Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think that the Disney Parks stuff look OK. That said, I would never spend any money on it. It looks like the kind of thing that they would have CM's wear for special events and stuff, not something that somebody would actually buy. It is far too generic for me to justify buying it. And I visit all the parks. I like to have something special from each one, that highlights the differences. The way they are marketing them now tries to show how they are all the same, reinforcing stereotypes about the parks, and giving people a reason to not branch out and spend money at a park other than their usual destination.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I agree that this "disney parks" stuff will probably not sell well, and I can't improve on what several people have said. Ugh.
Originally Posted By LogDog "I dunno, something about the title of this topic kept me from wanting to even click on the link. I so sick of negativity right off the bat I go to DL because it's a happy positive place for me. I only clicked on the topic because I wanted to see if other posters agreed with the topic title." I think it's our duty to be critical where criticism is due
Originally Posted By everyyearofmylife <<I'm still reeling from the decision to produce no, zero, zip pinback buttons anymore. I know pins are most popular, but a simple $1 pinback is a great souvenir, and I have a collection to worry about. Thanks a lot, Disney!>> Hey monorailblue, are you talking about the Mickey shaped backs for the pins? Because I saw a bag of them on sale at the Store Command store at the exit to Buzz.
Originally Posted By code90 well... its nice to see what will be comming to the Company D/Character Warehouse stores in the not-to-distant future. Heck, they should've just sent'em straight over there. Especially those "Disney Parks" shirts.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt There's something very corporate about those Disney Parks shirts that bug me. I guess I don't like being reminded that Disneyland is part of an international chain of theme parks. The more I think about it the more I wonder why a casual visitor to a Disney park would want to buy one of those shirts.
Originally Posted By goofy4041 how about those Tank tops at The world of Disney store going for 85.00 to 100.00 dollars. An 8.00 shirt for that kind of money. What thae heck are they thinking.
Originally Posted By bean I have seen th in several sites that people are not really enthusiastic about the generic merchandise. It has been suggested that people on these sites avoid buying it to let the company know how you feel about it. Although i agree that the merchandise is too generic for any of the parks i doubt much impact will be done if people on these sites avoid buying. There are millions that visit the anaheim resort alone and many will eventually buy it. One thing that i reccomend and will impact the decision makers more would be to write a letter of complain. I know that one letter will not do much but if everyone in these sites avoids buying the merchandise and then make their voices heard by writing a letter, also writing a complain on the Disney site and even taking the short time to write a written complain of displeasure in both city hall and the customer relation centers of each park, it would make a bigger impact. This will eventually show management that this globalization that Jay rasulo is pushing hard on all the resorts is not beneficial for the resorts. Jay rasulo and Al Weiss are counting on the success of this campaign to keep a foothold in their positions as president and chairmen of parks and resorts.
Originally Posted By bean Let me also add that it is not just the Disney community on these forums that has shown their dislike for recent Disney merchandise. Just a few years back Disney merchandising had to do a u-turn and stray away a bit from not specific merchandise that had several resort packaging. Luckily the Disneyland resort saw a rebound and an increase of merchandise sales because of the park specific Disneyland anniversary items. Notice how they also started to introduce attraction specific merchandise because for a few years they had eliminated over the generic character merchandise that could be found in many department stores especially the Disney stores. Like some have said, the Disneyland specific items with the "dreams" logo (which by the way gives emphasis to WDW) is not too bad. Problem is that a large amount of the merchandise that will be released will be mostly the generic Disney parks items that could be sold anywhere
Originally Posted By cstephens LogDog wrote: > I think it's our duty to be critical where criticism is due Duty? It's not a job for me. I'm a consumer. And it's one person's opinion. It's not like they're stating the Truth Of The Universe. Some people like to waive the banner of "telling it like I see it" as some sort of badge of honor that they have the nerve and foresight to say something everyone else is afraid to say. Please. It's just an opinion. As they say, everyone has one. /cs
Originally Posted By Park Hopper Anybody notice the Disneyland shirt that uses the old WDW logo(The 'D' with a globe inside it)? What's the point of that?
Originally Posted By pleddy36 Why does it seem like so many people come on these boards just to complain? If you dont like the Disney Park merchandise, then don't buy it. But I can quarantee that they will sell. I too prefer a park specific shirt. And I'd probably never purchase the Disney Park ones, but that's no reason to bitch the way you people do. Just goes to show us why Disney has stopped the AP activities they used to have. Why bother doing something for a group of people that are so quick to complain? Hell, APers even complain about too many other APers in the park. Get real!
Originally Posted By RAM1984 Well, thanks for the heads up Darkbeer. I would hate to just walk in and have that stuff surprise me. On the other hand it is great for my pocket book. I fell hook-line-and-sinker for the 50th merchandise so this will be a nice reprieve. I can tell I won't even be tempted. My favorite items of the past were, "Where the Magic Began" and, "Disneyland, an original." So I think it is obvious that generic, "Disneyland Parks" stuff is not going to appeal to me.
Originally Posted By -em I stopped by World of Disney here at WDW to see if the WDW versions had come in- After seeing it in person the park specific ones (DL/WDW) are growing on me but the Disney Parks still is horrible. I think one thing is how they are marketing them side by side. Its WDW pink shirts next to DisneyParks pink shirts. Seems weird they'd do both at the same time... I saw the vinyl decal and thought if it was a few bucks Id grab it to replace mine that doesnt stick but 8 bucks for a 2 x 2 decal is a little much...
Originally Posted By cstephens RAM1984 wrote: > Well, thanks for the heads up Darkbeer. I would hate to just walk in and have that stuff surprise me. Why, because you'd faint dead away if you saw it and didn't know about it beforehand? I can certainly understand people liking to see the pictures, but I can't imagine why *anyone* would need to be "warned". /cs
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Originally Posted By RAM1984 >>I can't imagine why *anyone* would need to be "warned".<< No, I would not faint dead away. But knowing what to expect will make it less of (for me) an unpleasant surprise.
Originally Posted By smeeeko ^^ok SeanYoda & I were at World of Disney today before meeting up with some friends at the park... and yeah.. I didn't care for it at all. We almost made it through the store before I recalled why I was there anyway -- to see what the tees looked like in person. I liked the Disneyland baseball hat, but that was it. It's the sort of logo I'd expect to see at the Cast Team Center Store.. I think folks that commented about it being corporte are right on. Later it did occur to me if I ever to get sick of all my Disney tees, one might buy a couple of grey tees with "disney parks" logo and wear them at either park as a sort of "tourist uniform" (I hope I'm not insulting anyone by this comment) but yeah, it could in the end save a tourist a LOT of money by just purchasing a couple of the basic tees. Would I want to do something like that? Heck no! =P I'm not really enthralled. The thing that really bugged me (and maybe this is good for Disney) is that we were drawn into conversation with a CM there who was really doing a bang-up job of pushing these shirts. Not wanting to say why what we really thought about them.. she was like "aren't these nice?? they're the new logos for next year.. we'll be getting a lot more stock in after the 50th.. but these are the first.. the 2007 merchandise will be here before you know it!" *super big disney CM grin* Kudos to CM for being friendly and outgoing and omg to Disney Corporate.. that anyone would have to push something so eep!
