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    (5/10/12) Disney and More and posted a breakdown of the latest Disneyland Paris Resort’s bad first half-year fiscal results, which may bring up the need for some big cost cuts (MORE...)
    (4/26/12) Disney and More reports that an entire Star Wars themed mini-land may be in development for Disneyland Paris as early as 2015. According to the report, the plan is not only to upgrade Star Tours (MORE...)
    (4/18/12) The subject of Star Tours 2came up in an interview with the CEO of Disneyland Paris, who mentioned that in 2013, DLP would be the only park (MORE...)
    (4/18/12) The CEO of Disneyland Paris talked with the French media again this week and mentioned a few interesting items about possible new attractions, including an interactive Toy Story (MORE...)

Disneyland Paris: Ride Rehabs - The following information is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
Captain EO - CLOSED FOREVER

General Resort News - (5/10/12) Disney and More and posted a breakdown of the latest Disneyland Paris Resort’s bad first half-year fiscal results, which may bring up the need for some big cost cuts on the part of the resort. While I know Disneyland Paris has always been in a someone tough financial position, I still find it shocking that a resort anchored by Disneyland Paris, the 6th most attended theme park in the world in 2010 (10.5 million guests in the one park alone) could be suffering at all. Clearly the money is bleeding out somewhere.
    (4/10/12) Guests floating along the river at Disneyland Paris may notice something new this year. According to a report at Disney and More, Imagineering has put up a new themed Boathouse building along the river to cover up the Mark Twain riverboat during it’s lengthy refurbishment. While at first glance it may look like a large new wooden warehouse building, it’s really just a very well painted scrim. Check it out.
    (4/3/12) DLP.Info has posted new details about the park’s new parade, Mickey Meet ‘n Greet and a meeting with the creative mind behind Disney Dreams, the big new show for the park’s 20th Anniversary. Speaking of which, Disney and More is also back today with a report on the official Press Event at the park for the big 20th Anniversary.
    (3/28/12) Disney and More takes a good look at the premier of the new Disney Magic on Parade this week.
    (3/23/12) Disney and More takes a look at the preparations under way at Disneyland Paris for the 20th Anniversary. Lots of great pictures.
    (3/19/12) Disney and More now also reports that Captain EO will close forever at Disneyland Paris on April 2nd.
    (3/15/12) According to RollerCoasterRevolution Captain EO will be closing for good after a final day of farewell showings on April 2nd at Disneyland Paris. This has not been confirmed yet on the official rehab listing on the park’s site yet, which only has details through to March 30th. Currently there are no announcement plans or even a rumor for a new attraction to reopen in the theater, or to see the return of Honey, I Shrunk the Audience. Anyone know more?
    (2/21/12) Wonderful news for Space Mountain fans at Disneyland Paris this week. According to Disney and More, by the end of 2012 Disney will replace the hard head-banging over the shoulder restraint system with Vekoma’s new soft harness system, which should really change the rider experience for the better. Doubtful? Don’t be... I’ve used them myself on another coaster and they were a wonderful surprise. That said, I’ve got to wonder how long until we see these same harnesses added to Rock ‘n Roller Coaster as well.
    (2/16/12) Disney fans may be interested in a tribute article to John Horny posted at Disney and More this week. This includes a look at a bunch of rarely seen attraction concept art drawn up for Disneyland Paris once upon a time by John Horny. This includes a look at a dino dig themed mine-cart coaster ride once considered in place of Indiana Jones and the Temple du Peril.
    (2/15/12) In an odd bit of news, it seems the folks in the UK are a bit outraged that they are being charged more than the French to buy tickets to Disneyland Paris. I guess their sense of national pride or something is bruised, because they take advantage of the special ticket offers currently being offered on the French version of the park’s online ticket sales.
    Of course this probably comes to no surprise to anyone in the US, where Walt Disney World not only promotes Florida Resident ticket specials (or Southern California Residents specials for Disneyland) throughout different times of the year, but even special discount priced Annual Pass options for local residents. Live a little too close to San Francisco, but still in California? Sorry… no discount Disneyland tickets for you. I’m even fairly certain Hong Kong Disneyland has offering discount tickets to local Hong Kong residents as well. So I’m not sure what all the fuss is about in the UK.
    (2/7/12) A fun preview video all about Disneyland Paris' 20th Celebration can be seen here.
    (1/30/12) Disney and More has a posted a great overview of the Disneyland Paris That Never Was this week, showcasing a ton of great artwork that will be part of the reprinted Disneyland Paris book, “From Sketch to Reality”. The printing of this book will be very limited, so if  you want a copy of this unique book, you really need to put in a pre-order now as the only way to guarantee yourself a copy before it goes out of print all over again.
    The artwork included in this update about attractions and ideas never built include unique features to the Indiana Jones coaster ride, a unique Sci-Fi castle concept, a version of Star Tours that would have featured an gigantic AT-AT and the ultra unique Discovery Mountain concept. Instead of just Space Mountain the structure would have held a Nautilus Submarine and a Journey To The Center of the Earth themed freefall ride. Lots of great stuff to see here… check it out.
    (1/20/12) A fun article all about the origins of the figures used in the finale scene on the Phantom Manor at Disneyland Paris can be found at Disney and More today.
    (12/30/11) A nice photo update from Disneyland Paris, all decorated for Christmas, can be seen over at Theme Park Tourist this week.
    (12/29/11) While it’s a bit too early to get too excited about any of this, it seems that during a special dinner discussion between some WDI folks and DLP fans, the Disney Imagineers did bring up the subject of the addition of the Marvel Universe characters to the Disney and was looking for some fan feedback and thoughts about the matter.
    Nothing was said about adding the characters to the parks… but if the Imagineers are fishing for guest feedback about the Marvel Universe characters, I think you can guarentee they’re testing the waters a bit and thinking about how they can possibly incorporate the Marvel Universe into the Disney Theme Parks at some point in the future. In particular at the Disneyland Paris resort no less… and while I don’t think we’d see them added to Disneyland Paris, they could fit in well into the attraction-lacking Walt Disney Studios Paris park, or even be used as the theme for an entire land in that rumored third park that could open in 2020’s.
    (12/27/11) Disney and More has posted a look at the refurbished Dragon’s lair area under Disneyland Paris’ Sleeping Beauty Castle. They are also happy to announce that the out of print “Disneyland Paris: From Sketch to Reality” book will be reprinted once again (in limited numbers) in the original Limited Collectors Edition. There will only be 2000 copies printed in English (and another 2000 in French) so pre-order now to make sure you are guaranteed a copy of this massive book. Click here for details.

