Originally Posted By disney pete Just seen that these are both being dismantled at Downtown Disney are they being rebuilt or replaced ?
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Just seen that these are both being dismantled at Downtown Disney are they being rebuilt or replaced ?<<< I guess it has all to do with the new Disney Springs. A lot of the current DTD is goinf to be damolished to make place for the new Disney Springs.
Originally Posted By disney pete never bothered about Capt Jacks but always hired a boat down on the marina on our last day just to chill on Disney property will miss that if it goes.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I really enjoyed the overall vibe of the Disney Village from the mid-to-late 80s. Shops like Sir Edward's Haberdasher, Port of Entry, Toys Fantastique -- it was one of those places you could escape the hustle and bustle of the parks.
Originally Posted By tonyanton Don't forget the Pottery Chalet! :] They're being demolished to build a new, permanent bridge between that section of the Marketplace over to the former PI (not sure what that section will be called when all is done). I'm sure the marina will return in some form in a different location...appears to be rental boats in the renderings, plus it must be relatively easy profit for Disney.
Originally Posted By tonyanton I'm hopeful for the new Disney Springs...while I don't think we'll ever return to a time where Disney ran all of their own stores (and "gasp" all but 1 or 2 were merchandised with non-Disney branded items!), a return of water features and trees and landscaping will go a long way towards returning some of the refined yet friendly feeling of the old Disney Village.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I never visited DTD in its Village days, but I really like the old-school vibe that you get from the building in the Marketplace area. I never ate at Captain Jacks (or even know anybody who did), but it was a really unique building that gave the area some character. The concept art I've seen gives me hope that the replacement will have a lot of charm too, though I haven't seen any renderings of the Village area That's also interesting that all of the old shops were run by Disney. It seems like every time Disney takes control of a store these days, it gets turned into more of the same merchandise we can find anywhere; it would be great to see some of the really unique (even if kitschy by today's standards) shops return As for a timeline, I believe they're planning to open things in phases, with the project being complete in 2015 or 2016
Originally Posted By tonyanton The old Village was great...went downhill starting with turning the Empress Lilly into Fulton's... pick up an old early to mid'80s Birnbaum guide...you'll see how truly unique and theme-appropriate the shopping was back then...not only in the Village, but MK and the resorts too (Contemporary had a full menswear and women's wear stores and a jewelry shop) and most, if not all, operated and merchandised by Disney.
