Toon Studio
Saturday, 21st April 2007
Times are changing at Walt Disney Studios Park. Toon Studio continues to impress and Toon Town makes a bold - and unexpected - entrance. We’ve read words, seen concepts and previewed the maps - now the finished reality is in sight. With the 15th launch complete, everything is now focused on one mission - giving this 15-year old resort a real second gate.
Monday, 9th April 2007
(1/04/2007 - 10:00) Fresh from their premiere peformances and VIP events of the day before, the press assembled bright and early on April 1st for a special conference at Disney’s Hotel New York. With the first wave of new features already underway in the parks, it was time for them to get a sneak peek at what’s still to come…
Monday, 9th April 2007
(1/04/2007 - 09:55) The first official day of the 15th Anniversary Celebration begins under Main Street Station or inside Disney Studio 1 with an early indication of the party about to begin, as Park Guide maps for both parks switch to a new 15th Anniversary design… and one makes its future very public.
Wednesday, 28th March 2007
It’s official: Toon Town has arrived in Paris! Perhaps in a different park, perhaps in a different way, but the wacky world of Disney Toons has finally dropped into Walt Disney Studios Park with a team of workers lowering it into place, piece-by-piece. Also today, new updates from across the land: new paint, new flooring and some Agrabah revisions.
Wednesday, 28th March 2007
Even more from Pixar’s world of Cars has now made the leap from CGI to reality for Cars Race Rally, as the Radiator Springs queue buildings receive paintwork, tiles and extra decorations as if pulled right out of the movie screen. But that’s not all - preparations are now underway for a second, huge rock formation inspired by the film, and Route 66 itself…
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.
Thursday, 1st March 2007
Lost last week amidst the launch of Disneyland15.com and the never-ending series of revelations from the AGM was an impressive and important milestone for the Toon Studio project, at Cars Race Rally. In just a few days, the entire fleet of 12 spinning-teacup vehicles were installed on their turntables in the miniature canyon of our new Radiator Springs. Grab your fuzzy dice and tree-shaped air freshener, as we preview Pixar’s new 2007 model.
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.
Tuesday, 20th February 2007
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.
Sunday, 11th February 2007
Following on from yesterday’s first look at the sculpting of the new Toon Studio Sorcerer Mickey statue, it’s time already for yet another stunning look into the future of Walt Disney Studios Park. Posted on the French Disney Magic Interactive forum earlier this evening before flooding into every corner of Disney cyberspace, this is one concept art that guarantees astonishment - no sorcery required.
Saturday, 10th February 2007
The latest issue of Disney fan magazine ‘Tales from the Laughing Place’ features an article all about the Toon Studio placemaking project at Walt Disney Studios Park - including an exclusive first look at the brand new Sorcerer Mickey statue! The magazine has previously presented an in-depth article about the creation of CinéMagique, and from the small preview given on its website, this latest Paris-based article looks just as revealing.
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