Disneyland Paris Christmas celebration update

Disneyland Paris Christmas season began last week, and let me tell you that Paris magic kingdom is really the place to be this christmas. Those of you who are planning to visit the park in december won’t be disappointed as the spirit of christmas is present in almost each land. Plenty of new things to report, and great photos thanks to Alexandre Rosa. Many thanks to him for his wonderful pictures you’ll discover below. Please click on each picture to see them in big size.

The first thing one can see is the snowmen on the main stret station that welcome the guests and the huge christmas tree on town square, as usual.




Town square is also the perfect location to watch the christmas parade with a new opening float
the reindeer characters, rand the wooden soldiers




and of course Santa Claus huge float





I love the reindeer characters, they look so funny!




Children can meet and greet Santa Claus in the morning , also on town square.



Fake snow cover central plaza in front of the castle!



In fantasyland you will find the christmas village , beautifully themed by day, and magical at night





The old mill is not working in this season, but full of christmas gifts!



At Frontierland's chapparal stage, the ice show “Mickey and the magic of winter “ is coming back until january



But it is in the new Woody round up area that you will find some brand new theming. We talk about it last time, but the theming is now complete with , first, a place dedicated to Woody , a perfect photo location




Let’s have a closer look to all the details










Woody can be meet at the center of this new little ranch



Another house host the “Stinky Pete “ character , it almost look like the toy box. Note the visual effect of mine tunnel behind him.





But it’s also here where everybody can meet Santa Claus during all day , and the line is a looong one.





The visitors go through Santa Claus workshop, full of toys that his assistants prepare for the big december 25th shipping. No audio animatronic here, but small movements of head and arms, though.






When the night is coming, the whole park become more magical than ever



Snow is falling for the candlebration ceremony with Mickey and price and princess





The frozen castle and the night parade end this memorable day





Talking about christmas, if you want to make yourself - or to anyone you love - a great Disney gift for christmas , my book about Disneyland Paris , if you don’t own it already will be a perfect gift. 320 pages, 750 pictures and rendering, and a special dedication for you! It’s still time to order it and get it on time, so don’t miss the special offer on the link on the right column above !

Photos: Alexandre Rosa - Many thanks to Alex for his wonderful pictures !

High-res photos : copyright Disney

Other photos: copyright Alain Littaye

Walt Disney Studios Hollywood Boulevard placemaking update

Hello all, here is a new update about the Walt Disney Studios Hollywood Boulevard placemaking, and i have plenty of photos for you , in fact you will see this new area almost like if you were there. As always, the photos are in high-res, so click on each to have a closer look to all the details of the new decor.

The palisades were supposed to be removed yesterday, but the works on some details is not totally over, so, finally, they will put them off december 6th. As you will see, the area behind the palisades is almost finished, so we can see better how it will look.
The painting of the building - in the center when you exit the studio 1 - is finished, the information desk, too, and a new billboard has been put on the top of it.




The advertising poster on the new billboard is of corse an old one, in respect with the theme.



Here is a look at the back of the buildings, from another angle.



On the right of the "boulevard", the "Franklin department store" is finished, too. Brilliant theming, as you can see.



Now, let's have a look to all the right side of this "boulevard" - i have to remind you that it's only 30 meters long from the beginning to the Hollywood backdrop, so it's not a really long "boulevard"...All the "new" coconut trees you can see are not real one , but even if you look closely to them, they look incredibly real!




Let's have a closer look to the details, the marquee, as well to the street lamp.





Here is the Hollywood backdrop. The guests will have to go through to access the Tram tour.




And here is a picture of the whole thing - sorry for the backlight effect.



Let's go back on the left to have a look to the future information desk.




Now, let's take a totally different angle, from the extreme right. The green building called " la terrasse " was built at the opening of the park, and they decided to keep it.





On the other angle, now , totally on the left.




Always on the left, a view of the Tower of terror garden. Note the new fountain on the bottom right, it will be the second fountain for the Walt Disney studios.




Right now, and until december 6, this is the view that one can have when exiting the Studio 1.



DLP fans have a lot of expectations about this new area, and i think they will be happy when the Hollywood Boulevard will open in december. Of course, you will have plenty of new shots as soon as it is possible to get in!