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The three pins in question are all continuations of the current popular series: Stitch Europe Invasion, 2008 Seasons and the Walt Disney Series.

Saturday 14th June 2008

Stitch Europe Invasion: Netherlands
Reference number 209501008039
900 ex
Price 10.90 Euros

Summer 2008
Reference number 209501008054
900 ex
Price 10 90 Euros

Walt Disney Series No.2: Silly Symphony
Reference number 209501008065
900 ex
Price 11.90 Euros

The next Pin Trading Night is scheduled for this Friday. Don’t let the date put you off:

Friday, 13th June 2008

Pin Trading Night
at Disney’s Hotel Santa Fe
from 6:00pm onwards

Reservations are also still being advertised for the next Pin Trading Event, due to take place at the start of July:

5th July 2008

Pins and Love Party

at Disney’s Hotel New York, Times Square Ballroom

– Costume competition
– New entertainments and events
– Exclusive pins on sale
– Golden Pin tombola

Adults: 33 Euros
Children: 30 Euros
Fantasy, Dream & Shareholders: 29 Euros (Adults and Children)

Call: 0825.30.60.30

Here are the releases in full:

Saturday 3rd May 2008

Evil Queen
Reference number 209401008023
Price 6.00 Euros

Ursula
Reference number 209411008021
Price 6.00 Euros

Mickey Mouse France
Reference number 209401008025
Price 6.00 Euros

Mickey Mouse Espagne
Reference number 209401008027
Price 6.00 Euros

Mickey Mouse Italy
Reference number 209401008028
Price 6.00 Euros

Mickey Mouse as Indiana Jones
Reference number 209401008024
Price 8.90 Euros

Retrospective Series 2006
Reference number 209501007064
Price 10.90 Euros

Saturday 17th May 2008

Mother’s Day
Reference number 209501008058
Limited edition x900
Price 10.90 Euros

Saturday 23rd May 2008

Royal Series: Princess Ariel
Reference number 209401008036
Price 6.00 Euros

Royal Series: Princess Aurore
Reference number 209401008037
Price 6.00 Euros

Royal Series: Princess Beauty
Reference number 209401008038
Price 6.00 Euros

Royal Series: Princess Snow White
Reference number 209401008039
Price 6.00 Euros

Royal Series: Princess Cinderella
Reference number 209401008040
Price 6.00 Euros

Royal Series: Princess Jasmine
Reference number 209401008041
Price 6.00 Euros

Mickey Mouse UK
Reference number 209401008026
Price 6.00 Euros

Mickey Mouse Netherlands
Reference number 209401008029
Price 6.00 Euros

Mickey Mouse Belgium
Reference number 209401008030
Price 6.00 Euros

Walt Disney Series 2: Steamboat Willie
Reference number 209501008064
Limited edition: 900ex
Price 11.90 Euros

La Fête Continue en Grand! Starter Kit
Reference number 209411008005
Price 19.90 Euros

La Fête Continue en Grand!
Reference number 209411008005
Price 6.00 Euros

Saturday 31st May 2008

La Fête Continue en Grand! LE
Reference number 209501008062
Limited Edition x900
Price 10.90 Euros

High School Musical “Go Wildcats!”
Reference number 20940180004
Price 6.00 Euros

Pin Trading Nights

‘¢ Friday, 30th May 2008 at Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne

‘¢ Friday, 13th June 2008 at Disney’s Hotel Santa Fe

‘¢ Friday, 4th July 2008 at Disney’s Sequoia Lodge

No artwork has yet been released for the seven scheduled releases.

Saturday, 1st March 2008

Cheshire Cat
Reference number 209401008022
Price 6.00 Euros

Daisy Maleficent
Reference number 209401008020
Price 6.00 Euros

Saturday, 8th March 2008

St Patrick’s Day 2008 LE
Reference number 209501008050
Limited edition 600 ex
Price 10.90 Euros

Saturday, 15th March 2008

Spring 2008 LE
Reference number 209501008053
Limited edition 900 ex
Price 11.90 Euros

Easter 2008 LE
Reference number 209501008061
Limited edition 900 ex
Price 10.90 Euros

Saturday 22nd March 2008

Stitch Live! pin-on-pin
Reference number 209401008042
Price 8.90 Euros

Stitch Europe Invasion — Italy LE
Reference number 209501008040
Limited edition 900 ex
Price 10.90 Euros

Friday, 28th March 2008

Pin Trading Night
at Disney’s Sequoia Lodge from 6:00pm onwards.

Saturday, 29th March 2008

Pin Trading Event — Mickey’s 80th Pin’versary
at Disney’s Hotel New York from 9:00am onwards.

