Starbucks Corporation (also known as Starbucks Coffee) is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1971. Starbucks operates over 23,700 locations in 72 countries. Since 2009, several locations have operated at various Disney Parks and Resorts around the globe.
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- 1 Locations at Disney parks and resorts
- 1.1 Disneyland Resort
- 1.2 Walt Disney World Resort
- 1.3 Disneyland Paris
- 1.4 Shanghai Disneyland Resort
- 1.5 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Locations at Disney parks and resorts[]
Disneyland Resort[]
Currently, four Starbucks locations are open to guests at the Disneyland Resort, with at least one additional location located backstage accessible only to Disneyland Resort cast member, though visible to park guests on the Disneyland Monorail System. The Starbucks stores located inside the theme parks are operated by Disney via a licensing agreement with Starbucks. Two Downtown Disney locations are operated directly by Starbucks. The first of these locations to open was Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe, which opened along with the new Buena Vista Street themed land at Disney California Adventure on June 15, 2012. A second location, located in Disneyland's Market House, opened soon after. The resort's third location, and first to be operated by Starbucks, opened in Downtown Disney on March 10, 2014, in a space formerly housing a Blink by Wet Seal store. The fourth location, known as Starbucks West, opened at the opposite end of Downtown Disney in 2016, in between the LEGO Store and Walt Disney Travel Company.
Walt Disney World Resort[]
Currently, six Starbucks locations are open to guests at the Walt Disney World Resort, with one location in each theme park: the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom. The other two locations operate in Disney Springs, with one in Disney Springs Marketplace and the other in Disney Springs West Side.
Disneyland Paris[]
Starbucks Coffee operates a single location at Disneyland Paris' Disney Village. This was the first Starbucks to open at any Disney resort when it opened in 2009.
Shanghai Disneyland Resort[]
A flagship, two-story Starbucks Coffee opened along with Shanghai Disney Resort's Disneytown shopping and entertainment complex on June 16, 2016.
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort[]
A Starbucks Store known as Market House opened in August 24, 2018 at Hong Kong Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A..
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Locations at Disney Parks and Resorts
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Disneyland Resort
- There are four Starbucks locations accessible to guests at the Disneyland Resort. Additionally, there's one more location backstage, exclusively for Disneyland Resort cast members, but visible to park guests on the Disneyland Monorail System.
- Starbucks stores inside the theme parks are operated by Disney through a licensing agreement, while two Downtown Disney locations are directly operated by Starbucks.
- The first Starbucks location in Downtown Disney, named Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe, opened on June 15, 2012, along with the new Buena Vista Street themed land at Disney California Adventure.
- Another location in Disneyland's Market House opened soon after, and the resort's third location, the first operated by Starbucks, opened in Downtown Disney on March 10, 2014.
- Starbucks West, the fourth location, opened in 2016 at the opposite end of Downtown Disney, between the LEGO Store and Walt Disney Travel Company.
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Walt Disney World Resort
- Six Starbucks locations are open to guests at the Walt Disney World Resort, with one in each theme park: the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom.
- Two additional locations operate in Disney Springs, with one in Disney Springs Marketplace and the other in Disney Springs West Side.
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Disneyland Paris
- Starbucks Coffee operates a single location at Disneyland Paris' Disney Village. This was the first Starbucks to open at any Disney resort in 2009.
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Shanghai Disneyland Resort
- A flagship, two-story Starbucks Coffee opened alongside Shanghai Disney Resort's Disneytown shopping and entertainment complex on June 16, 2016.
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Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
- A Starbucks Store known as Market House opened on August 24, 2018, at Hong Kong Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A.
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