Disney, the world’s largest theme park company, on Monday announced a deal with Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain, to open stores in its theme parks at Disneyland Park and Walt Disney World Resort.
The first of six Starbucks cafes will open in June at Disney California Adventure.
Currently Disney plans to open at the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
At Disney California Adventure, Starbucks will be located in the Fiddler, Fifer and Practical Café on Buena Vista Street, a place that transports guests to 1920s Los Angeles, when Walt Disney arrived in California and a cup of coffee was the perfect way to jump-start a busy day. The store’s location plays off the Spanish/Mexican architecture of the period, and baristas will wear 1920s-inspired attire. The café will serve Starbucks items including coffee and espresso beverages, Frappuccino blended beverages, and breakfast sandwiches and pastries.
I really don’t like this. I’m usually not one to whine about commercialism and all that, but the whole magic of Disney World is how you truly FEEL the magic. The parks are worlds unto themselves. As little intrusion from the outside, the better.