Disney" is a brand name that can only be traded on TradeKey.com with proof of proper authorization. Please confirm with the supplier(s) before trading with them. "
Then it changes the search to what it would be without the brand name, so in this case "pin." Which, as you could imagine, returns thousands of results, none of which are Disney pins. You might think, "Good, someone's getting tough on counterfeiters." But going back to the older links on this blog, those all still work. So I'm not sure if the site is actually doing anything about counterfeiters selling products, or just covering themselves from liability. There may be newer images posted, but I'm having trouble finding them. I guess if it's harder for me to search, then it would be harder for the counterfeiters to sell their wares too.
That may be why, these new images all showed up on a different marketplace website.
A little annoying news. TradeKey which has been a primary source for images, has updated their search engine so now when you search for "Disney pin" it gives you a little note saying:
"Important: "Disney" is a brand name that can only be traded on TradeKey.com with proof of proper authorization. Please confirm with the supplier(s) before trading with them. "
Then it changes the search to what it would be without the brand name, so in this case "pin." Which, as you could imagine, returns thousands of results, none of which are Disney pins. You might think, "Good, someone's getting tough on counterfeiters." But going back to the older links on this blog, those all still work. So I'm not sure if the site is actually doing anything about counterfeiters selling products, or just covering themselves from liability. There may be newer images posted, but I'm having trouble finding them. I guess if it's harder for me to search, then it would be harder for the counterfeiters to sell their wares too.
That may be why, these new images all showed up on a different marketplace website.
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