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The Truth About Disneyland Paris

^Yeah, for next year. Although it is not being made by Intamin. I think it was Zamperla (sp?) is making it. It will be the main attraction in WDS's new Toy Story Playland area.
 
peep said:
What rides are you people talking about? :P

It looks like it's between two rides at the moment, either, The Little Mermaid attraction (Disneyland California's will open in 2011 and WDW's will open 2012). Or, it could be a brand new dark ride based on Pixar film, Ratatouille. If it is the latter it will, apparently, use the same system as the Winnie the Pooh attraction in Tokyo (or is it Hong Kong?).
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Exactly. As I said. Tried and tested technology!
 
Mmmmmm, Winnie the Pooh GPS dark ride system <3

Just wish Paris would get more rides in the end, preferable Splash Mountain and some Rapids... And in fact a Winnie the Pooh dark ride... Would prefer that over Little Mermaid anyday, but odds on getting that are low...

So yeah... DLP really needs to get their hands out their arses... Investment in new rides may lose them money initially, but look at what Tower of Terror did for them... More big new rides would be great for the park, hell even an EMV ride would be a good addition surely?

You get to a point that you don't care if it's unique or anything, because any new ride is good news...
 
I would also like to see Animagic replaced with Philamagic.

I do not think we will ever see a water ride in DLP as it just rains to much, and DLP being open all year would mean that a water ride would be shut for to much of the year to make it worth while.
 
^But most American parks have seasonal settings on their water rides? No reason why DLP can't have that...

Also Animagic is awesome... As in Cinemagic... Both need to be kept and tbh Studios needs to be expanded massively... All the way back towards it's boundaries...
 
Yes they do have winter settings on their water rides but what USA parks are open when its -2 or snow?

For about 4 months of the year Splash Mountain at DLP would not operate, it would be a waste of money.
 
I think one of the major issues with new attractions for DLP is always the maintenance. Apparently they have very high maintenance costs at the moment and possibly not the best maintenance teams. Adding new attractions with high-tech systems is just going to strain that further.

Simply get better/more staff for maintenance I hear you say... but that then costs them more. Not enough to outway the income from major attractions but still...

There must be something that is holding them back from going to town with it. Namely money, but surely that cant be all.

Still, it does kinda bring me back to the whole point that if Disney themselves were to seize more control and really get the place into shape I am really sure that the fortunes would turn around.

Perhaps they should also consider looking at their staff recruitment and just get better staff. If people didn't feel so alienated at the parks the place would get better press in general.
 
A Zamperla version..... ewwww...
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Thats what I thought, but I'm certain nothing has actually been confirmed yet. This one will have vertical spikes, something which Zamperla haven't done yet...

I think the Studio's is in need of a tidy up. The novelty of the Tram Tour must have worn off by now, so remove that and the park will be a hell of a lot better with lots more space. They need to remove the attractions that you only do once on your 'trip', this would be Tram Tour & Amargeddon.

I would also like to see Animagic replaced with Philamagic
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Whats wrong with Animagique? Kids absolutely love that, so its not a wise move to remove that.
 
Its old now and trust me people will love Philamagic more I think.

It is trying to do the same thing anyway but without the 3d and smells etc.

I have seen Amimagic twice now, 1st time I thought it was good but the 2nd time I was rather bored so would not do it again.
 
Martyn B said:
I think the Studio's is in need of a tidy up. The novelty of the Tram Tour must have worn off by now, so remove that and the park will be a hell of a lot better with lots more space. They need to remove the attractions that you only do once on your 'trip', this would be Tram Tour & Amargeddon.
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I doubt very much you will see the Tram Tour go anywhere. In theory it is something they can always add to and adjust. The one in the states has been there since opening and has remained ever popular since. This can be the same, they just need to make sure they are keeping it fresh every few years by replacing some parts of the tour.

As you know, part of it passes the costume department section. Well, that is currently being rumoured to be redeveloped as part of a new attraction which in theory would lend itself to a different section on the backlot tour.

Martyn B said:
marc said:
I would also like to see Animagic replaced with Philamagic
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Whats wrong with Animagique? Kids absolutely love that, so its not a wise move to remove that.
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Simply put... they will love Philharmagic more!

I was sorely dissapointed with animagique. I just felt needed the whole "more" factor, which it lacked for me.
Philharmagic on the other hand is a sensory spectacle. It is a very sweet little movie journey for Donald Duck on a base level. Then you chuck in the fantastic 3D elements and smell-o-vision aspects and it really is a great little attraction. The general story is the same. Donald gets his feathers on Mickey's hat and chaos ensues. I could watch that again anytime, in fact I think I saw it twice in 1 visit to the states. Animagique... well... I just wouldn't.
 