2012 - Disney Dreams - (4/6/12) Time to take another look at the Disney Dreams show, this one shot from a guest point of view in HD by our friends at DLRPMagic.com. The group also got to take part in a special discussion with Steve Davison and two of DLP’s Entertainment Directors about the show and recorded a 48-minute video of the event which you can find here.

    (4/2/12) Disney and More has posted pictures and a fantastic video of the new Disney Dreams show at Disneyland Paris.
    (3/26/12) Our first sneak peek picture of what you can expect from the Disney Dreams show has been posted to Disney & More.
    (2/29/12) Disney and More goes into more detail about the new Disney Dreams show this week, with pictures of the new show hardware installed so far and a breakdown of how the show is expected to go.
    (1/26/12) Disney and More has some construction pictures to share this week, showing off the installation of the Disney Dreams show in front of the castle.
    (1/24/12) I’m told that the new Disney Dreams show is expected to be ready to open by April, possibly in time for the park’s 20th Anniversary on April 12th.
    (1/17/12) Disney and More takes a new look at the new parade and Disney Dreams show in the works for Disneyland Paris this week. This includes a video preview of what’s on the way, including a presentation by Steven Davison about the new nighttime spectacular with lots of footage of projection mapping effects on the Disneyland Paris castle.
    (1/4/12) Disneyland Paris has added a new video to YouTube showing off a sneak preview of their new Disney Dreams night show coming later this year.

    (12/2/11) Disney and More talks about the 20th Anniversary for Disneyland Paris and what the future may bring. First the bad news… The DLP CEO has confirmed that there will be no “new” rides before the Fall of 2013 or 2014.
    Pirates is still expected to begin an animatronic’s update to tie into the film series charcters in late 2012 (for 2013) and planned update projects for Big Thunder and Phantom Manor have been put on hold. Star Tours 2 is still expected to come in… eventually, but not likely for 2013 at this point, as they will likely invest in a brand new attraction first before revamping the old ride.
    That said… there is still that new nighttime spectacular on the way for 2012, which will be a major attraction for the park, and one to help keep people inside later at night, which will help the bottom line. According to the update, it will be called Disney Dreams and open in April 2012, running daily, year-round. Look for projections on water screens and on the castle itself, fire effects, fireworks, lasers and more. No lake needed this time… just the water in the castle moats, which will shoot up to 9 meters high.
    (11/18/11) Steve Davison, WDI’s creative VP for Parades and Spectaculars posted something interesting to his Facebook fan page earlier. “Disney Dreams, the new Nighttime Spectacular is coming to Disneyland Paris this Spring!”, along with a rendering of the image of various Disney characters coming out of water fountains, with Peter Pan and Tink flying through the sky near the top of the castle.

