What’s New in Downtown Disney: Buena Vista Street Reopening Updates, Holiday Ears, and CROWDS!

We’re BACK in Downtown Disney!

Downtown Disney

And, boy, do we have some news! We spotted some exciting changes as Downtown Disney gets ready for the opening of Buena Vista Street, plus a TON of new merch. So, here’s everything new in construction and merchandise!

Before we dive in, we wanted to note that Downtown Disney was surprisingly crowded for a weekday!

Downtown Disney Crowds

We’re thinking the big crowds may have been due to Veterans Day.

Click here to see more about the Downtown Disney crowds!

Downtown Disney Construction Updates

Starting off with construction updates, we noticed that social distancing stickers have been added to both switchback queue areas…

Social Distancing

…and the ticket booths in preparation for the opening of Buena Vista Street next week.

Social Distancing

Plus, there are plexiglass barriers on the turnstiles headed into Disney California Adventure.

Plexiglass

If you peek through the gates, you can spot Christmas decorations on Buena Vista Street!

California Adventure Christmas decorations

We’re pretty pumped to be strolling among the ribbon and garland again.

Want to see more pics of the Christmas decorations? Click here!

Downtown Disney Merchandise Updates

World of Disney

Alright, buckle up because we’ve got a LOT of merchandise to show you. World of Disney LOADED US UP with new items. Take this Minnie Zip-up Hoodie for $54.99, for example.

Minnie Zip Up Hoodie

To match, you can snag these Minnie Polka Dot Sweatpants for $44.99.

Minnie Sweatpants

We recently spotted some sweet Graphic Sweatshirts in Disney World and now they’ve made it to the West Coast. There’s a Minnie Sweatshirt

Minnie Sweatshirt

…a Star Wars Sweatshirt

Star Wars Sweatshirt

…a Mickey Mouse Sweatshirt

Mickey Mouse Sweatshirt

… a Donald Duck Sweatshirt

Donald Duck Sweatshirt

…a Mickey and Minnie Sweatshirt

Mickey and Minnie Sweatshirt

…and a Disneyland Sweatshirt.

Disneyland Sweatshirt

These tops are $52.99 each, but we spotted a SALE where you can get them for $45 each when you buy two.

To check out the new graphic sweatshirts, click here!

You might’ve heard that we spotted a few pairs of ears like the Peachy Queen Ears

Peachy Queen Ears

…the Gingerbread Ears (so cute!)…

Gingerbread Ears

…and the mega-festive Peppermint Holiday Ears.

Peppermint Ears

Each pair is available for $29.99!

To look at these three pairs of ears, click here!

Looking to get your pup all cleaned up for the holidays? Check out this Dog Holiday Shirt for $34.99!

Dog Holiday Shirt

You can add some Disney cheer to your Christmas tree with this $79.99 Tree Skirt.

Tree Skirt

We’re not done with holiday merch yet! You can pick up this sweet Disney Parks Wooden Musical Christmas Tree for $39.99.

Musical Christmas Tree

Love the “it’s a small world” holiday overlay? Snag the Small World Musical Nutcracker Figures for $99.99.

Small World Musical Nutcrackers

You can deck out your door with this Silver Mickey Wreath for $44.99

Silver Ornament Wreath

…or this Peppermint Mickey Wreath for $44.99.

Peppermint Mickey Wreath

This Star Wars Santa Hat is SO silly. Make it yours for $29.99.

Star Wars Santa Hat

Or go more classic with this Mickey Ears Santa Hat for $29.99.

Mickey Santa Hat

For $24.99 you can pick up this super cute Retro Holiday Disneyland T-shirt.

Christmas Retro Disneyland Tee

And Holiday Face Masks are available for $6! There’s the Buffalo Plaid Santa Mickey Mask

Holiday Face Mask

…the Gingerbread Mask

Holiday Face Mask

…the Mickey Christmas Pattern Mask

Holiday Face Mask

…and the Minnie Joy Mask!

Holiday Face Mask

Remember, we’ve seen a pretty big price increase on these masks in Disney World but they’re still the original $6 in Disneyland Resort!

