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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…

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    10 Things I’ve Never Done in Disneyland Paris

    Just today I got a guide book from 1992 for Euro Disney, as it was back then, and on reading it through it struck me that on my 11 visits there are certain things I’ve not done or experienced. Some I will never be able to do as you’ll find out later in the article, some are very doable and some probably won’t ever be done. I’ve Never Used Francs This was the first thing that struck me when reading the old guide book, that when Disneyland Paris first opened in…

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    New Disney Magic on Parade Concept Art for Disneyland Paris

    It was about 1am that I first saw this and even contemplated posting it about then, but the need for sleep took over. Along with Dreams, The new Disney Magic on Parade is one of the big key updates for the 20th Anniversary of Disneyland Paris. A few weeks ago this piece of artwork was revealed: A glorious bit of artwork that had many of us speculating about what the new parade may be like. Well. now thanks to Cafe Mickey we are a little closer to that knowledge and it…

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    2010 DIS Forum Disneyland Paris Awards Results: Best Shop

    WINNER Emporium, Main ST USA (28.6%) 2nd= La Boutique du Château, Fantasyland (19%) 3rd= The Disney Store, Disney Village (9.5%) 3rd= The Art of Disney, Disney Village (9.5%) 3rd= Harrington’s Fine China & Porcelains, Main ST USA (9.5%) 3rd= The Disney Animation Gallery, Toon Studio (9.5%) 7th= La Confiserie des Trois Fées, Fantasyland (4.8%) 7th= La Chaumière des Sept Nains, Fantasyland (4.8%) 7th= Le Coffre du Capitaine, Adventureland (4.8%) It just goes to show that as much as I hate that Starbucks took over what used to be the Buffalo Trading…

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    Spinning Turtle Shell at Crush’s Coaster Video

    Here at last, is the video of that very treasure that can be found near the entrance to Crush’s Coaster in Walt Disney Studios. Now you too can be dazzled by this marvellous shelly creation – it’s like an early Christmas present for us all! httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-F7V54UFz4&hd=1 Is it just me or did anyone else completely miss this on previous trips to Disneyland Paris?