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From 4th April 2009 to 7th March 2010Mickey's Magical Party follows up the hugely successful 15th Anniversary with a brand new year-long celebration, as Mickey and his friends throw a gigantic, colourful party all over the resort including new shows, new cavalcades and a new attraction.
This topic is for all general discussion about Mickey's Magical Party, such as decorations, music, advertising, etc. Please discuss specific elements of the year-long celebration in their relevant topics listed below.New Party Events:• It's Party Time... with Mickey and Friends (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6098)Musical character celebration show on a brand new Central Plaza Stage
• Minnie's Party Train (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6497)Disney Characters' Express cavalcade with meet 'n' greets[/list]
• It's Dance Time... in Discoveryland (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6496)DJ Stitch teaches guests of all ages how to dance using special coloured mats
• Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage! (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3468)Live puppet show attraction opening next door to
Stitch Live! at the Studios[/list]
• Disney's Stars 'n' Cars (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=576)Famous Disney stars ride in highly-customised cars to an exclusive meet 'n' greet
Other Surprises:• Cinéma Mickey (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6646)Videopolis Theatre presents classic Mickey Mouse cartoons
Also:
• New Central Plaza Stage
• Mickey Mouse themed decorations on Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant
• Mickey Mouse banners on lampposts lining Main Street
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sounds good to me! Looking forward to seeing any changes to the castle!
Looks like I'll be booking a mid trip 2009 now :lol:
how soon will the change over happen?
I saw the concept-art for the year event and its not looking good. Except for the new hub stage, the rest is awful and bad taste! This is worse than Toon Circus (will we ever see original Main Street ever again ? ? ? ). Too much colors, too much nonsense decorations all over the street, the Mark Twain etc...
Quote from: "Kinou"I saw the concept-art for the year event and its not looking good. Except for the new hub stage, the rest is awful and bad taste! This is worse than Toon Circus (will we ever see original Main Street ever again ? ? ? ). Too much colors, too much nonsense decorations all over the street, the Mark Twain etc...
I've heard the show on Mark Twain has been cut out... But I agree! Yuk!
Repainting the character express.
Again!!
I'm not going to judge this yet as there is probably more to the whole project. Maybe this will also give us another excuse to book up.
I very much dislike this idea, sounds, cheap tacky and well not the direction dlrp really want to be going after such an amazing anniversary celebration. I personally feel Main Street would look better returning to normal and the stage is nice idea, but why can't they just use the Royal Castle Stage, I will never understand why they stopped using this stage in the first place. :?
Now this poses a small dilemma....
Do I go in january and Catch the FInale of the Anniversary Celebrations or Do I wait until April and go for Mickey's Magical Party??
Either way this sounds nice...
but I don't know...
There doesn't seem enough (So Far) For this year.... I was there in February before the 15th Kicked off, with everything having banners highlighting what was coming up and the Numerous fences in both Parks (The Studios looked like a construction site not a Park) there was a sense of Change and Something rather Spectacular in the Air... (I'm getting goosebumps thinking about it then) there's something not quite right with these plans at the moment.... No real feeling that this will be WOW!
I wonder what the "Magical" aspect will be? Would be great if they did something similar to "Year of a Million Dreams".
It's just a name, don't expect anything major. :) It will not top the 15th Anniversary Celebrations at all.
I'm dubious when you say modern not nostalgic, I have visions of the tacky TDL style. That would be such a shame after the style and class set by the 15th!
Quote from: "anthony2k6"Would be great if they did something similar to "Year of a Million Dreams".
No it wouldn't. A celebration that only a chosen few can be part of? Well, at least now you've reminded me of that, it makes Mickey's Psychedelic Mishmash of Bad Modern Design Party feel rather inviting. :mrgreen:
I hope this doesn't mean they've seen increased figures during the 15th celebration so now the park is going to be on a permanent party theme. Love to see Main Street and the rest back to normal for a while.
From what I have heard and seen from Mickey's Magical Party, I'm not very impressed. Hopefully the trees at Central Plaza will survive when the Central Plaza Stage will get expanded. Why they don't use the Royal Castle Stage is beyond me. I dont understand why they keep the current 15 candles on the Castle either. It seems like such a tacky mismatch. :roll:
Quote from: "RockNRoller"I hope this doesn't mean they've seen increased figures during the 15th celebration so now the park is going to be on a permanent party theme. Love to see Main Street and the rest back to normal for a while.
Exactly, and remember that the 20th Anniversary in 2012 will be less special aswell if they continue the party theme. They are focussing on the short term it seems. Bad idea. However, remember that after the 5th Anniversary, we got the Year of Disney Classics. I'm not sure if that turned out to be a succes? Well, in the end, I think an important factor for the 20th Anniversary to succeed is to build an d/e-ticket once again and promote it heavily.
