The Disneyland Paris that never was: Main Street U.S.A - Part Two

Here is the part two of the "Main street that never was" article, always with the brilliant comments of Main Street show-producer Eddie Sotto. We saw yesterday the 1920's Main street concept but other concepts not necessary linked to this 20's version were also never realised, and i asked Eddie more details about some of them, beginning by the one above.

"After the park opened, there were proposals to add more new experiences. Between the entrance to the Discovery Arcade and the Camera Store is a façade that we were going to renovate into what you see here. This was bringing the multiscreen history of silent film to Main Street. I knew this was a very hard sell, but I am personally passionate about silent and early film. Keaton, Linder, Chaplin, Louise Brooks, George Meiles and more would be on going in this exhibit. There would also be handcranked Mutoscopes and other machines that guests could look into and experience early film. Of course, there was no way anyone would want to do this. So we have a sketch to remember it by! I would've loved to see this come true. There also was an evolution of this idea that was a video store except the videos were previewed by turning a crank on the antique Muto scope machines. The name "Buffalo Nickel" arcade was first coined at Knott's Berry Farm where I had worked years earlier.

Below, this is the concept where a video store has demonstrations of coming Video attractions in the movieolas. You could crank the chapters of the video forward and back by using the handle so it really was a way of sampling upcoming movies. This was to go between the camera store and the Discovery arcade facing town square. I thought this might work, but they never went any further.



This next sketch was intended to depict what would happen if we decorated the interior of the Main Street Transportation Company. This may have been done after opening as an enhancement. Ever since we first designed it, the Main Street Transportation building was intended to display the live horses that pulled the trolleys. Being able to go in and pat the horses would be a very nice payoff to such a dominant building.



The original intent at the end of market Street - rendering below - was to cross the arcade and go through three arches which would take you outdoors and they are would-be wagons with all kinds of things to eat. This area still has arches and doors so at some point you could create a courtyard and do food carts out there. What's the point of having a market Street without an open-air market? So in this sketch I showed people in the arcade and then sunlight leading to the far left of where market Street would enter.



Barbara Wightman did this next drawing and I believe it was primarily intended to be a concept for a bakery and was very early in our interiors explorations.



This rendering depicts a 1876 "Crystal Palace Exposition" type entry sequence. This would be a giant glazed ticketing complex and ironically, the cost of this is what drove us into subsidizing the coverring of ticketing with a hotel. At one time we even had the Crystal Palace restaurant from Walt Disney World as part of the Main Street program. I think it went away early on and perhaps this sketch was my way of getting it back in on a grander scale. It's hard to remember.



This is one of my favorite Herb Ryman paintings and probably the best Main Street piece of art. He decided to depict the ground-level of the elevated train station in Town Square. Herb always focuses on what people are doing not what the architecture is doing. In this image something has just happened offstage as the policeman's attention. You'll see dogs, people interacting and all kinds of "business". An artist named Tony Sarg did illustrations of New York City that were all about the people and Herb brought the book to work to say that's what he wanted to do to make the Main Street renderings more interesting. And of course anything Herb does is interesting. So beneath the El Station you would have merchandise and other vendors.



This next image is the Fire Station for Main Street and because it was not a revenue-generating location it was cut and instead the Storybookstore replaced it. It was based in part from the Staten Island Ferry Building in Manhattan. Carpenter Gothic is the style.



The artwork below depicts a crystal piano that was designed to rise up out of the ground and form a gazebo. I always loved how the Rock 'n Roll band "grew" out of the ground at the Tomorrowland Terrace at Disneyland. It would be so beautiful to hear distant piano music and then see a glowing, Crystal Steinway rise up in the middle of the Restaurant! This was the centerpiece of our Crystal Palace Restaurant at the Hub. Later the Plaza Inn replaced the Crystal Palace because it was less expensive to build.



This next painting was an early concept for City Hall. Eventually the design of the double columns and rotunda ended up as the interior of Harrington's China store.



This next artwork was done by artist and friend Jim Michelson, best known for his spectacular attraction posters and discovery arcade posters. He did this sketch of the forecourt area.



