On Sunday, December 10, 2023, the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California hosted D23 members for the annual Light Up the Season Holiday Celebration. As a part of the event, The Walt Disney Company Store was open for D23 members to shop and buy Walt Disney Company employee exclusive merchandise. This year, the store released 12 limited edition exclusive pins for the holiday celebration that D23 members attending the event could buy before they were available to employees. Each Light Up the Season pin was limited to 250 pieces each and available for $35.95 each.
Each pin came on a black Disney Employee Center Limited Edition card. The pins are about 3″ long and feature a pin on pin design. The Light Up the Season Pin Series included: Princess Group #1, Princess Group #2, The Aristocats, Lady & the Tramp, Lilo, Stitch & Angel, Mickey & Friends, The Muppets, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Toy Story, Winnie the Pooh & Friends and Oswald & Ortensia.
Here’s a closer look at each of the pins in this series:
About 30 minutes before the event concluded, I checked back at the store and 5 of the pins were sold out. But, there was still over 30 minutes left of shopping because the store was packed and still had a long line to get in.
The sold out pins when I checked were Lilo, Stitch & Angel, Mickey & Friends, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Winnie the Pooh & Friends and Oswald & Ortensia
Any left over pins would be sold in the Employee Center to Disney Cast Members after the event.
I attended the event and was lucky enough to purchase all 12 of the limited edition pins. The event did not begin until 4pm but shopping began at 3pm. However, when I arrived at the Studio Lot just after 2pm, there was already a long line to get in and about an hour wait to shop after the store opened at 3pm.
Did you attend the event? Are you a D23 member? And did you purchase these pins at the event or at the Employee Center after the event? I would love to hear from you.
