Posts Tagged ‘Entertainment’

Getting ready for 2010 at Disneyland Paris

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Disneyland Paris is getting ready to welcome the new year and with it the new decade in grand style today. Both theme parks will be open till 1.00 am and offer midnight fireworks.

New Year’s Eve fireworks were introduced at the Walt Disney Studios for the first time last year. And as last year both parks will receive identical fireworks. As in the last two years they will be set to the festive soundtrack of “Believe … In Holiday Magic” (on the programs listed as “Believe in a magical holiday”) from Disneland, Anaheim.

However, different from last year (more…)

Blockbuster Music

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Disneyland Paris is trying its best to lure guests into the Disney Blockbuster Café opposite of the Rock’n'Roller Coaster in the Walt Disney Studios Park in the wake of its complete remodelling earlier this year. The latest step? The small brass band that had been playing on the raised seating area in front of the large windows facing toward Armageddon during the last winter season has returned. (more…)

More Christmas Magic at the Disney Village

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Tomorrow, December 18, the Christmas Season at the Disney Village moves to the next stage – adding on to the Christmas Market open already for a week, the christmas decorations and the christmas merchandise in the stores.

Santa Claus himself with his entourage of “funny reindeer”and snowmen will “hold court” (i.e. be available for photos) on the Central Podium / Stage in the Disney Village daily till January 3rd as of 6:30 pm after his entourage have set the atmosphere by interacting with guests on the street and the stage already as of 6 pm. In the same location the quartet “Rody Mendez & Trinity Brothers” will entertain guests with christmas carols – tomorrow as of 6.45 pm, on December 19, 25, 26 and 27 as well as January 1st and 2nd as of 7.15 pm. The days which the quartet is off the stage is taken over by the “Angels of Christmas” duo who will also perform traditional christmas carols (from December 20th till 24th, from December 28th till 30th and on January 3rd) as of 7.15 pm.

Celebrating Christmas Day at Disney Village

Monday, December 14th, 2009

The Christmas Season is maybe the most magical time to visit Disneyland Paris, with whimsical decorations in both theme parks as well as the hotels and special entertainment throughout the resort, in particular certainly the Disneyland Park. Certainly the resort is offering the guests of the Disney Hotels on December 24th options for a festive dinner to celebrate in style. Now the Disney Village has announced its offers for this occassion as well – one of which can be enjoyed by every guest for free. (more…)

Little changes …

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Even with the  Christmas season already in full swing the resort seems to continue its policy of enacting small changes throughout. The latest changes? According to a report of Andrea, who visited the resort earlier this week, the small “Snow White” happening (along the lines of the Mary Poppins event on Twon Square or the Sleeping Beauty event in the Castle Courtyard) that premiered only at the beginning of the Christmas Season received a first small addition. (more…)

Disney Stars’n'Cars on the Big Screen

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Stars 'n' CarsThe grand finale of the daily entertainment in the Walt Disney Studios Park is “Disney Stars’n'Cars” – a calvacade of oldtimers decorated in style for Disney Characters rolling through the Animation Courtyard to the Production Courtyard Stage like a small parade, where the large cast of Disney Characters (including certainly the fab five, classic characters like Snow White but also modern characters such as Mulan or Sully) disembark for a revue style song and dance show before being available for photos and autographs (and finally heading the parade route back on board of their unique cars).

If there is one downside to the popular event it is that many first time guests line up along the parade route for the entrance of the characters and then have to follow the oldtimers to the stage, where they have to stand behind those guests, which reserved a good position to watch the 20 minute show performance. However, the entertainment crew have tried to solve this problem as good as they can. For one thing the characters not performing on stage in any given time are working the crowds on the sides and behind the stage. And then the entertainment crew is making use of the giant video screen on the facade of the Disney Channel Studios building! (more…)

Snow White on the Castle Stage

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Castle StageAfter more than 4 years the Royal Castle Stage next to Sleeping Beauty Castle seems to be set to be finally used for a show again – instead of function as a photo location for Disney Characters (in particular the Disney Princesses). The last show performed on this stage for a longer period of time was the first version of ”Winnie the Pooh and Friends, too” which closed at the end of the summer season 2005. Once its sets had been taken down the stage was sitting barren and empty except for minor elements moved in temporarly for the popular photo opportunities. However, most of the time the stage looked just as on the photo on the righ, taken this summer. BUT – that is about to change … (more…)

One Out, One In

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

Goofys Summer CampGoofy’s Summer Camp closed its doors with a final performance at 5:15 pm one week ago today – one more time the dedicated cast danced like a whirlewind across the wide stage of the Chaparral Theater, certainly adding some small extra comedy moments for the final performance (at one point even distracting the driver of the small golf cart bringing Goofy onstage enough, so that he drove into the rockwork of the set – without any real damage). Just one day later the construction crews moved into the theater and started moving the sand off the stage to prepare it for “Mickey’s Winter Wonderland” show, which will transport guests into a snow covered mountain setting as of November. However, the day after ”Goofy’s Summer Camp” closed another show returned to the Disneyland Park. (more…)

Get your stuff to dance along

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Ruban Volant from It’s Party Time… with Mickey and FriendsOne of the central features of the “It’s Party Time… with Mickey and Friends”, the major show presented on Central Plaza up to five times daily, was supposed to be the “interaction” with guests surrounding the stage and dancing along to the instructions of the Disney characters and the huge cast of dancers.

Even so this concept did not play out the way it was intended the cast is still trying hard and the creative minds of entertainment are not giving up on the idea – in fact they now also got the merchandise department into the game! (more…)

The Final Week of Summer

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Central Plaza InformationWith the first children returnin to school and the days getting considerable shorter the end of summer is looming on the horizon. While Labor Day is still nearly two weeks off, the summer season at Disneyland Paris will come to an end coming Sunday. So this week is the last opportunity to enjoy the special summer entertainment schedule inlcuding the new show “Goofy’s Summer Camp”, the Disney Fantillusion nighttime spectacular and certainly the Enchanted Fireworks – not to mention the numerous street entertainment offerings and the prolonged opening hours.

However, the hours of the Disneyland Park have already been cut slightly back. Instead of closing officially at 11.00 pm (as in the prior weeks of the summer season), the park officially closes at 10.00 pm this week. However, guests are not going to loose out on much time in the parks - not only because many rides closed earlier throughout the summer anyway but because the resort came up with a new twist on operating hours! (more…)

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