Every so often Disney surprises us with a new pressed penny machine. Shortly after the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride opened they released a new medallion machine, then an 8-design pressed penny machine which I wrote about here. Honestly I figured that was it and we would be on the look out for new designs elsewhere in the park. But that was not the case.

I saw a post in a Disney coin Facebook group I’m a part of, about a new 4-design penny machine being released. So I headed back into the park for another ride on the Bayou and then did some investigating to find this new machine.

I did eventually find it, but what is kind of strange is that it’s been placed in the courtyard behind the attraction near some restrooms when you exit the ride. If you read the previous post about the 8-design machine it was originally located in this spot. They have removed that machine and placed it instead in the gift shop, and in it’s place out here in the courtyard is the new machine.

This version is a 4-design manual machine. It does accept cash and costs $1 per design, with the machine suppling the penny to press. Or you can pay $4 for the entire set. If you use either a debit/credit card for digital payment like ApplePay or Google Wallet you will be charged the full $4 amount and automatically get the entire set of four designs.

I was really impressed with these new penny designs. They are really detailed and just look incredible. I hope this is a sign of things to come and maybe we will see more intricate designs moving forward in other areas of the park.

When you visit the Bayou be sure to check out all three souvenir machines, one medallion machine and two pressed penny machines. Plenty of new coins for your collection! Keep on Pressing.