Disney Pins for the official opening of Aulani Resort

The official opening of Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa at Ko Olina, Hawai'i will take place on August 29.

This next pin will be sold only to Disney Vacation Club Members who present a valid DVC identifcation card.

Finally, we have an image of a boxed set set featuring Mickey, Minnie, Chip, Dale and a Menehune.

  Guests visiting Aulani should stop by Kalepa's Store where they can trade pins from a specially designed pin trading book.

Some Disney Pins from D23 Expo 2011 [Star Wars. Sorcerer Mickey & More]

Here is a look at some pins coming to the D23 Expo. The artwork for these 2 pins below was created by Adrianne Draude.

The first pin features a Piece of D23 Expo History. The first expo was held in September 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Several banners were displayed outside this venue to market the event. This pin contains an actual piece of the banner featuring the beloved Jiminy Cricket. The pin will have an edition size of 1,000 and a retail of $12.95. 

The second pin Adrianne designed celebrates Star Tours. The pin has an edition size of 2,000 and a retail of $15.95. Each pin contains an acutal piece of the mural from the side of the Starspeeder 3000 vehicle from the original Star Tours attraction at Walt Disney World® Resort. Not sure what we mean? See the image below. 

This is a piece of that hand painted mural that was cut up to add to each pin. The mural was once affixed to a Starspeeder 3000 vehicle in the attraction. Awesome!

The newxt pin was created to celebrate Disney Legends Induction Ceremony. This limited edition pin has an edition size of 750 and a retail of $15.95. The artwork for the pin was created by Quynh Kimball from Disney Design Group. 

The Disney Legends program was established in 1987 to acknowledge and honor the many individuals whose imagination, talents and dreams have created the Disney magic. The awards are given annually by Robert Iger during a ceremony at The Walt Disney Studios. 

The Disney Legends award has three distinct elements that characterize the contributions made by each talented recipient.

The Spiral - stands for imagination, the power of an idea. The Hand - holds the gifts of skill, discipline and craftsmanship. The Wand and the Star - represent magic: the spark that is ignited when imagination and skill combine to create a new dream. The actual award (which is rather heavy!) was created in 1987 by Andrea Favilli. The awards are cast in bronze and hand-crafted each year by the artist that characterize the contribution made by each talented recipient. This is the logo pin that was designed by Monty Maldovan from Disney Design Group. This pin has a retail of $10.95 and features Sorcerer Mickey and the D23 Expo Logo as a pin-on-pin element.  The next pin was created for D23 Members only. It features a classic image of Mickey Mouse in front of a red glitter-filled shield. This pin will have an edition size of 3,000 and a retail of $12.95. D23 Members must present a valid D23 Member ID in order to purchase this pin. This is a Disney Passholder exclusive pin that celebrates the D23 Expo. This pin features a sculpted metal image of Sorcerer Mickey on a magnificent blue background (it REALLY pops!). The pin has an edition size of 1,000 and a retail of $12.95. Passholders must present a valid Annual Pass in order to purchase this pin. Alex Maher will be appearing at the follow times and locations: Friday, August 19, 2011 - 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Product Showcase and Trading Area Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Product Showcase and Trading Area Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 12 Noon - 2:00 p.m. at the Product Showcase and Trading Area

Pins that will be released at D23 Expo

With less than 10 days until the start of the D23 Expo, we are giving a closer look at some of the pins that will be released for this event. 

We start with the logo pin that was designed by Monty Maldovan from Disney Design Group.

This pin has a retail of $10.95 and features Sorcerer Mickey and the D23 Expo Logo as a pin-on-pin element. 

The next pin was created for D23 Members only. It features a classic image of Mickey Mouse in front of a red glitter-filled shield. This pin will have an edition size of 3,000 and a retail of $12.95. D23 Members must present a valid D23 Member ID in order to purchase this pin. 

We've added something new this year to the assortment - a Disney Passholder exclusive pin that celebrates the D23 Expo. This pin features a sculpted metal image of Sorcerer Mickey on a magnificent blue background (it REALLY pops!). The pin has an edition size of 1,000 and a retail of $12.95. Passholders must present a valid Annual Pass in order to purchase this pin. 

We also have some exciting news for fans of Disney Design Group Artist Alex Maher. He will be attending the D23 Expo this year and will be participating in a meet and greet session.

Alex will be appearing at the follow times and locations: 

Friday, August 19, 2011 - 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Product Showcase and Trading Area 

Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Product Showcase and Trading Area 

Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 12 Noon - 2:00 p.m. at the Product Showcase and Trading Area 

Alex along with Quynh Kimball from Disney Design Group created the artwork for this awesome jumbo pin celebrating the 45th and 40th Anniversaries of the attraction at Disneyland® Resort and Walt Disney World® Resort respectively. The pin will have an edition size of 250 and a retail $44.95. Here are a few additional images of this pin. 

The pin contains a spinner element that rotates to highlight either the 45th or 40th anniversary. 

See more of the D23 Expo assortment on this page.

Exclusive Pins for Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2011

New pins being released for the Epcot® International Food and Wine Festival this year.

The Passholder exclusive pin. Edition size: 2,500  

The Disney Vacation Club Member exclusive pin. Edition size: 1,000