Fresh look for Newport Bay Club

August 31st, 2010 by Dirk

Disney’s Newport Bay Club with its bright colors featuring several shades of white is one of the highlights adorning the shores of Lake Disney. However, the color scheme despite being based on the color scheme of the grand hotels of days gone by in New England is under constant assault by the climate at Disneyland Paris. It easily looks dirty or washed out due to weather influences. Lately at least the right half of the large hotel complex facing toward Lake Disney seems to have been undergoing some rehab and is once again shining in bright colors. Nevertheless, there is still work to be done. In particular the small light tower located directly at the lake’s shore and one of the popular photo locations could do with some cleaning and repainting.

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Cup and Spoon

August 30th, 2010 by Dirk

A spoonful of sugar helps … well not only the medicine to go down as Mary Poppins has tought us all but also a cup of coffee – at least if you ask many coffee drinkers. The only problem: where to keep the spoon. For sure Mary Poppins wouldn’t have a problem with that but everyone else? The latest product added to the every growing range of kitchen related products by Disneyland Paris helps: a cup with a spoon holder integrated into the handle. The cup also comes with a spoon in the design of the cup.

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Christmas has arrived

August 29th, 2010 by Dirk

While the resort, the guests, fans and cast members are enjoying the officially last day of the summer season 2010 which will end with the big bangs of the Enchanted Fireworks tonight, the next two seasons of the resort are already waiting in the wings: Halloween and Christmas. Or not so much in the wings but on stage already as far as merchandising is concerned…

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Stuck Again – UPDATED

August 28th, 2010 by Dirk

Only on the second to last weekend of June the front facade of Studio 1 facing the Front Lot was finally revealed from behind a giant scaffolding (see our news report). When the scaffolding came down the two giant displays (one on each side of the huge gates leading into the soundstage) became visible for the first time in years as well. While the ads on the two displays have not been replaced since the park opened in 2002 (and thus the parks latest highlights such as The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Crush’s Coaster or now Toy Story Playland are ignored) at least the delicate, error-prone displays were working perfectly again, i.e. the various vertical elements turned regularly so that different attractions of the Walt Disney Studios Park are advertised. However, by mid August, so only 1 1/2 months later the display to the right of the gates already has been turned off again as several off its elements are stuck.

UPDATE: a check today revealed that the display has been repaired. Both displays are working once again advertising the main attractions as defined in 2002 – no word wether or when they might be updated

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Hurricane’s under High Pressure

August 27th, 2010 by Dirk

Since its closure earlier this year no progress has been visible at the outside of the former Hurricane’s night club / disco in the Disney Village. While a replacement by an Italian Pizza Restaurant had been rumored prior to the closure, no according work has been seen and the rumors have pretty much died down again. Construction fences in front of the former nightclub entrance earlier this year turned out to be in place only since some plumbing work underneath the floor leading down to the future site of the Earl of Sandwich location had to be conducted. All elements of the exterior facade and decoration but one neon sign have remained in place.

Now it seems as if this current status might be there to stay a bit longer since recently crews moved in and cleaned the building’s exterior (and the decoration elements of the entrance) with high pressure cleaners.

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Popcorn Roof

August 27th, 2010 by Andy de Maertelaere

Sometimes it’s the little things that make the difference, even if they go unnoticed by most of the Disneyland visitors. One of those little changes is at the popcorn cart in Adventureland at the left hand side of the path just in front of Indiana Jones et le Temple du PĂ©ril. The construction fence around its location has come down recently to reveal a rebuild roof-structure and replaxced backdrop above / behind the popcorn cart.

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Colorful Blockbuster Menu

August 26th, 2010 by Andy de Maertelaere

The Blockbuster cafe at the Walt Disney Studios has added new and big menu boards outside of the building. The boards are carrying a metal covered frame, orange lettering and a black background trying to fit in with the restaurants themeing. The choices on the menu are shown in colorful ways.

The healthy salads are on the top and have a green background. Just below it, in flashy orange, you can find the burgers and sandwiches. Underneath of the sandwich choices you’ll get the sweets and ices creams.

An icy blue is used as the background while the last color red is used on the lower part of the boards to show the choices of beverages you can get, including a tea time souvenir mug.

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Los Feliz Hotel – the really lucky hotel (facade)

August 25th, 2010 by Stefan

When the Studio Tram Tour reopened at the end of May after a length closure required for the construction of Toy Story Playland it came as a negative surprise that the Hollywood Hills posters forming the backdrop for the whole Hollywood Boulevard atop the Studio Tram Tour station had not been replaced despite them not only having faded over the years but also peeling of the underlying wall structure.

Several weeks later, however, the posters were replaced. Nevertheless, the same problem of faded peeling off posters / stickers also applied to the final facade elements of the Hollywood Boulevard where it wasn’t repaired. Now during the busy summer season but in time for the opening of Toy Story Playland (which attracts the attention of guests and the media to the Walt Disney Studios) the resort finally moved in and replaced the …[more] »

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AP Holders a.k.a. the early birds of Toy Story Playland

August 24th, 2010 by Dirk

As reported the all new Toy Story Playland has proven extremly popular with guests since it opened in the past week – unfortunately resulting in longer waiting lines for its three attractions. Taking into account this and the success of the exclusive previews of the area prior to its official opening for holders of the Annual Passport Dream the resort has decided to grant all holders of Annual Passports of the resort the unique opportunity to enjoy the Toy Story Playland once again exclusively!

Well, to be correct not just once – but DAILY from August 25 till September 17, 2010! Every day in this period Toy Story Playland opens for holders of Annual Passports from 8:30 till 9:30 am so that AP holders can enjoy the area uncrowded and hop on all three rides (which are scheduled to be operating unless an unexpected technical problem might occur) without the now regular long lines. …[more] »

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Single Riders to the front – and more TSPL experiences

August 24th, 2010 by Dirk

Toy Story Playland is not yet even open for 10 days but with the first weekend and several buy summer season weekdays of regular operation under its belt its time to sum up the first opinions and report about the first adjustments that the operational team has introduced in response to what can only be called an overwhelming guest response to the new are of the Walt Disney Studios – one of which is a real positive surprise…

The impact of the new Toy Story Playland becomes obvious already prior to entering the park as the lines on the entrance gates prior to the official opening of the park have considerably grown. However, once the gates open a large number of guests still head to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and in particular Crush’s Coaster, where a massive line still forms and stays in place throughout the day. So the effect of reducing the line at Crush’s Coaster that some fans had hoped for hasn’t shown up. …[more] »

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