[KentB3]

I am now working on my list of shops and restaurants for my Disney Studios theme park, in my proposed Disney theme park resort I created and posted here. This is what I have so far:

Restaurants:

1.) Annette's: Once again, Annette's is a tribute to Annette Funicello and her movies, TV shows and appearances, as well as her musical recordings and her life in general. The restaurant will be deisgned like a combination 1950's soda/malt shop (complete with black & white checkered floors) and Planet Hollywood, but focusing on Annette and her career instead of the time period like 50's Prime-Time Café at Disney-MGM, since the 1950's only covered a small part of her career in the entertainment industry! The dining hall will be adorned with various Annette Funicello-related items and memorabilia, and TV sets will be placed at each table/booth much like 50's Prime-Time Café-- but showing segments from Annette's TV and motion picture appearances. The menu will include sort of what you'd find somewhere like Planet Hollywood or Ruby Tuesday, but also with a large percentage of Italian dishes (obviously!) on the menu. A must would be Italian Cheesecake with ricotta for the dessert menu, which was concocted by Annette's mother, Virginia Funicello, herself! This bit of trivia comes from The Official Mickey Mouse Club Book by Lorraine Santoli

2.) Backlot Express
3.) Dinosaur Gertie's: Ice Cream of Extinction
4.) Fairfax Market: Similar to it's California Adventure counterpart at Hollywood Pictures Backlot, the Fairfax Market offfers a healthy selection of fresh fruit, vegetables, and soft drinks; for guests who want a guilt-free snack!

5.) Holllywood Brown Derby
6.) Hollywood & Vine: Similar to its Disney-MGM counterpart, Hollywood & Vine also features a character lunch buffet from 11:30am to 2:45pm; with Minnie, Daisy (both wearing Hollywood Starlet outfits), Goofy (in a gangster outfit), Pluto, Chip and Dale.

7.) In the Wings Restaurant: Contrary to popular belief, En Coulisse does not mean In Slide in English, but In the Wings! Confirmation came from WDWMagic's WeirdOne! Similar to the Walt Disney Studios En Coulisse Restaurant in Paris, In the Wings Restaurant is themed to a movie set backstage area, with immense façades on the exterior resembling a large, colorful movie set! Once again, the restaurant's decor inside will give customers the impression of a behind-the-scenes look at a movie set and discovering the secrets of the movie supposedly being shot here! This counter service restaurant seats 670 people on two floors, offering a stunning view over Hollywood Boulevard!

8.) Planet Gonzo: This Muppets-themed counter service restaurant is basically a spoof of Planet Hollywood, supposedly owned by Gonzo. Planet Gonzo sits in the Muppets-themed land with The Great Muppet Movie Ride, Muppet*Vision 3-D, and Rizzo's Prop and Pawn Shop (which I'll get to in my list of shops).

9.) Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater: Basically, this is similar to the restaurant at Disney-MGM. However, some of the film clips shown onscreen may be different from Disney-MGM's restaurant.

10.) Soundstage Restaurant
11.) Starring Rolls Café: This is a bakery/restaurant serving fresh baked rolls, pasteries, muffins, crossants, plus much more; much like its Disney-MGM countrepart.

12.) Studio Catering Company

13.) Sunset Confectionery: a sweet shop selling candy, cookies, fudge, caramel appels, and other snack treats; plus M&M plush toys!

14.) Toluca Legs Turkey Company: selling turkey legs, as well as french fries, foot-long hot dogs, baked potatoes with toppings, and soft pretzels.

15.) Toy Story Pizza Planet Arcade: This is basically a video arcade which also serves pizza and other foods, similar to its Disney-MGM counterpart.


Shops:

1.) American Film Institute Showcase Store

2.) Ariel's Nautical Treasures: Themed to the treasure cave inside Ariel's home in The Little Mermaid, this shop offers a wide variety of merchandise featuring Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder, and friends; along with other nautical/ocean-themed items, such as bathing suits, beach balls, surfboards, towels; among other things! Ariel's Treasures is located in the Animation Courtyard.

3.) Cover Story: This is a small area located just through Tha Darkroom, where guests can have their picture placed on the front cover of a large choice of popular magazines; such as Life, Cosmpolitan, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, Time; and of course, Disney Magazine! Costumes and appropriate accessories are provided by the shop.

4.) Crossroads of the World: I know Disney-MGM has this, but it seems like an especially appropriate shop for this theme park to me! Located in the middle of the entrance plaza, Crossroads of the World sells pins, some sovernirs, and guidemaps. This is also the place to stop if you'll need to rent a locker

5.) The Darkroom
6.) Disney Studio Store
7.) The Disney Vault: which is basically a store full of Disney videos and DVD's, as Disney-themed musical CD's, video games, and computer CD-Rom games and programs; such as Walt Disney World Explorer and even my yet-unnamed Disney theme park resort Explorer for that matter!

