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Howdy all you muppetfans.
I have the distinction of working at the "muppets" store at the Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World, FL (It's called Stage One Co. Store, if anyone cares), and I've been appropriated by my manager to take a sort of informal poll. Now that Disney owns the classic muppets (and the thought makes me shudder just as much as most of you), we hope to be able to develop some new product, particularly now while 70's and 80's memorabilia is so hot. I can't promise ANYTHING, since people on my level do not make these decisions, but it has occasionally proven useful to pass on information to the product development team about what people are looking for. It can take months, sometimes years, but now and then, they listen. (For example: over a year after being pulled from the store because he "didn't sell", Bean Bunny plush is back due to much protest from guests and cast alike.)
We hope that with enough success from the muppets line we can push to have the muppets section of the store broadened (those of you who've been there know that it only takes up one tiny corner of a store that is otherwise filled with the same Disney hooey that's everywhere else in the parks - pretty stupid move to stick all that top-driving product in a corner).
So, everyone, please, hit me with your product ideas; stuff you want to see, don't want to see, want more, different characters, whatever. I'll do my best to pass on the information. Already we have been successful at pushing them to incorporate some fraggle merchandise; there are a couple of shirts on their way which will hit the shop as soon as warehouse testing is complete, and supposedly a couple of plush will follow (again, with Disney, this could take months).
Thanks all!
Come visit me!
I have the distinction of working at the "muppets" store at the Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World, FL (It's called Stage One Co. Store, if anyone cares), and I've been appropriated by my manager to take a sort of informal poll. Now that Disney owns the classic muppets (and the thought makes me shudder just as much as most of you), we hope to be able to develop some new product, particularly now while 70's and 80's memorabilia is so hot. I can't promise ANYTHING, since people on my level do not make these decisions, but it has occasionally proven useful to pass on information to the product development team about what people are looking for. It can take months, sometimes years, but now and then, they listen. (For example: over a year after being pulled from the store because he "didn't sell", Bean Bunny plush is back due to much protest from guests and cast alike.)
We hope that with enough success from the muppets line we can push to have the muppets section of the store broadened (those of you who've been there know that it only takes up one tiny corner of a store that is otherwise filled with the same Disney hooey that's everywhere else in the parks - pretty stupid move to stick all that top-driving product in a corner).
So, everyone, please, hit me with your product ideas; stuff you want to see, don't want to see, want more, different characters, whatever. I'll do my best to pass on the information. Already we have been successful at pushing them to incorporate some fraggle merchandise; there are a couple of shirts on their way which will hit the shop as soon as warehouse testing is complete, and supposedly a couple of plush will follow (again, with Disney, this could take months).
Thanks all!
Come visit me!
I really love Pops, and Robin, the Swedish Chef, the Electric Mayhem, Statler and Waldorf, and Camilla.... 
