In a rather exciting piece of new, the Walt Disney Company has successfully taken full ownership of Disneyland Paris. In order to take full ownership, France’s laws require Disney to own more than 95% of the stock. After offering a buyout to existing shareholders that ended last week, Disney reached 97.08% ownership which will now allow … Read more
Disneyland Paris has confirmed today that Captain Jack Sparrow will be a permanent audio animatronic feature in The Pirates Of The Caribbean when it reopens later this year. The news comes after the media event on Sunday to welcome the European premiere of the new movie. Disneyland Paris will be the final Disney park to … Read more
Starting in May, Disneyland Paris are said to be introducing a paid FastPass service. It will reportedly be at a cost of €90 per day for unlimited Fastpasses and €15 for a single Fastpass. Thankfully, the current Fastpass system isn’t going anywhere, but this seems to be going hand in hand with the recent changes to … Read more
From Deadline: Just a little over a year since 130 people died in the November Paris Attacks, it has emerged that a suspected terror cell researched such landmarks as Disneyland Paris, the annual Christmas Market on the Champs-Elysées and the headquarters of the Police Judiciare at 36 Quai des Orfèvres as it plotted a series … Read more
A new trailer showcasing new visuals from Season Of The Force has been released. It shows the new effects to be projected onto the Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror, alongside lighting effects (minus pyro) similar to those found in Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular Fireworks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. In true Disneyland Paris fashion, Season Of … Read more
It’s official: Disneyland Paris 25th Anniversary Coming in 2017 – It’s Time to Sparkle Disneyland Paris will celebrate its 25th Anniversary starting from 26th March 2017. New Guest experiences to include sensational new attractions, a grand celebration with the beloved Disney Characters, a brand new Parade and a breathtaking new night time spectacular. Extra surprises … Read more
French radio station France Info is reporting that a 28-year-old man not known to Disneyland Paris’s security services is being held after trying to enter Hotel New York at Disneyland Paris whilst carrying two firearms. Another radio broadcaster reports that the man was carrying two low-calibre weapons, cartridges and a Qur’an. This has not been confirmed … Read more
Disneyland Paris announced today (Sunday 22 February 2015) that the popular runDisney event will be coming to Disneyland Paris in September 2016. In a post on the official Disneyland Paris Facebook account, the rumoured event was finally let out of the bag: “It’s official! We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be holding our first ever … Read more
It’s February. Even though we’re within a few weeks of Daylight Savings — the unofficial gateway to spring — most of the nation still finds itself in the throes of winter for at least a few more weeks. Of course this also means, for most of us, that although we’re getting closer to our next … Read more
A trip to a Disney theme park is always an exciting and memorable experience, whatever the time of year and whatever the weather. However, for return guests and Disney aficionados a trip during the holidays is kind of the holy grail. You’ll put up with the elevated crowd levels just to see the park all … Read more
Disneyland Paris is treating guests young and old to a world of winter wonders for the next two months by kicked-off its Enchanted Christmas season. This Christmas sees Merida, from Disney Pixar’s Brave, appear at the park for the very first time. Similarly, Disney guests will finally be able to meet Anna and Elsa, Frozen‘s royal sisters, in person. … Read more
Euro Disney S.C.A. announced on September 15 that Tom Wolber has started in his role as Président of the various management companies that operate Disneyland Resort Paris. On his first day in his new role, Mr. Wolber said “I am pleased to return to Europe and especially to Disneyland Paris, where I was in 1992 … Read more
Recently, I had the good fortune to visit Disneyland Paris for a few days as part of my honeymoon. We’ve all heard a lot about the two European parks, both good and bad, so I thought I would share my experiences. This was originally going to be a long blow-by-blow travelogue, but no one really … Read more
Euro Disney S.C.A, the holding company responsible for Disneyland Resort Paris, announced today the nomination of Tom Wolber to the position of Président of the three companies responsible for the day-to-day management of Disneyland Resort Paris, which is the number one tourist attraction in Europe. He will be replacing Phillipe Gas who was named as General … Read more
As we informed you a few weeks ago, Disneyland Paris will be unveiling an entire realm of Ratatouille themed fun this summer with Ratatouille The Ride and “Le Bistrot de Remy” restaurant. The area will open inside Walt Disney Studios Paris park near the recently added Toy Story Land and Toon Studio. The attraction’s official … Read more
From April 5th until June 22nd, 2014, Disneyland Paris will celebrate spring with the Spring Festival, a new event you might as well call “Flower and Garden Festival Lite”… Topiaries representing 101 Dalmatians, Bambi, Simba and Nala from the Lion King, the Aristocats, and Mary Poppins will brighten the streets of Main Street U.S.A. during … Read more