Someone out there who would not recognize the silhouette of Mickey head the second he sees it?
No one?
That’s what you believe!
But it looks like Disneyland Paris wants to give all Mickey-Fans a new challenge by releasing a new merchandising collection for the Mouse everything started with, with a kind of different silhouette.
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Just another brick… – or Tetris-Mickey?
November 17th, 2010 by Torsten Schneider
Christmas Snowglobes
November 16th, 2010 by Andy de Maertelaere
At Disneyland Paris guest have the chance to buy some of the nicest snowglobes out there. They show beautiful representations of Disney Classic, Pixar movies or scenes from the parks. These globes are a great addition to any Disney fan and collector and are always something nice to take home from a Disneyland holiday.
Disney is also using the same globe theme in some of it’s Christmas decoration. Especially extra decoration in front of shops. …[more] »
Never leave one behind alone…
November 16th, 2010 by Torsten Schneider
Never leave one behind alone – a golden rule among most armies in this world, and one may remember the Toy Story scene when on of the Toy Soldiers asked the other members of his unit to leave him behind for the sake of the good task they had to fulfill – but of course that never happened.
But in contrast to this rule the Toy Soldier Parachute Drop was the first of the ToyStory Playland attractions with a dedicated single rider line – for one soldier alone.
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Christmas at Newport Bay Club
November 15th, 2010 by Andy de Maertelaere
Well know for its nautical theme, the Newport Bay Club is a favorite for Disney fans whom also have a soft spot for the sea, sand and sun. The nautical theme is very nicely adapted in the Christmas season, with lots of wonderful and fun decorations throughout the hotel. Wherever you look you will find decorations of miniature beach chairs, lighthouses, boats and life rings in the Christmas trees and other decorations. Colorful bows and Christmas ornaments make the Christmas decorations perfect for this fantastic hotel. The use of the nautical theme as Christmas decorations is perfect and make this place that little more special during the holiday season. …[more] »
Analysts’ take on the latest numbers of EuroDisney S.C.A. [updated!]
November 14th, 2010 by DirkWe already provided in-depth coverage of EuroDisney S.C.A.’s results for fiscal year 2010 on Wednesday – however, the finance world, i.e. analysts, and the general finance press have certainly taken a look as well… While many papers limited themselves to providing basically the facts only The Independent On Sunday today featured extensive by Christian Sylt who is covering the business side of Disneyland Paris / EuroDisney S.C.A. for years already. Under the tag line Losing the magic: How Euro Disney became a nightmare he not only looks at the results of fiscal year 2010 and analyzes them but also takes the history of the resort and in particular the ongoing impact of the huge amount of debt from the initial construction phase into account and scrutinizes it … and gets some surprising insight from external sources… …[more] »
Christmas at Hotel Cheyenne
November 14th, 2010 by Andy de Maertelaere
Christmas decorations at the Cheyenne hotel have gone up and are keeping it in the cowboy theme. At the main entrance guest can already see some of the decorations that set the theme at the whole hotel. Green trees with woodworks and cowboy accessories like boots, lasso’s and woodwork and even shovels. All trees in and around the Cheyenne resort are decorated with these little fun items. The big tree can be found just inside the main building. Guest queue-ing to get their room keys will already have a first photo opportunity next to the big tree, making it a very warm and Christmassy welcome even before they can go and unpack. …[more] »
Extra Discount Voucher for Dream Passholders
November 13th, 2010 by Andy de Maertelaere“Dream” annual passholders will get the opportunity to go shopping in Disneyland and get a nice 30% discount instead of the usual 20%. All you have to do is go and buy something in the shop, show your “Dream” card and you will get an extra voucher that will give you a chance to redeem the discount from 20 November through 3 December. The extra discount vouchers are already given to the “Dream” Passholders at this time when you buy an item in one of the shops in the resort and show your pass. To be able to use the 30% guest will need to make a purchase of a minimum of 35 Euro. …[more] »
Christmas at Sequoia Lodge
November 13th, 2010 by Andy de Maertelaere
What’s more perfect then the warm atmosphere of the beautiful Sequoia Lodge mixed with the joy of the Christmas holidays? It’s as if this place is build for Christmas! The decorations start outside of the building, but quickly transform the inside even more with all the beautiful decorations.
Christmas welcomes you from the moment you enter the building. Once you enter the main building a nice Christmas tree is setting the mood and continues nicely up to the counters where smaller trees and decorations are extending the warm welcome. Once you have a room key it will be hard not to go and enjoy the rest of the hotel first before unpacking as the Christmas thme fits so wonderfully in this amazing hotel. …[more] »
Second time is the charm?
November 12th, 2010 by Dirk
Since we were talking about the (among fans so called) “Parisian Street” yesterday lets linger in this area a bit longer. And the reason for that is not only to enjoy the wonderful atmosphere - still take a look at the nice fall colors from just a week ago. There is also some work going on in this area. …[more] »
Christmas at Hotel New York
November 12th, 2010 by Andy de Maertelaere
Sophisticated and stylish is something we expect from Disney’s Hotel New York and it translate very well in the Christmas decorations too. Nothing over the top, but just nice and simple Christmas decorations can be found in the main hall from this beautiful hotel.
Once guests enter the lobby they are drawn towards the beautiful tree at the rear of the hall leading toward Lake Disney. …[more] »