Start the Day With a Trip around Disneyland Paris Park Aboard DLP Railroad Eureka Train!

Start the day with a trip around Disneyland Paris with this new video filmed just days ago aboard DLP Railroad Eureka train! I keep saying that one who comes to DLP for the first time should start his visit by doing first a trip round the park all the way, the full circle from Main Street station to Main Street station and then go down and start to walk in the park.




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Disneyland Paris Adventure Isle Reopens After 8 Months of Renovation!

At Disneyland Paris, Adventure Isle reopened after 8 Months of intensive renovation and Disneyland Paris News released more official details about it.

Daniel Delcourt, Chief Operating Officer at Disneyland Paris, celebrated on 9 September the reopening of Adventure Isle, after 8 months of major refurbishment. We took the opportunity to discover a rehabilitated area and the work achieved by a number of teams who joined forces to amaze our guests.

“These last two weeks have been quite busy, to say the least, as the teams worked 7/24 to comply with the deadline for the reopening”, Frédéric Clain, Project Coordinator in the Parks Operations Product Integration team, confided. While checking the island 48h before H-hour, reviewing each detail and taking notes, he gave us a tour of the facilities. Whether it was a new coat of paint, a renovation or a total replacement, the scope of the works is impressive.

La Cabane des Robinson

La Cabane des Robinson, the focal point of this refurbishing operation, required the most work. But the result is worth it. The entrance to the treehouse, the staircases, the fishing nets and the lighting all look brand new. The Cast Members have a new reception post with an ergonomic desk that offers more comfort. Each tree scene is dazzling as every accessory has been repainted, repaired or replaced by the teams from Central Shops and Euro Disneyland Imagineering. “Our biggest fans will even notice little differences!” Frédéric comments. Guests will not miss the central element of the Cabane, the large water wheel– back to its original splendor – that will help the water flow once testing is 100% complete within two weeks of opening. Disneyland Paris landscape artists completed a remarkable horticulture task, redesigning the perspectives, and putting trees and bushes on a more realistic scale.

The northern part of the island This area is another large works area on Adventure Isle, and hosts secret hiding places and coves where pirates from all over the world come to hide their treasures. Considerable work was carried out on the rocks themselves, as specialised companies filled gaps and repainted and sculpted the indoor and outdoor artificial rocks of this real labyrinth. Waterfalls throughout the island were brought back into service, some of which had not worked since shortly after park opening. The themed lighting was replaced to improve both the visibility and the atmosphere. The light effects in Ben Gunn’s Cave were renewed and those of the water falls were refurbished as lighting throughout the island modified to LED. Most of the twelve walkways connecting the alleyways were treated with anti-slip products.


The Galion des Pirates, at the foot of Skull Rock, the huge rock in the shape of a 12 m tall skull, was repainted by the Central Shops team and its sails are spic n’ span. The Central Shops team also renovated Plage des Pirates, nearby, with a major cleaning and paint job.



“It is not only for the show that we did all of this. It also allowed us to reinforce accessibility where possible, and reduced safety issues”, Frédéric explained to us. “For example, we modified the ramp to La Plage des Pirates and made it accessible. There are also many small details, such as additional emergency and evacuation lights, reinforced lighting, anti slip surfaces, and a greater number of themed nets.” All these items help to insure the safety of our guest and Cast Members.


“As of now this work environment belongs to the Cast Members. They will make the venue’s history come to life”, Frédéric states. “All those who worked hand in hand to see this project through, from Euro Disneyland Imagineering to the maintenance teams, including those from Horticulture, Safety, HST, Custodial and Park Operations are proud of the result. This project is a perfect testimony of the quality of the experience we wish to offer our guests.”

D&M will be back on this reopening with an exclusive photo report but in the meantime don't miss this video from Max showing Adventure Isle at its reopening. Watch how all waterfalls of Adventure Isle are now working, the new lighting in the caves, and more!




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Disneyland Paris Update: Park Renovations, New Prices for Annual Passports, and more...

I've got a new Disneyland Paris update for you this week-end, as usual thanks to great pictures from Max, D&M contributor and DLPWelcome webmaster. We'll have a look at the parks renovations but first, for those of you surprised to see me posting when i said i was stopping and wonder if it was a joke or not - as i said so many times i was stopping and came back after - here is an important note: actually, it was not a joke, i mean: each time i say i'm going to stop is never a joke, either because i'm really tired at that moment, or plan to do something else, etc... So, what happen is that after a few days i recover or some delay happen in what i want to do and then i decide to come back for a while. As a friend of mine Imagineer has said "You have done more retirement farewells than Frank Sinatra and the Rolling Stones together!". But the truth is, when i come back it's not specially - or "only" - because i love theme parks, but because i love even more to "communicate". 

I also remind you that the Disneyland Paris book Summer special offer at 60€ ( + 15€ shipping worldwide ) is still going on. For reasons of holiday season we won't be able to ship the book during all August but your orders are always welcome and the books will be shipped on Sept 3. For more details see the post above about the book, at the top of the right column or send me an email at: neverlandeditions@gmail.com.

Let's go and have a tour of all the park renovations!

With the reopening of Main Street Station and the summer weather, it is very nice to go on the panorama space created during the last renovation, from which you have a sensational view on Town Square, Main Street USA and DLP Castle. 

Early July we noticed Catherine Powell, new CEO of Euro Disney, accompanied by Daniel Delcourt explaining the situation of parks and ongoing renovations. 

