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Hi all,
Today has seen a few more things come up on the character
news front, after a somewhat quiet week.
The Disney Parks Blog posted that from this weekend there is
a special Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides area set up in the
Festival Arena area at the back of Frontierland in California. As well as
merchandise, special drinks and exclusive 3D previews of the movie, Jack
Sparrow himself is said to be making appearances from time to time too. Jack
Sparrow does not get out much these days in the US parks, preferring to spend
most of his time in Tokyo and Paris! [ Read More... ] |
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 | Magician Mickey moves in! | |
| DisneyDan
Thursday, March 24, 2011 1:28:04 PM |
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Hi all, The Disney Parks Blog today announced that when the brand new, near-completed Expo Hall meet 'n' greet location opens, Mickey will be greeting his fans in a magicians outfit! I have to say we are quite excited about this, and hope that the new area is completed for our trip in three weeks time! The princesses will also be moving into Expo Hall until the new Fantasyland is at a stage where they can go back up there. What will become of the extra queue area once they move out of Expo Hall is also unknown. Hopefully WDI have something up their sleeves so that it does not become yet another redundant area of the park! (Especially since the Mickey meet will be permanent and so cool looking, we don't want disused areas making the place look untidy!) As the comment replies from Staff explain, there is currently no idea of how the FastPass system for the meets will work. Sadly there isn't anything else character related to report this week, but I'll keep you posted as always. Dan. |
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Hi all, Last week saw the opening of a new Cars meet ‘n’ greet location in California Adventure. McQueen and Mater have relocated near the ever-progressing Cars Land, and have brand new backdrops. Some pictures were posted on Twitter here and here. The eagle eyed among you might notice some slight bodywork changes too, something that I mentioned earlier last week was due to happen in Florida, too. [ Read More... ] |
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| DisneyDan
Friday, March 18, 2011 11:41:06 AM |
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Hi all,
Today marks the 44th anniversary of the original Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort in California.
A lot has happened over the last four decades, and the attraction has inspired an entire movie franchise, brand new characters, and multiple sister attractions around the globe. The success of the attraction and its offspring is phenomenal, and will undoubtedly continue to grow over the years.
Let’s take a photographic tour of what the attraction has given us over the years… [ Read More... ] |
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Hi all,
This week has seen a bit more character news than recently,
but still nothing major, but here we go anyway! [ Read More... ] |
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 | Happy 9th Birthday Walt Disney Studios Park! | |
| DisneyDan
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:59:00 AM |
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Today is the 9th anniversary of the grand opening
the Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.
When the park opened on this day in 2002 at the then named
Disneyland Resort Paris, it featured just nine attractions, even though the
guide map would have you believe it was eleven! Even now they include Studio
One as an attraction (but then most Magic Kingdom parks usually include City
Hall… but that’s another story!), but the other attraction was not to be found.
Number nine was completely missing. A ploy perhaps to encourage people to think
there was more than there really was? [ Read More... ] |
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Hi all,
As you are all no doubt aware, this week’s news has been
dominated by the awful disaster that has unfolded across Japan.
Being a Disney Blog, I thought that I would update what I have
heard so far. The parks sustained some surface damage – cracked floors,
uprooted lamps etc., but nothing more serious. Nobody was reported to have any injuries
either. [ Read More... ] |
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Hi all,
This week I heard from a friend that Merlin made an
unprecedented appearance in Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris. For the first
time in many years during regular hours (besides ticketed events), Merlin was found in the Castle Courtyard trying to find the
new King of England in the much pined for Sword in the Stone Ceremony! [ Read More... ] |
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Hi all,
This weekend saw the St David’s Welsh Festival hit
Disneyland Paris. This annual event usually comprises of Mickey and Minnie in
their traditional finest, a small pre-parade, fireworks and other entertainment
throughout the park. Our friends at Characters Photos Blog were there, and
their photos will soon be on their Facebook page. They have already uploaded
this video to their YouTube, so check it out! [ Read More... ] |
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Hi all,
As ever Jon and I have been working hard to improve the site
and its functionality, which means there have been some changes I need to point
out.
The much asked for, and much anticipated comments feature
for this blog is now up and running. At the end of each entry there is a link
that says Discuss this Blog Entry. If you click it, it will take you to a
pre-formatted version of this blog on the forum where you can post all your
replies. [ Read More... ] |
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