Originally Posted By CommentCaVa Yeah, I'd seen it before. I thought you were talking about that area. I never went in because I assumed it was a CM only area.
Originally Posted By retlawfan Isn't this also the area that used to have a stairwell up to Walt's never completed apartment? I wonder what ever happened to the apartment? That would be a great place for a quiet art gallery dedicated to the art of Disneyland...
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I wonder what ever happened to the apartment? << I dunno, but I've had a million dreams of staying there myself ...
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I'm with RockyMtnMinnie... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO! NO! NO! NO! This is making me really really really bitter and grouchy. Man alive, is anything sacred? Does it all have to get muddied up? I have years and years of photos of my family and friends at the staircase. How flippin' sad. Aye yi yi!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 A tad, OT here......Above the "main" entry to the court there used to be an angel. She has been missing the past 2 times we've been there. OR am I wrong and she is only there during Christmas? I've seriously been looking for her. Back to being sad about the beautiful area being used for merch. Another thought, slightly OT. The stairs are used for the NOS musicians and the pirates to go off stage, we've seen them there many times, I wonder where they'll head to now.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 """Another thought, slightly OT. The stairs are used for the NOS musicians and the pirates to go off stage, we've seen them there many times, I wonder where they'll head to now.""" The clearance rack? <sigh> And let me state officially I'm going to thumb my nose at anyone who's posts the line about Disneyland being ever changing mumbo jumbo, I just am. So there.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan You know, Walt himself wanted Disneyland to change. In fact, in the dedication speech, he said, "Disneyland will never be comple----" Pffffft!!! Bwaaahahahaha!! I can't go through with it!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 This is perhaps the loveliest little spot in any Disney park, and I hope they recognize that and let it be what it is.
Originally Posted By Route66 I dont think change Walt meant stick a candy and t-shirt shop in every nook and cranny of the whole park. Take out 99% of all the shopping locations with any personality and cram it full of merchandise thats featured in every land of the park. Shoping at Disneyland used to be such a pleasure, you could buy wonderful things from all over the country and world, now its all just branded made in China crap.
Originally Posted By dresswhites i don't mind some of the things they have done recently, but i hope they don't turn this area into a shop. there are other places they could put a Christmas shop. heck in the meantime they could put in the harbor galley once mcdonalds moves out. The court of angels is such a beautiful spot and a great picture spot. how many of you have family pictures on those stairs? i know family does. keep the courtyard the way it is!!! Who is making all these stupid merchandise decisions? Is Paul Pressler back ?
Originally Posted By lesmisfan they better not touch the courtyard of angels. that is such an awsesome place! its one of those specail touches that makes disneyland so specail. I swear they keep taking away all the specail attributes that makes that park unique!!! we don't need another merchandise area. we have plenty!
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation Amen. No shortage of merchandising space. Tremendous shortage of nice, quiet, unmolested areas. Jeez, how many shops are needed to sell those electric whirlygig things and flashing electronic necklaces? Disneyland, I KNOW you're reading this. Please, please, PLEASE consider taking a step backward to the old days of themed shops with really interesting and UNIQUE items which you can't find anywhere else. The galleries on Main Street are fabulous examples. Why not a return to, say, an antiques store in Frontierland? The Star Wars store in Tomorrowland has some cool stuff, so why not take Star Trader and make it eually interesting with high-tech toys and hobbies? By that, I mean no robotic Pluto toys, NO fake ray guns and NO whirlygigs. Puh-leez.
Originally Posted By dlkozy That would be sad. It was just a nice respite that many people overlooked. That in itself made it seem special.
Originally Posted By Scuba Mickey Great a place where you can buy the same stuff you can get on Main Street. It upsetting that they would take that area and trash it with things to buy. Thats a great location for photos and a place to breath for a min when the park is over flowing with guest.
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation If Disneyland wasn't a cash cow already, I suppose that I could see the point of such a move. This is one milky cow. It has no problem supporting itself. It's a prospect of diminishing returns IMO. Hey, you want Disneyland goodies? Stores galore a few steps away. If they want additional retail space, may I suggest the largely unused Big Thunder Trail area?
Originally Posted By knoxvelour Seriously...if I didn't buy the Jack Sparrow t shirt or the princess tiara in one shop, I'm not going to be more inclined to buy it in another shop less than 50 feet away! Bring back the specialty shops unique to each land! I don't want to see pirate stuff in the Star Trader and I shouldn't be able to buy a Buzz Lightyear laser gun in Frontierland!
Originally Posted By Scuba Mickey <<Bring back the specialty shops unique to each land! I don't want to see pirate stuff in the Star Trader and I shouldn't be able to buy a Buzz Lightyear laser gun in Frontierland!>> I so agree. I miss the shops that had different things in them. You could accually shop at Disneyland and no buy something Disney. It was great. Sounds funny, but I use to do my christmas shopping at DL. With the AP discount, it helped cut the cost and it was fun to shop there. Most people on my list never thought about shopping at DL, so I know they wont have what I bought them. Oh I miss those days. :-(
Originally Posted By jdub My stupid question that follows is asked in all honesty & seriousness. I have searched my memory, AND done a web search for images, but haven't been too lucky. Is the space we're discussing the gap between the shopping alley & the restrooms?
