Mickeyville - A new land in Disneyland Paris

[mharrington]

Hope you like the actual photos MHarrington.

I don't know, I was expecting something fancier and more palatial, something equivalent to the El Capitoon. Yet the Lord Byron appears to be rather plain.

 

[Twilight_Roxas]

I don't know, I was expecting something fancier and more palatial, something equivalent to the El Capitoon. Yet the Lord Byron appears to be rather plain.

These are very old photos, and the only two I could find.

 

[Twilight_Roxas]

The name of the theater while resembling the Lord Bryon Cinema could be a reference to “L'Heure Joyeuse de Mickey” saying that they’re premiering a new Mickey Mouse cartoon while the attraction name is underneath the theater name.

 

[mharrington]

The name of the theater while resembling the Lord Bryon Cinema could be a reference to “L'Heure Joyeuse de Mickey” saying that they’re premiering a new Mickey Mouse cartoon while the attraction name is underneath the theater name.

That was the intention, but when I saw what the theater itself looked like, I was disappointed. I was expecting something less plain.

 

[mharrington]

You could always just go with the best exterior in France. This way it is an iconic structure like the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood Studios.

Maybe, but I wanted the ride to be set in a smaller version of Toontown (hence, Mickeyville), which would feature Mickey and friends' houses and the town square area (City Hall and all), where the ride is located. The only part that would not be replicated is the downtown area where the Roger Rabbit ride is. In a way, it would be similar to how Disneyland's Toontown was replicated at Tokyo Disneyland.

 

[Twilight_Roxas]

Try another small cinema in France to match your description.

 

[mharrington]

Try another small cinema in France to match your description.

I'm thinking of something like the El Capitoon theater, so that it can fit the Toontown aesthetic, except I'm not sure how to do that.

 

[Twilight_Roxas]

I was looking again, and I found the actual entrance of the Lord Bryon Cinema.

 

[mharrington]

I was looking again, and I found the actual entrance of the Lord Bryon Cinema.
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I think it's rather too plain for what I had in mind.

I was thinking more along the lines of the old Gaumont Palace, but more toon-like (serendipitously, the picture I found is from the French release of "The Three Caballeros"!):

 

[Twilight_Roxas]

Well you could put a backdrop to resemble the area along with the toon version of the Lord Bryon Cinema to fit the size building of the attraction, and queue, and pre show.

 

[Twilight_Roxas]

Btw does Chris reprise his role as Mickey by speaking in French?

 

[mharrington]

Btw does Chris reprise his role as Mickey by speaking in French?

No, it's someone named Laurent Pasquier, who has been voicing Mickey since around 1999.

 

[Twilight_Roxas]

No, it's someone named Laurent Pasquier, who has been voicing Mickey since around 1999.

Ohh it’s because Chris’ Mickey sounds like Walt’s voice of Mickey, and has spoken French in some of the episodes unless there’s a way a French voice actor could sound similar to Chris & Walt.

 

[itsy bitsy spider]

You could always go a different route and go with Oswald the Rabbit.

 

[mharrington]

You could always go a different route and go with Oswald the Rabbit.

For what?

 

[itsy bitsy spider]

For what?

Instead of Mickey, it would make it vastly different than any Mickey attraction.

 

[mharrington]

Instead of Mickey, it would make it vastly different than any Mickey attraction.

I don't understand what you're trying to say.

 

[englanddg]

For what?

The corner? (winks)

 

[mharrington]

The corner? (winks)

I don't understand.

 

[englanddg]

I don't understand.

Twas a joke.