Top 4 Shops at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for Unique, Themed Merchandise

A vacation to Walt Disney World wouldn’t be complete without a souvenir to commemorate the trip. Many of the stores throughout the Disney parks and resorts offer many of the same items, usually of nostalgic value or featuring the annual logo for the year’s celebration. In fact, many shopping locations throughout property are veritable shopping malls for Disney merchandise, such as the World of Disney at Disney Springs, the Emporium at the Magic Kingdom, and the Creations Shop at Epcot. 

While a generic photo album or lapel pin is a fun reminder of the vacation as a whole, there are also stores throughout the resort that carry specialized merchandise that reflects the unique land in which the store is situated or the overall theme for the store. Purchasing something from these stores becomes part of the experience offered by the attractions and lands of the Walt Disney World theme parks, such as Memento Mori, and its merchandise being an extension of the Haunted Mansion. 

Interestingly, Disney’s Hollywood Studios has a number of unique shops that provide merchandise that allows guests to take the story home with them and continue to experience Disney magic long after their vacation is over. Learn more below.

4 – Any Shop in Galaxy’s Edge

Altogether, Disney’s Hollywood Studios is home to more than thirty individual shops that sell both generic and unique themed merchandise. Some of the most unique shops at the park, however, are the number of small stores, kiosks, and merchandise stalls in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The items one can purchase at these stores are not merely souvenirs but help to place guests in the midst of the story taking place on the planet of Batuu. Off-worlders can purchase local outfits or Stormtrooper armor. Those training to be Jedi can build their own lightsaber, while Resistance pilots can build their own droids. Guests can even purchase their own pet from the Star Wars universe, a toy hand-carved by a Black Spire resident, or load their own money onto a Batuuan Spira gift card. Not only do the products purchased throughout the Black Spire Outpost make for cool gifts and souvenirs, but they help off-worlders to feel like they belong–not only amongst those living on Batuu but also in the universe that they love so much.

3 – Frozen Fractal Gifts

One of the best things about visiting Walt Disney World for children is not only to meet the characters from their favorite Disney animated or live-action film but also to step inside the world of those characters. Disney’s Hollywood Studios provides an opportunity for children of all ages to relive some of their favorite moments from the 2013 animated film Frozen in its live show, “For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Adventure.” At the conclusion of the show, guests can peruse through Frozen Fractal Gifts, which sells everything from plush versions of Sven to the dresses of Anna and Elsa, allowing the youngest royals to participate in their own Frozen adventures from home. 

2 – Rock Around the Shop

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith is a must-do attraction for thrill ride and music enthusiasts. As guests climb out of their super-stretch limo, they find themselves in Rock Around the Shop, which sells merchandise specific to both the attraction and rock-and-roll culture. Set up like a pop-up merchandise location present at a rock concert, guests can purchase concert tees, guitar picks, and sling bags shaped like guitars emblazoned with band logos or that of the attraction. The merchandise at this location is not only a great opportunity to commemorate one of the most exciting rides at Walt Disney World but also a great place to purchase gifts for the most avid music lover in your life.

1 – Tower Hotel Gifts

After climbing out of one’s seat in the magically undestroyed service elevator of the Tower of Terror, guests arrive at a wrought-iron gate announcing the gift shop of the 1930s-era Hollywood Tower Hotel. Looking much like many of the gifts and sundries shops at the various Walt Disney World resorts (including Coronado Springs, the Boardwalk, and Port Orleans: Riverside), Tower Hotel Gifts sells attraction-specific merchandise, including outfits resembling the costumes of the Hotel’s bellhops; towels, robes, and mugs emblazoned with the logo of the Hollywood Tower Hotel; and the requisite “I Survived the Tower of Terror” tee shirts. All of these pieces of merchandise and more are sold in a shop that continues the story of the attraction on solid wood shelves carved in art-deco style, while the carpet appears extremely faded (it is 1939, after all!) and lit by Tiffany-style lamps hanging from the ceiling. Surprisingly, the cashiers take your 2023 money because while the haunted hotel has been sitting abandoned for the past eighty-three years, your money is still accepted by ghosts only in…the Twilight Zone.