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Sid Cahuenga's One-of-a-kind

"this is what its about"

21 years ago by WDWMAGIC visitor "3IAlienKid"

THIS is what I expect from a store inside a theme park dedicated to film. A place that sells movie memorabilia, and I'm sorry but after a certain point Disney characters DO NOT count! I mean, every other store at the Studio sells practically the same tired Disney character merchandise. There might be a small store here and there w/ some merchandise themed to a specific attraction (Indiana Jones, Muppets, etc), but here is a store devoted to film itself. While I understand that to have more merchandise like this probably doesn't make a whole lot of business sense, it really adds to the atmosphere the same way the shops of the Main Street of old or Disneyland's New Orleans Square used to simply add atmosphere. Slowly, these mom-and-pop places are making way for yet another Disney character shop, and it really does a diservice to the uniqueness of each area. I find it sad that Sid Cahuenga's is off in a corner of the street, though I admit that to put it anywhere else may take away from it's charm.

Panchito's Gifts and Sundries

"best of any resort shop"

21 years ago by WDWMAGIC visitor "3IAlienKid"

Of all the resort shops I've visited, I like this one the best. It's certainly the largest one I've seen. I especially like the resort specific merchandise. And I love the murals of the 3 Caballeros above some of the displays.

World of Disney

"superstore"

21 years ago by WDWMAGIC visitor "3IAlienKid"

Between this one and the one at Disneyland, I prefer this one. The store is easier to navigate since the several sections are clustered together instead of in a straight line like the one at Disneyland. And at least up until this year now that Disneyland has 50th anniversary merchandise, in previous years the WDW merchandise always seemed more varied to us than the Disneyland merchandise.

Virgin Megastore

"good, but why go?"

21 years ago by WDWMAGIC visitor "3IAlienKid"

I've always been impressed with Virgin stores, and this is one of the best and largest of the one's I've shopped.

That said, because I live far from WDW and don't get out there often, the last place I'm going to go to when I visit WDW is to this place when there's one 10 minutes from where we live.

Magnetron

"cute"

21 years ago by WDWMAGIC visitor "3IAlienKid"

It's a trendy cute little store. I personally like the flat magnets w/ scenes from movies. Worth a trip once, but no need to return unless you really want a magnet.

Island Depot

"rude"

21 years ago by WDWMAGIC visitor "3IAlienKid"

Unfortunately, our experience here was pretty bad. While my wife liked the selections, we found the service to be decidedly non-customer oriented to the point where we were treated rather rudely by several staff. It's one thing when it's one person, it's another when its the whole team. Not planning to return.

Guitar Gallery

"upscale hole in the wall"

21 years ago by WDWMAGIC visitor "3IAlienKid"

This is a miniature version of the Guitar Center chain w/ some really cool guitars signed by famous guitarists. Fun to browse if you play.

Disney Tails

"Petsmart better"

21 years ago by WDWMAGIC visitor "3IAlienKid"

We were disappointed. Having 2 cats ourselves, we find a trip to Petsmart more enjoyable. There isn't much merchandise here to begin with, and half of it isn't even Disney brand. I don't think Disney has really expanded into this market yet, and it shows. We were definitely disappointed.

Disney at Home

"we'll miss it"

21 years ago by WDWMAGIC visitor "3IAlienKid"

This is a store I understand will be closed soon, or has already closed. I'm not sure why, as it always seems to be pretty full when we've gone. We'll definitely miss it. We really like this store, and always manage to buy something for ourselves or others here. We like the more subtle items like the merchandise w/ just a few Mickey sillouettes, rather than the stuff w/ the actual characters drawn on.

The Art of Disney

"impressed"

21 years ago by WDWMAGIC visitor "3IAlienKid"

I'm not really a collector because I simply find it hard to justify spending so much money. Nevertheless we still find this to be one of our favorite stores to visit. We're always impressed by what we find here. Some of the art is pretty routine, but other things are pretty unique.

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Sid Cahuenga's One-of-a-kind

"this is what its about"

Panchito's Gifts and Sundries

"best of any resort shop"

World of Disney

"superstore"

Virgin Megastore

"good, but why go?"

Magnetron

"cute"

Island Depot

"rude"

Guitar Gallery

"upscale hole in the wall"

Disney Tails

"Petsmart better"

Disney at Home

"we'll miss it"

The Art of Disney

"impressed"

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Disney World Reviews by WDWMAGIC Readers

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"this is what its about"

"best of any resort shop"

"superstore"

"good, but why go?"

"cute"

"rude"

"upscale hole in the wall"

"Petsmart better"

"we'll miss it"

"impressed"

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