Wednesday, 9th August 2006
The construction fences surrounding Fantasyland’s new maisonette have been removed, and the new snack kiosk is open for business! With a highly-pitched red roof, wooden beam supports and functioning shutters, the themeing here is undeniably strong for such a small addition. Currently on sale at the market hut are drinks, snacks and a selection of pastries.
Wednesday, 9th August 2006
Pin traders, get this date in your diaries: The next Pin Trading Night event will take place on August 25th 2006 at Disney’s Sequoia Lodge Hotel. From 6pm to 9pm you’ll be able to meet fellow pin traders to trade, discover rarities and share Disney memories, in addition to picking up some special pins created just for this event.
Tuesday, 8th August 2006
On this most special occasion, I’d like to send a shout out to someone very close to all of us who is officially celebrating their 1st birthday today. It was exactly 12 months ago to this day that the first signs of a new arrival became clear at Disney Studio 1 in Walt Disney Studios Park, and over one Summer night the day-to-day life of Front Lot was changed forever…
Saturday, 5th August 2006
The 7.15pm royal procession of the Disney Princess Parade experienced some problems yesterday, as Sleeping Beauty’s float broke down as it rounded the corner onto Central Plaza. Aurora and Prince Phillip were forced to continue waving to the amused crowds as “Dancin’ (A Catchy Rhythm)” continued playing…
Thursday, 3rd August 2006
The pin releases for August 2006 have just been announced, along with a special pin event day at Walt Disney Studios Park…
Wednesday, 2nd August 2006
The latest calendar of scheduled attraction closures has now been released through both the official website and the resort’s travel and press partners, giving a full listing of refurbishments from September 2006 right through to June 2007. With every effort being put into ensuring both parks look their absolute best in time for the 15th Anniversary year, there are no less than 29 upcoming attraction closures.
Monday, 31st July 2006
The official Autumn/Winter 2006/07 brochure for Disneyland Resort Paris is now available, with a design taken almost entirely from it’s Spring/Summer predecessor. Once again named “the little book and big dreams”, the brochure features the same front and back cover with an altered colour scheme. Inside, the brochure follows the same design albeit with updated and improved photos and texts.
Monday, 31st July 2006
Construction of Crush’s Coaster in Walt Disney Studios Park has reached another milestone this weekend, as the exterior track for this indoor spinning roller coaster has now been completed.
Monday, 31st July 2006
Forget old Mr. Verne and his historical visionary friends, Discoveryland is on a mission to earn all the street cred in the universe. As if a Tiësto-approved Space Mountain and a circa-1995 Space Ranger weren’t enough, the confused land has now set a course to truly become “cool” once again. Welcome, then, a new addition to the range of temporary food retail outlets: Cool Station.
Sunday, 30th July 2006
…on August 14th 2006, at least according to La Rouquine on Disney Central Plaza forum. This is the date currently set for the start of full-on work to transform the existing Animation Courtyard area into the lavish entrance area of the new Toon Studio. Work is expected to begin with a slew of construction fences throughout the land, most noticably around Art of Disney Animation.
Saturday, 29th July 2006
Despite currently being nothing more than a massive hole covered in plastic sheeting, the marketing campaign for the new Toon Studio attraction ‘Cars Race Rally’ has most certainly already begun, as Disneyland Resort Paris attempt to capture as much audience as possible during the movie’s cinema release.
Saturday, 29th July 2006
Clearer suggestions for the use of the new ‘Maisonnette’ reported on Monday, next to Sir Mickey’s in Fantasyland, have been surfacing over the past few days across various forums.
Wednesday, 26th July 2006
Euro Disney SCA, parent company of Euro Disney Associés SCA (operator of Disneyland Resort Paris), today releases its 3rd Quarter revenues announcement for fiscal year 2006, and things are beginning to look up! After a poor first half due to the later Easter holiday period this year, the resort has clawed back profits to an increase of 13% compared to the same period last year.
Monday, 24th July 2006
There’s always something new to see in Disneyland Resort Paris - new details, new gardens, new characters out and about. They usually come a bit smaller than this latest addition to Disneyland Park, however, which appears to be a brand new small building (or “maisonnette”) in the distinct Fantasyland style.
Monday, 24th July 2006
Despite not opening for almost another 18 months yet, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror has already received its first few coats of paint. Applied on the back of the tower, down one concrete column, the paint currently being used is an off-white colour applied on top of a deeper orange/yellow base coat, a kind of primer or plaster used to prepare the bare concrete surface of the tower for painting.
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