We all love the Disney Store. It is the connection we need to purchase Disney merchandise… Whether you use the Disney Store’s website or you go to your local mall and stop by the Disney Store (R.I.P my local Disney Store), they have a huge variety of products that show the holiday spirit. When you see this merchandise, you have to decide between buying the ornament or the sweatshirt, the tree topper or the stockings. Most people don’t think about what else they want to see. Here are a few ideas of products I believe Disney should sell around the holidays.

Christmas Fragrance
I am a big fan of the Disney Fragrance collections. The 5 scents released are Imagination, Magic, Pixie Dust, Wonder, and A Princess Wish. Imagination and Wonder were aimed to be candles and room spray rather than perfume.  Magic, Pixie Dust and Princess Wish are better as perfumes. Now, everybody remembers that scent that fills the air when the gingerbread house passes by during the Christmas Parade. Disney should turn this memorable scent into a fragrance! Maybe call it “Clarabelle’s Kitchen” or simply “Holiday.” Pixie Dust right now is my favorite but it would be the gingerbread scent if Disney did sell it.

Mickey’s Bubble Wrap
Who doesn’t love bubble wrap? Everybody has popped bubble wrap before, whether by jumping on it, pinching it, or sitting on it! The enjoyment of popping bubble wrap is indescribable.  But what could make it better? Filling the bubbles with CONFETTI!!! Mickey confetti, to be exact. Just imagine it, you are opening up a gift from one of your relatives and you see bubble wrap surrounding the fragile present. No, not just any bubble wrap, but Disney’s special Christmas bubble wrap called “Mickey’s Bubble Wrap”.  You go to pop a bubble, and notice that instead of being able to see right through the plastic, you see a mix of different colors. You proceed to pop the bubble, and the colors spill out in the form of Mickey confetti! I wouldn’t mind getting just bubble wrap instead of a gift (well, some gifts).

Christmas Disney Dollars
For a limited time, Disney should sell Christmas Disney Dollars. Disney Dollars are now unavailable for purchase at the Disney Store (having been replaced by plastic cards), but I think from November – January they should bring our favorite form of currency back with a holiday theme. They could have a code on them that you can enter online like a gift card so you can use it online too. (Let’s face it. If you have Disney Dollars you are probably not going to want to use them because you have to turn them in.) The characters could be dressed in their outfits celebrating the season and on the back of each bill could be a picture of Cinderella Castle with the twinkling icicle lights and fireworks. I would love that!

Over-sized Christmas wreath
If you have ever seen the Contemporary during the holiday season, you can’t miss the big wreath hanging on the side of the resort. Instead of this decoration being shaped like a simple circle, it is three, which of course make the silhouette of the mouse himself. The Disney Store already sells a regular sized Mickey wreath which I would like to think is inspired by this one, but what if they sold a bigger one? Not as big as the Contemporary’s of course, but a decent size for a tall window. Maybe the “head” of the Mickey Wreath would have a six feet diameter. That might seem big, but some houses have REALLY big windows. It would be great if you could also request a size that they can custom make for you so it fits perfectly in your window.

The next time you go hunting for some Disney Christmas decorations, let your imagination run wild with ideas about different decor.

So, tell me, readers: What Disney Holiday decorations do you wish Disney would develop and sell? Leave a comment below!

See ya REAL soon!
~Makena W.

Quote of The Week: “Haunt me no longer!” Ebenezer Scrooge, Disney’s A Christmas Carol.

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Did You Know?

-        July 22, 1994 – The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opens in Walt Disney World’s, MGM Studios

-        The guests do not ‘free-fall’ on the Tower of Tower, but rather they are pulled down by machines that are faster than the pull of gravity

-        The top speed reached is 39 miles an hour

Other Notable Disney Dates:

July 23, 2003 – Reports circle that for the first time Walt Disney World will launch national TV ads to promote a single, new attraction opening in EPCOT next month – Mission: Space

July 24, 1966 – New Orleans Square opens in Disneyland, California

July 24, 1989 – The Town Square Café re-opens as Tony’s Town Square Café in Walt Disney World

July 24, 1991 – The 100^th Disney Store opens in Daytona Beach, Florida

July 25, 1959 – Engine No. 4, the Ernest S. Marsh locomotive,  makes its inaugural run around Disneyland at the hands of Walt Disney himself

July 26, 1955 – Walt Disney appears on the cover of Look magazine with actor Fess Parker

July 27, 2010 – In Disneyland, Members of D23 ride Star Tours for the last time at 1:00 a.m. before the popular attraction is closed for the next year as it refurbished into 3-D

July 28, 1995 – The 400th Disney Store opens in Rochester, New York

Question of the Week:                 

How many stories is the drop on the Tower of Terror?  Post your answer in the comments below!

Candra Spirtoff and Megan Voisard are identical twins, born and raised in Cincinnati,  Ohio. They both graduated from the University of Cincinnati, Candra with a Bachelor’s degree in Legal Assisting and Megan with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.  They currently work as a paralegals for a local law firm.  Their passion is anything and everything Disney, and they have visited WDW almost every year since 1988, at the age of four.

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Join Lou Mongello and friends and listeners of WDW Radio for a day in the City! Lou will be speaking at BlogWorld NYC and thought it would be fun to meet up while he’s there!

Date: Saturday, June 9, 2012

The plan is to start off by meeting (and eating) in the beautiful Bryant Park, and then head to the Disney Store!

10:30am at Bryant Park:

Meet at the fountain terrace, where there are umbrella tables and chairs, as well as food kiosks for anyone who’d like to grab a bite as well. The Park is located behind the New York Public Library in midtown Manhattan, between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues, and is within walking distance of most mass transportation. There are tables and chairs and food kiosks nearby for those who want to grab a bite to eat. Bryant Park web site

12:30pm arrive at the Disney Store Times Square:

From the Park, we’ll walk over to the Disney Store in Times Square (expecting to arrive around 12:30pm) at 1540 Broadway. We can browse, shop, explore and enjoy all that the store has to offer. Disney Store web site 

Please register for a free “ticket” just so we know that you’re coming!

You can also post and comment on our Facebook Event Page

Hope to see you in the City!

- Lou Mongello

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