BLINK by Wet Seal has officially opened in Downtown Disney West Side at The Walt Disney World Resort. While the store focuses mainly on denim, they will also offer fashion tops and accessories.
Serving as an extension of the Wet Seal brand, BLINK will offer a comprehensive selection of five fits, over twenty different washes and three different lengths to help every woman find her perfect pair of jeans. While their signature brand Blue Asphalt will feature heavily in the store, BLINK will also carry trendy fashion-forward brand names and have …

This year, new holiday gift cards with special Disney pins are arriving at the parks this month, and each of the pins are an exclusive limited release. Annie Lin, business development analyst with Disney Theme Park Merchandise says:
This year’s Disney Gift Card series was inspired by a visit to the seasonal showroom at Disney Theme Park Merchandise. Similar to previous years, we wanted a series of four cards that, when assembled, made a complete picture. During my visit, my leader and I saw some artwork featuring Mickey …

Downtown Disney’s Festival of the Masters, a popular outdoor art festival, has partnered with Michaels Stores to bring exciting new opportunities to guests who attend.
In addition to hands-on “Make It, Take It” craft booths and how-to presentations, which will run Friday through Sunday, Michaels design team members will be on the West Side demonstrating how to custom-frame art. They will also be offering tips on digital scrapbooking, creating photo books and helping guests make a “larger than life” masterpiece.
At the Pleasure Island section of Downtown Disney, guests can make colorful …

Sources say that the Disney Store has discontinued all CARS Ridemakerz stations in every Imagination Park-model location, with the exception of their flagship store in Times Square. Most recently, the Florida Mall store in Orlando shuttered its doors on Monday without much fanfare.
Many cast members have said that initial sales of the Ridemakerz cars were very popular, but have since dwindled to almost nothing. If you were a fan of being able to create your own customized vehicle, though, fear not – Ridemakerz still has a location in Downtown Disney.
Currently, …

For all the football fans out there, Disney has introduced new football themed merchandise to various Downtown Disney Marketplace locations for you to enjoy.
First, there’s the new football-inspired Disney Ear Hat, one of three sports-related hats that have been introduced (the others are a baseball and a basketball.) At Disney Pin Traders, you’ll find four new NCAA College Football open-edition pins featuring The University of Michigan, Auburn University, University of Texas and the University of Alabama.
At Disney Days of Christmas, you’ll find a football ornament complete with mouse ears, while …

We just can’t wait for The Muppets to debut in theaters on November 23, and Disney has recently announced some special merchandise that will be coming to the parks to celebrate the upcoming film. The artist Noah, together with two of his favorite collaborative artists, Dez Einswell and Jon Chase, will bring the amazing Muppet characters that we know and love to life in a new collection. Merchandise included in the new collection will include a variety of clothing, original and limited edition artwork, skate decks, and Vinylmation.
About the new …

For the second year in a row, Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World Resort will be holding a special Benefit Sale to help the Heart of Florida United Way, an organization dedicated to providing health and social services to the Central Florida community.
The sale will offer exclusive discounts of 25% off select merchandise at Downtown Disney retailers, as well as doorbuster prizes and much more. The stores where you’ll be able to save include World of Disney, Tren-D, Team Mickey, Disney Days of Christmas, Once Upon A Toy, Disney Pin …

While a fixture at Downtown Disney for several years now, Disney has announced that Happy Haunting, a two day free trick-or-treating event at the Central Florida resort, has been discontinued. The event typically took place October 30 and 31, but Zoraya Suarez, a Disney World media relations manager, said that due to overcrowding the event no longer offers a good guest experience.
If you’re disappointed about the change, rest assured that Downtown Disney will still be getting into the spirit of the season. Restaurants will offer special fall menu items, and …

Irish group Na Fianna will be appearing nightly at Downtown Disney’s Raglan Road now through October 1.
The four-man group performs mostly traditional Irish music.  Well known in Ireland, the band catapulted to fame after participating in the televised “All-Ireland Talent Show.”  Na Fianna placed second, beating out 6,000 competitors for the position.
If you’d like to see this talented group of young men, you should hurry in.  They’ll be playing at the Walt Disney World Irish pub Monday-Thursday at 7 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.  This weekend, they’ll …

In preparation for the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, which takes place from September 30 to November 13, several Downtown Disney restaurants are planning special dinners and cooking demonstrations to coincide with the annual event.
Fulton’s Crab House will be running a cooking demonstration on October 1 at 1 p.m., teaching guests how to cook pan-seared wild Alaska king salmon. Their signature dinner will be held November 2 at 7 p.m. and cost $150 per person. Meanwhile, Portobello will hold their own cooking demonstrations on October 7 at 1 p.m. …