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Character Castle Makeover & Park Decorations
Unveiled 1st April 2007.
For the 15th Anniversary Celebration (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=541).
Previous discussion about these 15th Anniversary decorations may be found in the general topic (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=541).
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Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant becomes the home of 15 golden characters (or groups of characters) holding candles for the 15th Anniversary.
These are:
- Tinkerbell
- Dumbo & Timothy
- Pinocchio & Figaro
- Seven Dwarfs
- Chip & Dale
- Pluto
- Goofy
- Jiminy Cricket
- Buzz Lightyear
- Lumière
- Hewey, Dewey and Lewey
- Cheshire Cat
- Donald Duck
- Daisy Duck
- Mickey & Minnie Mouse
On Main Street, banners featuring Lumière decorate the reconfigured Christmas chandelier lampposts, illuminated by LEDs within the design.
This topic is for the Castle makeover and everything to do with the park's magical 15th Anniversary overlay!
:arrow: Character Castle Makeover (DLRP Magic) (//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/guides/15thanniversary/charactercastlemakeover/)
:arrow: Castle Makeover Updates (DLRP Today) (//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/labels/character-castle-makeover.html)
:arrow: 15th Decorations Updates (DLRP Today) (//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/labels/15th-decorations.html)
Characters, candles... magic!
oooh i like the banners alot they tie in with the celebration very well i think
I´m realy excited about the LED Banners! =D>
Haaaaa, that's all so great :)
Is it already sure how the middle of Central Plaza will be decorated?
And... :oops: well sorry I haven't understood it til now, but how will it exactly work with the lightning ceremony: Will "real" Characters climb onto the castle and then lighten a candle?! And how can you see this when it's not dark already?!
QuoteWill "real" Characters climb onto the castle and then lighten a candle
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No, just think tree lightning ceremony during Christmas season.
Edit: Candleabration discussions should go here (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1639). :D
any news on when these decorations are happening? there isnt long left now!!
I heard they were going to go up gradually over nights the week beforehand? As if they're slowly taking over... :o
Quote from: "DisneyBud"I heard they were going to go up gradually over nights the week beforehand? As if they're slowly taking over... :o
Yeah, I should have mentioned that above actually. We don't know when the other decorations will arrive (the princess chandeliers still have their full crowns, for example), but the castle characters should arrive from 17th March onwards.
And here's a photo which belongs here:
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One of the spires has been removed already in preparation. They must be testing they can add the decorations quickly and safely when the countdown begins.
Lumière's base has also been installed, as you can see on that photo.
Compare:
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Oh yeah! Well, the fact I didn't notice bodes well for this stuff blending into the castle nicely.
I hope they don't go drilling any massive holes like they did with WDW's castle...
Hehe, sorry, I haven't seen the Bougillumination-Topic when I wrote this ;)
It's a pity I don't know the Christmas Season and within the tree lightning ceremony :( Is it described anywhere?
I posted links to photos and video in the Candleabration topic for you. :wink:
Clicky (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1639)
:D I can't wait for Cheshire Cat to be up there! 8) Finally he's being recognised as one of the greatest classic characters Disney has to offer!
:lol: Buzz ruins the classicness.
Quote from: "Masamune":D I can't wait for Cheshire Cat to be up there! 8) Finally he's being recognised as one of the greatest classic characters Disney has to offer!
:lol: Buzz ruins the classicness.
Hope he doesn´t make his invisibility-artifice and lost the candle in this way.
The hole area will burn then!
Quote from: "Masamune"Buzz ruins the classicness.
*subscribe*
That's what I thought, too! Is Buzz really that popular?! I think there are many more characters who'd have earned that honour instead of Buzz :roll:
Does anyone know who chose the 15 characters? The Imagineers? I think they should have made an inquiry of the fans or something...
@ Riebi - :P Cheshire isn't Dopey, so he won't lose his candle.
@ Nala - :o I have nothing against Toy Story, but like I've heard a few others say; Pixar really does fit best in WDS. Buzz just looks weird among all those classic characters. Like you say, there's many other characters who would've been more deserving.
Quote from: "Kinou"La Rouquine on DCP told us that the first characters (Jiminy, Donald, Daisy) are on the castle now. Along with the Xmas lights structure... Sad It's so ugly in daytime! WHY WHY WHY???
anyone got any pics?!?!?
Quote from: "anthony2k6"anyone got any pics?!?!?
