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First Impressions  |  Grand Canyon Concourse  |  Restaurants  |  Pool and Recreation  |  Shopping

Stretching from the top of the escalator are several shops.  Straight across the way, you can see a monorail in the resort station.  Tower building guest rooms are stacked above us and across the concourse, and of course -- the wonderful glass walls let in a flood of natural light making this a very pleasant area.

The shops on the South end of the Grand Canyon Concourse

At the very top of those escalators is Bay View Gifts (BVG), which has books, CDs, Disney souvenirs, much of it very upscale.  this is also where you'll find many collectibles and other such items.  At the far end of the shop you'll find a small selection of logo clothing and other resort wear.

Bay View Gifts

Another view of Bay View Gifts

And yet another view of the shop (photo by Sue Holland)

Fine chocolates for sale at BVG

The view across the concourse from BVG to Fantasia

Across the concourse from BVG is Fantasia.  If you didn't find it at BVG, it's probably available here.  Again, you'll see the "Mickey is the boss theme" in this area, with the main Mouse showing up around here.  Not a surprise, given Mickey's staring roll in the Film.

Fantasia

One strange thing is that the main entrance for Concourse Sundries and Spirits Store is located INSIDE Fantasia.  I suppose this arrangement is a labor-saving one, but it's a bit weird to find a shop inside another shop.  (The separate entrance from the concourse is very understated compared to the entrance from Fantasia.)

Concourse Sundries and Spirits

The view across the concourse from Fantasia to BVG (photo by Sue Holland)

First Impressions  |  Grand Canyon Concourse  |  Restaurants  |  Pool and Recreation  |  Shopping

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