Downtown Disney, Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA by David Douglass

This shot is of the original Downtown Disney which was followed shortly afterwards by the Downtown Disney Westside. Downtown Disney which is open to the public, with plenty of free parking, serves as the shopping,dining and entertainment hub of the massive Walt Disney World Resort. This area only has dining and shopping, including quite a few highly unique stores and restaurants. It is a popular place to enjoy after a day at the theme parks or before guests head to the airport as you can find practically any kind of Disney branded product you can imagine, from inexpensive plastic trinkets to hundreds of Disney stuffed character toys to specialty art, jewelry and crystal costing thousands of dollars. If you look under Mickey and Minnie over the doors to the World of Disney Store you will see two cast members in costume. They are a part of the Disney magic as their only job, so far as I could tell, was to sprinkle fairy dust (glitter) on the heads of little girls. I have heard it speculated that Disney caters more to little girls as studies show that it is the women of the family who usually set the vacation plans, so Disney tries to enchant them young so they bring their own families back when they reach adulthood.