Disney Village

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…

Hurricanes Nightclub groove to end short of 18 years

Thursday, 4th February 2010 7

“Having climbed the spiral staircase, you’ll be swept up into the whirlwind of nightlife” …but not for much longer. After several false alarms, Festival Disney’s “disco nightclub” is to close just shy of its 18th birthday.

World of Disney – from sketch upon sketch, to reality?

Saturday, 19th December 2009 2

Just as the Earl of Sandwich rumours came to life and some more solid dates for the Convention Centre finally appeared, is the long on-hold World of Disney store finally ready to start construction next year?

Earl of Sandwich in Disney Village approved & unveiled

Friday, 11th December 2009 7

Chessy town council has stamped and approved the plans for an Earl of Sandwich counter service restaurant in Disney Village. Yes, the rumours were true and all the plans and concepts are out…!

Forget Shanghai, Paris lets slip major projects

Wednesday, 4th November 2009 13

That huge, roaring back-burner at Disneyland Paris might soon be put out. We’ve known about the Convention Centre, the new hotels, the Disney Village expansion since, it feels, time began. Now, they’re finally good to go.

Rockefeller rink at Hotel New York goes synthetic

Sunday, 18th October 2009 2

It’s been a staple of the Winter season around Lake Disney right since opening day in 1992 — the Rockefeller Plaza ice rink at Disney’s Hotel New York. Now, after some 17 years, it loses its cool…

How much does a Disney Village Starbucks cost?

Friday, 11th September 2009 5

Since the new, most eco-friendly Starbucks Coffee in Europe opened its doors at Disney Village in June, it’s the question on everyone’s caffeine-parched lips: how much will it set me back?

Jules Verne theme pub in Disney Village talks?

Saturday, 15th August 2009 3

Moving on further from the very British Earl of Sandwich, could a very French theme also be arriving at Disney Village, in the form of a ‘French Pub’? Discussions, apparently, have taken place…

Earl of Sandwich next to seize land in Disney Village?

Friday, 14th August 2009 2

Remember those rumours for new Village eateries in March 2008? With the Starbucks Coffee now open, thoughts turn to the second — with some surprising rumours hotting up for the toasted snacks of an Earl of Sandwich…

Wild West Show – in under 90 minutes, please

Monday, 10th August 2009 2

You’ve paid up to 60 Euros to see Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show… how long would you like it to last? Well, the latest initiative at the huge dinner show is to keep it as brief as possible: “How the West was won” – in under 90 minutes, please.

Buffalo Trading Company lives on… in Hollywood

Saturday, 8th August 2009 0

When Buffalo Trading Company closed at the end of January, most of us probably thought that would be the last we’d see of its fun Western props and displays. Not so — one, at least, has followed a route all the way to Hollywood…

Starbucks Coffee added to official photo library

Thursday, 6th August 2009 0

Now over one month old already, the Starbucks Coffee in Disney Village has been initiated into the folklore of Disneyland Paris… New, nighttime photos have been added to the resort’s “photothèque” showing the smart new location, along with a few other areas of the revitalised Village, all lit up.

Did we miss anything..?

Friday, 31st July 2009 3

Last update, the festivities of Mickey’s Magical Party had scarcely begun. Buffalo Bill entertained the masses without a mouse, the nearest Starbucks was over at Val d’Europe and the name of this place we love was Disneyland Resort Paris. So… did we miss anything?

Final call for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show natives

Tuesday, 17th March 2009 4

As you read this, the final performance of the original Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show at Disney Village has come to an end. This Friday, a new set of stars arrive to disturb the natives…

Buffalo Trading Co. blacked out

Wednesday, 4th February 2009 0

Officially closed last Monday, the windows of the Buffalo Trading Co. boutique in Disney Village have now been blacked out after 17 years of selling Wild West merchandise…