This artwork by Carol Grosvenor is a early concept for the StoryBook Store. It was before it became a small library theme, inspired by the film "the music man". But Tiger, in the booth, was kept in the final version.



The artwork below, by Nina Rae Vaughn, was to show the San Francisco feel of the Market Street as a concept. We did keep the look and style although these are not the facades at all. Market is also a famous street in San Francisco.



This artwork, also by Nina Rae Vaughn was more of a piece of marketing art for what we were building. We had already done most of the design at that point.



This last sketch shows the Photo shop and the photographer office but the final result is slightly different. I did this to give the buyers the exact density of props, their type, and direction for placement and buying. From a sketch like this you figure out the lighting, furniture, wallcovering and more. "The office" was moved from behind the counter - which became the darkroom - to the niche closer to the street so more guests can see it.



These "Main Street that never was" articles ends with this artwork from Eddie. Again, all my thanks to Eddie Sotto for his great comments on all these amazing concept-arts, it was fascinating!


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The Disneyland Paris that never was: Main Street U.S.A - Part One

This "Disneyland Paris that never was" article is all about Main Street U.S.A. It’s not very known, but at Disneyland Paris we were at two fingers to get a really different design for Main Street U.S.A. Instead to have a “turn of the century” theming, Eddie Sotto - show producer of the land - had designed a Main Street set up in the 20’s-30’s with of course a totally different look.

WDI Imagineers felt that a Main Street with the theme of Jazz Age America in the 1920's would be more appropriate than the Victorian Architecture that had come from Europe and would therefore be of less interest. Everyone in Europe was fascinated by stories of the Roaring '20s… jazz, Cinema and, of course, Gangsters. They headed a long way down that route and according to Eddie Sotto this version of Main Street would have include "lots of Art Deco, an America as represented by the Chicago and New York seen in the movies. "It seemed to us that this would have been more representative of America in European eyes, as opposed to the Main Street inspired by the small township of Marceline, Missouri. The way we looked at Gangsters, was more of the slapstick comedy "Keystone Kops" variety with fun instead of guns. Walt was able to make Piracy and cowboy outlaws fun, so we thought we could make a "Speakeasy" fun too, without the violence."

Eddie Sotto give us more details about this amazing Main Street concept that never was and all comments with each picture of this article are from Eddie himself, whom i thanks a lot for his very kind contribution:

"In this version inspired by the '20s, each shop reflected the personality of an immigrant to the United States. An elevated train ran along the facades on one side of the street. After reaching the station in front of Discoveryland, the land of visionaries, it came back to Central Plaza, in front of the Castle, passing in front of a Vernian diorama on the return trip.

The top rendering shows the elevated train just above the entrance from Market Street looking south, to the left would be the entrance to the theater that has a circle vision type screen or similar that would tell the history of Hollywood and early film. This circle-vision cinema was disguised as one of the grand classic cinemas of the time, but the concept went away very early in the process because the determination to build a studio as a second park would duplicate that experience. The elevated train as we see it , would also look into windows that depict a "City of the Future" as Victorians imagined it. This was to be a Discoveryland transition.The posters in the hallway of the Arcade are the last remnants of that idea.



This view above shows an overlay sketch of mine to show EL Train, which was more of a "Peoplemover" system with many cars. One of the purposes of the elevated train is to provide a way for people to watch the parade while being under shelter during the rain. The elevated train was to extend to the entrance of Discoveryland to allow guests to circulate without getting wet.
On Main Street, instead of Walt's - an American Restaurant, we put in a "Speakeasy', one of those clandestine bars that sprang up due to prohibition. The guest would enter a relatively innocent looking flower shop, but a minute later the walls would revolve to reveal a 'Cotton Club'-style jazz hotspot.



The sketch above was done by Herb Ryman. We wanted to do a diner that looked liked the famous Edward Hopper painting "Nighthawks". This is where Walt's restaurant is now. The "Speakeasy "is next door on Flower Street, see the orange awning. We kept the "signs on the roof idea"and forced perspective distant buildings for Main Street Motors.