Quote from: "Maarten"Exactly, and remember that the 20th Anniversary in 2012. Well, in the end, I think an important factor for the 20th Anniversary to succeed is to build an d/e-ticket once again and promote it heavily.
Or a Third Gate even, if Disney don't want to fall into the bad books with the French Government as its a contractual obligation. But I'm starting to agree now... They need to start making the plans for the 20th if they want it to succeed beyond what we've seen happen for the 15th...
QuoteOr a Third Gate even, if Disney don't want to fall into the bad books with the French Government as its a contractual obligation. But I'm starting to agree now... They need to start making the plans for the 20th if they want it to succeed beyond what we've seen happen for the 15th...
Plans for the coming next 5 years are already written down!
Quote from: "raptor1982"QuoteOr a Third Gate even, if Disney don't want to fall into the bad books with the French Government as its a contractual obligation. But I'm starting to agree now... They need to start making the plans for the 20th if they want it to succeed beyond what we've seen happen for the 15th...
Plans for the coming next 5 years are already written down!
And your keeping your cards close to your chest I'm guessing fine Sir? Or hasn't your source been tortured for the answers quite yet?
Quote from: "raptor1982"QuoteOr a Third Gate even, if Disney don't want to fall into the bad books with the French Government as its a contractual obligation. But I'm starting to agree now... They need to start making the plans for the 20th if they want it to succeed beyond what we've seen happen for the 15th...
Plans for the coming next 5 years are already written down!
Raptor, are you allowed to tell us anything? Since your sources are very reliable, it would be quite interesting if you could give us some clues at least. Especially since there has been such a buzz about people who have spotted Imagineers (San Fransisco streetset anyone?) or the baloons behind the Art of Disney Animation building.
Interesting to be sure. I thought the Castle was supposed to have a repaint this year, but now it's not, and it doesn't sound like we will get one for next year either.
Oh dear. And my word, Toon Circus? That aweful song is haunting me. Shame we can't have a year without a toon based celebration.
Any European Disney fans go for the theming anymore?
I don't have a problem with them staging a new event, you need to have something thats going to keep guest coming back. The 15th Anniversary has been a huge suscess, and DLRP need to keep the momentum going next year. I had no plans to return next year to the park, but after hearing about Mickey's Magical Party I may change my mind.
Hopely next year will see the end of the 15th Anniversary merchadise and a new line up, I would certainly love to see a new selection of Mickey's Magical Party items. I also hope the characters will be kitted out in new costumes but one can hope.
I like it that they will keep using Disney Characters' Express. I like that little parade
Will there be a new parade, akin to say the Parade of Dreams at Disneyland?
No, Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade will be with us for a long while yet!
It's kind of Paris' version of that parade anyway, only much, much better. "IMHO"... 8)
But what about Halloween and Christmas 2009? Would there be different parades?
Normaly they have changes at halloween and christmas for the parades.
For example the Once upon a dream parade had last year a plus with the dream of christmas:
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Well I knew that. Maybe it's time to bring back the DLP Christmas Parade in November of '09 as a seasonal attraction and maybe create a new Halloween parade for that same year as well.
Quote from: "AmericanMouse"Well I knew that. Maybe it's time to bring back the DLP Christmas Parade in November of '09 as a seasonal attraction and maybe create a new Halloween parade for that same year as well.
Only if DLRP have remembered to buy their Euromillions lottery ticket. :wink:
I can't see DLRP ever creating a parade
just for Halloween and Christmas, unless one of the other resorts (maybe Hong Kong or Tokyo) want to sell some of their floats.
Back to Mickey's Magical Party. At least we can easily call it MMP, eh?
Anaheim (except for 2005) has had a Christmas parade every year. Maybe a layover redesign for Christmas and renaming it "Disney's Christmas Dreams Parade"? I do believe in 2010 that "Parade of Dreams" will move to Orlando, so maybe there will be floats available from the Magic Kingdom...all of them older than DLRP!
As for Halloween, how about a layover for that and calling it "Disney's Villains Once Upon A Nightmare Parade"? Get Messr. Sirli to do a new theme, get the villains in place, you know...put the villains float in the front, you know, seeing Cruella De Vil and her henchies on the carousel...
Hm wasn´t there something like that last year? For halloween? With stitch and lilo and the witches and the pumkin men?
That was a pre-parade thing.
