Today's post features an item that I am very pleased to see being sold at Walt Disney World. I've always been a fan of the vintage Mickey Mouse WDW t-shirt (pictured below) and have told my friends ad nauseum that if Disney were to re-release that design, it would sell like hot cakes. Well, that very event has occurred and it looks like I was right.
As you can see, the new design (left) is very similar to the vintage one. Disney World has had an influx of retro merch over the past couple years and it has proved to be very popular amongst fanatics. However, this "new retro" shirt has broke the mold. At the very affordable price of $14.95, Disney has mixed fashion, simplicity, and savings. The amount of Guests wearing it at the parks is incredible. You can't go a day at the park without seeing one.
What's more, it's sold in a variety of different colors. I don't even have all the colors pictured in this post. What I've noticed a lot of families doing is they all buy the shirt, but each member has chosen a different color.
While I may have reservations about "new retro," I do feel that Disney has done something remarkable with this line of shirts. The only problem I have with it is that I can't figure out what has more to do with its success; price or style.Either way, this is a great product and a hopeful glimpse into the future of WDW merchandise.
5 comments:
On my last visit, I too was amazed at how many people were wearing these shirts. Now the Resort just needs to go back to using its good, old logotype.
It looks like Disney may finally be listening to the requests to improve the merchandise mix available at Disney parks.
Now if they will just continue this trend and come out with adult-oriented Tigger clothing like they used to have, then we'll have a win-win all around.
Wow, I love that old logo look. I really need to get some of these on my next trip but I am sure they are not cheap. - Steve
Where can you buy the shirts at WDW?
they are sold at every major wdw merchandise location.
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