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    Disneyland Paris Photo Friday: Read The Sign

    There are many amazing sights in Disneyland Paris, from wonderful scenery to the stunning Castle, from incredible attractions to colourful characters. Then there are the signs, of which there are many different kinds, but all of them wonderful in their own way. Some are complex works of art and others relatively simple, but all fit their surroundings perfectly. I have long wanted to spend a day taking photos of each and every sign in Disneyland Paris, but for now, here a few of my favourites. Some were taken a number of…

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    The Characters from the Disneyland Hotels Now Part of Extra Magic Hours in Disneyland Park

    So just a few days ago the news broke that from November of this year there would be no more character meet and greets in hotels in Disneyland Paris. Much speculation and discussion ensued, and I even theorised that maybe this would mean the characters could be used in a new show. We now know, and thanks to DLRPToday and Salon Mickey for picking up on this, that the characters will be relocated to Disneyland Park during Extra Magic Hours. That means people who stay in on site hotels or those…

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    Disneyland Paris Rewind: High School Musical On Tour in Walt Disney Studios

    Back in 2007 High School Musical was riding high as one of the biggest film successes the Disney Channel had ever seen, possibly the biggest. Disneyland Paris capitalised on this by having a High School Musical show in Walt Disney Studios. When I visited in October 2007 the show was located in front of the fences that surrounded the Tower of Terror construction site, opposite CinéMagique. Full of song and dance, High School Musical On Tour was a very energetic show that would have crowds of people trying to get a…

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    New Disneyland Paris Concept Artwork for Ratatouille and LEGO Store

    This past Wednesday was the AGM for Disneyland Paris where we had heard rumours that we might get the opening date announcement for Ratatouille: The Ride. Though that never came to fruition we did get a wonderful piece of concept artwork which helps us to visualise how La Place de Rémy will look. On the last episode of the podcast Mark and I talked about a weenie, and how Walt Disney Studios was lacking them. That big Gusteau’s sign is clearly the weenie for the new Ratatouille mini-land, and should be…

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    20 Questions with a Disneyland Paris Fan – Jasmijn van der Kleijn

    1. When did you first visit Disneyland Paris? In the spring of 1993, I was 4 years old and stayed in Newport Bay with my mother. 2. How many times have you been in total? 12 times and the 13th time is booked, May 19th – 23rd 2014. 3. What’s your first memory of Disneyland Paris? That the beds in Newport Bay were really high (for a 4 year old), that it rained the whole trip and we wore yellow Mickey ponchos and that we got lost in the hotel on…