Favorite from Downtown Disney Opening New Location at Disney World

Disney Springs at Walt Disney World is undergoing many changes, including the openings of a new Christmas pop-up store, a playground for adults, and a specialty hand pie shop. Another change is on the way.

An established tenant of Downtown Disney at Disneyland Resort in California is opening a new location at Disney Springs at Disney World in Florida. We have details on what to expect from this venture. Mickey Visit brings you the latest Disney news and planning resources, including a change to a popular Disney World ride and 8 new Disney rides opening in the next year.

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New Disney Springs Merchandise Location

Disney Springs sign

Downtown Disney at Disneyland Resort and Disney Springs at Disney World both function as their respective destination’s shopping and dining centers with dozens of stores and restaurants. Many of these establishments are third-party tenants, not owned by Disney, that bring their own distinct flair to the Disney experience.

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Some of these businesses, like Earl of Sandwich, operate locations in both Downtown Disney and Disney Springs. Another tenant will follow suit, already having a presence in California and soon expanding to Florida.

Kawaii Slime Company will open a new merchandise location at Disney Springs following its successful spot at Downtown Disney.

Slime products
Photo via Disney

Kawaii Slime’s California Disney location is a merchandise cart. It’s not yet known if its Florida counterpart will likewise be a cart or an actual store. The new location will reside on the Marketplace side of Disney Springs. An opening date or timeframe has not been announced.

The brand revealed the news with an animated social media video showing one of its mascots, the octopus-like Shelly, flying on a plane departing from California and landing in Florida, excited to bring “more smiles” and “more magic” with Kawaii Slime Company.

Kawaii animation
Images via Kawaii Slime Company

Kawaii Slime is a woman-owned toy company branded around the traditional aesthetic of kawaii, which means “cute” in Japanese.

Some of their slimes include:

  • Strawberry Milk Glossy Slime
  • Fuwa Fuwa Time Icee Cloud Slime
  • Meadow Bear Cloud Slime
  • You’re Toad-ally Awesome Clear Slime

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Concept art for store exterior
Concept art via Disney

Elsewhere in Disney Springs, the new Hallmark Holiday Pop-Up store will open on October 7 for a limited time. The shop celebrates the release of Hallmark’s first Christmas movie filmed in Disney World, Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True.

Earlier this year, Level99 opened at Disney Springs as a “playground for adults” with larger-than-life physical activities and a two-story bar. Six Ravens also opened, a hand pie shop from the creators of the popular Gideon’s Bakehouse cookie shop.

Top photo via Mariah Wild / Disney.

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