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When I got back to the Coronado, I went to the convention center, registered for the event, and picked up my RSP merchandise. I saw that Tyler Dumas and one other artist was sitting at a table, signing their work. All but one of the pins I got was by Tyler. The only one that wasn't was the hitch hiking ghosts one. I tried to get multiples of that one, but was not lucky. He signed all the others, even though I had to go to the back of the line 3 times. LOL. He was very nice. I got the jumbo pin, the event logo pin, Jafar, Chip & Dale, and HHG. (On Saturday, I also got the Tinkerbell and Dory/Nemo one.) It was getting late, and I had a ticket for the Pirate & Princess party that night, so I went to my room to deposit my booty and change clothes. I was meeting some pin trading friends at Boma at the Animal Kingdom Lodge for dinner. It was fun meeting people I had only known from the different boards, and the food was great! Then on to the MK for the party. The entertainment, parade and fireworks were great! I went on both my favs, Haunted Mansion and PotC, and bought a couple of LE P & PP pins. Went to Adventure Land and got a root beer float. I was really tired by then, so decided to call it a day. Returned to Coronado and went to bed.
More tomorrow!.....
Andrea

PS: I didn't do any pin trading on Friday, because I went to the P& PP. I made up for it on Saturday!

I got up Saturday morning and made coffee in my room with the 4 cup coffee maker, and had a sweetroll I had purchased on Friday. Then I went down to the convention area for a day of fun and pin trading! Most of the morning I stood in line at the pin trading boards and got some nice pins, but nothing special. I was fortunate to meet with friends made last September at the Epcot event, plus make some new friends. That was the best part.
They had pins on display for many upcoming releases, including the pins for PTU this September. Here are some pictures. (I hope)
My hotel, close to the pin trading.

Pirate and Princess Party, Friday




Pins on Display Saturday












For the most part, the lines were short for the trading boards, but I'm not experienced enough to spot anything special. Other traders found APs and other things. One of the CMs, I think his name was Stephen (sp?), who seemed to be in charge, had a microphone and during the day, he would speak to traders and ask trivia questions. It helped the day go faster, and after they started closing down at the hotel, I went up to him and thanked him for keeping things light and interesting all day. He asked me if I wanted to try his trivia game, and I said sure. He asked me about one of the characters from 101 Dalmations, and what musical instrument he played. Well, I saw that movie once (!) when I was a kid and have no idea, so I said violin. Wrong! It was piano. So he said he'd ask another, this time he wanted to know what movie Leopold Stokowski (sp?) conducted the music for. That one I knew! Fantasia! He gave me a round tin that looks like a movie reel holder. It says 'Disney MGM Studios Lights, Camera, Pins! 2004 on the front, and inside are 3 Tinkerbell pins. All of them have AP stamped on the back! Woo Hoo! And you know how I love Tink!
Well, I went back to my room to change for the dinner at AK, and deposit my wonderful loot.
More later....
Andrea

I know MOAE! I especially want this one!

And the other group being released on Jun 30 in this pic.

Don't know what I'm going to do!
Andrea

They had buses to take us over to Animal Kingdom, and we arrived just as the last stragglers were leaving the park for the day. It made me feel so important and special to be going into the park after hours for the party. They split the group up into 2 separate areas for dinner, which was steak barbecued to order, purple potato salad that was very different and tasty, rice, I think there were grilled veggies, fresh green salad, and another cold mixed salad or two, a hot pasta and chicken alfredo type dish that was just delicious, and assorted desserts that included chocolate brownies drizzled with a caramel sauce with nuts in it that was super rich, and various mickey ice cream treats. The only problem with the whole thing was the drinks. They had given us all 2 coupons apiece for alcoholic type drinks and wine and I'm not much mof a drinker so all I wanted was a diet coke. The only way you could get one was from the bar, and the line was quite long. There was no other way to get anything to drink with your meal. I had met up with my friend Shell earlier in the day and she asked me to sit with her and her great family and some other single friends at their table. She had obtained several cans of sodas and offered me one, or I wouldn't have had a drink. Here's a picture of me and Shell with a special friend!



After dinner there were 4 different games you could play with prizes being pins. Mostly traders but some LEs. The lines for the games were somewhat long, and I felt the pins given away could have been better. Then they had a CM in a Yeti costume and the other characters who had mingled with us all evening, close out the night with the awarding of a backpack full of collectible pins to one winner. The winner is a member of DizPins and the listed items were nearly all AP pins of one kind or another. On the way out of the park to the buses, we were given a bag with our farewell pin and a plastic water bottle and a small journal and pen to make notes in. When we picked up our merchandise at registration, we were given a welcome pin and 2 element pins out of 4 that you needed to trade for the other 2 if you wanted all 4. This was fine for the people who came in parties of 2 or more, but I never had an opportunity to get the other 2, so I bought them on ebay. They are diamond shaped bronze color LE pins (250?) with symbols of water, air, fire, and earth on them. The best thing of all was the Pin Bag though, I love it, and I'll have to try to take a picture of it for you.
I'm really glad I went to this event. It wasn't so crowded as the Sept.one was last year with only a third of the amout of people participating.

Later on during my stay I went over to DTD to Pin Traders and made some nice trades with some friendly traders there, and managed to buy a few LEs and open pins I liked. My trip was very successful and fun! I spent time enjoying my favorite rides and seeing the shows. I especially loved the Nemo show. It was very well done and the cast was super.

I hope you enjoyed my first TR as much as I enjoyed doing it for you!

Andrea

Thanks very much Mouse! That was a real dream come true! I really had no idea what I had til I got home and looked at it closely!
Sorry about the double post, I was having some small internet problems last night.
In the picture of me and Shell, other than MM, the fellow behind me is her hubby, Michael.
Andrea

Thank you Neverlnd16! I did! Glad you liked the pictures!
Andrea