Disney Village, FL

[deathcomesarippin]

I was Disney Village a few months ago in FL and boy has that place changed! Last time I was there a few years ago they had a music/record store with guitars and what not, it was next to the house of blues I think. Now the same place is some build a cheap rc car store and I was really dissapointed to see that:mad:! Now all the shops are aimed more towards kids. I thought disney village was more adult themed, not just clubs and stuff (im not a huge club goer) but everything there was all themed for kids even the clothing stores. come on disney I know your a kid themed place but a little more "older kids" stuff would be great, that guitar/ music store was my "kid in a candy shop" place.

*steps of soap box and goes back in corner*

[Shorty82]

I hasn't been called Disney Village in many years. It's Downtown Disney these days. The Virgin Megastore closed up a while back, along with all the other Virgin stores in the country. The RC car thing is temporary and is the second or third thing to occupy the space since Virgin left. The clubs on Pleasure Island are all long gone.

Disney had nothing to do with the closing of the Virgin Megastore. Virgin decided that brick and mortar stores weren't for them anymore and closed them down. I haven't heard what will move into the space permanently. I hope Disney finds someone good, that's a lot of valuable store space, most of which is unused right now.

[deathcomesarippin]

haha ok shows you how long I havent been there. I hoped that all that stuff in the store was temporary, becuase I walked in there and the first thing that came to mind was "all this space and this is what they put in here"

[5th Dimension]

So wait a minute, the Princess Diana thing is gone?! Wow, it's been a while since I've been to that area....

[turkeyham]

When I was there in Oct 09, most of the shops were taken out and replaced with allot of restaurants. Some shops are there.

[deathcomesarippin]

yeah nothing is how I remeber it, last time I was there it was hoppin' (before changes) now its kinda dull. eh whatever

[avengador1]

I heard they are going to put in a bowling alley, billiards, and restaurant in the former Virgin records building. The new place is supposed to be called Splitsville.

[Big Wallaby]

At one point there was talk of it being an Apple store. I like that idea. I would never go anywhere else for my Apple stuff. And I would get more Apple stuff, I am sure.

[delsdad]

At one point there was talk of it being an Apple store. I like that idea. I would never go anywhere else for my Apple stuff. And I would get more Apple stuff, I am sure.

Would the Genius' wear Mickey ears ?

It seems an odd fit for the tourist market, unless they had exclusive WDW ipods, Ipads, and the like. Do you really think most locals (ohter than CMs, for whom it would be convenient) would choose the shop at the tourist clogged Apple store rather than one at a local mall ?

[hobie16]

The key words are, "tourist clogged." If there's revenue opportunity why worry about who your customer base is. And, don't forget who the biggest individual holder of Disney stock is.

[delsdad]

The key words are, "tourist clogged." If there's revenue opportunity why worry about who your customer base is. And, don't forget who the biggest individual holder of Disney stock is.

Indeed. I just thought that with the Apple stores having the highest $$ sales per square foot of any retailer, this sort of location would have a lot fewer big ticket sales. Cant see picking up a computer other than a laptop, when on vacation. Although a Macbook pro with exclusive Disney artwork, available only at DTD......

[Mayonnaise]

I've seen some creative MacBook decals that Turn the Apple Logo into Snow White's Apple... maybe they could license and sell those? (I'm fairly sure the people making them now are infringing.)

8^)

[hobie16]

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[Big Wallaby]

My guess would be that it would be more of a display, more of an advertisement than an Apple store... almost a display with a gift shop at the end, and maybe they could drop ship a computer your way.

At two stories and however-many square feet that building is, it would certainly be an interesting place to have ads, upcoming technology (once items like the iPhone 5W are announced and all information legally given out, you can play with one before it's available, ONLY at DTD), and maybe even a backdrop for major corporate announcements. I can easily imagine that if they did that, they would have some sort of stage that gave any speaker a flashy entrance. Not Mickey-at-F! but maybe Cher-style.

I could see them putting an all-white facade around the building and in it. I am fairly sure you would see some pretty major modifications.

Almost sad that I've thought all this out. Almost.

[acourtwdw]

Indeed. I just thought that with the Apple stores having the highest $$ sales per square foot of any retailer, this sort of location would have a lot fewer big ticket sales. Cant see picking up a computer other than a laptop, when on vacation. Although a Macbook pro with exclusive Disney artwork, available only at DTD......

I work for a large retailer that sells consumer electronics, in fact one of our kiosks are coming to DTD @ DL. If you have ever been to our store near WDW, you will see that it is very busy with tourists. I'm sure a small electronics store would do a very good business at DTD @ WDW.

[delsdad]

I work for a large retailer that sells consumer electronics, in fact one of our kiosks are coming to DTD @ DL. If you have ever been to our store near WDW, you will see that it is very busy with tourists. I'm sure a small electronics store would do a very good business at DTD @ WDW.

Especially if they sold decals like :http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.68404895.jpg

[ktulu]

Especially if they sold decals like :http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.68404895.jpg

My wife has that on her old macbook pro. I'll have to upload pictures of our current ones.

[Lasolimu]

Especially if they sold decals like :http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.68404895.jpg

Hmm, I think she should be on the other side of the apple.

[Mayonnaise]

I've seen some creative MacBook decals that Turn the Apple Logo into Snow White's Apple... maybe they could license and sell those? (I'm fairly sure the people making them now are infringing.)

8^)

Especially if they sold decals like :http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.68404895.jpg

Sooooo... like I was saying.

8^P

[delsdad]

Sooooo... like I was saying.

8^P

Of course that one does not appear to be licensed. The one I tried to buy on ebay had been taken down for "copyright" reasons !

[hobie16]

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[Shorty82]

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I'm sorry, Dave, but I can't do that.

HAL being an Apple explains a lot.

[CBeilby]

I'm sorry, Dave, but I can't do that.

HAL being an Apple explains a lot.

Except that HAL was, according to both film and novel, built at the IBM plant in Champain/Urbana Illinois.

That's right. HAL was built by Big Blue.

[hobie16]

That explains why he went psyco.

[Shorty82]

Except that HAL was, according to both film and novel, built at the IBM plant in Champain/Urbana Illinois.

That's right. HAL was built by Big Blue.

That was a lie perpetuated by HAL to hide his true origins. :paranoid:

[BRWombat]

Spoiler warning if you haven't seen or read 2010.

All this ignores the sequel's contention that HAL was an innocent victim of contradictory programming, having been giving information and tasks which were to be kept secret from the crew. And in the end, HAL sacrificed himself to save the Russian and American crew members who went to investigate what happened to Discovery. HAL good, evil government operatives bad. :cool:

[hobie16]

Poor HAL. In 3001 he and Bowman end up on a hard disk locked away in a cave.

[MouseKiss]

HAL was a victim of the same corporation that keeps trying to kill Ripley with those ALIENS.

[hobie16]

HAL was a victim of the same corporation that keeps trying to kill Ripley with those ALIENS.
Can we look forward to a Predator vs. Alien vs. HAL movie soon?

[WEDFan]

I think Ripley and Bowman would make a cute couple. :D: