8 Downtown Disney shops and restaurants announce opening dates

Downtown Disney will open a bunch of new retailers and restaurants just in time for the Christmas shopping season as the Anaheim outdoor mall begins wrapping up another round of construction while work continues on other projects.

Disneyland announced opening dates and timeframes for eight shops, restaurants and bars in Downtown Disney.

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The Avengers Reserve and D-Lander Shop will open on Dec. 6 in the west end of Downtown Disney.

Avengers Reserve will sell superhero collectibles, clothing, comic books and role-playing toys. The Marvel shop will feature a 9-foot-tall Incredible Hulk sculpture smashing through a wall, a Spider-Man figure atop the building and movie props inside the store.

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The D-Lander Shop will sell trendy and stylish Disney-themed products made by Kate Spade, Dooney & Bourke and Pandora Jewelry.

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The Disney Wonderful World of Sweets and Parkside Market will open this winter in Downtown Disney — placing the opening dates sometime between late December and late March.

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The new Parkside Market food hall-style concept on the west end of the mall will feature Seoul Sister (Korean rice bowls), Sip & Sonder (Caribbean-inspired coffee), GG’s Chicken Shop (fried chicken sandwiches) and Vista (second story bar).

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Wonderful World of Sweets reimagines and expands on the former Marceline’s Confectionery candy shop with an exhibition kitchen where shoppers can watch churro toffee, caramel apples, sour balls, lollipops and caramel popcorn being made by hand.

The Lego Store in Downtown Disney that has been closed for an extensive remodel since early October will reopen on Dec. 1, according to the Disneyland website.

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Plenty of work continues in Downtown Disney with the construction of the new Porto’s Bakery, Earl of Sandwich, Arthur & Sons Steak and Bourbon and Pearl’s Roadside BBQ.