Disneyland Paris Christmas Event Special Report - Part One

Disneyland Paris had its annual Christmas event this week-end and as promised i have a full pictorial report for you. I couldn't attend the event but Max, from DLRP Welcome and D&M contributor was there and covered the event for Disney and more. The weather was not very good until the middle of the afternoon with a kind of "snow sky" in the morning but he did his best!

There we go, and as usual we begin by the park entrance and Main Street Station with the new Christmas decorations.

But first, here is a picture of the Christmas event credential that each person invited had to show to enter some reserved areas during the event. Below, invited guests and VIP arriving in the Disneyland Paris Hotel lobby.

Okay, let's go in the park!

DLP Christmas tree stands a usual on Town Square.

In Main Street U.S.A, Christmas garlands awaits DLP guests.

Entering Central Plaza where snow men characters are now in place in front of the castle.

In Fantasyland, guests could meet and greet with Belle at the entrance of the Christmas village.

Meanwhile, in the back of Frontierland, while guests ride Big Thunder Mountain...

... children of all ages can meet the one and only Santa Claus!

Nearby, the Disneyland Paris Railroad is making a stop at Frontierland Depot.

But it's time for everyone - including Santa - to join the new "Christmas Cavalcade" parade!

As i told you yesterday this new and merry Christmas Cavalcade parade has four different floats which include one looking like a toy box with Buzz and Woody, one with Santa Claus on his christmas sleigh, one float with the elfs and deers and one with Mickey and his friends. 

The official story-line is: "Santa Claus and his elfs have worked all year long to create the toys for all children of the world and are proud to present them at Disneyland Paris. In a brand new parade Santa Claus will  be surrounded by puppets, wooden soldiers and plenty of other toys who came alive by magic. Several times per day they will be on Main Street U.S.A to dance in a merry parade with the happier christmas songs. As a surprise never come alone Mickey, Minnie and their friends will join the party to wish from the top of their christmas float a happy christmas to DLP guests."

Max also filmed the Christmas Cavalcade which happen several times per day when it was on its way back, this time from Town Square to Fantasyland! 

At Discoveryland Videopolis Mickey was also the conductor of the Jingle Bells Boys orchestra, playing of course Christmas themes!

At 6pm it was time for the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Town Square and Max also filmed all of it!




But we're not done yet as at 7pm the Christmas event private party was about to begin, something that only Christmas event guests could attend. Don't miss the article part two tomorrow to discover what regular guests haven't seen last saturday, including the Disney Christmas Wishes show and fantastic pictures of the park at night! You're invited to share this magical evening and even the private dinner as we have exclusive shots of it - if you ever wondered how are the special events dinners you'll know tomorrow! 

And, because Christmas season has now began officially, from now until Dec 25 you can order a collector copy of the Disneyland Paris, From Sketch to Reality book at the special Christmas price of 85€ (instead of 120€) +15€ shipping. And let me tell you that "From Sketch to Reality" will definitely make a GREAT Christmas present to anyone you love, including you! As usual you can pay directly with Paypal or bank wire transfer. You can either use the Paypal button below or send me an email at: neverlandeditions@gmail.com
Two important notes: first, we're running low of english copies so the sooner you'll place your order the better it will be as we're pretty sure that it will be out of stock by the end of this year. And, two, if you're living out of France the shipping can take quite a while, so to make sure you receive the book on time for Christmas - and avoid to have to pay extra "urgent shipping" cost the best is to place your order as soon as possible.
More infos about the book on the book website HERE , including a video showing you the whole book!

Choose quantity and enjoy additional discount!

One Disneyland Paris Collector Copy ( Including Shipping ) €100.00 EUR Two Disneyland Paris Collector Copies ( Including Shipping ) €185.00 EUR Three Disneyland Paris Collector Copies ( Including Shipping ) €270.00 EUR

Pictures and Videos: copyright Disney and more - DLRP Welcome, Disney

Disneyland Paris New "Christmas Cavalcade" Parade Video

I'll have for you very soon a full update on the Diosneyland Paris Chrisams event that happened this week-end, but in the meantime here is a great video of the new "Christmas Cavalcade". It's a short but merry Christmas parade with four different floats which include one looking like a toy box with Buzz and Woody, one with Santa Claus on his christmas sleigh, one float with the elfs and deers and one with Mickey and his friends. Please note that this new Christmas Parade does NOT replace the daytime "Disney Magic on Parade" but replace the 20th Anniversary Train. 

On with the show, now, and make sure to choose to watch this HD video in the higher definition!