Yes, the first pics arrived. All I can say; this looks classy! I'm not easily convinced, but this blows me away! It has written "subtle", "quality" and "Disney" all over it at the same time. Great! :)
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Those are gorgeous, really really stunning! And like you say Maarten, very understated too. :) I love how they're gold/bronze, yet each has a tiny hint of colour to it. Just perfect.
Eat your heart out WDW and DLR, this is how it's done. :wink:
Has anyone noticed the actual turret? It has the light covering/mesh on it, very similar to what is used in the xmas ceremony! Something tells me this castle lighting will be more spectacular than was originally thought!! e.g. the whole castle will light up not just the candles!!!!! DLRP has truely been moving in the right direction these past few months!!
I thought that the small gold carachters were bigger (like Magic Kingdom)... but now I think that it's beautiful!!!!! It's very different than the decoration of the magic kingdom castle for the 50th anniversary...
But I don't know why Pooh (it's my favourite character) was eliminated... :(
I can't wait to see more photos!
Quote from: "Spacemtuk"Has anyone noticed the actual turret? It has the light covering/mesh on it, very similar to what is used in the xmas ceremony! Something tells me this castle lighting will be more spectacular than was originally thought!! e.g. the whole castle will light up not just the candles!!!!! DLRP has truely been moving in the right direction these past few months!!
Hmm I don't think so personally, I'd be very surprised if they did that. It'd spoil the effect of the candles if they went and turned on those thousands of lights.
PATMAGIC suggested to me before that they probably installed the Christmas lights with these so they can all use the same power supply. Plus, it saves extra work come Christmas.
Lazy, and I do think it looks very ugly with that mesh, but I'll forgive them.
The "pixie dust" strobe affect will be used from the Christmas Light Set-up. But I think they are putting them up now to save having to remove the birthday figures to place the lights come October.
:o WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!
They are beautiful, I cant wait to see the rest of them :)
WOW! Looks great! I love that "tiny hint of colour" very much.
The characters looks realy noble. Just right for the big birthday!
@ Masamune - Not Cheshire will lose his candle, the candle will lose chesire :D
Quote from: "Dream_Maker"But I don't know why Pooh (it's my favourite character) was eliminated... :(
First......
WOW :shock: This looks SO classy!
I guess this is because of the "ownership" problems with Pooh & friends... :?:
They do look great, but I'd also love to see photos from a distance. :?:
Great pics, I can't wait until I see it live next month.
Wow! impressive! I like gold/bronze colors.
Lets hope that the rest of the characters will be installed quickly. :ears:
I'm liking the fact that donald and daisy are still in colour - the soft blue for donald's top and hat and the soft pink for daisy's top and bow.
How come Jimeny doesnt have any subtle colouring added?
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8 more to go!
More photos by Mateo here (//http://disneycentralplaza.aceboard.fr/931-3467-97519-38-Communication-autour-Disneyland-Resort-Paris.htm) at Disney Central Plaza.
WOW looks great!
WOW the castle looks great :D
I've been to WDW last year and saw the decorations there. This ones are more beautifull, although I miss some more pixie dust around all the castle and not only on top of the biggest tower.
The makeover ain't finished yet!
How many more to go Raptor? Is it still 7?
I cannot wait to see all of them on the castle, sparkling in the moon light :wink:
Oh it's so beautiful. I'm so excited I really got tears in my eyes. Oh it looks so classy. I just can't say it more often. But this will be the best birthday ever. And the gold figures are so beautiful. They look just as nice from a farer distance then they look from a closer look. Wonderful !!
omg thats is more beutiful then i could have ever imagined! well done DLRP!!
Quote from: "Riebi"@ Masamune - Not Cheshire will lose his candle, the candle will lose chesire :D
:P Lol, that sounds about right.
:D I love the hints of metallic colour in with the bronze! :o I hope someone can take a nice close-up of Cheshire when he's up. :lol: Everyone on this forum seems to have amazing 50x zoom cameras.
Buzz and Lumiere have joined the rest:
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Source: Korto on DCP
Wow lumiere looks great! Will there be more of this sparkling rays wich you find on the top?
Nice shot Butlin Boy! Only 6 more to go! :D
Well from what I've seen in the concept art the sparkling rays will go down to the main balcony on the biggest tower. I hoped they would put some in other towers but doesn't look so right now. Still it looks great the castle
:D It just keeps getting better!
;) I wonder if they're saving the best (Cheshire Cat) till last.
It looks wonderful! The characters are just the right size to show up without ruining the overall look of the castle.
