Transformative Multi-Year Expansion Announced for WDS Paris

Moon knight

Moon knight

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mrflo said:
Just saw your response after answering to your other post.

Okay, so there is very limited budget after all. But if they don't even have enough budget to add something like a Frozen-themed Seven Dwarfs Mine Train - which actually has a larger capacity than Splash Mountain -, how is there then budget to develop a brand new attraction for the Lion King and add Pandora and Star Wars lands shortly after?
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All the projects validated under Chapek (Cars Road Trip, Avengers Campus, Arendelle, 3/4 of Lake Promenade and Theater District) had a very tight budget.

They're trying to add some stuffs like the 2nd flat ride in the Promenade since January, Iger seems far more bullish about the Parisian destination than his predecessor. The Lion King area might then be a bit more ambitious than originally planned back in 2019, we'll see. From what I 've understood it would be kind of complicated to add a second ride to Frozen, now, for some french legal reasons. @Ally might be able to explain it better than I do. Once again Pandora and Star Wars are seriously considered but won't be greenlit before the end of this year at best if they even come to fruition...
 
mrflo

mrflo

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Okay, thank you. It makes more sense to me now. Definitely also helps to manage one's expectations. I mean there are still a lot of great new things coming with the WDS expansion. But seems like we might encounter a few more cut corners with the explanation "that's the best they could do with the budget they had" for things launching over the next few years. Hopefully Bob Iger and other recently appointed leaders in key roles for the DLP & WDS expansion will inject some more budget quickly to counterbalance with some more deserved ambition.
 
Moon knight

Moon knight

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Yeah, manage your expectations. For instance WDS' Theater District/Broadway area will be really nice but won't be as good as initially planned in your 2014 article.

I wish you goodnight with what should have inspired the Imagineers but didn't...



I imagine you'll figure out Wednesday what has been kept from the initial vision (illuminated bilboards) and what hasn't (the lavish facades).
 
Animaniac93-98

Animaniac93-98

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mrflo said:
When Tower of Terror opened in WDS it created a major spike in attendance for the park. The popularity of the attraction in the US might have even generated additional buzz in Europe. While Ratatoutile was an exclusive ride with high development/construction costs, it was only able to deliver a minor jump in attendance. I hope Lion King will deliver instead - in terms of e-ticket quality and appeal to new visitors.
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The two biggest single year jumps in park attendance in DLP's history were after the openings of Space Mountain and ToT.

I don't think that's a coincidence, and maybe the European audience responds the most to elaborate, headliner thrill rides.
 
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stitchangel

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From what I understood.

2025 :

-lake promenade with: Two flat rides ( tangled/ Little Mermaid); English Garden; Lake with new show(s)? , restaurants.
-Theater district: reimagined entry sequence.
-Frozen land.

2027:

-Lion King Land ( 3 themed areas).

2028/29:

Pandora.

Rumour has it that a new show probably marvel themed might appear next year to replace the late moteur action.
 
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Parkatm

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Animaniac93-98 said:
The two biggest single year jumps in park attendance in DLP's history were after the openings of Space Mountain and ToT.

I don't think that's a coincidence, and maybe the European audience responds the most to elaborate, headliner thrill rides.
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I don't think it has something to be with thrill rides, I think it has something to do with top-level rides like : Indiana Jones Adventure, Rise of the Resistance, Flight of Passage, Mystic Manor, Tower of Terror and of course Space Mountain. (I guess POTC Shanghai could join the team?).
 
JakeDLP

JakeDLP

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By Outsidears I posted the link to their article. The New Theatre District
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marni1971

marni1971

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cjkeating said:
People spent 20 years complaining WDSP had no trees and this expansion is certainly giving us trees. Plus some top tier DLP paving to replace the asphalt.
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The new paving in the park next door is ridiculously nice. Even in places you didn’t think it needed doing. And Avengers has a really nice floor too.

Good job I spent time the last few trips documenting the studios park how it is / was!
 
Toni25

Toni25

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Saw all those pics on OutsidEars. Theater district sounds a bit pretentious for what it is?
New trees and floors...a nice addition, but the facades? Aren't they a bit lacking? Once again it seems like the bare minimum is being done. Is this supposed to be a longer project that expands over several years to develop the facades?
 
marni1971

marni1971

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Toni25 said:
Saw all those pics on OutsidEars. Theater district sounds a bit pretentious for what it is?
New trees and floors...a nice addition, but the facades? Aren't they a bit lacking? Once again it seems like the bare minimum is being done. Is this supposed to be a longer project that expands over several years to develop the facades?
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Aren’t the actual images fan made based on information available? Not saying they don’t look good but that’s perhaps why they seem rather bland.
 
Moon knight

Moon knight

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Toni25 said:
Saw all those pics on OutsidEars. Theater district sounds a bit pretentious for what it is?
New trees and floors...a nice addition, but the facades? Aren't they a bit lacking? Once again it seems like the bare minimum is being done. Is this supposed to be a longer project that expands over several years to develop the facades?
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Not everything is being shown on this 3D model. Animation Celebration main entrance section will be slightly reworked and "La Place des Stars" will be designed like a tiny "Times Square" or Picadilly Circus with posters/billboards (that may or may not be made out of neons/screens). Studio 1 will feature more painted graphics too. Posters in this rendition appear to be completely random but some will be, as I understood it, WDS attraction posters redesigned as vintage movie posters.

The parade of this park (scheduled for 2025) is currently under development. I invite you to check my previous posts in which I detailed what would be the parade route. Each unit would represent a land/ world of this park and even some that are yet to come (Avatar ;)). I guess the Pixar parade, initially planned for 2020, idea was scrapped in favor of this one.
 
Toni25

Toni25

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MatheusPG said:
Looks like they are painting Tower of Terror, right? Either way, still looks really good!
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Not sure if that's just a model rendering thing or a fact...but I have said this a few years ago, going for a more glamorous look wouldn't be a bad idea. It doesn't have to be dilapidated to feel scary/haunted (eg: Tokyo). I know that it wouldn't fit the Twilight Zone storyline without that thunder struck effect, but considering it's a main icon of the park, maybe the "story" could be twisted to have the outside of the Hotel look like in it's glory days.
 

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