D23 is finally upon us again. I'm opting for a wrap up video this time. I'm hoping covering it all at once will save some time. Until then though, we've got a small taste of what's coming Sunday through their “Imagining Tomorrow, Today" Parks Pavilion. Obviously there's progress on Tron & Mickey's Railroad form the last D23. Some new offerings have been thrown out there now. The biggest of which for me is details on upcoming changes to Epcot. With talk of it being split into “neighborhoods”, & the addition of a Moana attraction where guest will interact with living water. Can’t wait to see some details for this! Especially what the neighborhood thing means for Future World. They also unveiled the Halcyon. This us the name of the “starship” you will be staying in if you opt to stay the night at Galaxy's Edge in Hollywood Studios in the future. There's also a pretty bad ass model to go with. On top of all this Tony Stark has set up an expo to display Avengers Campus coming to California, Hong Kong, & Paris! I had first seen it in stills, but Disey Parks put out this video previewing the pavilion. Check it out for a small sample of the excitement to come. Can't wait to get into it! Definitely more to come. Check out the awesome pics below the video form D23 featuring g concept art for everything as well as a teaser of legacy & news things coming to Epcot.
Teaser For "Disney Loves Jazz, Soiree Of Jazz At Disneyland Paris" Released
September 29th 2018, the Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris will present the first edition of Disney Loves Jazz , & what I would give to attend. Inspired by the jazz albums of the same name, Disney Loves Jazz will take jazz bands along with internationally renowned artists covering Disney Classics with a jazz twist. The first volume of this immediately became one of my all time favorites. Hence this catching my eye. The song line up was amazing, & the covers were just perfect. That's coming from someone who does not do covers on top of that. This sounds like a whole lot of fun though, & I would love to see a version of this one day at Disneyworld. If not, maybe it'll become a thing, & I'll be able to drag myself Paris one day to attend there. Until then, I've got the albums. Anyone else love Disney Loves Jazz? Let me know in the comments, like, & share.
Did You Miss The 6+ Hour Stream Of "FanDaze" At Disneyland Paris?
Disney made sure no one got left out for the inaugural Disneyland Paris FanDaze party. For six-plus hours in Saturday they went live with almost every part of this amazing event. There's parades, interviews with artists & imagineers, & every character they could think up (including the debut of Ortensia), an awesome stage show with Max from A Goofy Movie all capped off with a farewell parade. I watched some of this off & on live, then scanned through & caught what I hadn't seen. Probably going to watch it again with the whole family. This had to be the most entertaining live stream I've seen from any park. Disney went all out for this event. They need to take FanDaze on tour throughout all the parks. I'd spend multiple days just running around madly trying to meet all the 50+ characters. I'm so glad they went live with this. Do yourself a favor & scan through it at least to catch the parades (especially the DuckTales one) & Max's show. If you do have the time though, the interviews are great, & the character list features characters you'll never see from all over the years. Even Kuzco & Ysma were there. This is the most unbelievable event I've ever seen or heard of throughout all the Disney parks. Huge is an understatement. Unfortunately, I can't make it to Paris, but this was the next best thing. Extra thanks to Disneyland Paris for letting us all in on the party!
Major Expansion Announced For Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris has not seen development like this since 1992. This morning Disney Chairman & CEO, Bob Iger announced a multi-year, 2 billion euro expansion, transforming Walt Disney Studios Park. Three new areas will be added based on Marvel, Frozen, & of course, Star Wars. A new lake will be the focal point for entertainment experiences, & connect the three areas. Phases will start rolling out in 2021, most likely with the previously announced reimagining of the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith into an Iron-Man adventure. All these developments in Disney Parks around the world are not just awesome, they're giving me time to save up enough money to check this new stuff. No rush all the sudden, I want to see all this new stuff. Excited for these upcoming additions tok Disneyland Paris? Put it in the comments, like, & share.
Count Yourself Lucky If You Find Yourself At Disneyland Paris June 2 For FanDaze
Why does there have to be so much water between myself & Disneyland Paris? I would totally be there for this if not. What's this? FanDaze! For one night only at the Walt Disney Studios Park on June 2 there'll be an awesome Disney celebration with exclusive new shows, rare Disney character encounters, original dining menus, a chance to hear from Imagineers, & more. This will be a one-of-a-kind hard ticket event. Out of everything I'm going to list that will be involved in this celebration, this is the one that gets me the most excited. 50+ Disney characters will be visiting the park. Characters from Monsters Inc., The Emperor's New Groove, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Incredibles, Hercules, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, & Big Hero 6. Just to name a few, we're talkin' George Sanderson, Needleman, Kuzco, Kronk, Quasimodo, Esmerelda, Mr. & Mrs. Incredible, & Frozone. Even classic characters Horace Horescollar, Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck, & a first ever park appearance from Ortensia, friend of Oswald the Rabbit! With new outfits to debut, & rumor of more than a dozen Heroes & Villains on top of that, I know how I'd be spending my day. The entertainment comes a close second with a Dance Your DuckTales Parade, PJ's Party, & Jumba & Pleakley's Mission: Stitch! interactive show. Then on the Production Courtyard stage rock out with Max-Live! Getting Goofy With It nighttime spectacular. The Farewell Street Party will close everything off with more than 80 Disney characters. Of course there will also be original menus with special foods throughout the park & limited-edition merchandise, but you'll also have a chance to enter a grand raffle for a night at Disneyland Hotel's Sleeping Beauty Suite. Like I said if there wasn't so much water separating me from Paris, you couldn't keep me away from this. This looks amazingly, awesomely, spestastic! What do y'all think? Who would be there if they could, & who's going? Put it in the comments, like, & share.
Apparently Until Yesterday Disney Didn't Own Disneyland Paris
For the past 25 years I've always wanted to go to Paris. Not for the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre, but to go Euro Disney, now known as Disneyland Paris. I was a kid when this opened. Even then, I mainly wanted to go to see why this had so much trouble working? I mean, Disneyland great, Disneyworld even better, even Tokyo Disneyland worked. It would be an easy deduction that this would at least be just as good right? Wrong, this place has been a magnet for all sorts of trouble since it's inception. Now I might have a good idea why. According to WDW News Today, after offering a buyout to existing shareholders last week Disney acquired 97.08% ownership. France's laws require 95% of the stock to take full ownership. Meaning for the first time in it's 25 years, Disney fully owns the entire resort. This is hopefully signs of great things to come. Then, after they make some much needed adjustments to the place, I can try to make my way to France for La Maison De Mickey.
