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Meet Mickey Mouse opens to guests after one day delay — first official photos!

DLRP Today — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:57:15 +0000

Everything looked neat ‘n’ pretty, but unfortunately it wasn’t quite “on with the show” for the planned opening ceremony of Meet Mickey Mouse at Disneyland Paris yesterday, 16th May 2012. An unconnected — and now resolved — walk-out by the character performers division saw the cancellation of most character events across the parks for the entire [...]

Everything neat ‘n’ pretty for Meet Mickey Mouse grand opening in Fantasyland – today!

DLRP Today — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:50:58 +0000

Today at 12.30pm, the Disneyland Paris Ambassadors are scheduled to officially inaugurate the new Meet Mickey Mouse meet and greet attraction in Fantasyland, with a special ceremony in the presence of the mouse himself. It will be preceded by three sessions of Passeport Annuel Dream previews. Then, from 1.00pm, the first chance for guests to step inside the [...]

First Ratatouille dark ride construction crane rises above the Studios — in pictures and video

DLRP Today — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:10:05 +0000

This week, the future Ratatouille dark ride made another highly visible step forward as a second tower crane began to rise above the Toon Studio construction site. The first, of course, made its mark on 11th April — a valiant effort by the second gate to steal the thunder of its partner a day before [...]

Pin Trading May 2012 releases

DLRP Today — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:20:24 +0000

Click the image above for the full collection Entering our third month of 20th Anniversary Disneyland Paris Pin Trading releases, May 2012 sees the start of what could be two new monthly pin series for the occasion. Mickey’s 20th Anniversary Train is the classic idea of a series of carriages, each featuring different characters, joining [...]

‘Making the Magic’ TV show reveals backstage preparations for Dreams, Magic on Parade

DLRP Today — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:52:42 +0000

Neatly timed to coincide with the celebrations of 12th April 2012, Channel 5 in the UK broadcast a special behind-the-scenes “documentary” on Sunday, 15th April giving a unique look at the preparations for the 20th Anniversary. Titled Making the Magic: Disneyland Paris – 20th Anniversary, it will be available to watch on the online Demand [...]

Park-exclusive ‘Disneyland Paris: 20 Years of Dreams’ book on sale tomorrow, 23rd April

DLRP Today — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:14:22 +0000

Couldn’t quite make it for the 12th April 2012 celebrations? You weren’t the only one. Slightly delayed from the shelves of Disneyland Paris boutiques was the new 192-page book all about the history of the resort. We reported its impending arrival late last month amongst the flurry of 20th Anniversary news, and it looks to [...]

[VIDEO] Disneyland Paris: From Concept to Reality with Tony Baxter

DLRP Today — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:37:08 +0000

Videopolis Theatre in Discoveryland saw a packed house at 10.45am on 12th April 2012, as the Disneyland Paris Ambassadors welcomed legendary Imagineer Tony Baxter to the stage for a one hour discussion of its history, creation and progress “from concept to reality”. From broader points about the challenges his team faced in bringing a Disney [...]

[VIDEO] 12th April 2012 Opening Ceremony & Cast Member Flashmob

DLRP Today — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:51:52 +0000

Disneyland Paris president Philippe Gas, the Disney Characters, two thousand Cast Members and even the French Air Force stunt display team came together at 9.45am on Thursday, 12th April 2012 to celebrate exactly 20 years to the day that Disneyland Park — then Euro Disneyland — opened its gates to the public. Experience the whole [...]

[VIDEO] Disney Dreams! Opening Night

DLRP Today — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:12:29 +0000

If you’ve already enjoyed our video of the Disney Dreams! World Premiere, filmed from the middle of Central Plaza, then prepare for a whole new angle on the dreams. The next evening, for the show’s 1st April Opening Night and first two public performances, we waited with the eager crowds for almost an hour before [...]

[VIDEO] Disney Magic on Parade! opening day performance

DLRP Today — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:09:46 +0000

Bright blue skies came out on 1st April for the first official public performance of Disney Magic on Parade!, which you can watch in our exclusive video right here. Just a day earlier, the special premiere performance had gone out under thick clouds with a sharp chill in the air as the “press event curse” struck again — [...]

