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[Pete's Dragon]

I have never had a problem with meet and greets as long as they do not interfere with the theming and entertainment. When it becomes all about the characters, that is when I think they have totally lost it.

Well the park is twice the size of DLP, so one bus of characters is hardly everywhere. Compared to now where Nemo has over taken the living seas, the Lion King crew are in a film in the Land and so on.

Ahh, I understand now  

[davewasbaloo]

For example, I love Tron, and I think it would be really cool to have a Tron meet and greet or show in Discoveryland, but it would be out of place elsewhere. YEt the Genie is often seen doing the character meal in the LUcky Nugget - this seems so wrong. But if he and Aladdin and Jafar occassionally popped up in the old Bazaar, that's fine.

But again, not at the expense of the other entertainment. If it is an either or, give me the theme appropriate entertainment anyday.

[Timbo]

For example, I love Tron.

Another Tron fan !! Can't wait for the sequel ,hope they will make a ride from this !!
Sorry I know I am straying off topic ! :roll:

[Pete's Dragon]

Well lets get back on topic. They need to make a Flynn's Arcade in the DV. Inside they need one of those lasers the MCP uses in the first Tron. Then we could all have a lightcycle of our own [-o<

[RnRCj]

Article about a possible Jules Verne pub from DLRP Today:

//http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/08/15/jules-verne-theme-pub-in-disney-village-talks/

Now this I would definitely be in support of!

[experiment627]

Article about a possible Jules Verne pub from DLRP Today:

//http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/08/15/jules-verne-theme-pub-in-disney-village-talks/

Now this I would definitely be in support of!

 =D>  =D>  =D>

[Epcot_Boy]

From DLRPToday (15/8/09)

Should the Village ever finally expand into a full second street of restaurants and shops, they'll certainly need a lot of tenants to fill the space.

Would I be a happy man [-o<  [-o<

[bigrossco]

to me it would be nice to see them do more with the village, after all it could do with getting more added to it.

I know they concentrate alot more on the parks but maybe the village should not be forgotten about?

[dagobert]

In my opinion it is really necessary to expand the DV. When we have been to DLRP in September 2008 it was really hard to get a table in some restaurants and bars and it was not high season.

A new Pub/Bar would be a very nice addition to the resort.

[dagobert]

DLRPToday has posted a very interesting article about the resort expansion:
http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/11/04/for ... -projects/

It looks like DV Expansion is really coming.

[bigrossco]

this is such good news and about time as well I have always thougth that they could do so much more with DV and finaly they will be!

[The Butlin Boy]

That is insanely good news, I can't believe that's it's dipped under the radar like it has so far! :wink:

Anyone know or have any idea of when we expect to see any of this open, or when construction start?

[Anthony]

As it says in the article, "Between now and 2015". That's for the Convention Centre, new TGV booking hall, and a 750-room hotel. I'd be surprised if Disney Village was expanded fully as those earlier plans show (with the connecting street and new Lake Disney hotel), but would expect in the very least World of Disney to finally start rising.

The most interesting quote:

"Parallel to this, the resort's traditional tourism activity will continue to be developed, with the expected expansion of Disney Village and the construction of new attractions in the theme parks... which will be the object of an announcement at the end of the year."

[The Butlin Boy]

As it says in the article, "Between now and 2015". That's for the Convention Centre, new TGV booking hall, and a 750-room hotel. I'd be surprised if Disney Village was expanded fully as those earlier plans show (with the connecting street and new Lake Disney hotel), but would expect in the very least World of Disney to finally start rising.

Woops, must have missed that :roll:

Perhaps it'll all be completed with the new Disney Village for the Resort's 25th anniversary in 2017 then!? (scary that I'm already thinking about that :lol: )

The most interesting quote:

"Parallel to this, the resort's traditional tourism activity will continue to be developed, with the expected expansion of Disney Village and the construction of new attractions in the theme parks... which will be the object of an announcement at the end of the year."

Yes I noticed that too. Very exciting stuff! Hopefully they'll do an event/announcement like the one for Buzz, Toon Studio and Tower of Terror (50th anniversary event???), announcing Toy Story Playland (before it actually opens :wink: ), all the way up to the Top Secret *cough*Ratatouille*cough* attraction for the 20th Anniversary

[pussinboots]

At last!

I would be very surprised to see an actual new Disney hotel arise, to be honest, but here's hoping. I mean, US Disney doesn't even do that anymore (it's all just Vacation Club wings now, not much creativity required there,) let alone Euro Disney.

I think we should expect a lot more of that polite green Val d'Europe architecture for these developments, and that's not a bad thing at all — far better than Walt Disney World's Downtown Disney shacks in any case. But this new hotel... Shopping mall architecture wouldn't quite suffice there.

And would they play by the old rules and theme the hotel(s) to an area of the US? Remember the New Orleans rumors? And this convention center; will they go for the familiar tactic of attaching it to a hotel or will it be a separate thing? So many questions.

And one more architectural quibble — wouldn't the French government have the final say on the expansion of the TGV station? Because that might be a little troubling.

In any case, excellent news; the thought of actual movement in that dead dead dead area of the resort, that sad reminder of plans never executed, is exciting.