What do you mean by a "custom loop"? If they're using Nations, it's not new music.
The 'generic loop' currently for Epcot is a custom/curated playlist, but, also not newly composed.
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EPCOT Creations Shop opening this summer
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The 'generic loop' currently for Epcot is a custom/curated playlist, but, also not newly composed.
trainplane3
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Custom as in it's a whole new arrangement of Nations used exclusively in the store versus the Spotify/Youtube playlist that's being used at the entrance.
Casper Gutman
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Here's a question that occurred to me when I stepped into Creation: Big box stores are dying or dead - the model is almost totally defunct. Why is WDW obsessed with making all its new stores look like failed big box stores?
lazyboy97o
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Bobby Iger was totally BFFs with Steve Jobs. Like for real. They were even going to get friendship bracelets.
Casper Gutman
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Unless I misunderstand, that accounts for the Apple aesthetic, but Creations and the Disney Springs store are as reminiscent of Circuit City or Best Buy as they are of Apple.
James Alucobond
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If by "reminiscent" you mean "has modern but somewhat generic racks and point-of-sale displays", then sure. There's literally nothing else about the structure that looks like a Circuit City, though.
Casper Gutman
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I mean - huge, open, undifferentiated space full of identical racks, stands, and spinners? In the case of Springs, a vague industrial warehouse "theming" - or lack of it? Creations is basically the offspring of an Apple Store and a Best Buy.
castlecake2.0
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I’ve had that version of ToN in my iTunes for years
James Alucobond
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Having never bothered to look at the Springs store, you could be right on that front. That aside, I fail to see how Creations looks like a warehouse or how large, open space with unified display fabrication automatically warrants a comparison to the lowest of the low end with Circuit City.
trainplane3
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I have the Millennnium Celebration and Tapestry of Dreams CDs and it doesn't match those. What do you have?
castlecake2.0
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trainplane3
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Welp, that's disappointing. I got my hopes up they made a unique music loop.
FigmentFan82
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Def agree 100% I remember when I was in my late teens there was a high end clothing shop at Hollywood Studios that wasn't just t-shirts and hoodies. Years later when I returned I was sad to see that all merch shops were basically the same now.
Being inside Creations, it does not look nor feel like a Circuit City or Best Buy or Walmart or etc., - it's bright, open, airy, detailed ceiling, colorful yet not garish. It does not have a warehouse feel at all as you are surrounded by large windows on just about all sides.
It felt pretty big too.
Outside of the merch issue, it's a very nice store. The name even grew on me while we were there, but for some reason my tripmates kept calling it "Sessions".
It felt pretty big too.
Outside of the merch issue, it's a very nice store. The name even grew on me while we were there, but for some reason my tripmates kept calling it "Sessions".
UNCgolf
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That whole front part of Hollywood Studios was one of the best themed areas Disney has ever built IMO, from the facade architecture on down.
It's probably gone downhill as much or more than anything in WDW compared to what it once was.
Bocabear
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I would agree and I bout many dress shirts, expensive polos and ties there over the years...Now it is just the same old crap....
So while they are selling $20 T shirts, I and many others were buying $75 shirts and $50 ties... It was nice to know there were a few shops back then that handled higher end merchandise.
The recent years have really had affected my spending habits in the parks.
ImperfectPixie
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Ours too. We always sought out unique stuff.
Texas84
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I have this shirt. The logo needs to be smaller.I've said for a long time that they should have 'subtle' merchandise, namely, polos with small park or attraction logos. There should be the ability to order them in four or five colours as well. I have a Port Orleans Riverside one, but like you, would love an EPCOT one.
Not everything they do has to be in your face, things you can maybe wear in the parks, but certainly too garish to be worn in most other settings. It's the hoodies or sweaters they do which look fine from the front but then a massive design on the back.
Actually, whilst I hope this ends up like some other merch on the UK website, the Mickey face is a bit off-putting. Having the hold castle by itself and text on sleeve would have kept a smarter, classier look imo
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Sweater / 1/4zip / polo with a subtle logo would be just perfect. There's nothing to stop them doing that with mugs, stationery, leather wallets / purses etc either.
I agree. And maybe just separate the Mickey and the castle altogether.
I like it, but I definitely prefer the blue ones with the actual 50th logo.