best gift shops

[davis65]

Since we are giving our kids money and DH and I are bringing money for shopping, I was just wondering what shops are the best. I don't want to stop every 5 minutes at a gift shop so I would like to gather some from each park and DTD that are the best. Then I can keep an eye out for these shops and bypass alot of them. Also if anyone has pictures that would be great. I know that the parks get busy so pictures would help me recgonize the shop at a glance.

I am looking for the shops that offer good souvineers, and reasonable prices. I am also looking to do some christmas shopping for my neices and nephews that are all under 13 and my parents. Which would be the best shops to go for them. (I know its early, but I always try to do some x-mas shopping throughout the year.)

Also has anyone heard of the shop where everything is $10 and under? Is it a good store? Where is it at, and does anyone have pictures of it?

 

[davis65]

just thought I might add:

Kids favorite characters: Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Pinnochio, Jack Sparrow, Figment, Stitch, Buzz, Timon, Simba, Peter pan

My favorite: I am a huge Tinkerbell fan. Always have been since I was little.

DH favorites: He likes the orginals... Mickey, Donald, Pluto

My nieces and nephews like princesses and Cars along with the orginals

My parents like the orginals

Was just wondering which shops might be the best to match the characters also.

 

[design_mom]

In general, the biggest/best (IMHO) are:
-- MouseGear (Epcot)
-- The Emporium (MK)
-- World of Disney (Downtown Disney)

These shops are HUGE and have a wide variety of merchandise in a wide variety of prices.

If you're looking for a specific character, look in gift shops around attractions that might be themed around the character. There's a gift shop in Journey Into Imagination that has a lot of Figment merchandise. The shop near Pirates of the Caribbean has a lot of Jack Sparrow stuff, etc. (There's a shop called Tinkerbell's Treasures in Fantasyland, that sounds like a good bet for Tink stuff...but I'll admit I've never been in it.)

The shop with everything $10 or less is at Downtown Disney. I believe it's called Mickey's Mart. I was in there once and wasn't that impressed. I didn't see anything in there that I hadn't also seen elsewhere... but if you wanted to say "pick out one thing" and not have to worry about the kids going over-budget, it might be a good choice.

I also really enjoy the gift shops at the Contemporary Resort. They always seem to have stuff that I don't see other places! (A lot of merchandise is sold in multiple stores...but it seems that some stores have a few things that aren't available anywhere else.)