Come and celebrate Mickey’s 80th birthday with pin releases, gifts and events, including an American breakfast. Only a few places still available. Tel: +33 825 30 60 30

Saturday, 9th February 2007

Disney Princesses Pin Trading Starter Kit (New Edition) 2008
Reference number 209411008002
Price 19.90 Euros

Thursday, 14th February 2008

Saint Valentine’s 2008
Reference number 209501008049
Price 10.90 Euros

Saturday, 16th February 2007

Mickey High School Musical
Reference number 2094010080107
Price 6.00 Euros

Minnie High School Musical
Reference number 209401008018
Price 6.00 Euros

Retrospective Series 2004: The Legend of the Lion King
Limited edition 900 ex
Reference number 209501007062
Price 10 .90 Euros

Saturday 23rd February 2008

Walt Disney Series #1: Steamboat Willie
Reference number 209501008025
Limited Edition 900 ex
Price 11.90 Euros

Space Mountain: Mission 2
Reference number 209401007135
Price 6.00 Euros

Pin Trading Nights

This month’s Pin Trading Night takes place on 22nd February 2008 at Disney’s Hotel Santa Fe, from 6:00pm. The Pin Trading Night for March 2008 is scheduled for 28th March 2008 at Disney’s Hotel New York.

Pin Trading Event – Mickey’s 80th Pin’versary

Mickey Mouse celebrates his 80th birthday this year! A special Pin Event is scheduled for 29th March 2008, from 9:00am to 5:00pm in “Times Square Place” at Disney’s Hotel New York. You can contact the CRO (Central Reservations Office) now on +33 825 30 60 30 to book.

This month sees the conclusion of Stitch’s Walt Disney Studios invasion, with #12 celebrating Cars Quatre Roues Rallye and #13, very cleverly, depicting The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

Elsewhere on the Tower of Terror front, two open edition pins released next weekend are particularly worth looking out for — the first styled like a key for a room in The Hollywood Tower Hotel, the second — the attraction’s main pin — making use of an elevation drawing from the Tower’s original building plans. Both pins are available only from the Tower Hotel Gifts boutique at the exit of the attraction, which will therefore be ready and waiting for Annual Passport Dream holders after they’ve experienced the attraction itself!

Saturday, 1st December 2007

Jessica Bubble Fun pin
Reference number 209401008005
Price 6.00 Euros

Saturday, 8th December 2007

Minnie 2008 pin
Reference number 209401007140
Price 6.00 Euros

Tower of Terror Key pin — *PIN DELAYED* — Release Date TBA
Only available from Tower Hotel Gifts
Reference number 209401008000
Price 6.00 Euros

Cars Piston Cup pin — *PIN DELAYED* — Release Date TBA
Reference number 209401008008
Price 8.90 Euros

Tower of Terror pin — *PIN DELAYED* — Release Date TBA
Only available from Tower Hotel Gifts
Reference number 209401008012
Price 6.00 Euros

Stitch WDS Invasion 12: Cars Quatre Roues Rallye pin LE
Reference number 209501007055
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.50 Euros

Saturday, 15th December 2007

Once a Upon a Dream Parade 9 pin LE
Reference number 209501007019
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.90 Euros

Mickey Minnie Winter Season 07 pin LE
Reference number 209501008007
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.50 Euros

Friday, 21st December 2007

Pin Trading Night
at Disney’s Sequoia Lodge
from 6.00pm to 9.00pm

Saturday, 22nd December 2007

Dro’Pin Event – The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Evening pin event at Walt Disney Studios Park, extra ticket required (SOLD OUT)
from 8.30pm onwards

Pre-release pins to be sold during the event:

Merry Christmas LE Plus pin

15th Anniversary Christmas 5-pin set

Happy New Year 2008 LE pin

Mickey Gang Tower of Terror Mirror LE pin

Stitch WDS Invasion #13: Tower of Terror LE pin

15th Anniversary Retrospective display card

Stitch WDS Invasion display card

Sunday 23rd December 2007

Remaining stock of pre-released pins sold:

Merry Christmas LE Plus pin
Reference number 209501008005
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 14.90 Euros

15 Anniversary Christmas LE 5-pin set
Reference number 209501008006
Limited Edition 400 ex.
Price 45.00 Euros

Happy New Year 2008 LE pin
Reference number 209501008048
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.50 Euros

Mickey Gang Tower of Terror Mirror LE pin
Reference number 209501007059
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.50 Euros

Stitch WDS Invasion #13: Tower of Terror LE pin
Reference number 209501007058
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.50 Euros

15th Anniversary Retrospective display card LE
Reference number 209411007009
Limited Edition 500 ex.
Price 4.90 Euros

Stitch WDS Invasion display card LE
Reference number 209411007008
Limited Edition 500 ex.
Price 4.90 Euros

See what we (almost) did there, fit all the pins into a single introduction? Try again next month…

The long list of November 2007 pin releases appear to cover all corners of the Disney universe, including the release of Enchanted and the success of Hannah Montana, and you know what? For perhaps the first time in several years, there’s no mention of another Stitch pin anywhere on this list!

Make particular note of the pin named “2 Parcs Chateaux”. Strangely, this is almost identical to one of the original October 2001 pins, but now with a slightly updated graphic.

Saturday November 3rd 2007

Pins Christmas 2007 (Boxed set of 4 small pins)
Reference number 209401007161
Price 18.00 Euros

Pin Christmas 2007
Reference number 209401007162
Price 6.00 Euros

Pins 2 parcs chateaux
Reference number 209401007164
Price 6.00 Euros

Pins MK Aviator
Reference number 209401007125
Price 6.00 Euros

Pins MK Sorcerer 2008
Reference number 209401007163
Price 6.00 Euros

Saturday October 20th 2007

Pin Enchanted
Reference number 209401008002
Price 6.00 Euros .

