That one is still there. I forget when we popped in, but it wasn't super long ago. We're in NYC at least a couple of times a year since DS lives near there now and the rest of my family is an hour away. We stop in that store every time we're in the city. All the ones near us closed as far as I'm aware (DC area).Yes, exactly. It looks like they still have a store in New York City. I could see them having a few flagship stores in other large cities (Paris, London, etc.). And I really like the idea of a pop-up store, but it doesn't seem like that model worked at Target already. Maybe they'll try it again sometime.
The American Girl store in NYC is open still. I walked by it when I was there 2 weeks ago. It did not fail, I’m not sure where you heard that. The rainforest cafes by me all went out of business years ago. There is also a Disney store in NYC too, but it’s not very good, it is in Time Square and is 2 floors. If Disney wanted to do something better with it the could.If Disney could look at what New York did when they had the Toys "R" Us Times Square store I can tell you that Disney could design the new improved Disney Stores in a format like that. But when you take a popular thing and make a store of it sometimes it will work and sometimes it fails. Take American Girl when they decided to develop American Girl Place it was a place where you could finally buy the dolls and merchandise in person and they even had a theater for plays and a restaurant but it soon failed because the dolls were overpriced and the food at the restaurant was also overpriced too and it simply was a bad idea for American Girl to do. But if the new styled Disney Stores had a restaurant where you could meet characters for character lunches and dinners it would be a fine thing to eat before you shop. But like we have seen with Rainforest Cafe it is a good idea that actually works. But what I think caused Disney Stores to close and go downhill was the quality of the products. Because I noticed that a lot of the toys that Disney Store sold always broke easily and their clothing would fade or shrink and I can't figure out why Disney Stores sold this type of merchandise and if the Disney Store made a comeback they would sell good quality toys and clothing that would last a long time
I was there last year and didn't see anything special. I'd been hoping they'd have some of the DLP 30th anniversary stuff, but there was nothing Paris specific at all.There is still a Disney Store on Champs-Élysées in Paris and it is small but beautiful. It is 2 stories and has a lot of merchandise that I have never seen anywhere else.
It sadly closed down recently.There is still a Disney Store on Champs-Élysées in Paris and it is small but beautiful. It is 2 stories and has a lot of merchandise that I have never seen anywhere else.
I was thinking the same thing. We have a BoxLunch at a mall nearby and they have more adult Disney merch than the Disney store ever did (that I recall.)Why open stores when almost every brand in a mall does a special association with Disney at one point or another? Uniqlo, Desigual, Levy’s, Old Navy, Aldo (shoes), Lego, etc.
Since the Disney Store went broke I often wonder if perhaps someday a new improved version of The Disney Store will make a comeback in the future? Because the way I see it the new version of The Disney Store would be better and be like a Disney version of Bass Pro Shops but with Disney merchandise inside and each store would have a stage at the entrance for special events such as character and celebrity meet and greets and children's storytime hours and it would be so amazing and fun. Because seeing what FAO Schwarz and Toys "R" Us did with their stores in New York a format like this could revive The Disney Stores and Disney would make money with the revival of The Disney Store in this style of format. Because I found it shocking that Target and JCPenney sell Disney Store merchandise and this style of format for the Disney Stores would've saved them from going bankrupt and closing. And since big toy stores have disappeared from malls and almost anywhere a Disney Store revival would be just the ticket for Disney to do and it would sell a lot of merchandise and make a ton of money for the malls as well as Disney too
Do you agree that the Disney Store needs to be revived again?