The Disney Store – Cardiff

i wont lie to you, this place terrifies me.
Too many fluffy eyes following you round and fake smiles. The songs pour out loudly and freakishly you’ll end up at least humming them if not singing them out loud for the rest of the day.
Of course, life is not complete without a fluffy Mickey or Pluto but seriously i would order one on line other than put yourself through the mayhem that is the Disney store.
Always filled with buggies and children throwing themselves to the floor out of sheer panic that Mammy wont buy the life size whoever because it freaks Mammy out too. I recognise ‘the look’
Anyway much like Paris or Florida, Disney is not cheap and the only thing you’ll get for under a fiver is a shaped rubber or a non sharpened pencil (hate that!)
So, take dosh people.
Of course, i’d love to let the inner child out of me and gasp at the wonder that is Disney but, as a child i hated Disney Land shunning the place for a working farm down the road, so, i suppose old habits don’t die young!
If your a fan you’ll love it, however if your like me, a bit of a wimp and tight as a ducks arse, you’ll hate it. Like Marmite i think.

No town would be complete without a Disney Store! The Disney store brings back all those memories to me of the stuffed Disney characters from my favourite Disney films. Having visited the new store in St David’s 2 all those feelings came rushing back to me. Although, I did prevent buying another soft toy as my bed at home is already covered with my girlfriend’s soft toys.
The Disney Store is a happy store. It’s a bright store where Hollister could take its tips. Even though I’m a 21 year old male I can’t help but smile and play with all the toys when I walk in. Last time I went I looked at all the toys they had from Toy Story 3. I felt like a child again looking at ‘lots o huggin bear’ and smelling that strawberry scent he had. As well as all the modern Disney films they do have all the classics and the toys to go with them. But as you probably expect the Disney Store is pricey when you add up all those precious items you want, but if you don’t mind spending too much then this is definitely place to go to.
The Disney Store is a bright and vibrant place filled with colourful products and happy, cheerful staff members who are always a delight to talk too.

Like their cartoons The Disney Store is a celebration of colour and characters. I’ve often wondered how a colour blind person would see this shop.
I recenrtly popped in here to buy a gift for a friends daughter and there is no limit t othe amount of option I had (well obviously there was a limit, like there is to most things excluding time). In fact I had option paralysis. I’d prefered it if they had one product for 5 year old girls and I would have been in and out as fast as Buzz Lightyear… does something very fast. Anyhow thanks to the kind help of the shop staff I purchased a nice little tinkerbell outfit and I got the same for my friends daughter too.

The Disney store has recently moved from St Davids, the original arcade through to St Davids 2. This shop is still rather large, if not larger. I really hate Disney, at least I think I do, I do seem to avoid it like the plague. I don’t think I’m an evil person, I like cats and other fluffy creatures, it’s just fluffy cinema can bore me.
I suppose it is a good place to go if you want to buy a gift for someone who is a fan of fluffy cinema or is 10 years old, but I don’t think these people generally exist in my friendship group.
This store is naturally vibrant and full of things to squish. Amongst the designer stores of Cardiff, it is nice to see a classic shop that has been around for a while, I can’t really see myself going in here though I’m afraid, but I’m sure for every one of me, there are a billion Disney fans who will enjoy it.

This really is the shop that every kid must dream about.
I love Disney, so when I am looking for a birthday present for anybody under the age of 10 this is where I go.
This shop in particular has a fantastic range of product and at the minute they have gone Toy Story mad!
Everything in the store is so colourful and vibrant which makes it a great place for babies and toddlers alike!
They do not just sell toys in the shop they also sell, limited clothing, swimwear and some of the best Tinkerbell stationary I have ever seen.
It is amazing how many college students head here before term starts to find a new pencil case!
Top Top– If your looking for a bargain head to the back of the store as that is where they display there reduced items!

I love this store because of all its bright colours and wonderful soft toys and fairy tale things, it is like the shop is a whole fairy tale world of its own. Some items are great cheaper prices such as mugs; small soft toys, cups, plates, bowls, key rings, purses, jewellery, writing paper, some stationary, note books, some photo albums, and diaries for the year or personal, and secret lockable diaries.
You can get a range of DVDs from this shop; beautiful ornaments, dressing up costumes, T-​shirts, dressing gowns, Pyjamas, slippers, and other items alike. You can also get nearly; if not all of these items and a few more similar products themed with certain films or as certain characters and they can be personalized with your name on them.
Your children will just simply adore this shop and will find that everything becomes attractive to touch and fascinating to look at. Some items are better priced than others. The staff are at hand to be ready and rearing to help you out if you should so need any help. It can become very busy and crowded within this shop though so I do warn you about that.
I do recommend it to all…

Anna mentioned an embarrassing confession of hers regarding The Disney Store in Cardiff. She collects Eeyores. All told, that’s not that much of an embarrassing confession. How about this? Every time I’m in the Disney Store, whether I’ve been dragged along by a friend, or I need to purchase a gift for someone, I end up walking around and leaving all your favourite characters in disturbing and compromising positions because I find it childishly funny to do so.
I know; I’m an eight year old. I wouldn’t hold it against them if the staff had orders to shoot me on sight by now. But it’s the only way I can stand being in that store. The Disney machine terrifies me; the colourful cartoon characters transformed into brightly-​painted, cash-​generating piñatas. Seeing the sheer amount of merchandise on offer worries me; I get the horrible feeling that Disney have long ago discovered how to weaponise dreams, so I feel I have to subvert this as much as I can before the capitalistic monstrosity buys us all.
… polemic aside, the Disney Store is brightly lit and very colourful, ensuring any jaunt passed it with a child in tow is going to be very quickly ended with a scream high enough to assassinate neighbourhood dogs should you not go inside straight away. They have our children. We are next.

This is a fantastic shop sure to excite people of any age. Good products for many different tastes.

Embarrassing confession time. I am a collector of Eeyore’s, you know the donkey from Winnie the Pooh. It started as a teenager and has been made slightly worse by this new Disney shop, so much so my boyfriend picked me up and carried me out the other week!
Anyway this is a rather big shop, not quite the size of the London one but bigger than we used to have. The choice is obviously bigger with a whole load of cuddly toys and cute stuff that makes me consider having a baby!
I like that the staff are big kids themselves and lets face it, its takes a bigger person than me to wear a character outfit and prance about all day. This is the way all toy shops should be.