Originally Posted By dagobert It seems Disney cancelled the Episode VII previews. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/DisneylandBerry/status/647322771886882816">http://twitter.com/DisneylandB...86882816</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert Has anyone ever heard of the Sony Game Lab that was envisioned for WDSP? It looks like a ride with the KUKA roboter arms. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/DisneylandBerry/status/646025623958351873">http://twitter.com/DisneylandB...58351873</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Very interesting! I've never heard of that before. My initial thought was that it sounded a lot like The Sum of All Thrills in Epcot's Innoventions, but the rendering makes it look like the arms might be mounted on vehicles like Harry Potter (possibly maybe?) The Epcot exhibit is fun, but has notoriously long and slow queues, and is a remarkably simple experience overall. It's sort of a next generation Cyberspace Mountain, which originated in DisneyQuest but was in WDSP for a few years. I can see how something like that could have been a good fit for the park, but given the limited capacity (~200 guests per hour with 4 arms operating), it's probably best that they decided against it
Originally Posted By u k fan dagobert, sorry if I didn't make myself clear - we did buy the tickets at auchan. You can get more info here: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://billetterie.auchan.fr/en/edito?page=parc-disneyland-paris.htm">http://billetterie.auchan.fr/e...aris.htm</a> I don't know if you need a French address/credit card to order online, but you can certainly buy them at the supermarket itself. We used to go to guest relations next to the left luggage at the entrance to the park to buy our AP's. They either sell you a one day ticket (so you pay the extra at the AP bureau) or will actually sell you a paper AP (charging the full amount) which you then just go and swap for the real thing. The lines can be long there though so that's worth being aware of!!!
Originally Posted By dagobert @ ukfan Thanks for the answer! We will arrive on Monady and we will get the tickets that day at the resort. We will buy a 1-day ticket for Tuesday, because Tuesday is a block-out-day for the two cheaper Annual Passports. On Tuesday at the passport office we will buy the Annual Passport "Fantasy", because the cheapest one can't be used on the day after the day of the purchase.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Very interesting! I've never heard of that before. My initial thought was that it sounded a lot like The Sum of All Thrills in Epcot's Innoventions, but the rendering makes it look like the arms might be mounted on vehicles like Harry Potter (possibly maybe?)<<< At first I also thought about Sum of All Thrills, but the concept art looks like it is in motion. I'm glad it didn't get built. In one of the first concept plans of WDSP there was a Sony soundstage, but I had the impression that the company was jsut a sponsor for a stage show and not for such a weird attraction.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Seems like Disney must have been courting Sony for several years. From the styling of the concept art, I would guess that it was created circa 2008-2010. Interesting that they've tried to get Sony on board several times, but it's never really come though With how tightly the company has aligned with Apple products in recent years, it seems unlikely that they'd do something big with Sony. Then again, Epcot's Innoventions has (had?) an IBM exhibit, so maybe there's still a chance. I just hope that whatever gets added to WDSP is actually good; this concept didn't look so great
Originally Posted By dagobert A new pictorial update: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.disneygazette.fr/gazette-sols-facades-compass-club-halloween-potc-pm-news-1797.html">http://www.disneygazette.fr/ga...797.html</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>With how tightly the company has aligned with Apple products in recent years, it seems unlikely that they'd do something big with Sony. Then again, Epcot's Innoventions has (had?) an IBM exhibit, so maybe there's still a chance.<<< Isn't Mission Space in ePCOT sponsored by Hewlett Packard (HP)? Sony was already a sponsor of the Backlot Studios Tour at WDSP, although it was done through Sony Ericsson.
Originally Posted By dagobert Halloween at DLP: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.disneygazette.fr/reportage-halloween-2015-nouveaute-mickey-mechants-news-1803.html">http://www.disneygazette.fr/re...803.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros As always, it looks like a really nice seasonal event in DLP. I particularly like how the bunting on Main Street is orange and black, rather than the yellow and orange in the US; it's a more dramatic look, but it doesn't make everything look as washed out It's fun to see how the Halloween parade continues to change and grow. While the concept of people dressed as plants/food/farm items seems pretty generic, the execution of it seems like classic Disney to me. The costumes are obviously modern, but the idea seems to stem from lots of the old Silly Symphonies. It's certainly a much better parade than DL's little cavalcade (which isn't even running this year, due to Paint the Night) I also can't stop chuckling over the Goofy candy photo op that's referred to as the "Bonbons Dingo" in French!
Originally Posted By dagobert Halloween at DLP <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2015/10/disneyland-paris-halloween-2015.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....015.html</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert Refurb of the train station. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneylandparis-news.com/en/on-the-right-track-disneyland-railroad-refurbishment/">http://disneylandparis-news.co...ishment/</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert The 25 best dark rides and Ratatouille is on rank 3. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-top-25-dark-rides-20151016-story.html">http://www.latimes.com/travel/...ory.html</a> I agree with The Forbidden Journey, but Transformers is too bad in my opinion to be on spot 4. Toy Story Mania is also too far behind. I would have placed it before Transformers and the Fantasyland dark rides.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Of the rides I've been on, I find that to be a very strange list. Harry Potter and Indiana Jones are definitely the top 2 spots, though I might reverse the order. It seemed like the emphasis was on rides with shooting capabilities and/or video screens, which aren't my favorite. I thought it was strange how highly ranked the Haunted Mansion was, particularly when Pirates and Splash (or any thrill ride) didn't even make the list I also think that Hunny Hunt and Darkastle are way too high up, since both seemed pretty gimmicky to me
Originally Posted By dagobert HEre's a new update on DLP. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.disneygazette.fr/gazette-securite-sols-main-street-station-plaza-gardens-star-tours-iasw-newport-news-1809.html">http://www.disneygazette.fr/ga...809.html</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Of the rides I've been on, I find that to be a very strange list. Harry Potter and Indiana Jones are definitely the top 2 spots, though I might reverse the order. It seemed like the emphasis was on rides with shooting capabilities and/or video screens, which aren't my favorite. I thought it was strange how highly ranked the Haunted Mansion was, particularly when Pirates and Splash (or any thrill ride) didn't even make the list<<< I don't know most of the rides on that list, but compared to the ones I know, Ratatouille deserved its spot. It's a well done ride with good 3D effects. I really enjoyed it. Now I can't wait to experience IJA, since you would give it the top spot. HP was great, so IJA must ba fantastic too.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I hope the railings on top of the Frontierland buildings aren't permanent. A lot of DL's fall protection 'solutions' have really messed with the scale of the building, even in places where they've done a relatively good job matching the theme The Sorcerer Mickey statue at the Studios entrance looks great! I hope that one day DCA's statue will be reinstalled, if they ever finally get rid of (or give a proper permanent home to) Mad T Party
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think that some of my attachment to Indiana Jones is sentimental, since I remember all the excitement from its first summer(s) of operation, but I also think it really is that good of a ride. With so many different effects in the ride, it can be really hit-and-miss with how many are working at any given moment (unsurprisingly, TDS seems more consistent with maintenance), but I still think it's one of the best rides ever done
