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Disneyland Paris 2014: 'Ratatouille' dark ride
Dave
TS Founding Member
In what possibly marks a new absolute low for DLP, they've projected KFC's logo onto the side of TOT for a special event.
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To make matters worse, popular net newspaper The Daily Dot has published an article entitled 'Disneyland Paris hopes this employee testimonial makes you forget its scandals'
I don't think anyone would disagree that France was a stupid place to build a DisneyLand, it doesn't mesh well with their own view of their culture. Disney has an identity that love it or loath it is at complete odds with French culture.
TheMan
TS Member
Tangled supposedly grossed a higher cinema receipt in France than the UK.
If that's correct it doesn't suggest Disney goes against French culture.
I think that's rather a broad generalisation.
it set an opening-weekend record among non-sequel animated films (first surpassed by Rio) and among Walt Disney Animation Studios films (surpassed by Frozen). Its highest-grossing markets outside North America was Germany ($44.2 million), where it is the highest-grossing 2010 animated film,[5] followed by France and the Maghreb region ($39.4 million) and the UK, Ireland and Malta ($32.9 million).[
If that's correct it doesn't suggest Disney goes against French culture.
I think that's rather a broad generalisation.
Dave
TS Founding Member
Tangled supposedly grossed a higher cinema receipt in France than the UK.
If that's correct it doesn't suggest Disney goes against French culture.
I think that's rather a broad generalisation.
The parks do to quite a degree, not necessarily the films. They are not one and the same thing.
John Wardley did an interview where he discusses the French theme park industry in the late 80's and 90's. It's worth a listen (it might have been his first Season Pass interview)
TheMan
TS Member
The parks do to quite a degree, not necessarily the films. They are not one and the same thing.
John Wardley did an interview where he discusses the French theme park industry in the late 80's and 90's. It's worth a listen (it might have been his first Season Pass interview)
Fair enough, I might try and take a listen to that it sounds interesting.
I always thought it was where it was, rather than "that" it was if that makes sense?
Scott
Former TS Team Member
The location didn't help but French people really were turned off by the whole thing when it opened. No alcohol in the park? A very American style? Big bold and brash?Fair enough, I might try and take a listen to that it sounds interesting.
I always thought it was where it was, rather than "that" it was if that makes sense?
All things that were directly at odds with the French culture and the way the country sees itself. Things have changed since obviously but the original thoughts remain in a lot of people's minds.
That's at least how I've heard it anyway
Dave
TS Founding Member
If you could find it, please link as I'm sure others would be interested to hear!![]()
It's definately one of the season pass ones but he did about 5 so will have to listen through them all
Tim
TS Member
I think it is this one:If you could find it, please link as I'm sure others would be interested to hear!![]()
http://seasonpasspodcast.libsyn.com/tspp_103_the_john_wardley_interview_11_11_09
It is the first one he did and from memory the double part that followed focus more on Th13teen which had just opened at the time.
Harv
TS Member
The resort so clearly should have been built in Spain. Aside from the culture thing, the climate would have allowed for more guests year round and the Spanish language is so vastly spoken around the globe. It never fails to astound me that, regardless of any financial deal offered by the French (this is Disney, they can afford to build wherever they want), they went with Paris and not Madrid, or Barcelona.
AstroDan
TS Team
Building in Spain wouldn't be quite so obvious as you might think.
Paris is far, far more central and more easily accessible than anywhere in Spain from the UK. Not to mention the fact that the Channel Tunnel opened around the same time as Disney... a major factor!
You wouldn't get Germans, Belgians etc. going to Madrid - and look at Parque Warner... struggled for years.

Paris is far, far more central and more easily accessible than anywhere in Spain from the UK. Not to mention the fact that the Channel Tunnel opened around the same time as Disney... a major factor!
You wouldn't get Germans, Belgians etc. going to Madrid - and look at Parque Warner... struggled for years.