Disneyland Clearance Center?

[Dirton]

[dramaqueen]

They have these around Cali- I have ssen them before, in malls and stuff. Its not a new thing to my knowledge, I believe the Park routinely does this to get rid of old merchandise and make room for new stuff.

[DznyVan]

They pop up and last about 60-90 days then go on to the next spot. They have a disclaimer in the store that says that they are not a part of Disney. Most of their merchandise is seasonal and from last season. They also have blemished items. Lots of stuffed characters, shirts, toys, etc...

A good place for a deal, but sold as-is with no refunds/exchanges.

They seem to always be busy.

[Jennidisneyfer]

heard about one of these in the Birdcage mall area in Sacramento

[Malibu Minion]

Dirton- They are called Disney's Character Warehouse Outlet Store, there is also one in Fullerton right down the street from Disneyland.

The one you saw in Bridcage has been there for a few weeks. It closes on April 23rd.
Last year there were 2 of them, one in Woodland & Hayward.

I think they have an offical site, they come to NorCal every few months.

[dramaqueen]

I saw one in Arizona once before too.

[figment1986]

WDW operates one of these in Point orlando.... Sells a lot of the older murchandise that has since been repalced/upgraded.....

[Pirate Wench]

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[Nephythys]

One came to CO- a couple years back. I got on their mailing list but I haven't seen anything from them- probably a good thing since I spent about $300 there last time.

[Malibu Minion]

I am on the mailing list too, They send me coupons(10%),and they give updates of when they are coming into town.

[Nephythys]

I am on the mailing list too, They send me coupons(10%),and they give updates of when they are coming into town.

Maybe I didn't spend enough? :lol:

[Cousin Orville]

This is the kind of stuff Iger should clean up. you wonder why the dsiney brand keeps slipping in the polls, it's the cheapening of the brand opne plush at a time. Let's hope clearance means Eisner and the board!

[Malibu Minion]

Maybe I didn't spend enough? :lol:

The most I have ever spent there was $50

[CaptainCM]

Yes, there are a few of these stores around California states near CA. Generally they pop up when disney sells off large ammounts of overstock/rejected merchandise for cheap. Owners of these little stores usually take out small leases on large stores and try to make a quick buck. Merchandise at these stores is always overstock (generally unpopular merch) and sometimes damages/rejected, so when you see those low prices, beware.

[Nephythys]

The most I have ever spent there was $50

yah- I was joking

[Malibu Minion]

yah- I was joking

I knew you were.

[WDW1974]

The store -- Character Warehouse -- in Fullerton is a permanent store and is about 10 minutes up Harbor Blvd. from DL. It is owned by a liquidating company AMS, that also opens temporary stores all over. They had one in Commerce recently and last year they had one in the Prymm (Nevada) outlets off I-15 on the way to Las Vegas. They've had them as far away as Oregon,North Carolina and Michigan. They are in no way affiliated with Disney. They buy Disney merchandise for pennies on the dollar and sell it at discounted prices (on average about 30-40% off original retail). They have a website somewhere ... sure you could do a search for it.

The Disney outlet stores in Florida are entirely different. They are owned and operated by WDW parks and resorts. They are staffed with CMs. They operate under the names 'Character Premiere' and 'Character Warehouse' depending on location (there are two in the Beltz Outlets in Orlando, one in the Lake Buena Vista Premium Outlets -- closest to WDW, as well as locations in St. Augustine, Sunrise and Miami). The merchandise at these outlets is usually (but not always) better than the Cal. outlets. Sometimes it is the same stuff they have in the parks at the time at regular price. Prices range from full-price on most pins and DVDs to as much as 80% off some items. The stores in SoFla have recently added a lot of collectables from Art of Disney at Epcot and from Disney Auctions. Once in a while you'll even see DL and DCL merchandise as well.

[SilentBob66]

Disney's Character Warehouse Outlet Store
(714) 870-9363
243 Orangefair Mall
Fullerton, CA 92832

[Michelle]

Ohhhh man I love these shops. It comes to the outlet mall here every year or so and boy do I enjoy it. They have LOTS of stuff; some stuff that's still available in the parks and sometimes it's so horribly cheap you just HAVE to buy it.

[Darkbeer]

Here is a link (that I found at MouseSavers.com) where you can get a 10% off coupon for the Fullerton store (which is near an In-n-Out!)

http://www.thechamber.net/cgi-bin/foxweb.dll/wlx/dir/wlxcpn?ec=lbyklLsiprtbx4mpmc&ID=HNDgKiGb

And here is the link to the AMS website...

http://www.ams-liquidation.com/