Exclusive Pins for Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2011

New pins being released for the Epcot® International Food and Wine Festival this year.

The Passholder exclusive pin. Edition size: 2,500

The Disney Vacation Club Member exclusive pin. Edition size: 1,000

Special Pins for Star Wars Weekends 2011

We have an out-of-this-world update today!

Let's begin at the Walt Disney World® Resort, where we are getting closer and closer to Star Wars™ Weekends 2011. This may be the best year yet, due to the opening of the new Star Tours® The Adventures Continue Attraction. Keeping with the theme, the individual limited edition pin collection features the galactic passports of many characters from the Star Wars™ universe. These pins feature a slider element which allow the cover of the passport to be moved to the side and rotated to reveal the photograph of a Star Wars™ character. As an example, here is the Princess Leia pin:

These pins are also featured in the collectors set with an additional C3PO completer pin, as well as a framed set which includes a Star Tours® completer pin.




There will also be a boxed set featuring the many destinations of the Star Tours® The Adventures Continue Attraction:

And finally, we have a Passholder exclusive pin featuring Darth Maul, and a Disney Vacation Club member exclusive pin feature C3PO and R2D2. For a complete look at all the pins at this event, please visit the Star Wars™ Weekends 2011 page.

For our pin collectors at Disneyland® Resort, we have posted the auction catalog for Sci-Fi Academy. To view the catalog you can click here, or visit the Sci-Fi Academy page.



Disney has also opened the online registration for the Star Tours® The Adventures Continue Attraction opening day pin at Disneyland® Resort. Click here to enter for a chance to purchase this limited edition pin.

6 Pins from 2011 Epcot International Flower and garden Festival

Happy Flower and Garden Festival Day! Today officially starts the annual Epcot® International Flower and Garden Festival. It runs through May 15 and will feature millions of blooms, great music and, of course, some specially designed pins. We LOVE the pin at the top of this entry. Here is a look at a few more being released today at Epcot®


Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in the garden.
Chip and Dale planting some seeds.

A jumbo sized pin for the festival. We love the hose attachment on this pin - look so real!

For Passholders only. Visit Pin Central to purchase this pin with a valid annual pass.

A Disney Vacation Club Member exclusive pin. Visit Pin Central to purchase this pin with a valid DVC Member identification card.

4 Pins from Disney's California Adventure

Name: "Disney's California Adventure(TM) Park - Cast Preview" Release Date: 01/07/01 Location: Disneyland® Resort SKU: 3828951 Retail: $4.50

This Limited Edition pin was sold exclusively to Cast Members who attended the Disney's California AdventureTM Park Cast Previews in 2001. Name: "Disney's California Adventure (TM) Park - Surfboard and Hibiscus Flower" Release Date: 01/07/01 Location: Disneyland® Resort SKU: 2691266 Retail: $6.00 This Open Edition pin features the logo for Disney's California AdventureTM Park with a surfboard and hibiscus flower. Name: "Disney's California Adventure (TM) Park - California Screamin'" Release Date: 01/07/01 Location: Disneyland® Resort SKU: 9010701 Retail: $6.00 This Open Edition pin features Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy enjoying a wild ride aboard California Screamin' at Disney's California AdventureTM Park. Name: "Disney's California Adventure (TM) - Engineer Mickey with Train" Release Date: 01/07/01 Location: Disneyland® Resort SKU: 90107011 Retail: $6.50 This open edition pin features Engineer Mickey in front of Baker's Field Bakery at Disney's California AdventureTM Park.

sneak peek at a great mystery set in honor of the 40th anniversary of Walt Disney World® Resort

This will be among the many items available with these designs as many of our merchandise partners will be getting in the 40th spirit as well. Look for some more previews of 40th anniversary items next week!