The Vault
The Dedicated To DLP Vault is the vast archive of articles and posts about Disneyland Paris written before the great site refresh of 2021. Search the vault for historical reviews, news and trip reports by D2DLP founder Steve Riley.
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Disneyland Paris Photo of the Day: 7th January 2012 – Disney Paris Road Sign
If you’ve never driven to Disneyland Paris then you’ve probably not seen this road sign. This is a photo that I took when we drove to Disneyland Paris in November last year. Don’t worry, my friend Joe was driving, I didn’t drive and take a photograph at the same time. To say we got a little bit excited on seeing you this sign would be an under-statement, but you have to understand that we’d been on the road for about 8 hours by this point and I’d had zero sleep! It…
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The Dedicated to DLP Vinylmation Project Stage 1
I like Vinylmations, but I only have one, and it’s a Halloween pumpkin Mickey that I bought in 2010. Why don’t I have more? The price – simple as that. I think £8 for a very basic minimally articulated figure to be quite a lot. Throw in the uncertainty of not knowing if you’re going to get one you like due to the close boxes and it’s not something I have gone head first in to collecting. When I was in Disneyland Paris in November they had lots, at varying prices,…
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Disneyland Paris at the Bruges Ice Wonderland Sculpture Festival Photos
Currently over in Bruges, Belgium and until January 15th 2012 is the annual Ice Wonderland which is a sculpture festival featuring creations made from snow and ice. You can read more about it on the Official Website and be sure to look up at the top right part of the website to select your language preference. This year the theme is Disneyland Paris and we are lucky enough to have a friend who was there and took some photos for us, thanks to Craig Shaw for these. Below are some more…
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Update on Disneyland Paris Disney’s Magic Moments Festival and 20th Anniversary
Disneyland Paris have sent us some information about the Disney’s Magic Moments Festival and what will be staying in the parks, what will be closing and when. This is obviously in preparation for the 20th Anniversary celebrations which start in April 2012. To Stop on January 9th 2012 Green Army Men Meet & Play! Mickey Magical Celebration Disney Dance Express Of these three I only experienced Disney Dance Express on my last visit in November, and that was from the doorway of Bella Notte with a tray of Pizzas and drinks…
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2010 DIS Forum Disneyland Paris Awards Results: Best Overall Attraction
WINNER Pirates of the Caribbean (26.1%) 2nd Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant (17.4%) 3rd= Tower of Terror (13.0%) 3rd= Big Thunder Mountain (13.0%) 5th= Crush’s Coaster (4.4%) 5th= Woody’s Roundup Village (4.4%) 5th= Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast (4.4%) 5th= Princess Lunch at Auberge de Cendrillon (4.4%) 5th= It’s A Small World (4.4%) 5th= Moteurs…Action! Stunt Show Spectacular (4.4%) 5th= Animagique (4.4%) I did it! A full 12 months on from when voting ended I finally finished announcing the winners. Looking back, it may have been a mistake to…
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2010 DIS Forum Disneyland Paris Awards Results: Best Character Interaction
WINNER Stitch (29.2%) 2nd= Mickey Mouse (16.7%) 2nd= Chip & Dale (16.7%) 4th Minnie Mouse (8.3%) 5th= Captain Hook (4.2%) 5th= Jack Skellington (4.2%) 5th= Daisy Duck (4.2%) 5th= Mr & Mrs Incredible (4.2%) 5th= Pluto (4.2%) 5th= Angel (4.2%) 5th= Tigger (4.2%) I’ve never been one for going out of my way to meet characters but always enjoy chance meetings that happen as I walk through the park. I’ll be interested to see how Duffy rates in polls in years to come. While he doesn’t appear to be the most…
