Originally Posted By Bolna <<Are you also on other forums, fo example the new German board? May I ask from where in Germany do you come from.>> A new German board? Seems you know more than me. I am from Bavaria, so kind of a neighbour to you - sometimes I think we southern Germans have more in common with Austrians than with the northern Germans... <<In Austria we don't have any advertising of Disneyland Paris. I remember an article in a newspaper about the 15th birthday, but that's it. It drives me crazy when people still call it Euro Disney.>> They call it Euro Disney here as well. Actually Spiegel Online reports quite regularly on Disney issues - not in any depth, but still. <<One last question: How do I quote here?>> Easy: copy paste and then add something to show that it is a quote, you will see that different people use different styles. I actually love that way of quoting and find it much easier. These boards might not look as colourful as others, but they are simple and easy to use. The only thing I miss now and then is a possibility to edit my posts...
Originally Posted By dagobert >>A new German board? Seems you know more than me. << Actually it's not that new. It exists since 2009, but compared to the other Disney forums it can be considered as new. >>I am from Bavaria, so kind of a neighbour to you - sometimes I think we southern Germans have more in common with Austrians than with the northern Germans...<< Here in Austria we don't consider Bavarians as Germans. You are more like a frontier to the northern part of Germany ). >>They call it Euro Disney here as well. Actually Spiegel Online reports quite regularly on Disney issues - not in any depth, but still.<< It is so annoying and everyone thinks that Disneyland Paris is just for kids and so no one wants to go there. If you tell someone that you're going to Disney, they look at you with big eyes. Since you are from Germany you are familiar with the German TV show "Wetten Dass..?". A few years ago that show was broadcasted from DLRP, but no one believes me. They used the car stunt show stage in WDSP. Maybe you remember that show as well? >Easy: copy paste and then add something to show that it is a quote, you will see that different people use different styles.< >Highlight, control C and then control V. < Thanks a lot!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Lol. I would be happy for us to converse in German too, but I think it would exclude many, lol. I used to love Der Spiegal because they did cover Disney news (great when doing my A level German - Abateur). Just to warn you Dagobert, this site is quiet on DLP, but the content on other resorts is excellent, especially the business side. One of the things I love is no photos, graphics etc. to get in the way. So using a dongle on my netbook now, or my blackberry this morning, it is much more user friendly IMHO. As for the lack of an edit, I think it is much easier for moderators to moderate. Other message boards simply delete threads sometimes (most annoyingly).
Originally Posted By exp_627 <<It amazes me why the German/Austria market is so neglected by Disney. These two countries weren't that affected by the economic crisis like others, but Disney still focuses so much on countries like Spain.>> Now that's a long (and depressing) story... In short, I'd say: it's easier to get the British and the Spaniards to DLP at their ridiculous prices than any German family...
Originally Posted By exp_627 <<Since you are from Germany you are familiar with the German TV show "Wetten Dass..?". A few years ago that show was broadcasted from DLRP, but no one believes me. They used the car stunt show stage in WDSP. Maybe you remember that show as well?>> Sorry for chiming on in this one: but I went to the rehearsal the night before the broadcast. Thomas Gottschalk (the show's now former host) can be refreshingly sarcastic when there are no cameras pointed at him...
Originally Posted By exp_627 <<I used to love Der Spiegal because they did cover Disney news (great when doing my A level German - Abateur).>> Spiegel Online also has an international edition in English if you are interested: <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/" target="_blank">http://www.spiegel.de/international/</a>
Originally Posted By Bolna <<Since you are from Germany you are familiar with the German TV show "Wetten Dass..?". A few years ago that show was broadcasted from DLRP, but no one believes me. They used the car stunt show stage in WDSP. Maybe you remember that show as well?>> <<Sorry for chiming on in this one: but I went to the rehearsal the night before the broadcast. Thomas Gottschalk (the show's now former host) can be refreshingly sarcastic when there are no cameras pointed at him...>> No reason to say sorry, I would say we really appreciate to hear from someone with first hand experience! I remember that I desperately wanted to watch that show but somehow couldn't. I used to be a great Gottschalk fan when he was still doing the afternoon radio show on Bavarian radio in the 80s. <<Now that's a long (and depressing) story... In short, I'd say: it's easier to get the British and the Spaniards to DLP at their ridiculous prices than any German family...>> I would love to hear the long version as well. I know that there have been "problems" with consumer spending in Germany for a long time, but in the last four years I would say things really have changed.