Another sketch by Herb Ryman showing the Diner again and the beige awning is the Speakeasy. I loved this sketch.



The painting above by Herb Ryman shows a design proposal for the castle as well as the Main Street elevated tramway. I think he painted Legend Dick Nunis in the foreground with a kid on his shoulders. He used to bury Executives in his paintings.



The painting above was done by Disney legend Collin Campbell. I was wrestling with the design of the 1920's being overlaid onto the existing Main Street. It was no easy task and in many ways looked conflicted. The elevated train station which looks just like the one in the movie "Hello Dolly!" was set on Town Square at a 45° angle. This allowed one block of Main Street to also be positioned that way as well. The Emporium was to be in that block behind the El Train Station so exiting guests would be let out into the upper floor of the store and trickle down. The Gas Station was to be where the Firehouse is currently located. The reason we put a Service Station into the project was because the transition from horse-drawn streetcar to automobile had already been made and the automobile had won.

I was never entirely satisfied with this rendering. The angle, composition, colors, even the scale just felt wrong. Herb Ryman had taken a few stabs with very loose sketches and I felt that they were very much on target. But it was taking a long time to get finished renderings that really depicted the project, so we went with Colin on this particular view. And it took this view and putting the elements together to really show us what kind of work still had to be done. We should have given Colin a better direction to work from. It really made me nervous because there was so many façades that had become ingrained in our consciousness from Walt Disney World, that the addition of these new elements even if they were perfect would seem like a clash. At this point it just wasn't working the way I had hoped. We would have to massage the transitions between Art Deco buildings and 19th Century buildings. We would have to go back into the Victorian designs and simplify them somewhat to make the gap less glaring. We never got that chance as the land was judged and declined while I was on vacation. Note to self... Never go on vacation! In hind sight, do I think the 1920s theme was the right thing for Paris? Yes. A year after he had declined the design, Michael Eisner said to me that we should have done the 1920's idea anyway because it would have been understood better in Europe. By then it was too late. I think in his mind, the 1920's Main St. was more expensive, so he was still happy with what we did and said so often. I don't necessarily agree with the story about him seeing the movie "The Untouchables", and that alone setting him off. I do believe because of the Circlevision Theater, the El Train, and all the Speakeasy Restaurant, it was only partly a creative issue and it was also a big financial issue. With that bigger number in mind it gave him the security to say no. Just an opinion.



The two images above and below were painted by Nina Rae Vaughn. Behind The Town Square East block of buildings there was to be a private restaurant for the sponsors of the park. This idea was first pioneered with club 33 at Disneyland. We would have a secret entrance underneath the railroad station that would lead you to a hidden terminal and in that terminal we would have an American-style streamlined locomotive train complete with dining cars that is inspired by the famous "20th Century Limited". There was a restaurant in Southern California that was this idea and it was absolutely gorgeous but did not survive. We thought this could be the most unique private restaurant in Europe. Europe has the Orient Express as its legendary train. In America the equivalent would be the 20th century limited. I believe we also wanted to investigate projections outside the windows that would take you across the US as it looked in another time.



On the artwork below, this is the east side of Main Street where we had created a circular driveway and we actually wanted the Main Street limousine to pull up in front of the theater and that is where you would board it. Today the limousine is the only thing left of that idea. Herbert Ryman did a very nice painting from this point of view that was stolen from Imagineering and I don't believe they ever got a photograph of it. but I thought it looked really great. It's unfortunate that this sketch is all that remains.



The confusing thing about this next piece of artwork, is that we weren't sure where the façades are going to be yet so this sketch in fact represents the east side of the street not the West. The idea was to have this theater whether it'll be a live stage or a show about film.



The next artwork shows another view of the "circle vision" theater entrance. In this view, we ran the El tracks directly above the guests in the Discovery Arcade. As I recall, this was a very early concept sketch. I think the greenery was shown outside the glass until we decided to make it solid walls.



The artwork below shows the same arcade but with the current design. This drawing was done midway through design to help visualize the details that we were beginning to assemble. The gas lights and brackets all have the liberty motif so I believe this is pretty close to the reality.



