Virgin Mega Store Time Square to CLOSE- Page 2

[Eris0303]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 3:30am

Yes, the World of Disney Store carries merchandise that can also be bought in the theme parks

[winston89]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 3:40am

I assumed that. Considering the fact that other the NYC the two locations are the areas of both Disneyworld and Disneyland where they have the shops. It would almost seem logical that you can get Disney park gear at the parks.

Eris, I am not even going to tell you the name that people use to insult the studio/business end of Disney. I am sure you already know it.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 3:46am

I, in the spirit of full disclosure, will tell you the studio is called both Moushwitz or Duckau.

[winston89]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 3:53am

Yes. But, Moushwitz is the more popular one.

[AudrasBoi]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 4:32am

Not that you care Eris0303 but....I am a VERY sarcastic person. Not that anyone can tell via text on a message board the WOOOO HOOO was sarcastic. My best friend works at the Disney Store in the Walden Galleria Mall in Buffalo Ny and she as well is out of a job. I in no way am pleased that my friend is out of a job or you for that matter. Good Luck with the job hunt.

[westcoast_wannabe]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 6:50am

Eria0303 – I’m sorry you lost a job that apparently you were so fond of. I hope everything works out for you.

[SDav 10495]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 8:19am

"Gurl, please! Disney has seven theme parks, five resorts, a downtown shopping area, and a sports complex all within 15 minutes' driving distance in Orlando."

Disney World is made up of four theme parks, not seven. There are also well more than 5 resorts on their property.

Ha, that counting confused me too...

Updated On: 6/7/08 at 08:19 AM

[Gypsy9]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 9:11am

I am sorry that the Virgin Megastore will be closing. I found it to be a glitzy and enjoyable store to be in. When sometimes feeling depressed, I have always loved going to a record store, usually buying one or two CD's, and feeling the better for it. At the beginning, I used to go to Tower Records near Lincoln Center because it had such a great stock of classical music CD's. Then, when Gimbles at 86th and Lexington closed MANY years ago, and the store turned into luxury condos, the wonderful HMV store opened there. Both the classical music section and the Broadway CD section were staffed with very knowledgeable people. Currently it is a Best Buy store, which I have never even been into.

Now I buy virtually all of my classical and Broadway CD's on Amazon.com. I browse for awhile, read listener's reviews, and then make my selection. I have used other sites, but find that Amazon has the greatest selection and the lowest prices for CD's of all kinds. I still get a "high" from shopping for music, even if it is on the internet.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 9:12am

"Disney World is made up of four theme parks, not seven. There are also well more than 5 resorts on their property."

Wrong. There's six (I included DisneyQuest as a theme park, but apparently Disney doesn't). Magic Kingdom. Disney Studios. EPCOT. Animal Kingdom. Blizzard Beach. Typhoon Lagoon.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 10:32am

Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon are water parks, not theme parks. Disney Quest is part of Downtown Disney.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 12:13pm

No, they're technically theme parks. :)

And yes, DisneyQuest is part of Downtown Disney, but so is the movie theatre. And Cirque du Soliel. And Pleasure Island. And McDonald's. But all those locations are still what they are - just located at Downtown Disney.

Disney once advertised DisneyQuest as "an indoor theme park." I think they stopped advertising it as such, but perhaps they still do.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 12:24pm

FWIW, Disney is closing Disney Quest at year's end, to make room for a very large ESPN Zone. :)

[me2]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 2:41pm

I'm so sad! I love going to NYC to get great Broadway CDs without having to order them online, and I loved perusing Virgin for great finds.
Broadway Mouth: Broadway Recording Producers: Stop the Insanity!

[Eris0303]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 2:46pm

"Not that you care Eris0303 but....I am a VERY sarcastic person. Not that anyone can tell via text on a message board the WOOOO HOOO was sarcastic. My best friend works at the Disney Store in the Walden Galleria Mall in Buffalo Ny and she as well is out of a job. I in no way am pleased that my friend is out of a job or you for that matter. Good Luck with the job hunt."

It's a scary time to be out of a job so you can understand why I reacted the way I did what I thought was a genuine outburst of pleasure.

"Eria0303 – I’m sorry you lost a job that apparently you were so fond of. I hope everything works out for you."

Thank you. I have a second interview on Monday for an inside sales position. It'd be a lot more money but less time to go to NYC and see shows.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 2:50pm

I remember Disney wanted to open a hotel in Times Square....maybe the front could be covered in pixie dust by a robot of Tinker Bell every fifteen.

[Little-Lotte]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 4:54pm

I am SO sad to see Virgin go! I never went there for CDs, it is there massive DVD collection that always drew me in! Not too many stores of the variety that Virgin did and you could usually find a lot of them for $10!

It was also just a great place to walk around in when I had an hour or so to spare before a show...heck it's the only store in Times Square I ever go in!

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 6/7/08 at 4:57pm

This makes me very sad

That is all.

[winston89]

Posted: 6/8/08 at 12:41am

Disney quest is not a theme park. It is an indoor amusement park. And Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon are water parks not theme parks.

I don't think that space that Virgin is in is big enough for a hotel. I wouldn't be shocked to see that space become something like a major restaurant. I remember hearing (I think it was a joke) of turning it into an IHOP.

[italianpride888]

Posted: 6/8/08 at 1:05am

Oh man... Virgin has been iconic in Time Square for quite sometime. I loved going in there. Damn you escalating rent! If Gray's Papaya were to shut down, that would be the end all. ... bummer.

Updated On: 6/8/08 at 01:05 AM

[winston89]

Posted: 6/8/08 at 2:08am

Gray's Papaya isn't going anywhere.

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 6/8/08 at 2:14am

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[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 6/8/08 at 2:16am

LOL. so true, so true.

[winston89]

Posted: 6/8/08 at 2:28am

After reading the last two comments I have to say something.

Water parks AREN'T amusement parks. If they were then they would be called amusement parks and not water parks. Lol :)

[The White Half-Mask]

Posted: 6/8/08 at 12:04pm

This is a huge bummer. The Virgin Megastore was one of my favourite shops whenever I visited NYC. Curses, why didn't I buy the Company OBCR for $8 when I had the chance?!

[Boq101]

Posted: 6/8/08 at 3:26pm

It's true, as soon as it happened the stores got annoying. The merchandise almost never changes, at there are no longer any catalogues available.