Walt Disney Studios Park
Monday, 21st May 2007
Today 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!
Monday, 21st May 2007
The 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!
Sunday, 20th May 2007
They 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.
Saturday, 19th May 2007
Soon, 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.
Saturday, 19th May 2007
Typical. 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.
Saturday, 19th May 2007
‘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…
Friday, 18th May 2007
Animation 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.
Wednesday, 9th May 2007
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!
Wednesday, 9th May 2007
Hollywood Boulevard - a boulevard of dreams, so they say. In Paris, nothing more than a lonely steel frame. But every dream must begin somewhere, and for the new Hollywood Boulevard of Walt Disney Studios Park, this first major visible progress is an important step forward, for now we can almost believe the dream is real.
Monday, 7th May 2007
As the grand opening of Walt Disney Studios’ two new attractions edges ever nearer, everything is pointing to the Toons - quite literally. Entrance signs for both attractions are now in place as their area development grows and Animagique glows in a bright shade of blue, whilst Sorcerer Mickey prepares to point his wand.
Saturday, 5th May 2007
The glitz and glamour of Hollywood is certainly on its way to Walt Disney Studios Park, but there’s a fracture in that smile - a crack in the façade. With just over seven months to go until soft openings begin, The Hollywood Tower Hotel is already losing its shine…
Friday, 4th May 2007
Ready to join the rush for Crush? It’s hard to believe after all these months of construction that, in less than one month, Crush’s Coaster will have already welcomed its first turtle shell passengers and Cars Race Rally will have already kicked up more than a few handfuls of desert dust. Phase 2 of the 15th has begun, and the infamous Red Carpet is back…
Friday, 4th May 2007
“Speed. Faster than fast, quicker than quick. I am Lightning!” But still - even a famous racecar like Lightning McQueen — of Disney-Pixar’s Cars fame — needs to be lifted around on a JCB from time to time, especially when he’s a life-size prop for a new theme park attraction…
Thursday, 3rd May 2007
Hear that? It’s the winds of change… As Disneyland Resort Paris hits another anniversary milestone, another attraction and resort sponsorship changeover has just been completed. The grand tenth anniversary shake-up lost American Express, BNP Paribas, Philips and Renault - so what’s the toll for the 15th?
Sunday, 29th April 2007
Ahh, the wonders of the Disney “showbuilding”! Give an Imagineer four walls and a roof and they can truly do anything - like bring a Sydney fishing pier to Paris, for example. The drawback of a showbuilding? As many times as you ride Flying Carpets, your camera will never be capable of seeing through walls - though luckily, the press can…