The point being is that the Dream parade needs to add a layover for both Halloween and Christmas...or have a Halloween layover and a revival of the Christmas Parade akin to that in 2006. Rethemeing the Dream parade to a "Villains' Nightmare" event makes sense. Try to imagine the London float with Cruella De Vil on the Mary Poppins carousel, and moving the Villains' float to the second position in front of Alice and Pinocchio with the lesser known villany like Prince John, and the more familiar ones on the others.
This is getting a bit off the topic of Mickey's Magical Party now... If there's anything left to discuss, might be best to discuss it in Imagineering (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=14).
Didn't see this on the first page:
Until when exactly will Mickey's Magical Party take place? Only until March 2010 or beyond?
Quote from: "Nala_84"Didn't see this on the first page:
Until when exactly will Mickey's Magical Party take place? Only until March 2010 or beyond?
Yes, until March 2010. Let's hope they won't extend it.
Oh why, don't you think it'll be great? ;)
But I guess I can understand you. I know you all love it, but I personally don't like it that a 15th birthday is celebrated over two years aswell ;)! The specials themselves are great though, but with the 15 on the Castle etc... that's a bit strange I think ;)!
We won't visit in 2009, hopefully we'll be back on Halloween 2010 to celebrate my birthday. But I guess there won't be a party/celebration or anything like it, surely in 2012 for the 20th...
Hey DIsney Fans around the world , I know I haven´t written since a long time but now I present you the new official Mickeys Magical Party Logos !
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thats the first one !
And here´s the second one:
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I think they look much better like the golden 15th anniversary logo. It´s a little bit like Hong Kong Disneyland Style doesn´t look like it´s made for Paris or very untypically for Paris, but it´s nice! You think so too ?
Have a nice Day ! Eddy ;)
Hi EDDY,
I've edited your post because I'm not sure if these are allowed to be posted yet. They have indeed been released to travel companies to allow them to prepare brochures, but to be posted freely online yet... we're not sure if we should be doing that. We had this same situation two years ago with the 15th Anniversary logos.
Watch this space. :wink:
Safety first ;)
Mickey's Magical Party would be a very nice 'reason' to add Mickey's PhilharMagic to either Disneyland Park or Walt Disney Studio's ;) .
Quote from: "Kuzco"Mickey's Magical Party would be a very nice 'reason' to add Mickey's PhilharMagic to either Disneyland Park or Walt Disney Studios ;) .
Yes it would actually, but no new attractions are planned during that work year besides Playhouse Disney Live on Stage...
Really ? I´ve heard they´re planning a replacement of the Tarzan Encounter for the duration of Mickey´s Magical Party. But I´m also hopeing for a new Adventureland E-Ticket for the 20th [-o< ;)
Yeah, I am hoping for that too. a new E-ticket. Hope they will bring Splash Mountain to Disneyland Resort Paris
Hey Again ! Now it´s official ! :D
Mickey's Magical Party - Official English text
Mickey's Magical Party. It's the year to be 'ear! :D
EnorMouse fun for everyone! Ready Mouseketeers? Let's party!
During Mickey's Magical Hours we've got oodles of extra special party treats!
It's Party Time...with Mickey and Friends at Central Plaza, jam-packed with old
"skool" faves leading everyone into an interactive gigglin' a gogo!
Over on Main Street, U.S.A.®, meet Minnie's Party Train to mingle and tingle with
Disney/Pixar Very Important Partiers face to face!
It's Dance Time...in Discoveryland as the place rocks with rave tunes and dancing
divas invite everyone to strut their stuff.
Time for some s'Earious bling, bling. Buckle up for a non-stop motorcade of "beepbeep",
four-to-the-floor glam with the all new Disney's Stars'n'Cars. Each star car is
dressed to the nines with its own theme and live Characters, Disney-style!
Smaller fans get their chance to jump for joy when their Disney Channel best friends
bring the giant storybook stage to life at Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage!
Mickey's Magical Party is the year full of faMouse party-time fun. And the only person
missing is you!
Mickey's Magical Hours
The mega fiesta is happening all around and during Mickey's Magical Hours, 4 extra
special treats make the party even more Mousterrific!
It's Party Time...with Mickey and Friends, a bunch of fun-filled party games where
you can learn the Mickey's 'moust' amazing moves! Minnie's Party Train brings
Disney/Pixar characters ready to mix'n'mingle!
Close by, It's Dance Time...in Discoveryland where you'll rock to the hi-tech dance
music scene!
And catch Hollywood's hottest rev'in their engines at the dazzlin' Disney's
Stars'n'Cars!
It's Party Time...with Mickey and Friends!
Game for giggles and all-out laughs? You're in for a wow of a time, because it's Party
Time...with Mickey and Friends at Central Plaza! It's a whirlin' twirlin' party jam as
Disney faces stir up some serious chuckledom!
