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Disneyland Paris Star Wars Land, Frozen Land and Marvel Land just announced!

“Disneyland Paris Star Wars Land announced!” Who would have thought to read such words anytime soon? I for sure wouldn’t have thought to utter them. But better believe it, because this morning, on 27 February 2018,  Robert A. Iger, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, met with Emmanuel Macron, President of France at the Élysée Palace, to announce a multi-year expansion plan for Disneyland Paris, which features a STAR WARS LAND, a totally unique FROZEN LAND and a MARVEL LAND for Disneyland Paris, to be exact for the Walt Disney Studios Park!

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This €2 billion expansion is – by far – the most ambitious development project at Disneyland Paris since its opening in 1992 and the announcement came totally unexpected. Finally the Walt Disney Studios Park will be transformed from the barren concrete land, which is currently is (apart from the Toy Story Playland and Ratatouille areas) to a real Disney Park, including landscaping, tons of trees and greenery and a massive lake in the middle which seem to water fountains, so maybe even a show like Disney California Adventure’s World Of Color could be in the cards?

The plan will be rolled out in phases from 2021 and will transform Walt Disney Studios Park including three new areas based on Star Wars, Frozen and Marvel, along with multiple new attractions and live entertainment experiences. Find here the full highres version of the Concept Art released by Disney today (click to see more details, right-click to download and save!):

Concept Art of Disneyland Paris STAR WARS land, FROZEN land and MARVEL land expansion

Concept Art of Disneyland Paris STAR WARS land, FROZEN land and MARVEL land expansion ©Disney

Disney has also released an animated version of above Concept art, highlighting the three new areas in greater detail:

Last but not least, find Disneyland Paris’s full press release from today here:

Disney Announces Transformative Multi-Year Expansion for Disneyland Paris

PARIS, February 27, 2018 – Today, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company Robert A. Iger announced plans for a 2 billion euro, multi-year expansion for Disneyland Paris alongside French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palais de l’Elysée in Paris. The new development will include a transformation of the Walt Disney Studios Park, adding three new areas that are based on Marvel, Frozen and Star Wars, along with multiple new attractions and live entertainment experiences.

The expansion plan is one of the most ambitious development projects at Disneyland Paris since its opening in 1992 and underscores the Company’s commitment to the long-term success of the resort as Disney’s brand beacon in Europe.

“We’re very excited about the future of Disneyland Paris and continue to invest in its long-term success,” said Robert A. Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company. “The resort is already the leading tourist destination in Europe, and the transformative expansion we announced today will add even more of our beloved characters and unparalleled storytelling to create new lands, attractions and entertainment that further elevate the guest experience and drive new opportunities for tourism in this dynamic region.”

The new areas will infuse some of Disney’s most popular stories and characters into this unique destination, building upon the success of the resort’s 25th Anniversary celebration and continuing to enhance the guest experience for millions of Europeans. With over 320 million visits since 1992 and representing 6.2 percent of France’s tourism income, Disneyland Paris has played a key leadership role in tourism for the region. The resort continues to be a powerful driver of economic and social development with over 16,000 employees representing 100 nationalities. This investment will help make the region even more dynamic and appealing and open up more opportunities for French and European citizens in the tourism industry.

The multi-year development will roll out in phases beginning in 2021, significantly expanding the Walt Disney Studios Park. In addition to the three new areas, the creative vision includes a new lake, which will be the focal point for entertainment experiences and will also connect each of the new park areas.

In the spring of 2017, Disneyland Paris kicked off its 25th Anniversary celebration including new entertainment and experiences for guests. The resort also completed a two-year refurbishment program, updating and renovating many of the classic attractions in the parks, as well as opening multiple new entertainment shows such as Mickey and the Magician, which won a 2017 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions theme park industry award for “Best Theatrical Production.” Additionally, several major renovations took place at the resort’s hotels including Disney’s Newport Bay Club, which is now a four-star hotel.

