Originally Posted By dagobert Alain Littaye from the Disney & More Blog did a wonderful article about the Disneyland Paris Waterpark called Lava Lagoon that never turned into reality. <a href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2012/05/from-dlp-lava-lagoon-water-park-that.html" target="_blank">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....hat.html</a> However, ED SCA and the French Holiday Company Pierre & Vacances are going to build a new kind of water park which is part of the Villages Nature project.
Originally Posted By u k fan Interesting, though I'm not sure how the northern European and Hawaiian areas would have worked thematically!!!
Originally Posted By dagobert I have wondered that, too, but I would have loved to see such a waterpark in Paris. Maybe it would have been like a Disney themepark with its different lands. There is no reason why they couldn't do that with a waterpark as well. I just think it would have been already too small with the limitation of 1600 Disney hotel guests. The new one sounds interesting as well, but it's only a joint venture and although Joe Rhode is working on it, it's not a Disney waterpark. I guess there will be no references to Disney. Hopefully Disney offers bus transportation from DV to the waterpark.
Originally Posted By u k fan Will this new waterpark be open to everyone? I'm curious to see if it's just for resort guests etc.!!!
Originally Posted By dagobert I think the new waterpark will be open to Disney hotel guests and to Pierre & Vacances guests. Maybe even to Annual Pass Holders.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo As it is a centre parcs, I am guessing it will only be open to their own resort guests just like all the other center parcs.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I can't imagine a water park in that region of France. Are there prolonged periods of warm sunny weather that could support something like this?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo We have water parks in the UK where it is even colder. Most are in heated domes with some underwater sections.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>As it is a centre parcs, I am guessing it will only be open to their own resort guests just like all the other center parcs.<<< Honestly that would be strange since ED SCA is involved. But I guess only time will tell.
Originally Posted By u k fan Dave, my assumption was that it would be for Villages Nature guests only as well. It really seems like a wasted opportunity. Particularly in summer months it would be a great add on to a park hopper and could be used to justify an increase in admission prices, even to those not planning to attend AND is something they can promote heavily as a third park!!!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Most are in heated domes with some underwater sections." But this one was (or will be) fully outdoors, no?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Lava lagoon was a mix, and I understand, so will the new waterpark. The the water will be heated geothermically. My last weekend with Sarah in February we were at center parcs and it was in the snow. But the water park, we still went in the outdoor pool and on the rapids which were outdoors. It was fun. As for Disney being involved, that still does not mean it will be open to everyone. Disney were involved in the design of the Marriott vacation club village ile de France where my villa is. But you are not allowed on site unless you are staying there. But it would be nice if we could use it still.
Originally Posted By dagobert I didn't know Disney was involved in the Marriott Villas. Can DVC members stay there? Since I really like the design of that project, I hope we can use the waterpark as well.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Nope, but Disney has an overall sign off of the designs of the val SW Europe villages
