Fun on the ice skating rink

November 8th, 2011 by Dirk

In time for the winter season the giant Zorb balls have left the Rockefeller Plaza at Disney’s Hotel New York and in their place the ice skating rink has returned. During the Halloween weekend already guests of all ages took turns on the rink during daytime as well as night time hours, when the rink is illumuniated.

During nighttime a new lighting feature of the fountain between the ice skating rink and the hotel entrance further adds to the atmosphere. The lights ”under” the individual fountains in the long rectangular bassin at the top of the rink used to illuminate the fountains constantly. Now these lights regularly turn on and off individually under the different fountains further livening up the scene.

However, as of later today guests on the rink will also be able to enjoy a more festive holiday atmosphere. Just as this post is published the hotel’s christmas tree is set up at the top of the ice skating rink above the water bassin (which had to be drained temporarily to allow for the installation of the platform for the tree in the bassin).

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Giant Mickey

November 8th, 2011 by Dirk

Are you looking for that very special christmas gift for a true Mickey Mouse fan? Or do you need something to adorne the entrance hall of your villa? No need to think about the price of the item? Than you should drop by the Gallery Mickey shop located on the first floor of the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris!

A huge Mickey Mouse figurine limited to just 250 copies has been put on sale here at the price of EUR 3,500. However, the limited figurine is really a giant one. The photo on the left shows the shop window that reaches from the floor all the way to the top of the doors – just to give you a reference for the figurines height. As the size would make it rather difficult to transport the figurine back home for guests shipping is available depending on the destination at EUR 149.50 in France, EUR 299.00 in Europe respectively starting at EUR 1,200.00 by airfreight to other international destinations.

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Victoria’s New Menu

November 7th, 2011 by Dirk

Victoria’s Home – Style Restaurant is a (by many guests) overlooked alternative to grab a small snack or sit down for a full lunch / dinner. Sure, seating is limited indoors and outdoors but it features a unique atmosphere. Its three rooms offer a unique private feeling while the outdoor seating in the gardens between Gibson’s Girls and Central Plaza on bright sunny days allow guests to enjoy the lively atmosphere of the Main Street, U.S.A. with their food (and maybe even catch a glimpse of any show taking place on Central Plaza). Also their is a limited amount of additonal covered seating available in the Discovery Arcade.

Its location off to the side between Gibson’s Girls and the Plaza Gardens Restaurant is maybe one of the contributing reasons for the restaurant often being overlooked. While the drinks and bakery items on the menu are a staple in the meantime, the warm lunch / dinner options have seen numerous menu changes over the years in an attempt to make it more interesting to guests. Most lately the restaurant was offering pizzas – which are also available in various other locations throughout the Disneyland Park … time for another menu change!

The latest menu now offers “bruschetta” / toast in three different variations all coming with a side salad. With this latest menu Victoria’s sets itself further apart from other restaurants adding a new flavor to the restaurant offerings of the Disneyland Park.

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The Dragon’s Regimen

November 7th, 2011 by Dirk

As widely reported the Sleeping Beauty Castle at the heart of the Disneyland Park has returned from its extensive rehab earlier this year more beautiful than in a long time. However, there us still one area that is off-limit for guests currently where a rehab is still on-going: the dungeon / caves under the castle.

All three entrances are closed off – the gates in front of the bridge leading to the front entrance are closed, a special construction wall blocks the rear entrance and the gates in front of the stairway leading from Merlin’s shop down into the cave are also closed.

However, with a bit of luck guests may be able to catch a glimpse of the ongoing work from inside Merlin’s shop despite a black tarp which is supposed to prevent guests from seeing behind the magic (see photo above)…

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Christmas decoration at Town Square and Central Plaza

November 6th, 2011 by Steffi

Directly after the Halloween evening started Disneyland Paris to install the last Christmas decorations.

Especially some shops at the Main Street, the Town Square with the large Christmas tree and the Central Plaza with the little winter wonderland needed a redesign after the Halloween season.

From the 2nd november the Disneyland Park guests could see the daily progress. One of the best points to observe for example the work at the Town Square was from the Disneyland Railroad station at the begin of the Main Street. The installations proceeded also during the days so that all changes have been finished in time before the weekend.

  

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New Sign in Belle’s Village

November 6th, 2011 by Steffi

The Christmas season starts now and a lot of guests in the last weeks had the possibiliy to visit Belle’s Village. Most of the small houses offer christmas decorations, warm clothes like gloves and woolly hats or a warm tomato soup.

Some small houses are not used unless as nice photo points. Most of them are on the way to the attractions “Le Pays de Contes de FĂ©es” or “Casey Jr” in front of the seats next to the “Old Mill”.

In this year one of these small houses got a new sign: “Chez Christine Laurent - Elle ne perd jamais le fil!” (= “At Christine Laurent – She never loses the thread!”)  Maybe this sign is dedicated to the portuguese screenplay writer and actress Christine Laurent. She is also a costume designer which could be the connection to this sign.

