Location: Downtown Disney at both Disneyland and WDW Type: Retail and outlet merchandise Specialty: LEGO products of every sort – from LEGO sets for all ages to books, computer games, board games, and dress up clothes Cost: Believe it or … Continue reading Hidden Treasures: LEGO Imagination Center at Disneyland AND WDW
Location: Gilroy Premium Outlets Type: Retail and outlet merchandise Specialty: Overflow merchandise Cost: Normal Disney Store prices with some GREAT bargains thrown in Craig’s Favorite: Unique San Francisco Disney Store merchandise On our way to San Jose (thank you Dionne … Continue reading Hidden Treasures: Disney Outlet at Gilroy Premium Outlets, California
As you can imagine at a place like D23 Expo, it’s FILLED to the rafters with merchandise – some of it free… most of it not. But there are lots of great things to add to your collection no matter … Continue reading D23 Expo 2013: The “Stuff” – All the Merchandise You Can Shake A Stick At
Overall, D23 Expo 2013 was wonderful! Fans were excited, lots of news was shared, great stuff was given away, but that’s not to say there isn’t room for improvement. Taking inspiration from one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books (If … Continue reading D23 Expo 2013: If I Ran D23 Expo…
I love D23 Expo! For the Disney Nerd in me, it’s Nerd-vana. Despite the long lines and the way overpriced food, it was a hoot and a half. From the panels to the autograph sessions, it was all so much … Continue reading D23 Expo 2013: Best Things at the Expo!
After I’ve had time to process the event, I’ll probably piece together a more complete review and definitely will be posting updated tips based on this year’s experience. Overall, the D23 Expo 2013 was a blast! Were there some drawbacks? Sure. Any time you gather together an event with more than an estimated 45,000 in attendance over a three-day weekend, you’re bound to have a few. But despite those drawbacks, I would say it was a hit and a success. Disney definitely learned from their prior experience at D23 2011 and worked on getting the kinks out of the system … Continue reading D23 Expo 2013: A Quick Review
If you’re visiting Walt Disney World, you would think that the best Disney shopping is at World of Disney or maybe the Emporium on Main Street of the Magic Kingdom. Both are extensive and great. For pin trading, you’d probably … Continue reading Hidden Treasures: Disney’s Character Warehouse in Orlando
To celebrate the Enchanted Tiki Room’s 50th anniversary at Disneyland park, the folks at Disney decided to celebrate with an all out pin trading, Vinylmation, collectible merchandise buying extravaganza. Featuring of course the beloved totems and animals of the Tiki … Continue reading Enchanted Tiki Room 50th Anniversary Event
This unique and beautiful store seemed to appear out of nowhere, with little fanfare and little hype. Yet this place is one of the hidden treasures of Downtown Disney in Anaheim. As you can guess by the name, it’s an … Continue reading Wonderground Gallery: A Hidden Treasure at Downtown Disney Anaheim
You may have heard of it. You may not know what it is. Let me start off by saying that I love the Disney Institute. Over the years it has morphed from one thing to another, but in both iterations … Continue reading Disney Institute Then and Now – A Piece of Disney History
