Transformative Multi-Year Expansion Announced for WDS Paris

[nickys]

A lake bring more views into existence that you don't get by cramming more lands into the same space. Sometimes the visual impact is the goal.

No doubt that’s why Arendelle is the furthest away land from the approaches to the lake. The mountain and castle will have a stunning visual impact for younger children, thus drawing people to walk round the lake - even though at first there will be nothing to see on the way.

 

[cjkeating]

The Snuggly Duckling in TDS is reported as having a capacity of 620 (similar to WDW's Be Our Guest).

That's concerning. Be Our Guest is a cavernous canteen, I hope the Snuggly Duckling feels more intimate than that.

 

[cjkeating]

No doubt that’s why Arendelle is the furthest away land from the approaches to the lake. The mountain and castle will have a stunning visual impact for younger children, thus drawing people to walk round the lake - even though at first there will be nothing to see on the way.

How can you forget Cars Road Trip?

 

[nickys]

How can you forget Cars Road Trip?

That’s unlikely to be accessible from the lake at first!

And I liked it - but then I loved the backstage tour, especially Catastrophe Canyon. So I will continue to ride it for that alone.

 

[cjkeating]

That’s unlikely to be accessible from the lake at first!

It will certainly be accessible from the lake, if you took down the wall that is currently there you are literally on the walkway that circles the lake.

And I liked it - but then I loved the backstage tour, especially Catastrophe Canyon. So I will continue to ride it for that alone.

Same.

 

[nickys]

It will certainly be accessible from the lake, if you took down the wall that is currently there you are literally on the walkway that circles the lake.

Same.

I did say “at first”.

Given that there seems to be nothing yet confirmed for that side, do you think they’ll take down the wall once Tangled and Arendelle are ready?

 

[cjkeating]

Given that there seems to be nothing yet confirmed for that side, do you think they’ll take down the wall once Tangled and Arendelle are ready?

Most certainly... would be very weird if the attraction was walled off from the lake, they will want more traffic to get to Cars and it not to be in a dead end anymore.

 

[Kevin_W]

PYM and Remys are pretty good IMHO. Not stunning but not offensive.

There’s also the lakeside TSR to come too

Agreed. We actually quite liked Pym's. I was thinking more along the QS side.

 

[marni1971]

Agreed. We actually quite liked Pym's. I was thinking more along the QS side.

Gotcha. I honestly can’t remember the last QSR we had at WDSP.

Unless an ice cream counts ??!!

 

[Disney-Universal Fanboy]

I wouldn't worry about them putting lands on the lake, so far officially we haven't even got all the lands that was due to be put around the lake

Also the park is no longer movie-themed, its adventure-themed now The Lake is fine, especially if they put a decent nighttime show on it.

I just think it’s really weird that a lake that’s like the size of the park back in 2002 is a little bland if you ask me. And the adventure theme is kinda cool, but having multiple themes clash at once is a little chaotic.

DHS…. USF…

Ech lake works because it’s based around California architecture and the universal Orlando lake works because the theme back then was ride the movies, and you visit the places those movies took place at.

Adding a lake, like trees and other natural elements, is actually a great idea. It allows for water based entertainment shows and connects like a bridge for one part of the park to the other. It's also a nice break from hopping from ride to ride. I love strolling around World Showcase Lagoon or the "sea" in Tokyo. Especially at night.

It doesn’t really work for a Hollywood movie making park.

A lake bring more views into existence that you don't get by cramming more lands into the same space. Sometimes the visual impact is the goal.

I think something else besides elsa ice palace to be a center draw of the park is a theater of some sorts, like the chinese theater at Hollywood studios.

 

[marni1971]

It doesn’t really work for a Hollywood movie making park.

- which is the theme this park is moving away from.

A lake will add some welcome respite from the endless concrete of 2002. Landscaping and foliage will add much needed visual interest. And the park finally gets a purpose built night show venue with some interesting infrastructure. I’m not defending the woeful small addition of attractions when this phase is all complete but whats being laid for the future is commendable . Especially considering where it is.

 

[Disney-Universal Fanboy]

- which is the theme this park is moving away from.

A lake will add some welcome respite from the endless concrete of 2002. Landscaping and foliage will add much needed visual interest. And the park finally gets a purpose built night show venue with some interesting infrastructure. I’m not defending the woeful small addition of attractions when this phase is all complete but whats being laid for the future is commendable . Especially considering where it is.

But still, it’s just too many themes clashing together at the same time. Disney outright ruined the park.

 

[imagineer97]

But still, it’s just too many themes clashing together at the same time. Disney outright ruined the park.

Can you ruin something that started as a dumpster fire?

 

[Disney-Universal Fanboy]

Can you ruin something that started as a dumpster fire?

Yes, indeed. The early years added some great experiences and gave the park some attention and then they pulll this off. WDSP was and will forever be a terrible park even if something good is added.

 

[marni1971]

Disney outright ruined the park.

Did you visit it in 2002?

 

[Disney-Universal Fanboy]

Did you visit it in 2002?

I visited it in 2022 or last year (2023). I wasn’t even alive in 2002.

 

[marni1971]

I visited it in 2022 or last year (2023). I wasn’t even alive in 2002.

I see.

 

[HauntedPirate]

But still, it’s just too many themes clashing together at the same time. Disney outright ruined the park.

Is World Showcase ruined because it has 11 different themed environments around it?

 

[TheLewisHK]

I visited it in 2022 or last year (2023). I wasn’t even alive in 2002.

On the other hand, I was, and actually visited the year it opened.

The ride lineup was Rock'n'Rollercoaster and the carpets. That's it. There was also a tram tour which felt like a bus ride through the forest (aside from the excellent Catastrophe Canyon) and Armageddon, which was akin to standing in a Chernobyl reactor.

"Great experiences" is not a way I would describe what the park felt like back then.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Walt Disney Studios Paris makes California Adventure look incredible. We were there in 2007. Here's our photos and a trip report.