Pin Giselle
Reference number 209401008003
Price 6.00 Euros

Disney’s Once Upon a Dream Parade: Dreams of Romance – Finale LE
Reference number 209501007018
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.90 Euros

Saturday November 24th 2007

Retrospective 2001: Toon Circus LE Pin
Reference number 209501007052
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.90 Euros

Retrospective 2002: WDS LE Pin
Reference number 209501007053
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.90 Euros

Hannah Montana Pin
Reference number 209501008013
Price 6.00 Euros

DLRP Street sign pin
Reference number 209401008007
Price 6.00 Euros

Set 4 pins Buzz
Reference number 209401007113
Price 18.00 Euros

The next Pin Trading Night will be on Friday 23rd November 2007 at Disney’s Hotel Santa Fe, from 6.00pm onwards. Following this, the December Pin Trading Night will be on Friday 21st December 2007 at Disney’s Sequoia Lodge, also from 6.00pm.

And don’t forget, the Dro’Pin Event for The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror on 22nd December 2007! Full information here.

For weeks already, dates have been thrown around, rumoured and even “confirmed”. Running a news service dedicated to Disneyland Resort Paris becomes a bit of a challenge during times like this — to report the date, or not? But now, we give in. The rumours have become deafening, the rumoured dates narrowed down to one single day, the confirmations coming from all angles (such as here on our own magicforum).

It’s Saturday, 22nd December 2007. Yes, 22nd December 2007. Say it again — maybe a few more times — because, in years to come, this date will be just as special as 12th April 1992 and 16th March 2002.

Have Disneyland Resort Paris confirmed the date? Well, not exactly. But when was the last time they did something as helpful as that? It’s far more fun to keep the fans guessing! The most obvious semi-confirmation comes from the Pin Trading department, who — just a few weeks ago — published an announcement (below) for a Pin Event in December on the worldwide Pin Trading website.

Not just any Pin Event though — oh no. Even if you’re one of those Disney park fans who loaths everything about Pin Trading, you really might want to give this a look. Scheduled for the night of 22nd December 2007 (there’s the clue!), the event at Walt Disney Studios Park is set to include exclusive pins and pre-releases, entertainments and competitions, a buffet in Disney Studio 1 and… wait for it… privatised access to the attraction.

The reservations hotline opened on 19th October: +33 825 30 60 30. Prices are €33 for Adults, €30 for Children, or just €29 if you’re a shareholder or Fantasy/Dream passholder.

So, with lucky Pin Traders (and no doubt a few Pin Haters) getting the chance to ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror on the night of 22nd December 2007, we can be pretty sure it’ll be ready and open for the public by this date. The completion date of Hollywood Boulevard area is still undetermined, with work possibly continuing beyond the 22nd December unless this next month-and-a-half sees a continued push for the finish.

The press events for the attraction will take place in the first week of April 2008, allowing the resort to extend the lifetime of the initial 15th Anniversary offerings and make a maximum impact with their most important attraction launch for over ten years. This will also coincide with the opening of Stitch Live and the return of High School Musical On Tour.

As confirmed previously, the Tower has been testing on a daily basis for some time. However, a period of Soft Openings (tests with guests in the park invited to try the ride) will still likely take place before the 22nd December 2007, not least because this represents the start of the full high-season and an incredible influx of visitors to the two parks. Straying back into pure “rumour” territory now, we can suggest the weekend of 8th December 2007 is now looking most likely to begin these, running for brief periods across for two weeks as with the Toon Studio rides. The first weekend could also serve as the Shareholder and Annual Passport previews. As yet, however, this should be taken as speculation only.

The opening date of “January 2008” is still to be used in all official public publications, but this now simply means anybody already visiting over the key Christmas season will have a rather nice (or rather nasty) surprise waiting for them in the Studios… depending on their thrill level!

Saturday 6th October 2007

Starter Kit Christmas 2007
Reference number 209411008000
Price 19.90 Euros

Disney’s Once Upon a Dream Parade – Dreams of Romance LE Pin
Reference number 209401007017
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.90 Euros

Pin Trading Night

Please note that the next Pin Trading Night will be in the Disney’s Sequoia Lodge Hotel from 6.00pm on Friday 19th October.

Saturday 20th October 2007

Baby Marie Pin
Reference number 209401007138
Price 6.00 Euros

Baby Lady (Lady & the Tramp) Pin
Reference number 209401007139
Price 6.00 Euros

Mickey Halloween LE Pin
Reference number 209501008000
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.50 Euros

Tinkerbell Halloween LE Pin
Reference number 209501008001
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.50 Euros

Saturday 27th October 2007

Retrospective 1999 LE Pin
Reference number 209501007045
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.90 Euros

Retrospective 2000 LE Pin
Reference number 209501007051
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 10.90 Euros

Maleficent Halloween Limited Edition Plus Pin
Reference number 209501008002
Limited Edition 900 ex.
Price 11.90 Euros