Disney fans, especially Disney Pin Traders, have a certain type of lingo. Here is a guide to help with some of the abbreviations!
- DLR (Disneyland® Resort)
- WDW (Walt Disney World® Resort)
- DLP (Disneyland® Paris)
- HKDR or HKDL (Hong Kong Disneyland® Resort)
- TDR (Tokyo Disney Resort)
- SDR or SDL (Shanghai Disney Resort)
- DSF (Disney Soda Fountain)
- DSSH (Disney Studio Store Hollywood, formally known as DSF)
- DVC (Disney Vacation Club®)
- DCL (Disney Cruise Line®)
- WDI (Walt Disney Imagineering)
- DEC (Disney Employee Center)
- CM (Cast Member)
Disney Pin Trading focused:
- DPB (Disney Pins Blog)
- OE (Open Edition pin)
- LR (Limited Release pin)
- LE (Limited Edition pin)
- WDI (Walt Disney Imagineering pins)
- MOG (Mickey’s of Glendale – Cast Member store)
- AP (Artist Proof – This stamp on the back of the pin means 1 of 24)
- PP (Pre-Production – rarer than APs, they are 1 of 3)
- HM (Hidden Mickey pin)
- RSP (Random Selection Process – Disney’s process for fair pin purchasing during events)
- ISO (In Search Of)
- HTF (Hard To Find)
- NFT (Not For Trade)
- NFS (Not For Sale)
- PTD/PTS (Pin Traders Delight, Pin Traders Sundae)
- SPR (Surprise Pin Release)
- Grail (A pin collector’s favorite pin)
- PTE (Pin Trading Event)
- PTN (Pin Trading Night)
- PODM (Piece of Disney Movie pin)
- PODH (Piece of Disney History pin)
- CME (Cast Member Exclusive pin)
- CL (Cast Lanyard pin)
- NBC (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
- Pinjury (Unintentionally stabbed from a pin post, sometimes drawing blood)
I don’t want to miss DSF when I’m in Disneyland next month. Where is it and how do I get pins there?
How does pin trading in Disneyland compare to pin trading in WDW?
Many of the cast members (employees) had pins to trade at Disney World when I was there; however, when I was at Disneyland and Adventure for the first time last year, very few cast members has pins to trade. We were lucky to see 5 members with pins and we did look. Some stores had booksor boards if you new to ask, but that cuts into your time to enjoy the park.
This was so helpful!
Hi! Just wondering what it means if a pin says limited to?
(Ex. Limited to 750)
Only 750 are made
Question: what does Random Selection Process mean?
Hi there! i just wanted to let you guys now that here in paris everyone uses DLP since the « resort » disapeard from the name since 2010!
Great, thanks for the update!
Hi i’m trying to get into pin trading and there’s some lingos I don’t know like pm or dm can anyone tell me.
Hello! Yes, PM means Private Message and DM means Direct Message.
I was wondering, do AP pins come with certificates? or is just the “AP” initial on the back sufficient to authenticate the AP status? Your help is appreciated! Thank you.
The AP pins I have purchased have not been accompanied by certificates, though their backing cards do have a “Passholder” Mickey-head emblem.
pp pins does it make it worth more
What does it mean in the description when buying pins ‘Rare W9’ or W(8 or another number)?
Any idea what MC is?
how do you figure out how much your disney pin is worth aka how much to sell it for/asking price?
search on Ebay for you Pin, the give you an idea of the market price
One time I found out a pin I had was 50 dollars and I was about to trade it for a 3 dollar pin
Here are the big questions.
1. How many different Disney pins have been made?
2. Is there a web site listing/picturing them?
I have begun collecting Disney railroad related pins. I don’t collect Runaway RR or Thunder Mountain RR pins. Only pins related to the different park original trains and stations.
Is there a site for anything like this?
Sincere Thanks,
What does it mean when it says hidden Mikey 4/10
What does MLT stand for?