Originally Posted By u k fan The Lego Store in the concept art does just look like a slightly jazzed up Lego Store that you would find anywhere from the outside. I'd like to see something unique inside - perhaps along the lines of the make your own LightSaber/Potato Head areas other stores have. I'm still holding out for a Muppet Workshop at DLP!!!
Originally Posted By dagobert I'm sure the LEGO Store will not be something special. Are the LEGO Stores in Orlando and Anaheim different to the shops in shopping malls? What's a Muppet Workshop? Can you create your own Muppet there?
Originally Posted By u k fan Yeah. <a href="http://www.fao.com/whatnots/builder.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.fao.com/whatnots/builder.jsp</a> I got one a few years ago when my sister visited NY. It was announced that they would appear in WDW and DL, but I don't know if they ever did?!!!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The one in NYC is the only one that they ever built. I'm kind of surprised that they didn't try and finally get the WDW and DL ones open when The Muppets hit theaters (at least temporarily), but I guess it had been a while since the initial announcement. From what I've heard the NYC one does reasonably well, but may be priced a little high for souvenirs in a theme park. Then again, the 'get your kid's head on a princess body' thing they did in WDW this past fall wasn't exactly cheap either...
Originally Posted By u k fan I'm not sure if they're still available, but Toys R Us did a bargain bucket version with velcro at one point!!!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Are the LEGO Stores in Orlando and Anaheim different to the shops in shopping malls?" I would say the Anaheim Lego Store is something of a destination within DTD. It occupies its own building and features some impressive Lego Disney figures outside. <a href="http://datelinedisneyland.smugmug.com/DisneylandResort/2012/05-07-12-Edited-Update-Photos/i-z7R2kKs/2/X2/IMG_1925-X2.jpg" target="_blank">http://datelinedisneyland.smug...5-X2.jpg</a> "From what I've heard the NYC one does reasonably well" Not to change the subject, but I'm often amazed at the crappy shops that somehow manage to take root in NYC. With sky high real estate and finicky tastes, I wouldn't think a Muppet store (of all things) would be something that would thrive there. Let me guess - it's in Times Square.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Let me guess - it's in Times Square.<< Nope, it's within FAO Schwartz, the toy store to end all toy stores (and the basis of the enormous toy store featured in Home Alone 2). If I recall correctly, it's somewhere in midtown, just off of 5th Avenue, closer to all the ritzy stores than the tourist shops in Times Square
Originally Posted By u k fan You can't help but think adding a Whatnot Workshop to the store near MuppetVision at DHS would be a good idea if nothing else!!!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Nope, it's within FAO Schwartz, the toy store to end all toy stores (and the basis of the enormous toy store featured in Home Alone 2)." I believe it's on 5th Ave in an area with heavy tourist traffic. I thought the Muppet retail space was a free standing location. It makes sense that it's in a toy store.
Originally Posted By dagobert Disneyland Paris will get a new third party hotel in 2015. <a href="http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2013-06-05-hotel-B%26B-partner.pdf" target="_blank">http://corporate.disneylandpar...tner.pdf</a> I wonder what that means for the rumoured new Disney owned hotel?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Looks like a nice hotel. It doesn't look to be as over-the-top as Disney's hotels can be, but still has some theming to set it apart from the crowd. I couldn't really gage what the pricerange would be to stay there, but it seems like a nice mid-level addition
Originally Posted By dagobert Here's a new DLP update by the French Disney Gazette site. <a href="http://www.disneygazette.fr/gazette-ratatouille-hepcat-coolpost-btm-toureiffel-news-1255.html" target="_blank">http://www.disneygazette.fr/ga...255.html</a> It seems WoDS is selling Eiffel Towers to prevent people buying them from the street vendors. I think that's a good move.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN They have been selling Eiffel Tower merchandise with Mickey, Minnie or Stitch figuring as well for over a year, and they same merchandise is being sold at EPCOT Center's French pavilion, but has the EPCOT name, as opposed to the DLP name in Paris. Oh and it's cheaper at EPCOT as well.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Just saw the pictures on that article. Yup they also have those Eiffel Tower sans the characters on sale at EPCOT. The rainbow Eiffel was particularly popular this past weekend during Gay Days at Disney.
Originally Posted By dagobert Thanks for the info, TDLFAN. I didn't know that. However I haven't seen those Eiffel Towers in March.
Originally Posted By u k fan No, I think the Eiffel Towers shown are new. I haven't seen them before either. Where will the new hotel be situated? Will it be near the other "good neighbour" hotels? If so, I doubt it would affect anything Disney has planned!!!
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Where will the new hotel be situated? Will it be near the other "good neighbour" hotels? If so, I doubt it would affect anything Disney has planned!!!<<< I guess it will get built where the two Vienna International hotels are located.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>...and they same merchandise is being sold at EPCOT Center's French pavilion, but has the EPCOT name, as opposed to the DLP name in Paris. Oh and it's cheaper at EPCOT as well.<< The merchandise at Epcot is exactly the same as what they sell all over DLRP (various books, photo frames, coffee mugs, etc. with Mickey and Minnie in front of the Eiffel Tower), except they slap an "Epcot" sticker over the DLRP logo. Yep, it's actually a sticker, and the other logo is underneath it. Keeping it classy! I saw the Eiffel Towers in the article in Epcot in January, but not at DLP last spring
Originally Posted By dagobert New Snack and Drinks location inside Studio 1 at WDSP. The Hep Cat Corner: <a href="http://twitter.com/InsideDLParis/status/342255686236925952/photo/1" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/InsideDLPar.../photo/1</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert And a new Disneyland Park update by Disney and More. <a href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.co.at/2013/06/disneyland-paris-update.html" target="_blank">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....ate.html</a> It seems DLP was thinking about removing the locomotive of the BTM trains.
