The Sunshine Family (and Little Dude) Does Disney Again! - PTR - Sept 2011 UPDATED 7/25 - Page 8 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Love the pins! We have been lookin for the Nemo (mine, mine, mine) one forever! To cool!
Eek!! I'd offer you ours but Stitch is still cawing "mine mine mine" each time she sees it (for some reason, when we went to WDW in 2010, this movie just didn't take with me. This year we watched it again, and the three of us are constantly quoting from it and have watched twice in the last week and I want to watch it again this weekend!)
Hey Nyreak, are you up for another pin run? Seriously, if you don't have time, don't sweat it. Half the fun of the pins is trying to find the ones you want on cast members!!
OceanGrLG - I'll be on the look out for one for you when we visit in Sept!
Great pins! I just got the poncho Mickey vinylmation one at Disney last month. Congrats on the great ECV!
Thanks!!! I totally stressed out over the scooter - so many options, so many prices. But I listened to what folks posted on the boards and went with Walker. And they have been great.
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Oh I love when people are extra helpful! I know my sister got me battery lights from Big Lots. Although it was a couple years ago perhaps they still have some?
This board is amazing with people like that! It's such a switch from other boards I know (non-Disney)
And thanks for the tip on Big Lots. I'm not sure where the nearest one is for us as they closed the one down in the next town. I'm also thinking dollar store and 5 Below might be good places to check out. Oh and must pick up more glow sticks!!!
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So glad that you like them. I'm the same way with Vinylmation. Joc loves it, but I'm usually kind of meh about it. Some of them are just too cute, though, so despite not really caring for it, I bought 4 or 5 of them for myself to keep, and one of each of them for Joc (who is staring at the screen pointing out every time I type her name, ha.) I had to keep the toontown one, since it is no more. *sob*
Anyway, yay! I love the idea of lights on the scooter, too!
Hi Joc!!!!!
I'm really trying to resist the Vinylmation pins, but ya know, they're good for work - at least the plainer ones are. I think this year I may concentrate on trading for pins that I can wear at work. Oh and to work on my Villains collection Oh and Tink.. and.... and... and... LOL - Hi my name is Tink and I'm becoming a pin addict!!
Eek!! I'd offer you ours but Stitch is still cawing "mine mine mine" each time she sees it (for some reason, when we went to WDW in 2010, this movie just didn't take with me. This year we watched it again, and the three of us are constantly quoting from it and have watched twice in the last week and I want to watch it again this weekend!)
Hey Nyreak, are you up for another pin run? Seriously, if you don't have time, don't sweat it. Half the fun of the pins is trying to find the ones you want on cast members!!
OceanGrLG - I'll be on the look out for one for you when we visit in Sept!
Ol thank you so much! That would be AWESOME!!!!
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Congrats on the decision about the scooter. Sometimes just makeing a decision can be horrible - I know what you mean about so many choices.
Have fun blinging it out.
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Hey Nyreak, are you up for another pin run? Seriously, if you don't have time, don't sweat it. Half the fun of the pins is trying to find the ones you want on cast members!!
OceanGrLG - I'll be on the look out for one for you when we visit in Sept!
I can't promise I'll be there in the next day or two (as I have no idea what our weekend plans are right now), but I'll gladly take a list of what you (or whoever) wants and go pick up whatever they still have in stock!
Note: I put it all on my Disney Visa, so you're helping me earn Disney money, haha!
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I can't promise I'll be there in the next day or two (as I have no idea what our weekend plans are right now), but I'll gladly take a list of what you (or whoever) wants and go pick up whatever they still have in stock!
Note: I put it all on my Disney Visa, so you're helping me earn Disney money, haha!
I love you people
How about another round? 11 pins? And I can mail you a gift card this time Say, the Disney Store?
"Yes, I'm a natural blue." DS (4) has just rediscovered Nemo, and we have watched for the last 3 nights straight. Great trip report. I just got all caught up.
How about another round? 11 pins? And I can mail you a gift card this time Say, the Disney Store?
*waves around the 20% off entire purchase coupon that's good for today through the weekend* That would make each pin (including tax) around $1.71! I could get you... 14 pins, if you're looking to do the same amount as last time. (I realized that I did miss one in the 11, you didn't get a monorail one!)
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Disney World Trips So Far: 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015a, 2015b, 2016a (2016b in planning)
*waves around the 20% off entire purchase coupon that's good for today through the weekend* That would make each pin (including tax) around $1.71! I could get you... 14 pins, if you're looking to do the same amount as last time. (I realized that I did miss one in the 11, you didn't get a monorail one!)
Unfortunately, that coupon doesn't work on pins. I tried to use it at the DisneyStore.com and no good.
BUT, you may get a great manager who says "what the heck!!" and gives it to you anyway.
So YES , with or without coupon, same arrangement. Obviously we need another "mine mine mine" for Ms OceanGirl up there (psst - send me your address OceanGirl so I can ship it to you).
Ok, the ones we liked were: Small World, Poncho Mickey, "Mine Mine Mine", and the Jungle Cruise. So I definitely need another set of those (and the extra "mine" as stated above.) And I'm looking forward to the monorail one!
You can fill up the rest of the order with whatever you can grab.
Do you want a Disney Store GC instead of a check this time?
"Yes, I'm a natural blue." DS (4) has just rediscovered Nemo, and we have watched for the last 3 nights straight. Great trip report. I just got all caught up.
"I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy."
And the "do you speak whale?" question gets asked a lot around my house!
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the Nemo pin! Everytime there is a sqwaking seagul I respond to them with "mine, mine, mine" 
of course! Solar Lights!! And we have tons of those, great for camping. Oh, this is going to be FUN! 
I love you people 
(I realized that I did miss one in the 11, you didn't get a monorail one!)
Unfortunately, that coupon doesn't work on pins. I tried to use it at the DisneyStore.com and no good.
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