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15th Anniversary EXTENDED… “en grande!”

ImageDisneyland Resort Paris has extended its year-long 15th Anniversary Celebration. Originally launched on 1st April 2007 and due to close on 31st March 2008, the celebration is now confirmed to continue through the entire 2008 season, with travel brochures already pushing the extension.

Bougillumination Enchantée and Dreams of Christmas

ImageEXCLUSIVE in English. Before we’ve even had chance to anticipate the spooks and spectacles of Halloween, another giant seasonal celebration comes along and boosts itself “to the power of 15.” Disney’s Christmas Season begins on 10th November 2007, with the release this week of a brand new (not to mention spectacular) decorations visual and an exciting press release — in French. Luckily for you, we’ve translated it…

Castle Makeover up-close and across the park

(1/04/2007 - 11:30) Fifteen candles for fifteen years! With the main anniversary launch events completed and the press faded into the background, guests are free to enjoy the fruits of the 15th Anniversary. Beginning a series of in-depth photo articles covering all of the initial anniversary offerings, we present the Character Castle Makeover - up-close and from across the park.

(Video) 15th Launch Night: Candleabration Fireworks

(31/03/2007 - 21:10) Well, here we are. The VIPs have mingled, the fans have waited, Daniel Powter has performed - there’s only one thing left for guests: an extra-special Candleabration, and an incredible, breathtaking fireworks display. Also included here is a photo tour of the new, illuminated 15th Anniversary Main Street.

J-1 brings frenzied final touches

(30/03/2007 - 10:00) As clouds decended and rain began to pour, the cleaners, crew and Cast Members of the resort ploughed ahead with last minute preparations for the huge press event of the following day. Final repaints, frenzied cleaning and final touches to the anniversary attractions…

Character Castle Makeover - complete!

After months of planning, changes and speculation, it took just over one week to complete the Character Castle Overlay of Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant for the 15th Anniversary! All fifteen groups of characters and the giant “15″ centrepiece window are now in place, with a scattering of LED lights throughout.

Castle characters scale the first spires!

Over eight months ago, we first saw visuals that suggested an extra-special centrepiece for the 15th Anniversary. Now, the Character Castle Makeover has begun! Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant has been scaled by no less than eight brand new, golden character statues in just two days, though it appears there was a bit of a scuffle on the way up…

Buzz Lightyear makes the final 15

After the anniversary TV spot and new parade theme song, news from Wednesday’s Euro Disney SCA Annual General Meeting continues to pour in, shared once again by member Mouetto on Disney Central Plaza forum. Amongst the concept art for upcoming 15th Anniversary events and decorations presented at the meeting, it appears the Character Castle Makeover has just received an extra hero from Disney history, courtesy of Pixar…

Cast Member rendez-vous of dreams

The 15th Anniversary Celebration party has begun already for the resort’s Cast Members, with a special rendez-vous gathering bringing the confirmation of countless elements of the festivities. The candle ceremony, character parade, new name badges, a dedicated website, more Kids Free and a preview of the new parade theme song were amongst the early gifts.

Castle characters go Gold for the 15th

The second article in Le Parisien’s backstage look at preparations for the 15th Anniversary once again reveals more new details about the upcoming celebration. This time focusing on the castle decorations, it introduces Daniel Delcourt, head of the project, and features one stand-out detail - that the statues won’t be full-colour, but rather: gold.

Pinocchio replaces Pooh for 15th castle!

Poor old Pooh Bear - cast into the darkness of the indoor Fantasy Festival Stage this past Summer, and now replaced by Pinocchio for the 15th Anniversary Celebration Castle makeover! New visuals have just been released showing Winnie the Pooh’s replacement by a Pinocchio and Figaro figure on the castle’s third spire, as well as new, more stylised candles for all the characters.

A spectacular character candles collection

Disneyland Resort Paris will celebrate its 15th Anniversary in spectacular fashion from April 2007, and one of the highlights at Disneyland Park will be a special character decoration all over the castle! In yet another exclusive first-look, we present a stunning series of new advertising visuals created especially for the celebration.

Another new 15th Anniversary key visual!

We’re proud to present the second official “key visual” for the upcoming 15th Anniversary Celebration. This visual is practically identical to the earlier, daytime version first seen a couple of days ago, except this time the sun has set and the castle is illuminated with its decorative character makeover.

New 15th Anniversary key visual

Extraordinet, the official Disneyland Resort Paris marketing tools website, continues to provide us with new previews of the resort’s 15th Anniversary Celebration taking place from April 2007 to March 2008, and now presents an interesting new “key visual” image.