Originally Posted By dagobert Newport Bay Club renovation, including new concept arts. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneylandparis-news.com/en/the-disneyland-paris-hotels-4-ship-ahoy-disneys-newport-bay-club-is-treated-to-a-complete-renovation/">http://disneylandparis-news.co...ovation/</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Looks really nice! I didn't realize they still had that much work to go, but it looks very promising so far
Originally Posted By dagobert On April 12th Captain EO is closing its doors at DLP. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/302042929839518/photos/pcb.871892662854539/871892439521228/?type=1&theater">http://www.facebook.com/302042...&theater</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Very interesting! At the US parks, it's closing "temporarily" for a Tomorrowland movie preview, but I don't expect it will return. It's curious that DLP announced it's closing, without saying what's replacing it Did EO ever return to TDL, or did they play MicroAdventure (HISTA) until the theater was closed to build the Stitch attraction?
Originally Posted By dagobert Here's an article about the ending of Captain EO. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneylandparis-news.com/en/last-dance-for-captain-eo-on-12-april-2015/">http://disneylandparis-news.co...il-2015/</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Whoever wrote that article thinks much more favorably of Captain EO than I do
Originally Posted By dagobert Honestly I don't know. I guess there's nothing. I can't remember of anything like a celebration in recent years. Only for the big anniversaries there have been celebrations.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I know DL usually does a quick little rededication in Town Square, followed by a bunch of random character appearances, but I don't think any of the other US parks do anything. The CMs used to get buttons to wear on the anniversary date, but I think that's been stopped since the mid-00's
Originally Posted By u k fan Captain Eo is a classic! I was really pleased to get the chance to see it again as it was my second ever Disney attraction back in 1992!!!
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Captain Eo is a classic! I was really pleased to get the chance to see it again as it was my second ever Disney attraction back in 1992!!!<<< Hi! Nice to see you again here on LP! Since we are going to London in May, I was wondering if you know, if there are any discounts for the WB Studios Tour aka Harry Potter. We couldn't find anything on the website. I guess the best would be to contact you via FB.
Originally Posted By dagobert Here are two updates on DLP. MiceChat: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://micechat.com/99180-spring-blossoms-at-disneyland-paris/">http://micechat.com/99180-spri...d-paris/</a> Disney Gazette: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.disneygazette.fr/gazette-newport-sols-cinemagique-silver-spur-chaparral-adventureland-captain-eo-news-1679.html">http://www.disneygazette.fr/ga...679.html</a> Good to see that the cables are now hidden at the entrance arch. I find it very interesting that the fountain wall at Dumbo looks different in both updates. Either the alga (I hope that's the right word for the green stuff) returned very quickly or that the picture in Disney Gazette's update is older. My French isn't that good anymore, but if I read it correctly, the alga returned indeed. I guess DLP should clear all the water to prohibit such things, or use chlorid like in swimming pools. However it's good to see that so much maintenance is happening right now.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's a shame that both the Dumbo fountain and the castle moat have so much gunk growing in them. I wonder if there's anything that they could add to the water (bleach?) and still have it be safe to use (and spray during Dreams) around guests
Originally Posted By dagobert Some things you may not know about DLP's horticulture. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneylandparis-news.com/en/photo-gallery-8-anecdotes-that-you-do-not-know-about-disneyland-paris-green-heritage/">http://disneylandparis-news.co...eritage/</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros There's a really nice aerial photo of the park under construction in that article. It looks like most of the major structures are complete so it's easy to know what everything is, but paving and final landscaping and paving hadn't yet begun. It really shows the scale and variety of the work that was done to get the park open
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It also looks like it's soooooo much farther along than anything we've seen from Shanghai, despite probably being about the same length of time before the park opens
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>It also looks like it's soooooo much farther along than anything we've seen from Shanghai, despite probably being about the same length of time before the park opens<<< Honestly, I have my doubts that SDL is going to open in a year. I guess it will be summer 2016.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "It also looks like it's soooooo much farther along than anything we've seen from Shanghai, despite probably being about the same length of time before the park opens" No kidding! Having had some limited interactions with teams responsible for construction projects in Asia I will say that you'd be surprised at how different their work progresses compared to the US and Europe. Looks can be deceiving.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>No kidding! Having had some limited interactions with teams responsible for construction projects in Asia I will say that you'd be surprised at how different their work progresses compared to the US and Europe. Looks can be deceiving. <<< I'm always amazed how it takes Disney to build something in the US. For example the Fanatsyland expansion. I got impression that it took them forever. DLP also isn't very fast, but in Europe we have different building codes and nearly every building has to be made with concrete, unlike in the US with all the steel buildings.