[VIDEO] Disney’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Train with Mickey Mouse

DLRP Today — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:04:34 +0000

After Disney Characters’ Express, Minnie’s Party Train and Disney All Stars Express, this is our fourth consecutive video of the character train rounding the corner of Main Street, U.S.A. beside Town Square. A popular annual tradition, or a daily nuisance? You be the judge of that. But, as Katy Harris confirmed in the 20th Anniversary [...]

[VIDEO] 20th Anniversary Dedication Ceremony & Disney Dreams! Pre-Show

DLRP Today — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:36:32 +0000

When Disneyland Park re-opened its gates at 9.40pm on 31st March, a magical glow had already fallen upon the land. Stepping into Main Street, U.S.A., the twinkling new Main Street Station greeted invited guests — as did some extra-special invitees: the giant, illuminated World of Color pre-show puppets, brought over especially for the occasion! This [...]

[VIDEO] Disney’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Train Premiere with Mickey Mouse

DLRP Today — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:17:58 +0000

It might be one of the less-anticipated 20th Anniversary events but, with a passenger list now comprising all the “VIP” characters, Disney’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Train will no doubt be just as big a hit with guests as ever. Surprisingly, the characters on-board, who ride up to Central Plaza before stepping down to be mobbed [...]

[VIDEO] Disney Magic on Parade! Premiere

DLRP Today — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:58:52 +0000

At 3.00pm on Saturday, there was “Magic Everywhere!” as Disney Magic on Parade! saw its official premiere for the press, running “backwards” up Main Street towards Fantasyland for one day only. Also a one-off was the heavy “security” presence — you may have heard that the previous day’s parade, planned to be a final farewell [...]

[VIDEO] 20th & Disney Dreams! Q&A with Steve Davison, Kat de Blois, Katy Harris

DLRP Today — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:55:25 +0000

This has been one epic upload, but here we go: the full, unedited 48-minute presentation and panel discussion with Creative Director Kat de Blois, Show Director Katy Harris and VP Parades & Spectaculars Steve Davison himself. Seated in Plaza Gardens Restaurant at 12.30pm on Saturday, we were just inches away from the creators of the [...]

[VIDEO] 20th Anniversary Opening Ceremony with Fabienne Bergmans and Salma Hayek

DLRP Today — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:53:21 +0000

Join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and the Disneyland Paris Ambassadors for a special one-off Park Opening Ceremony at 10am on 31st March 2012 to launch the 20th Anniversary of Disneyland Paris! Features a live performance of the new Disney Magic on Parade! theme song “Magic Everywhere!” by Fabienne Bergmans, winner of The Voice Kids Netherlands, [...]

[VIDEO] Disney Dreams! World Premiere

DLRP Today — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:15:11 +0000

But first, without further ado… The main event of the 20th Anniversary itself! Watch our exclusive original video of the Disney Dreams! World Premiere right here. Filmed at 10.30pm on Saturday, 31st March in 1080/50p High Definition with 5.1 channel surround surround, this video gives you the whole experience as if you were there: standing right [...]

We’re back! All the magic of Disneyland Paris’ 20th Anniversary launch weekend is coming!

DLRP Today — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:52:12 +0000

Wow, what a weekend! From Friday through to Monday, DLRP Today was at Disneyland Paris for the 20th Anniversary launch weekend, collecting over 2,000 photos and several hours of high definition videos (using a brand new camera bought just for the occasion). Amongst the sights, sounds and surprises we’ve got lined up to share with [...]

The Characters, Films & Dreams of ‘Disney Dreams!’: running order revealed

DLRP Today — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:43:48 +0000

This has been one amazing build-up, with over 50 news stories in March alone, but now here we are: our final post before the 20th Anniversary of Disneyland Paris officially begins! So, for this grand finale, we reserved one special story: the story of Disney Dreams! itself. No doubt you can precisely list every single [...]

The Music of ‘Disney Dreams!’: Joel McNeely records “beyond epic” score at Abbey Road

DLRP Today — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:31:03 +0000

What do you get if you combine film composer Joel McNeely, a 96-piece orchestra, a children’s choir, an adult choir and Irish folk singer Cara Dillon at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London? A soundtrack to Disney Dreams!, that’s what. The show’s score was recorded in January this year, with Steve Davison flying into [...]

