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Disney Stores closings: Here are the locations going out-of-business this week

Logo of a Disney Store is seen at Disneyland park in Chessy, near Marne-la-Vallee, outside Paris on March 31, 2012. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — At least 38 Disney Stores across the U.S. are set to permanently close their doors by Tuesday.

On March 3, Disney announced it plans to focus on its e-commerce business and will close at least 60 locations in North America by the end of 2021. 


In its March 3 press release, Disney said it is focusing on providing “a more seamless, personalized and franchise-focused ecommerce experience through its shopDisney platform.” The company said it plans to integrate the platform more into its Disney Parks apps and social media platforms. 

“The global pandemic has changed what consumers expect from a retailer,” Stephanie Young, president of consumer products games and publishing, said in a statement. “Over the past few years, we’ve been focused on meeting consumers where they are already spending their time, such as the expansion of Disney store shop-in-shops around the world. We now plan to create a more flexible, interconnected ecommerce experience that gives consumers easy access to unique, high-quality products across all our franchises.”

Disney said it plans to continue operating more than 600 stores inside and outside its parks and through third-party retailers around the world. 

Here are the other Disney Store locations closing by March 23: 

Arizona

California

Colorado

Florida

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Maryland

Missouri

New Jersey

New York

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Texas