Speaking of renovations, the work continues on Big Thunder Mountain with the appearance of scaffoldings on the houses and the lift B. Meanwhile, Phantom Manor tries to survive with more and more effects out of service. Its renovation after the 25th celebration will be a priority in view of its state of disrepair. 

The Cowboy Cookout Barbecue restaurant ended its outdoor renovation of the facade and roof. Apart from a new (and horrible) sign, restaurant stays in its original theme with its animation, and it’s nice to see it! 

All access to Frontierland reopened despite renovations still going on.

At the entrance of Adventureland, the renovation of the bird nest is now finished, the egg is now in place and the nest finally remade after several years of neglect. 

At Colonel Hathi Pizza Outpost, the outdoor furniture has finally arrived. 

They start to withdraw the scaffoldings on Skull Rock as well as the scaffolding of the Swiss Family Treehouse.

The freshly renovated Peter Pan's Flight ride is still stunning. 

Finally, at the entrance of Discoveryland some rocks have been removed to facilitate the guests flow and for a complete renovation of the entrance. 

At Star Tours, a new structure is rising as shown on the Concept art of the future zone. 

The renovation of the castle which is entirely repainted during all summer continues with a pink color paint on a good part of the park icon. 

New speakers have been installed. They renovate the entire parade route audio and lighting system which activates at the passage of the floats. Thus, each pole (structure with audio and lighting) can be activated independently of others, in functions of passing floats. 

A new sound and light pole with a third audio speaker has been also installed on Central Plaza.

For the Bastille Day - July 14 - Disneyland Paris has proposed a new and wonderful Fireworks. The result is perfect. But we are still waiting for France national anthem « La Marseillaise », a bit of patriotism would not do much harm. 

Disneyland Paris is currently conducting polls on annual passports with proposals for new packages including new pricing and advantages in addition to new ones. Those are only polls done by Disney, but it reveals the direction that the company wish to go and the arrival of DLP new CEO Catherine Powell is no coincidence because its former position within the WDC Australia was to upmarket the brand in premium. You will understand, whatever happens that the annual Passport will evolve you in the years to come! Here is one of the many proposals for annual Passport in one of the Disney polls that we compare with the currently available passport. 

Our opinion : it is too expensive for the french and European market. In the United States, these prices for DLP annual passport would be perfect but the opposite is not true for Europe. We must compare what is comparable. Annual passports of the two first DLP competitors, Europa Park and PortAventura do not exceed 185€! The good deal is probably to propose a DLP annual passport for €260 without advantages, except all year access to Parks and carparks. Why? done like that, DLP would cancel less expensive passports on which DLP don't make profits and it will offer an alternative between the prices of the surreal polls and the existing passports. A single annual passport, at a cost for the European market which will not compete with 2 or 3 days tickets sold at the parks counters. And we don’t even talk about the lack of attractions, rides, street animations… and of investments comparing Disneyland Paris with the American parks…

Finally to end this article, here are some photos of Mickey and the magician, a must see if you come to the parks. Don't miss the DLP book Summer special offer right below!

Max will be back soon for a new DLP update and in the meantime i remind you that the Grand Summer Special Offer has started for the Disneyland Paris, From Sketch to Reality book in English updated or French collector's edition at 60€ only ( + 15€ shipping ), so don't miss it while it last as it is the last copies of the book which will not be reprinted! 

The offer ends on August 31 but please note that all orders shipping will be done now early September for holiday reasons. As we're approaching the last copies please don't wait until September to place your order if you want to be sure to get a copy of this fantastic book! And there is always the great surprise gift coming with each order!

The book is the perfect gift for Disney parks fan! Click on the link below to have a look inside the book and to order your copy or use the Paypal button below! Make sure to send me an email then at: neverlandeditions@gmail.com  to tell me if you order an English or French edition.

Special note to buyers with a shipping address in ITALY or BELGIUM : For shipments to Belgium or Italy, the shipping cost is 25 €.

Do not miss this Summer special offer, and to place your order please send an email to: neverlandeditions@gmail.com  - Please let me know in your email if you want the english or french edition!

You can pay by Paypal, credit card or bank transfer. Paypal payment must be sent to the same email address: neverlandeditions@gmail.com or you can also use the Paypal button below or on the right column, make sure to choose how many copies you want.
The Paypal button works for both french or english edition but confirm me by email or in your Paypal payment which edition you want ( english or french ).
Also note that the Paypal button includes an additional discount for those who want to order 2 or 3 copies instead of one.

If you do NOT have a Paypal account you can pay by credit card, or bank transfer, just send me an email about it at: neverlandeditions@gmail.com

Disneyland Paris From Sketch to Reality Book

ONE Disneyland Paris Book English or French Edition €60.00 EUR  TWO Disneyland Paris Book English or French Edition €125.00 EUR  THREE Disneyland Paris Book English or French Edition €185.00 EUR

 

Those of you who have never seen the book will find below a video presentation of the full book which will show you each of the 320 pages of the book AND you can see more pictures on the book website HERE.

Although you've probably heard about this beautiful book, many of you may have never seen a copy of it. So we've done a video presentation of the full book which will show you each of the 320 pages of the book! The book includes 750 pictures of the park, including 250 gorgeous renderings of Walt Disney Imagineering and stunning pictures of the park seen from above. The book is so big that it took us seven and a half minutes to show you the full book, and that's without stopping turning each pages! So, if you want to have a closer look at a page don't hesitate to stop the video!


 
Videos: copyright Alain Littaye, DLPWelcome