The (Vintage) Disney Store

[Lord Manhammer]

Do any of you remember shopping at/working in the old Disney Store with the below layout. Those were the good old days.

 

[BrianL]

Yeah, I miss those stores!

 

[Micca]

Yep, it was like a little slice of WDW at the mall. Now it's like a corner in a Wal-Mart.

 

[Dan Murphy]

We had several at the larger, local malls and then a HUGE one Downtown on Michigan Ave. All gone now. Yes, I do miss those.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

I worked there for a few years in college and we had to perfectly arrange “plush mountain” every night with the eyes all facing the same way. If you opened in the morning, it was creepy before you turned the lights on.

 

[Meriweather]

Yes, loved all the decorations in them

 

[Smugpugmug]

I yearn to lay in the middle of the plush pile.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

I yearn to lay in the middle of the plush pile.

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we may have done that a couple of times.

 

[barkley]

absolutly! it was fun to wander around and just look. had a co-worker whose favorite part of the holiday season was to be at opening on december 26th. we had a disney store outlet at the outlet mall near where we lived in northern california-it was great to hit it a few weeks post christmas and get all the crazy markdowns (they also got shipments of outdated/slow moving stuff from disneyland so we snagged a number of 'park exclusive' items at a fraction of the price). yup, after christmas it was disney store, disney outlet store and harry & david's outlet (all those crazy overpriced holiday goodies at 80% off-lots of moose munch and pears).

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

We had several at the larger, local malls and then a HUGE one Downtown on Michigan Ave. All gone now. Yes, I do miss those.

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I was just looking up the Mag Mile Festival of Lights parade. I haven't been down for that in a long time. Then I was reminded the Disney Store is not there and honestly, I don't want to go now!

 

[Lord Manhammer]

I was just looking up the Mag Mile Festival of Lights parade. I haven't been down for that in a long time. Then I was reminded the Disney Store is not there and honestly, I don't want to go now!

The one in Times Square is still there, I think.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I loved that store! Well, I loved it when it had lots of ornaments, snowglobes, and other interesting things. My sister and I used to go all the time.

 

[DL1WDW2]

Overland Park Kansas Oak Park Mall … nobody warned me to NOT get in the middle of the shark frenzy for the day the Halloween Disney outfits went on sale at the early morning Open !

 

[Dan Murphy]

I was just looking up the Mag Mile Festival of Lights parade. I haven't been down for that in a long time. Then I was reminded the Disney Store is not there and honestly, I don't want to go now!

Still looks like it will be a good one.

https://www.themagnificentmile.com/lights-festival/

 

[Disneefun]

Loved working there back in the 90's. The only thing I never liked was redoing the front window when it was time to change the display. It was hot and tiny in there. Made me a little nuts. But otherwise, I loved everything about that place. We had a great team and had so much fun. It's still the only job I've ever had where I can honestly say I liked everyone on staff.

Didn't love the chickenpox, though. Somehow I made it to the age of 27 without getting them. My first holiday season at Disney... Bam. Chickenpox. So, many thanks to the guest who brought their contagious little darling into the store!

 

[LoriKay]

Overland Park Kansas Oak Park Mall … nobody warned me to NOT get in the middle of the shark frenzy for the day the Halloween Disney outfits went on sale at the early morning Open !

I worked at the Oak Park mall store starting when it was reopened after expanding and becoming the company’s first “castle” store. Mickey Mouse came for opening day. I had a great time working there and I’m sad the stores are closed.

 

[tvguy]

I miss those stores. Also miss Radio Disney.

 

[slo]

We had several at the larger, local malls and then a HUGE one Downtown on Michigan Ave. All gone now. Yes, I do miss those.

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This store was the best!!!
When we would go downtown with the girls we’d go here first and The American Girl Doll Store after that. Now when we go downtown we go straight to The Blackhawks Store - times have changed - LOL!

 

[nw6675]

Yep, it was like a little slice of WDW at the mall. Now it's like a corner in a Wal-Mart.

Target, Micca, Target.

 

[luvthatduke]

Our family misses ours very much.
DS grew up there - the cast knew him well
and he was allowed to do whatever he wanted
with the plush mountain because he always
put everything back better than it was before