Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Disneyland Paris Pictorial Update!


While waiting for Shanghaî Disneyland opening this Thursday June 16, here is a new Disneyland Paris update for you thanks to Max, D&M contributor and DLPWelcome webmaster. But first, please note that, according to  Disneyland Paris official website, "Le Galion Des Pirates", "La Plage des Pirates", "Adventure Isle", "La Cabane des Robinson", "Mad Hatter's Tea Cups" and "Les Tapis Volants - Flying Carpets Over Agrabah" will all reopen on the same day, Monday September 10!
Also, for those of you who still don't have the fantastic Disneyland Paris book, i remind you that we have now just a few copies of the book and the book will not be reprinted, so make sure to get your copy when it is still available! More details at the end of this article and you can see more pictures on the book website HERE. 


Disneyland Paris From Sketch to Reality Book
 
 


Let's go for the update, and we'll start by Main Street U.S.A where Main Street station gradually reappear from its long renovation. The few details that can be seen, suggests a remarkable result of the renovation, see you in July for the reopening.
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Nothing new special in Main Street USA.
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In central Plaza, new electrical facilities were installed to accommodate the new audio system of the Park. It’s a bit too visible for now and at the expense of the plantations. 
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At Frontierland the renovation of the the ground located in front of Big Thunder Mountain is completed was redone identically to the original, with footprints of horseshoes and carts wheel . As for the renovation of Big Thunder Mountain, the renovation of the banks of the river is almost completed, while the mountain itself, is now cleaned. Some roofs have also been restored.
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Always at Big Thunder Mountain, the train station of the ride, is completely covered with scaffoldings. 
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The renovation of the Cowboy Cookout Barbecue will end soon. 
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The Frozen summer Fun season began with the « Frozen Sing-along » at Chaparral Theater and the Arendelle market place is the same as last year. 
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In Adventureland, the area around « the enchanted Passage of Aladdin » is closed to allow the continuation of the repainting of some facades. 
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"Before and after" in one picture ! 
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In the Bazaar area, a new stand was set up near the meet and greet of Aladdin. It offers fresh fruit but also a whole new fabulous drink, the Pineapple Whip. 
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Pineapple Whip is a revisited version of the Dole Whip Float of the U.S. parks. A revisited version that is not exactly like the original one. That said, we note the effort of Disney for his arrival and also for the amazingly unbeatable price-quantity-quality ratio. For this reason, (and because it’s delicious) we'll be back on our next visits!
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The renovation of Adventure Isle continues with the first elements of the path to the Swiss Robinson Tree restored. But also, the significant appearance of moss on Captain Hook galleon. 
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The roof of the walkway along the land, is undergoing a renovation.
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A Fantasyland, les murets de « La Petite Maison des Jouets » sont en train d’être repeint.
In fantasyland, the walls are being repainted for the Stand « The small house of toys »
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In Discoveryland, the work continues on Star Tours with the withdrawal of the antenna on the roof of Star Traders and from which only the structure is still there. The building of the old shop is now ready to be used as the future Star Wars photolocation with a new layout. In addition, the major part of the concrete floor was destroyed. Opening scheduled at end of March 2017.
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The works in Fantasia Gardens continue...
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The difference between the old and the new ground is obvious! 
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Some pics of the Disneyland Hotel...
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Welcome to Walt Disney Studios Park.
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The outdoor queue starts to look colorful at a few days of the reopening of Rock’ Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith. The ride will reopen this week-end at the WDS!
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At the Tower of Terror, the facade starts to be seriously damaged. According to Disney Gazette « a scaffolding-test has been installed at the rear of the tower. » […] « Let's hope that the decision of a full renovation will be taken in the shortest delays, even though there is no doubt that the works will stat only after the 25th anniversary, in order to avoid that one of Walt Disney Studios iconic attractions appears in refurbishment during this period. »
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A new activity in the Ratatouille Parisian area : portraitists!
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Let's end with the new official artwork of the upcoming Mickey and the Magician show in Walt Disney Studios Park starting July 2. You'll note that for the first time at Disneyland Paris, Mickey Mouse will talk. The « talking Mickey » will make its first appearance in this show!
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Below, a video of the « Talking Mickey » from MouseSteps.




And that's it for this new Disneyland Paris update, Max will be back soon with new picture and in the meantime here is the promo for the not-to-be-missed gorgeous Disneyland Paris book!


Last month special offer on the book done to celebrate DLP 24th Anniversary had ended on April 30 but with all the news recently about Shanghaî Disneyland i didn't had the time to change the Paypal buttons which still display the promo price. So, it's your chance to still enjoy the special offer while it last and to order the "Disneyland Paris, From Sketch to Reality" book in its english regular and updated edition OR in its french collector edition at the special price of 60 € (+ 15 € shipping worldwide) for the english updated edition or the french collector edition! 

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

In addition, ALL buyers will receive a surprise gift that everyone will love! 

Do not miss this 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

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.

Disneyland Paris From Sketch to Reality Book
 
 

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!


 

Photos: copyright DLPWelcome

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the update. I much prefer the old ground work in the fantasia gardens!

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