Herb Ryman and I discussed Walt's fascination with dollhouses and miniatures in general. We talked about an idea called "Automata-mericana". We thought it would be fun to build animated miniature scenes that are based on the American traditions and set them in Main Street. We wanted to tell the story with images rather than words. For example, The Main St. Cinema would be an animated scene with tiny figures of kids playing in the aisles, couples "making out" in the back, and the Projectionist embracing his mop imitating Valentino's famous screen kiss. Eddie Johnson, (who in my opinion is an unsung Imagineering legend) worked with me on this and came up with lots of fun ideas for these animated scenes. He was one of our art directors and did a great job. On a business trip to Covent Garden, London, we saw an animated "Cabaret" of these small exhibits. They were highly creative, very funny and showcase the ingenious use of cams and handmade characters. The idea for the "Shrunken Ned" Automatic Prescription machine at Disneyland also was inspired by that British exhibit. I believe the location for this exhibit - rendering below - was to be between the Transportation Company and the Hat shop.



Another 1920's Main Street sketch, very early for a music shop. Looks like the work of Barbara Wightman. In the early development you have to do very loose concept sketches so they can throw a budget number at the project. So these designs are just for a feel of the level of quality and basic theme.



Below, just a super rough of a gas station concept based on some research imagery to make it less industrial and more victorian like Main Street. In the 1920's version we also wanted to sprinkle the facades with giant advertising billboards and have cars motoring up and down, to give some idea of the dynamic atmosphere in the United States at that time. These were the only two ideas that were saved for the final version.



This next artwork is an early City Hall concept, before we were made to do 10' wide continuous foul weather walkways in front of the buildings which drove the design in a new direction.



This next concept of a giant clock would have been in the Forecourt, in front of the park's ticketing.



We will end the part one of this "Main Street that never was" article with this last artwork from Eddie, and we'll be back tomorrow with other sketches not linked to the 1920's version. Again, all my thanks to Eddie Sotto for his great comments on this amazing concept, which unfortunately was never built.


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Artwork: copyright Disney Enterprises Inc

Editor's Note: In addition to new infos about Cars 2 and Star Tours 2 that you will find below here is the latest news about awaited movies: James Cameron and 20th Century Fox announced today the release dates of the two Avatar sequels. Expect Avater 2 in 2014 and the third one in 2015. Also, Christopher Nolan’s revealed in a Los Angeles Times interview that the third Batman film - which will be released in 2012 - will be called “The Dark Knight Rises”. And no, the next villain won't be the "Riddle"!

Pixar release more details about Cars 2 plot

Disney/Pixar released a Cars 2 press release which bring more infos on the awaited sequel. Here are the details with the four concept-arts posted last week showing races London, Paris, Porto Corsa and Japan. Also, John Lasseter is now officially Cars 2 director with Brad Lewis as co-director. Michael Giacchino is writing the music score.

First, the new synopsis: "Star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship to exciting new places in “Cars 2” when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

Torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret spy mission, Mater’s action-packed journey leads him on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan and Europe, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world. Adding to the fast-paced fun is a colorful new all-car cast that includes secret agents, menacing villains and international racing competitors."

Then, more about what will happen in each "country":

Cars 2 Jets to Japan: Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new destinations when McQueen is tapped for the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. First stop, Tokyo, Japan—where ancient tradition meets modern technology. But like a modern-day Samurai, Mater must play the part of a top-secret spy when he’s unknowingly embroiled in a case of international espionage.



Passport to Paris: There’s no place in the world like Radiator Springs, but Paris comes close! Lightning McQueen and Mater venture abroad for the first-ever World Grand Prix. While McQueen focuses on the races, his best friend Mater hits a few detours. International espionage, anyone? On his top-secret mission, Mater takes the scenic route and manages to see the Parisian sights—including the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and the famous car-goyles of Notre Dame.



Cars 2 Goes Global: Star racecar Lightning McQueen heads overseas next summer to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the fastest car on the planet. McQueen and his best friend Mater make a pit stop in London, but there’s no time for tea when an international spy plot entangles Mater, and McQueen must race before royalty.



