Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt My question is why would anyone take a 2 year old to Disneyland? <--- runs away
Originally Posted By mele I was mad when I couldn't find this outfit for sale at Disneyland! <a href="http://pixyland.org/peterpan/photo_closeups_pdw1.htm" target="_blank">http://pixyland.org/peterpan/p...pdw1.htm</a>
Originally Posted By smd4 >>>That store looks like a parents worst nightmare.<<<Believe it or not, there was a time when Disneyland was more focused on adults, not children.
Originally Posted By tashajilek Awwww that sucks constance. Well in your honor.... Now is the time when Disneyland doesnt only concentrate on old people!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Hans - 2 is a great age to take kids, though it is up to parents to say no, and to parent their children. Sadly less of that happens in these modern times. CC - One of a KInd Store was there for generations, and was great. There was also Mlle Antoinette's where you could mix your own perfumes. In Frontierland was a geode store where the rocks could be cut open to reveal chrystals. And Pendleton Mills had great sweaters and blankets. Also Upjohn Pharmacy in Main Street used to be a recreation of a turn of the century pharmacy. And there was also a candle shop with hot wax in reach, as well as a tobaccanist. I swear shopping in DL (WDW & DLP) sucks today.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I remember all those stores very well, davewasbaloo. The glassblowers had a shop on Main Street. And the argument for not having these kinds of stores in Disneyland always comes down to 'sales per square foot' and 'profit center' and all this. Yes -- yes -- for the lovagod we know Disney is in business to make money (another tired argument in my opinion), but is the modern business mentality really that there's not room for even ONE of these kinds of stores in Disneyland? Heck, there used to be a small tobacco shop where one could buy *gasp* cigars and cigarettes. Have they kicked out the guy who cuts silhouettes out of paper? Think of the plush they could move in that small space?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Back in the good ol' days (early 70s), we lived in Southern California, we took a trip to Disneyland and my mom saw a poncho in the Pandleton store in Frontierland. She thought about getting it during our visit, but did not. Christmas was coming, and dad thought 'wouldn't it be neat if....' Dad used to commute from Thousand Oaks to LAX for work (thanks Dad! Sorry you had to do that!) -- so at any rate, one commute, he drove down to Disneyland, parked the car for 50 cents or maybe $1.00, bought a general admission ticket ($3.00?) walked to the Pendleton store, bought the poncho, left the park and drove home. (Dad was not a big Disneyland fan). Of course with the internet and buying online, it's not necessary to go to all that trouble. I'm just saying, that some of the merchandise was unique and felt one-of-a-kind in those days. Can't we have just ONE shop that's neat?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I feel that way about the Candy Shop on DL Main Street. Love the opportunity to see the art of candymaking.. I think DL's is much better than WDW but I love the authentic BarberShop on WDW Main Street missing at DL. I think that Silhouette Shop is still at DL but not at WDW MainStreet. I wonder if they have the character silhouettes for sale?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Yes -- yes -- for the lovagod we know Disney is in business to make money (another tired argument in my opinion), but is the modern business mentality really that there's not room for even ONE of these kinds of stores in Disneyland?" That's what I'm sayin'.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Of course with the internet and buying online, it's not necessary to go to all that trouble." Which probably means that what little market there was for this stuff has probably completely dried up.