Can't wait to see it in real life :D
Quote from: "Masamune";) I wonder if they're saving the best (Cheshire Cat) till last.
:wink: Nope!:
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It just keeps getting better and better :)
Source: Dlrp.fr (//http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_disneyland_paris_15_ans_bougillumination_anniversa_1063.html)
Great pictures :D The castle is getting better and better.
It's just my imagination or does Tinkerbell has some lamps on her wings? Maybe for the candleabration?
Quote from: "coruscantpt"It's just my imagination or does Tinkerbell has some lamps on her wings? Maybe for the candleabration?
Yes she has LED lights on her wings and wand.
great. This should be nice for the candleabration
All the figures look fantastic, but just Buzz looks a bit weird.
The little pixie dust 'swirl' that circles the tower looks like it has LED's in them too - probably to create the effect of her casting magic down the tower and lighting the whole castle up! OOO pretty! :P
Aaaah, that's all so pretty!! :)
Except Buzz. I like him, but he really doesn't fit into the classic Disneyland Park :(!
About the pixie dust 'swirl' I don't know if that has LEDs also... Because I remember in WDW that the pixie dust there on Cinderella Castle looked like it had LEDs also but it didn't. So I don't know if that are LEDs or not... Have to wait till the 1st to see :P
wow looks so cool!
:D Thanks so much Butlin!
As I said in the other thread, the Cheshire Cat statue looks absolutely perfect. :P I've never been more proud to be a Cheshire Cat fan.
It keeps getting better and better. Lumiere looks quite good by the way, very well done. I'm so curious to find out how the castle will look like during Candleabration. 8)
About Tinkerbell:
She has led's in her wings and her
several times a day tink wil spray some reel gold pixiedust over the castle. They where testing this effect yesterday after closure.
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Just wondering, how big are these Characters? I have seen them in the photot, but wonder, taken down how big are they?
Is that bird starting to make a nest? Certainly knows a place to choose for a home!!
Huey, Duey and Louey have arrived:
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And there are some new pics of it at night, looks fantastic huh!
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This night pics look great :D
I've seen in other sites that the Christmas lights will be used during the candleabration. Not only the sparkling ones but also the white ones too...
Don't know if that is true.. Have to wait a little more :P
Quote from: "coruscantpt"This night pics look great :D
I've seen in other sites that the Christmas lights will be used during the candleabration. Not only the sparkling ones but also the white ones too...
Don't know if that is true.. Have to wait a little more :P
Wow that looks amazing. This is going to be the best year at DLRP ever!!
Amazing! Do you remember the Castle at 5th anniversary? with the Notredame Hunchback decoration :oops:
That's much better :D
:D Wow, that night picture is incredible!
Quote from: "DisneyBud"Is that bird starting to make a nest? Certainly knows a place to choose for a home!!
A bit off topic but the nest is growing!!! :lol:
:arrow: Link (//http://scroogemd.site.voila.fr/mar07/rehab070314.jpg)
Source: Scrooge on DCP (//http://www.disneymagicinteractive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3030)
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Quote from: "DisneyBud"Is that bird starting to make a nest? Certainly knows a place to choose for a home!!
A bit off topic but the nest is growing!!! :lol:
:arrow: Link (//http://scroogemd.site.voila.fr/mar07/rehab070314.jpg)
Source: Scrooge on DCP (//http://www.disneymagicinteractive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3030)
Well , that bird sure knows how to pick a nice place ! :P Sleeping on the castle!
Well, looks great at night! Can´t wait to see it with candles enabled! :D
The bird is a horny one! He just want to look under tinks skirt!!! :?
Mickey, Minnie and the 7 Dwarfs are now on the castle:
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What happened to the dwarfs?! :roll:
What happened to Minnie :shock:
Apparently their legs have been cut and Minnie is retro style...
:P OK, that bird is just awesome.
:lol: The Dwarfs and Minnie look a bit odd.
The Dwarfs cut for every Minnie-Retro-Year a part of the legs.
Now they haven´t any parts to cut.
I like Minnie and Mickey in their Retro style. they're looking cute. And the castle looks much prettier at night. I think most of my first day in DLP I will spent making photos of all the Chracter figures on the castle. :lol: :wink:
i think minnie and micky look great !
not too sure about the dwafs :ears:
i cant wait for a photo of the castle in the dark with the chracters candles light up, hey if anyone gets a good pic of that please post it on here
could someone post a pic of mickey n minnie on da castle as i cant see
The lovely 15th logo adorns the castle, bringing the 15th makeover of Le Chateau De La Belle De Bois Dormant to an end.