8) Gone Hollywood: This boutique parodies the shopping styles of Hollywood's rich and famous, where you'll find what is hot and current in Hollywood's merchandise; such as at-home spa and sleepover kits, costumes, and over-the-top cosmetics and accessories! This is basically the same as the Gone Hollywood shop at Disney's California Adventure.

9) In Character: This is basically a Disney-themed costume store, with costumes of various Disney characters for both children and adults!

10.) The Looney Bin: Located between the Backstage Studio Tour and
Special Effects and Production Tour, this shop features lots of Roger Rabbit merchandise and gag gifts, as well as hands-on fun in the form of props from the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)!

11.) Mickey's of Hollywood
12.) Mickey Mouse Club Store: Located next to Annette's, The Mickey Mouse Club Store sells a wide variety of merchandise related to the classic 1955-59 TV series Mickey Mouse Club, as well as merchandise from, the lesser-known 1977-79 and 1989-95 runs of the Mickey Mouse Club. Merchandise includes books, clothing, CD's, videos, DVD's, and other sovenirs. This is also the place to get the ever-famous "mouse ears" hats, which originated on the Mickey Mouse Club! Other Disney-related hats; such as the Donald Duck, Goofy, and Peter Pan hats sold inside the Disney theme parks; can be purchased here as well!

13.) Off the Page: Located adjacent to The Magic of Disney Animation, Off the Page features various Disney animation-related items; such a cels, limited-edition prints, figurines, and a large selection of books about Disney history, art, and especially animation!

14.) On Broadway: a shop selling various Broadway, stage, and theater-themed merchandise, sovernirs, and memorabilia

15.) Once Upon a Time: The exterior of this shop replicates the Carthay Circle Theatre in Hollywood, where Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in 1937. This shop specializes in holiday items, with an emphasis on Christmas. For a fee, a Disney artist will customize a character sketch for you.

16.) Pixar Store: This shop sells toys, clothing, videos, and other Pixar-related sovernirs from movies such as A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc., and Toy Story. The Pixar Store is located in the Animation Courtyard.

17.) Pluto's Toy Palace
18.) Rizzo's Prop and Pawn Shop: This wares at this wacky gift shop reflect the Muppets' irreverent sense of humor. Clothes, toys, aand souvenirs featuring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie, and other familiar Muppets are for sale here. Rizzo's Prop and Pawn Shop is located in the Muppets-themed area alongside The Great Muppet Movie Ride, Muppet*Vision 3-D, and Planet Gonzo.

19.)Tinseltown Jewlers: which sells a large selection of jewelry and character-watches (mostly Mickey Mouse watches), including limited-edition pieces of jewelry and pocket watches. A Disney artist can customize character watches on the spot!

20.) Top Hat Pharmacy: I was seriously considering a shop modeled after Schwab's Drugstore, where Hollywood legend says Lana Turner was discovered! Turns out not only that Universal Studios Orlando has a Schwab's Pharmacy, but Lana Turner wasn't even discovered at Schwab's at all; she was actually discovered at Top Hat Café, across from Hollywood High! This information came from Lana Turner's Official website, no less!:

http://www.cmgww.com/stars/turner/biography.html

Upon combining legend with reality, I came up with the name Top Hat Pharmacy. I decided on a drugstore since I already have enough restaurants as is, and people are more familiar with the drugstore story anyway! Top Hat will sell merchandise similar to Celebrity 5 & 10 at Disney-MGM; such as lamps, candles, aprons, bath items, and Mickey ice cube trays, plus items that can be personalized! Some drug store items are sold here as well, especially items that might be needed for park guests; such as over-the-counter headache, sinus, cough, and heartburn remidies, Band-Aids, Neosporin and other topical ointments, and Dramanine-- especially for guests itent on spending the whole day on rides such as Twilight Zone Tower of Terror! In addition, there's an drug store snack counter selling; among other things, fountain sodas, egg creams, and various other snack one might except to find from an old-fashioned drug store counter like this one!

21.) Tower of Terror Shop
22.) Traders of Endor (next to Star Tours)
23.) Villians in Vogue: This shop sells sovenirs, toys, and clothing faeturing your favorite Disney Villians, and is located adjacent to the yet-unnamed Disney Villians indoor roller coaster, which is similar to Rock&Roller Coaster at Disney-MGM.

