Last year, Disney CEO Bob Chapek shared that The Walt Disney Company would be shifting towards a direct-to-consumer focus.
Disney Store
Part of this transition included the closures of 20% of Disney Stores, including the original location in California. Now, in an effort to continue to shift to e-commerce, we have some major news on the status of Disney Stores across the country.
According to shopDisney’s store finder feature, all but 25 Disney Stores across North America will close. More than 50 stores across North America are going to close on or before September 15th of this year. Here’s the list of stores that will be closing:
Disney Store in a Mall
- Arizona Mills (AZ)
- Tucson Premium Outlets (AZ)
- Stockton Street (CA)
- Brea Mall (CA)
- Carlsbad Premium Outlets (CA)
- Del Amo Fashion Center (CA)
- Fashion Fair (CA)
- Gilroy Premium Outlet (CA)
- Lakewood Center (CA)
- Los Cerritos Shopping Center (CA)
- Serromonte Center (CA)
- Sunvalley Mall (CA)
- The Oaks (CA)
- Valencia Town Center (CA)
- Vintage Faire (Modesto, CA)
- Westfield Century City (CA)
- Westfield Fashion Square (CA)
- Westfield Plaza Bonita (CA)
- Westfield Valley Fair (CA)
- Danbury Fair (CT)
- Westfarms Mall (CT)
- Dadeland Mall (FL)
- Miami International Mall (FL)
- Tampa Premium Outlets (FL)
- The Florida Mall (FL)
- Mall of Georgia (GA)
- Chicago Premium Outlets (IL)
- Gurnee Mills (IL)
- North Michigan Ave (IL)
- Woodfield Mall (IL)
- Burlington Mall (MA)
- Wrentham Village Premium Outlet (MA)
- Clarksburg Premium Outlets (MD)
- Great Lakes Crossing (MI)
- St. Louis Premium Outlets (MO)
- Concord Mills (NC)
- SouthPark Mall (NC)
- Merrimack Premium Outlet (NH)
- Deptford Mall (NJ)
- Garden State Plaza (NJ)
- Jackson Premium Outlets (NJ)
- Menlo Park Mall (NJ)
- Las Vegas South Premium Outlets (NV)
- Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls (NY)
- Queens Center (NY)
- Smith Haven Mall (NY)
- Woodbury Common Premium Outlets (NY)
- Lehigh Valley Mall (PA)
- Philadelphia Premium Outlet (PA)
- Opry Mills (TN)
- Houston Galleria (TX)
- La Plaza Mall (TX)
- Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets (TX)
- Round Rock Premium Outlets (TX)
- City Creek Center (UT)
- Potomac Mills (VA)
- Westfield Southcenter (WA)
- Toronto Eaton Center in Toronto is closing on or before September 22nd.
With all these stores closing, only 25 are going to remain open in North America, including mostly outlet stores.
Inside a Disney Store in the Mall
Here are all the stores that are remaining open at least for now:
- Arden Fair (CA)
- Camarillo Outlet (CA)
- Citadel Outlets (CA)
- Ontario Mills (CA)
- San Francisco Premium Outlets (CA)
- The Shops at Las Americas (San Diego, CA)
- Silver Sands Outlet Stores (FL)
- Tanger Outlets Branson (MO)
- Jersey Gardens Outlet (NJ)
- Las Vegas North Premium Outlets (NV)
- Times Square (NY)
- Cincinnati Premium Outlet (OH)
- Shoppes at Oklahoma City (OK)
- Woodburn Outlet (OR)
- Rockvale Square Outlets (PA)
- Tanger Factory Outlet-Hershey (PA)
- Tanger Outlets Myrtle Beach (SC)
- Tanger Outlets Sevierville (TN)
- Grapevine Mills (TX)
- Outlet Shoppes at El Paso (TX)
- Houston Premium Outlet (TX)
- Tanger Outlets San Marcos (TX)
- Tysons Corner Center (VA)
- Bellevue Square (WA)
- Seattle Premium Outlets (WA)
As Disney continues this shift to e-commerce, we’ll continue to keep you updated on any additional closures or changes.
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Our Cincinnati Disney Store closed this summer, so sad!
Sad sad days ahead, we don’t shop online and like to see and feel and touch what we are buying. Disney is falling away from Walt’s vision . Maybe internet 3D goggles at home will replace the rides and shows at Disney parks 😳 and you will get prepackaged Disney snacks to eat between videos 😔
We have a store in Lexington KY, but it is not on either list
I’m sure it saves a ton of money, but I’m so sad to see the storefronts go. It’s so much fun to walk through a Disney Store and for those of us who don’t live near the parks this is as good as it gets for us. Right now my store is “saved”, but I wonder how long that will last.
It’s really sad to see all the stores closing. My store closed in April. And now I see that Disney is opening over 100 Disney pop ups in Target. This isn’t. the same experience as the Disney Stores were. They are selling toys and costumes only.
The Hershey Disney store is closing as of Sunday, May 25. 🙁
We are very sad.