The shopping

Bazaars are the name of the game at the Morocco Pavilion. You’ll feel like you’re on the bustling streets of Marrakesh as you wander from shop to shop. To add an authentic Moroccan touch, the stores are more open in design, and they also employ fans rather than air conditioners. The one caveat here is that if you’re looking to escape the glaring sun on a hot Florida day, Morocco isn’t the best option. If you’re looking to shop with a purpose, however, the shops here have some of the most distinctive items at Walt Disney World.

Disney took the shopping at the Morocco Pavilion so seriously that they did the inverse of King Hassan II. They sent cast members to Morocco to buy actual bazaar goods. Disney imported brassware, ceramics, leather goods, and other handicrafts on display there. They even brought Moroccan rugs and jewelry for resale at Disney.

Over the years, that same dedication to authenticity has remained a staple of the pavilion ever since then. Six stores comprise the merchandising opportunities at Morocco Pavilion. Two of them have ‘bazaar’ in the title so that you know what you’re going to get. Those stores are Brass Bazaar and Outdoor Bazaar. The latter is the choice when you’re trying to find a genie in a bottle (but aren’t Christina Aguilera). The former is merely the outdoor extension, a place where you can shop for fine decorative items and maybe even a Moroccan musical instrument.

Tangier Trades is a bit hardcore. This place sells daggers and camel bones among other oddities, making it the go-to World Showcase shop for skullduggery and witchcraft. To the rest of us, it’s known as a great place for Moroccan clothing. Two of the remaining shops are Casablanca Carpets, whose products may or may not fly you into a whole new world, and Medina Arts sells fine ceramic Moroccan goods. 

The final shop is unabashedly sexy by Walt Disney World standards. Souk-Al-Magreb sells wine and tea sets plus many of the ingredients and utensils used to make couscous. It also has…belly dancing lessons. I’m not sure how you’re supposed to combine the couscous, the beverages, and the belly dancing when you get home from vacation, but I’m confident you’ll figure something out.

The Morocco Pavilion is one of the most exotic and engaging locales in all of Walt Disney World. When you visit here, you’ll feel as if you’ve entered a movie set, only you’re whichever one of Rick Blaine or Ilsa Lund you prefer. Seriously, it doesn’t matter if you prefer Casablanca, Raiders of the Lost Ark, or Aladdin, you’ll feel perfectly at home when you visit here. The King of Morocco himself made sure of that.