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[Samninetysix]

They have room!!!

I just booked up for DLRP halloween at about 17:30 GMT, 11 Oct. - The girl on the phone said all they have left is from the 25th Oct onwards at Cheyenne, NPBC, HNY. They have room at a couple of the "off site" hotels like Pierre & Vacances etc. Just paid £166 for 2 nights in Cheyenne (inc discount for dream pass) for 25th/26th Oct.

P.S. Also got told that an arab family has booked a whole floor of the Disney hotel for Christmas, cost = £250,000 (approx 350,000 euro) OMFG!!!!

[Anthony]

P.S. Also got told that an arab family has booked a whole floor of the Disney hotel for Christmas, cost = £250,000 (approx 350,000 euro) OMFG!!!!

Kerching! :shock: That's 1/20th of the Stitch Encounter paid for! :lol:

[Miss Tinkerbell]

Fantastic for disney!!!! Did they get a dreams discount l wonder  :-k

[Masamune]

We're in the Cheyenne from the 30th to the 1st... I'm really looking forward to it, as I always loved the look of that hotel whenever we passed it on our way to the parks from the Santa Fe...

:shock: And OMG, that's crazy... :lol: then again though, if I won the lottery tonight, I'd be booking up a whole floor in the Disneyland Hotel too!

[Patrick]

Just watched a video of la Cavalcade and my god what is this, the year Disney parks go insane with Hallowishes :lol: .  So that's WDW fireworks 2005 and now and then HKDL took on a small section of the Haunted Mansion speil part in their apparently tuiny not just mini halloween parade.  Now DLRP take on the whole music and edit it slightly and very well by the sounds of it to matching the cavalcade, also noted something like Tokyo Disneyland's Pumpkin Kingdom Parade music from 2005 at TDL , really strangely for such a small thing I'm impressed.  Oh yeah isn't using Lilo and Stitch catch a Wave Party music a bit of a cheat .

[Anthony]

also noted something like Tokyo Disneyland's Pumpkin Kingdom Parade music from 2005 at TDL .

Raptor told me there was some Tokyo music in there.. I should have known to ask you to identify it.

Which Catch the Wave Party music do they use?

I think the Cavalcade looks nice, but one thing bugs me - what costume is stitch meant to be wearing?

[Patrick]

LOL yeah I seem to be able to figure anything out :lol: , the catch wave party music is haiwaiin roller coaster ride, which just reminds me way too much of kids turning around in circles and oing the hula from the summer :lol: .  I believe Stitch is mean't to be wearing some type of Pumpkinman follower outfit, as in he wants to paint or something.

[Kristof]

The Hawaiian Rollercoaster Ride song is actually a slight different version, as it was used in the Find Stitch Parade at Tokyo Disneyland.  

[Anthony]

I'm not sure when this is from (it was published last week but might be from last year), but Metro had a nice article last week about one of their journalists attempting to take part in the Disney Villain Parade:

Don't take the Mickey...



'Can you dance?' asks Madeline Aveson-Gruber, head of casting at Disneyland Paris.

'Well, I can affect some pseudo-salsa moves when drunk,' I reply.

'Sorry, but that's not good enough. To be a pirate, you need to have dance training. You'll be a scarecrow instead.'

Great. Within seconds of having my pirate fantasy shattered, Madeline seems to be insinuating that I have no brain. And there was me thinking Disneyland was where dreams came true... One of the reasons I'm here is that I'm about to become the first journalist to take part in Disney's daily parade.

And to be fair to Madeline, I'm beginning to agree about the lack of grey matter; the other reason I'm here is I can't keep my mouth shut. A few months ago, I mentioned to a Disney employee that I thought the parade was the park's weakest attraction.

It may seem an innocuous remark but not to Disney staff. The street performance has been the 4pm focal point at the parks for more than 30 years and so, before I knew it, a challenge was issued. The famously secretive company would offer me backstage access if I agreed to mount one of the floats.

So a few hours after talking to Madeline, the entertainment team's Marie-Claire Baye-Pouey is taking me backstage to get ready for 2006's inaugural Hallowe'en parade. We enter the building and head into a busy corridor where other cast members in various stages of undress rush up and down; a glimpse into a laundry room reveals a horrifying behind-the-scenes sight: a Tigger outfit drip-drying from a washing line.

In the make-up room, show director Emmanuel Lenormand explains my role while a woman smears paint on my face: 'There are five floats, seven sets of dancers and you're with the VIP characters on the first float. All you have to do is clap, wave and look happy.'

If I only had a brain
From a rehearsal room next door, I overhear a choreographer berate cast members as the parade's theme tune, Hallowe'en-Lo-Ween, echoes through the wall.

We now move outside to the starting point, hidden from the crowds by huge iron doors. There's a steely determination among the cast members; all that can be heard is stage manager Richard Pusse co-ordinating with his seven assistants via walkie-talkie.

The main characters - Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Chip 'n Dale - arrive and we're introduced, though none actually speaks. In an attempt to ingratiate myself, I pull a trick on Goofy, offering my hand before pulling away at the last second. He shakes his head wearily. Richard gives the order to board floats; the gates swing open and we roll slowly forward.

The Hallowe'en-Lo-Ween song blasts out and I frantically wave and dance around but most of the children look unimpressed. As we trundle along, I feel myself getting light-headed. The sun is beating down - and under my three layers of scarecrow outfit, I'm sure I'm melting before the children's eyes.

Goofy offers encouragement by giving me a high five and I feel like an idiot for my earlier trick. Surely we're nearly at the end of the route I think, only to turn and see we've gone no more than 30m.

The children's faces continue to press against the barriers and I realise how hard it is to keep everyone happy. Some have joyous looks and some wave back, while others gaze blankly past me, hoping to catch the attention of a real Disney character. Finally, we round a corner and another set of vast gates open. I think it's all over and begin to relax, only to see the other characters are continuing to dance until the last of the crowd is out of sight.

The float comes to a halt and some of the cast remove their heads - a forgivable break from character given the stifling heat.

Goofy - minus head - comes up and congratulates me. Drained with nervous exhaustion, I take my scarecrow hat off to him. A small gesture, but one that should be extended to anyone who does this on a daily basis.

* During the Hallowe'en season, prices at Disneyland Resort Paris start from £209 per adult and £82 per child for a four-night, five-day package staying at Disney's Hotel Cheyenne (travel not included). With travel by Eurostar from London Waterloo, prices start from £319 per adult and £166 per child. Call 0870 503 0303 or visit http://www.disneylandparis.com

http://www.metro.co.uk/travel/article.h ... _page_id=5

[Kristof]

I've actually seen that guy sitting on the float last week...  He wasn't doing much than just sitting there...

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[Masamune]

The guy has guts though, it has to be said... I'd be too scared to take part in a parade... I remember the days when Parade characters would actually give me the time of day because I was only a little girl... :lol: as much as I wanted the characters on the floats to wave specifically at me, I was scared of the ones on the ground coming up and hugging me or trying to dance with me...

[Nath]

Heya guys, i'm pretty new to this forum, so not 100% sure how it opperates compared to another i am part of.

Was just wondering, does anyone have the boo to you and/or the cavacalade music hosted on the net somewhere? If so, please could someone link me to it to download. If not, is it possible if somebody could send me the songs via msn or email etc? Got back from my 4 day trip to DLP and I have to admit i'm obssesed with the parade songs.

Thank you.

[Dlrpfan]

i have been also trying to look for that!

[Edward]

Masamune, this is the guy who is doing Gaston this year:

[Poppy The Monkey]

He is one of the 6 cast who can be picked to play Gaston this year.