Christine Laurent’s most famous work was writing together with Pascal Bonitzer and Jacques Rivette the screenplay to “La Belle Noiseuse” (“The Beautiful Troublemaker”).

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Halloween at Disneyland Paris, a photo memory

November 6th, 2011 by Stefan

Last week Disney’s Halloween Party and the Terrorific Night took over Disneyland Paris for several nights of ghostly fun. If you have missed out the fun – after all the partys were sold out – or just want to relieve the fun we have just added a photo show featuring 122 unique impressions.

Beside the street atmosphere of the Halloween Party and the Terrorific Night, take a look at the unique atmosphere and entertainment in particular the sound & light show “Mickey and his Magic Halloween Night” on Central Plaza.

This midnight extra vaganza on Central Plaza combined a) a stage show with a large cast of dancers and numerous Disney characters (including Mickey, the Disney Villains, Merlin and many more) with b) low level fireworks on both sides of the castle as well as in front of it and c) still pictures as well as video projections on the castle.
The DLP.info Photoshow also includes some shots of Disney’s Maleficous Halloween Party.

 

       

P.S.: for high resolution versions of the photos just click on the photo in the show – additonal controls will show up when you move your mouse over the photos.

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Christmas at the Disney Village

November 6th, 2011 by Dirk

Certainly the Disney Village will add its share to the holiday magic during the Christmas Season 2011 at Disneyland Paris as well once again. The Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show will welcome Santa Claus in its program later in December and both on the stage in the street as well as on the stage of Billy Bob’s a special christmas programming can be expected – just as well as seasonal street entertainment and decorations.


After the Halloween stage set had been taken down on Wednesday, the christmas set / background was being installed on the stage in the street of the Disney Village on Thursday morning. In addition over night three wooden huts appeared in front of the terrace of Billy Bob’s and the bar area of King Ludwig’s. Based on the signs at their front guests can expect sweets and other treats to be on sale here during the Christmas season.

Based on the look of these huts (all in white with red trimming) it seems probable that they were part of the “Christmas Market” that could be found on the Production Courtyard of the Walt Disney Studios in the recent years – of which by Thursday afternoon no sign had re-appeared in the Studios.

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Christmas in the Walt Disney Studios

November 5th, 2011 by Dirk

Since the Walt Disney Studios celebrated their first Christmas Season in 2002 the park’s Christmas Tree found its place on Production Courtyard – where it at times felt either rather lonely on the wide open space or rather tugged away in a corner of the wide open space. This might have also had to do with the fact that compared to the size of the courtyard the tree wasn’t very high – by far not as high as its brother on Town Square in the Disneyland Park.

By the middle of this week the Christmas Tree of the Walt Disney Studios was erected once again – but to the very surprise of fans not on the Production Courtyard! Instead the Christmas Tree found a new home on the Frontlot. It has been placed right in front of the large gates leading into Studio 1.

Also a close look reveals that the tree has been re-decorated no longer featuring any film rolls as decoration (unless those would be added later on). Still, its decorations feel rather subdued compared to the warm red tones of the tree in the Disneyland Park. However, the new location of the tree is a huge improvement and further enhances the christmas atmosphere on the Frontlot. The decorations around the light posts here have been installed once again as well.

Interesting side note: by Thursday evening there was no sign of any decorations or the christmas market huts from the past years on the Production Courtyard…

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Gingerbread House Tradition Coming to DLP

November 5th, 2011 by Dirk

Every christmas season a giant gingerbread house adornes the lobby of the Grand Floridian at Walt Disney World. For the Christmas Season 2011 this holiday tradition of WDW for the first time ever comes to the flagship hotel of Disneyland Paris as well.

Today at 4 pm the resort’s first giant holiday gingerbread house will be presented to the public in the lobby of the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris where it will remain as a photo opportunity throughout the season.


Differing from the gingerbread house at the Grand Floridian the structure at the Disneyland Hotel seems a bit smaller (the one at WDW is actually life-sized and it’s inside can be visited by guests). Also construction in Paris occured behind a “construction fence” while in Grand Floridian guests are invited to watch the artists creating the seasonal highlight.

In Paris “Construction” started early this week and progressed at a fast pace as can be seen in our “in-progress” shot taken on Thursday afternoon. However, those interested in the details of the creation of the gingerbread house should be able to find a more detailed and complete “making of”-photo-series / video soon as well from the official sources of the resort. At least, this seems safe to assume since three cameras were placed overhead of the area in the lobby and documented its creation constantly.

The photos also show that in the night from Wednesday to Thursday the traditional christmas tree of the Disneyland Hotel was installed as well – right next to the gingerbread house. In line with the introduction of Duffy, the Disney Bear to guests of the resort this holiday season the tree received a new decoration – incorporating countless Duffy bears.

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