Good Children's shoe shops in Orlando

[swissfamrivers]

OK - strange question. My daughter has just started walking and will be ready for her first proper walking shoes in a few weeks time - which coincides with our trip to Orlando.

Can anyone recommend a good children's shoe shop - equivalent to Clarks in the UK - where they sell shoes in different widths and check they fit properly - we would expect to pay £25 - £30 in the UK which equates to $50 or so but I suspect with the good exchange rate they will not be so expensive.

Thanks

[american idol]

i have bought shoes in stride rite stores for my kids in the US - about the same price in dollars as in pounds. (£25 here =$25 there) there is one in the premium outlet mall.

[OKWTink]

Stride Rite or Buster Brown (but I can't begin to think of where there is a BB in Orlando). Stride Rite will be the closest to WDW, given it's Premium Outlet mall location that Britchick has stated.

Otherwise, there are some lovely children's shops in the Mall at Millenia.

[swissfamrivers]

thanks

[Ilovetink]

I just want to say that I love stride rite and they now carry the cutest Merrill's for youngsters (although not for as little as a new walker).

[swissfamrivers]

Yep they do look good - I found all about them on the following website.

http://www.shoes.com/shop/kids.asp

[swissfamrivers]

Oh and they do do Merrell's in tiny sizes - very cute - think we may come back with a suitcase of shoes!!

[Shanrich96]

I would highly reccomend checking out belz outlet not onlt do they have a bunch of shoe store to choose from, but they have a Universal Studios store outlet as well as a Disney outlet where you can pick up some great souveniers cheap!!!

http://www.belz.com/factory/locations/orlando/

[Shanrich96]

They do have a stride rite there

[swissfamrivers]

Can I just check - in the UK the outlet stores do to fit/measure children's shoes - you have to do all the size checking yourself.

Is this the same in the US?

[Shanrich96]

I haven't been in the Stride rite outlet store. I know in the regular store they size you.

[PaulT]

I'm sure i saw a branch of Clarks in the Florida Mall last week, but as i am male and not the family shopper, i may have been mistaken.

[OKWTink]

There is a Clarks there, but I don't know if they carry childrens shoes.