LCUF

To celebrate Disney's 100th anniversary, JR East is colleborating with Disney (Japan) to release limited editions of SUICA cards for 6,600 yen or 16,500 yen for 1 card, or 33,000 yen for a set of 6 cards based on this Disney Shopping news.

There are three versions:

1. the 6,600 yen version with one limited edition SUICA card with Mickey Mouse design with a storage case (JR East Mall shopping link)
2. the 16,500 yen version with one limited edition SUICA card (TWO different designs) with a storage case (JR East Mall shopping link)
3. the ultimate 33,000 yen version with SIX limited edition SUICA cards with different designs and a acrylic display frame/stand (JR East Mall shopping link)

Personally I think the 6,600 yen version looks nice for a collection with other few SUICA and other IC cards I have collected over the years but that's still a steep price, and the 16,500 yen version just doesn't look nice at all, and don't care about the 33,000 yen version since I don't like all those Disney characters.

LapLap

Expiration date is end of June 2024 with no refund of any balance that might be in there at that time.

AlwaysAisle

Railways companies in Japan, including JR companies, used to sell a lot of commemorative tickets called Kinen Kippu (記念切符). Kinenn Kippu was very popular and it was a primary collector's item, not many people actually used Kinenn Kippu for transport. I think this Diseny themed SUICA card is on the same line as the Kinen Kippu. I think JR East is expecting many will buy this SUICA card as a commemorative/collector item.

freecia

Would it technically be possible the transfer the card to Mobile Suica? It would probably impact the value as a collectible but that'd be one way to keep the deactivated physical card and use the balance.

LCUF

Looks like it's a specially designed SUICA card, similar to the Welcome SUICA card, but with different expiration functionality (hard expiration date than 30 days after activation), and probably not transferrable to mobile SUICA, etc.

From the shopping page notes/disclaimers I roughly translated below, one might not even be able to transfer to Appple Wallet. And even if it can, Apple / JR East might not have a special design that will show up on Mobile SUICA / Apple Wallet like one typically gets with credit cards on Apple Pay that matches the physical cards.

For instance, PASMO is running special campign for mobile PASMO where you can get different designed mobile PASMO card (see https://www.pasmo.co.jp/collabo_art/). I used mobile PASMO app to get the 2nd special design and that design shows up on the mobile PASMO app BUT Apple Wallet just shows a regular PASMO card and not the special design one.

Translation Notes:
・＜Disney100＞記念Suicaは、通常のSuicaカードと異なります。
Disney 100 commemorative SUICA is different from regular SUICA card

・デポジットはお預かりいたしません。
No deposit fee collected

・発売時に入金（チャージ）残額は含まれておりません。
No deposit (i.e., no charge) on the card

・記念Suicaのご利用には有効期限【2024年6月30日(日)まで】がございます。
The card expires at end of June 2024

・有効期限切れの際、入金（チャージ）残額はご使用・払いもどしはできません。
Left over amount on the card expires at end of expiration date with no way to continue using it or getting a refund

・ご不要となった場合であっても払いもどしはいたしません。
No refund will be given (assuming the amount on the card)

・記念Suica紛失時や障害時の再発行はできません。
Lost or stolen card will not be re-issued

・Suica定期乗車券の搭載および記名式への変更はできません。
Cannot be used to purchase monthly pass or change to a registered SUICA card (i.e., named SUICA card)

・記念SuicaのID番号の指定はできません。
Cannot specify the ID number of the commomerative SUICA card (I think that means one might not be able to find the card ID number for SmartEx registration for shinkansen?)

・こども用への変更はできません。
Cannot be changed for kid SUICA (i.e., SUICA for discount fares for kids/elderlies)

LCUF

In attempt to see what migh happen if I remove my special design mobile PASMO card from my iPhone and re-add it, I actually lost my special designed mobile PASMO card and ended up with a normal mobile PASMO card as shown in the PASMO app. Still have the same amount on the card but it's a different card (probably different card #, I didn't pay attention). I should have created a registered / named one instead. Oh well.

LCUF

Actually there's a link to the full rules or ToS (https://www.jreast.co.jp/suicaall/rule/d100suica.html) as applied to Disney 100 commomerative SUICA card and it basically follows the Welcome SUICA rules except where the rules are changed specifically for Disney 100 commomerative SUICA card, so it's a variant of Welcome SUICA after all.

antsparks

I'm wondering if there is a market for these types of limited edition Suica cards If they would sell at a higher price later on, do you guys have an idea? I tried to look at Mercari but can't find any limited edition cards.

Daytona

I say...not really? The last high profile limited edition Suica I remember was the Tokyo Station 100th Anniversary one, and you can find them on Yahoo for cheap
https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/search/...80;/0/?rc_ng=1

A lot of Suica users are commuters which uses commuter pass, and that requires imprinting the Suica card. I doubt anyone will use a limited edition card for that.

antsparks

Makes sense, thank you