Toy Story Land expansion announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[ToTBellHop]

They were probably only given like five million for this pop up store so they had to cut some corners...

More. It’s widely known that Disney gift shops cost $1 million per square foot.

 

[ToTBellHop]

The lighting isn't what kills that place - it's that place that kills the place. When I first opened the pics, I thought it was a joke...I thought that through the first several pictures. Sometimes I think there is a group of upper management taking bets or maybe playing a drinking game to see how bad they can make something and still have people enter and spend money. It breaks my heart that in 1982 I got Centorium, and this is what I get today.

 

[Spencer_ralph46]

I think they know that most people don't know any better. I heard multiple people say how great the land was and how disney is so clever. While I'm just thinking how cheap some of this stuff looks.

 

[OG Runner]

Painting the ceiling square red and black checkered would be a huge help.

Also, let me reassert my take on Disney's lack of marketing savvy... the toy store should sell all the old games that you see in the Land, from Chutes and Ladder to dominoes to Tinkertoys.

Sounds like a great idea, but do those toys and games sell? They are nice for decoration and bring a good feeling of nostalgia to the
average park goer, but when was the last time you even considered buying one of those games?

 

[doctornick]

Sounds like a great idea, but do those toys and games sell? They are nice for decoration and bring a good feeling of nostalgia to the
average park goer, but when was the last time you even considered buying one of those games?

I think they sell in general but I'm not sure a theme park would be a good location. People on vacation are unlikely to buy a board game (especially one in a longer box) and lug it around the park or (even if shipped to your room) pack it in luggage home.

If they did something like a Pizza Planet in Disney Springs and had a gift shop attached to that, maybe it could work to have such games.

 

[RSoxNo1]

The shop is quite ugly. Does it have a name?

 

[WDWbuff2001]

wait, you all are talking about this "store".. Where can I find pictures...? I can't find the pictures.. Ima feel stupid so please someone inform me.

 

[SpaceMountain77]

The shop is quite ugly. Does it have a name?

Afterthought

 

[Goofyque']

wait, you all are talking about this "store".. Where can I find pictures...? I can't find the pictures.. Ima feel stupid so please someone inform me.

I just found them over on allears. I was not horrified in any way.

 

[build_it]

Wow looks like a pop up store that fills up the mall at Christmas shopping time. I hope this is just a trial run for location...

 

[bclane]

The shop is quite ugly. Does it have a name?

Woody’s Slumshop. Tag line is “Come on it’s time to pay.

 

[HauntedPirate]

From the pictures I've seen online, this looks quick and dirty. While you can see some effort was expended to make it try to fit in, it still cannot escape the apt comparison's to a dentist's office or children's hospital gift shop, aka. the "Good enough is good enough" for today's TDO.

 

[Little Green Men]

Wow looks like a pop up store that fills up the mall at Christmas shopping time. I hope this is just a trial run for location...

Well it IS a pop up shop

 

[ToTBellHop]

Well it IS a pop up shop

The concept would feel more appropriate in Disney Springs.

 

[SpaceMountain77]

The concept would feel more appropriate in Disney Springs.

or, more fittingly, Target

 

[aladdin2007]

Pop up or not or whatever the long term plan is, Disney use to be better than this! In a way its serves them right, they had a great chance to build an actual real store in the new land, now they scrambled in a desperate attempt much too late to get merch into the area.
Yet they had to go and ruin the former candy shop on sunset for...toy story merch. I am not optimistic about the refurb of shops in progress and coming to hollywood boulevard. I hope we will be pleasantly surprised or happy, but with their record as of late, I would expect more detheming, generic and bland.

 

[ToTBellHop]

or, more fittingly, Target

I’d love a Target IN Disney Springs for about 34 reasons, not the least of which would be the included CVS Pharmacy.

 

[Sky]

I still don’t get why the first part of the outdoor (covered) queue for TSMM isn’t a store. Take down about six switchbacks and you’ve got enough room. Heck - doesn’t even need to be conditioned square footage - leave it open air.

 

[JohnD]

Yeah. It’s in the show building just before you exit the building on the south side for the LOOOONG walk back to TSL. Before TSL at least you exited immediately into Pixar Place. Now you walk through what looks like an office building gift shop before trekking bsck to TSL.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

I can not believe how horrid the store is