Let's be honest here, the Backlot Tour is utter utter rubbish... The only thing that seems to change is the costume department, everything else seems to have been there since day one...

It needs rerouting and a whole lot of new work on it, featuring more actual Disney movies, since Reign of Fire (Always been a bit wtf about that) and Dinotopia (a TV show which had nothing to do with Disney) are both non-Disney and more like, eh? (Though the set of Reign of Fire is awesome cos it's London <3)...

Apparently the Studios has a lot of land to expand to down the back, so removing the tram tour could help open that up a lot more...
The design of the Studios was poorly done layout wise, and ride-wise originally, it's still a half to three quarters day park if you can time things well (i.e. Crush first)...
If they expanded it and added more rides (Soarin, proper dark rides) as well as the whole 'Backstage' attractions... They could do a lot with it...

Also maybe Fantasmic? :P
 
Well, Reign of Fire was partly Touchstone Pictures, which is Disneys adult part of the company and it was also distributed under Buena Vista International (Disney again), so really it is as "Disney" as Armageddon is.

I do think the Backlot could be made to be a whole lot more. As much as I think it is daft that the whole thing is a farce as the place isn't really a studio at all and there has certainly been nothing that substantial filmed there; I also think it is a crowd pleaser attraction and helps keeps the queues down elsewhere. It just needs some major working.

Soarin in Paris.... Hmmm. As much as I love Soarin in the states, I am not sure it would work here unless it was a Parisian version... Even then, would it really work? Possibly I guess. But therein lies the problem. It costs an absolute fortune to build in the first place and then you have to put together a whole new film too which has to be in a particular format which also costs a fortune. Will they go for they kind of expenditure... Most definately not. I love the ride though.

Fantasmic... YES YES YES YES <3 <3 <3 PLEZ PLEZ PLEZ!

In other news. DLP have just announced that Captain EO will NOT be returning to the park like it is stateside. Shame really considering the fact that DLP was the only place you could see it at one point. More news on that here: http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/12/31/con ... and-paris/
 
^I'm not too bothered about Captain EO, although it would have been interesting to see it in 3D.

Well apparently Soarin' was planned to go into the Studios from day one (they still have the space for it in the original location) but they just haven't had the money to make it yet. Rumours also suggest that it would be a brand new one featuring Europe.

The tram ride is dire and needs at least one new set. They've already started on the re-route due to Toy Story Playland. I can't remember if it was someone's made up plan or if it's a proper rumour but there is a way for the park to expand beyond the tram tour. Apparently the Hollywood Boulevard was to continue through it sort of thing (maybe with a bridge for either the trams or the pathway). Oh wells.


Also, Animagique is amazing. I don't care if Philarmagic is better, at least it's an original attraction. #la, la, la la la, animagique# I'm going to have that in my head for days now :P I bet you'd moan if it was Philarmagic and say it's not an original attraction or something.
 
I have seen Amimagic twice now, 1st time I thought it was good but the 2nd time I was rather bored so would not do it again.
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I was sorely dissapointed with animagique.
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The thing is though, you're both adults, and the show is for kids, so what if you dont like it, its not for your age group?

As you know, part of it passes the costume department section.
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Well it DID pass that. Now that Toy Story land is beign built, its been re-routed and now comes back the way it starts, so you go past everything twice, making it more boring than it already is.

In theory it is something they can always add to and adjust.
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Well yeah, thats true, but they are yet to do anything to it to make it better.


I dont want to give off the wrong impression here, I absolutely love DLP, but there are a few attractions that I believe let the place down, and Tram Tour is one of them.
 
The tram tour is abysmal, as is the whole studios really. I only needed a couple of hours there to do pretty much everything, including 5 rides on Rock 'n' Rollercoaster.

Take that, TOT and Crush out and what have you got? Pretty much **** all.
 
^Gavin is right, but only if you don't enjoy the shows...

Cinemagique, Animagique, Stitch Live, Armagedon are the other good things there... But of course that only results in 7 good things at the Studios, which is nowhere near enough...
 
I done the Backlot tour twice, never again its rubbish.

The stunt show is a once thing as well as it just goes on far to long.

Stitch I though was really poor, not due to the show but the queue and the free for all. They need to sort that out before someone get hurt.

I do not like studio parks anyway but the one at DLP is the worst I have ever been to, even worse than Movie Park in Germnay.
 
Oh it ain't that bad! Like NI said, you have to do the shows too. It's not a full blown thrill park, and its the people that expect it to be that, that dont like it.

I just feel it needs more re-ride-able rides.
 
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