Hollywood Boulevard

New Generation Festival Press Launch – In the Parks

Tuesday, 30th March 2010 0

The glossy pictures and slick videos from the New Generation Festival launch paint the official picture of the weekend’s press events, but what was it like actually being in the parks with all those press badges and event preparations? We’re gonna take you there…

Mysterious ‘Ratatouille Ride Element’ uncovered

Friday, 5th February 2010 5

Last time we talked of the hallowed Ratatouille dark ride in an in-depth roundup, sources had told us it was in the hands of the financiers. Strange then, to just a couple of weeks later be looking at what might be the first “element” under construction…

Recycling bin tests for a Greener Place on Earth

Monday, 10th August 2009 1

Recycling in Hollywood shouldn’t be news, but here it is — as part of a “test”, Hollywood Boulevard and other Walt Disney Studios Park areas have just become home to the parks’ very first recycling bins for bottles and cans.

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?

Spot Cruella de Vil on Hollywood Blvd!

Monday, 28th July 2008 0

Though this Summer has already brought us many new character events, one is now undoubtedly stealing the show every day. Well, she does have a big advantage — a shiny vintage car… on Hollywood Blvd!

Waiting game at Studio Tram Tour goes electronic

Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 0

It’s forever a waiting game at Studio Tram Tour. When will it change, when will it expand? No news that studio-shattering today, but at least a brand new electronic Wait Time sign to finally replace the temporary magnetic version.

Tower of Terror: Spectacular inauguration brings Hollywood hotel to life (in pictures)

Sunday, 27th April 2008 3

Three years of construction, six years of waiting and an investment of over €150m finally reached its spectacular climax on 5th April 2008, when the wrapping paper was ripped from The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror to reveal a living, breathing Hollywood legend…

The Celebration Continues… The Preparations

Saturday, 12th April 2008 0

(4.04.2008 6:00pm – 5.04.2008 12:00pm) Any good celebration needs a whole lot of preparation beforehand. From flowers to film crews, let’s take a stroll around the parks as the countdown to the celebration begins all over again…

Mickey and Minnie pay a visit to Hollywood

Friday, 25th January 2008 0

“Oh boy!” Mickey and Minnie have taken their first trip to Hollywood at Walt Disney Studios Park, and by the looks of it these two famous mice were more than a little surprised by the ensemble of thrills and theme which now fill the heart of their park. “Hot dawg!”

Forgotten lights of Hollywood flicker into life

Sunday, 4th November 2007 4

What would all the landmark Disney attractions be without their nighttime illuminations? The Tower of Terror is up there with the best of them, and now testing its spectacular display of eerie colours and lights, glowing on the Marne-la-Vallée skyline…

Palm trees over Disney Studios Paris

Friday, 19th October 2007 0

Hollywood just wouldn’t be Hollywood without its palm trees. Yesterday, the first four of many giant palms were planted (or rather, “installed”) in their new home at Walt Disney Studios Park, lining one side Hollywood Boulevard. It’s remarkable what a few tropical trees can do to a skyline…

Hooray for the Hollywood hills! (and more…)

Tuesday, 16th October 2007 1

Hollywood Boulevard‘s placemaking grows with more signage, a fully-realised tunnel entrance and two slices of the Hollywood Hills themselves, continuing to liven up Walt Disney Studios Park with new colours, details and architecture – whether three-dimensional or not.

Boulevard builds further, full panorama uncovered

Monday, 24th September 2007 0

Hollywood Boulevard welcomes the completion of a second façade as the park’s hub at Disney Bros Plaza sees the removal of several trees. From the doors of Disney Studio 1, the placemaking movie sets now provide a full Hollywood panorama, even turning two dimensions to three.

El Capitan and the golden age in colour

Sunday, 23rd September 2007 0

Hollywood Boulevard continues to develop at an increasingly brisk pace, its buildings taking on warm coffee colours and even real windows. As the horizon of the new street slowly comes together, a familiar Disney landmark has made a surprise visit from California… the El Capitan.

Secrets of Hollywood revealed in new concept art

Wednesday, 12th September 2007 1

When the Imagineers presented Disney Studio 1, they commented that it presents “a Hollywood that only truly exists in our dreams.” The same could have been said for Hollywood Boulevard until recently — a project we’ve watched grow for several months, but never seen a true vision of their plans for. It all had to exist only in our minds, until this exciting new concept art came along…