Watch Bangkok Icon Siam Stunning Waterfall Magically Changing Its Shape Each 15 Seconds

The video below is showing the new amazing Bangkok Icon Siam Waterfall. Since the last 20 years we saw incredible fountains shows - from the famous one of the Bellagio in Las Vegas to the one of the Macau Wynn Hotel, and now the new trend seems to have moved to create stunning waterfalls in which the falling water can take any shape.

This new 20 meters high waterfall at Icon Siam in Bangkok is truly amazing, and, if i'm right, it shows something that you've never seen yet in any Disney theme parks or resorts, so don't miss this 3.23 minutes video during which the shape of water changes randomly each 15 seconds! Definitely watch the video full screen mode.




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Natacha Rafalski Appointed as Disneyland Paris President

It took months since it was announced that Catherine Powell ended her position as Disneyland Paris President, but that's it, today Disneyland Paris has a new President as DLP announced the appointment of Natacha Rafalski to the position of President, effective immediately! Here is DLP full corporate release:

Natacha Rafalski has had a 23-year career with The Walt Disney Company, holding a variety of senior leadership positions throughout the world. She joined the Disneyland Paris team in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer and since then has taken on responsibility for real estate, transformation, corporate alliances and operating participants.

The announcement comes from Catherine Powell, who recently served as Présidente of the resort before being promoted to President of the Disney Parks Western Region in March 2018 and now has responsibility for Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris.
“It is a very exciting time for Disneyland Paris as we continue to transform our organization and move forward with the expansion of our resort,” said Catherine Powell. “Natacha has proven to be an exceptional leader with a global viewpoint who has the versatility and experience needed to lead the continued success of Disneyland Paris.”

In this role Natacha Rafalski will be responsible for bringing Disney magic to life for nearly 15 million guests each year at Disneyland Paris, Europe’s top tourist destination and the beacon of Disney in the region. She leads a multinational team of 16,000 Cast Members and oversees two theme parks, eight themed hotels, a 27-hole golf course and Disney Village, a themed dining entertainment and shopping destination.



She will also oversee the ambitious expansion plan for The Walt Disney Studios Park announced earlier this year. “I am incredibly honored and excited to assume this position at such a transformational time for the resort,” said Natacha Rafalski. “France holds a special place in my heart, and I’m looking forward to leading and growing the business as we continue to build on and expand the promise of Europe’s top tourist destination.”

Prior to joining the Disneyland Paris team Natacha Rafalski was CFO for The Walt Disney Company Greater China headquartered in Shanghai between October 2013 and October 2017. During that time, she provided instrumental leadership related to various major strategic initiatives and spearheaded work that continues to drive long-term financial growth to that region.

She began her career with Disney in 1995 and has held various positions in corporate treasury and finance including a key role on the Shanghai Disney Resort negotiation team. Prior to this she held roles that included oversight for corporate finance and projects related to Disneyland Paris.

Natacha Rafalski has been a key champion and leader for Diversity and Inclusion at Disneyland Paris, establishing a woman’s leadership group, D Elles P and encouraging Cast Members to form a network dedicated to women.

In addition to the many initiatives she continues to lead for Disneyland Paris, she was among the 2017 winners of Profiles in Diversity Journal’s 16th Annual Women Worth Watching® Awards.

Natacha Rafalski was born in Montreal, Canada, and raised just outside of Paris, France. She holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles and a B.A. in Mathematics/Economics, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of California.

D&M wish the best luck to Natacha Rafalski in her role as DLP president.

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Pixar Announces New Animated Film "Onward", To Be Released in 2020

Pixar Announces New Animated Film Titled "Onward", to be released in 2020!

Onward is directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae, the team behind Monsters University. The film is set in a suburban fantasy world and introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. “At Pixar we try to create stories that come from some kind of personal truth,” said Scanlon. “This film was inspired by my own relationship with my brother.”

Pixar Animation Studios revealed four members of the film’s voice cast, which includes Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy), Tom Holland (Spiderman: Homecoming), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep), and Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water).

