Disneyland Paris: General Discussion

[Benzin]

Disney Village was very 90s. Such is the march of time and changing ideas of what is cool design.

The restaurant area looks far better now. I think the decision of perpetual night doesn't help though. Studio 1's day/night cycle was subtle but allowed for a bit of dynamism to the area.

The wall is certainly a design choice. You still get the reveal of the boulevard area but not as instant. The mural on the other side looks good though.

 

[Tim]

I'm surprised how little it has changed. I thought they were gutting the whole thing and starting over.

Not that I'm even sure how you'd fix this entrance if you did gut it. There's simply nothing inspiring about entering a theme park through a giant soundstage.
Maybe if they were going for a Warner Brothers Studios Leavesden big reveal (having the screen part to reveal the Great Hall) it could work, but then you literally have to batch people into the park.

 

[Dave]

I don’t rate either highly but I quite like the new world premier based on the videos.

 

[Bowser]

Test setups have begun for the Lion King attraction:

Disneyland Paris werkt aan testopstelling voor nieuwe Lion King-attractie

In Disneyland Paris worden al voorbereidingen getroffen voor de komst van een nieuwe Lion King-attractie. Over een paar jaar opent in het Walt Disney...

www.looopings.nl

 

[Bowser]

Original 1986 plans for the park:


From: https://x.com/boss_angeles/status/1927061335604449379?s=46&t=0gSA6DB3t11tFWJ4xv8eFA

 

[DistortAMG]

A few Pirates of the Carribean behind the scenes photos for anyone who's interested. Found them on my old hard drive.

The first two are 100% Paris. I have a feeling the last two are California.

Slightly off topic, but I found the 1974 operators manual for the Californian ride if anyone is interested. Very interesting to see how Disney uphold their high standards on a granular level.

Things such as, the well as seen below in the first and last photo, if the well animation broke with the animatronic in the up position, they could open the attraction, or stay open. If the well animation broke with the animatronic hidden in the well, they close the attraction or keep it closed until it is fixed. Things like that, I found very interesting from the manual.