onecutemoose Bouncing Between Wonderland & Neverland
Joined: Nov 09, 2005 Posts: 6730
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject: Losing the NY Store...
Ran across this while perusing the news (from Newsday.com):
"Disney store on Manhattan's 5th Avenue is closing
August 11, 2008
NEW YORK - The Walt Disney Co. plans to close its World of Disney store on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue when the lease expires in 2010 and replace it with a smaller store elsewhere in the borough.
Spokesman Gary Foster says the company behind such lovable characters as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Winnie the Pooh and the "Toy Story" and "High School Musical" movies is scouting locations for the new store.
World of Disney stores like the one on Fifth Avenue near St. Patrick's Cathedral are operated by Disney's parks and resorts division and are bigger than the chain stores operated by the consumer products division. The new store will be part of the chain.
The Disney stores sell products including toys, clothes and games.
Disney used to operate a store in Times Square."
I don't know how this effects things overall...other than it might boost the store profits.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:48 am Post subject:
It might give The Disney Store some "muscle" as it negotiates/renegoiate leases. It may also become a prototype for other "big box" Disney Stores where WDW has good penetration as a vacation destination. The larger urban locales could be the front door, so to speak, for those planning vacation to The World. _________________ Pop Century 2005 and 2006, Saratoga Springs 2007, Inagural Pirates and Princess Party 2007, can't go 2008 =(
Donna and I were in southwest FL over the weekend for a wedding. We didn't get to the parks, but there is an outlet mall near Ft. Myers that has a Disney character store. It is in the Miromar outlets just off of I-75. It is Disney park merchandise, some of it marked down a lot. We bought t-shirts at 25% off park price and a few other things at 50%. They had a decent selection and had some merchandise from the NYC store as well as MGM merchandise. They also carry park passes.
We also took advantage of the lowest WDW ticket prices I have ever seen at the AAA office in Naples. I've checked around at local AAA and online at other ticket sellers. This place has the best prices. Check Mousesavers for a link to AAA South. _________________ [
While Disney is not going to renew the lease on their current place.... according to the article, they are looking at the soon to be vacated Virgin Megastore in Time Square. Which, also according to the article, is right in the middle of the the ABC network studios and several theaters that are hosting Disney broadway productions... All of which are very attractive to Disney, not to mention being in the heart of Time Square....
So while some may not like the move, it may work out to be the best thing Disney could do!
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