No other picture than the one above with the title was released but Onward will come to a theater near you on March 6, 2020.

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First Look at Disneyland Tropical Hideaway Opening Soon

Disney Parks released the first pictures of the awaited Tropical Hideaway restaurant at Disneyland which will be opening soon at Adventureland!


This exotic marketplace is the go-to destination for discovering extraordinary eats from all corners of the world. Set along the Jungle River waterfront, it’s also the perfect spot to sit and relax in between adventures—perhaps with a refreshing Dole Whip! After sunset, flickering torchlights add to the evening ambiance.




Travelers can reach The Tropical Hideaway across its main bridge, through Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room or along “Skipper’s Walk,” a pathway leading from the Jungle Cruise loading dock.


Colorful wildlife can also be found at the Hideaway. The stars of the Enchanted Tiki Room live in small birdhouses that dot the roofline, each personally labeled. Can you spot them?



One cockatoo who has packed up her bags and spreading her wings is Rosita. As she waits on the dock for her boat to arrive, this friendly bird makes small talk with visitors!



Below : Paddles on the wall of The Tropical Hideaway.



Below: The Tropical Hideaway at Disneyland park Lost and Not Found items, at The Tropical Hideaway.



The trader’s market is filled with details to discover around every nook and cranny. Disneyland look forward to welcoming world travelers soon at The Tropical Hideaway!

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A Closer Look at DLP Walt Disney Studios Marvel Land Artwork

Yesterday Disney released the above concept-art showing the future Marvel Land at DLP Walt Disney Studios. We already know that the land will include an Iron Man roller coaster inside the Rock and Roller Coaster building and a Spiderman attraction in the Armaggedon building - and that chances are high that it will be the same Spiderman ride than the one they build at Disney's California Adventure, but more about this later.

That said, there is more to say about this rendering and i suggest we have a closer look at it. First, we can see that they did their best to show the future land without showing too much of it, as not less than 19 people ( supposed guests ) are standing in the foreground and even more in the background hiding details ofthe land.

However, if we blow up the image some interesting details appear. Let's start by the right, showing the current Armaggedon building with its future look for the Spidey ride. Spiderman is hanging up there to make sure we get it, that here will be his attraction, and, yes, we got it. Under him Black Widow and Black Panther stand on an Avengers jeep and the big Avengers logo is on the right of the building. So far, this part of the artwork is quite clear.

Let's have a look now at the left part of the rendering...

The two people on the foreground hide as much as they can the building where is currently the Rendez-Vous des Stars restaurant but if we zoom even more on the visual we can see the letters "PYM" above the current entrance - see picture below - which is obviously a reference to Dr Hank Pym played by Michael Douglas in Ant-Man, the one who created the famous Ant-Man costume and we can guess that the theme of the restaurant will have a link with Ant-Man.

Let's have a look now at the center part of the artwork, the most interesting one. First, among the people standing in the middle we can see clearly THOR holding his hammer and apparently talking with a kid and some older person who looks to be ...Stan Lee himself as some DLP fans already noticed.

Now, let's have a look at the background, on the right, after the blue building, where we can see on an elevated platform the Quinjet - the Avengers plane. For your info, the Quinjet first appeared in The Avengers issue 61 on February 1969, and was designed by the Wakanda Design Group, headed by the Black Panther. The Quinjet is equipped with VTOL capability and five turbojet engines.



But why the Quinjet is located here,  so close to the stunt show entrance? Well, actually the plan is to keep the stunt show for a while with a new Marvel storyline and theming but later - i.e in quite a few years - chances are that Disney will add the big Avengers ride - the one which will open in 2023 at HKDL Tomorrowland - after removing the stunt show.

There is more to see in the background and it's where will be the entrance of the Iron Man coaster. Right now we can see for the attraction facade a structure which envelops the building - with curves reminding a bit the ones of the beautiful TRON canopy at Shanghaî Disneyland, but don't dream to have a structure as big as the one at SDL because it won't be the case. Actually, i should say "guess" rather than "see" this facade as the rendering don't allow to see what will be the visual displayed on it. There is a good reason why they've voluntarily overexposed this part, and it's because Disney don't want you to see - not yet - what the visual will be as it would be a MAJOR spoiler. I think i have a pretty good idea what it will show but i've promised to don't talk so unfortunately you will have to wait that Bob Chapek will reveal it, most probably next year at the 2019 D23 Expo in Anaheim.


