[Disney Store] – The Disney Store will celebrate the grand opening of the newly-designed store at the Westfield Valencia Town Center on Saturday, April 14.

The Valencia Town Center store is a relocation of an existing store and the remodeled location interactive and magical experiences for Disney fans of all ages. Guests will have an opportunity to meet Buzz Lightyear, Woody and Jesse from Toy Story on Level Two, The Patios in the Children’s Wing from noon to 4 p.m.

Disney Store’s new design concept aims to deliver “the best 30 minutes of a child’s day” through storytelling neighborhoods featuring a Disney Princess with magic mirror, translucent trees, and the Disney Store Theatre featuring the latest Disney entertainment.

With each new store opening in 2012, Disney Store will donate 10 percent of grand opening day’s sales to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the United States.

Saturday April 14, 2012

* 10 a.m. – Disney Store Opening Ceremony and a local child from the Make-A-Wish Foundation “Unlocks Imagination.” The first 500 guests will receive a free gift.

* 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Meet and Greet with Buzz Lightyear, Woody and Jessie on Level Two, The Patios in the Children’s Wing. Don’t forget to bring your camera!

Characters alternate every 30 minutes. Character appearances are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

Disney Store at Valencia Town Center

24201 West Valencia Blvd.

Valencia, CA 91355

About The Disney Store
The Disney Store retail chain, which debuted in 1987, is owned and operated by Disney in North America, Europe, and Japan.  Disney Store is the retail merchandising arm of Disney Consumer Products, the business segment of The Walt Disney Company and its affiliates that extends the Disney brand to merchandise. Disney Store carries high-quality products, including exclusive product lines that support and promote Disney’s key entertainment initiatives and characters. Disney Store opened its first store in Glendale, California and, in doing so, originated the themed retail business model. There are currently more than 200 Disney Store locations in North America; more than 40 Disney Store locations in Japan; and more than 100 Disney Store locations in Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom , plus online stores www.DisneyStore.com, www.disneystore.co.uk, www.disneystore.fr and www.disneystore.de. Each Disney Store location offers a magical shopping experience that can only be delivered by Disney, one of the world’s largest and most successful entertainment companies.  For more information, please visit www.disneyconsumerproducts.com/press/us/disneystore or follow us at www.facebook.com/DisneyStore and www.twitter.com/DisneyStore.