Judging by the looks on the little kids’ faces when they see it is no longer there, the Disney Store at NorthPark Mall in Davenport must have been one heckuva fun place.
Even though it has been gone since mid-2008, child after child who visited the mall Friday and Saturday seemed distressed to find it empty except for some Census Bureau recruiters and people applying for part-time census-taking jobs.
Magic carpet lives on
The kids didn’t know what all that meant, of course.
“Awwwwwww, it’s gone!”
I lost count of how many times I heard that over the course of two long days.
Except for the empty shelves, some colorful carpeting and the children’s magical memories, not much remains.
No more Mickey.
I worked in that mall during the late 1980s — too many hours spent folding t-shirts and helping teenagers try on stonewashed jeans at the JC Penney’s!
I was a lead manager cast member at the Davenport store…we were closed in june 2008.
We were the last Disney Store in the entire state of Iowa.
We were also one of the few pink and green stores left..i.e. stores with plush mountain and moving animation at the top of the store.
Stores in the area which also closed were Peoria, IL, and Rockford,IL.
The closest now are Aurora, IL, Oakbrook, IL, Lombard, IL and of course Chicago, IL