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And from a distance...
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WOWOWOW!!! I think i'm in love! :lol: That really is beautiful :)
If you look closely, you can see lots of small lights over the logo
WOW, in completion I think it looks stunning. I really cannot wait until the week after next
Oh wow! This really brings it all together. It just looks stunning.
For a castle makeover to get some positive comments is great on its own, but for there to so far be zero negative opinions about this makeover anywhere on the internet is just... wow.
The people who worked on this should be so proud of themselves.
very impresive!
Now that the castle makeover is finished, is there others decoration to be added?
It's wonderfull.. The logo is the right size for the castle, not as huge as the one in WDW. Just great :)
Wow! Great work DLRP! The retro-mickey and minnie fit wonderful with this 15. Looks wonderful in this combination!
It looks indeed stunning, can't wait to see them in real life :D
Are there LEDs in the Logo? For a sparkling effect?
Oh it looks so beautiful. I like the whole style of the castle makeover. It's really brilliant ! A big applause to DLP and the Imagineering team, who did that. =D> =D> =D>
:pluto: Its great can't wait to be there and taking photos of the castle. :mickey2:
Although Minnie really looks weird and doesn't really fit to the rest - the 15th-logo is just GREAT and nearly all the other statues are awesome :)
Can someone post a photo hear as that photo just has a red cross in the corner.
:lol: Now that the Castle is finished, we'll just have to keep up to date on the bird at the top of the Castle.
Wonderful!
The stage has changed too:
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Pics from dlrp.fr (yes realy:-))
Link to the page with more pics: :arrow: //http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_disneyland_paris_15_ans_bougillumination_anniversa_1075.html
And the castle get´s more of tinks sparkling strips:
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also dlrp.fr :oops:
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The stage is really nice!
Oh the sparkling strips are older! Sorry for that!
Can be seen on dlrptoday!
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Nest is getting bigger tho hehe, yay disney chicks!!
Quote from: "DisneyBud"Nest is getting bigger tho hehe, yay disney chicks!!
where is the nest :?:
sorry i keep looking at all the pics but i cant see it :oops:
Look in the golden globe bit near to Tinkerbell.
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Circled in red here, but there are closer pictures elsewhere in the thread
Quote from: "DisneyBud"Look in the golden globe bit near to Tinkerbell.
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Circled in red here, but there are closer pictures elsewhere in the thread
now i see it ! thanks for that :ears:
The first 2 of the Chandeliers have been modified to fit their 15th design.
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Picture from buzz.man on DMI
wow :pluto:
they look great :ears:
Looks even much better than I expected :D
LOL, this is driving me nuts, I wonder if they have vacancies for 2 ex pub managers (me and wife) with a 10 yr old daughter? :D - then I can see it every day ;)
Wow! Why haven't I looked at this topic before? :shock:
Everything looks..... amazing!
wow, wow, wow, wow.....that seems to be the in word!
:D I'm glad to see the bird's nest is getting bigger!
:P Lets name it Zazu!
And the kid´s names are? :lol:
Huey, Dewey and Louie :P
Quote from: "Samninetysix"Huey, Dewey and Louie :P
Lol. :D :D :D
:roll: That'll only work if it has identical triplets. :lol:
Someone must scramble to the peak to ask the mother for! :D
How´s about Masamune. She will get help from cheshire at the mittle of the trip!
An of course she can switch tink and cheshire :P
:P I like where Cheshire is actually. :lol: If he was at the top I wouldn't be able to see him very well when I get there. :D It's much better having him near the bottom.
Just easier to steal, really.... :P
They're not triplets, just clones from dolly the sheep
They have dibble Zazu´s gene in Dolly the sheep and later affix the sheep-eggggs in Zazu´s Castle nest??? :shock:
Quote from: "Baloo"Just easier to steal, really.... :P
:x At least I know now who's gonna report me when the statue goes missing. :lol:
How´s about the Main Street decoration?
Some pics from dlrp.fr:
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more pics of it there: //http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_disneyland_paris_15_ans_bougillumination_anniversa_1092.html
And as bonus: New Photolocations with Lumiere!!!
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More of this:
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attend also the flowers they have done in the background for the big press and VIP event and the birthday opening
:pluto:I will have to get a photo with Lumiere. :)
Dlrp.fr reports ;
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cool the ballon is fantastic :ears:
The Earforce One is part of the press event ceremony. This was probably a test flight.