In the meantime, those who wish to guess can read again yesterday's D&M article HERE which was basically a copy and paste of the Disney Parks Blog post which included unvoluntarily a clue that can eventually help you to find ...if you're good enough to make links with ...something else.  Good luck!

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BREAKING: DLP WDS Armaggedon and Art of Disney Animation Attractions Will Close Permanently in 2019

BREAKING: Disneyland Paris announced that two DLP Walt Disney Studios attractions will close PERMANENTLY - meaning: "forever" - in 2019: the Armaggedon attraction will close on April 1st ( and it's not an April fools ), and The Art of Animation will close in less than a month, on January 7.

Armaggedon apparently will be replaced by a Spiderman attraction, similar to the one coming to Disney's California Adventure and The Art of Animation, as D&M had told you months ago, should be transformed in an area similar to Blue Sky Cellar at DCA where were displayed renderings and models of upcoming DCA attractions during the park placemaking. At DLP WDS it will present the new lands and the park transformation coming in a very near future ( this, if plans have not changed since i was told months ago ).

First Concept-Art Showing DLP Walt Disney Studios Marvel Land

Disney released today the above concept-art showing how will look the Marvel land at DLP Walt Disney Studios. And Scot Drake, Creative Executive, Marvel Global Portfolio at Walt Disney Imagineering tell us more about the concept that will link the different Marvel lands in Disney theme parks:

"As the creative executive for Walt Disney Imagineering’s Global Marvel Portfolio, my team and I are collaborating closely with our partners across Studios and Entertainment to create exciting experiences and attractions where you can join your favorite Super Heroes at Disney Parks and Resorts. Together, we are expanding this epic story universe in a way that, for the first time ever, will allow you to take on an active role alongside these Super Heroes:

There was an idea. To bring together a group of remarkable people, to see if they could become something more. It was called the Avengers Initiative.

That original idea has now evolved into a brand-new global Avengers Initiative. One that brings us—the next generation of remarkable people—together. To find our power and become something more. To see if we can work alongside the Avengers so we may all become stronger together.

The Stark Expo in Hong Kong was to be a first step: A world exposition whose theme of ‘A Better Tomorrow Today,’ was meant to inspire and motivate through technological innovation. However, shortly after it opened, the Expo was attacked by the forces of Hydra. When even more powerful forces threatened the entire planet, the Avengers realized that the Earth needs more heroes.

So today, to better defend the planet, the Avengers are setting up new Headquarters and technology sharing exchanges around the globe to empower and inspire all potential recruits willing to step up and become heroes.

In California and Paris, Tony Stark is retrofitting two of his father’s Stark Industries sites into new hubs for training and innovation. Through partnerships with S.H.I.E.L.D., Pym Technologies, Masters of the Mystic Arts and the new Worldwide Engineering Brigade, The Avengers and their allies will forge new global campuses to champion the next generation of heroes. Who’s ready to answer the call?"

These interconnected stories are coming to life at our Disney Parks. In Hong Kong Disneyland, guests have already started battling the forces of Hydra in the Iron Man Experience. Beginning in March 2019, they will join Ant-Man and Wasp in a fight against Arnim Zola and his army of evil Hydra Swarm-bots in the all-new interactive attraction, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! In Disney California Adventure park, guests have been helping the Guardians escape the Collector’s Fortress in Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: BREAKOUT!

 And soon, in both Disney California Adventure park and Disneyland Paris, guests will encounter the heroes in new and exciting ways, from the mystic arts of Doctor Strange to the gravity-defying feats of Spider-Man. Guests will also experience the latest in Pym Technology with Ant-Man and Wasp and be wowed as Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Captain America and more leap into action on a moment’s notice."