Why Does Disney Not Capitalize On More 80/90's Series Merchandise?

[DisneyFans4Life]

I'm with you guys where I'll go into the majority of the shops on property (I love a good gift shop) to see if anything different is being offered. Usually it's all the same, but some stores offer different items (Everest gift shop, Tower of Terror gift shop for example). There is a lot of stuff I'd like to buy, but won't because I can't justify paying those prices for a spur of the moment want. I typically save up my Disney Visa rewards dollars for souvenirs that I really want.

 

[lunchbox1175]

my wife has that same DuckTales shirt that you are wearing, and she is constantly asked about where she got it....lol....she doesn't know because it was a present from me.

 

[Master Gracey 5]

I wonder if Disney could make a lot more money by selling a greater variety of shirts throughout the parks.
It would certainly complicate their procurement and distribution process, but I'd like to see every single major gift shop on property stock one or two unique shirts, preferably that have something to do with the area the store is located in. A lot of guests instinctively check out every store they can, albeit quickly, and I know I'm disappointed if I keep seeing the same merch over and over again.

While they aren't doing this in the parks just this fall DVC started a new line of resort specific merchandise. The target audience is clearly DVC members for those home resorts but we can hope that if successful then marketing might see opportunities within the parks. They did create the Haunted Mansion shop last year which has some great stuff - I have a set of the tombstone coasters at home!

 

[Fox&Hound]

My wife and I love RedBubble for getting fan/artist created Disney shirts. A great way to find random characters. It's not a Disney site but they have a large selection of Disney designs that can be applied to shirts, iphone cases, etc.

OP- I agree, they should focus on Disney afternoon and other gems that seem to be forgotten by the Mouse that fans would love to purchase.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

In fact, of the last five times I've been to Disney I only bought a souvenir for myself on the first time, and that was a retro Epcot shirt. I've spent Lord knows how many hours perusing their stores, since then, though- and haven't quite found something I was willing to pay their prices for.

The bolded is what separates you from the average guest. A family who visits two or three times in twenty years spends a lot more on souvenirs than someone who's there frequently as many of us are.

 

[anchorman314]

I found a Rescue Rangers pin that I quickly decided to purchase.

In terms of t-shirts, keep an eye out at Kohl's. They almost always have at least one Disney-themed design available in their (men's) graphic tees section. In fact, one of the shirts that I brought with me from Kohl's, I saw on no less than 10 other guests over the course of the week.

 

[Bairstow]

I found a Rescue Rangers pin that I quickly decided to purchase.

In terms of t-shirts, keep an eye out at Kohl's. They almost always have at least one Disney-themed design available in their (men's) graphic tees section. In fact, one of the shirts that I brought with me from Kohl's, I saw on no less than 10 other guests over the course of the week.

Rugged Warehouse gets them in stock too, but it's always random.
They even had some of the neat gray spanish announcement monorail shirts for a while.

 

[ShoalFox]

It seems like every time there is some nostalgic merchandise, it comes in a "limited" edition. The Horizons 30th anniversary t-shirts come to mind.

 

[Matt_Black]

Oh, don't get me started. I remember asking a CM about the off-chance there was anything for Gargoyles...

"Do you mean the ones from Hunchback?"

No I most certainly DO NOT mean the ones from Hunchback!