Chapel Hats opening at Disney Springs

[SnarkyMonkey]

I agree with some of the other posts, these types of hats won't sell enough to keep it around. And the sunglasses hut at the MK, they are top end name brand sunglasses ($200 and up) at retail price. I'd also be suprised if that is around in a couple of years.

I have heard this said a couple of times now but nobody has really said why they think this hat shop won't do well. Why not? It looks very nice. They are selling a product that you might need or can use right away. The prices seem fine. And the place has been packed since it opened. Sounds like a success to me.

 

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

The reason this store does not and most likely will never carry flat brim hats is simply as they are like tee shirts with too many designs to keep up with.... and let's face it, right now they are associated with negative stereotypes.

Hat styles are associated with negative stereotypes? Really? It is just a hat.

For a good laugh go see what Urban Dictionary says about flat brimmed hats.

Then think about what that teenager was saying.

Using Urban Dictionary as a reference is never good. Flat bills are popular among many people, not just teens or the people listed by urban dictionary. But like he said, it was really just a joke.

 

[TheRabbit]

I have heard this said a couple of times now but nobody has really said why they think this hat shop won't do well. Why not? It looks very nice. They are selling a product that you might need or can use right away. The prices seem fine. And the place has been packed since it opened. Sounds like a success to me.

To respond, in my opinion, the store is packed now because it just opened. And being packed and having a line at the registers are two differnent things. I guess I'm just going on the fact that I don't see people walking around everyday with those types of hats on. I see a ton of baseball hats everywhere being worn by people. Once again, just my opinion (which I'm sure will be wrong in many's eyes).

 

[wdwmagic]

To respond, in my opinion, the store is packed now because it just opened. And being packed and having a line at the registers are two differnent things. I guess I'm just going on the fact that I don't see people walking around everyday with those types of hats on. I see a ton of baseball hats everywhere being worn by people. Once again, just my opinion (which I'm sure will be wrong in many's eyes).

Most tourists don't really know it's new. I would agree with what you say if were in a non-tourist location.

 

[hokielutz]

No

Woo-hooo!!

 

[SnarkyMonkey]

To respond, in my opinion, the store is packed now because it just opened. And being packed and having a line at the registers are two differnent things. I guess I'm just going on the fact that I don't see people walking around everyday with those types of hats on. I see a ton of baseball hats everywhere being worn by people. Once again, just my opinion (which I'm sure will be wrong in many's eyes).

Really? Maybe it depends where you live. All of those styles seem pretty common to me.

And can I remind you that Disney has no problem selling mickey ears, goofy ears, birthday cake hats, hats with veils, etc. and those aren't exactly the types of hats that you see people walking around selling every day.

From what I understand, the line ups aren't just people looking around. It seems like the registers have been quite busy.

 

[note2001]

From what I understand, the line ups aren't just people looking around. It seems like the registers have been quite busy.

Shopping malls, of which DTD is one, can support specialty stores providing the items sold are usable and have a decent price point.
We can't really compare this shop to the MK Sunglasses hut becuase the demographic is different. We can however compare it to the Sunglasses hut being opened at DTD. Are they open yet? If so, How's business for them?

I can envision both my 28yo and 17yo boys going into here and coming out with hats No need to even think about what my daughter would do LOL.

 

[unkadug]

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Using Urban Dictionary as a reference is never good. Flat bills are popular among many people, not just teens or the people listed by urban dictionary. But like he said, it was really just a joke.

maybe not, but it's generally pretty funny and fairly accurate ...even though it's far from PG rated.

It's kind of like Wikianything...you have to read between the lines and realize that it's open source.

 

[George]

To respond, in my opinion, the store is packed now because it just opened. And being packed and having a line at the registers are two differnent things. I guess I'm just going on the fact that I don't see people walking around everyday with those types of hats on. I see a ton of baseball hats everywhere being worn by people. Once again, just my opinion (which I'm sure will be wrong in many's eyes).

Really? Maybe it depends where you live. All of those styles seem pretty common to me.

And can I remind you that Disney has no problem selling mickey ears, goofy ears, birthday cake hats, hats with veils, etc. and those aren't exactly the types of hats that you see people walking around selling every day.

From what I understand, the line ups aren't just people looking around. It seems like the registers have been quite busy.

I would say that those who buy and wear jaunty hats are in the minority, but there are enough that this store should be fine.

 

[SnarkyMonkey]

I would say that those who buy and wear jaunty hats are in the minority, but there are enough that this store should be fine.

Well, I didn't mean that everyone wears them. I don't think most people even wear hats. But hats are hot accessories right now. And this shop seems to have a wide variety that appeals to different demographics. And you can brands here that are hard to find elsewhere - as in you can't just go to your local mall and pick them up.

 

[unkadug]

To anyone that has been there, does the parks pricing line up with the online pricing?

 

[GoofGoof]

It's funny how there were lots of complaints that Disney didn't have any unique or specialty stores anymore. That every store sold the same Disney junk. The first specialty store opens at Disney Springs and it's already declared a failure. I guess if that's true, when they replace it with a gift shop selling souvenirs people will be happy

 

[Next Big Thing]

It's funny how there were lots of complaints that Disney didn't have any unique or specialty stores anymore. That every store sold the same Disney junk. The first specialty store opens at Disney Springs and it's already declared a failure. I guess if that's true, when they replace it with a gift shop selling souvenirs people will be happy

Perfect post.

People will never be happy. They complain about all the generic merch and we get a bit of a change of pace with some of these new stores, things especially if you are a tourist only staying on Disney property (yes, I know that's frowned upon - go to Uni, see Potter), places like Chapel Hats and Art of Shaving will be the only places throughout the whole resort to offer these products.

There are some things that warrant complaining. This isn't one of them.