Learn what it takes to make hearts sing on one of the fab satellite stages! Mickey can
show you to be absolutely fabuMouse!
Come inter-act the playful Disney part, laugh, sing and party on!
Don't miss Minnie's Party Train...
Your hostess with the mousetest, the one and only original party girl herself is dishing
out fun on the run!
Minnie's Party Train is loaded with the greatest Disney/Pixar Very Important Partiers
for a giant, joyous adventure that goes on for s-miles!
From your classic faves to the freshest faces in town, they're just bursting to meet
and mingle with you!
So step right up for rail hilarity when you greet your funtastic pals at the happiest
Character connection around!
It's Dance Time...in Discoveryland, a massive, movin' dance party!
Pumping, jumping, live and thumping! From his space decks, wild thing DJ Stitch bigs
up the crowd as only he knows how, mixin' 'n' scratchin' to get you stompin'!
From hip hop breakin' to big time boogie beats, everyone's groovin' to the smooth
cool moves and top tunes! Get down at the dance-tastic duel with DJ Stitch.
Everyone joins together for a far out, sparks-flaring finale!
After all, It's Dance Time...in Discoveryland!
See your best friends at Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage!
The stage of this exciting new attraction is alive with the sound of tiny tot best friends!
It's the chance of a once-upon-a-lifetime for every kid to kick up a fan frenzy and
swarm round the stage, up close to their most beloved characters from Playhouse
Disney Channel, live!
It's a laugh a magic minute at Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage! with four playful
supersized storytellin' funtimes in a row! Watch your little ones bubble with joy when
each picture book springs to life. Say hello to Handy Manny, love the Little Einsteins,
give a big paw for the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse crew and more!
An endearing, roof raisin' shindig, guaranteed!
Beep! Beep! Bling! Bling! It's Disney's Star'n'Cars!
It's a party on wheels! And a spin you'll want to be in!
All horns-a-honking, our superstar cars make their entrance. No need to do a doubletake,
your beloved Disney stars will be there! And their "rides" have been ultracustomized,
Disney-style.
Sounds good ha ??
cu :D
Hi, Eddy, I just wondered what your source material was, I am not doubting you, just curious.
Quote from: "Anthony"No, Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade will be with us for a long while yet!
It's kind of Paris' version of that parade anyway, only much, much better. "IMHO"... 8)
Agreed, OUADP is a far better version of PoD. I was very disappointed in California earlier this year as we had seen OUADP 1st.
Hmmm pretty cringeworthy text by Eddy there, but sounds like the normal marketting blurb. The Dance Show in DISCOveryland sounds interesting. I used to really enjoy Rock Shock when DLP opened, sounds like in that vein, but modernised.
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"Hmmm pretty cringeworthy text by Eddy there, but sounds like the normal marketting blurb. The Dance Show in DISCOveryland sounds interesting. I used to really enjoy Rock Shock when DLP opened, sounds like in that vein, but modernised.
Ye, i have to agree with the cringeworthy text. Theres to much for me to handle ! :oops:
Hey Guys
It´s not written by me ;)
It´s the official Text to Mickey´s Magical Party
But yes sounds like Marketing Blurb :D
But good News especially Disco Fever in Discoveryland.
cu
I don´t know why but I´m a bit afraid of this party.
Maybe cause I only read PARTY PARTY PARTY like a hammer in my head :mrgreen:
OK so I'm a little confused (easily done I'm afraid) :? We're going to DLP on 11 March 2009 and the Once Upon a Dream Parade etc finishes on 7 March, if the Magical Party Parade doesn't start until end March/early April does anyone know which parades we're likely to see :?: I was hoping to see some new parades during our time there, but realise now I should've researched this more carefully :x
Quote from: "Tubbyherman"OK so I'm a little confused (easily done I'm afraid) :? We're going to DLP on 11 March 2009 and the Once Upon a Dream Parade etc finishes on 7 March, if the Magical Party Parade doesn't start until end March/early April does anyone know which parades we're likely to see :?: I was hoping to see some new parades during our time there, but realise now I should've researched this more carefully :x
I dont no for a fact but i think once upon a dream parade is still dlp official parade and wont be stopped :wink:
and the Once Upon a Dream Parade etc finishes on 7 March
No, really sure that the OUADP will run throughout the whole Magical Party Year ;)
The only thing is that a new Parade will be added in the Studios Park ( it´s the Stars `n` Cars Event )
OUADP will be with us much longer than just two years ;)
Quote from: "EDDY"Hey Again ! Now it´s official ! :D
Mickey's Magical Party - Official English text
Mickey's Magical Party. It's the year to be 'ear! :D
EnorMouse fun for everyone! Ready Mouseketeers? Let's party!
