A Few Disney Store Stores Closed Permanently: United States, England, Scotland (UPDATED)

While some Disney Stores remain closed, as part of a previously announced phased reopening, three locations will remain shuttered. Those locations are in Dawsonville, Georgia, Mishawaka, Indiana, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Romford, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland.

Asked for comment, a representative from Disney commented “In late May, we announced on the Parks blog that Disney Stores will begin a phased reopening of operations globally, beginning with a select number of stores in the United States, in addition to stores in Europe and Japan.” They continued that “Disney Store in Indiana is just closing because we decided not to renew the lease.”

The representative did not indicate the scale of closures in their response.

At a closed location in Pennsylvania, the South Bend Tribune newspaper reports that employees were notified that the closures were happening nationwide.

On a positive note, a new location opened this month in Derby, UK.

Signage at one location indicates that anyone who pre-purchased an item online should contact Guest Relations at 866-902-2798.

 

England: The Liberty Shopping Centre

One of the top malls in the Greater London area, Romford, Essex’s The Liberty recently lost its Disney Store.

 

Georgia: North Georgia Premium Outlets

On Twitter, one user has posted an image of the North Georgia Premium Outlets location in Dawsonville, Georgia. In the window, the sign reads “This Disney store location will not reopen. Please visit us on shopDisney.com for Disney merchandise, and use our Store Locator Page on the site to find your new nearest Disney store.”

Just closed Disney store – North Georgia premium outlets (Dawsonville GA) #urbex #disneystore #georgia pic.twitter.com/mLjqMIVO6L

— Mary Thomas (MAT Explores) 🥰 (@MaryTho18398763) July 9, 2020

Indiana: University Park Mall

According to the South Bend Tribune newspaper, a location at Indiana’s University Park Mall will not reopen, with an employee saying that it was “part of other locations across the nation that would also not reopen.”

University Park Mall is located in the South Bend, Indiana’s suburb of Mishawaka.

DisKingdom has asked the mall to confirm.

Disney isn’t alone in their retail woes. Other stores that opened or expanded in University Park Mall in 1995 included Gymboree (which closed 1200 locations, and is now just a brand at The Children’s Place), RadioShack (which has survived multiple bankruptcies in recent years), department store L. S. Ayres (which was dissolved into Macy’s in 2006), and GAP (which is currently gambling on a 10-year deal with Kanye West.) That year, the mall also added Papyrus (all stores closed earlier this year) and Eddie Bauer (which closed many locations in 2009).

Scotland: The Gyle

On Twitter, there are reports of closures at The Gyle Shopping Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. The closure has been confirmed by the mall’s website.

 

Northern Ireland: Foyleside Shopping Centre

This massive mall in Londonderry lost its location, recently.

 

UPDATE as of 4:10 pm ET, July 10: The article was updated to include comment from a Disney press representative, and to remove a location that will reopen, but is just part of the phased process.

UPDATE as of 4:44 pm ET, July 10: Adding Romford, Londonderry stores.

UPDATE as of 6:12 pm ET, July 10: Added a new store in Derby.

UPDATE as of 9:48 am ET, July 12: Confirmation of Romford, Londonderry.