Originally Posted By basil fan Wow! Did you all see these signs? They are only available at Walt Disney World thus far, according to the blog. But, oh, that Tiki Room!! <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/07/looking-for-a-sign-new-vintage-signage-program-arrives-at-disney-parks/">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...y-parks/</a> Sherlock Holmes <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/sherlock/holmes.html">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...mes.html</a>
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "They are only available at Walt Disney World thus far," "There are also two Disney•Pixar’s “Cars“-inspired signs found at select locations in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park." I'd imagine the Disneyland sign will be available in Anaheim too.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Those are cool, but what would you ever do with them?> Same thing that you do with all your other Disney merchandise and tchotchkes.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder I like when the guy responds to questions about price in the blog- "$150, but retail price subject to change without notice"- which is Disneyspeak for "if we find these things are selling they'll soon be $175 or more."
Originally Posted By RoadTrip And then you'll be able to buy them in a year on e-bay for ten cents on the buck. It is one ABSOLUTE I've noticed about Disney Collectibles. By and large, they aren't. Buy 'em because you like 'em... not becasue you think they are an investment.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 I agree RoadTrip. I own several limited edition Disney things that are worth nothing. Part of the problem is that Disney tends to glut the market with their things. How many watches, statues, poster and stuff can you own before you realize that it is impossible to get them all?
Originally Posted By basil fan actually, it's not Disneyana only. Buying stuff at retail to hold until it doubles in price is a very risky venture. You'll end up selling most of them at a loss. As to what to do with 'em, I want to do the sun room over in jungle motif, and what could be better for that than a Tiki Room sign? Greatest American Hero <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/etc/fed/html">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...fed/html</a>
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "Same thing that you do with all your other Disney merchandise and tchotchkes. " I can't ever think of what to do with other Disney merchandise either, that's why I never buy any.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I haven't bought "typical" Disney souvenirs for 10 years now. I used to buy all things "Goofy". I think I have over 40 Goofy stuffed toys, a Goofy Telephone, a Goofy Lamp, Goofy sculptures from the Art of Disney store, etc, etc. But after a point you get to where you can't think of what on earth to do with all your goofy Goofy stuff. Now if I buy anything at WDW it is usually an overpriced limited edition Giclee print from the Art of Disney store. I know I would be lucky to ever get half of what I paid for them, but I like them anyway. That may have to stop soon too. I'm running out of wall space.
Originally Posted By schnebs <<Blog entry reads $150 each>> (Doing a spit-take with a mouth full of water) Ouch! Y'know, it'd be nice if we had merch choices at a price point between mass-produced cheap junk and high-priced "collectibles".
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <"Same thing that you do with all your other Disney merchandise and tchotchkes. " <I can't ever think of what to do with other Disney merchandise either, that's why I never buy any.> Well then, you don't have to buy the signs, Constance. (pats her on the head as she leaves the thread) : )
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Y'know, it'd be nice if we had merch choices at a price point between mass-produced cheap junk and high-priced "collectibles".<< It looks like that was the intent of these signs. I saw some up-close photos of a Carsland sign on another site, and the printing was pretty sloppy and pixilated. For the size and printing directly on metal, I'd say that a reasonable price would probably be $40-60; instead they're charging $150. Some of the real signs in the parks have holes in them, or lots of texture (Tiki Room), yet the recreations are simply printed in 2D. Yes, the corrugated metal adds some interest, but it hardly matches the styling of the originals. The not-so-great quality, combined with the "what do you do with it?" factor, really makes me wonder how well these things are going to sell. Neat in theory, but if they wanted to make these truly collectible and/or worth the price, they should have gone all-in, rather than skimping on production and still charging an arm and a leg
Originally Posted By Megara I would buy them if they were around the $30 mark. Most people go there on a daily budget, and to spend $150 on a sign is just too much.
