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    Big Thunder Mountain revealed – the drained Rivers of the Far West in Disneyland Paris

    It’s not often we get a look behind the magic in Disneyland Paris, as fences usually block our view of any work being done, or they simply close the doors of housed attractions. The refurbishment of Big Thunder Mountain, and the necessary draining of the Rivers of the Far West has allowed us a rare look behind the scenes, or under them as the case may be. A big thank you to Richard Boakes who sent me these photos from his trip last week. This first photos focuses on Big Thunder…

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    Disneyland Paris Photo Friday: The Spring that time forgot

    Okay, so the title may be a bit misleading, but The Time that Steve forgot isn’t quite as catchy. Next month I’m off to Disneyland Paris to experience the Spring season for the first time, except for the little matter that I’ve been before. “How can that be?”, I hear you cry. Last May I was in Disneyland Paris for the very first weekend of Frozen Summer Fun and my focus then and since, has been on all things Arendelle. So much so that until a friend reminded me, I did…

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    Disneyland Paris Spring 2016 decorations – the best ever?

    I talked a couple of days ago about how Spring has sprung early in Disneyland Paris, and it seems even more has arrived overnight, dispatching of winter a month before we expected and turning Disneyland Park into mass of colour and fun. Thanks to @InsideDLParis, @DisneylandBerry and @ED92live we can now take a look at these stunning Spring celebrations. First of all we have to take a closer look at the character eggs, which have been seen in Tokyo Disneyland previously and have now made their way to Disneyland Paris. Seen…

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    Disneyland Paris Photo Friday: 10 years ago…

    Being 2016 this year means it is 10 years ago that I visited Disneyland Paris twice, once in July and once in October. I thought it would be fun to look back at some things you could see back then, that you can’t see now, a decade on. Old shows, attractions just being built, and stylish window displays to name but a few. Out of everything I miss the Tarzan show in The Chaparral Theater the most, closely followed by the great music of The Thrifts used to play in the…

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    Disneyland Paris Diary: Halloween 2015 – Day 6

    Well it was another cold and wet day in Disneyland Paris today so I thought I would share a few photos of Walt Disney Studios. With a few areas being refurbished and the lack of any form of a parade I have to be honest I’ve not really had a reason to go to the studios this holiday. During my time here for Halloween I’ve spent about two hours in total inside this park but luckily this morning the fences around the Front Lot had been removed revealing the fountain again…

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    Disneyland Paris Diary: Halloween 2015 – Day 5

    With the rain and cold weather hitting Disneyland Paris hard this morning I have to be honest, I’ve struggled to get photos in focus due to shivering! So today I have included a few pictures of Main Street I took the day before to really show the Halloween decorations. With pumpkins, black cats and ghosts everywhere you turn, Main Street has been transformed for the season. It is also the best place to meet characters. The characters out and about during extra magic hours do seem to stay till around 11am.…