Posts Tagged ‘Disneyland Paris’
Friday, October 16th, 2009
Earlier this year the resort experimented with various free offers and discounts that were granted to guests who shopped in Disneyland Park during the first half of the day (granting these guests 15% off for additional shopping in the last hours of the long summer nights) or had lunch in one of it’s counter service location (which was good for a free hot drink / soft drink later in the afternoon). The special offers were detailed on the receipts guests received with their original shopping in boutiques / orders in the counter service restaurants… but the latest twist of these promotions has moved on to a new level:
When shopping in (selected ?) shops in the Disneyland Park guests will be informed that they will receive a 30% discount (!) for additional shopping in the Disneyland Park (certain items excluded). The special twist? (more…)
Tags: boutique, discount, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Merchandise, shop, shopping
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Halloween is a crazy time in which the dark powers of the Disney Villains are stronger than ever – and allow them to play a trick or two on guests at Disneyland Paris during the popular Halloween Festival … and it seems the Wicked Queen from Snow White must have mustered special powers – maybe thanks to the recent release of her movie on Blu-Ray and DVD? Afterall, how else could she have managed to ride on the special Halloween pre-parade float in front of Disney’s Once Upon A Dream Parade transformed into the Witch as well as on the spectacular (regular) Disney Villains’ float (representing the “Dreams of Power”) in the same parade as elegant Wicked Queen??
On a sidenote: today’s performance of the parade was missing the “jungle” themed “Dreams of Adventure” float featuring the stars of Disney’s Jungle Book and The Lion King.
Tags: Disney's Once Upon A Dream Parade, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Halloween, Once Upon A Dream Parade, Parade, Wicked Queen
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Have you ever dreamed spending your time in a luxurious, waterfront hotel?
Well then – it is time to board the next clipper to Disney’s Newport Bay Club – according to Disneyland Paris’ own website a hotel where you are invited to “enjoy all the style and charm of the late 19th Century New England seaside, right on the waters of Lake Disney”.
Well, well, nice said … but in reality right now Disney’s Newport Bay Club does not present itself to the visitors as charming as it should be according to Disney’s promotion.
To be true, looking at the Newport Bay Club from the opposite shores of Lake Disney it more or less looks like a former First Class Hotel whose heyday has faded away a long time ago and not the “beautiful homage to the golden age of yachting and seaside ambience” which Disney refers to.
It is definitely about time to swap the deck – meaning: to repaint the exterior and, for that matter, to also do some rehabs at the inside.
Tags: Disney's Newport Bay Club, Disneyland Paris, Newport Bay Club, refurbishment, rehab
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
As planned the pool at the Sequoia Lodge has been closed for some major work. The pool is completely drained of all its water and inside the big basin scaffolding is rising up. The biggest job will be adding new insulation inside the building. This will be done with special insulation materials delivered by the company Eurocoustic. This company specialises in acoustic insulation and will also improve the noise level inside the building.
For those guests that want to go for a swim during their visit can use an alternative pool in one of the other Disneyland Paris Hotels. A notification at the pool is making sure guests are aware of this possibility.
For more information on the other hotel pools and their opening times make sure to visit the concierge of the Sequoia Lodge first to avoid disappointment in case one of these would be closed too.
Tags: Disneyland Paris, Hotel, pool, Sequoia Lodge
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Scaffolding is being put up around the small building at the Disneyland Park right hand exit. It is expected the building will undergo some small restoration, a paint job and some clean up where needed.
These refurbishments are being done during most of the years on many of the parks buildings, mainly to make sure they keep their fresh and new look.
Tags: Disney, Disneyland Paris, refurbishment, Walt
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
We already mentioned the closure of the go-karts at the New York Hotel a little while ago. The Go-karts are rented out so children can have a little race around a set up track. The Track is laid out at the ice skate ring and is only open during the busy summer month season. With winter nearing, the go-karts are being put away.
The area has now been completely fenced off in preparation for the colder seasons. Some work is being done on the pavement that surrounds the inner ring. Work should not take too long and the area will most likely be re-opened before the busy winter time. Watch out for the popular ice skate ring to open soon after…
Tags: Disney, Disneyland Paris, Go-Karts, Hotel, Ice Skating, New York, Walt
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Monday, September 21st, 2009
The summer promotion offers in the shop might have come to an end a couple of weeks ago but the next promotions have already been displayed since back then. This “new” promotion is valid for the rest of the September month with a lot of merchandise on offer in many of the different Disneyland shops. Some of the shops show so many red promotion cards it feels as if half of the shops goods are on sale.
Good for Disney bargain hunters or if you need to bring lots of present home for those that stayed behind.
The collection of articles reduced varies from small to big items. What stand out are the Mickey Magical Party items, they are all on the promotion shelves. However the products with the biggest discounts are the Go Green collection. This collection is being offered with a 40% off the regular price.
Picking something up from these shelves should give you a double good feeling. You save 40% and you’re doing some good for the environment.
The promotion end on the 1st of October, but could well be the day the next promotion takes over.Die Rabattaktion läuft bis zum 30.09.
Tags: Disney, Disneyland Paris, Mickey, Mouse, Park, sale, shop, shops, Studios, Walt
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
Disneyland Paris always tries to take good care for their guest but will try to make it even more special for those that need some extra help. Guest with disabilities are invited to their personal reserved till. Here cast members will take spacial care to make sure these guests can start their Disney experience with the extra help they need.
The reserved till will be opened from 10am to 13am, during the early busy hours of the day. Before and after the designated time frame those guest ware being directed to the guest relations window. These times might be altered depending on high and low season.
Tags: Cast Members, Disabilities, Disney, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park
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Friday, September 11th, 2009
Despite various offers (such as heavily discounted rooms for Annual Passport holders) the Disney Hotels at Disneyland Paris seem to have been hit especially hard by the current economic climate . While none of the seven Disney Hotels (including Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch) is deserted guests at the hotels clearly get the impression that the hotels are considerable less busy. The conception is not only based on shorter lines during check-in or less busy restaurants during breakfast, but also on the cut-backs of the amenities.
With the exception of the Disneyland Hotel the Disney Hotels are still sticking to the limited operating hours for their pools, which continue to open only at 3.00pm. Also there are other cut-backs such as at Disney’s Sequoia Lodge where the “Ranger’s Breakfast” in the Bar area has been discontinued which normally allowed selected guests to avoid the busy restaurants. (more…)
Tags: Beaver Creek Tavern, Disney's Hotel New York, Disney's Sequoia Lodge, Disneyland Paris, Hotel, Hotel New York, Hunter's Grill, Manhattan's, Parkside Dinner, Radio City Buffet, Sequoia Lodge
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
With the summer season finished for more than a week the next big “thing” for the resort is the upcoming Halloween season for which soon enough the first decorations should pop up on Main Street, U.S.A., as well as in Frontierland, Fantasyland and maybe even Adventureland (which would be a first for Disneyland Paris).
Already traditionally the small duck pond on the Cottonwood Creek Ranch is where the magical pumpkin tree grows for the season on which the Pumpkin Men are rippening. So when the not so small wholes in the ground next to the pond were spotted early last week, covered just temporarily naturally the first assumption was: maybe this is the first visible preparation for the upcoming Halloween season in the Disneyland Park!
Tags: Cottonwood Creek Ranch, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Park, Frontierland, Halloween
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