2013 - Pirates of the Caribbean Enhancement - Rumor - (10/21/11) According to the latest news at Disney and More, the anticipated upgrade to Pirates of the Caribbean that would add Jack Sparrow animatronic figures and some new effects to the ride has been delayed until at least 2013 now. Disappointing for sure… but the rest of the update shows off in detail the newly opened Princess Pavilion.
    (5/17/11) I’ve been told that Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland Paris will be given the big Hollywood style upgrade in 2012, adding references and characters from the feature film series that were added to the US versions of the ride in 2006 and to Tokyo a year later. It seems this may be something promoted as a “gift” for the park’s 20th birthday celebration in 2012, possibly along with the expected Star Tours 2 upgrade. Again... this is just a rumor so far...

2014 - Star Tours 2 / Star Wars Mini-Land - Rumor - (4/26/12) Disney and More reports that an entire Star Wars themed mini-land may be in development for Disneyland Paris as early as 2015. According to the report, the plan is not only to upgrade Star Tours to the current Star Tours 2 attraction, but will incorporate the existing Captain EO theater, Star Traders gift shop and Pizza Planet restaurant together into a new Star Wars themed mini-land. The thought is that a much larger gift shop, complete with character Meet & Greet areas will be added, and that an indoor version of the Jedi Academy show may take over the Captain EO theater. Even better may be an interesting plan proposed to transform Pizza Planet into a new restaurant experience themed after the famous Mos Eisley Cantina on Tattooine. Sounds like a fantastic idea to me, and one that could possibly find some traction within the rumored Tomorrowland refurbishments planned for Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland as well.
    (4/18/12) The subject of Star Tours came up in an interview with the CEO of Disneyland Paris, who mentioned that in 2013, DLP would be the only Disney park still running the original version of Star Tours. Technically, Disneyland Paris is ALREADY the only Disney park will running the old version of Star Tours as Tokyo has already closed their ride to begin conversion for the Star Tours 2 to open in early 2013. That said... with the mentioning of the 2013 date, I can only assume that they’re not planning on opening Star Tours 2 in Paris until at least 2014.
    (7/27/11) With the launch of Star Tours 2 in the US complete and determined to be a huge success, the question remains… when will Star Tours 2 begin boarding in Disneyland Paris? 2012? 2013? I would hope for the sooner date myself, but until we have an official closing date for the ride, everything is still up in the air. Anyone know more?
    (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.

2014/2015/2016 - Toy Story Mania - Rumor - (4/18/12) The CEO of Disneyland Paris talked with the French media again this week and mentioned a few interesting items about possible new attractions. According to the breakdown posted at NewsParcs, he mentioned they were looking at adding an “interactive attraction inspired by Toy Story” inside Disneyland Paris, which seems to be a wink at adding Toy Story Mania. Plans to add Star Tours 2: The Adventures Continue were also discussed, though I don’t believe a timeline was mentioned.
    There was also a brief reminder about the Villages Nature resort / water park project in the works under the direction of Joe Rohde, which is set to open in mid-2015.

Other Disneyland Paris Resort Projects

2015 - Les Villages Nature / Third Theme Park - (12/8/10) Disney and More has posted a few more pieces of art and explanation about what we should expect to see at the upcoming unveiling of the Village Nature project at Disneyland Paris.
    (12/2/10) DizFanatic has posted some new concept artwork for the Les Villages Nature project, and I don’t believe I’ve seen anywhere else.
    (11/29/10) According to NewsParcs, Euro Disney has announced a new project called Villages Nature, a mixed use resort themed to the harmony between man and nature. The entire resort is to be built around a huge geothermal lagoon, which will have a new waterpark placed next to it that is expected to be the biggest in Europe. The first phase of this project could open as early as 2015, located 6 km South of Disneyland Paris.
    (9/16/10) In a most interesting follow up to the reports about a 3rd park being planned for Disneyland Paris, this article claims that one of the ideas for the 3rd park is to base it entirely around the concept of the Marvel Superhero universe.
    (9/15/10) Disneyland Paris just announced their intention to build a THIRD theme park on the resort property as well as other projects as part of a deal extension with the French government good through to 2030. This will see an unknown 3rd park added, a new leisure village called “Village Nature of Val d’Europe”, a water park and the sale of 10,000 housing units on site. No timeline was given for the 3rd park, but it is thought to be at least 10 years until it opens, which is good because they have to finish “fixing” and filling out the Studios first I think.