DVC 35th Anniversary Pin: Where to Find It Before It’s Gone

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Disney Vacation Club is turning 35, and there’s a pin to prove it. The new DVC 35th anniversary pin is on sale now at select DVC resort gift shops, and it’s a limited release sold in person only.

No online option. No shipping. If you want one, you need to be standing in a DVC resort merchandise location while supplies last.

Here’s what the pin looks like, every location carrying it, and how to actually get one before they’re gone.

Quick Summary

• The DVC 35th anniversary pin is on sale now at select DVC resort gift shops
• The design is a bronze compass style reading “Ears to 35 Years” with the DVC logo
• A raised Mickey silhouette sits inside the “35” for a sculpted, dimensional look
• It’s a limited release, sold in person only, while supplies last
• Available at 11 Walt Disney World locations, 2 beach resorts, and 2 Disneyland Resort locations

What the Pin Looks Like

The pin features a bronze compass-style design with “Ears to 35 Years” and the Disney Vacation Club logo.

A raised Mickey silhouette sits inside the “35,” giving the pin a dimensional, sculpted look.

The compass motif is a smart choice for DVC. The compass has shown up across DVC branding and resort theming for years, and a bronze finish reads more like a commemorative medallion than a standard enamel trading pin.

The raised Mickey inside the numeral is the detail that elevates it. Flat enamel pins are what you get at every gift shop on property. Sculpted, dimensional elements cost more to produce and signal that this was made as a keepsake rather than a trading piece.

This Is a Limited Release, In Person Only

This DVC 35th anniversary pin is a limited release. It’s only sold in person at DVC resort merchandise locations, so if you want one, plan a stop during your next stay.

That’s the whole catch, and it’s worth being direct about what it means:

• There is no online purchase option. You cannot order this and have it shipped.
• You need to physically visit one of the listed locations.
• Supplies are limited, and anniversary pins historically move fast.
• Availability varies by location. A shop selling out doesn’t mean every shop has.

Where to Find the DVC 35th Anniversary Pin

Walt Disney World Resort

• Bayview Gifts at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Beach Club Marketplace at Disney’s Beach Club Resort
• BouTiki at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
• Conch Flats General Store at Disney’s Old Key West Resort
• Johari Treasures at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
• La Boutique at Disney’s Riviera Resort
• M. Mouse Mercantile at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
• Screen Door General Store at Disney’s BoardWalk Resort
• The Artist’s Palette at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
• Wilderness Lodge Mercantile at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Zawadi Marketplace at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

Beach Resorts

• Broad Creek Mercantile at Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort
• Island Grove Packing Company at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort

Disneyland Resort

• Acorns Gifts & Goods at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
• Disney’s Fantasia Shop at Disneyland Hotel

How to Actually Get One

A few practical notes if this is on your list:

• Go early in your trip, not late. The most common way people miss limited pins is planning to grab it on the last day. Stock does not wait.
• Check more than one location. Monorail resorts are the easiest to hit in sequence — Bayview Gifts at the Contemporary, BouTiki at the Polynesian, and M. Mouse Mercantile at the Grand Floridian are all one monorail loop apart.
• Disney Springs-area resorts cluster well too. Conch Flats at Old Key West and The Artist’s Palette at Saratoga Springs are close to each other.
• Ask a Cast Member if you don’t see it. Pins are sometimes behind the counter or in a display case rather than on the open floor.
• Note the Johari Treasures caveat. That shop at Kidani Village has a temporary closure scheduled later this summer, so time your visit accordingly.

You Don’t Need to Be a Member

Worth clarifying since the pin is DVC-branded and sold at DVC resorts: these are open merchandise locations. Anyone can walk into Bayview Gifts or The Artist’s Palette and buy one.

You do not need a Membership card, a resort reservation, or a DVC stay to purchase the pin. You just need to get to the shop.

Why 35 Years Matters

Disney Vacation Club launched in 1991 with Disney’s Old Key West Resort — then called Disney’s Vacation Club Resort — as its only property.

Thirty-five years later, DVC spans more than a dozen resorts across Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resort, Hilton Head Island, Vero Beach, Hawaii, and the newest additions still coming online. It reshaped how a huge share of Disney regulars vacation.

An anniversary pin is a small marker for that, but it’s the kind of thing Members hold onto.

The Bottom Line

The DVC 35th anniversary pin is available now at 15 DVC resort merchandise locations across Walt Disney World, Hilton Head, Vero Beach, and Disneyland Resort, featuring a bronze compass design with “Ears to 35 Years” and a sculpted Mickey inside the numeral.

It’s a limited release with no online option, so build a stop into your next trip and go early rather than late. Monorail resort hopping is the most efficient way to check multiple locations in one afternoon.

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