:shock: Will normal guests be allowed to ride on that at some point?
Press Event - "Placemaking" and Mickey lost his flowers!
On dlrp.fr you can watch some pics of the preparations for the press events. Lights, cameras, action - but not at the studios. On the Town Square a grandstand is set and on the roofs of main street you can find some camera crates. The grandstand should be for the photographers of the international press.
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The crates of the roofs are for cameras and the stage direction. Lamps and Lights are also instaled on main street and the hub to shine all the events right.
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More of this pics can be find under :arrow: //http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_making_of_15_ans_disneyland_resort_paris_1097.html
But that are not all news. Mickey on the castle has lost his flowers. But what had he done with them? Some people think he has give them to minnie but there are no flowers in minnies hands. probably he has eaten them because he was soooo nervous for the big event! :lol:
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I must admit, I did think the flowers obscurred his face quite a bit.
Haaa that´s the evidence for me! Heee must have eaten them. It was a cloudy night, mickey was nervous about all the things happen to the birthday events and then: The straw that breaks the camel's back!
The flowers tickle his face! "Eat them before the night is over" he was thinking. And now: No flowers more for minnie. He must now barter something like his harmonica for minnie´s birthday present. Like it was in one of the classic cartoons for xmas. :lol:
He's having an affair with Daisy and he gave the flowers to her.......
Yes well... let's get back on topic, shall we?
Quote from: "Samninetysix"He's having an affair with Daisy and he gave the flowers to her.......
Forget Daisy, what about Jessica Rabbit or Maleficent!!!!
Greeting from in-side the magic...
I so feel sorry for the guests in the parc tomorrow as it will be so busy we castmembers call this black out days !!
the parc will be so full..
the press and tv will be there as you see from the picture on dlrp.fr
it will be a big advertising event from all corners of the earth and many special things to as the event will be full on nothing missed here..
the cast will be on top form and no cut backs here lots money but wait and see if this day of performance will last or will more things be cut like the parade in days gone pass the parades..
good luck if your there to see it tomorrow and i watch and wait ..
Quote from: "needmagic"Greeting from in-side the magic...
I so feel sorry for the guests in the parc tomorrow as it will be so busy we castmembers call this black out days !!
the parc will be so full..
the press and tv will be there as you see from the picture on dlrp.fr
it will be a big advertising event from all corners of the earth and many special things to as the event will be full on nothing missed here..
the cast will be on top form and no cut backs here lots money but wait and see if this day of performance will last or will more things be cut like the parade in days gone pass the parades..
good luck if your there to see it tomorrow and i watch and wait ..
This is why we are waiting till Monday to start our holiday :D
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cant believe its finaly here the start of the party :mickey1:
i think it has come round realy fast ,to think it was a year ago they told us about it :ears:
Quote from: "shell_ely"cant believe its finaly here the start of the party :mickey1:
i think it has come round realy fast ,to think it was a year ago they told us about it :ears:
Yes it´s coming so soon.
But i want the start of the party again. And again. And again :D
Such a beautiful firework and light effekts and all!
Quote from: "needmagic"Greeting from in-side the magic...
I so feel sorry for the guests in the parc tomorrow as it will be so busy we castmembers call this black out days !!
the parc will be so full..
the press and tv will be there as you see from the picture on dlrp.fr
it will be a big advertising event from all corners of the earth and many special things to as the event will be full on nothing missed here..
the cast will be on top form and no cut backs here lots money but wait and see if this day of performance will last or will more things be cut like the parade in days gone pass the parades..
good luck if your there to see it tomorrow and i watch and wait ..
I thought we had made a big mistake but actually the press, the forbidden areas etc. didn't affect our day at all, we had no problems getting on the rides we wanted, we had our GMF breakfast so that gave us a head start we got fastpasses when we needed them and we got to see the superb opening ceremony, as well as the Alphabet (you bet), we had already decided to skip the main parade having watched it on Friday. in short we had a fabulous day. :D
That´s nice to hear!
The opening ceremony has looked great! I saw a video with disploding balloons, confetti, the D I S N E Y L A N D-Letters, a marching band and of course Mickey and Andie MacDowell!
Looked like a lot of fun! How near was you be at the ceremony?
Back on topic... Mickey now holds a magic wand with a star on the end. :)
The castle looks so beautiful right now, the christmas lights on the spires didn't bother me one bit. They seem to have cleaned it up a bit too, it just looks much fresher and more eye-catching.