To the Big Screen — and Beyond: It’s an international feast of epic proportions when star racecar Lightning McQueen and lovable tow truck Mater travel to Porto Corsa, Italy, for the first-ever World Grand Prix. The pair will have to bypass the Italian Riviera’s specialties—boating, beaches and pasta al pesto—as Mater is detoured on a top-secret spy mission and McQueen must race to win against the world’s best!



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C3PO will be the Starspeeder pilot in Star Tours 2 !

You better don't miss Tom Fitzgerald's article on the Disney Parks blog if you want to know more about today major news: C3PO will be the Starspeeder pilot in Star Tours 2! Jump to the full article HERE.

And while i talk about C3PO, watch what unfolds when C-3PO and R2-D2 land on earth and discover a Currys & PC World Megastore in this FANTASTIC new TV Ad.




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Disney and more open its vault - Private Sale PART THREE !

As You know i'm a Disney fan since a long time and in one of my previous life as journalist i was invited at many Disney events and park's Grand Opening. Many of you asked me if i had kept interesting press material and collectibles from these events and today i've decided to open my personal "vault" and put on sale in exclusivity for my Disney and more readers rare press collectibles! Some of these collectors have an affordable price, and few others are more expensive as they are really rare collectibles.

How does this private sale works? Very simple: from the moment the collectible you're interested by is still listed below OR if it's not written "ITEM SOLD", it means that it's still available and you can buy it. All prices are in U.S dollars except on the four first items where they are in Euros. If you live in Europe, thanks to the change euro/dollar deduct 30% of the price in dollars to know the price in euros.

How do you order and pay for it? Just email me at: lawrence55@wanadoo.fr and send the payment of the total amount including shipping by Paypal. Paypal payment must be sent to the same email adress: lawrence55@wanadoo.fr

For any questions, just email me at: lawrence55@wanadoo.fr . Please note that sometime i might not be able to answer you immediately but generally i always answer in the next day or so.


There we go for the collectible items! Note that all "press kits or media guides" have a dimension approximately 12.5" x 9.5". There is a lot of different items and from the top you'll find rare press events collector's items about: Disneyland, Disney's California Adventure, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Tokyo Disney Sea, Hong Kong Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney Studios, Disney Animation, and also about Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios, Star Trek Experience, and more!


NO 0-1: DISNEYLAND PARIS, FROM SKETCH TO REALITY, ENGLISH EDITION

NOTE: The DLP book is currently being reprinted both in its english and french edition, to order an english collector copy please see more infos on the DLP book page HERE.

NO 0-2: DISNEYLAND PARIS, DE L'ESQUISSE A LA CRÉATION, FRENCH EDITION

NOTE: The DLP book is currently being reprinted both in its french and english edition, to order a french collector copy please see more infos on the DLP book page HERE.

NO 1: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS 2002 GRAND OPENING FANTASTIC PRESS KIT
Price: 180€ - Shipping: 25€- PLEASE NOTE THAT ON THIS ITEM THE PRICE IS IN EURO CURRENCY!

Gorgeous Walt Disney Studios 2002 Grand Opening press kit. The press kit open and have inside four different press books, including one with the WDI official script of each WDS land and attractions! Include the officiel press photo CD! Please note that all text is in FRENCH language. All inside press kits in very good condition.










NO 2: VERY RARE DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE PROJECT BROCHURE
Price: $35 - Shipping: $15

This extremely rare Disney's California Adventure project brochure is highly collectible. Why? Because it was done to introduce the Disneyland Resort project and California Adventure years before its opening, and on the brochure you will find renderings showing WDI first concepts or DCA attractions and Grand Californian hotel. Except that these renderings does NOT show the attractions as they are currently built! The brochure actually shows concepts of a Disney's California Adventure that never was! A true collectible!









NO 3: TOON TOWN OPENING PRESS KIT
Price: $20 - Shipping: $15

Rare Toon Town press kit released for the opening of the new land. The press kit open and unfold and Toon Town trolley appear in "3D". Magical press collectible.






