Sunday, August 28, 2011

The Old Witch at Beverly Sunset Sweet Spells

All images from personal collection unless otherwise noted.
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Image courtesy of disneypix.com.


Like a cousin to the Candy Cauldron, the Beverly Sunset Sweets Spells shop is a wickedly savory confectionery located on Sunset Boulevard at WDW's Disney Hollywood Studios in Orlando. The outside facade replicates the Warner Beverly Hills Theatre that once stood aglow in neon on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.

Inside is...
an odd but effective and sometimes stunning mixture of Gothic and Art Deco styles that extends to the nearby Villains in Vogue location as well. Often missed due to the store's attractive and tempting assortment of candy and pastries is a series of high perched reliefs that serve as a hall of fame of Disney villains. Source: 2719 Hyperion

The villains overlook the shop...



And the Face in the Magic Mirror stands guard in several locations...



There's candy galore including these Evil Queen mints and Grumpy sours...



And these theme park chocolates (which are also available at Disneyland in Anaheim)...


Candy Box images courtesy of TokyoMagic! Used with permission.


Setting up shop in one of the storefront windows is the Old Witch...



Taking a little direction from her spell book which reads...

juicy apple
gobs of butter
sack of sugar
pinch of mystery
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cast spell
boil in cauldron



She works her wicked ways for all to see as her arm moves up and down "dunking" the apple into the bubbling cauldron...



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Down a couple doors, the Witch appears again, this time in the store window of the Scary Apothecary where she tries to entice innocent passerbys to splurge on a few Vinylmations...


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For more on the Beverly Sunset Sweet Spells shop and the other building facades along the DHS Sunset Boulevard, read the write-ups (with more photos) at AllEars.net, WDWfacts.com, and Main Street Gazette.

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