24) Walk of Fame: a Hollywood/Celebrity Memorabilia shop similar to Sid Cahuenga's One-Of-A-Kind, but considerably larger and with more of an emphasis on Hollywood and the entertainment industry and slightly less on the One-Of-A-Kind theme! Sid's 1-of-a-Kind at Disney-MGM is a small shop within the entrance plaza, as far as I know.

25.) The Writer's Stop: Since I added Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater, I decided to throw in it's accompanying shop as well! This cozy nook has fresh brewed coffee and other beverages such as hot chocolate and soft drinks; as well as
CD's, sovenirs, and a small selection of reading material-- plus snacks such as fresh-baked cookies!

26.) a shop selling comic books (including old comic books which are real collectors items!) and movie/TV related magazines, similar to the now-gone Lakeside Newsstand formerly at Disney-MGM

27.) a shop selling period and/or retro-clothing from eras gone by; such as the Renaissance, Old West, 1920's through 1970's, etc.

I'm also thinking of a shop to put alongside Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular. Disney-MGM has Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost, which I have in my MK park by Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull. Not sure it 2 of the same store would work at all, and I can't think of anything else to accompany the Indy Stunt Shop. Also, my location for Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost is quite small, slightly larger than Disneyland's store in their Adventureland; both across from each park's respective Indiana Jones rides! At Disney-MGM, they have Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost near the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular (which I also have at my Disney Studios theme park!), and apparently a much larger store, at least judging from the Disney-MGM map! I'm not sure if my Adventureland Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost is large enough, and still uncertain about what to do about adding a similar shop near Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular. I was considering having different types of merchandise at each store,but not sure how to arrange this. Any ideas so far?

I may add a few more shops and restaurants. If so, I'll try to come up with a number or originals, to help differentiate my park! If anyone has questions, comments, and/or suggestions, please feel free to post!

[KentB3]

I have made a few revisions to my lists of shops and restaurants for my Disney Studios theme park. Here is what I now have:


Restaurants:

1.) Annette's: Annette's is a tribute to Annette Funicello and her movies, TV shows and appearances, as well as her musical recordings and her life in general. The restaurant will be deisgned like a combination 1950's soda/malt shop (complete with black & white checkered floors) and Planet Hollywood, but focusing on Annette and her career instead of the time period like 50's Prime-Time Café at Disney-MGM, since the 1950's only covered a small part of her career in the entertainment industry! The dining hall will be adorned with various Annette Funicello-related items and memorabilia, and TV sets will be placed at each table/booth much like 50's Prime-Time Café-- but showing segments from Annette's TV and motion picture appearances. The menu will include sort of what you'd find somewhere like Planet Hollywood or Ruby Tuesday, but also with a large percentage of Italian dishes (obviously!) on the menu. A must would be Italian Cheesecake with ricotta for the dessert menu, which was concocted by Annette's mother, Virginia Funicello, herself! This bit of trivia comes from The Official Mickey Mouse Club Book by Lorraine Santoli

Oddly enough, I recently discovered that Disneyland Paris has a restaurant called Annette's, but theirs is only a 1950's Diner bearing no relation to Annette Funicello and her career, except in name only! Very much unlike the restaurant I planned for my Disney Studios theme park.

Now that we've discussed the restaurant Annette's, let's get to a more serious subject. This is a wish I would like to make for the opening of my proposed Disney theme park resort I designed, if/when Disney ever actually builds this park. (hopefully!) My wish is that a cure for MS will be found by the theme park resort's opening day, or that at least her MS symptoms will go into remission, so that Annette Funicello would be able to appear at and enjoy my new Disney theme park resort as well as the restaurant I deisgned in her honor! Even if my Disney theme park never gets built, I still would like to have the same occur sometime very soon!

2.) Backlot Express
3.) Dinosaur Gertie's: Ice Cream of Extinction
4.) Fairfax Market: Similar to it's California Adventure counterpart at Hollywood Pictures Backlot, the Fairfax Market offfers a healthy selection of fresh fruit, vegetables, and soft drinks; for guests who want a guilt-free snack!

5.) Holllywood Brown Derby
6.) Hollywood & Vine: Similar to its Disney-MGM counterpart, Hollywood & Vine also features a character lunch buffet from 11:30am to 2:45pm; with Minnie, Daisy (both wearing Hollywood Starlet outfits), Goofy (in a gangster outfit), Pluto, Chip and Dale.

7.) In the Wings Restaurant: Contrary to popular belief, En Coulisse does not mean In Slide in English, but In the Wings! Similar to the Walt Disney Studios En Coulisse Restaurant in Paris, In the Wings Restaurant is themed to a movie set backstage area, with immense façades on the exterior resembling a large, colorful movie set! Once again, the restaurant's decor inside will give customers the impression of a behind-the-scenes look at a movie set and discovering the secrets of the movie supposedly being shot here! This counter service restaurant seats 670 people on two floors, offering a stunning view over Hollywood Boulevard!