During Mickey's Magical Hours we've got oodles of extra special party treats!
It's Party Time...with Mickey and Friends at Central Plaza, jam-packed with old
"skool" faves leading everyone into an interactive gigglin' a gogo!
Over on Main Street, U.S.A.®, meet Minnie's Party Train to mingle and tingle with
Disney/Pixar Very Important Partiers face to face!
It's Dance Time...in Discoveryland as the place rocks with rave tunes and dancing
divas invite everyone to strut their stuff.
Time for some s'Earious bling, bling. Buckle up for a non-stop motorcade of "beepbeep",
four-to-the-floor glam with the all new Disney's Stars'n'Cars. Each star car is
dressed to the nines with its own theme and live Characters, Disney-style!
Smaller fans get their chance to jump for joy when their Disney Channel best friends
bring the giant storybook stage to life at Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage!
Mickey's Magical Party is the year full of faMouse party-time fun. And the only person
missing is you!
Mickey's Magical Hours
The mega fiesta is happening all around and during Mickey's Magical Hours, 4 extra
special treats make the party even more Mousterrific!
It's Party Time...with Mickey and Friends, a bunch of fun-filled party games where
you can learn the Mickey's 'moust' amazing moves! Minnie's Party Train brings
Disney/Pixar characters ready to mix'n'mingle!
Close by, It's Dance Time...in Discoveryland where you'll rock to the hi-tech dance
music scene!
And catch Hollywood's hottest rev'in their engines at the dazzlin' Disney's
Stars'n'Cars!
It's Party Time...with Mickey and Friends!
Game for giggles and all-out laughs? You're in for a wow of a time, because it's Party
Time...with Mickey and Friends at Central Plaza! It's a whirlin' twirlin' party jam as
Disney faces stir up some serious chuckledom!
Learn what it takes to make hearts sing on one of the fab satellite stages! Mickey can
show you to be absolutely fabuMouse!
Come inter-act the playful Disney part, laugh, sing and party on!
Don't miss Minnie's Party Train...
Your hostess with the mousetest, the one and only original party girl herself is dishing
out fun on the run!
Minnie's Party Train is loaded with the greatest Disney/Pixar Very Important Partiers
for a giant, joyous adventure that goes on for s-miles!
From your classic faves to the freshest faces in town, they're just bursting to meet
and mingle with you!
So step right up for rail hilarity when you greet your funtastic pals at the happiest
Character connection around!
It's Dance Time...in Discoveryland, a massive, movin' dance party!
Pumping, jumping, live and thumping! From his space decks, wild thing DJ Stitch bigs
up the crowd as only he knows how, mixin' 'n' scratchin' to get you stompin'!
From hip hop breakin' to big time boogie beats, everyone's groovin' to the smooth
cool moves and top tunes! Get down at the dance-tastic duel with DJ Stitch.
Everyone joins together for a far out, sparks-flaring finale!
After all, It's Dance Time...in Discoveryland!
See your best friends at Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage!
The stage of this exciting new attraction is alive with the sound of tiny tot best friends!
It's the chance of a once-upon-a-lifetime for every kid to kick up a fan frenzy and
swarm round the stage, up close to their most beloved characters from Playhouse
Disney Channel, live!
It's a laugh a magic minute at Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage! with four playful
supersized storytellin' funtimes in a row! Watch your little ones bubble with joy when
each picture book springs to life. Say hello to Handy Manny, love the Little Einsteins,
give a big paw for the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse crew and more!
An endearing, roof raisin' shindig, guaranteed!
Beep! Beep! Bling! Bling! It's Disney's Star'n'Cars!
It's a party on wheels! And a spin you'll want to be in!
All horns-a-honking, our superstar cars make their entrance. No need to do a doubletake,
your beloved Disney stars will be there! And their "rides" have been ultracustomized,
Disney-style.
Sounds good ha ??
cu :D
It sound Fanataisatiasic , it wolud be good seeing Stitch as DJ Stitch in Discovryland , i think Mickey Birthday bash would be very successful !!!!!!!! :stitch: :stitch_bounce: :mickey2: :hook: :lilo: :pumpkin: :minnie: :D/ :stitch:
Uhm, the Party train isnt't the Character Express, is it? I'd hate it if they ditched the Tous en train song.
Quote from: "MizzRabbit"Uhm, the Party train isnt't the Character Express, is it? I'd hate it if they ditched the Tous en train song.
Minnie's Party Train will be the Characters' Express, but repainted and with a new song.
Quote from: "Kristof"Quote from: "MizzRabbit"Uhm, the Party train isnt't the Character Express, is it? I'd hate it if they ditched the Tous en train song.
Minnie's Party Train will be the Characters' Express, but repainted and with a new song.
