https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/...d-scheme-to-get-their-hands-on-this-souvenir/
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There’s a certain hardy breed of individual, and Disneyland knows it well. This particular hunter-gatherer is undeterred by adversity, by shortages, or even by “closed” signs in the store windows.
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There’s a certain hardy breed of individual, and Disneyland knows it well. This particular hunter-gatherer is undeterred by adversity, by shortages, or even by “closed” signs in the store windows.
Camp out before dawn until the World of Disney store opens? Yep. No problem. Spend two hours of precious Disneyland time searching every nook and cranny of the park? Sure. Why not? Check your Instagram feed every 15 minutes to see if the precious cargo has been located? Done that.
And what’s the prize? The chance to proudly wear what so many have coveted: A headband topped with shiny, glittering rose-gold Minnie Mouse ears.
“I’ve seen people camping out at 11:30 at night at World of Disney, waiting to take pictures of the midnight delivery, when they wheel the next day’s racks in from the storage room,” said annual passholder Lari Anne Nakamura, a 36-year-old bookkeeper from Huntington Beach who now lives in Tacoma, Wash. “They can’t keep them on the shelves, they’re way too popular. And I totally played into it.”
That’s right, the most ardent Disneyland fans stake out the stores, posting pictures on social media of the next day’s bounty.<<
