The better half and I have passed by the Pop-Up Disney! several times since it opened in April, but this past Saturday Laina wanted to look at the store merchandise which unlike the Pop-Up costs you nothing to enter. My stepdaughter Erica loves Pop-Ups and Disney, but if she is unwilling to pay the $30.00 entrance fee it speaks volumes about the pop-up, but the you can enter the store for free.
The store ( https://bit.ly/2ZgBgqM ), like the Pop-Up is all about the Mouse, but unlike the Pop-Up there is an equal amount of merchandise dedicated to the Disney Mouse without a Y-chromosome. Just to the right of the entrance is a display of Mouse Ears ( https://bit.ly/2YsQ9ZU ) from the opening day of all six parks. To the left of the entrance, there are several exclusive items ( https://bit.ly/2JYtL2w ) from the artists working at the Wonderground Gallery in Downtown Disney.
We were warmly greeted upon entering the store and the cast members were able answer our questions with relative easy. As we worked our way through the store, my lovely wife found a t-shirt ( https://bit.ly/2LMdn7f ) she was interested in which is a bit of a rarity since her favorite character is Donald Duck and Disney doesn't carry a large amount of merchandise with the likeness of Disney's favorite fowl. If there had been a churro on the t-shirt, it would have been perfect, but even without the churro it was worth the $34.99 purchase price. Laina also purchased a recyclable bag ( https://bit.ly/2yhOVC9 ) at $1.50 which is a really good deal (for Disney) and the bags are located behind the sales counter. Passholders will get the appropriate discount (20 percent off with my Signature Plus Pass) here, so don't forget to show your pass at the time of purchase.
Just to the left of the sales counter ( https://bit.ly/30V4iMW ), there are some ears which you can get a Pop-Up Disney! patch embroidered on, a stuffed Mickey toy, an exclusive t-shirt and some Mickey Ears Beats Headphones. There is a Pop-Up Disney M-I-C-K-E-Y pin series to be had and on August the 1st the shop will be selling the limited edition (2000) fourth letter ("K") pin for A Mickey Celebration. The "K" pin will retail for $16.99 and feature Sorcerer Mickey waving a wand.
Continuing to tour the store, I found a really loud sweater and hat ( https://bit.ly/2Yrchj2 ) on display. These items were so bright even a blind gay man would say, "Oh dear Christ! Those are loud! This is not Carnival." The only advantage of wearing clothing like this is if you ever get lost, the astronauts on the international space station will be able to spot you! This kind of clothing makes GPS tracking obsolete.
Minnie Mouse is well represented here with both traditional ( https://bit.ly/2YtmlfG ) and exclusive ( https://bit.ly/2Ycu4iY ) items for sale in the store. I thought the tutti-frutti lollipop and donut Minnie ears were particularly cute and unique. In addition to the t-shirt Laina purchased, there was several other sweet themed t-shirts, magnets and key chains with another area with more traditional Mickey items.
The display neared to the entrance of the pop-up contained some really cool Mickey Birthday Ears ( https://bit.ly/2GtyFT1 ), Mickey Popcorn Buckets with some banana and raspberry flavored kettle corn and Pop-Up Disney! Tumblers. I thought the Mickey Birthday Ears were really nice looking, but they would have been even been better if they had lit up. The last display ( https://bit.ly/2GyPzQa ) we looked at had Trutti-Frutti Mickey Lollipops, Mickey Crisped Rice Cereal Treats, more Mickey Popcorn Buckets and Caramel and Kettle Corn Popcorn bags. The only problem with these treats is every time I see them on the floor I think back to a scene from Conan the Barbarian where Conan is eating some meat on a stick:
Conan: It's good.
Subotai: We don't know how long it was there.
Rohlinism: If you have to guess about how long a food item has been on display, I guess you shouldn't eat it!
If you are a fan of Disney and Mickey and Minnie in particular, the store offers some unique items for a limited time because the Pop-Up! Disney store will be closing its doors on the 2nd of September. read more