Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Do you know how much longer they will be working on the repaving project in front of the Disneyland Hotel? It seems like that's been going on forever, though I understand the difficulties of working in phases to maintain access to the park and hotel (similar to the recent work in MK's hub)<<< When we have been to DLP in October, they still had a lot to resurface. They are re-doing the whole Fantasia Gardens. In October they have only covered the area in front of the hotel and the walkways towards the Disneyland Park.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>The B&B hotel manages to look traditional and distinctly French, while also looking completely sterile and cold. I thought it was still under construction until I saw the photo with the Christmas tree in the courtyard. I understand the architectural style they're going for, but perhaps some different landscaping (trees and bushes?) would help liven it up some<<< It does look cold and sterile, but it's a low budget hotel. If I'm not mistaken it's a hotel chain and all their rooms look that way. I'm sure the exterior will look a lot more pleasant in spring. As for IASW, I don't mind the strong colours. I don't know if they are going to repaint the buildings in that area too.
Originally Posted By dagobert Harrison Hightower is visiting DLP. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/DisneylandBerry/status/671990205826662400">http://twitter.com/DisneylandB...26662400</a> And IASW got a sponsor. OSRAM is a German lightning manufacturer and a former subsidiary of Siemens. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/DisneylandBerry/status/671987952873009152">http://twitter.com/DisneylandB...73009152</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Interesting nod to Harrison Hightower. Does DLP have any other references to SEA? I would assume there's something in Discoveryland with the da Vinci connection (and possibly Frontierland, but that's just a hunch) but I can't think of anything In general, I like the look of that tarp. It reminds guests of what's behind it, without being overly realistic. Although the photo printed tarps have been popular in recent years (particularly in WDW), they often draw attention to the project rather than letting it fade into the background. This seems like a good balance
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Interesting nod to Harrison Hightower. Does DLP have any other references to SEA? I would assume there's something in Discoveryland with the da Vinci connection (and possibly Frontierland, but that's just a hunch) but I can't think of anything<<< I don't think that there are any references. DLP was built ten years before TDS. Didn't DisneySEA introduce SEA? The former Explorer's Club (now Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost) would have worked well for a SEA connection.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros There are some SEA connections to the Adventurers Club (which opened with Pleasure Island in 1989), but I think those may have been done later. They may have even been grafted on to the expanded SEA storyline after the AC closed, as part of the Mystic Manor stuff Given that the AC predates DLP, it's possible that the concept was already alive. The concept for TDS came from the Port Disney project in Long Beach, which would have been in development while DLP was under construction. And with constant changes within the parks, it would be pretty easy to add some references later too
Originally Posted By dagobert >>> it would be pretty easy to add some references later too<<< I would love to see some SEA references at DLP. They should retheme the Pizza Outpost back to the Explorer'S Club.
Originally Posted By dagobert Like Harrison Hightower Tony Baxter is also featured. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/DisneylandBerry/status/672356629648666624">http://twitter.com/DisneylandB...48666624</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Looks like that's supposed to be Barnabas T Bullion, who was awkwardly grafted onto WDW's Big Thunder backstory a couple years ago when they added the interactive queue elements. Similar to Joe Rhode being used as the basis of Harrison Hightower, Tony Baxter (who originally designed Big Thunder) was used as the basis for Barnabas Bullion. He's also a member of SEA, so it's very interesting that both of them are appearing on the same innocuous-looking refurbishment tarp <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Barnabas_T._Bullion">http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/B..._Bullion</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert All DLP Imagineers are on the scaffolding. Besides Tony Baxter and Joe Rohde, there are also Chris Tietz, Tim Delaney, Jeff Burke, Eddie Sotto and Tom Morris on the tarp.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Wow! I'm not sure I could pick out any of those people in real life, let alone in a stylized image of them. I guess it's kind of fun that they're incorporated into it (like the Imagineers and their families in the original Star Tours preshow), but I wonder who actually recognizes them...or if it even matters
Originally Posted By Yookeroo It doesn't matter. But a nice little tribute to them and a neat Easter egg for dorks like us.
Originally Posted By dagobert DLP Imagineering was responsible for the tarps and they put the Imagineers on it as a hommage.
Originally Posted By dagobert Finally dLP got a new smartphone app. The new one looks like the ones from the US resorts. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneylandparis-news.com/en/the-new-version-of-the-disneyland-paris-mobile-application-is-innovation-at-its-best/">http://disneylandparis-news.co...ts-best/</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert Article about the fenced off Frontierland. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneylandparis-news.com/en/frontierland-story-told-through-fences/">http://disneylandparis-news.co...-fences/</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The US app is relatively quick to use, but a lot of the locations don't make sense. For instance, dining reservations are under the "things to do" drop down menu, rather than the one for reservations (which sends you to hotels) or parks (which is just general operating hours). I've found multiple things that should be relatively easy to access, but are hidden in strange places, so hopefully the DLP version has been streamlined a bit I guess one of the problems (particularly for WDW) is that there are just so many different things that people are trying to do with the app that it's tough to know what to prioritize. As it gets used more and more, I hope that they'll continue to update it to make it more logical
Originally Posted By dagobert I haven't tried the new DLP app yet and I'm not sure if I really need it. We have been to DLP so many times that I know most things. However the wait times are very useful. At WDW we really liked the app, especially with tha fastpass times and restaurant reservations.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I would assume the DLP app is more like the DL app, which is really only useful for wait times. The other stuff (hotel reservations, buying park tickets, etc) is a whole lot easier to do on a real computer where you can compare details
Originally Posted By dagobert D&M update: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2015/12/disneyland-paris-update.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....ate.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros iasw looks really nice, especially in the sunset The pirate ship seems like it has seen better days. Didn't it have a pretty major refurb just a few years ago? It's a shame that it's already starting to show its age so soon
