What is a Fanlisting?
What's a fanlisting? A fanlisting is simply an online listing of fans of a subject, such as a TV show, actor, or musician, that is created by an individual and open for fans from around the world to join. Source: thefanlistings.org
About the Fanlisting
The Lanyard is the approved fanlisting for Disney Collectible Pin Trading. Disney Pin Trading is the buying and trading of collectible pins and related items featuring Disney characters, attractions, icons, and other elements.
The Lanyard uses makes use of photos from Pin Pics and The Official Disney Pin Trading website. Images are used are for non-commercial purposes only. If you see an image you do not think belongs on the site, contact me. The Lanyard is run using Enthusiast 3 and is listed at The Fanlistings.org under the category of Toys/Collectibles Collectibles: Brand Disney: Pins.
This fanlisting is for all fans of pin trading. You don't actually have to be a collector/trader yourself to join!
About Pin Trading
Disney Pin Trading is the buying and trading of collectible pins and related items featuring Disney characters, attractions, icons, and other elements. Many thousands of unique pins have been created over the years. Pin trading has always been present at Disney parks but it wasn't until 1999 as part of the Millennium Celebration that Paul Pressler introduced Disney Pin Trading at the Disneyland Resort as a marketing strategy that the craze kicked off. The next year saw it spread to the Walt Disney World Resort where it really got into its stride, and where it is still most popular today.
Only a small range of pins can be found in the resort. In other Disney resorts, a large variety of pins are available for purchase and trade. Some Disney's cast members wear pins on a lanyard around their neck, or on a pin display card (a 4” by 5” piece of colored nylon fabric) clipped to their belt. These pins may include special pins with a Hidden Mickey that only cast members have and are not available for purchase. To make collecting and trading these pins more fun, the official Disney pin trading site has downloadable lists of these pins organized so that the collector can check off the pins they have to complete the series.A cast member is required to trade up to two pins he/she wears to a person wishing to trade with them. Some cast members wear a teal colored lanyard at Disneyland and a green lanyard at Walt Disney World with pins only tradable to children (12 years or younger).
Pin etiquette
Disney has published a pamphlet on how to trade pins, and tips on Pin Etiquette. (The pamphlet is a PDF file and is available for download here.) Among these tips include:
- To trade a pin with a Disney cast member, the pin must be made of metal and have a
representation of a Disney character, park, attraction, icon, or other official affiliation - Trade one pin at a time, with the pin back in place (pins have functional sharp posts)
- Guests can make up to 2 pin trades per cast member per day
- Refrain from touching another person’s pins or lanyard, ask to see the pin so they can bring the pin into closer view
- The pin that is traded to the cast member can not be a duplicate of any pin they already have on their lanyard.
- No money or gifts can change hands on Disney property in exchange for a pin.
(Source: Wikipedia)