Retail

Written by @D Hulk

ARTS & CRAFTS & GIFTS

This adorable little toy shop is found indoors near the exit to “it’s a small world.” Here a child can be a child, with a huggable range of stuffed animals and toys and dolls to choose from.

Inside and out, Arts & Crafts & Gifts resembles an oversized toy chest. With guests shrunken to the size of green army men, they are welcome to enter and explore a charming world of toys! Colorfully painted murals in Mary Blair’s inimitable style depict a wide array of classic childhood toys, from dollies to Jack-in-the-boxes to jump ropes, tops and yo-yos.

Great big oversized toys populate the store space - wherever room is available amidst the merchandise shelving - from a cuddly teddy bear seat to kinetic tin wind-up robots to a building block playset in the corner where our youngest guests can work off their restless energy while shopping for a toy. Shelving and other furnishings are made from outsized arts & crafts supplies, like massive popsicle sticks and yarn and spools of thread.

If your little one wants to bring a toy home from the happiest place on earth, this shop is an excellent place to explore!

CROSSROADS CURIOS

Nestled in the circular base underneath the Tower of the Four Winds, Crossroads Curios serves as a retail-based appetizer for Small World’s themes. This open air merchandise stand features a carefully curated assortment of folk art from across the world, representing the widest possible array of cultures. These one-of-a-kind creations are available for purchase, as are simpler collectible pins and trinkets and snacks.

Like everything “Small Word,” the Crossroads is a world of motion. Overhead, kinetic multicolored clockwork gears spin and chime, powering the Tower’s hot air balloon ride. The folk art handicrafts appear on a literally rotating basis, since they’re both regularly updated, and their central display shelves spin around the tower’s axis.

A nearby patio overlooks the land’s dancing fountains and it’s facade. Here under awning shade, guests can sit, relax, or even meet our costumed walkaround characters dressed like the children from “it’s a small world.”​

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