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Stitch broadcasts new key visual

Image‘Stitch Live!’ is quickly finding its way into the cogs and workings of Disneyland Resort Paris, today revealing a new “key visual” and already boasting its own website page — with some late concept art.

Tower’s TV, radio ad winners announced

ImageThe winners of the online competition inviting members of the public to script and produce their own TV and radio advertisements for The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror have been announced!

Rescue lost souls in new online dimension

ImageA new dimension to the official website of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror has just opened up — the chance to rewrite history by rescuing the souls of those five people lost on that fateful, stormy night…

Drop in, if you dare - online!

ImageSince Monday, 4th February 2008, fans and prospective guests around the world have been able to discover The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror online through its very own official website, with pages spread across — you guessed it — 13 floors. Let’s take a tour…

Halloween festival launches to the power of 15

ImageThe official website and advertising materials have now officially launched for the 2007 Halloween season at Disneyland Resort Paris, with the tagline “Halloween to the power of 15″ and a style which suggests the festival may return more to its Frontierland roots following several slightly confused years. The launch also includes the new festival logo and some photos to advertise the Disney Villains’ Halloween Showtime

Crush’s Coaster - The Official Ride Video

ImageWant to see how DLRP’s official cameras picked up the action of Crush? Grab shell, dude! Following our look at all the Toon Studio publicty photos and officical Cars footage on Thursday, we can now take a ride from Crush’s outside “splash” to his encounters with Nemo and Squirt, from a brush with flourescent jellyfish to a reconstructed ride on the EAC…

‘Stitch Interactive’? Your opinion counts…

ImageA new feature on the official Disneyland Resort Paris website has been causing a bit of a stir in the past few days, allowing visitors to help decide the name of the new interactive Stitch attraction at Walt Disney Studios Park - formerly referred to as ‘Stitch Encounter‘ from its original Hong Kong Disneyland name. This is your chance to help name the new studio attraction!

Autumn-Winter brochure says “there’s still time!”

ImageIt’s a grand event in the annual calendar of any Disneyland Resort Paris fan - that magical time around late June or late November when the next official brochure gives a long-awaited preview for the next six months of magic. That time has come once again - the Autumn-Winter 2007-08 brochure is now available to order!

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.

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!

Book your dream - like never before

They’re telling everyone to “live your dream… live never before” this year, but now you can book your dream like never before. Following the rollout of the new official Disneyland Resort Paris website to each market since October 2006, another major improvement has just been launched - a complete overhaul of their online booking system.

15th Fever: Online

Following on now from the second article, let’s make it a triple with a look at another important advertising area also covered by the 15th - online marketing. With an expensive anniversary website just launched, they certainly want to make sure people know where to find it.

Backstage in Bruce’s submarine

The final surprise of Disneyland15.com’s “behind the scenes” anniversary preview is - aside from the mention of Tower of Terror so early - a very first look at the dramatic Sunken Submarine scene from Crush’s Coaster, which will bridge the gap between the “dark ride” and “coaster” sections to enclose the lift hill of this highly anticipated spinning coaster.

Backstage at the Race Rally

Next in the backstage preview video featured on the new Disneyland15.com is Cars Race Rally, introduced by DLP-Imagineering head Peter McGrath and then shown in concepts, models and real-life. The video gives us our very first look at the design of the 12 spinning cars, as well as some never-before-seen concept art for the très Art Deco entrance building.

Backstage Imagination and Wonderland

The official website for the 15th Anniversary of Disneyland Resort Paris is now live, and with it comes a brand new “Behind the Scenes” video! Whilst the video zips through the unique footage and commentary at lightning speed, I’ve managed (after a few attempts!) to capture stills of the most exciting shots, giving some of the most revealing and exciting images of the upcoming events to date… such as the construction of Disney’s Once Upon a Dream Parade!