New song! :o Ok, now I've lost faith :cry: :evil:
:roll: :wink:
nooooo! I love tous en train, and they obviously don't have plans of releasing it for us to buy. :cry:
Quote from: "doddy13"nooooo! I love tous en train, and they obviously don't have plans of releasing it for us to buy. :cry:
I agree I love that song!
Wow that's a lot of information to take in, i don't come on here for 2 days and all this information has been released!
I am really glad the character express is being kept, even if it is just being renamed and unfortunately re-songed!
i love the Idea of DJ Stitch... Can't have enough Stitch in my opinion lol! =D>
Not sure what I think of the other plans and as someone said I hope that just because of the increase in figures of people attending the parks that DLRP don't think that they will just continue a party theme to try and keep up the numbers. I think for many of us the birthday celebrations however fantastic have already lasted a bit too long. :?
However maybe if they didn't come up with some sort of added attraction to the park like the party the come down from the 15th celebrations would leave the park feeling very low after 2 great years. I don't think I will judge this event too soon and just hope it is brilliant as most of DLRP ideas are!
Aveen xxx
Well, I heard that the Lion King show will be replaced when the party starts with Stitch Party Time! (and then the Lion King will return christmas 2009)... :S
Anyway, from dlrpfans.be, this is the new add:
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Here we have a the new stage:
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And this is Minnie's Party Train, Tous en Train will be gone this halloween!
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from dlrpfans.be
Quote from: "Japper"Well, I heard that the Lion King show will be replaced when the party starts with Stitch Party Time! (and then the Lion King will return christmas 2009)... :S
How would that work - the set for Lion King looks like a major piece of rigging, complete with the robotic Simba etc - obviously I'm no expert, but surely they won't want to keep installing/removing this set for small periods of time (such as the Christmas Season)?.
Quote from: "Japper"And this is Minnie's Party Train, Tous en Train will be gone this halloween!
Nooooooooo.....Tous en Train and that really catchly great music really struck a cord with my 7 year old, he'll be gutted to find that not there when we visit next later this year.
I realise time is the factor, but I don't understand why you'd like to withdraw features like this during - what seems - the busiest season after the main focus of Summer season. Surely effectively all we are talking about is a quick paint job - does that really require what looks like 6 months to prepare?
Regards
Iain
Its nice that they have again a special logo for every little show! equal what one is thinking about the magical party, diffrent logos are a nice touch! :D/
Has anyone noticed that on every advert for next year contain that same mickey baloon with a letter and envelope saying Your Invited.. :wink:
To say these look better than the original concepts (goes for the logos too) would be the understatement of the century.
Great visuals, really out-do the 15th ones. Tacky logos... but it's great they've actually bothered to do them for the first time in years. But as a kind-of "publisher" who'll be using the visuals, I do wish they'd have left the logo off and provided them as an extra optional thing. It makes the visuals kinda hard to use in a smaller size.
And since I never commented, the actual MMP logo is wonderful and probably the best they've produced for years.
The recent Characters' Express visual is nicer than the new Minnie's Party Train one. Since they only did it at the start of this year, why not photoshop this one? The new Minnie one is too empty.
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It's Dance Time... in Discoveryland looks and sounds absolutely hideous. I HOPE I'm proved wrong...
This is an interesting WDW rumour:
Quote-As far as entertainment offerings, the Magic Kingdom will be adding a Stitch Dance Party in Tomorrowland, repackaging the Disney Dreams Come True Parade yet again, and introducing a once-daily Magic Kingdom Street Party on Main Street U.S.A.
Related?
Regarding the "new" stage, I've heard they're only adding the extra stages on the four sides to the existing one. :roll:
Quote from: "Kristof"Regarding the "new" stage, I've heard they're only adding the extra stages on the four sides to the existing one. :roll:
I forgot to ask when you first told me this - does that mean the idea of having steps at the front has been thrown out?
And what might the chances of having talking character heads for this show be? I'm getting bored of Mickey having to bob his head up and down to simulate talking when the technology to do it for real was sorted out 5 years ago.
When is Tous en Train/Character Express leaving us??? why wont they keep it untill the end of the 15th celebration ie 7th March 2009
Well I have to say I don't like the sound of all this 'Pop' type of party.... Especially after such a wonderfully nostalgic and glittery, golden 15th anniversary - truly what disney means to me.....
If anything I'd of thought this would have been even more so nostalgic... Mickey being Walt's original creation and all.... Concept art of Mickey on all the new merchandise, Bunting along Main Street, tributes to Walt dotted around the park.... the list goes on....
Instead we are greeted with DJ Stich in discoveryland and to a lesser extent Minnies Party Train?.... yes I see where you're coming from there...