Click here to see MORE pics of the Holiday Face Masks!

There’s a nice Celebrate the Season collection too with a Zip-up Hoodie for $64.99

Holiday Hoodie

…a Scarf for $24.99

Holiday Scarf

…and a matching Beanie for $24.99 too!

Holiday Beanie

Looking for MORE tree decorations? Check out this sweet Mickey Light-up Snowflake Ornament for $26.99.

Mickey Snowflake Ornament

There’s a matching Minnie Light-up Snowflake Ornament for the same price!

Minnie Snowflake Ornament

And you can count it down to Christmas with this Wooden Castle Countdown Calendar for $44.99.

Countdown Calendar

We spotted this sweet Reindeer Pluto Park Pal in Disney World a little while back and now he’s available in Disneyland Resort for $11.99.

Reindeer Pluto Park Pal

And you know we’ve been in LOVE with the Fuzzy Sweatshirts in Disney World. They’re on the West Coast too for $69.99!

Fuzzy Sweatshirts

There’s a Minnie one, a Donald one, a Mickey one, and a Disneyland one.

Want to see more pics of the fuzzy sweatshirts? Click here!

Getting a little sleepy looking at all this merchandise? Swing for the Disneyland Sleep Shorts for $24.99

Disneyland Shorts

…the Grumpy Pajama Pants for $36.99

Grumpy Pajama Pants

…or the Marvel Pajama Pants for $36.99.

Marvel Pajama Pants

But wait, we’ve got MORE Face Masks for $6 each! It’s an I Am Groot Mask

Face Mask

…a Black Panther Mask

Face Mask

…a Spider-Man Mask

Face Mask

…and a Captain America Mask!

Face Mask

Quench your thirst with this retro Disneyland Water Bottle for $22.99.

Disneyland Water Bottle

AND you can show your love of Toy Story 4 with this Shoulder Forky for $19.99.

Shoulder Plush Forky

Backlot Premiere Shop

Over in the Backlot Premiere Shop, we spotted this Mr. Toad Vinyl Figure for $29.99. He’s leftover from one of the recent reservation-only shopping events!

Mr. Toad Vinyl Figure

And this fun Jungle Cruise Water Bottle for $27.99. We’ve seen this sipper in Disney World too.

Jungle Cruise Water Bottle

The Dress Shop

The Dress Shop had some seriously great bags. There’s a Nightmare Before Christmas HARVEYS Tote for $178

Nightmare Before Christmas Harveys Bag

…and you can pick up the Haunted Mansion Wallpaper Dooney & Bourke collection that debuted in Disney World a few weeks back.

Haunted Mansion Wallpaper Dooney & Bourkes

Your options are a Crossbody for $198, a Hobo Bag for $268, or a Tote Bag for $268.

To see MORE pics of this Dooney & Bourke collection, click here!

We also spotted this Her Universe Love Your Life Tank Top for $34.99 and a Her Universe Stay All Day T-shirt for $36.99.

Love Your Life Tank Top

Home Store

At the Home Store, we found this SUPER FUN Monsters Inc. Scream Canister Water Bottle.

Scream Canister Water Bottle

Pin Traders

And finally, we stopped into Pin Traders. Here, we found the Disneyland Resort Hotel Holiday Pins for $17.99 with Mickey repping Disneyland Hotel

Mickey Pin

Pluto repping Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa

Pluto Pin

…and Donald repping Paradise Pier Hotel.

Donald Pin

Plus, check out this SPOOKY Haunted Mansion Holiday Pin for $17.99.

Haunted Mansion Holiday Pin

Merry Christmas! It’s the Feliz Navidad Coco Pin for $17.99.

Coco Feliz Navidad Pin

Will we ever pass on Baby Yoda? It’s a The Child Pin for $15.99.

The Child Pin

Lastly, there’s this Haunted Mansion Holiday Gingerbread Mystery Pin Set for $19.99!

Gingerbread Collection Blind Box

Wow! Go ahead and apologize to your wallet and head on down if any of this new merch catches your eye! As always, stay tuned to DFB for the latest updates!

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