Originally Posted By exp_627 <<I would love to hear the long version as well. I know that there have been "problems" with consumer spending in Germany for a long time, but in the last four years I would say things really have changed.>> True. But you could also argue that DLP has stagnated while other tourist destinations have become higher quality and a lot more affordable.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Europa Park and Phantasialand being fantastic examples, with hotels that even beat out WDW as well as my beloved Grand Californian.
Originally Posted By dagobert Sorry for being off topic: I'm going to miss Thomas Gottschalk, he was really great, but that blond woman annoys me so much that I didn't watch the show anymore. By the way I tried to find a video of the DLRP show, but there is none. Germany and Austria are known for high quality hotels and many families are just not willing to pay so much mony for run down hotels. I would also love to hear the long version why our market is so neglected by ED SCA, while the comic books, movies and Disney in general are so popular over here.
Originally Posted By dagobert Finally the work on the ship has started. The French Disney Central Plaza has posted some pictures of the work done inside the ship. I'm wondering if the ship is really re-built from sratch. I can imagine that some parts of the ship will be re-used. <a href="http://disneycentralplaza.englishboard.net/t22517p100-rehabilitation-remplacement-du-galion-du-capitaine-crochet#1010377" target="_blank">http://disneycentralplaza.engl...#1010377</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I've never visited Adventure Isle. Is the ship normally open to guests or is it just a prop?
Originally Posted By dagobert >>I've never visited Adventure Isle. Is the ship normally open to guests or is it just a prop? << Yes, the ship is usually open to guests. If I'm not mistaken there is also a small snack shop in the ship, but it was never open when we have been.
Originally Posted By Bolna <<Yes, the ship is usually open to guests. If I'm not mistaken there is also a small snack shop in the ship, but it was never open when we have been.>> I can remember having been on the ship, but can one go under deck? And the snack shop used to be open in the 90s... But my visits then were also during the summer so that might play a role as well.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Great to see that work is actually progressing. I'm going to tell myself that they had already applied some paint peeler on the painted panels in those photos so I feel a little better about the way that it looks. If that's how it looked when it was still 'open', it's even worse that I thought (and I wasn't thinking it was good to begin with)! Any word on if they will cover the scaffholding up during the work? I assume they do that in DLP too, not just the US parks, right?
Originally Posted By dagobert >>Any word on if they will cover the scaffholding up during the work? I assume they do that in DLP too, not just the US parks, right?<< An Imagineer said in a meeting with European Fan sites operators that they will cover the scaffolding. If I'm not mistaken Disneyland Paris was the first resort that used the printed cover of the scaffolding.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>I've never visited Adventure Isle. Is the ship normally open to guests or is it just a prop? <<< You have missed out Hans, Adventure Isle is fantastic, with skeletons, treasure, a hidden skull over a rock throne, a seasaw rock, the bridges like TSI, and the roots of the treehouse where you can peer up for a new perspective (this inspired much of the look of Animal Kingdom including the Tree of Life). The ship is like the one from DL's Fantasyland pre 1981. When fully operationally, you can go on deck and play with the ships' wheel. They have been known in the early days of the park to have fencing demonstrations. About 8 years ago, they had a little Peter Pan stunt show (like the Disneyland Fantasmic section). Under the decks is a snack bar, that in opening year sold tuna sandwiches (a wink to the DL Chicken of the Sea). I haven't seen the snack bar open in about 12 years.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ferret, they do use the printed screens, there was word that the ones around the ship would look like sails rather than replicate the look of the ship.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>The ship is like the one from DL's Fantasyland pre 1981.<< Didn't the original Fantasyland feature a Skull Rock as well? I have seen an old picture of DL and there was a ship next to Skull Rock, but it seemed to be bigger than the one in Paris.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo The size is your imagination, the one in DLP is huge compared to DL's. The skull rock in DL was about 10% of the size of DLP's, but it was set up high on some fake rock work with waterfalls making it feel bigger than it was. It was my fav part of the old Fantasyland. I was devostated when DL's fantasyland opened without it, and thrilled when we got a bigger and better version in Paris.
