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Resort News - (8/13/10) Things are looking up for the Disneyland Paris Resort as they report revenues are up 21% this past quarter, with only a 1% attendance increase.
    (7/12/10) A unique trip-report from Disneyland Paris from a first-time visitor has been posted to Roller Coaster Philosophy. Not just a first time at Disneyland Paris, but a first time visit to any Disney park.
    (6/1/10) Fifteen years ago Disneyland Paris opened Space Mountain, and the Disney & More Blog has posted some special memories and a video shot during the grand opening celebration back then.
    (4/27/10) Another fun look at that Disneyland Paris that almost was can be seen at Disney and More, this time taking a look at Discoveryland.
    (4/22/10) Another chapter in the serious about the Disneyland Paris that was never built can be seen this week at Disney and More. This one focuses on attractions that would have been in Adventureland and Fantasyland. Artwork includes a look at elements cut from the Indiana Jones coaster, an Explorer’s Club Restaurant, different castles once considered, as well as attractions based on The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.
    (4/14/10) In other news, Disney and More continues their series about early plans for Disneyland Paris with a display of what is said to be the first layout drawing for the park, dubbed Plan X, which featured quite a few changes all over the park.  In addition to including attractions that were cut, like the Jungle Cruise, there were also signs of attractions that were never built like a unique entrance to Discoveryland that would have contained a Railroad station as well as a joined station for an elevated trolley system that would have run between there and Main Street.
    (4/8/10) Disney and More has posted an interesting article showing off a new Main Street USA concept designed for Disneyland Paris that was never built. The very different looking version of Main Street USA would have been set in the 20’s – 30’s era.
    (4/5/10) I’m not sure what they’re putting in the Cast Member’s water at Disneyland Paris but it can’t be good because an investigation is now under way into the working conditions at the resort that may have resulted in three CM suicides so far this year. One worker even threw himself in front of a train rather than go back to work about 5 weeks ago and a 4th worker, upon being notified he was being let go, ran off around the park threatening to kill himself on property before he was subdued.
    (4/1/10) The headaches of building a major theme park are bad enough on their own, but take a look at the extra special issues that the Imagineers building Disneyland Paris had to deal with over at Disney and More.
    (3/29/10) The Disney and More Blog has posted a new update about the New Generation Festival that opened at Disneyland Paris this week. Check it out.
    (3/24/10) The Disneyland Paris Resort has added an interesting new behind the scenes tour… one that will take you to the 5th dimension. Yep… it’s the Tour of Terror… a private tour through the infamous Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror attraction. Go to DLP.info for more details.
    (3/18/10) A fun article posted to Disney and More this week shows off some of the attractions once proposed for Euro Disneyland, but were never built.
    (2/11/10) The latest financial reports from EuroDisney show a drop in revenue of nearly 11% caused by falls in theme park attendance and resort hotel occupancy rates. The report blames the attendance shortfall on the resort bringing in far fewer guests from the UK as well as French locals.
    It also mentions that in April they will launch the Disney New Generation Festival, a new annual celebration event. Newer Disney characters such as Remy and Princess Tiana will also be added to the Once Upon a Dream Parade and Disney’s Stars ‘n’ Cars.
    (1/22/10) So what does the future hold for the Disneyland Paris Resort? Make the jump over to Disney and More to read all about what attractions are on the short list of making the jump into reality, including Ratatouille, Soarin’, a Pirates update, Star Tours 2, World of Color and how the park lost Toy Story Mania.

Ride Rehabs - The following information is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
Nothing is known at this point in time.

2011 - Captain EO - Confirmed - (6/14/10) The Disney and More Blog has posted a brief report and some images from the reopening of Captain EO.  There is a video too… and I’ve got to admit, I found it a little scary to see just how much some of them really liked Captain EO.  When you see the clip of the one fake MJ impersonator (with the surgical mask) on the balcony and people start screaming, was I the only one expecting to see him holding a baby over the edge or something?
    (4/29/10) In the announcement about the return of Captain EO to Walt Disney World, the official Disney Blog also confirmed that Captain EO would return to Disneyland Paris starting on June 12th.
    (4/26/10) While Disneyland Paris has yet to even confirm Captain EO’s return, I’ve heard that they are likely planning to reopen Captain EO on June 25th, the 1 year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death.
    (4/16/10) Screamscape sources and the Disney and More Blog have confirmed that Captain EO is indeed returning to Disneyland Paris, replacing Honey, I Shrunk The Audience when it closes later this month. I’m told that the park is preparing their press release currently, but in the next week or so they should announce Captain EO will be reopening in early July.
    (4/14/10) Screamscape sources tell us that due to the huge success of resurgance in popularity of Captain EO at Disneyland, the Disneyland Paris Resort is now rumored to be planning to bring the attraction back as well as early as this June. I’ve been told that Honey, I Shrink The Audience is already scheduled for an “unscheduled refurbishment” in the next couple of weeks, so this could be it.

