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| - I am biased here as I am a huge Disney fan, and make the pilgrimage to Disney World of Disneyland every year, and have done so almost every year since 1976! I was in Disneyland back in October of this year, and as usual when I was there I bought alot of Disney stuff! I decided to see what the Disney store in Calgary had on offer so i popped in about a month ago to check it out. Like all things Disney, detail and image is important.
I was greeted at the front buy a girl standing there with a doll brushing its hair and cheerfully chirping a hello at me.
Now in the Disney parks this kind of thing is normal, but in Calgary it borders on odd. Odd, but nice. The pleasant service and way of doing business in the Disney parks is extraordinary, but sadly here it just seems a bit forced.
The storefront is a large animated display of Disney characters, and I noticed something unusual. When in the Disney parks everything looks beautiful, and things literally shine. I noticed that the characters in the window and in the store are all painted with a flat paint..a subtle difference to the ones in Disneyland, but not suprisingly that extra magic of shiny glistening EVERYTHING is saved for the disney parks.
The store itself is packed with merchandise, all beautifully displayed. At the back of the store there is a large mountain of plush disney toys. There is also a screen at the back of the store that is showing a loop of Disney animated musical clips...( it must drive the poor kids working in the store nuts), and adds to the whole Disney magic feeling.
I was there to buy a Disney figure from the movie Tangled and when I later got a chance to look at it was thoroughly impressed with the quality of the figure, detailed clothing and perfect paint job on the face. Cost was only 20 bucks, good deal for such good quality.
Girls at the check out were friendly. If you are a diehard Disney fan, this store can provide you with an opportunity to buy the odd piece of Mickey should you need a fix!
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