Transformative Multi-Year Expansion Announced for WDS Paris

Sir_Cliff

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it's not the same size as HKDL's
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

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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.
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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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.

The space in front of the restaurant/ride entrance is larger or smaller? I know Paris will also have the pavilion across from it.
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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