New book ‘Disneyland Paris: 20 Years of Dreams’ coming in April with 500 photos

DLRP Today — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:07:25 +0000

New Disney theme park book alert. From California to Florida, Paris and beyond, the alert siren rings out. That most anticipated and coveted line of souvenirs from the parks is about to have a new tome to add to its shelves. And for once, this one’s all about Disneyland Paris. Totalling 192 pages and 500 [...]

Temporary ‘Meet Mickey Mouse’ location rolls into Cottonwood Creek Ranch

DLRP Today — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:13:47 +0000

It’s no secret that the permanent Meet Mickey Mouse attraction at Fantasy Festival Stage won’t be ready for the 20th Anniversary launch this weekend. However, you needn’t be too disappointed if you miss the opening date in mid-May: Mickey’s temporary Frontierland location is looking like a pleasant attraction of its own. Rather than the 1920s picture [...]

‘Disney Dreams!’ world premiere to broadcast live on Disneyland Paris YouTube channel

DLRP Today — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:05:16 +0000

What are you doing at 10.30pm this Saturday, 31st March? Cancel it. Instead, prepare a drink, warm some popcorn and settle down to watch the world premiere of Disney Dreams! — broadcast “live” to your computer screen on the Disneyland Paris YouTube channel. We’ve already seen promotions for a live streaming event in collaboration with [...]

Year-long Disneyland Paris refurbishments programme wraps ahead of 20th Anniversary

DLRP Today — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:26:57 +0000

Phew. Last March, when DLRP Today was invited by Disneyland Paris to preview the year-long programme of refurbishments planned ahead of the 20th Anniversary, this much-anticipated year seemed so far away. Now, after twelve months of constant, unrelenting work and investment across the entire resort, it’s almost ready for its close-up again. The final projects [...]

‘Disneyland Paris Generations’ website to build user-generated 20th Anniversary timeline

DLRP Today — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:41:30 +0000

Disneyland Paris is about to launch a brand new official website. No, not a new version of the main Disneyland Paris.com, but a special new interactive platform titled Disneyland Paris Generations. Due to open in the coming days for the 20th Anniversary, it will allow fans and visitors of the resort to create their own [...]

New ‘Meet Mickey Mouse’ marquee brings Fantasyland into electric age

DLRP Today — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:41:32 +0000

The sun rose on a new age in Fantasyland‘s British quarter this morning, with the new marquee for Meet Mickey Mouse now installed atop the former Fantasy Festival Stage. Clean lettering and bright, theatrical, electric lights evoke a slightly later time period for the land than seen before. Perhaps stepping from the Edwardian era towards [...]

Final Central Plaza alterations completed ahead of Disney Dreams! premiere

DLRP Today — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:59:00 +0000

It’s going to be easy to forget soon with the premiere of Disney Dreams! but, until this year, Disneyland Paris has never had a true nighttime spectacular. Fireworks from the original Fantasia in the Sky to the later Enchanted Fireworks have always been a feature, but Disneyland Park has never seen a nightly, year-round evening [...]

New floats, changes, additions revealed during Disney Magic on Parade! soft openings

DLRP Today — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:23:55 +0000

As previously announced, this is “soft opening” week for Disney Magic on Parade!, when the “new” daily parade arrives in the park for public dress rehearsals — revealing its many changes and additions. Yesterday saw the first performance of the revamped parade, and the first play of new theme song “Magic Everywhere” (which we previewed [...]

Disney’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Train bursts onto parade route for soft openings

DLRP Today — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:14:27 +0000

Have your sunglasses at the ready, folks! No, not for the glorious weather we’re enjoying in this corner of Europe, but for the first “soft opening” arrivals of Disney’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Train, which began at 11.30am today and continue all week. And there it is — in all its day-glo splendour. If you can [...]

Giant ’20′ completes Main Street Station transformation as lights twinkle to life

DLRP Today — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:19:26 +0000

Tinker Bell — and a very bold ’20′ — have arrived at Main Street Station to complete its 20th Anniversary look for the Main Street, U.S.A. Celebrates! overlay. And with Tink’s added pixie dust, the whole thing has suddenly sparkled to life. Looking good! The three special golden arches were installed at the front of [...]