NO 4: DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE GRAND OPENING FUN MAP
Price: $40 - Shipping: $15

This Disney's California Adventure fun map was given to the guests invited to DCA's Grand Opening. The map was originally fold, not rolled, and will be sent like this. Also include, press exclusive DCA opening Disney's Storyteller special issue.








No 5: DISNEYLAND 1960's VIEW-MASTER 3D DISCS
Price: $20 - Shipping: $5

Rare early 60's Disneyland View-master 3D Discs. Include 3 Viewmaster discs with rare 1960's pictures of the park!





NO 6: DISNEYLAND 30TH ANNIVERSARY AND 1981 GRAD NIGHT BUTTONS.
Price: $18 - Shipping: $5

Two rare buttons released for Disneyland 30th Anniversary and the 1981 Grad Night. Sizes: approximately 2.2" and 3.6".




NO 7: WALT DISNEY WORLD 25TH ANNIVERSARY INVITATION AND PRESS KIT
Price: $50 - Shipping: $15

WDW 25th Anniversary special guests Invitation and Press kit, beautiful, include the program/itinerary of the 3 days 25th celebration events, etc...The cover image of the press kit magically changes when you open it. Very rare items.










NO 8: WALT DISNEY WORLD 25TH ANNIVERSARY INVITATION
Price: $40 - Shipping: $10

WDW 25th Anniversary special guests Invitation only, without the press kit, beautiful, include the program/itinerary of the 3 days 25th celebration events, etc...Very rare item. Also include, a Set of WDW press credentials, and even DLP Honey I schrunk the audience Grand Opening credential.








NO 9: WDW 25th ANNIVERSARY MEDIA GUIDE
Price: $50 - Shipping: $15

Fantastic 100 pages document. Not only it details each attraction but part two of this WDW 25th Anniversary media guide have an exclusive 50 pages which details all WDW history. A great collectible piece for any WDW fan.









NO 10: ANIMAL KINGDOM GRAND OPENING PRESS KIT
Price: $40 - Shipping: $15

Beautiful Animal Kingdom Grand Opening press kit. On the front cover the Tree of Life animals are in relief. Also include inside rendering picture of the Tree of Life and Animal Kingdom Grand Opening souvenir map!






NO 11: ANIMAL KINGDOM GRAND OPENING MEDIA GUIDE
Price: $60 - Shipping: $15

Fantastic Animal Kingdom 135 pages Media Guide released only for the Grand Opening. Why is it fantastic? Because descriptions for each attraction (and virtualy for everything in the park) are the WDI original attraction script!! Also include with the book an Animal Kingdom Grand Opening souvenir map.








NO 13: EPCOT MISSION SPACE OPENING PRESS KIT
Price: $25 - Shipping: $18

Great Mission Space press kit, including official pictures of WDI artwork, press material, four beautiful official pictures prints, map of the park, etc...





NO 12: TOKYO DISNEY SEA GRAND OPENING COLLECTOR WATCH
Price: ITEM SOLD!

RARE Tokyo Disney Sea Grand Opening collector's watch, in its original box, perfect condition, never used. Great collector's item.






NO 13: 2002 DISNEY LEGENDS AWARDS CEREMONY BROCHURE
Price: $15 - Shipping: $7

Rare Disney Legends 2002 Awards ceremony brochure. The ceremony happened during Walt Disney Studios Grand Opening and legendary movie directors or singers - like Phil Collins - received a Disney Legends award. Great art-deco brochure design.








NO 14: DISNEYLAND PARIS 2005 CHILDREN CARNIVAL PRESS KIT WITH PHOTO CD
Price: $18 - Shipping: $10

Rare Disneyland Paris 2005 "Children Festival" press kit, which include DLP press photo CD!






NO 15: DISNEYLAND PARIS PARIS MATCH COLLECTOR'S ISSUE
Price: $8 - Shipping: $5

Special DLP collector's issue published in Paris Match magazine with exclusive pictures shot specially for this issue, including pictures with Imagineers.







NO 16: FOUR 1995-1996 ISSUES OF DLP CAST MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE "EN COULISSES" MAGAZINE
Price: ITEM SOLD!

