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| jmuboy
Tue 11/11/2008 10:39a | While we continue to see threads about declining quality at WDW, I'll add another post along the same lines.
The section of stores along Sunset Blvd - Once Upon a Time, Mouse About Town, and Sunset Club Couture have reopened after their extensive refurbishment. Just like what happened on Main Street to the Emporium, the previous three separate stores have now been combined into one large shopping location. Wal-Mart SunSet Blvd, now open for business. Another step in the wrong direction. No longer distinctive stores with distinctive merchandise, we have a more open floor plan with "departments" like Wal-Mart or Target. Not magical.
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| -em
Tue 11/11/2008 12:11p | sigh-
I like Mart
I like Disney
but I really liked when they were separate entities...
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| MPierce
Tue 11/11/2008 1:15p | It definitely diminishes the cozy feel you once got going into single stores. The have managed to deminish the feel on Main Street, so I guess their next project is to ruin DHS even more. I guess they feel adding the HAT was not enough to cut back on the theme. I truly think Disney is losing it's soul slowly, but surly. Wake up Disney. We didn't have shopping malls in that era. Please leave the mall, strp center atmosphere over at DD. It fits the theme over there, not in the parks! |
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| jmuboy
Tue 11/11/2008 2:05p | The lack of unique stores with unique merchandise has been one of the most bothersome things for me at WDW over the last decade. The same thing has happened at DL - but not to the degree it has at WDW. Walking through the stores on Main Street really is depressing now. There are only like 5 actual stores left, even though there are many store fronts street side. I am not ready to say that Disney per see is loosing its soul, but I know for a fact WDW certainly has REALLY lost its way. I just wish the fans would scream loud enough about these bad changes for Disney to take notice.
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| davewasbaloo
Tue 11/11/2008 2:18p | This is sadly an international phenomena affecting WDW, DL and DLP, but WDW is still the bottom of the pile sadly. |
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| Ursula
Tue 11/11/2008 2:22p | If I may add another interesting tidbit.
We were at WDW for 12 days. Each time we got off of Space Mountain, we looked for Space Mountain merchandise as I had wanted a WDW Space T-shirt to wear to DL once in a while.
They don't sell them.
They don't sell ANY Space Mountain merchandise in the Space Mountain store. They did have generic Mickey shirts, however.
I didn't buy one. |
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| davewasbaloo
Tue 11/11/2008 2:29p | Sadly sounds like my experience at WDW (though DLP is even worse for not having attraction merchandise). It is a real shame as shopping used to be such a part of the overall experience. |
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| Ursula
Tue 11/11/2008 3:35p | To be fair, they did have three Haunted Mansion shirts at the HM exit, and one of them was very WDW-specific. (Unless the HM elsewhere looks like the one at WDW.)
But still. Three shirts do not make me happy. |
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| gottaluvdavillains
Tue 11/11/2008 3:44p | Oddly Ursula - I did see lots of WDW ride shirts at the outlet yesterday... Not down there but up here in n.ca. |
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| vbdad55
Tue 11/11/2008 3:57p | <They don't sell ANY Space Mountain merchandise in the Space Mountain store. They did have generic Mickey shirts, however.
I didn't buy one.<
Bingo --- why don't they - wth ?
I can tell you I purchased a $300 or so suede leather bomber jacket from Mickeys Startraders ( two tone browns) - highlighting TOmorrowland when the rehab was complete. Nice embroidery of the new Tomorowland logo and SM. I love this coat -- hell it is winter heavy and here I am trying it on in July - and bought it. Why ? Because it was unique and oh so cool ! |
