Originally Posted By SeaTokyo ok, I will admit right up front that I am NOT a fan of Duffy and I roll my eyes at the sight of a Duffy doll all dressed-up and pampered like a baby. tonight I went to TDS and stopped by my favorite shop McDuck's as it's usually stocked with some cool items. upon entering I was horrified to see that two-thirds of the store is now wall-to-wall Duffy bears! give me a break, an entire store is already dedicated to this four-pawed imposter in cape cod - now he's moving into other shops?! might as well kick out mickey and just call the place "Duffland". Does anyone else share my disdain?
Originally Posted By Roger55 McDuck's has become McDuffy's Another very nice store, Steamboat Willie's, which use to have all sorts of unique classic/retro Mickey merchandise, has also been reduced down to just another common merchandise store.
Originally Posted By TokyoSweets Duffy's popularity has gone way down. I think they should just keep it to Aunt Peg's again.
Originally Posted By SeaTokyo What was the original Aunt Peg's? What did they have for sale there? I think it would be great for American handicrafts from New England, as well as some foods like jams, jellies, preserves and clothing.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Spatulas. Oven mitts. Things like that. Not terribly in demand, especially as compared to Duffy. Personally, I *love* Duffy. I think it's great that they were able to start a fad like that. But, I'm disappointed to hear that he's now infiltrating the other areas of the park. That's one thing I liked so much about him: he was incredibly popular, despite being available only at a single retail location in the park. If he now shows up everywhere, it removes the uniqueness of it. It might also be a signal that he's advancing to the final stage of popularity, and will soon be last year's news, so they're trying to milk it while they can.
Originally Posted By Malin I recently spoke out at my frustration with Cape Cod being full of Duffy fans. So anything thats going to spread out the crowds looking to buy Duffy merchandise is a good thing in my view. The way I see it is that most of the TDS merchandise is very much the same now days. All the unique items are slowly being phased out. The Duffy stuff is easily the most popular merchandise line at the park. So it makes sense to me to see more shops sell the Duffy brand. TDS still has plenty of shops at the park where Mickey stuff is sold in large numbers. The one thing I don't get about the McDuck store selling Duffy merchandise is that your still unable to pick up the Shelley May goods. And only Aunt Peg's sells Shellie May.
Originally Posted By tonyanton I bought a very cool B&W Mickey at Steamboat MIckey's during my 2004 trip.
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi TokyoSweets said: >>Duffy's popularity has gone way down.<< It certainly doesn't help that OLC doesn't care about the complaints guests have for the Duffy design change in the "My Friend Duffy" show. -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By trekkeruss When I used to work at the Disney Store, a lot of CM's resented Pooh in the same way. He often seemed to be front and center, pushing Mickey and the Fab 5 off into the wings.
Originally Posted By xrayvision Duffy bear in TDS looks a lot cuter than Lotso bear in DCA. He's also cuter than Pooh, but he doesn't need to be overmarketed like Pooh was in the States.
Originally Posted By Malin *** Duffy bear in TDS looks a lot cuter than Lotso bear in DCA. *** With the Japanese having love and affection for Disney Bears like Duffy and Pooh it can only be a matter of time before Lotso makes his TDR debut. I certainly don't think his debut should be held off until Toy Story Mania opens in 2012. Talking of TSM, anyone want to take a guess that it will open on March 20th 2012.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Talking of TSM, anyone want to take a guess that it will open on March 20th 2012. >>> What's special about that date? Based on history, I'd say that April 1 or April 15 are much more likely dates for an official opening.
Originally Posted By Malin Well the 10th Anniversary finishes on the 19th of March. So if the Resort decide to do the same thing it did with Monsters Inc and open the following day. March the 20th 2012 is your date. Only pure speculation on my part.
