The Disney Frontier Blog

I’m in Las Vegas this week and had the chance to go to the Disney Character Warehouse Outlet Store. I knew it was different from the Disney Stores found in many malls, but I was amazed at the differences. The Disney Stores are owned and run by the Children’s Place. The Disney Character Warehouses are owned and run by Asset Management and Sales. The Disney Stores feature merchandised designed for retail stores. The Character Warehouses feature merchandise directly from Disney parks.

Much of the merchandise there today was from the 50th celebration. This merchandise is to outdated to sell in the parks, but is still great for enthusiast and collectors. And the pricing was awesome. I saw Mickey polo shirts for $9.99 and hats for $4.99. They had Disney Pins, plushes, costumes, autograph books, and much more.

There are only a handful of these stores around. You can find a complete listing on AMS’ site.

I’m excited about my new acquisition. Yesterday, I received my new – its hard to call anything made in 1958 new – Disneyland Park Map. I bought it off of eBay for under $10. It also came with a summer schedule brochure that included the times for the fireworks display and on the back describes which park ticket book would be best for you and your family (more about park tickets).

Here is the image from the original ebay auction:

I am completely amazed at the quality. No extra folds or tears. The paper feels nice in the hands. I couldn’t have expected more. I have already framed the map and now just have to decide where to hang it. I framed it in a frame that would allow you to see both sides as the back side contains all the extras on a park map like restaurant and land descriptions. Here is a picture in the frame (sorry for the quality of the picture):