Clear some space in your closets, display cases and cupboards because Disney has unveiled some of the merchandise for D23 Expo attendees to salivate over this year. Just like the previous years, there are three Disney-operated shopping destinations on the show floor: ShopDisney/Disney Store, The Dream Store, and Mickey’s of Glendale.
ShopDisney/Disney Store
This location will be home to special collections and limited edition products drawing from The Walt Disney Company’s library of characters and stories. Those who pay this shop a visit can find merchandise “honoring some of Disney’s biggest legacies.”
- The much-beloved Disney Disney Collection of dolls will make a return appearance with the new Midnight Masquerade Series. The sets of dolls will include Tiana and Naveen, Giselle and Edward (it’s not everyday we see Enchanted merchandise), and Aurora and Phillip. Single dolls include Rapunzel, Meg, Cinderella, and Esmeralda. Fans can also look forward to other themed items like pin sets, stationery, and more.
- The Legacy Collection includes limited edition merchandise for characters and films celebrating anniversaries or milestones. The Donald Duck 85th Collection includes items like the plush (packaged in the can seen below), a retro T-shirt, and a varsity jacket. The Silly Symphony 90th Collection will have items like the mug and pin set, a Spirit Jersey, and a retro T-shirt. The Lion King 25th Collection contains merchandise like collectibles, plush, and a lithograph set. And finally, The Little Mermaid 30th Collection will have pins, apparel, dolls, ornament sets, and journals, among other things.
- Toy collectors are going to be all over the Disney-Pixar Collection, whose items include a limited edition “Talking Woody,” “Talking Jessie,” and “Talking Bullseye” (sold separately), along with other must-haves like a limited-edition plush set of Ellie and Carl in their “Adventure Book.”
- The Backstage Collection pulls back the curtain on series from Disney-Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Walt Disney Animation Studios to bring some seriously cool-sounding collectibles. Attendees have the first opportunity to sign up for a new subscription box aptly named The Disney Backstage Collection Subscription Box. Each shipment will include items like limited-release shirts and pins. The Walt Disney “Under the Hat” Collection includes a limited edition Wreck-It Ralph shadow box, a mug, and a sketchbook. From The Disney-Pixar “Under the Lamp” Collection, attendees can purchase a Pixar campus hat, fleece, and tiki crew mug, to name a few. You’ll find an all-new crew jacket and hat plus a limited edition “Java the Hutt” T-shirt from The Lucasfilm “Behind the Force” Collection. The Marvel “Behind the Hero” Collection includes items like a limited editon Black Panther shadow box and hat.
- Those looking to expand their “Mickey Mouse Memories” Collection will see the series revived in the Mickey Mouse Shufflerz (those figures that will start “shuffling” after pressing the top of their head 10 times). The limited edition figures can be purchased individually or as a 13-piece set.
The Dream Store
This is the spot for D23 Expo-branded items as well as “specialty” Disney Parks merchandise.
- Fans of that famous barbershop quartet should be excited about The Dapper Dans Collection. This series includes a “Dapper Dress” by Her Universe, a Spirit Jersey, and other apparel plus other merchandise like a Funko POP! figure, plush, pins, and more.
- Few things are as nostalgic as those mouse-ear balloons and now they are being celebrated with the Mickey Balloons Collection, which contains a Her Universe-branded skirt, a Spirit Jersey, adult apparel, hats, mugs, and accessories.
- All your Official D23 Expo Gear Collection purchases will be made at the Dream Store. You’ll find items like a Loungefly mini-backpack, a T-shirt, hat, and pins, along with other goodies.
Mickey’s of Glendale
This store is an extension of the one found in, you guessed it, Glendale, California, on the Disney Campus. It is broken down into two parts:
- The Mickey’s Of Glendale Main Store will house exclusive merchandise designed by Imagineers, among which includes The Attraction Quote T-Shirt Collection. This collection features the quotes from fan-favorite rides, accompanied by themed art.
- The other portion of Mickey’s of Glendale is the Pin Store, chockfull of limited edition pins.
Every Expo has a few items that EVERYONE has to have, and therefore sells out before any except for the luckiest can bag the prize. What are you most looking forward to for Expo 2019?
D23 Expo 2019 takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center on August 23 through 25. Certain ticket types are still available. Gold Members of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club can purchase tickets at a discount. You can buy a ticket of your own at the official D23 Expo page.
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