Once Again, Disneyland Retail Strikes Out...

[Tinkaboo]

you know those cute little ear plushies for Valentine's Day that is three weeks away and they haven't even started Sweetheart's Nights? ALL GONE.

Store CMs say the same thing they said at Christmas..." we had them two weeks ago and they are all gone and we wont be getting anymore".

My friend texted me photos last weekend, said " you want these?". " I'm going to be there in six days....I'll get them then...". Honestly...what is wrong with their retail?

So fed up with this...meanwhile the stores are filled with dated 2026 junk that no one appears to be buying.

I'm sad....but once again, my DH will be happy at the CC bill.

 

[hardcorestitch]

If I bet they run out of Easter stuff in early March… I’d be rich!

 

[LKing]

The ear plushies come and go. CM in the stores rarely know what is in the back and when it will be put on the floor.

There is currently a ton of Valentine's merchandise in the parks. I wouldn't be surprised if the plushies are restocked.

 

[longboard55]

To be fair, there is a long lead time on these orders, it was probably made when we were going tariff crazy

 

[Kit Jackson]

So fed up with this...meanwhile the stores are filled with dated 2026 junk that no one appears to be buying.

Unless it is specifically New Year's Eve themed merch, they could sell that all year long. I know when I got to the parks, I like to buy a pin with the year of the visit on it, and I am probably not the only one who does that.

I totally agree with you about merch going crazy in terms of how early themed holiday merch is displayed and sold out.

 

[LKing]

The year merchandise (ie. 2026) is sold all year. They transition to the next year sometime after Thanksgiving.

Are there non Disney retailers who don't run out of stock of seasonal items?

 

[AstroBlasters]

FWIW, I purchased some new attraction merch in the park a couple weeks ago.

Peter Pan, Mr. Toad, Autopia, and Mark Twain shirts at Merlin’s in Fantasyland.

A Soarin shirt in DCA.

Also, some nice resort specific merch in Grand Cal.

 

[Kit Jackson]

Are there non Disney retailers who don't run out of stock of seasonal items?

I think the issue isn't that seasonal items are out of stock. The issue is that Disney is running out of seasonal items well before the actual holiday.

 

[Tinkaboo]

The ear plushies come and go. CM in the stores rarely know what is in the back and when it will be put on the floor.

There is currently a ton of Valentine's merchandise in the parks. I wouldn't be surprised if the plushies are restocked.

Where did you see " a ton" of Valentine stuff? i must be missing that store so please advise! I've seen the zip up hoodie, which is not that cute and the LF bag which is not unique either. The kinda gold ears with M&M which are sorta Valentine's I guess but are the cheap looking vinyl ones. Some kids clothing. Thats it.

i did, however, buy the aqua Daisy Duck sweatshirt I had been eyeing since Christmas. The Daisy is chenille, kinda 3D, but it was the color that grabbed me. My fave and I hardly ever see it.

The cutest thing I have seen was a little girls shirt with Fillmore on it. WHY DONT THEY MAKE THEM FOR ADULTS? They'd sell a ton of them...especially to those who bought the Fillmore LF bag!