The Walt Disney Company has ceased all future investments of Disneyland Paris as of today. Internal sources tell us all future project after the Ratatouille attraction have been put on hold.
The last announced expansion for Disneyland Paris is of course the Ratatouille dark ride, opening next summer. This high-tech, state-of-the-art attraction with trackless motion-base vehicles and larger-than-life 3D projections has been in development for a number of years. At the beginning of this year EuroDisney S.C.A. itself finally confirmed the rumours: the rat is coming.
But on the projects Disneyland Paris has in development for after the opening of Ratatouille is a lot less certainty except for some very persistent rumours. Until today. Internal sources within Disneyland Paris have been able to tell D-log that parent company The Walt Disney Company has ceased all future investments for projects after Ratatouille, taking effect at once!
Since The Walt Disney Company has taken over the debt structure from the banks through the refinancing plan set into motion last September, they have gained more control over the decision making process of the French resort. Where EuroDisney S.C.A. previously needed the approval of various banks before construction on a new attraction could begin, now The Walt Disney Company in the U.S. has the final say. This could be good news, or bad news.
Internal sources at Disneyland Paris have exclusively confirmed to us that parent company The Walt Disney Company has shut down all future investments of Disneyland Paris for the time being; with the exception of Ratatouille which is in development and far stages of construction. In other words this means all rumours on future plans for attractions, shows and entertainment will be put on hold for now. Rumours such as Star Tours 2, a complete mini-land with Star Wars theme, a successor to Captain EO, the addition of Captain Jack Sparrow to Pirates of the Caribbean, the extension of Hollywood Boulevard at the Walt Disney Studios Park, introducing Marvel characters at the Walt Disney Studios Park, Soarin’ Over The World, The Little Mermaid dark-ride at Fantasyland, etc. Countless rumours which have been circling the Internet for a number of years, some have a notion of truth in them. Until today.
This decision doesn’t come easy for Disneyland Paris. The future plans of the resort are suddenly a lot less certain. What will the implications be for the resort in the years after the opening of the Ratatouille ride? According to our analysis it could go into two directions: either this is an indication The Walt Disney Company is acknowledging the current course set by Disneyland Paris isn’t sufficient to solve the fundamental problems of the resort which calls for a larger master plan, or it will mean the years after 2014 will be a lot more quiet in terms of expansion.
Personally we hope, like everybody, they have secretly been working on a large-scale rescue operation like for Disney California Adventure and Hong Kong Disneyland. For both parks, which have been performing below expectations, large-scale rescue plans were announced that have fixed the decline in quality of the parks tremendously in a few short years. A plan Disneyland Paris desperately needs, especially since the quality of the resort has slowly been declining in the last few years. Parcorama recently managed to sum up a list of clear indicators why the resort was slowly but steadily handing in on its quality. It wouldn’t take long or Disneyland Paris couldn’t measure itself with the “Disney Standard” the parks in the U.S. and Asia happen to carry out so well.
What it needs is a big masterplan fixing the identity and capacity problems of the Walt Disney Studios Park and extending the attraction and entertainment offerings in the Disneyland Park. The Walt Disney Company can do this, has proven it can do this and has sufficient financial needs to make it happen. Let this internal message be a first indication of large-scale plans that are about to happen!
The last announced expansion for Disneyland Paris is of course the Ratatouille dark ride, opening next summer. This high-tech, state-of-the-art attraction with trackless motion-base vehicles and larger-than-life 3D projections has been in development for a number of years. At the beginning of this year EuroDisney S.C.A. itself finally confirmed the rumours: the rat is coming.
But on the projects Disneyland Paris has in development for after the opening of Ratatouille is a lot less certainty except for some very persistent rumours. Until today. Internal sources within Disneyland Paris have been able to tell D-log that parent company The Walt Disney Company has ceased all future investments for projects after Ratatouille, taking effect at once!
Since The Walt Disney Company has taken over the debt structure from the banks through the refinancing plan set into motion last September, they have gained more control over the decision making process of the French resort. Where EuroDisney S.C.A. previously needed the approval of various banks before construction on a new attraction could begin, now The Walt Disney Company in the U.S. has the final say. This could be good news, or bad news.
Internal sources at Disneyland Paris have exclusively confirmed to us that parent company The Walt Disney Company has shut down all future investments of Disneyland Paris for the time being; with the exception of Ratatouille which is in development and far stages of construction. In other words this means all rumours on future plans for attractions, shows and entertainment will be put on hold for now. Rumours such as Star Tours 2, a complete mini-land with Star Wars theme, a successor to Captain EO, the addition of Captain Jack Sparrow to Pirates of the Caribbean, the extension of Hollywood Boulevard at the Walt Disney Studios Park, introducing Marvel characters at the Walt Disney Studios Park, Soarin’ Over The World, The Little Mermaid dark-ride at Fantasyland, etc. Countless rumours which have been circling the Internet for a number of years, some have a notion of truth in them. Until today.
This decision doesn’t come easy for Disneyland Paris. The future plans of the resort are suddenly a lot less certain. What will the implications be for the resort in the years after the opening of the Ratatouille ride? According to our analysis it could go into two directions: either this is an indication The Walt Disney Company is acknowledging the current course set by Disneyland Paris isn’t sufficient to solve the fundamental problems of the resort which calls for a larger master plan, or it will mean the years after 2014 will be a lot more quiet in terms of expansion.
Personally we hope, like everybody, they have secretly been working on a large-scale rescue operation like for Disney California Adventure and Hong Kong Disneyland. For both parks, which have been performing below expectations, large-scale rescue plans were announced that have fixed the decline in quality of the parks tremendously in a few short years. A plan Disneyland Paris desperately needs, especially since the quality of the resort has slowly been declining in the last few years. Parcorama recently managed to sum up a list of clear indicators why the resort was slowly but steadily handing in on its quality. It wouldn’t take long or Disneyland Paris couldn’t measure itself with the “Disney Standard” the parks in the U.S. and Asia happen to carry out so well.
What it needs is a big masterplan fixing the identity and capacity problems of the Walt Disney Studios Park and extending the attraction and entertainment offerings in the Disneyland Park. The Walt Disney Company can do this, has proven it can do this and has sufficient financial needs to make it happen. Let this internal message be a first indication of large-scale plans that are about to happen!
