Villians Store

Originally Posted By bobbelee9

Talking to someone today who just returned from WDW. She has a son who is a villians freak. When they got to MGM, he made a b-line for the store, and all they had was Jack Sparrow and Jack Skellington stuff. What happened to everyone else? We can't give up on the villians.

 

Originally Posted By TDLFAN

Did he go to the right store?

But again... not surprised here, since all of WDW's stores are selling either Jack, or Jack, or Hannah, or High School Musical, or Princess stuff.

Maybe you should write WDW's Guest Relations and give them a piece of your mind?

 

Originally Posted By bobbelee9

He's a regular customer at the VS.

 

Originally Posted By AuroraRose

i had the same reaction as well, i went in did a double take and left disappointed--i've been know to drop some major cash in that store--its been our last couple trips, they relegated the other characters to a small shelf set up at the end of the store before you get into the candy section. They also no longer have collectibles in the counter at the register--it was filled with skull bottle openers (that look like terminator)!!!!!!! I must take a page from spirit's book here---Walmart anyone????

 

Originally Posted By TDLFAN

Spirit said it best AuroraRose... The "walmartization of WDW", only without the everyday low prices.

 

Originally Posted By Spirit of 74

^^Just anothe example of the Mouse NOT wanting to take your money when you want to give it to him.

We could also talk about how few food outlets are open past 9 p.m. ... even on night when the MK is open until midnight (or as late as 3 a.m. for EMH guests). But we won't ...unless ya'll want to ...

 

Originally Posted By bobbelee9

The same family did EMH at Epcot, and while waiting for the next show at American Adventure, they walked down to Canada, and it was closed up tight. She mentioned another country was too, but I can't remember which.

 

Originally Posted By AuroraRose

seriously, if they're going to extend the hours, just extend the hours and keep evertything open.. yep i know payroll, operating costs, etc etc...silly me expecting things to actually be opened during EMH

 

Originally Posted By bobbelee9

Maybe they should call it EMH*
Then explain that not all rides/restaurants/stores will be open.

 

Originally Posted By AuroraRose

they do^^^, but it always suprises me how little is actually open, like spirit said, for example, food places.

 

Originally Posted By bobbelee9

^^^Oh. The only time I did EMH was last year, July 3rd, and apparently we were the only ones who never had to get bracelets for EMH. But I have a receipt from Casey's at 2:20 in the morning to prove I was there. Everyone I've talked to since, had the bracelets. Maybe only because it was the night before the 4th, and the crowds were enormous, we didn't have to get them, all I can guess. We didn't get to the MK until about 8:30 that night, does that make a difference? But we'll test the system next year.

 

Originally Posted By Spirit of 74

^^What's next: soda thievary?

 

Originally Posted By TDLFAN

FYI... they are now selling Soda-flavored popcorn at TDL in Summer Splash 07 buckets.

carry on.

 

Originally Posted By bobbelee9

Soda thievery?? Not I. We're staying at WL next year, I've never had a mug from there. Can you get milk in a mug? Mugs don't do me any good while I'm there, maybe I should learn to drink Coke at 7AM. Coffee yuck.

 

Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs

I was disappointed when I went to Villains in Vogue a few years ago at MGM. The selection wasn't that great, and the fact they had to share space with the candy store was a letdown. I remember seeing pins of such classic Villains like Llama Kuzco, Tweedledum and Tweedledee and The Mad Hatter and March Hare.

A few years ago the Villains Lair store in DL was selling a ton of Villain merchandise like the Woody and Buzz action figures, as well as some Peter Pan toys. The real Villain items were sharing space with the food store in New Orleans Square before it became Le Bat En Rouge.

If memory serves me right, Le Bat En Rouge "soul"ed Villain and Haunted Mansion items for a total of about 20-30 minutes before becoming a full-time Nightmare Before Christmas store...

 

Originally Posted By bobbelee9

Without the villians, there'd be no need for good guys. Disney needs to pay more attention to the real bad, evil guys, like Malelificent. Captain Jack isn't a villian, he's just not a really good guy. Sell his stuff, but sell it somewhere other than the Villian store.

 

Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs

*pats bobbelee9 on the head*

 

Originally Posted By CuriosWolfSo

Too bad that you didn't see Villains' Lair store in Disneyland's Fantasyland just behind the castle a couple of years ago, 5BR. Now that was a collection of Disney villains. The Big Bad Wolf was one of the major villains in there.

 

Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs

I did.

It was selling Peter Pan and Toy Story merch in 2002. I never mentioned the PREVIOUS times I was there.

It was still selling Villain stuff when it reopened in the late 90s with the new logo and design (focusing on Hook, Chern, Malef, Julius/Evil Mickey, Jafar and the two Queens standing around the Black Cauldron).

I even remember when it was called Disney Villains in '91/'92.

 

Originally Posted By MPierce

>> FYI... they are now selling Soda-flavored popcorn at TDL in Summer Splash 07 buckets.

carry on. <<

What flavors, and have you tried it yet?

>> Soda thievery?? Not I. We're staying at WL next year, I've never had a mug from there. Can you get milk in a mug? Mugs don't do me any good while I'm there, maybe I should learn to drink Coke at 7AM. Coffee yuck. <<

The mugs all look the same now, and no, milk is not an option.