James. :donald:
NB: Tous en Train gone? Punch a' me Guido, Puch a' me in the face!
Quote from: "Barnsey313"Well I have to say I don't like the sound of all this 'Pop' type of party.... Especially after such a wonderfully nostalgic and glittery, golden 15th anniversary - truly what disney means to me.....
If anything I'd of thought this would have been even more so nostalgic... Mickey being Walt's original creation and all.... Concept art of Mickey on all the new merchandise, Bunting along Main Street, tributes to Walt dotted around the park.... the list goes on....
I know how you feel, some bits look like they might be a slap in the face after the nostalgic 15th. However, so much keeps changing that I don't think we'll know for sure what the "feel" of this celebration is until next year. We initially heard the year would be entirely modern and not at all nostalgic, only to then see the final logo that actually looks quite classical. Mixed messages.
Quote from: "Clarebelle"When is Tous en Train/Character Express leaving us??? why wont they keep it untill the end of the 15th celebration ie 7th March 2009
Where did you read that it will end before 7th March?
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but the start date of 'MMP' will be Saturday, 28th March 2009.
on another thread someone told me it was being turned into Minnies in Oct :shock: and I got scared :P
QuoteWell it this year? I ask because there is another thread regarding next years theme where someone suggested that the Character Express would be gone by the end of (I think from memory) October in order to be refashioned into Minnie colours.
Regards
Quote from: "Anthony"Where did you read that it will end before 7th March?
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but the start date of 'MMP' will be Saturday, 28th March 2009.
Quote from: "Clarebelle"on another thread someone told me it was being turned into Minnies in Oct :shock: and I got scared :P
I think that was my doing, because I mentioned it in the Christmas Thread - I mentioned it in the Christmas Thread, because on Page 4 of this thread - Japper says whilst showing the various visuals says:
Quote from: "Japper"And this is Minnie's Party Train, Tous en Train will be gone this halloween
Regards
Iain
I'm loving the sound of this...
Best go book another trip after January lol.
@ Iain
I didnt mean to point fingers! I am just totally confused now thats all! just hope that they dont get get rid of the character express before christmas
If they are getting rid of Tous en Train I can see them replacing it with the second track I can see them using them using Tokyo's Party Express' second track. (Tous en Train is the first track of their party express.)
Its a very upbeat track with loads of different remixes of famous Disney songs, it would fit really well with the whole party atmosphere.
Quote from: "Anthony"This is an interesting WDW rumour:
Quote-As far as entertainment offerings, the Magic Kingdom will be adding a Stitch Dance Party in Tomorrowland, repackaging the Disney Dreams Come True Parade yet again, and introducing a once-daily Magic Kingdom Street Party on Main Street U.S.A.
Related?
This can't be coincidence. Have you seen the "What will you celebrate" logo's? The Mickey baloons are heavily present on those aswell.
Ha - I just noticed that too Maarten. I just hope we have OUR OWN commercials!
The decoration theme seems to match that planned of the American parks too (party banners and bright colours). Such an interesting idea to be able to visit on your birthday for free. It's not much of an offer as you will bring loads of people along with you, but a great tactic!
Quote from: "Kris"The decoration theme seems to match that planned of the American parks too (party banners and bright colours). Such an interesting idea to be able to visit on your birthday for free. It's not much of an offer as you will bring loads of people along with you, but a great tactic!
Which leads me to ask... I guess DLRP won't be running this promotion, even though it'd make a lot of sense?
One of the lamps that will decorate Main Street next year has been spotted backstage:
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Oh i like it :D
I was expectiing cheapy, but it looks great.
Very colourful :wink:
Can you say cheap and tacky looking :shock: , goodbye classy 15th, in comes a year of annoying rainbow colours, though suppose it could have been worse. :? .
Couldn't agree more it isn't too bad but is nothing compared to the Lumiere 15th signs - they are stunning. I would have thought Mickey's 80th would have been a tad more nostalgic....?
*Sigh*
Are we ever going to see Main Street USA how it should be again? :roll:
The lamp itself looks okay, though a little tacky. I'm not sure how well it will fit with Main Street. I can't imagine bright rainbow colours looking good. :?
It would loook better without all the ribbons I think.
Good lord. :shock:
That is too hideous for words. Please tell me it's not finished... Everything about that is wrong. EVERYTHING.
The red theme of the logo, etc. is so much nicer. I think it's about time we got the advertising guys to do the actual entertainment and decorations as well.
Wait 'til you see the Main Street Station and Castle decorations! :roll:
I will say that except for the random mess around the pole... I like the concept...
If the Streamers were Tidier I think they'd be better... Not so random they look like a Pinata has thrown up on it.
