I think alot of it is cultural/generational. I have a teenager at home and its either one extreme or the other. Cant just have a headache. Its a massive headache. Cant be disappointed that weekend plans fall through. The world is coming to an end. Going the other direction. The teenager doesnt respond well to balanced responses. I have to either be busting a vein excited or in the grips of anguish sad to get her to comprehend.
They used to have Art of Disney with unique items. Now its just reproduced prints and a few unispiring figures.
I was about to post to agree with you as well, but I guess that sort of response gets snarked at.
Even if Art of Disney still had unique items (which I can neither confirm nor deny since I haven't really looked around the store lately) I don't think it would matter much since you need people to know it's there and walk back to it. I don't think it is going to drive traffic way back in that corner on its own. I see it as a layout issue more than a store issue (even Wolfgang Puck's Express seemed pretty empty). Now if World of Disney was back in that corner next to Rainforest, and everybody knew it, that would make a difference I bet.
Assuming you are referencing these slides
We got Disney Burger, its D-Luxe burger
The Disney Bakery is Amorettes
Trader Sams went in the Poly, but Disney Springs got Jock's
They built food truck park.
I guess we got The Ganachery instead of Powell's.
Wine Bar George is coming next year.
I assume Blaze Pizza replaced Shake Shack.
Walt's Place may still be coming as part of The Edison development next year.
Other than character dining pretty much all of the original concepts on this slide did open.
With the stores slide, I don't see any interesting original concepts anyway. Many brands would be unique to Disney Springs in Florida, I don't think there is Topshop, Superdry, Uniqlo in many other places in the USA except larger cities. But the retail mix is similar to what the slide promised.
I have seen people on these boards say that they don't even have a Starbucks nearby, or certain popular restaurants. Not everyone will have a Nordstrom or Bloomingdale's where they can purchase Topshop etc... for these people it could be exciting-- I have read plenty of reviews on Sephora's website where people were posting pleas to open a store near them...and maybe their Sunglass Hut doesn't offer a lot of the big designers. Maybe international travelers who do have these brands see something different than at their local store. American's can go to Harrods or Selfridges in London- and come back with something they could have purchased in the States. Shopping on vacation is not unheard of.
Anyway...we just all need to realize that everyone vacations differently, that's all
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