help with where to shop

[jakoky]

Hi there, we are headed to disneyland in 19 sleeps( )...we are trying to figure out on our off disneyland days where to go shoppping...this is very important as i have a dd-16, ds-14, and dd-turning 12 in 9 days...we are looking at block at orange, south coast plaza and main place...what i am wondering is distance of the three and opinions on what everyone thinks is the best place to go...with 2 teenagers and 1 almost(plus we are going with anyother family with 1 teenager and 2 younger kids) who plan on doing their back to school shopping in california, this is a huge thing to them...we have 10 nights down there with 5 disney days...We are so excited but trying to plan our days right now...any and all opinions are so appreciated..thanks in advance
sharon
me, dh, dd-16-, ds- 14-, dd-turning 12 in 9 days and we leave for DL 9 days later-
WDW-Dec 04-first disney experience for my DH, DD, DS, DD and first time at WDW for us all
DL-MAY 06-first time at DL for DH and kids , and my 9th(but the first 8 were all by the time i was about 13) so it was all new to me
COUNTDOWN IS ON....WE ARE GOING BACK TO DL SEPT 15-25!!!!!-19more sleeps til we leave

 

[squirrel]

The Orangefair Marketplace has a Character Warehouse. I believe there is also a Target and Food 4 Less either at that mall or nearby.

Hopefully someone who knows the area will help you more. I haven't been to DL in 15 years.

 

[StClairC]

First of all, I'd eliminate South Coast Plaza from the equation. It's nice, but pretty pricey and far away from Disneyland.

Both The Block & Main Place are good options that are about the same distance apart (Main place is only a couple more miles down the 22). If you kids are looking for clothes that are very "So Cal", I'd say you hit up Ron Jons @ The Block. It's got a bunch of surfer/skater brands that teenagers would probably love. There's a couple other places there too that they would probably like, plus you can make a day out of it by going out to eat and seeing a movie all in the same place. Just do yourself a favor and go on a weekday, cause it's a zoo on Weekends.

Main Place has all your typical Mall stores and would probably work out well for Back to School shopping. Just be sure you're on the right level for whatever store you are looking for. The whole mall is one long corridor with escalators on each side and an elevator in the middle, which are all very spaced out from eachother. Plus it's only 2 blocks from the Bowers Museum, which is where I work - so how could I not shill it

If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to help you out - I've lived right in that area my whole life, so I know it pretty well.