PHOTOS - Temporary store to open during a major update to World of Disney at Disney Springs

[JenniferS]

If I have to hear that again, I will vomit...

 

[Andrew C]

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If I am honest, I always carry a bottle around WDW.

 

[Horizons '83]

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There is only so much that you can take in a 4 hour period.

 

[Horizons '83]

Big Picture, People. Big Picture.

Pics or it didn't happen.

I'll keep it clean but this sums it up for me:

 

[JenniferS]

If I am honest, I always carry a bottle around WDW.

We carry the chewable tablets. And Advil. And Robax Platinum.

Getting old sucks.

ETA - Mind you it beats the alternative.

Spoiler

Strollers, and diaper bags, and everything else that goes with that.

 

[Gitson Shiggles]

Big Picture, People. Big Picture.

Pics or it didn't happen.

If that’s the big picture, I can find that aesthetic in dozens of stores and restaurants where I live. It’s not a big picture worth seeing in and of itself. Disney can do better.

 

[aladdin2007]

HOMOGINIZATION OF DISNEY WORLD! The new, stripped down, unimaginative world of Disney store is symbolic of Disney World continuing to strip stores, restaurants and hotels of “Disney”. This remodel strips the store of color, theming, fantasy, creativity and leaves us with a Kohl’s or Gap - bland, ordinary, cheap and something we can get in every mall across America. Keep delivering ordinary Disney and you will find yourself without anything that makes you special.

This above sums it up perfectly.... Its not even ordinary Disney, just ordinary. Knew this was coming sadly. Sure its cleaner and easier to navigate and a nicer design that does fit in with disney springs as such, but about as bland and generic as can be. To me its about on par with the port orleans french quarter food court redo which was an epic fail.

 

[DisneyDebRob]

I like it. I love a clean look over cluttered so put me in the minority of thinking this is a plus.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Maybe I look at this store from a child's mind because as a child, seeing the beautiful colors, sparkling lights, wonderful stained glass of classic stories made you feel like you were on a quest or an adventure of some sort regardless of it being a store. That's what I meant that it felt Disney.

Now? If I were a child and my mother took me here, I would feel like I was just at any other mall. There's no story. There's no sparkle.

But then I guess this store is mainly for adults now anyway...

 

[KC00]

I am actually pleasantly surprised that I don't hate it as much as I thought I might. It has more character than I expected (I was very afraid they were going to go with Apple store sleek") and while it has lost a little of its Disney charm, it still feels like it makes sense in Disney World. And it is a good match for the rest of the Springs area.

 

[fractal]

OMG! They replaced the Disney Store with a Crate & Barrel?

 

[Horizons '83]

I am actually pleasantly surprised that I don't hate it as much as I thought I might. It has more character than I expected (I was very afraid they were going to go with Apple store sleek") and while it has lost a little of its Disney charm, it still feels like it makes sense in Disney World. And it is a good match for the rest of the Springs area.

I'm curious, is it the bricks, or white walls that give it character?

 

[Horizons '83]

OMG! They replaced the Disney Store with a Crate & Barrel?

That was my comparison I made earlier as well...

 

[KC00]

I'm curious, is it the bricks, or white walls that give it character?

Neither on their own but the final overall look is far less sterile than I was expecting. I really like the lighting and the wood beams in the first photo.

 

[Gitson Shiggles]

Just add white shiplap, and you would swear it was “re-imagineered” by Joanna Gaines.

 

[MisterPenguin]

OMG! They replaced the Disney Store with a Crate & Barrel?

Uh... wha?

 

[Andrew C]

Uh... wha?

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I do love me some crate and barrel though.

 

[PizzaPlanet]

Even then, with all the gaudy, over-the-top props, it was hard to figure out where we were, and to actually spot each other.

The props always made it easier for my family to find each other. There was certainly no mistaking one room for another.

I'm going to go against the majority and say I really like the new look. I think it fits better with the style of Disney Springs (which I personally really like), and this type of store lets the merchandise be more the star of the show.

So they intentionally made the store bland and uninteresting to make the merchandise more attractive by comparison?

 

[martymcflyy85]

I can't wait to go visit this when I get off work today.......at the mall near my house.

 

[tirian]

whimsical ala 1992

HOMOGINIZATION OF DISNEY WORLD! The new, stripped down, unimaginative world of Disney store is symbolic of Disney World continuing to strip stores, restaurants and hotels of “Disney”. This remodel strips the store of color, theming, fantasy, creativity and leaves us with a Kohl’s or Gap - bland, ordinary, cheap and something we can get in every mall across America. Keep delivering ordinary Disney and you will find yourself without anything that makes you special.

I'm going to go against the majority and say I really like the new look. I think it fits better with the style of Disney Springs (which I personally really like), and this type of store lets the merchandise be more the star of the show.

Another big plus is that the open layout lets you see everything on offer, rather than dealing with those little crowded rooms.

It looks like a return to the LBV Village/Disney Village era of the shopping district. It’s a return to the time when “Disney” didn’t mean “fiberglass figures.”

In 10–15 years, this will change again.

Nevertheless, I don’t understand how theme parks with definitive aesthetics (e.g. Epcot) are integrating cartoon characters while the World of Disney store has stripped them away.