2012 - Star Tours 2 - Rumor - (8/16/10) While Disney has yet to confirm that Star Tours 2 is on the way, Disney and More will show you why it and more are pretty much locked in and the only thing left to do is “announce” them.
    (6/8/10) According to the latest news posted to Disney and More, Star Tours 2 is pretty much a sure thing, though no one has confirmed it yet. Look for it to come most likely in 2012 or even 2013 as part of the Disneyland Paris 20th Anniversary celebration.
    (8/3/09) Could the Star Tours 2 project be ready for 2012 in Paris? Disney and More indicates that it could be a good bet, as that will also be the year that the park will celebrate it’s 20th anniversary.
    (8/22/08) Whenever the US parks open the new Star Tours 2 ride, don’t expect Paris to open the new ride until a year or two later. At this point the ride is expected to possibly open in the US in late 2011.

2013/2014 - Little Mermaid - Rumor - (5/29/09) An Interview with Tony Baxter about the Little Mermaid ride that was once planned for Disneyland Paris can be seen posted to the Disney and More Blog, which also shows off quit a bit of concept artwork. According to the article, once the new Little Mermaid ride opens in California, it seems very likely that it could arrive in Paris shortly after.
    (8/22/08) We know Florida is already eyeballing the new Little Mermaid ride going into California Adventure to make their own copy and apparently Disneyland Paris is also keeping a close eye on the proejct as well.

???? - Grizzly River Run - Concept Only - (4/22/09) While I haven’t heard anything about this plan being put into action, a piece of concept artwork showing off a copy of DCA’s Grizzly River Run attraction in Frontierland, placed on the site once earmarked for Splash Mountain, has been posted to the PhotosMagiques forum. Personally I would be surprised to see this ride come instead of something more like Splash Mountain. While GRR is a fun ride, the cooler weather in France has been one of the main reasons the park never got Splash Mountain in the first place, and you would get far more wet on GRR.

WALT DISNEY STUDIOS - PARIS
Outside Paris, France (Abbreviation: WDS)

Park News - (8/12/10) The Walt Disney Studios is now promoting a new Halloween themed event, Terrorific Night 2, a special night of horror fun on October 30th.

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    (2/26/10) The latest update to Disney  & More speaks about the Toy Story Land expansion, the plans for the Ratatoui dark ride, and other new projects on the way.
    (7/9/09) WDSFans tell us that the park’s Backlot Express restaurant has been renamed as the Blockbuster Café. The restaurant will be divided into two themed rooms, one for High School Musical and the other for Pirates of the Caribbean.

Ride Rehabs - The following information is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
Nothing is known at this time.

