Market Value
All-Time High
$12.58
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$12.58

Pin Details
Last eBay Price
$10.95
Collection
Name
Minnie Mouse Ear Headband
Series
WDW Hidden Disney 2025: Wave A
Origin
Walt Disney World
Year
2025
Edition
OE
Subject
Minnie Mouse
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This Open Edition (OE) pin depicts an iconic Minnie Mouse Ear Headband, a quintessential Walt Disney World (WDW) souvenir. The design features classic black ears adorned with Minnie Mouse's signature red bow with white polka dots. Minnie Mouse herself, a beloved Disney character, made her public debut alongside Mickey Mouse in the groundbreaking animated short film *Steamboat Willie*, released on November 18, 1928. The physical ear headbands, which this pin celebrates, evolved from the original Mickey Mouse ear hats that first appeared on *The Mickey Mouse Club* in the 1950s, with the headband version gaining popularity in the mid-1980s and the Minnie Mouse bowed version becoming an instant success. This particular pin is part of the "WDW Hidden Disney 2025: Wave A" series and belongs to the "Ear Headbands" set, which typically consists of several pins that collectors aim to complete. Hidden Disney pins are primarily distributed to Cast Members for trading with guests within the Walt Disney World parks for a limited time during their release wave. As a "Common" variant within its set, it features a small silver Hidden Mickey icon, integral to its Hidden Disney designation. Collectors highly value these pins for their representation of popular park merchandise and the challenge of completing entire Hidden Disney sets.
As an Open Edition (OE) pin within the Walt Disney World Hidden Disney 2025: Wave A series, this Minnie Mouse Ear Headband pin is primarily acquired through trading with Cast Members in the parks during its release period. While not a Limited Edition (LE) with a specific number, its availability is limited to the duration of Wave A's distribution, before potentially being released in mystery pouches. The pin is highly desirable due to Minnie Mouse's enduring popularity and the iconic nature of the ear headbands as park souvenirs. Collectors actively seek to complete the entire "Ear Headbands" set, adding to the demand for this common variant. This pin is a standard enamel pin and does not feature special elements like a spinner, dangle, or hinged mechanism.
Minnie Mouse, the subject of this pin, made her official debut in Walt Disney's *Steamboat Willie* on November 18, 1928, marking a pivotal moment in animation history as one of the first cartoons with synchronized sound. The iconic Disney ear headbands themselves trace their origins back to the Mickey Mouse ear hats introduced with *The Mickey Mouse Club* in the 1950s. The headband style, which allows for greater design variety, emerged in the mid-1980s, with the Minnie Mouse version featuring her signature bow quickly becoming a popular park souvenir. The practice of Hidden Disney (formerly Hidden Mickey) pin trading itself has been a cherished tradition in Disney Parks for many years, fostering guest-Cast Member interaction and creating a unique collectible ecosystem.
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