MORE Awesome Disneyland Paris Apple Maps App Aerial Pictures - Part Two

It seems that you enjoyed my previous article with the Disneyland Paris aerial pictures now available on the Apple iPhone iPad "Maps" App with the "3D fly over" feature, so here is more awesomeness and this time we will have also a look at the hotels of the resort. As usual, click on each to see the screen captures in big size. If you've missed the first part with aerial pictures of the parks you'll find it HERE.

The picture below is an interesting one as it shows how close DLM Magic Kingdom is from the french villages nearby.

On the picture below, the Disneyland Paris hotels around the Disney lake.

The next screen shot shows DLP Disney Village from above with the new World of Disney store at the bottom and the balloon on the lake, at the other end of the Disney Village.

Below, some shots showing the Disney Village and the hotels around lake Disney from a more vertical point, and on different angles. On the first picture below the Newport Bay Hotel is on the bottom left, the Sequoia Lodge Hotel on the center and bottom right and the New York Hotel on the top right.

The picture below shows the Newport Bay Hotel front facade.

The hotels around the lake are not the only one, you also have the Cheyenne and Santa Fe hotels which are close to the New York Hotel and it's the ones you can see on the top left or the left of the pictures below, near DLP main parking lot..

But there is also more affordable hotels located not that far from the Cheyenne and the Santa Fe and these are the ones you see on the pictures below.

The shot below is interesting as you cans ee on the same picture DLP Magic Kingdom and Walt Disney Studios, Disney Village and the lake with the hotels around it, the Cheyenne and Santa Fe hotels near DLP parking lot AND the others non-Disney hotels on the top right.

Let's go back at the parks entrance and on the pictures below you have the Disney Village on the center left, DLP Magic Kingdom on the bottom right and the WDS park on the center top.

We'll end with this great one showing the Disneyland Paris Hotel and Fantasia Gardens, and if you wonder what is this white structure just under it, on the right, it's the train station, located at 30 meters from the entrance. Very convenient when you stay in Paris and come to the park with the train.

Don't miss the $45 Discount on the Disneyland Paris book! English and French copies still available! 

I remind you that the Disneyland Paris, From Sketch to Reality book, in which you have the whole park in 320 pages with 750 photos including 250 WDI renderings is still available in its english or french edition. French collector signed copies are also always available. And we do a special price right now on it with a $45 / 40€ discount on the normal price, so order your collector copy while we still have copies available as we're really running low on the english copies. You'll find below a one click Paypal button as well as a video showing the whole book. And you can have more infos about this gorgeous 320 pages book HERE.

Choose between french or english edition -Price include shipping

1 copy ENGLISH edition Disneyland Paris book, include shipping €100.00 EUR 1 SIGNED copy FRENCH edition Disneyland Paris book, inc shipping €115.00 EUR 1 NON SIGNED copy FRENCH edition Disneyland Paris book +shipping €90.00 EUR

Pictures: copyright Apple Maps App - Tom Tom

Updated iPhone - iPad Apple "Maps" App Offer Stunning Aerial Views of Disneyland Paris !

Those of you who own an iPhone or iPad are in luck today as Apple has updated its Maps App with new HD satellite pictures of Paris AND Disneyland Paris, and the "fly over" function is working on both! The result, as we will see, is stunning views of the park that you can discover from any angle. All you have to do is to go on "Maps", and enter as keyword "Disneyland Paris", choose the satellite view, and then the 3D view.

Not only - picture above - you can have a full view of the park but also you can zoom wherever you want and the first picture below shows Disneyland Paris hotel and the Fantasia Gardens. By the way, definitely click on each of the screen shots below to see them in big size.

From there you'll have a great view of Main Street U.S.A from above...

...then of Sleeping Beauty Castle and Central Plaza...

Let's fly over Frontierland Thunder Mesa and the Rivers of the Far West!

From that point you can zoom on Big Thunder Mountain island and have a great view of it and Phantom Manor...

The great thing is that the multi touch function offer the possibility to "turn" around and change of angles as you want...

Let's fly over the jungles of Adventureland!

A great view of DLP Fantasyland...

...and over Discoveryland's Space Mountain and Autopia...

These great aerial views also allow to discover things that you can't see from the ground. For instance, how close the small cars of Autopia are from the "real" ones parked in the Disneyland Paris hotel parking lot...

Or, for someone who never came at the parks, how near the entrance of DLP Magic Kingdom is from the one of the Walt Disney Studios park.

And also how close the future Ratatouille ride - on the bottom, still in construction - will be from Frontierland river and  the geysers. Something you will never guess when you'll be in the parks.

