aladdin2007
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okay that works too lol, I agree.
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EPCOT Creations Shop opening this summer
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James Alucobond
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This store, no matter the name or incarnation, has always looked like contemporary retail. I don't see the problem with that in the context of EPCOT or what was particularly special about the original when the only thing that stuck out in my memory about it was a spinning Figment whirligig with rope lights strapped to it circling a basic point of sale display.
If the Main Street Confectionery ends up looking like this, then you'll have my sword.
OG Runner
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I really do not think Disney cares. They have sold the products at the price they set, even with the discount.
What do they care if someone else sells the same item for twice as much. They got their pound.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
They care a bit. Otherwise they wouldn’t have the 2 limit on each item
SorcererDonald16
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I’m holding out hope some of it will end up on ShopDisney. Of course, they will probably allow people to buy ten of each per order, and good luck buying any of the breakable things from them and having them arrive in tact. Their shipping warehouses are wretched and employ people who constantly toss parks ornaments loose in the shipping boxes with little or no protection. And then there was that one time I got a parks mug shipped to me without a handle.
The resellers are out of control IMO partly because Disney allows it (I will never forget when not that long ago they allowed infants to “buy” 2 each of limited pins or products
) and partly because so many like myself can’t travel/don’t feel comfortable with travel right now, so it’s buying from resellers or getting nothing if ShopDisney doesn’t sell it. With a few exceptions, I just do without. I don’t want to encourage this. Add in social media hype for more and more of the stuff, and then the fact that Disney refuses to restart mail order. That is definitely not helping things either. At least the people working in that department (in my experience, at least) always knew how to properly pack things for safe shipping.
ImperfectPixie
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They state clearly on the back of the AP that using the AP with the intent to resell merchandise is prohibited. They made a recent announcement about purchase limits with the intent to curb this behavior. My impression is that higher ups at corporate care, but that park management doesn't.
Lip service. They don’t care. Enforcing limits and banning offenders would show they actually care, and they don’t do either.
aladdin2007
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this, its a free market after all and many here seem to forget that. Sure someone may not like it but no one is forcing someone to buy it at a higher price. After selling some of my own personal items on platforms etc, I can see why the markups are so high, the platforms get nearly 30% of a sale on selling price and shipping prices, plus taxes etc and the list goes on.
OG Runner
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James Alucobond
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This is fine to me. A parent may be starting a pin collection for a child not yet old enough to apparently want the product.(I will never forget when not that long ago they allowed infants to “buy” 2 each of limited pins or products
SorcererDonald16
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They did strip a bunch of Disneyland AP holders of their APs for reselling I want to say around spring or summer 2019, effective for one year.
I unfortunately never heard of the same happening in WDW.
OG Runner
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Yeah a very little bit. Look to see how many of the limited items being sold are available on Ebay, for much higher prices.
When Galaxy's Edge opened I remember seeing a Coke bottle, with galactic writing on it for $9.00.
OG Runner
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I like you. I have a bridge in Disney I would like to sell you. You can't honestly be that trusting.
wedenterprises
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why is the entrance arch yellow? I thought yellow was the colour of World Showcase, and Blue the colour of World Celebration?
doctornick
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Without being snarky, why would Disney really care all that much? I think the biggest issue is that they wouldn't want APers to use their discount to buy lots of items. So, I am surprised they don't crack down more on that.
But if someone isn't using a discount, why doesn't it really matter to Disney if one person buys 50 of a limited item or if 50 different people buy them? I get it from a standpoint of being "fair" but I'm not sure the company care beyond lip service. Especially the boots on the ground that don't want to deal with irate customers arguing with them.
SorcererDonald16
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I do know some parents who start massive collections of other things for their children from or before birth. I personally don’t understand it, but to each their own.
But the times I witnessed the infants “buying” limited things in WDW first hand over the years were very unlikely for the infant. I would almost always either see the parents hopping on eBay on their phones or hear them bragging about reselling it all. Disney Stores even eventually intervened with limited doll sales after awhile and made a rule that you had to be I think 17 to buy one in person (which was an over correction IMO, but anyway).
WDW just doesn’t seem to care about it otherwise. Anything to prevent stock from ending up at the outlets.
I feel really badly for these CMs today. It’s just stuff, and the cast are human beings. Let them do their jobs. Sigh.
FigmentsBrightIdeas
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Not True, he was indeed marketed as a mascot for EPCOT back in the 80s & 90s.. and Infact, in a press release even for the ‘02-current version, it states that he was supposed to become EPCOT’s Mickey, in that he was EPCOT’s spokesperson.
And while you may have a point about the math part… that then means, there should’ve been an expansion ground to build a pavilion dedicated to Mathematics then… and considering they want a better balance of both park original ‘and’ IP characters. A Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land themed pavilion would’ve been a much better choice to go with compared to any of the others so far (the exception of Three Caballeros being in Mexico, considering the nature of that film.)..
And actually… the concept of an Imagination pavilion in Future World is ‘not’ far fetched at all. It’s ‘indeed’ an essential quality & subject we need to help make a better future. Hence why it’s a great world’s fair presentation also. It’s a ride dedicated to the subject of creativity. Keep in mind, the focus is not on the future/tomorrow on it’s own.. the entire section is dedicated to concepts that can help ‘create’ a better tomorrow.
And one last thing.. Figment’s role was never “imagined.” in the sense you’re referring to.. he was intentionally created for that pavilion and it’s purpose.. he was purposely cast & represented as a physical representation or example of a creation/ a figment of imagination come to life (using sparks of inspiration or elements combined to create something new or unique) if you will.. Dreamfinder’s to be exact, but an example and character (full of the childlike curiosity & wonderment to use & learn about all our creative abilities & possibilities) we could ‘all’ identify with.
The current ride had Figment (and his Friends, look up the “Friends of Figment” online protest group from the late 90s-early 2000s) portrayed as an “upside down thinking” nuisance to (my theory is) subtly mock at the fans complaining (they complained rightfully I might add) about the ill-conceived Film IP revamp. A sad, sad story… and an absolute detriment to preserving the most essential & important part of what makes Disney, Disney.. along with its future survival… free-spirited creativity.
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DisneyWorld30th
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This may have been said before. But this looks like an Apple Store to me.
aladdin2007
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because it was designed in california by people who are clueless about the park or disney world.