lettripp
06-01-2011, 07:53 PM
I know many of you visited it during the Intercot "meet" recently, but I wanted to share my experience at the Disney Store in TImes Square today. It is the second time I've been in since it opened... the first time, however, there was a construction wall up and many of the cool features were not operating yet.
Today, I took 27 students from my school's drama club to New York to see a show on Broadway. As we were meandering before curtain, I suggested a trip in the store. To give some background, I teach in an inner city school in Connecticut. Many of my kids have never been outside of their hometown, never mind out of the state. Maybe the fact that many of them may not make it to Disney in the new future made this experience even more magical...
Seeing kids get excited over the plushes of their favorite characters was exciting enough, but when the kids pulled me this way and that to see things like the Magic Mirrors in the back, and the magical trees... I was thrilled that they got to experience such splendor. As soon as Hannah Montana wound up on the big screen, the girls lined up and danced and sang with her. On the way out, the kids go to "save TInkerbelle" and were more excited than I've ever seen some of them since I've had the privilege to teach them. We stood and watched the fireworks on the walls while kids made their final purchases.
It is truly a magical store and if you are ever in the area, I HIGHLY recommend checking it out :mickey:
Today, I took 27 students from my school's drama club to New York to see a show on Broadway. As we were meandering before curtain, I suggested a trip in the store. To give some background, I teach in an inner city school in Connecticut. Many of my kids have never been outside of their hometown, never mind out of the state. Maybe the fact that many of them may not make it to Disney in the new future made this experience even more magical...
Seeing kids get excited over the plushes of their favorite characters was exciting enough, but when the kids pulled me this way and that to see things like the Magic Mirrors in the back, and the magical trees... I was thrilled that they got to experience such splendor. As soon as Hannah Montana wound up on the big screen, the girls lined up and danced and sang with her. On the way out, the kids go to "save TInkerbelle" and were more excited than I've ever seen some of them since I've had the privilege to teach them. We stood and watched the fireworks on the walls while kids made their final purchases.
It is truly a magical store and if you are ever in the area, I HIGHLY recommend checking it out :mickey: