Honorary Citizen Pin

I'm sure it would not be transferrable even if the answer was positive
- but I was recently given a purple/mauve pin badge (the 3inch, 1st
visit/Happy Birthday/Magical Gathering style) which is adorned by the
words

"Honorary Citizen of Walt Disney World Resort" and a graphic of a
large silver key (as in lock) entwined in a large letter D (in Disney
script).

The pin was given to me by a very very frequent visitor of the parks -
with the story that it was surreptitiously passed to him by a CM,
saying that it "unlocked many Magical Moments".

I've no idea what the guy was talking about - aggravated by the fact
that English is by no means his first language.

Anybody know anything about these pins? What do/did they represent, if
anything? Any "value" to it in late 2008?

>^..^<

Squeakmail wrote:
> I'm sure it would not be transferrable even if the answer was positive
> - but I was recently given a purple/mauve pin badge (the 3inch, 1st
> visit/Happy Birthday/Magical Gathering style) which is adorned by the
> words
>
> "Honorary Citizen of Walt Disney World Resort" and a graphic of a
> large silver key (as in lock) entwined in a large letter D (in Disney
> script).
>
> The pin was given to me by a very very frequent visitor of the parks -
> with the story that it was surreptitiously passed to him by a CM,
> saying that it "unlocked many Magical Moments".
>
> I've no idea what the guy was talking about - aggravated by the fact
> that English is by no means his first language.
>
> Anybody know anything about these pins? What do/did they represent, if
> anything? Any "value" to it in late 2008?
>
> >^..^<

On Jul 8, 11:31 pm, Squeakmail <squeakm...@**********> wrote:
> I'm sure it would not be transferrable even if the answer was positive
> - but I was recently given a purple/mauve pin badge (the 3inch, 1st
> visit/Happy Birthday/Magical Gathering style) which is adorned by the
> words
>
> "Honorary Citizen of Walt Disney World Resort" and a graphic of a
> large silver key (as in lock) entwined in a large letter D (in Disney
> script).
>
> The pin was given to me by a very very frequent visitor of the parks -
> with the story that it was surreptitiously passed to him by a CM,
> saying that it "unlocked many Magical Moments".
>
> I've no idea what the guy was talking about - aggravated by the fact
> that English is by no means his first language.
>
> Anybody know anything about these pins? What do/did they represent, if
> anything?  Any "value" to it in late 2008?

There is and was no value to it. It's no different than the First
Timer buttons. Anyone can go to a Guest Relations desk and ask for
one, just like they can ask for Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary,
Just Married, and First Timer buttons.

Paul Lalli

Interesting!

Guest relations told an acquaintance of mine that they know them but
are NOT allowed to give them out.

On Jul 10, 2:48 pm, Squeakmail <squeakm...@**********> wrote:
> Interesting!
>
> Guest relations told an acquaintance of mine that they know them but
> are NOT allowed to give them out.

<shrug> Like many things, it probably depends on the CM and his/her
mood at that moment. I personally witnessed a family getting their
kid a birthday button, and upon seeing the kid's reaction, happily
gave him every button she had (yes, including the Happy Anniversary
and Just Married buttons).

Paul Lalli

> <shrug>  Like many things, it probably depends on the CM and his/her mood at that moment.

Agreed. 100%