Disneyland Paris news

Disney’s Magical Moments Festival already making way for 20th

Although an end date of Disney’s Magical Moments Festival has never been officially announced, it’s common for Disneyland Paris to have it end a couple of weeks before the new theme year begins. This year however, it all seems to end much earlier. Why is that? Well most likely due to the fact the entertainment department is preparing for the 20th Anniversary (like the complete removal of the Central Plaza Stage) and in some cases most likely due to low guest satisfaction.

~~We’ve put together a gallery slide-show with all the end dates, but if you can’t wait, scroll down for a complete list.~~

Magical Moments that will stop after 9 January 2012:

Magical Moments that will stop after 4 March 2012:

Disney’s Once Upon a Dream Parade interactive stops
Following the Leader with Peter Pan
Meet Rapunzel from Walt Disney Pictures’ Tangled (although Rapunzel will likely be moved to the Princess Pavilion)

Magical Moments that will continue during the 20th Anniversary:

Disney Princesses a Royal Invitation (Princess Pavilion)
Smile and Say “Cheese” with Remy and Emile
Aladdin’s Magic Lamp
Share the Love with wall•E and Eve
Adventureland rhythms of the jungle
Monster Inc Screaming Academy (though already in the park since 2006)
Moteurs…Actions! Stunt Show Spectacular Featuring Lightning McQueen

The following Disney’s Once upon a Dream Parade floats will be rethemed for the 20th Anniversary parade (Disney Magic on Parade)

Dreams of Imagination( Mickey and friends): from 9 January 2012
Dreams of Romance 2 (Princess unit with the Castle): from 16 January 2012

Take these dates in consideration when planning your trip!

Bonjour Duffy the Disney Bear

Duffy the Disney Bear was introduced to Disneyland Paris early November 2011. This makes our Resort in Paris the last one of all other Disney Parks to offer the furry animal. Duffy originates from Tokyo Disney Resort where it was and still is a huge success. The concept, which is entirely based on in-park marketing and without any feature or animated film background; was quickly adopted by the parks in the United States and Hong Kong.

As part of the Christmas Season and to celebrate the introduction of Duffy, a group of European fashion designers were asked by Disneyland Paris to design unique costumes and suits for him. If you want to see Duffy in contemporary, modern or just totally crazy outfits, be sure to go look in the Disney Store windows in Disney Village before 8 January 2012. Afterwards, the entire collection will be donated to children’s hospitals in France and Belgium.

To support and advertise the sales in Disneyland Park has the Storybook Store in Main Street, U.S.A. been turned into the main Duffy store. Not only is it carrying the bear in all sizes, some of the theming of the shop has been changed too. Most remarkably, the well-known Tigger Audio-Animatronic located at the entrance has been ripped out and replaced by a large moving… Duffy!

But that’s not all that has been replaced! The Mark Twain poster located between the Boarding House (where the Duffy character performs meet ‘n’ greets) and The Storybook Store was recently over painted and replaced with a large painting of “The United States Steamship Company”, a reference to the American Waterfront area of Tokyo Disney Sea. These theme-changes were done by Disneyland Paris Imagineering to make sure the Duffy story fits in with the rest of Main Street, U.S.A. and Disneyland Park…

To take a photo tour of The Storybook Store and its recent changes, check out our photo album here.

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Disneyland Paris launches fan survey!

Disneyland Paris has launched an official survey for the fan community. In the survey, fans from all over the world are asked how they feel about the current communication towards the community and how it could be improved. Other questions are related to the merchandising offering the resort, special events and a possible official blog.

One question asks which websites you know, so don’t forget to check our very own “magic forum” and you can add “Photos Magiques” in the “other” field at the end of the list. Our friends and partners “DLRP Today” and “Disney Central Plaza” deserve some love too!

If you are interested in special events exclusively for fans or an official blog or anything else that Disneyland Paris can improve towards its fans, then it’s really important you fill out the survey. It will be open until 12 December, so spread the word!

http://survey12.toluna.com/wix/p86868155.aspx?mode=tprod

Important: this survey will not work with Mozilla Firefox. Use Internet Explorer or Google Chrome instead!