08-24-2021, 10:02 PM
Well, these weren't really around when we were young but...
There's a Disney store at Newpark Mall near Tiger Claw. I hit up that mall once a week for some 20 years. It was a nice break. There were a few places I liked at the food court. The Japanese grill made a decent salmon plate and the burrito place was good while it lasted. I'd walk the mall popping into the shops to see what pop culture was doing. I hit up the D store a lot hoping to find some cool Star Wars gear (not sure if I ever bought anything there).
I miss that mall oddly enough. It was such a part of my life for 20 feckin years. I knew the shop owners. I had my fav shops I'd hit up. I must return there someday, when the pandemic subsides, if it ever does...
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Four of the Bay Area's five remaining Disney Stores to permanently close
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Katie Dowd, SFGATE
Aug. 24, 2021Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 11:29 a.m.
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Shoppers social distance while waiting in line to enter the Disney Store in San Francisco on Dec. 8, 2020.
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For many '90s kids, the best place in the mall was the Disney Store. Stepping across its thickly carpeted threshold was the closest thing to a trip to Disneyland. The music, the (extremely overpriced) merchandise and the gigantic pyramid of stuffed animals was, to a 7-year-old, the second most magical place on Earth.
The end of an era has come for mall Disney Stores, however, as the company indicated it is closing most of its last remaining Bay Area stores. According to the Disney site, these stores will be permanently shuttered:
Sunvalley Mall in Concord: Closing on or before Sept. 15
Stockton Street in San Francisco: Closing on or before Sept. 8
Serramonte Center in Daly City: Closing on or before Sept. 15
Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara: Closing on or before Sept. 15
That leaves the Disney Store Outlet in Livermore's San Francisco Premium Outlets as the last store standing in the region.
Disney has been moving away from standalone stores for some time. Instead, it is integrating its products into Target store displays and focusing on its online store. On Monday, Target announced it was adding more than 100 new Disney "shops" inside their current locations before the holiday season.
Disney is expected to close about 60 stores in North America this year.
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There's a Disney store at Newpark Mall near Tiger Claw. I hit up that mall once a week for some 20 years. It was a nice break. There were a few places I liked at the food court. The Japanese grill made a decent salmon plate and the burrito place was good while it lasted. I'd walk the mall popping into the shops to see what pop culture was doing. I hit up the D store a lot hoping to find some cool Star Wars gear (not sure if I ever bought anything there).
I miss that mall oddly enough. It was such a part of my life for 20 feckin years. I knew the shop owners. I had my fav shops I'd hit up. I must return there someday, when the pandemic subsides, if it ever does...
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