{"id":405424,"date":"2026-07-20T16:54:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/405424\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:54:22","slug":"downtown-disney-attracts-massive-crowd-of-lorcana-fans-and-resellers-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/405424\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Disney attracts \u2018massive\u2019 crowd of Lorcana fans and resellers \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of Disney Lorcana fans who camped out overnight and waited hours to buy the latest batch of trading cards overwhelmed Downtown Disney with \u201cmassive lines\u201d that stretched throughout the Disneyland shopping mall.<\/p>\n

Players, collectors and resellers swamped Downtown Disney on Friday, July 17 for the release of the Lorcana Curator\u2019s Collection: Heroines Edition and Disney Lorcana Attack of the Vine sets sold at the Disney Pin Traders stand next to the Monorail station in the Anaheim outdoor shopping mall.<\/p>\n

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Disneyland teams assisted guests waiting in line and maintained orderly queues to keep the enthusiastic response to the Disney Lorcana event in Downtown Disney running smoothly, according to Disneyland officials.<\/p>\n

Disney Lorcana is a collectible trading card game launched in 2023 similar to other popular TCGs like Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering and Star Wars: Unlimited.<\/p>\n

Lorcana sales began at 7 a.m. Friday at Downtown Disney and Disneyland capped the line at 8 a.m. due to the \u201cmassive crowd\u201d filling queues that doubled back and forth multiple times throughout the shopping mall, according to WDW News Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen some massive lines at Disneyland but nothing that stretched this far before with this many switchbacks. Good luck to all the Lorcana fans this morning! pic.twitter.com\/1CwJRhXH28<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt (@DisneyScoopGuy) July 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen some massive lines at Disneyland, but nothing that stretched this far before with this many switchbacks,\u201d Disney Scoop Guy Matt Desmond wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Disneyland brought out portable cash register stations to assist with the high volume of sales at the Disney Pin Trading shop.<\/p>\n

Disneyland employees and security guards called into service managed the crowds using tape on the sidewalk to mark endlessly snaking queues, according to social media videos.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s annoying to be honest,\u201d Brandon Troup wrote on Facebook. \u201cPeople have been cutting in line and there\u2019s been no organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CrowdsCrowds descended on Downtown Disney for the release of the Lorcana Curator\u2019s Collection: Heroines Edition in Anaheim on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

Lorcana fans and resellers began showing up before Disneyland closed on Thursday night to get in line for the highly anticipated collectibles release.<\/p>\n

Alexis, a social media manager from Los Angeles, got in line at 4 a.m. on Friday and waited nearly seven hours to purchase the new Lorcana trading cards. She came prepared with water and snacks, but they weren\u2019t enough for the \u201cbrutal queues.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI survived this, but barely,\u201d Alexis wrote on Instagram. \u201cAlmost passed out from the heat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JavierJavier Barcena holds his box of newly released Lorcana Curator\u2019s Collection: Heroines Edition at Downtown Disney in Anaheim on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

Javier Barcena, 41, of El Monte, waited in a zig-zagging line for eight hours to get two boxes of the Lorcana cards.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was worth it,\u201d Barcena told the Orange County Register. \u201cI\u2019m back in line again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lorcana sales resumed after 1 p.m. after most of the crowds had dispersed from Downtown Disney, according to Barcena.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Lorcana Curator\u2019s Collection: Heroines Edition collectible trading card game set. (Courtesy of Disney)<\/p>\n

The Lorcana \u201cchaos\u201d played out around the world with equally long lines at Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland Paris in France.<\/p>\n

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The Disney Store in London canceled the Lorcana release following crowd control issues and safety concerns with a queue that stretched for four city blocks, according to WDW News Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is mad,\u201d London-based collectibles aficionado Cooper wrote on Twitter<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t even understand where the queue starts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Resellers on eBay were already listing the Lorcana Curator\u2019s Collection: Heroines Edition ($100 retail) and Disney Lorcana Attack of the Vine ($145 retail) for six times the retail prices.<\/p>\n

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