News & Rumours

New Generation in tasteful park decorations shocker

Thursday, 11th March 2010 12

As Sleeping Beauty Castle finally loses its Mickey’s Magical Party makeover (yes, it’s really gone!), we look ahead to what New Gen decorations may await… only to see some rather tasteful, not oversized nor identical, lamppost designs…

First Toy Soldiers parachutes touch down in the Playland

Monday, 8th March 2010 13

As the path between the back of Toon Studio and Hollywood Boulevard is closed completely to guests, Toy Story Playland has just seen its very first ride seats land — three of the six parachutes at Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop.

St David ends the Magical Party with a bang

Sunday, 7th March 2010 7

And 338 days later, Mickey’s Magical Party finally came to an end. The year had its last hurrah just hours ago as the St David’s Welsh Festival fireworks lit up the night sky… one last chance for the departing theme year to spoil your photos!

Playland engulfs Tram Tour, Parachute ropes drop

Thursday, 4th March 2010 13

As the mega three-month closure of Studio Tram Tour begins and the perimeter fences of Toy Story Playland engulf the tour — not to mention much of the path — the first cables fall from the top of the Parachute Drop.

Refurb roundup: Town Square Photography shies away

Thursday, 4th March 2010 4

Let’s take a look at what’s happening around the parks. In Main Street, two prominent buildings are now “en réhab”, in Adventureland more of the crumbling terrain is being replaced and in Fantasyland an end date for the Castle Bridge is set.

Two more New Gen TV spots and the ‘Making Of’

Tuesday, 2nd March 2010 3

General consensus is, these are some of the best commercials for Disneyland Paris in several years. Want more? We’ve got another 2 brand new TV adverts to share and some photos from the ‘making of’ in California…

Main Street’s Springtime windows span generations

Tuesday, 2nd March 2010 4

As a new season approaches, things happen like clockwork at Disneyland Paris. New advertising launches, new decorations appear (or thankfully in this case, disappear) and on Main Street USA, the quaint boutique windows prepare for Spring.

RC Racer adds purple, orange splash to the Studios

Monday, 1st March 2010 18

Following Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop, the second towering new landmark of Toy Story Playland has topped out after just a single week of connecting piece A to part C (right?). Take a look at the much-anticipated RC Racer halfpipe, from Toon Studio and across the park…

Watch the full New Generation Festival TV spot!

Monday, 1st March 2010 8

Today’s the day! After months of preparation, the New Generation Festival is finally landing in advertising across Europe — starting with the UK — with one of the resort’s biggest campaigns for quite some time. Print, online… and of course, TV!

Remy’s ‘Ratatouille roadster’ for Stars ‘n’ Cars revealed

Friday, 26th February 2010 1

The second exclusive preview from the official New Generation Festival website covers the new addition coming to Disney’s Stars ‘n’ Cars — revealing a brand new motor car, piled high with kitchen utensils, for Remy and Emile.

WALL-E buys a ticket for the All Stars Express!

Thursday, 25th February 2010 4

The New Generation Festival website has a few secrets to reveal in its brief backstage video clips and here’s the first: the Disney All Stars Express will be given a(nother) makeover, losing its Party Train polka dots… and may even include WALL-E!

New Gen website connects you to the festival stars

Thursday, 25th February 2010 1

How would you like to follow Mike Wazowski or Remy on Twitter or Facebook? That’s exactly what the brand new official New Generation Festival website is offering, along with fresh new pages and a few surprises as it finally launches.

Explore the Art of Disney… only every half hour?

Thursday, 25th February 2010 4

More Toon Studio tinkering has been going on besides the Animagique photo rule-bending. From last Sunday, 21st February 2010, Art of Disney Animation switched from continuous presentations to a limited timetable of half-hourly shows.

Animagique’s brief step into the home video spotlight

Wednesday, 24th February 2010 8

Normally kept strictly under UV blacklight, live theatre show Animagique at Walt Disney Studios Park recently took a surprise move to allow photography and video recording …before promptly banning it again this week.

Hurricanes forecast cut to just 5 more nights

Wednesday, 24th February 2010 2

Were you planning one last spin at Hurricanes Discotheque in Disney Village? Better make it quick — quicker than the 31st March closure date previously announced. Latest forecasts say just five more nights left to storm the dancefloor…