Transformative Multi-Year Expansion Announced for WDS Paris

Sir_Cliff

Sir_Cliff

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X-filed said:
it's not the same size as HKDL's
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Since visiting the HKDL World of Frozen, I have been curious about that as the artwork does make the Paris version look slightly different. For example, the land seems to continue around the main promenade that circles that lake, whereas the HKDL version is far more self-contained and honestly a little more compact than it looks in photos. It's hard to tell how much of this is just artistic licence, though.

Just as an aside, one thing they did in HKDL for FEA which I thought was clever and I hope is replicated in Paris is have characters appear to greet guests from behind a little fence in the queue. When I was there, Anna, Kristoff, and Oaken were there for a bit interacting, taking selfies, etc. which was a nice way to create some interest in what can be a long queue for a relatively short ride.
 
IMDREW

IMDREW

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Sir_Cliff said:
Since visiting the HKDL World of Frozen, I have been curious about that as the artwork does make the Paris version look slightly different. For example, the land seems to continue around the main promenade that circles that lake, whereas the HKDL version is far more self-contained and honestly a little more compact than it looks in photos. It's hard to tell how much of this is just artistic licence, though.

Just as an aside, one thing they did in HKDL for FEA which I thought was clever and I hope is replicated in Paris is have characters appear to greet guests from behind a little fence in the queue. When I was there, Anna, Kristoff, and Oaken were there for a bit interacting, taking selfies, etc. which was a nice way to create some interest in what can be a long queue for a relatively short ride.
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Please no! One evening I had some dinner with my parents (so 3 adults) at the Golden Crocus Inn. I figure everyone at the park was gathered for Momentous in front of the castle, so the land and restaurant were mostly empty. Then I heard some faint knocking on the window. Looked up to find Anna creepily smiling from behind the glass in the dark. Still gives me the creeps. Day after, got in line for Frozen Ever After and guess who was there waiting in the queue! Desperately tried to avoid her, but with that setup, you HAVE to interact with them. Can laugh about it in hindsight, but meet and greets with princesses is not for everyone 😂
 
ParkPeeker

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Animaniac93-98 said:
It's hard to tell the true scale of the land when looking at photos from a distance, but I'm concerned that the shared courtyard for the restaurant, boat ride and meet 'n greet in the Frozen area will be too small for all the people trying to get in and out of the land. It's the same size as HKDL's version I guess, but the meet 'n greet there is elsewhere.
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Animaniac93-98 said:
The space in front of the restaurant/ride entrance is larger or smaller? I know Paris will also have the pavilion across from it.
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Paris’ will be larger by quite a bit. Probably even double the space back there.

If you were to face the clock tower from the fountain at both parks, Paris’s is nearly 20m farther back, putting space between the restaurant and ride. In terms of width, it fans out at an angle as it gets closer to the tower, so it’ll be about 11m to 17m wider than HK’s. So it’s a hefty chunk of added land back there.

You can see the added width in this picture of Paris’ model. Harder to see the added 20m depth from this flattened distance but it’s there.

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Aramar

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Aramar said:
I guess the mural will be the background for the statue. Walt and Mickey and a bunch of Disney characters behind on the wall.
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Self correction, it seems the mural represents the different areas of the park, since we can see some characters for Worlds of Pixar as well as the Tower of Terror and the Earful Tower for World Premiere. I think next to the Earful tower is the North Mountain from Frozen too. I assume Marvel also will be represented on the other side of the mural, and maybe the Lion King.

 
JakeDLP

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Gusey said:
I wonder if one of the IPs on the mural were for a attraction not announced yet (2nd flat ride?)
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It might be another issue because it looks like they've started to sketch over it the same drawing again but with slightly differing proportions, I wondered if it could be related to the wall behind it being Beige instead of white and the colours not coming across as intended
 
DonniePeverley

DonniePeverley

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Frozen in Hong Kong, whilst very nice (albeit the horrific failure of the coaster) is not that large, especially pathway walkways.

Hoping this is going to have some space to walk around freely.
 
IMDREW

IMDREW

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Looking at all new construction updates and I'm getting very excited for the new WDS areas. It might not be the quantity of things to do/see we hoped for, but it at least looks like the things they're doing, they're doing well. Like the stained glass in the Tangled turret and the different levels of the lake area. I can see myself strolling through those at night with a nice background loop playing. World of Frozen will look beautiful in the distance. It sure does at HKDL and now we get full on views which is impossible over there. Even starting to think the empty (very!) long pathway will be charming with the English gardens poking through the trees on one side and the Toy Story pathway on the other.

Does anyone know if the rumor of the changed placement of the walt statue is true? With the new art being painted on that studio 1 wall and the base they're building in the round planter at the end of adventure way. I sure hope they made that decision. It's a much more fitting location imo.

The theatre district will still be a mess, but I'm excited for the new interior Studio 1 and everything from adventure way onwards.
 
Gusey

Gusey

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Today marks 7 years since the original announcement, with all 3 phases set to open by 2025. Currently only Phase 1 has opened (with Avengers Campus) and phase 2 is arriving in 2026.
For context about how long this big expansions have taken internationally, Hong Kong Disneyland's their current expansion mega plan (Moana, Frozen, New Castle & Marvel) was announced in 2016 and won't be completed until the spiderman ToT opens. Tokyo Disneyland announced their last mega expansion (Frozen, Beauty and the Beast in 2015, Beauty and the Beast, Fantasy Springs, Big Hero 6 announcedin 2016) and that was completed in 2024
 
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TheDisneyParksfanC8

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Gusey said:
Today marks 7 years since the original announcement, with all 3 phases set to open by 2025. Currently only Phase 1 has opened (with Avengers Campus) and phase 2 is arriving in 2026.
For context about how long this big expansions have taken internationally, Hong Kong Disneyland's their current expansion mega plan (Moana, Frozen, New Castle & Marvel) was announced in 2016 and won't be completed until the spiderman ToT opens. Tokyo Disneyland announced their last mega expansion (Frozen, Beauty and the Beast in 2015, Beauty and the Beast, Fantasy Springs, Big Hero 6 announcedin 2016) and that was completed in 2024
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Covid did screw a lot of things up, and Disney got cold feet about Batuu coming to Paris. but Frozen should have been open this year at least.

FWIW, Jack from DSNY Newscast thinks the third land around the lagoon after LK will be announced at D23 2028 at the earliest.
 

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