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Thursday, 31st

Toon Studio: Radiator Springs welcomes travellers (Part 3)

ImagePart 3. Continued from Part 2. It’s the third and final part of our tour through Walt Disney Studios‘ own Radiator Springs at the new Cars Race Rally, and finally we reach the ride itself. Only the Disney Imagineers could turn what most say is “just a tea cups ride” into something which takes three articles to take a brief tour through. Anyway, this is where the real fun begins — ready to join the spinout?

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Thursday, 31st

Hollywood Squares

ImageAt the Studios, preparations for the Toons’ grand opening are starting to be overshadowed by the rising square frames of its second placemaking and expansion project. The entire front of the Tower of Terror is becoming hidden from view, and guessing games continue about the identity of the façades to come… But do the fans have the right answer?

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Thursday, 31st

Toon Studio: Radiator Springs welcomes travellers (Part 2)

ImagePart 2. Continued from Part 1. Let’s hit the road again and head back over to Radiator Springs, the cutest little town in Carburetor County! And, as we now step inside the ‘Visitor Center’ of this faux movie set, it looks like the motor vehicle townspeople are quite keen for us to experience the warm welcome of that cute little town. Through information boards, props, and countless ‘in-jokes’, the spirit of Route 66 is all around…

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Wednesday, 30th

No hurlin’ on the shell, dude! Just installed it!

ImageToon Studio is finally a real part of Walt Disney Studios Park, dude! First you were all like “whoa”, and we were like “whoa”, and you were like “whoa…!!!” …And now, little over one week later, the Imagineers’ final details are still springing up across the new land. Adding an important extra touch of ‘character’ to the land are both the brand new Sorcerer Mickey statue and this - a “totally awesome” addition - the real Crush’s Coaster entrance sign.

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Saturday, 26th

Toon Studio: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice has arrived!

ImageThe time finally arrived after months of waiting! Overnight, Yensid took a break from his sorcery in Fantasia, leaving his magical, spellbound hat behind… The perfect moment for Mickey Mouse to step into his shoes and put the final sparkling touches of magic to the Toon Studio project at Walt Disney Studios Park! This morning, 26th May 2007, guests were given their very first look at the brand new entrance marquee.

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Saturday, 26th

Toon Studio: Radiator Springs welcomes travellers (Part 1)

ImagePart 1. The Photos Magiques team reports “live” from Walt Disney Studios Park that Cars Quatre Roues Rallye has been open for guests this morning, giving everyone at the park a chance to ride the first and only attraction based on Pixar’s hit 2006 film - less than 12 months after it originally premiered! So, there seems no better time for us to continue our Toon Studio photo tour and step into the world of Radiator Springs…

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Wednesday, 23rd

Toon Studio: Crush makes a splash

ImageContinuing our stroll around the new Toon Studio area, we now head over to Crush’s Coaster for a closer look at the sand, rocks and all-important shells of this seaside oasis in our own Walt Disney Studios. After months of following construction from Flying Carpets and that fondly-remembered tarpaulin gate next to Art of Disney Animation, Crush is ready to make a splash…

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Monday, 21st

Toon Studio: OPEN!

ImageToday is the day! For the first time perhaps since 1994’s Storybook Land at Disneyland Park, guests have a brand new themed area to explore… The skies over Marne-la-Vallée may be cloudy and overcast, but the sun is shining on Walt Disney Studios Park as the Toon Studio area finally opened to the public - today! The best part? One half of our partner site Photos Magiques was there to capture it all!

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Monday, 21st

Toon Studio: Almost ready

ImageThe Toons are almost ready to go public! What do you need before a premiere? A test screening! This weekend, an opening in the blue construction fences of Toon Studio appeared and more than 2,000 invited guests got the chance to sample its two new attractions and unique themeing. Not only that, but some new Cast Member costumes and the first appearance of the land’s brand new logo!

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Sunday, 20th

They can fly! They can fly! They can fly!

ImageThey flew! And just in time, too. With little more than three weeks to go until the official opening of Toon Studio, the golden figures of Peter Pan, Wendy and Tinkerbell have finally soared across the Atlantic to Paris, and have taken up residence around the Sorcerer’s Hat of Art of Disney Animation. It’s a new home for the retired Happiest Celebration decorations and another important touch of character for the new studio.

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Saturday, 19th

Graphic design, show writing and kicks on ‘66

ImageSoon, Route 66 from Chicago to LA won’t be the only place to get your kicks. Turning its attentions away from Crush’s Coaster, the official 15th Anniversary Blog has released a new video featuring two short interviews with Imagineers working on Cars Race Rally, also featuring a look at a never-before-seen maquette for the much-discussed Radiator Springs queue buildings.

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Saturday, 19th

Hollywood setbuilding continues

ImageTypical. You wait years for a Tower and then three come along at once! After Paris’ own Hollywood Boulevard was begun with the framework of an ‘Off the Page’ tower recreation, along comes a whole new building framework in just a matter of days. Granted they’re not quite the 183-ft monster of the real Tower behind, but their impressive, towering frames already give hope that this Hollywood might be more than just the expected façade.

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Saturday, 19th

Stitch searches for a new Ohana

Image‘Stitch Idol’, ‘How do you solve a problem like Stitch?’, ‘Wie Wordt Stitch?’… the possibilities are endless. With just over six months to go before the little blue alien lands at Walt Disney Studios and guests Encounter him in his new “living character” CGI show, the hunt is on for Disneyland Resort Paris as they open a search for perfect Stitch sound-alikes. Can you think off the top of your head, and - more importantly - like a mischievous extra terrestrial? This might be your chance…

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Friday, 18th

Ink & Paint for Animation Courtyard

ImageAnimation Courtyard has followed the production of an animated film throughought its drawn-out placemaking project - from the first tentative sketches (Monsters Inc Scream Scene) this time last year to full storyboards (concept art) in more recent months. Now, the whole project is in full production, everything coming together with Ink & Paint - which means a lot of new colour and a whole lot of lines.

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Wednesday, 9th

154 Years in the making, dude!

The official 15th Anniversary blog has spilled an ocean of new behind-the-scenes material showing the making of Walt Disney Studio Park’s most anticipated new attraction. Since Crush proclaimed he was “hundred and fifty, and still young, dude!” in May 2003’s Finding Nemo, the unique attraction has now technically been 154 years in the making! Rock on!

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