Magic Kingdom's Main Street Emporium Unveils Updates, Shortcut Now Open

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Posted: Tuesday March 4, 2025 8:25am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The construction walls are down in a section of the Main Street Emporium at Magic Kingdom, revealing a refreshed look inside the store. The refurbishment included the installation of new light-colored tile flooring and the removal of a section of the dividing wall to create a more open space.

Emporium Refurbishment - March 4, 2025

As part of the changes, the rarely used register near Casey's Corner has been removed, allowing for better guest flow in that area.

Emporium Refurbishment - March 4, 2025

With the work now complete, the popular shortcut through the Emporium to Frontierland and Liberty Square is once again available, making it easier for guests to navigate through the park without detouring around Main Street U.S.A.

Emporium Refurbishment - March 4, 2025

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Alice a5 days ago

Yeah, if the subfloor has to be significantly messed with before installation, sometimes grout and occasionally tile will crack within a few months due to settling, but not this quickly unless someone really messed up.

James Alucobond5 days ago

More likely an installation issue if that's the case.

spectromagic045 days ago

I didn’t get pictures but some of the tile is already completely cracked. Must be some cheap tile they put in. Didn’t even last 2 weeks.

peter114359 days ago

Yes. But 3 of them are being removed

Ayla9 days ago

At least 5 different flooring in those pictures. Ay yi yi.

DCBaker9 days ago

Another section is now behind walls - photos from today: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54373216395_570fb7753d_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54371947652_f57570ef08_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54371944322_42b7399cfa_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54373059548_326e8f796c_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54371947547_84599d6baa_k.jpg

JoeCamel9 days ago

Great reason to have differentiated merch to spread out the shoppers

KDM310919 days ago

Exactly. This at least still has theming and feels appropriate. The Emporium just looks like any other boring sterile retail store. It is inexcusable and sadly, they seem intent on destroying the parks.

castlecake2.010 days ago

Great reason to reopen all the shuttered shops around the park

solidyne10 days ago

Aww, don't insult the CM's like that!

lazyboy97o10 days ago

They can and do, but they are ugly. They also bypass the shops.

Ayla10 days ago

Why can't they use the TomorrowLand bypass, instead? Open it up every night and people still have an easy way to get out of the park without having to cross the parade route.

James Alucobond10 days ago

I mean, they can, they just don't. They'd honestly be great not only for general traffic flow but also for adding dessert party check-in and reception space to completely free Tomorrowland Terrace up again for actual dining.