8.) Planet Gonzo: This Muppets-themed restaurant is basically a spoof of Planet Hollywood, supposedly owned by Gonzo. Planet Gonzo sits in the Muppets-themed land with The Great Muppet Movie Ride, Muppet*Vision 3-D, and Rizzo's Prop and Pawn Shop (which I'll get to in my list of shops).

9.) Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater: Basically, this is similar to the restaurant at Disney-MGM. However, some of the film clips shown onscreen may be different from Disney-MGM's restaurant.

10.) Soundstage Restaurant
11.) Starring Rolls Café: This is a bakery/restaurant serving fresh baked rolls, pasteries, muffins, crossants, plus much more; much like its Disney-MGM countrepart.

12.) Studio Catering Company
13.) Sunset Confectionery: a sweet shop selling candy, cookies, fudge, caramel appels, and other snack treats; plus M&M plush toys!

14.) Toluca Legs Turkey Company: selling turkey legs, as well as french fries, foot-long hot dogs, baked potatoes with toppings, and soft pretzels.

15.) Toy Story Pizza Planet Arcade: This is basically a video arcade which also serves pizza and other foods, similar to its Disney-MGM counterpart.

Here is my list of shops from my Disney Studios theme park:

1.) American Film Institute Showcase Shop
2.) Ariel's Nautical Treasures: Themed to the treasure cave inside Ariel's home in The Little Mermaid, this shop offers a wide variety of merchandise featuring Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder, and friends; along with other nautical/ocean-themed items, such as bathing suits, beach balls, surfboards, towels; among other things! Ariel's Treasures is located in the Animation Courtyard.

3.) Cover Story: This is a small area located just through Tha Darkroom, where guests can have their picture placed on the front cover of a large choice of popular magazines; such as Life, Cosmpolitan, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, Time; and of course, Disney Magazine! Costumes and appropriate accessories are provided by the shop.

4.) Crossroads of the World: I know Disney-MGM has this, but it seems like an especially appropriate shop for this theme park to me! Located in the middle of the entrance plaza, Crossroads of the World sells pins, some sovernirs, and guidemaps. This is also the place to stop if you'll need to rent a locker

5.) The Darkroom

6.) Days Gone By Vintage Clothing: which is a shop selling period, vintage and/or retro-clothing from eras gone by; such as the Renaissance, Old West, 1920's through 1970's, etc.

7.) Disney Studio Store
8.) The Disney Vault: which is basically a store full of Disney videos and DVD's, as Disney-themed musical CD's, video games, and computer CD-Rom games and programs; such as Walt Disney World Explorer and even my yet-unnamed Disney theme park resort Explorer for that matter!

9.) Gone Hollywood: This boutique parodies the shopping styles of Hollywood's rich and famous, where you'll find what is hot and current in Hollywood's merchandise; such as at-home spa and sleepover kits, costumes, and over-the-top cosmetics and accessories! This is basically the same as the Gone Hollywood shop at Disney's California Adventure.

10.) In Character: This is basically a Disney-themed costume store, with costumes of various Disney characters for both children and adults!

11.) Indiana Jones Outpost Take 2: This shop near the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular show offers basically the same merchandise as Indiana Jones Adventure, but with more of an emphasis on movie-related merchandise such as videos, DVD's, movie fan magazines. Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost, across from Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull ride in my MK-like park's Adventureland, sells the same merchandise, but emphasizes toys, clothing, hats, sovernirs, and other nic-nacs and has less of the merchandise that Outpost Take 2 emphasizes mentioned above!

12.) The Looney Bin: Located between the Backstage Studio Tour and Special Effects and Production Tour, this shop features lots of Roger Rabbit merchandise and gag gifts, as well as hands-on fun in the form of props from the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)!

13.) Mickey's of Hollywood
14.) Mickey Mouse Club Store: Located next to Annette's, The Mickey Mouse Club Store sells a wide variety of merchandise related to the classic 1955-59 TV series Mickey Mouse Club, as well as merchandise from, the lesser-known 1977-79 and 1989-95 runs of the Mickey Mouse Club. Merchandise includes books, clothing, CD's, videos, DVD's, and other sovenirs. This is also the place to get the ever-famous "mouse ears" hats, which originated on the Mickey Mouse Club! Other Disney-related hats; such as the Donald Duck, Goofy, and Peter Pan hats sold inside the Disney theme parks; can be purchased here as well!