The other thing, even more interesting, that the app allow to see, is where there is land still available for future expansions. For instance, flying over the WDS, you'll see this big piece of land in the back of the park that surely will be used in the future for new rides or mini lands that will be added to the WDS.

At the Disneyland Park you'll see between Indiana Jones Temple of Peril and POTC show building the land that DLP Imagineers are keeping to eventually build one day the long awaited Indiana Jones Adventure...

...or, behind Fantasyland train station the land they intend to use if the Little Mermaid ride is coming someday at DLP Fantasyland.

You will see also the land available behind Space Mountain and in the back of Discoveryland on which will be built the upcoming Star Wars land. Because this one, you can be sure that it's coming. May be not before 2016, but it's coming... The big white tent on the bottom right is the VIP tent used during DLP special events, which of course they can remove.

And, although there is the backstage road behind, you'll see that if they decide to go over it - which probably they won't do, at least at the start - they even have more land available.

So, is this Maps App perfect? Let's say that it is very good as long as you don't zoom too much inside a view, because if you do you'll reach a point where the buildings will start to  distort, which by the way is logical as the 3D view is probably done using an algorithm as the original view was obviously shot "flat". But if you respect this rule you'll be amazed and it's also a great way to prepare your next trip to DLP as thanks to the App you'll be able to see the distances between DLP hotels and different areas.

Of course, the bigger the screen is the better is the experience so if you have an iPad choose to watch the pics on the iPad. Also, to avoid any mistake, note that we're talking here of the iOs Apple Maps App, not the Google Maps App. The Apple Maps App is automatically embed in the latest version of iOs, all you have to do if you don't have it is to install the latest iPhone - iPad iOs version, which is free.

Let's end with a last view of the Disneyland park, right at the vertical of the Park!

The second part of the article with others awesome pictures showing DLP hotels and more is now on line HERE!

Don't miss the $45 Discount on the Disneyland Paris book! English and French copies still available! 

I remind you that the Disneyland Paris, From Sketch to Reality book, in which you have the whole park in 320 pages with 750 photos including 250 WDI renderings is still available in its english or french edition. French collector signed copies are also always available. And we do a special price right now on it with a $45 / 40€ discount on the normal price, so order your collector copy while we still have copies available as we're really running low on the english copies. You'll find below a one click Paypal button as well as a video showing the whole book. And you can have more infos about this gorgeous 320 pages book HERE.

Choose between french or english edition -Price include shipping

1 copy ENGLISH edition Disneyland Paris book, include shipping €100.00 EUR 1 SIGNED copy FRENCH edition Disneyland Paris book, inc shipping €115.00 EUR 1 NON SIGNED copy FRENCH edition Disneyland Paris book +shipping €90.00 EUR

Pictures: copyright Apple Maps - Tom Tom

ThemeParkGPS, the first iPhone App that will guide you by GPS inside WDW Magic Kingdom !

Here is a great idea, specially for WDW guests coming for the first time at the Magic Kingdom... or for those of you who definitely don't have the sense of orientation. ThemeParkGPS is, simply, the first ever GPS iPhone App that actually helps you to navigate throughout the Magic Kingdom effortlessly and enjoyably. All you have to do is to follow the icon "Guide Guy" as he shows and tells you how to get from where you are in the Magic Kingdom to anywhere you want to go in the Park.

You know how works GPS for cars? This app works the same way, and the voice-guided, turn-by-turn GPS directions is only one of the many features that are offer in this ThemeParkGPS App. Here is a description of the others features, coming from the App description.



FAMILY & FRIEND TRACKER: Want to keep track of the kids while letting them explore the Park by themselves? With ThemeParkGPS you will have peace of mind, always knowing where the kids are in the Park while still giving them their independence. Note that each person you are tracking needs this App downloaded to their iPhone.



IN-APP MESSAGING: Want to meet your friends for lunch in the Magic Kingdom? Need to remind them of your next FASTPASS time? Use this convenient App feature to send and receive messages...especially time-sensitive messages!



REAL-TIME MAP VIEW: Johnny needs to go to the bathroom...now! You are out of cash and you need to find the closest ATM. No worries! GUIDE GUY will locate you on the GPS Map, pinpointing everything that is around you, and lead you to your destination quickly and directly.

FUN FOODFINDER: Craving something special to eat? Want to find a restaurant in the Magic Kingdom that serves Chicken Tenders, Pizza, Carrot Cake or Baked Ziti, for example? With this unique feature, you can search for a place to eat based on any combination of 5 categories!



