Archive for March, 2011

Everything Goofy – even the prices!

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Over the last years the resort has considerably changed its merchandising policy. In the meantime new products are rolled out more or less constantly year-round. This also means that most of the times there are some products to be discontinued and therefore offered at a discounted price – a great way for guests to reduce the costs for souvenirs a bit.

While “sales” and “special offer” signs were set up at the according merchandise displays the goods themselves - if at all – received only a rather simple additional red “special offer” tag. This seems to have changed as recently round red extra tags were spotted featuring Goofy and the bilingual statement “Goofy Price” and “Prix Dingo” – which in English respectively French is a common description for prices so low that they are already a little bit crazy or … well … goofy!

Construction at both ends

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

From the construction at one end of the Disney Village (the future Earl of Sandwich restaurant facing toward Lake Disney) we are heading straight to the other end of the Disney Village to take a look at the construction for the building that will become the new “face” that shall attract regular day-time guests to head into the Village after a day in the parks. However, the construction in front of the huge Gaumont multiplex cinema structure has not yet as far progressed as the Earl of Sandwich… (more…)

The Earl’s Panorama View

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Already prior to Christmas the concrete walls on the back of the future Earl of Sandwich restaurant in the Disney Village went vertical. Now the framework for the restaurant’s floors, the actual upper floors and the roof have been put in place as well. In addition the metall structure for the characteristic turret at the rounded front corner has been put in place. Currently the metall beams are in the process of being covered with special flame retardant foam coating. (more…)

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