The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal’s Islands of Adventure is still very busy. Most mornings guests are lined up just to get into the new area. So it comes as no surprise that Universal has run out of some of their exclusive Wizarding World merchandise. But don’t despair, some brand new merchandise has shown up onsite.
Star Wars Weekends is starting and some of the most popular Star Wars characters are headed to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Star Wars weekends runs each Friday, Saturday and Sunday through June 13, 2010. More than 50 Star Wars characters will roam the streets for meet and greets and photo opportunities. Here’s where you’ll be able…
My family and I took advantage of Orange county schools letting out an hour earlier on Wednesdays to visit Epcot yesterday. It had been a few weeks since we’d last visited. If you followed @Attractions on Twitter last night, you may have already seen some of these in our Tweets. But there’s some new pictures…
Planet Hollywood has closed one of their retail stores at Downtown Disney. The Planet Hollywood On Location store in Downtown Disney’s West Side is closed as of today. The store was located next to the recently opened LittleMissmatched store. Even though it was their largest store in Disney World, they’re still selling Planet Hollywood merchandise…
Last week we told you about a new hand art vendor that opened in one of the stands at the Downtown Disney Marketplace. We also mentioned that a wood carving store had closed down, with its stand remaining empty. Well it’s no longer empty. Lefty’s has opened in a stand near the lake, just down…
Thanks to the suggestion of a reader, our magazine covers are now available for purchase in a variety of ways. A reader wrote in wanting to buy one of our covers as a poster for her son and we had one of those “Why didn’t we think of that?” moments. All of the photos in…
Some friends were in town this week so we made a full day trip to Epcot. Here are some things that caught my eye. We start at the front of the park where the line for Spaceship Earth was very long early in the day. A tip for those who don’t know: wait and ride…
Disney launched a new section of their online store (DisneyStore.com) today featuring merchandise from Disney theme parks. Selections include the famous Mickey Mouse ear hats, working monorail sets, and other collectibles, apparel, toys, and home decorations. Each section is currently fairly limited in selection, with only a handful of items to choose from. With hundreds of stores scattered throughout…
At this past weekend’s FX! International Show, a Disney products panel was held, hosted by Disney product developer Brad Schoeneberg, in which new merchandise was revealed for the upcoming Star Wars Weekends event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Here are some of the highlights (click the images to enlarge them): New to this year’s Star Wars…
