Magic Kingdom Main Street Emporium Refurbishment Progress: New Register Setup, Final Work Underway

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Emporium Refurbishment - May 30, 2025
Posted: Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

A new section of registers has opened today at Magic Kingdom’s Main Street Emporium, part of the store’s ongoing refurbishment.


Located at the Town Square end of the Emporium, this new area features a large bank of registers arranged in two rows, designed to streamline the checkout process and increase guest capacity.

The project’s goal is to centralize registers at just two main locations: one at the Town Square end (now open) and one at the end near Casey’s Corner. With the opening of the new area, the final phase of the remodel has begun, removing the registers from the central section of the store, which is now closed off behind construction walls.

Previously, the Emporium’s checkout counters were spread throughout various sections, but this updated setup aligns more closely with the model used at World of Disney in Disney Springs, where registers are concentrated at just a few key points at opposite ends of the store.

Guests can continue to shop throughout the open areas of the Emporium while construction wraps up on the central section. No end date for the project has been announced, but work appears to be in its final stages.

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    Animaniac93-983 days ago

    AFAIK, they were artificial flowers The flower market was a popular photo op in the days the park sold film and cameras. Another example of Disney being "Instagramable" long before that app ever existed. MK shops sold all sort of things that were not practical to carry around including antiques, silverware, swords, chess sets, crystal figures, jewelry and more. Package Pick Up next to City Hall is where you could pick things up later in the day. Many WDW stores continue to sell large or delicate things that are awkward to carry or stick in your bags before flying, but they add to the variety and quality of merch and make the stores interesting places to visit and spend more time (and money) in.

    lazyboy97o3 days ago

    Same reason they sold antiques in the park. They were trying to shape an entire experience, not maximize sales per square foot like a poorly designed mall. They also offered services so you didn’t have to carry everything around.

    Centauri Space Station3 days ago

    If i’m not mistaken i think they were plastic

    Fox&Hound3 days ago

    Honest question: why would you buy flowers in MK? Like, look how beautiful these are, let me purchase them and then hold them on Big Thunder? Seems odd...

    Animaniac93-983 days ago

    Never forget what they took from us

    lazyboy97o3 days ago

    Bring back Center Street and build arcades!

    MisterPenguin3 days ago

    So, you think that over the years they won't start cramming in more and more islands of merch? Poor sweet innocent One, enjoy your wonder!! ;)

    solidyne3 days ago

    Merch? This is a tunnel for the hordes, not a shop!

    Ayla3 days ago

    Where's the merch?

    DCBaker3 days ago

    The construction walls in the center section of the Emporium have been removed - photos from today: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54587434272_bd74994c79_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54588520698_1e4f819d41_k.jpg

    Comped18 days ago

    It's funny to me how CC has more selection than the parks themselves in most areas, but it's just the merch nobody actually bought. Personally, I rarely buy anything other than pins anymore anyway, but it's not lost on me that the lack of selection is probably why. Only store with some level of selection is WOD, and even that is dramatically down from what it was when I was a kid!

    Disstevefan118 days ago

    I agree. I posted in other threads, I was at EPCOT and wanted a new hat. I had MONEY for the taking! There were only 4 hats to choose from, none I liked. I seem to remember MouseGear in the old days had A WALL OF HATS to choose from?? They lost a sale there. Same day I wanted to purchase pastries on the way out and stopped into the Odyssey, it was going to be about $40 worth, I just checked before if there was bags or boxes - NOPE! Disney lost more of my money!

    Comped18 days ago

    I've seen more merch at Cast Connections... Or the warehouses at the outlet malls!

    aladdin200718 days ago

    they sure streamlined the merch right out too, anything left?

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