GPS VEHICLE LOCATOR: Ok, you've had a long, tiring day. Both you and the kids are getting cranky. Its dark and all you want to do is get the kids back to the hotel...and fast! Suddenly you find yourself wandering aimlessly in the parking lot looking for your vehicle. No worries. Follow our dependable GUIDE GUY and he will lead you directly to your vehicle!

In addition ThemeParkGPS gives you much more: You also get the latest information on Magic Kingdom's Attractions, Dining, Shopping, Special Events and Entertainment.

Sounds like a good app for someone who don't know well the park, isn't it? And the good news is that this GPS app cost $0.99 only on the iTunes Appstore! If you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, go ahead, you can download the App HERE.

AND, talking about iPhone Apps, i remind you the two great Tokyo Disney Sea and Hong Kong Disneyland Apps which include hundred of gorgeous pictures of the parks and that you can download HERE and HERE.

Special Christmas Sale for the HKDL and Tokyo Disney Sea Applications now at $0.99 or 0.79€ only until January 1 !

It's the Christmas week, and to celebrate Christmas the iTunes Appstore price of the HKDL and TDS Wallpapers applications are now at $0.99 or 0.79€ only! If you haven't download them yet that's the best time to do it as you will have both apps for the price of one!

For those of you who haven't seen my previous articles which introduced the apps, here they are below, beginning by the TDS application.



Since the TDS Wallpapers application was released it seems that everyone love the Tokyo Disney Sea high-res pictures include in the app! Here is some reviews from other web sites:

"Tokyo DisneySea may very well be the most beautiful
and well designed Disney theme park of all time, and now iPhone
and iPad users can take a piece of its beauty wherever they go"
Screamscape


"APPsolutely Beautiful..."
Blue Sky Disney


"These TDS images are stunning. We recommend getting this great
app soon while it is still at the introductory price of just $0.99!"
Mice Chat


"Breathtaking...The TDS Wallpapers iPhone app captures the beauty
of Tokyo DisneySea!"
Disney Report

If you own an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and have not downloaded the app yet, the app is at $1.99 only on the Appstore. Here is a presentation of the TDS Wallpaper app:

Since i've done the Disneyland Paris "From sketch to Reality" book i don't count all the people who asked me to do the same kind of book about Tokyo Disney Sea. I would love to do it and may be it will happen someday, but for now i've designed this great application which is a tribute to TDS which is largely considered as "the most beautiful theme park in the world".

The application works great on all iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, it includes hundreds of gorgeous high-res pictures of TDS and and is available now on the iTunes Appstore for the very low price of $0.99 or 0.79€, which should be a very affordable price for everyone.

The app is called in the Appstore "TDS Wallpapers HD" and the app features include:
1. NEW user interface. Categorized Wallpapers. Ability to sort the wallpapers by land.
2. Optimized wallpapers for each iOS devices. Fast wallpaper download.
3. HD Pictures designed to take full advantage of the new iPhone 4 and iPod Touch retina screen! Looks gorgeous on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch screens!
4. Ability to save each picture to enjoy them offline
5. Save your favorite pictures in the favorite section
6. Caption for each picture and Wikipedia link for each land or attraction for full infos about each site
7. Ability to zoom in each picture. Simple swipe to advance / revisit the pictures
8. Share with your friends on Facebook!



You will find in the app fantastic pictures of each land and here are some examples: First, on the menu page - picture above - you'll have the choice between ten buttons designed as scrolls and depending of your choice you'll access to "all pictures" or pictures of each land. If you choose this last option then the first land will be Mediterranean Harbor with either pictures of the Renaissance Fortress and Galleon...



...or the great Venitian area, and many more...



The app includes day and night pictures and the night pictures are awesome! Here is two night shots of Mysterious Island, one with Mysterious Island volcano in the background...



...and the other one, a close shot of the Nautilus.



Approximately half of the photos were shot by me when i was invited at the press event, one week before the park opened, which means that the park was absolutely brand new, and the other half by a good friend of mine who is a brilliant photographer and a big TDS fan, too. Next examples pics are about the Arabian Coast with great view of the land...



...or closer shot on the Arabian decor. I remind you that these are just examples and that there is many pics for each land.



Considering that it is a wallpaper app we did the best possible picture choice so whatever the picture you'll choose to put on your device front page they will look great. Next land is Lost River Delta and you'll find many outside pictures of the land but also great pics of the unique Indiana Jones ride queue decor.



Some examples of the pictures you'll find in the Port Discovery section with this large view of the land...