15.) Off the Page: Located adjacent to The Magic of Disney Animation, Off the Page features various Disney animation-related items; such a cels, limited-edition prints, figurines, and a large selection of books about Disney history, art, and especially animation!

16.) On Broadway: a shop selling various Broadway, stage, and theater-themed merchandise, sovernirs, and memorabilia

17.) Once Upon a Time: The exterior of this shop replicates the Carthay Circle Theatre in Hollywood, where Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in 1937. This shop specializes in holiday items, with an emphasis on Christmas. For a fee, a Disney artist will customize a character sketch for you.

18.) Pixar Store: This shop sells toys, clothing, videos, and other Pixar-related sovernirs from movies such as A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc., and Toy Story. The Pixar Store is located in the Animation Courtyard.

19.) Pluto's Toy Palace
20.) Rizzo's Prop and Pawn Shop: This wares at this wacky gift shop reflect the Muppets' irreverent sense of humor. Clothes, toys, aand souvenirs featuring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie, and other familiar Muppets are for sale here. Rizzo's Prop and Pawn Shop is located in the Muppets-themed area alongside The Great Muppet Movie Ride, Muppet*Vision 3-D, and Planet Gonzo.

21.) Tinseltown Jewlers: which sells a large selection of jewelry and character-watches (mostly Mickey Mouse watches), including limited-edition pieces of jewelry and pocket watches. A Disney artist can customize character watches on the spot!

22.) Top Hat Pharmacy: I was seriously considering a shop modeled after Schwab's Drugstore, where Hollywood legend says Lana Turner was discovered! Turns out not only that Universal Studios Orlando has a Schwab's Pharmacy, but Lana Turner wasn't even discovered at Schwab's at all; she was actually discovered at Top Hat Café, across from Hollywood High! This information came from Lana Turner's Official website, no less!:

http://www.cmgww.com/stars/turner/biography.html

Upon combining legend with reality, I came up with the name Top Hat Pharmacy. I decided on a drugstore since I already have enough restaurants as is, and people are more familiar with the drugstore story anyway! Top Hat will sell merchandise similar to Celebrity 5 & 10 at Disney-MGM; such as lamps, candles, aprons, bath items, and Mickey ice cube trays, plus items that can be personalized! Some drug store items are sold here as well, especially items that might be needed for park guests; such as over-the-counter headache, sinus, cough, and heartburn remidies, Band-Aids, Neosporin and other topical ointments, and Dramanine-- especially for guests itent on spending the whole day on rides such as Twilight Zone Tower of Terror! In addition, there's an drug store snack counter selling; among other things, fountain sodas, egg creams, and various other snack one might except to find from an old-fashioned drug store counter like this one!

23.) Tower of Terror Shop
24.) Traders of Endor (next to Star Tours)
25.) Villians in Vogue: This shop sells sovenirs, toys, and clothing faeturing your favorite Disney Villians, and is located adjacent to the yet-unnamed Disney Villians indoor roller coaster, which is similar to Rock&Roller Coaster at Disney-MGM.

26.) Walk of Fame: a Hollywood/Celebrity Memorabilia shop similar to Sid Cahuenga's One-Of-A-Kind, but considerably larger and with more of an emphasis on Hollywood and the entertainment industry and slightly less on the One-Of-A-Kind theme! Sid's 1-of-a-Kind at Disney-MGM is a small shop within the entrance plaza, as far as I know.

27.) The Writer's Stop: Since I added Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater, I decided to throw in it's accompanying shop as well! This cozy nook has fresh brewed coffee and other beverages such as hot chocolate and soft drinks; as well as CD's, sovenirs, and a small selection of reading material-- plus snacks such as fresh-baked cookies!

28.) a shop selling comic books (including old comic books which are real collectors items!) and movie/TV related magazines, similar to the now-gone Lakeside Newsstand formerly at Disney-MGM


If anyone have questions, comments, and/or suggestions, please feel free to post!

[KentB3]

I don't seem to be getting any feedback here yet, so please try to LMK what you think if anyone has questions, comments, and/or suggestions about the shops and restaurants in my Disney Studios theme park!

[KentB3]

I'm STILL not getting any feedback here yet, so please try to LMK what you think if anyone has questions, comments, and/or suggestions about the shops and restaurants in my Disney Studios theme park!

[JEANY031]

i really want the house of mouse in the theme park if i want to see this happends

[KentB3]

Originally Posted by JEANY031

i really want the house of mouse in the theme park if i want to see this happends

House of Mouse sounds like a fun idea! Problem is, getting ALL the Disney characters inside the restaurant/theater at the same time, if even possible!