The decorations on the park entrance look amazing too, like they've always been there. The two new oval plaques on each edge of "Disneyland Park" fit so well that me and Patrick couldn't figure out if they'd always been there (with a new design). But no, apparently they're new!
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Oow This is the most beautiful castle of all the disney parks
I love to watch it it's also my desktop wallpaper
And it's even more beautiful when teh light are on
Ah, that's beautiful.
Is it July yet? Can't wait to see all this for real :D
the entrance looks so great with the additions.
It´s nice to see how the make everywhere such magical things.
Looking at that photo above, did the entarnce to the park under the Disneyland Hotel once spell it "Disneyland Parc" or am I getting confused with other signs around the resort?
I think it's the entrance arch where the security checks are now which says "Parc Disneyland".
The DLH entrance has only ever said "Euro Disneyland", "Disneyland Paris" and "Disneyland Park" (hehe, "only"). Main Street station still says "Disneyland Paris". :wink:
Quote from: "Baloo"Main Street station still says "Disneyland Paris". :wink:
Yes we even made sure it still said it, wow we're very sad :lol: .
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"Quote from: "Baloo"Main Street station still says "Disneyland Paris". :wink:
Yes we even made sure it still said it, wow we're very sad :lol: .
Or just very bad fans for not already knowing for sure. :lol:
I've just added an article with lots of new photos from the Castle Makeover, here:
:arrow: Character Castle Makeover up-close and across the park (//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/2007/04/castle-makeover-up-close-and-across.html)
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Nothing we haven't really seen before, but it's always good to have another angle on things. :wink:
There are some lovely (as always) photos there.
It's always great to see photos taken from unusual angles - love the one with the silhouettes of the characters as it's getting dark. And the one with the flowers in the foreground. And...well, you get the idea :D
Sigh, I'm going to take SO many photos when I'm there!
:D I thought the Park decorations were incredible. :P Even after looking at tonnes of pictures, I couldn't believe how BIG the statues on the Castle were!
:) I also loved the banners going down Main Street, and the Lumiere photo points. :lol: I'm such a big fan of Lumiere now.
It all looks amazing, im guna have to get a bigger memore card for my digital camera, hehe!! :P
Just wanted to let you know that there is a great selection of high-res wallpaper images of Disneyland Paris. Whatever is your favorite land, you will find a great picture for your computer screen.
http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2007/ ... h-res.html (http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2007/07/great-disneyland-paris-high-res.html)
thanx for the tip there's some great stuff there loaloa :tink:
Hi, We loved the 15th anniversary celebrations, especially the new parade at 4pm and the candelabration, it was so good we are going back on the 16th September as we loved it that much. We also had alot of friends go over to see it too. Although we go twice a year this year seemed special to us somehow, we certainly recommend others to see the 15 year anniversary.
Do the other parks go all out on their themed decorations like Paris does? I know Paris is supposed to be the most beautiful of the parks, and the decorations for the 15th only add to it. But do the other parks, when they have their 'themed' year, go all out as well ?
Quote from: "Atlantica"Do the other parks go all out on their themed decorations like Paris does? I know Paris is supposed to be the most beautiful of the parks, and the decorations for the 15th only add to it. But do the other parks, when they have their 'themed' year, go all out as well ?
yes yes YES!! the decorations for the happiest celebration on earth at WDW and DLR where really grand
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It looks beautiful!!
But dosen't the castle look small compared to DLP!!!!!!!
i remember for wdw 25th the castle was a bright pink birthday cake
Quote from: "benjy"But dosen't the castle look small compared to DLP!!!!!!!
oh yes, and how!!! :lol:
Here is the castle makeover of the Magic Kingdom for the Happiest Celebration on Earth in 2005/2006
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they had the peter pan wendy and tink, what we now have in studio, or?
Wow, I love the decorations! I wish Peter, Wendy and Tink were flying over Sleeping Beauty Castle, and not in the studios. But hey ho, thats just my opinion :)
I cant really see which other characters are attatched to the castle; is it like Paris, with the Chesire Cat, Dumbo etc ?
Well they had many many characters from different movies. Here are some you can see over at the castle:
- White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat's head and tea cups from Alice in Wonderland;
- Simba, Pumba from Lion King;
- Sebastian and Flounder from the Little Mermaid;
- King Louie and Kaa from the Jungle Book;
- Victor, Hugo and Laverne from The Hunchback of Notre Dame;
- Peter Pan, Wendy and Tinkerbell from Peter Pan.
