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Happy holidays everybody. It's me, Mr.
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Daps, and I'm here at Walt Disney World
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Resort where we get to hear about
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holiday merchandise, which is some of
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the merriiest merchandise you're going
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to find throughout the year. What do we
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Absolutely. This year we have a wide
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assortment of holiday gear, and we're
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calling it Mickey and Friends. lot based
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on nostalgia, a lot of whimsical
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characters. Uh the warmth of celebrating
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Christmas in your home is something that
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you'll get with the merchandise this
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That is very cool. Uh and you have some
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new stuff that you can show us, right?
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Yes, absolutely. So, I am wearing right
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now the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas
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Party earbands right here.
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Yes, they're absolutely amazing. You get
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them only when you visit the event. Um,
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but this is also a quick reveal. This is
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the new holiday Mickey and Friends
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collection coming in this year. It's
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across categories. So from home to
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apparel to toys to collectibles, you
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name it and you got it.
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Wow. And and so they have all of kind of
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a similar through line of theme.
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Yes. So a lot of Mickey friends, the
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character creative art is a part of this
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uh collection this year. We also have
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some nuances within the assortment like
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the peppermint collection is very
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special. Um we also are coming out with
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a uh peppermint bubble wand that is
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supposed to have peppermint scented
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That's going to be fun. Yes, we really
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want it to be an immersive experience.
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We think that merchandise truly helps
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you have an immersive experience in the
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parks and bring out the storytelling so
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much more to life. So, we think uh it
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should not be just looked at, you know,
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just shopping or just fun, but I think
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it can do a lot for you to bring out
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that park experience even better.
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It really does. And and I think about
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when I wear certain things into the
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parks and it creates conversation points
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and obviously the photo memories and and
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you look back on as well, but like
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they're connection points.
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Yeah. both with your family but also new
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friends that you make along the way as
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you're at at the uh the parks. Where can
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you find holiday merchandise?
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I'm assuming it's pretty popular and
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goes fairly quick. But uh are there some
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good spots that when you're visiting
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Walt Disney World you can go and be
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like, "Oh, this is this is my go-to
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Yes, absolutely. So all the big stores
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across all the parks and resorts
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collections should be there. But the big
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box stores that I are my personal
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favorites are uh World of Disney at
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Disney Springs. I find that very easy
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and a quick buy and I can go there any
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number of times. And then there is
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Emporium at Magic Kingdom and Creations
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Oh, very good choices. Yeah. And as
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you're thinking ahead for the holiday
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What advice would you give to someone
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like me who's not a great shopper
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for oh I just walked into World of
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Disney and poof there's all of this
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Yeah. So for you especially we have
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thought about our website in a different
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way just just to serve our guests in
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that way because yeah it's intimidating.
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You walk into the store and there's a
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lot. So we think about your experience
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in three ways. One is before you're
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walking in the parks, you got to plan
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for it. So the way you plan your day,
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you got to plan your uniform as well.
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What are my experience and let me match
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my merchandise to go with it? So that
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the storytelling is even more. And then
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when I'm in the park, what am I doing?
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What am I buying? And then I got to
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think about when I am beyond the parks,
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what do I want to take with me to gift
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or take with me as a souvenir? So, the
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Walt Disney World website has a
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dedicated page to park merchandise where
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every month we drop in the latest and
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the greatest. So, you can see and plan
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and and kind of get that, oh, that
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excites me and I like that might be what
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There are a lot of ideas over there for
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gifting, for example. Uh, we also give
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you ideas on outfit of the day there.
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That's what I'm going for.
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Yes. We also tell you how to shop in the
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park. So there's a shop in the park
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section that actually tells you for
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example the month uh you know what to
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wear for Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom
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based in their priorities.
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And where do they find that on the Walt
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Disney World website?
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So you go to walt disneyworld.com,
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you go to the tab uh things to do under
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things to do. There is a shop section
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and that's where you find all the
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merchandise which is park related.
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I love it. I actually learned something
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It is a hidden gem. like I'm going to
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have to go check this out cuz I really
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do think um especially if you're like
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me, the shops get overwhelming and you
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know I went to destination D23 last week
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and you walk into the shop I'm like I
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don't know like and you
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you freeze up because there's so much to
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see and I feel like especially with the
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merchandise that Disney's been putting
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out the last couple years,
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it's just to a whole new level. I mean,
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look at the embroidery on your shirt and
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and the quality. And then
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also just connecting with
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current fan favorites that also the
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Like it it's it's not just this micro
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niche. It's like there's stuff for
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Absolutely. And for the holidays
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especially, you have matching moments
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with the holiday assortment, too.
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And then you can go over to Disney
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Springs and get your your portraits
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taken by photo pass. Like
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And there's personalization, too, at
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Disney Springs. So, a lot of the holiday
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merchandise, especially the stockings
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this year, you can get them
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personalized, too. So, they like
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embroider your name or something on it.
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You can get that done, too. And also, if
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you're in the stores, you may use what
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we call the merchandise mobile checkout
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if you don't know about it. So, if you
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don't want to stand in the queue, you
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just download the Disney app and then
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you can just make your purchases on the
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app and then you have an easy check out.
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It is so nice. That actually is one of
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my favorite during holidays when it gets
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crowded. It's a blessing.
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Uh-huh. It's a fantastic thing. Well,
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thank you for sharing all about the
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merchandise with us. Make sure to check
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that place out on the website. That's a
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thing to do for sure. You don't want I I
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think that was a a really good tip
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today. But make sure also stop by Walt
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Disney World during the holidays cuz
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everything we are seeing here is simply
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magical. It really is the marriest place
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on earth. Uh also go to dapsmagic.com so
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you don't miss any of the Disney and
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positive stuff. We look forward to
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seeing you in the parks. Keep kind.
