MAGICal DLP News, Rumours & Thoughts

[cjkeating]

Ana Beltrán, one of the lead animators for Disney Enchantment and the Main Street projections for Happily Ever After, is in DLP at the moment. Is a new nighttime show expected soon? Maybe for Disney100 in September?

I could be completely wrong but this feels too late for Disney 100 (assuming this is her starting the work and I would expect DLP would do a D100 tag in house) but a good lead time for a Dreams replacement. 4 years is a long time for it to align with DLP35 so maybe it will come sooner with the 30th being missed. A 1-2 year lead time for a ground up castle show is the norm I think.

 

[marni1971]

That's a pretty good pen sketch for one done right there in the park but you think they'd give her some sort of larger, printed drawing or even 3d computer animation or castle blueprints to work with

I think it’s pretty good for a PR approved staged publicity shot.

 

[jrhwdw]

I could be completely wrong but this feels too late for Disney 100 (assuming this is her starting the work and I would expect DLP would do a D100 tag in house) but a good lead time for a Dreams replacement. 4 years is a long time for it to align with DLP35 so maybe it will come sooner with the 30th being missed. A 1-2 year lead time for a ground up castle show is the norm I think.

No Clue/Info here but, isn't DLP planning on Disney 100 for Oct?? Also, no confirmation(that I've seen) that Dreams will still play after the 30th or even Dreams Of Christmas this year..........

 

[Jordan dby]

That's a pretty good pen sketch for one done right there in the park but you think they'd give her some sort of larger, printed drawing or even 3d computer animation or castle blueprints to work with

Obviously this was meant to be a joke....

 

[Kevin_W]

Here's a video of Disney D-Light from a better view:



The new laser appearance of Tinker Bell and the mixed-media pixie dust (projection to drones) during the "Dancin' A Catchy Rhythm" section are welcome additions. I think this is as close as we can get to a Tinker Bell Flight over the castle now.

I finally got a chance to watch this video (the drones didn't fly due to weather when we were in DLP). That's really well done, and a nice quality video. (Seriously people, put your phones down and enjoy the show. There are videos like this that are better than anything you can will shoot.)

 

[cjkeating]

No Clue/Info here but, isn't DLP planning on Disney 100 for Oct?? Also, no confirmation(that I've seen) that Dreams will still play after the 30th or even Dreams Of Christmas this year..........

They are celebrating on October 16th... unless it was a preview of a new show (as Dreams is scheduled until the day the Christmas season starts) they won't have a WDI produced show for one day.

My expectations are Dreams gets a pre-show featuring every Disney animated movie or something like that.

 

[Trekkie101]

Could be - or they’ll maybe do Wishes again, similar to NYE. They have about 5 events a year where they’re allowed real firework bangs.

It was definitely improved a lot since its last run - to the point many of us questioned how much had been spent making it that good.

 

[marni1971]

 

[mrflo]

"Starting May 25, Cable Car Bake Shop will offer Disneyland® Paris guests a new and unique culinary experience based on the Kiri brand. Already a source of inspiration for pastry masters around the world, Kiri will be offered for the first time Europe as part of exclusive sweet and savory recipes, allowing guests to discover new flavors. Young and old alike can satisfy their sweet tooth thanks to Kiri®, by tasting the Cable Car Carrot Cake, the Lombards St. Cupcake, the Golden Gate Cheesecake, and the Presidio Muffin or the Tartelette Éclair, in an authentic and immersive setting themed in the brand’s colors."

Source: Cable Car Bake Shop will offer Disneyland® Paris guests a new and unique culinary experience based on the Kiri brand

 

[AndyS2992]

Oh good. About time too. Stayed at Sequoia a few times, it's nice hotel but always felt rather dated and dark and dingy to me, everything is brown.

 

[marni1971]

everything is brown.

That’s the forest.

 

[cjkeating]

Very much looking forward to this refurb, hope it is Nat Geo as rumoured and it is done quickly. Either through rolling rehabs or a short complete closer, I am expecting the former.

 

[cjkeating]

"Starting May 25, Cable Car Bake Shop will offer Disneyland® Paris guests a new and unique culinary experience based on the Kiri brand. Already a source of inspiration for pastry masters around the world, Kiri will be offered for the first time Europe as part of exclusive sweet and savory recipes, allowing guests to discover new flavors. Young and old alike can satisfy their sweet tooth thanks to Kiri®, by tasting the Cable Car Carrot Cake, the Lombards St. Cupcake, the Golden Gate Cheesecake, and the Presidio Muffin or the Tartelette Éclair, in an authentic and immersive setting themed in the brand’s colors."

Source: Cable Car Bake Shop will offer Disneyland® Paris guests a new and unique culinary experience based on the Kiri brand

Looks like some decent new options, in post COVID times Cable Car had become a poor relation to Market House so it’s certainly an upgrade in that regard.

 

[LondonTom]

Thats another hotel going up in price then

 

[marni1971]

Very much looking forward to this refurb, hope it is Nat Geo as rumoured and it is done quickly. Either through rolling rehabs or a short complete closer, I am expecting the former.

I imagine one lodge then one wing at a time. Much like they just did the exterior recladding.

 

[DCBaker]

 

[wdrive]

Strikes continue and apparently become everyday from Tuesday

 

[RoyalFool]

That stretching room picture is pretty awesome, I was at the park yesterday and it doesn't seem to have impacted queue times at all. Could mean fewer people in the park to balance it out, but from what I can tell it's mostly service and entertainment workers as opposed to ride operators. Was odd to see the protesters skip the security checks, surely that's a problem?

 

[wdrive]

That stretching room picture is pretty awesome, I was at the park yesterday and it doesn't seem to have impacted queue times at all. Could mean fewer people in the park to balance it out, but from what I can tell it's mostly service and entertainment workers as opposed to ride operators. Was odd to see the protesters skip the security checks, surely that's a problem?

The protesters work there and it’s illegal to stop workers from striking at their workplace in France

When would they have skipped the security checks?

 

[RoyalFool]

The protesters work there and it’s illegal to stop workers from striking at their workplace in France

When would they have skipped the security checks?

They have bag checks between the station and park, and also between the hotels and the shopping area. The protesters just opened up the railing and walked in, with the security chap stationed to ensure guests don't do that, not doing anything. So they ended up skipping the bag check (but a lot of them had backpacks). Not a big deal, but Disney should at least communicate with them to ensure it's not opening up a security risk, anyone could just mingle in the large group and avoid the security checks.