In the middle you had the huge mirror with pictures of all the castles from all the Disney parks around the world and the opening dates of all the 5 magic kingdoms
:offtopic: Back to the DLRP castle make-over.
Quote from: "raptor1982":offtopic: Back to the DLRP castle make-over.
sry :(
buut our castle is the best!!!!!!!!!
i love it :D
I have to agree, our castle is the best. It looks truly beautiful, I love all the decorations for the 15th birthday celebrations.
I think the decorations of the Castle and Mainstreet USA where wonderfull, and magicall. They really gave it a beautifull touch
I have a question:
Are the characters on the spires of Sleeping Beauty's Castle staying there permanently or will they be taken down at the end of the 15th celebration?
Im almost certain they will go down after the celebration because they are holding birthday candles for DLRP :)
Most, if not all, decorations will stay!
Quote from: "raptor1982"Most, if not all, decorations will stay!
Well, I suppose the candles look good, even when there is no party. But they have to add a candle each year!!!
GrandiJoos :cool:
Just to clarify, they'll stay up after the 15th Anniversary, through the Celebrations Continues Big Time and will then be taken down.
New banners have been added in the Emporium:
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So the "15" on the castle will really stay & they won't add a candle?
This sounds sooo silly, it's great they keep all the advantages of the celebration, but I still can't and surely will never understand why they celebrate a 15th anniversary two years long #-o ](*,) :mrgreen:
Quote from: "Nala_84"So the "15" on the castle will really stay & they won't add a candle?
This sounds sooo silly, it's great they keep all the advantages of the celebration, but I still can't and surely will never understand why they celebrate a 15th anniversary two years long #-o ](*,) :mrgreen:
Because, as i hope im right. The 15th anniversary has pulled in so much money and people that they might aswell take advantage of it and have it for another year.
Anyone no if this celebration has made more money and more people come to the resort than when space mountain opened ?
Quote from: "Owain"Anyone no if this celebration has made more money and more people come to the resort than when space mountain opened ?
I would have fought so, yes. But we won't be able to know until at least April when the 15th campaign ends (sort of! :wink: )
Sorry if this has been covered here, new to this forum and haven't read all 170 odd posts for the castle decorations!
I saw them in January and thought they were great, really tasteful. It's such a beautiful castle that you still want to be able to see it even when it's decorated!
Does anyone remember the fifth birthday (I think it was 5th) decorations with those big hats and stuff. I have to say I really disliked it, :cry: you couldn't see the castle properly, it was just really degrading somehow! You always want to take lots of photos of the castle, but I didn't take many that visit!
Quote from: "Owain"Anyone no if this celebration has made more money and more people come to the resort than when space mountain opened ?
Oh yes, definitely! Some 2 million more visitors, or thereabouts. (Although they have two parks, etc. now)
I can understand why a lot of people here might not like continuing the celebration, but a lot of the "public" might have missed last year and, given this final chance, book a trip to DLRP to catch the celebrations. Other people might return because they enjoyed it so much. Most people only visit once a year, if that!
I think it'd be weird to end the anniversary just as Stitch and the major attraction we've waited 6 years for finally open anyway. :)
Can anyone actually remember what Main Street looks like
without those giant white poles for the banners/chandeliers? :lol:
Quote from: "Baloo"Can anyone actually remember what Main Street looks like without those giant white poles for the banners/chandeliers? :lol:
Don´t know anymore :-k Must be like this:
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:P :lol:
:lol: It looks so strange without them though! Here's a few from my archives...
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(Love the abandoned stroller, lol)
Do you think Main Street will ever return to this "bare" look? Will the Central Plaza Stage be permanent now? :?
I miss it like that, Main Street looks so much bigger!
I like this 'open' mainstreet more!
I know it's better for the resort to extend their celebrations, but i'm a little bit done with the decorations.
:mrgreen: Baloo thanx for clearing my mind :mrgreen: Never remembered the old one. :lol:
I must say: I like both. I like the way of the main street without decorations but I also like the 15. deco very much. And cause it will be the original main street after the party (or maybe they party till 20. :? ) it´s ok to see the 15. birthday style main street a bit longer!
The whole resort is going to look naked after the 15 celebrations finish and all the decorations come down! (how good would it be if we could buy something, e.g. banner, castle candle)
i hope after the 16(they wanna call it 15 but meh) year we will go back to normal until 20th year :P
I think they could make quite a lot of money by auctioning off some of the decorations, they could give the money to charity if they thought it would look better.
