Originally Posted By HMButler79 ""The store on the other hand... They went to all that trouble to theme the fixtures and everything inside, and then typical Merch team dumps generic plush & princess crap all over it. It's kind of pathetic..."" And this is exactly why guest spending and profit margins will continue to drop, while Universal rakes in a vault the size of Gringotts. The same merch thats ACROSS THE STREET??? Does ANYONE belive there will be specialty merch for New FL? PLEASE
Originally Posted By HMButler79 ""1. Main Street has always had tons of characters walking around during the morning from what I remembered as a kid, and I'm in my 30's"" Yes, they were there in the street as "goodwill ambassadors", like "welcome to our creator's park!" They never retrofitted real estate on MS for them EVER. " 2. Since Toon Town is no more where would you have the flagship character of the company located? This seems to be the best spot. Think of it as Mickey and Minnie welcoming you to their home." They never shoulda closed Toontown. Then we wouldn;t have ended up with this Fantasyland fiasco
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^It was more directed at the person who does it in basically every single one of their posts. ;P
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt What's not to like? Like some others, I'm not a fan of this kind of stuff, but I think it's pretty cool.
Originally Posted By magic0214 I love the themeing, really enjoyed the look of the Mickey meet and greet, makes me want to go see him now! Princess meet and greet looks temporary, but that is because it is. What will go in their after they leave...any guesses? And just for the heck of it...I LIKE WRITING IN ALL CAPS TOO! BTW, Tony C, love the Norway joke!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "At least the props are more realistic than toony I suppose..." That's what I was thinking. There's enough interesting detail in the queue that I'd be willing to go through once just to see it.
Originally Posted By disney pete I like some of the theming but not all of it,shop looks full of plush but won't be getting down on it like some here,will stop there on our next visit.
Originally Posted By dshyates I am not a M&G kinda guy, so I will most likely never see this, but I do think that the quality and level of themeing is done to the standard I expect from Disney.
Originally Posted By Dis-Philip I agree with those who have said positive things about this new meet-and-greet area. It is indeed very well done. Those of you who have bashed it so far need to learn to back and quit looking for reasons to complain, which only decreases any chances of the company taking healthier complaints seriously.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub It seems like most of the posts are positive on this one. I wonder if anybody knows what was changed or removed.I am the only person that is dissing this. I also acknowledged having a better opinion when the video was later posted and also that I know my small grandchildren will like this. I would like to know what happened to the themed theatre that was removed. I hope it has gone to the Disney family museum and not the dumpster. i hope WDW can find more room on Main Street for more gift shops cause they need it. Maybe they can remove the flagpole
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Is the gift shop in the space that used to be a restaurant a hundred years ago? Yes, it's been a looooong time since I've been to WDW.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I can't stand Minnie, what's wrong with me? I'm so sick of that polka dot dress I could puke.
Originally Posted By brotherdave The gift shop looks to be in the old pre-show museum area for the Walt Disney Story.