2010 - Toy Story Playland - (8/16/10) Check out the latest picture review of Toy Story Playland posted to Disney & More.
    (8/11/10) Disney & More has posted some videos of the new Toy Story Playland area and attractions. My only question is... what ever happened to the second track for RC Racer? From the look of the pictures and videos, they only built half of the proposed attraction compared to the plans posted down below that had two side-by-side versions of the ride system.
    (8/3/10) A new report about Toy Story Playland can be found over at DLP.info this week.
    (7/31/10) Pictures and details of the soon to open Toy Story Playland can be found at Amusement Insider and Disney & More this week.
    (5/19/10) Toy Story Playland now has a set grand opening day… but it wont take place on August 17th according to DLP.info.
    (3/30/10) Disney And More takes a look at the Toy Story Playland today as well as a peek at the plans for the new World of Disney store.
    (3/22/10) The Disney and More Blog takes a look behind the scenes at the creation of the new Toy Story Playland in their latest article.
    (2/12/10) Special thanks to WDSFans.com for sending in a bunch of Toy Story Playland construction photos taken last week.
    (12/31/09) A reader tells us that Disneyland Paris is already promoting the new Toy Story Playland under construction in their brochures. Here are the official descriptions of the new attractions where you can, “Shrink to the size of a toy and explore this oversized world with its three larger-than-life rides - from Summer 2010”.
    “Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop - The mission: to train and make paratroopers out of you for a simulated parachute jump. It's a high-flying adventure!
    Slinky Dog Zig Zag Spin - This "zigzag-a-coaster" is barking mad fun for all the family - pups of all sizes will howl with laughter as they join Slinky in a rollicking spin to catch his own tail!
    RC Racer - This 25-metre-high half-pipe coaster ride will get your heart and family racing - when RC zooms you around at full speed... it's a real gas!”
    (11/25/09) A new construction update from Walt Disney Studios Paris shows off the progress on Toy Story Playland. Visit PhotosMagiques.com to see more.
    (7/9/09) Thanks to WDSFans for sending in some pictures taken last month or Toy Story Playland construction site.
    (5/16/09) It seems someone has leaked a copy of the new Toy Story Land plans for Walt Disney Studios Paris, showing off a new area with three new flat ride attractions. Thanks to NewsDLRP.com for the image and information about the rides, which they claim with feature a pair of Disk’O style half-pipe rides themed to the RC Racer car, a themed kid friendly parachute drop which I assume will similar to the Jumpin Jellyfish ride at California Adventure but with a Green Army Men theme. The final ride in the center of the layout will be a Slinky Dog themed Music Express style flat ride.
    (5/14/09) We’ve been told by our friends at WDSFans that Disney/Pixar’s John Lasseter was speaking to reporters at the Cannes film festival that a new Toy Story land with three attractions should be ready to open at Walt Disney Studios Paris by sometime in 2010.
    (1/30/09) A reader has sent in a picture from the Walt Disney Studios Paris park taken from the loading area for the Backlot Tram Tour where it looks like ground work for something may have started.
    (1/15/09) Screamscape has been told some new details about the Toy Story Playland project from our friends at WDSfans. This is the working name for the Toon Studio expansion project and right now the design features three Toy Story themed attractions: a mini parachute drop tower themed to the Green Army Men, a half-pipe coaster ride themed to RC Racer and a music-express style flat-ride themed to Slinky Dog. “There will be photo locations as well as lots of references to other toys from the Toy Story movies and even the famous Pixar Ball will be a giant prop among the rides.” The new land will go into the grassy area behind the Art of Disney Animation building, taking up some of the current tram road space as well.
    (8/22/08) A couple of attraction ideas have been proposed for this general area for 2010 to make a Toy Story themed mini-land full of about four or five kiddie rides, similar in concept to the A Bug’s Land at California Adventure. The tour however will have to be altered to accommodate these new additions. If these plans are approved, older plans to try and bring more film based attractions like Soarin and Philharmagic to the park previously proposed will be dropped

2012 - Ratatouille - Rumor - (9/3/10) Remember that new Paris looking archway featuring a bust of Chef Gusteau at the apex? He’s now missing… covered up by a quickly added fake stone piece to hide the fact that he is still just behind the façade. Check out pictures of this and more of the new Paris themeing for new rumored Ratatouille attraction area at Disney & More.
    (8/16/10) While Disney has yet to confirm the rumored $150 million Ratatouille dark ride project for the studios, Disney and More will show you why it and Star Tours 2 are pretty much locked in, the site cleared of trees, and the only thing left to do is “announce” them.
    (8/12/10) Remember that report about new Ratatouille themeing being added to the park as a hint about the park’s next big ride? You can now check out the archway in all it’s detailed glory here at PhotoMagiques.
    (7/14/10) The Disney & More Blog has posted an interesting photo showing off a new “arch” under construction near the new Toy Story Playland area that features Chef Gusteau from Ratatouille at the top, which seems to be a good clear hint that the rumored Ratatouille dark ride will be the next big project for the park.
    (6/8/10) According to Disney and More, the new Ratatouille dark ride project is all but confirmed for the 20th Anniversary celebration of Disneyland Paris, and will premier at the Walt Disney Studios park at an estimated cost of $130-150 million. The ride will feature 3-D Projection technology mixed with trackless ride vehicals.
    (2/18/10) According to this article posted to DLRP Today an odd dome shaped structure was seen being built, labeled as a “Ratatouille Ride Element”. It seems the 30 foot radius dome is intended to become a projection surface for footage for a new Ratatouille dark ride experience. The thought is that this first dome is being built to allow for some scale testing of the technology they want to use for this proposed dark ride experience.
    (8/3/09) According to the latest news post from the Disney and More, Walt Disney Studios Paris are said to have given final approval for the park to build a major E-Ticket ride for 2012 based on Ratatouille. From the description, this will be a giant dark ride experience that will make guests feel like they are the size of a rat running through gigantic environments, such as Gusteau’s restaurant kitchen. They also expect this ride to see the same trackless vehicle system put to use on the Pooh ride in Tokyo and on the way for the new Mystic Manor in Hong Kong.
    8/22/08) In 2012 the park would like to have a new dark ride that would use the same track-less ride system used previously on Tokyo’s Pooh ride. The rides would be themed to the film Ratatouille and placed in the empty space behind the Magic of Disney Animation building and could open by 2012.