I would sure like to bu something, my 3rd daughter was born in Feb 1992, she likes to think of herself as the same age (ish) as DLRP!
I hope she won´t have the same idea as DLRP:
Mommmy now BIG TIME! MORE PRESENTS, MORE FUN, MORE PARTY! NOW! :lol:
Well, she did say "I think I'll be like DLRP and have a 15th birthday is lasting a whole year"!
:mrgreen: So come on! Let her the fun! :mrgreen:
Are the arcade-banners the only one you get this change?
I was wondering has anyone else noticed the fading of the castle characters, when i was there in july, they were very bright gold, as well as the crown design stands on top of the turrets, now they seem to be more silver when i visited in December, like washed out or bleached to a silvery gold
Maybe just blue vs. grey skies?
probably..... ill check again in july
I saw a photo of the Castle where a few characters are missing :shock: Are they fixed now?
Where and when did you see the photo? :?
Well it was today and I'm not sure whether I'm "allowed" to post it. It was from a friend who visited DLRP at the middle of March...
Well, I think it's okay to show a cut-out of the picture ;) Have to say that this big storm was while he was there:
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I marked the places where I think the figures are missing... don't say I need glasses! :lol:
Tink isn't on that photo either... she's missing right off the top.
And Buzz is also missing. And the spire down to the balcony. Strange the missing characters. Are you sure this is from this year? It looks like the pictures from last year when they were placing the characters in March. The missing ones were the last to be up in the castle.
How did they made the candleabration without them??
Now that you're mentioning it - this could also be, that this photo was taken last year :lol: :roll: It was a brandnew wallpaper with Disney Princesses from this March trip, but you're right, the background can also be from last March...
Sorry, didn't think about that #-o :mrgreen:
Quote from: "Nala_84"Now that you're mentioning it - this could also be, that this photo was taken last year :lol: :roll: It was a brandnew wallpaper with Disney Princesses from this March trip, but you're right, the background can also be from last March...
Sorry, didn't think about that #-o :mrgreen:
Paaah! That was just your april fooooool contest!!! :lol: You´re the winner! :D
Haha, yeah Riebi, you just uncovered my secret part of the april-fool-contest :mrgreen: Oh, thank you I won it 8)
Hehe no, I'm really sorry that I didn't think about that the picture was surely taken last year ;)!
No problem :mrgreen: Congrats! :lol:
Don´t be worry! Such things happen! :D
After we all know the celebration ends next march (//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/2008/08/06/end-of-15th-anniversary-set-for-7th-march-2009/) mousy.be shows clearly that it´s the right time to do that:
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Who ever said they're planning on taking those off?
Oh well, I guess they match the castle... :|
I remeber at the start of the Celebration they looked shinny and attracting, :)
Do they still look as nice? From the pics I'm guessing not.
They were once this colour !
Quote from: "Maarten"Quote from: "anthony2k6"anyone got any pics?!?!?
Yes, the first pics arrived. All I can say; this looks classy! I'm not easily convinced, but this blows me away! It has written "subtle", "quality" and "Disney" all over it at the same time. Great! :)
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Quote from: "Owain"They were once this colour !
Quote from: "Maarten"Quote from: "anthony2k6"anyone got any pics?!?!?
Yes, the first pics arrived. All I can say; this looks classy! I'm not easily convinced, but this blows me away! It has written "subtle", "quality" and "Disney" all over it at the same time. Great! :)
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Wow, they're gorgeous! I don't even remember them looking that nice last year! I'd love to have one in my livingroom... :P
In july the castle figurines looked like this:
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They should really polish them up or something. It's hard to make out that there's even a hint of color on them.
oh no, i suppose they are thinking they'll be going down soon.
But seriously they are very classy and maybe need polishing up during September or something. (after the main season)
it's quite sad really and if they don't come down soon they'll need a major refurb
Looks like their coming down one way or another.
http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/02/19/new ... -revealed/ (http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/02/19/new-sleeping-beauty-castle-decorations-revealed/)
But hey look now they've got brand new ones to match our new lovely Lamp post that will line main street.
http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/02/19/lam ... -to-party/ (http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/02/19/lampposts-of-main-street-prepare-to-party/)
looks ok, but would also been great if the castle would have been without decorations this year. I mean it's already a long time decorated, a break would have been a good idea imo. But the decoration isn't bad of course, think it fits good with the occasion.
The new Castle decorations are already being discussed here:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4999&start=285 (https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4999&start=285)
:)
All right Thanks Kristof