Video: copyright Dlrpfans.be

OZ, Great and Powerful Triptych Poster Right Side

You saw last week the first part of this Oz, Great and Powerful triptych poster and Disney released the part two - apparently the right side - of the poster. More "Oz" characters on this one, and in the back a castle that reminds me a bit DLP Sleeping Beauty castle...

The third part of the triptych should be released very soon!

 Picture: copyright Disney

Shanghaî Disneyland Will Use Shanghaî World Expo 2010 Technologies

Jin Tao, an official of the Shanghai Shendi Co - the official company for SDL - revealed yesterday at an international digital media technology forum in Shanghaî that Shanghaî Disneyland will adopt some of the technologies shown at Shanghaî World Expo 2010! And RFID technology will also be used at SDL:

"Technologies shown at World Expo 2010 in Shanghai will be used in the city's Disneyland theme park, officials told an international digital media technology forum in the city yesterday. Disneyland, which is now under construction and will be finished in 2015, will have typical American features along with local characteristics, said officials from Shanghai Shendi (Group) Co, which represents the Shanghai government's stake in the project.

The technology used in the dynamic version of the famous painting "Along the River during the Qingming Festival" in the China Pavilion will be used at Disneyland. Featuring multimedia technology, the dynamic picture features moving figures and was one of the most popular exhibits at the Expo. "The technology has really improved since then and the display will be more eye-catching and exciting at Disneyland," said Jin Tao, a Shendi official.

LED lights will also be used extensively in the house the mouse built ( NDR: in the park ). Radio Frequency Identification technology, or RFID, used for Expo tickets and the online Expo will also be adopted. A cell phone payment system is also expected to be introduced for purchases made at the Disneyland theme park."

At EXPO 2010 the digital tapestry was created by Crystal CG for the Chinese Pavilion and was a 130-meter long, 6.3-meter high animated digital mural, which is pretty impressive. The same people were also responsible for the digital scroll seen in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Now, this "chinese dynamic painting" itself won't probably be part of SDL but, as far as i've understood the statement of Shendi officials, the same technology will be used in the park. As you may wonder what is this technology and how it looked at Expo 2010 for the "dynamic version" of the chinese famous painting i found for you on Youtube two videos which will tell - and show - you more about it.

As you've seen the technology, well used, can be pretty magical and there is no doubt that WDI can create something amazing with a Disney touch, by using the same technology.

Will the technology be used in SDL Fantasyland or Tomorrowland? Or inside the castle? I'm afraid we'll have to wait Shanghaî Disneyland opening in 2015 to have the answer!

Is " Angry Birds Star Wars " - Released Today on the App Store - the First Effect of the Disney - Lucasfilm Deal ?

It's probably difficult to find someone who never heard about the immensely popular Angry Birds mobile game. The different versions of the game are sold both on the iTunes App Store and the Android Market Store and have been downloaded hundred millions times. And TODAY  Rovio, the game publisher, release the latest version, and it's called Angry Birds Star Wars!

The game was of course designed with Lucas Arts and let me tell you that this one will be hugely popular as it looks more fun than ever with this star Wars theme. The principle - you catapult "angry" birds to destroy the "houses" of the pigs - remain the same but this time the birds looks like famous Star Wars "rebels" characters - from Chewbacca to Princess Leia and of course C3PO and R2D2 - and the pigs of course looks like "Empire" characters - Darth Vader, Storm troopers, and more.

So, is this "Angry Birds Star Wars" the first effect of the Disney - Lucasfilm deal? No, it's not, the deal between Rovio and Lucas Arts to create this mobile game was done months ago but Disney can be happy as for sure Lucasfilm will make millions of dollars with this "Angry Birds Star Wars". As you may be interested to have a look at it, here is the trailer and below others short trailers introducing the different  angry-birds-star-wars characters. The game will be released later today on both Apple and Android App Stores !











Picture and videos: copyright Rovio Mobile

Pixar Studios Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs

Pixar just did a great tribute to Steve Jobs. I remind you that Steve played a large role in the creation of Pixar and even financed the studio long before it became profitable, with millions of his own money to keep Pixar afloat because he believed in digital animation and in the work of Pixar animators. In the end credits of Brave, there was a touching tribute to Steve Jobs but now, a greater tribute has been done to Steve on Pixar’s campus as Pixar gave his name to  the studio’s main building.

As usual with Steve he get really involved in the design of this building and he was the one who wanted a central atrium to stimulate encounters between everyone working at Pixar. Later, John Lasseter revealed in Steve Jobs biography that Steve was right and Lasseter explain how, thanks to the atrium lobby, he met from opening day people he didn't met since months!

Picture: copyright Pixar