What's New at Downtown Disney: A New Star Wars Store, Limited-Edition Merch, and Reopening Prep!

It’s been over six months since Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure closed due to the global health crisis.

Disneyland Gate

But fortunately, those who on the West Coast who need to get a lil’ Disney fix (uh, us!) can head to Downtown Disney, the resort’s shopping and dining district.

And that’s exactly what we did this week to check out all the new construction, merch, and store updates! Come along with us as we see everything going on!

Downtown Disney Construction Update

Walkway

California governor Gavin Newsom said in a recent news conference that there will be an update on the state’s theme parks “soon,” and it seems as though Disneyland is prepping for guests to come back!

Roadway at Disneyland Resort

We spotted benches and safety signage along the roadway that is typically used to transport guests from the Mickey & Friends and Pixar Pals Parking Structures to Downtown Disney, which may indicate that this roadway will instead be used as a pedestrian walkway when Disneyland reopens, though nothing has been confirmed about this by Disney.

Roadway at Disneyland Resort

We also spotted some signage saying that a reservation was required for park entry, presumably in a system similar to Walt Disney World’s Park Pass system.

“Reservations Required for Entry to Theme Parks”

It sure does seem like Disneyland is getting ready to reopen! However, no timeline for a reopening has been given, and reservations through October 3rd have been canceled.

Disney California Adventure

Peeking through the gates at Disney California Adventure, we spotted some social distancing markers outside Los Feliz Five & Dime.

Enter Here

The sign says “Enter Here,” indicating that there will be a one-way-in, one-way-out crowd flow, like we’ve seen at stores all over Walt Disney World.

Disneyland Park

In previous strolls around Disneyland, we noticed that there was scaffolding surrounding the Emporium on Main Street. This week, we saw that the scaffolding is starting to come down!

Emporium scaffolding

It’s now just around the bottom half of the building!

Promenade

The ticket booths in the promenade are coming to life again! We spotted that some of the screens were turned on, sitting on a static screen that says “Disneyland.”

Disneyland ticketing booth

Other screens are still off, including the screens that normally feature the pricing information.

Disneyland ticketing booth

Seeing this made us feel TOTALLY warm and fuzzy inside, just thinking about getting tickets to go to the theme parks!

Downtown Disney Merchandise Updates

World of Disney

We LOVE a classy piece of Disneyland merchandise, and we think this purple marble phone case we spotted at World of Disney fits the bill! Like, can we get this same design on our kitchen counter?! This case is $49.99

Disneyland purple marble phone case

SPEAKING of phone cases, we spotted this totally wacky Monsters Inc scream canister phone case, which cost $29.99! It reminds us of riding Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue over and over and over again.

Scream canister phone case

And you know we’ve TOTALLY fallen in love with Disney’s shoulder plushes. Why wouldn’t you want a lil’ pal with you while you ride It’s a Small World?! And we spotted THREE new-to-Disneyland shoulder plushes at World of Disney! First, we found the Pascal Shoulder Plush, you know Rapunzel’s buddy from Tangled?!

Pascal Shoulder Plush

Planning on dressing up as Elsa for Halloween? If so, you absolutely have to have this Bruni shoulder plush, the fire spirit from Frozen 2!

Bruni Shoulder Plush

WE MEAN, LOOK AT DAT FACE!

Bruni Shoulder Plush

And if you want to be Linguine from Ratatouille for Halloween or just want your own rat cooking companion, this Remy shoulder plush is for you!

Chef Remy Shoulder Plush

Each of these plushes were $19.99!

Disney Dress Shop

Remember that Coco Loungefly backpack at World of Disney? Well, it goes PERFECTLY with the new Coco papel picado dress that has arrived at the Disney Dress Shop!

Coco dress

This colorful dress is $128, and it’s perfect to wear all October long! We LOVE the detail on this dress, including the stitched “Seize Your Moment” patch. Pair it with your Coco Loungefly and concha Minnie ears for a festive parks outfit!