Four issues of Disneyland Paris cast-member magazine issues, full of exclusive park and backstage pictures. These are issues published in 1995-1996 nos: 20, 25, 30, 33




NO 21: SPACE MOUNTAIN GRAND OPENING AND "EN COULISSES" NO 17 SPACE FESTIVAL 1995 ISSUES
Price: $30 - Shipping: $12

A special issue of the cast members exclusive "En Coulisses" magazine was released to celebrate the Grand Opening of DLP's Space Mountain in 1995, with plenty of exclusive pictures of the opening ceremony, Space Mountain construction, etc. Include issue 27 of the "En Coulisses" magazine: with Space Mountain opening a "Festival de l'Espace" happened inside Videopolis with rare genuine items of space discovery coming from NASA.



NO 18: SET OF DISNEYLAND PARIS ENTRANCE CARDS
Price: ITEM SOLD (but i probably have more of the same set so let me know if you're interested)

During DLP early years the entrance ticket was not in paper but in plastic, just like and the size of a credit card, with special image printed on it. They've changed this a looong time ago and these early tickets are now highly collectibles! The price here include seven different DLP 1990's entrance tickets plus the same for Disney Quest AND a rare Peter Pan 3D image! (which changes depending of the angle of view). See picture below.




NO 19: DISNEYLAND PARIS LARGE COLLECTOR PIN'S
Price: $20 - Shipping: $5

Big and Beautiful Disneyland Paris collector's pin's released by Disneyland Paris in a limited edition series. The pin's show Disneyland Paris icons with Sleeping Beauty Castle, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain and Captain Hook's ship. Size: approximately 3" long x 1.7" high. Perfect condition.




NO 20: DISNEYLAND PARIS PHANTOM MANOR COLLECTOR PIN'S
Price: ITEM SOLD!

Beautiful Phantom Manor collector's pin's released by Disneyland Paris in a limited edition series. The pin's show Phantom Manor sign located at the entrance of the attraction. Size: 2" high. Perfect condition.




NO 21: DISNEYLAND PARIS IT'S A SMALL WORLD COLLECTOR PIN'S
Price: $18 - Shipping: $5

Beautiful It's a Small World collector's pin's released by Disneyland Paris in a limited edition series. The pin's show It's a Small World sign located at the entrance of the attraction. Size: approximately 2.4" high. Perfect condition.




NO 22: DISNEYLAND PARIS PETER PAN'S FLIGHT COLLECTOR PIN'S
Price: $18 - Shipping: $5

Beautiful Peter Pan's Flight collector's pin's released by Disneyland Paris in a limited edition series. The pin's show Peter Pan, Captain Hook and the crocodile. Size: approximately 2" high. Perfect condition.




NO 23: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS COLLECTOR PIN'S
Price: ITEM SOLD!

Beautiful Walt Disney Studios collector's pin's released by Disneyland Paris. Size: 2" high. Perfect condition.




NO 24: DISNEYLAND PARIS "SONG OF THE SOUTH" COLLECTOR PIN'S
Price: $25 - Shipping: $5

Beautiful Song of the South collector's pin's released by Disneyland Paris in a limited edition series. The pin's includes a picture of Walt in the center. Size: approximately 2" large x 1,75" high. Perfect condition.




NO 25: DISNEYLAND PARIS "DL MOUSEKETEERS" COLLECTOR PIN'S
Price: $15 - Shipping: $5

Beautiful DL Mouseketeers collector's pin's released by Disneyland Paris in a limited edition series. The pin's includes a picture of Walt in the center. Size: approximately 2" large x 1,75" high. Perfect condition.




NO 26: LION KING MUSICAL PARIS GRAND PREMIERE INVITATION
Price: $35 - Shipping: $15

When the Lion King musical opened in Paris some years ago each guests invited at the grand premiere received this gorgeous invitation, a huge box with the Lion King musical logo printed in relief on it and inside the show program and a special african cloth. Great collector, size: 12" high.