Just this month, Disneyland Paris announced plans for a new Marvel-themed attraction that will be coming to the Walt Disney Studios, part of the new Marvel area development. In 2020, the resort will open Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel, a reimagining of Disney’s Hotel New York that will showcase the inspiring worlds of Iron Man, The Avengers, and Spider-Man, among others. And this summer, the Marvel Summer of Super Heroes seasonal event will take place at Disneyland Paris, where guests can meet their favourite heroes and experience new live entertainment.

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New: “Mickey and the Magician” at Walt Disney Studios Park

Disneyland Paris has just issued an official Press Release with lots of details about the new Mickey and the Magician show, coming to Walt Disney Studios Park this July 2016. This unique and brand new show will feature Mickey and his friends and will take place in Paris at the turn of the 19th century!

Read all about it in the full Press Release, here:

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Photo Tour: Disneyland Paris Ratatouille

Today the Disneyland Paris Treasures blog invites you to an extended walk-through photo tour of the beautiful new Disneyland Paris Ratatouille area, which recently opened in Walt Disney Studios Park, on 10 July 2014. On this tour, we will visit each and every corner of this wonderful new area that puts you right into a romanticized and very ‘Pixar-esque’ Parisian quarter.

The route we will be taking during this photo tour:

Walt Disney Studios Park map of Ratatouille land

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“Ratatouille: The Adventure” Now Officially Open!

Today on 10th July 2014 Disneyland Paris officially inaugurated “Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy” (or “Ratatouille: The Adventure” as it is called in English). For the ceremony Disneyland Paris welcomed Fleur Pellerin, Secretary of Commerce, of Tourism Promotion and of the French abroad. During the inauguration, Fleur Pellerin welcomed “this new investment in our territory that included 44 French companies, of which 34 from the Ile-de-France region and 11 from Seine-et-Marne, and to create 200 new permanent jobs, not to mention the nearly 4000 French artisans who worked on the project. The attraction which, like the movie, places Paris, its cuisine and its know-how on the frontline, is an asset for our tourism appeal.”

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“Ratatouille” Preview Event Liveblog

Invitation to the Disneyland Paris Ratatouille Preview Event The brand new, much-anticipated 150 million-euro Walt Disney Studios Park “E Ticket” dark ride Ratatouille: L’aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy doesn’t officially open until 12 July 2014 but Disneyland Paris has invited the Disneyland Paris Treasures blog to attend a special preview event and the entire experience will be live blogged right here, exclusively for the followers of the Disneyland Paris Treasures Blog!

The event schedule contains an extended visit to the whole Ratatouille mini-land and Place de Rémy, several sneak peek ride-throughs of the new Ratatouille: L’aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy attraction and a lunch at Bistrot Chez Rémy.

And here we go, the Liveblog of the “Ratatouille” preview event happens right here, right now! Liveblog updates happen below and will refresh automatically. So just scroll down, sit back, and enjoy the event.

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Official “Ratatouille” Press Release

Happy New Year everyone! Here’s to a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous 2014 for you and yours.

2013 certainly has been an exciting year for Disneyland Paris fans, starting with the new “Brave” and “The Lion King” scenes being added to the original Disney Dreams, an amazing Halloween season with beautiful decorations and great entertainment (like the brand new Mickey’s Halloween Celebration Parade), a spectacular Enchanted Christmas season (which is still in full swing until 6th of January!), featuring a brand new Christmas tree, a new Magical Christmas Wishes tree lighting ceremony and a great new Christmas Cavalcade and of course the amazing, totally new Disney Dreams! of Christmas nighttime spectacular! Last but not least might I humbly add to that list that 2013 also saw the launch of the Disneyland Paris Treasures blog 😉

2014 promises to be an even more important year, as this year will at last see the opening of Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy, the brand new, much-anticipated 150 million-euro Walt Disney Studios Park dark ride!

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