...or the TDS elevated tramway arriving at Port Discovery station.



The Cape Cod part of the park is also present in the app with day or night pictures like the one below.



No need to say that American Waterfront and its gorgeous decor have dozens of pictures in the app whether it is the S.S Columbia...



...the amazing architecture of TDS Tower of Terror...



...or the great American Waterfront elevated tramway.



In addition to the day pictures the section also include fantastic pics of the land at night like this one...



...or this one of the S.S Columbia.



Depending of your computer screen the pictures above will look probably good but i can assure you that it's nothing in comparison of how they look on an iPhone or an iPad screen thanks to the screen devices technology. And for each picture you'll find a Wikipedia link for more details on each land or attractions, not to mention the other features listed above.

TDS Wallpapers HD is also a GREAT app for those of you who are planning to visit the park and there is links to the TDS site for your reservations, if needed.

TDS Wallpapers HD is now available on the iTunes Appstore for $O.99 or 0.79€ until January 1st and you will find it HERE.


And now, all about the HKDL Wallpaper app:




Here is something great today for all of you who own an iPhone, an iPad or an iPod Touch. After the success of the TDS Wallpapers application - that you still can find on the iTunes Appstore HERE - here is a new wallpaper app and this one is all about Hong Kong Disneyland! It is called HKDL Wallpapers HD, it is now available for download on the iTunes Appstore, and each picture will look gorgeous on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch as they have been enhanced for the Retina Display screen.



And, double good news, there is almost twice the number of pictures that was in the TDS Wallpapers app! There is 206 stunning pictures in the new HKDL app - instead of 117 in the TDS app - and the HKDL app is at the same price than the TDS app on the Appstore. The app is available whatever is the country you are living but the direct iTunes link if you live in Hong Kong is HERE, if you live in the U.S is HERE and if you live in France is HERE. If your iTunes account is in another country just enter as keyword "HKDL Wallpapers HD" in the iTunes Store search box and you'll find it instantly. Although there is 206 high-def wallpapers pictures in the HKDL app the price is at 0.79€ or $0.99 only until Jan 1st.



So, what will you find in this HKDL app? Well, as indicated on the application menu page above you'll find gorgeous pictures of each land of the park and half of the pictures are beautiful HDR pictures! Not to mention dozens of fantastic night shots of each land, a special "How to go" section, the possibility to choose your favorites, a direct link to Facebook, and more... all this with a very friendly user interface!

Main Street U.S.A is beautiful whether it is day or night and you'll find plenty of great Main Street shots by daylight in the app but as we know it's at sunset that Main street becomes magical and here is two examples of night shots.





Adventureland at HKDL is probably the biggest Adventureland ever built in a Magic Kingdom and the app pays tribute to the Imagineers wonderful work. Below two examples of pictures of the Tarzan Treehouse and Jungle Cruise Boarding.





The Fantasyland section includes of course great shots of HKDL Sleeping Beauty castle, whether it is by day - picture below - or by night like the picture on the top, but also closer shots on beautiful details of the land. Any of them will make a great wallpaper on your iDevice.







There is even a special section of HKDL fantastic and new It's a Small World ride as it is the best version i've seen of the ride with the one, totally different, at DLP. In fact, i never thought it was possible to create a such different version of this ride!







Tomorrowland fans will be in heaven with the Tomorrowland section of the app. Not only it includes fantastic day shots but also incredible night shots of the land - and we know that Tomorrowland is always gorgeous at night, don't we?





These are small examples of the 206 pictures include in the app and here is the app Features:

1. NEW user interface. Categorized Wallpapers. Ability to sort the wallpapers by land.
2. Optimized wallpapers for each iOS devices. Fast wallpaper download.
3. HD Pictures designed to take full advantage of the new iPhone 4 and iPod Touch retina screen! Looks gorgeous on the iPhone and iPad screen!
4. Ability to save each picture to enjoy them offline
5. Save your favorite pictures in the favorite section
6. Ability to zoom in each picture. Simple swipe to advance / revisit the pictures
7. Share with your friends on Facebook!


HKDL Wallpapers HD is also a GREAT app for those who are planning to visit the park!

The app is now available on the iTunes Appstore, just enter as keyword "HKDL Wallpapers HD" in the iTunes Store search box to find it instantly. Hope you will enjoy the app!

One last important thing: after you've downloaded the apps thanks to leave a comment on iTunes, as we know good comments are always needed and welcome. Thanks by advance, and enjoy the apps!

Pictures: copyright Park Lane Editions