Crush's Coaster
Status: Opened 9th June 2007
Wednesday, 21st March 2007
We’ve been treated to many a peek backstage in recent months, as Disneyland Resort Paris goes all-out to build anticipation about its 15th Anniversary and new attractions, but one of the most anticpated unseen sights has surely been that first glimpse at the coral, colour and craftwork inside the depths of Crush’s Coaster. Hold your breath then, we’re about to dive…
Saturday, 17th March 2007
It’s a pleasant coincidence that, just one day after the Studio’s 5th birthday, the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf prints a work-in-progress 2008 map of this work-in-progress park. Never before has Disney allowed an unfinished design to be printed, but then never before has Disney wanted to prove so much that this unfinished Studio is really headed somewhere special…
Friday, 16th March 2007
Two grand attraction openings and one long-awaited attraction closure - Walt Disney Studios has never had a happier birthday! As the final closure date for the endlessly disappointing Television Tour is confirmed, Disneyland Resort Paris choses today, the 5th anniversary of the park’s grand opening, to finally announce the opening dates of its first ever brand new attractions.
Tuesday, 6th March 2007
A mega Toon Studio update now - covering Cars, Crush, Animagique and everything inbetween, courtesy of the latest trip photos (with a few exclusives!) from our friends at Photos Magiques. The fast-progressing Race Rally canyon has become surrounded by strange wooden poles, the land is given even more blue paint and Disney Studio 3 finally loses its yellow.
Tuesday, 20th February 2007
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.
Monday, 5th February 2007
Way back at the very beginning of December, a small piece of the large mural/fresque covering the front of Crush’s Coaster appeared for one day only. Now, two months later, the final article has arrived! The grey concrete facade of the dark-ride building has been soaked in blue and turquoise, with a full-length fresque featuring Crush and his turtle friends.
Monday, 5th February 2007
There have been rumblings for several weeks now that the ride system of Crush’s Coaster has already begun tests, but with only a few turtle shell cars being sent through the attraction each day, it must be like trying to win the lottery getting a snap of one from over “that” fence near Art of Disney Animation. Looks like someone won the jackpot, then…
Monday, 29th January 2007
We’ve seen visuals, we’ve seen concept art - and now, we can see the real thing. Disneyland Resort Paris has prepared some exciting new backstage photos ready to release to the press in the build-up to the launch of the 15th Anniversary Celebration, and they certainly know how to build some anticipation! Get a closer look at a turtle shell, a backstage look at a life-size Luigi and a brilliant glimpse at two dazzling new Princess dresses.
Monday, 8th January 2007
The final two articles in Le Parisien’s series of five, covering the people working on the 15th Anniversary backstage, first look at the co-ordination of the huge construction project, and then at illuminating the finished attractions. They don’t divulge quite as many details as earlier articles, but I’ve fully translated them for you all the same.
Friday, 5th January 2007
It seems there’s no end to glimpses into the backstage of Disneyland Resort Paris right now. Latest to join the trend with nice publicity for the 15th Anniversary and its new attractions is the long-running German ProSeiben programme Disney Filmparade, which this week takes a look at the Imagineering of Crush’s Coaster. Prepare for an inside glimpse at dark ride scenes, a Sydney harbour and a very special turtle shell…
Tuesday, 2nd January 2007
The new Toon Studio attractions at Walt Disney Studios Park continue to develop and gain colour and detail. This week, the first bushy conifer tree for Cars Race Rally was planted next to its iconic wind-sculpted rock, whilst the queue of Crush’s Coaster has now well and truly drowned in palm trees. Oh, and in other news - the opening and soft opening dates have been confirmed!
Monday, 18th December 2006
Dude, Crush has totally gone Australian with this Christmas thing - there’s not a fir tree in sight, but they’ve just added even more palms! Scaffolding on the rockwork is gone, paths are laid out and the queue line is filled with plants… it’s actually beginning to look a lot like a real Disney attraction.
Friday, 1st December 2006
The creative text promised us we’d “hang loose with Nemo and Crush” at Crush’s Coaster, and now you can see Crush doing exactly that, as the first tests took place today for the huge poster mural to cover the front of the attraction’s showbuilding. No hurling on the mural, dude, ok? Just hung it…
Sunday, 19th November 2006
From Toon Studio this weekend…
As the first real signs of an ochreous desert landscape arrive before the Cars themselves, Crush gets some extra shelter for his outdoor queue line.
Thursday, 9th November 2006
Continued from Part 1.
We hit the weekend and a thick fog rolls into the Studios. Then, with the French holiday week over, construction picks up pace and more progress is finally visable. Scaffolding comes down, rockwork is finished, but there’s still no sign of life at the placemaking areas…
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