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↩ replying to FantodIt's interesting that there is no mention about boat service to the resorts.
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↩ replying to JenniferSBeing from the NYC area, I can find these stores very easily at any mall, or 5th avenue. Maybe not small town, but around here, yeah
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↩ replying to JohnWDI am a lurker, read alot but don't post much. The pictures of the directories just made me chuckle and moved me to post ;) I agree the food and restaurants are awesome and being a DVC SSR owner I love all the new options a jump across the pond from where I stay. The stores are just MEH and the only reason I will be walking through the Town Center is to get to a new food option :happy:
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↩ replying to DisneyJeffIf you are staying at a resort with boat service you probably already know about it and if you arrive by boat you know to go back to the same dock to go back to resort. For non-resort guests the boat service between the various districts of the Springs is better information to have. Too much information can be confusing.
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↩ replying to beefogThat is definitely one of the positives of living in NYC...having these types of stores all around.
Most people are not from NYC...so much of this will be something different for them...
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What's opening this weekend at the Town Center in Disney Springs
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None of those places really jump out at me as a good place to shop. But that's just me I guess.
If they opened a Lush in DS then we'd probably be broke before day 2 of our trip. My wife makes me drive her to this place (across the river in Louisville, KY) every couple of weeks. She keeps track of new products, sale products, and inventory like she works there or something. I have been trying to get her to take a trip to the UK forever. She always says that she has no desire despite my severe urge to move there. :) However, now that she knows this place is based in the UK she now wants to take a vacation to the UK. Go figure. o_O
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Photo update as of Friday, May 13. A few more updates before Disney Springs opens on Sunday. The electronic directory is orange at Town Center. This one is located as you descend the escalator from the Lime garage into Town Center.
An electronic directory is now located in front of the Waterside Stage at the Marketplace.
An update to the valet parking kiosk located next to Basin and the old Marketplace surface parking lot. Previously shown was the check-in desk. Now a back wall with cabinets has been installed.
The valet parking station at the Orange garage entrance now has a check-in desk as well as the cabinets on the back wall.
Inside Once Upon A Toy, the temporary wall separating construction of the new Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique was moved back to allow a small room for additional merchandize display. But the important part is now the building's public restrooms are against available for use, down a short corridor on the right. There will not be a public entrance here for the Boutique.
Finally, new medallions have been installed on the compass points in the plaza in front of The Hangar Bar. Look down, but avoid running into other guests.
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↩ replying to wdwmagicWait! PANDORA is opening this weekend!?!? I thought it was still a year or so away from opening!
(am I the first person to make this joke?)
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↩ replying to Andrew CIt's not just NYC that has these stores either.... I used to live in Seattle before moving to Orlando and they have all of these same stores in the local high-end malls there as well (especially in Bellevue). Las Vegas has them, L.A. and SF has them.... really most major cities in the USA.
But there are a LOT of international travelers who visit here, and rural folks as well, where this will be all new.
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↩ replying to EthanMagicBandsYes, I am sure all of the destination cities in the US on either coast have a lot of these stores.
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↩ replying to beefogWell, that's all the area has ever been, an outdoor mall. Personally, I don't much care about the Town Center specifically--just a bunch of shops--but the area as a whole is quite well done and a nice place to go during times when you're at WDW and don't want to go to a park. Disney Springs as a whole is a big upgrade on the disjointed, hard-to-navigate Downtown Disney.
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↩ replying to wdwmagicPeople know that I sometimes lean hard to the doom and gloom side.. but daamn.. those areas looks beautiful!
Then after seeing some videos of the Shanghai Disneyland rides.. gives me hope regarding Avatar and ROL.
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Walls are in position for opening tomorrow. Walls down around the new Wetzel area and now pushed back on Planet Hollywood and Coca-Cola. Tree walls up new access areas.
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Does anyone know if there will be a small opening ceremony tomorrow morning? I'm planning on being there and getting tons of video!!