When did Disney pin collecting?

October 1999
Disney has always sold collectible pins at the parks. However in October 1999 at the start of the Millennium Celebration a new tradition, Disney Pin Trading, officially began.

How do you identify a Disney scrapper pin?

Spotting Fake Disney Pins

A magnet sticking to the back of a fake Disney pin.
A few small marks can be slight blemishes that slipped through quality control, but a lot of visible brush strokes or dents usually indicate it is fake or a scrapper.
Note how on both sides of this pin the waffling doesn’t come to the edge.

What was the first Disney pin?

Official Conscience
How did we get so many pins in only two years? Maybe we should blame it all on Jiminy Cricket or the Blue Fairy. After all, she gave Jiminy his “Official Conscience” pin, which was the very first Disney pin. But aside from Jiminy’s pin, it is a fact that Disney always sold collectible pins at the parks.

When did Disneyland start selling pins?

Did You Know? Since the beginning, The Walt Disney Company has offered collectible Disney pins at every one of its parks and resorts around the world. The tradition of Disney pin trading as we know it today was introduced in October 1999, with the launch of the Millennium Celebration.

Is pin trading still happening at Disney?

Guests can collect Disney pins and then trade with other guests or Cast Members inside the park. We saw a few changes to pin trading when Disney World reopened last year, and now even more changes are happening. It looks like the board method of pin trading is here to stay.

How many Disney pins exist?

Join in a Cherished Disney Tradition If you wish to buy a single pin to remember your trip to the Disneyland Resort, you can do that too; but with an ever-changing selection of more than 60,000 pin designs, you may be hard-pressed to pick just one!