Soda Jerk Mickey

The Walt Disney Co. (Burbank, Calif.) has opened a Disney’s Soda Fountain and Studio Store on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

The Soda Fountain has been designed to offer an old-fashioned ice cream parlor experience with some fun new twists. The ice cream will be prepared by Dewar’s Candy (Bakersfield, Calif.), a nearly 100-year-old local institution.

Disney says cones, sundaes, shakes and malts, freezes, floats and old-time phosphates will be available at the counter, at full-service tables, for take-out and at the sidewalk cone window on Hollywood Boulevard. Dewar’s will also be providing its homemade taffy chews in five flavors and a secret family recipe for hot fudge and marshmallow toppings. Coca-Cola products will be featured at the Soda Fountain, where specialty beverages will be freshly mixed for real fountain flavor and served by an authentic soda jerk.

The Studio Store will feature Disney DVD titles and access to Buena Vista Home Entertainment’s catalogue via customized interactive kiosks designed exclusively for the store.

The store occupies 4698 square feet along Hollywood Boulevard, next door to the El Capitan Theater. Theater patrons will have access to the store through a connecting door.