NO 27: POCAHONTAS ORIGINAL PRESS BROCHURE
Price: $40 - Shipping: $15

Gorgeous Pocahontas french press kit. Actually, more than a press kit it looks more like a luxury brochure with even pages which unfold. If you're a Disney Animation fan this one is for you! Also include six Disney original slides of Pocahontas cellos!







NO 28: SNOW WHITE AND JUNGLE BOOK POSTCARDS FROM DISNEY ANIMATION EXHIBIT IN PARIS
Price: $10 - Shipping: $5

Two years ago a gorgeous Disney Animation exhibit happened in Paris Grand Palais. Some beautiful postcards - here below from Snow White and Jungle Book artwork - from legendary Disney animators artwork were published specially for the exhibit and are not available anymore. Note that the picture is a bit too "blue".




NO 29: TWO VIEW-MASTER 3D DISCS "LADY AND THE TRAMP" AND "PINNOCHIO"
Price: $15 - Shipping: $5

Two View-Master 3D discs sets of Lady and the Tramp and Pinochio released in 1991-92. Brand new, never open.




NO 30: TWO VIEW-MASTER 3D DISCS "SLEEPING BEAUTY" AND "WINNIE THE POOH"
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Two View-Master 3D discs sets of Sleeping Beauty and Winnie the Pooh released in 1991-92. Brand new, never open.




NO 31: SIX TOMART'S DISNEYANA MAGAZINE ISSUES
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Six issues of the great Tomart's Disneyana magazine. Great magazine with tons of pictures of collectibles items.








NO 32: FOUR ISSUES OF THE FRENCH DISNEY NEWS MAGAZINE
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Four issues of the french Disney News magazine which was a "company only" magazine, which means it was not a magazine sold anywhere. Disney France don't publish it anymore and these are 1993-94 issues. Rare items, big size: 13.2" high x 9.8" large, printed on luxury paper.






NO 33: THREE U.S DISNEY MAGAZINE ISSUES
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Three issues of the U.S Disney Magazine. Summer 1998, Fall 1998 and Winter 1998-99 issues. Great magazine with dozens of great articles about Disney Animation and Disney theme parks. Include the special issue for Disney's Animal Kingdom opening.









NO 34: ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE RARE PRE-OPENING BROCHURE
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Rare Islands of Adventure pre-opening brochure released to the press only. Beautifully printed it include rare IOA artwork, and Universal Orlando beautiful pictures prints. Very rare collectible on one of the best themed theme park in the world outside Disney!
See below pictures of some pages of the brochure.















NO 35: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TERMINATOR 2 3D PRESS KIT
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Rare Universal Studios Terminato 2 3D original press kit, filled with 10 fantastic pictures prints some even showing James Cameron on the set of T23D!






NO 36: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS REVENGE OF THE MUMMY PRESS KIT
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Great Universal Studios Revenge of The Mummy attraction press kit. When you open the press kit you hear the Mummy voice saying "Your souls are mine!". The press kit includes a set of beautiful pictures prints including Revenge of the Mummy ride rendering! A great collectible about one of Universal's best ride.






NO 37: STAR TREK EXPERIENCE MEDIA ONLY COLLECTOR PRESS KIT
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RARE Star Trek Experience Media collector's press kit. Not only it include the regular press kit but also a special and classy Star Trek stationery item , and ten original slides of the attraction. A real Star Trek fan collector's item.






NO 42: FRENCH WALL-E AND UP! PRESS KITS
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Beautiful and rare french WALL-E press kit. It includes a special brochure which unfold in all directions to reveal the WALL-E Press brochure inside. Also include, the french UP! Press kit.







NO 38: PIRATES OF CARIBBEAN DEAD MAN'S CHEST PARIS GRAND PREMIERE INVITATION - SIGNED BY JERRY BRUCKHEIMER
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Huge 18" x 11" Pirates of Caribbean Dean Man's Chest Paris Premiere Invitation, signed by Producer Jerry Brukheimer. Beautiful invitation for this VIP event, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Jerry Bruckeimer were there, surrounded by hundred of Paris fans.







All pictures: copyright Disney, Pixar, Bruckheimer Productions, Oriental Land Co, Universal Studios, Paramount Studios.