Monday, January 24, 2011

Disney Store is Back!

Or...at least it will be.


The Disney store will be coming back to Metrotown late spring/early summer 2011. And all I can say is.... It's About Time!!! The Disney Store has been closed for more than a year now, and I miss it! Disneystore.com does ship to Canada, but the shipping is about $30.

Thankfully, the Disney store that is opening will be an experience store. Don't know what that is? Here are a few key tips to what an experience store will look like"

  • Children can choose their own movie trailers to watch in the store
  • Children can change the colours of the trees in the store
  • You can purchase all of your park tickets and book your vacations at the store
  • I believe that they will have recorded character voices saying greetings to people in the store
  • You will be able to get lots of Disney Store only merchandise
  • At Christmas, it will smell like cinnamon, or pine trees. Summer will smell like flowers and sunshine. Winter like hot chocolate and snow, etc.
This is not a place you go to just when you need a gift for your niece or nephew, or for the next birthday party for that kid in the class. This is a store you go to when you want to have a magical time and see the smile light up on your kids' faces. I cannot wait for this store to come back, and I will be there at the opening will bells on!

Also, just a tip, the Disney store has great sales on toys come Christmas time. I regularly do not find their prices to be outrageous, and it's better than that general toy three other moms picked up at wal-mart or at Toys R Us. 

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Carter's On Vancouver Island

Click Here for an recap on my Carter's journey in BC.

I was in Langford the other day on Vancouver Island, and noticed that there is a Carter's sign in Westshore Town Centre! They will be opening March/April 2011. Thankfully I won't have to travel far to get Pajamas for my boys! Now if only they would start carrying sizes higher than 24 months, and would have the same quality as the US stores, then we'd be talking!

Happy Shopping everyone!