The new Disney Artist Collection of pins by Maria Stuckey features various defunct Walt Disney World attractions, as well as the soon-to-be closed Muppet*Vision 3D.
Disney Artist Collection Pins by Maria Stuckey
While the February release by Jason Peltz was outside, the April release was inside Disney Traders, potentially due to rain.
Pins were released as soon as the park opened for early entry. A signing with Maria Stuckey began at 10 a.m.
Read about Maria Stuckey:
Maria always knew she wanted to work for Disney. Growing up in Florida, she frequented the Disney Parks with her family and watched Disney animated films constantly. This love for animation and theme parks motivated her to seek a degree in illustration from the Ringling College of Art and Design. After graduating in 2007, she interned with the Disney Design Group as a character artist, designing theme park merchandise, where she’s been ever since.
Throughout her career at Disney, Maria has contributed to a multitude of exciting projects, including the opening line of merchandise for the Shanghai Disney Resort helping to develop and launch the Disney Park Wishables plush line. In addition to creating pins and cute and cuddly plush toys, she has had the opportunity to work on merchandise for new attractions, including Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT, Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure Park, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World Resort.
As a self-proclaimed “Disney nerd,” every day is truly a dream come true as she gets to immerse herself in the stories and characters that have played such a large part in her life. Maria is currently a product designer for the Marvel team at Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, assembling a whole team of cool products and designs featuring a universe of heroes!
The new pins include a Disney’s Hollywood Studios box set, an EPCOT jumbo pin, and four regular-sized pins inspired by attractions. All are limited edition and include a small silver “25 Years” plaque for the 25th anniversary of pin trading.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios Box Set – $69.99
This set has a limited edition size of 1,000. It includes four pins, each inspired by a different Disney’s Hollywood Studios experience.
The Great Movie Ride pin features a red ride vehicle with “89” on the back for the year Disney’s Hollywood Studios opened. A vintage-style camera is on one side, and a giant statue of Anubis is on the other. Next to the ride vehicle is a vintage car from the gangster scene. The Great Movie Ride’s glowing marquee from the beginning of the attraction is the background.
Inspired by the extinct Studio Backlot Tour, this pin features one of the ride’s red trams. In the background is the burning water tower in Catastrophe Canyon. On the left is the boat and waves from the “Pearl Harbor”-inspired Harbor Attack experience guests went through before boarding the tram tour. The Earffel Tower is in the center of the pin. Two small people are shown riding a bee — part of a “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” experience.
Another pin represents “The Magic of Disney Animation,” a former show with animators teaching guests about the process. Mickey is pictured at the animator’s table, with a film reel of himself and sketches of Simba, the Beast, and Ariel.
The last pin represents an attraction that’s not yet closed, although it will be soon: Muppet*Vision 3D. Kermit is pictured sitting at the end of a fire truck’s ladder from the show’s final scene. He appears to be sticking out above the audience seats. Behind him is Fozzie Bear with his remote-controlled pie and Sam Eagle looking stern, like he’s upset about only having a minute and a half for his tribute to America.
The pins come in a black display box set against a blue background. “Disney Artist Collection by Maria Stuckey” is on the back.
EPCOT Jumbo Pin – $59.99
The EPCOT pin is also inspired by a plethora of extinct attractions. Spaceship Earth acts as the jumbo pin’s silver background. To one side is Mickey Mouse in a glitter-infused representation of his retro silver EPCOT outfit featuring a rainbow on the chest.
The two long-necked dinosaurs on the right are from Universe of Energy, later Ellen’s Energy Adventure. They’re around a scuba diver in a tank from The Seas pavilion. Flying over Spaceship Earth is a ship from Body Wars. Near the center of the pin is SMRT-1, a purple and blue robot from the original CommuniCore’s Computer Central. To the right is the robot butler from Horizons. Dreamfinder is pictured holding Figment in front of the rainbow tunnel of the original ImageWorks. Behind Dreamfinder is Mr. Broccoli from Kitchen Kabaret, which was formerly in The Land pavilion. In front of Dreamfinder is a man wrangling a horse, from World of Motion, which was replaced by Test Track (currently undergoing a reimagining with inspiration from World of Motion).
This pin also comes in a display box and has a limited edition size of 750.
SpectroMagic Parade Pin – $22.99
This pin is inspired by the Magic Kingdom parade SpectroMagic, which ran from 1991 to 1999 and 2001 to 2010. Like the Main Street Electrical Parade, it featured light-up floats. This pin depicts Mickey’s float, with his long yellow cape fanning out behind him and a globe in front of him.
Atop two Whirly-Balls are Spectromen, original characters for the SpectroMagic parade with colorful hair and light-up suits. In the background is the silhouette of Cinderella Castle.
This pin’s limited edition size is 1,500.
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride Pin – $22.99
Before The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, there was Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride at Magic Kingdom. The pin depicts Mr. Toad sitting in his red motorcar. Behind him is a stone archway of Toad Hall. Atop the building is a wagon and several characters from the ride.
This pin has a limited edition size of 1,500.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Pin – $22.99
Another defunct Magic Kingdom ride is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The Nautilus submarine is pictured in the water, with a green sea monster rising over it. In the background are palm trees and a stone outcropping with waterfalls.
This pin’s edition size is 1,500.
Dumbo the Flying Elephant Pin – $22.99
The last pin represents a ride that still exists, although it is inspired by its old location. Dumbo the Flying Elephant is pictured in operation, with four Dumbo elephants flying through the air.
In the background is Cinderella Castle, depicted in white and gray as it looked prior to 2021. Dumbo the Flying Elephant used to be in Fantasyland behind the castle but was relocated to Storybook Circus when the mini-land opened.
This pin’s edition size is also 1,500.
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