Organization and Thought could make it look tidier (Instead of a rainbow thrown up upon it why not just 2 colours 'Swirling'... If someone doesn't get my idea... I'll create a concept sketch with maybe a few more 'surprises' and thoughts... Or perhaps I'll just do it and post it in the Sorcerers Workshop) although not what many here would want... But Then I cannot see the return of "Classic Main Street" for the foreseeable future
Quote from: "Anthony"That is too hideous for words. Please tell me it's not finished... Everything about that is wrong. EVERYTHING.
Quote from: "Kristof"Wait 'til you see the Main Street Station and Castle decorations! :roll:
Ouch, thats even uglier then I expected. Isn't there anyone who has a sense of style and taste overthere in Marne-la-Vallee and who could have prevented this from happening?! If you would like to excuse me, I feel sick... :|
QuoteI would have thought Mickey's 80th would have been a tad more nostalgic....
Again, they're not celebrating Mickey's birthday. He's just throwing a party. :wink:
Quotewho could have prevented this from happening
This is another creation by wanna-be Imagineers. DLRP Entertainment should stick to what they do best: shows, parades, characters, ENTERTAINMENT. Leave decorations to people who are trained and experienced to do so: Imagineers. Take a look at Belle's Christmas Village (designed by EDLI) and compare it to most of the Halloween decorations... (Remember the Pink Witches decorations last year??)
And those beautiful Fab 5-shaped pumpkins at Disney Village, those are sculpted on property by the department at DLRP that designs and custom builds all the Disney figures for the shop windows. The difference in quality is HUGE.
It looks....erm.....not quite what I was expecting. :lol:
Whatever happened to subtlety? Even the same design but a more careful consideration for the colour scheme would've been an improvement. Those dark reds looked quite classy and would've been fine for Main Street... not all these garish colours right through the core of the park :(
I'd also have aspected a more classy, retro-looking decoration style for that. Maybe I won't miss anything when I'm not able to go to DLRP in 2009?! ;)
I don't know what to think about the new decoration. Why can't they just stop decorating the really beautiful Main Street.
Quote from: "Kristof"This is another creation by wanna-be Imagineers. DLRP Entertainment should stick to what they do best: shows, parades, characters, ENTERTAINMENT. Leave decorations to people who are trained and experienced to do so: Imagineers. Take a look at Belle's Christmas Village (designed by EDLI) and compare it to most of the Halloween decorations... (Remember the Pink Witches decorations last year??)
And those beautiful Fab 5-shaped pumpkins at Disney Village, those are sculpted on property by the department at DLRP that designs and custom builds all the Disney figures for the shop windows. The difference in quality is HUGE.
Really. So that's why some decorations look consistently good and others look... Well, you know. Very interesting!
Honestly though — to state the obvious — I wish they could do something about that.
(By the way, if this team is also responsible for parade floats, they're actually not
completely incompetent. Unless they farm that out to external companies, of course.)
Quote from: "Kristof"Wait 'til you see the Main Street Station and Castle decorations! :roll:
Hmmm - I hoped a bit, that the castle will get a rehab after the 15th Celebration :?
Another new decoration for it????!!!!!!
Quote from: "Kristof"Wait 'til you see the Main Street Station and Castle decorations! :roll:
Oh, what's happening with those? Are they going to scrape vomit up off the Tea Cups and smear it across them?
It's fun to berate something before it begins, isn't it? :mrgreen:
Quote from: "Anthony"Quote from: "Kristof"Wait 'til you see the Main Street Station and Castle decorations! :roll:
Oh, what's happening with those? Are they going to scrape vomit up off the Tea Cups and smear it across them?
It's fun to berate something before it begins, isn't it? :mrgreen:
Yeah - or they evelop it with streamers :P
Thing is, I think that lampost is quite nice, but it is definately not suitable for our beloved park. It's too cartoony and in your face for main street and the rest of the park has enough to look at and be awed without that addition.
I just think they'll stick out like a sore thumb, especially as you they're not going to be subtle and have one or two, there's going to be loads!
I don't really like the concept of another party year, I can understand why they've done it but it detracts from the really special occasions, like the 15th. I'm still annoyed they carried the 15th on another year, it doesn't make sense, the park is almost 17 years old now :? :D
I do like what they're going to do to the character express though, they had to keep it in some form and I love the red polka dots, although it remains to be seen how it look in real life! But if they cut the Tous en train music it will be a travesty!
i think theye main ideas i have to see, but the posters i love to seen, not what i'm jused to fr0m disney, but nice. it's a shame that the caracter express is going away, but maby minnie can really grove it :D/
i hev know idea what i have to think about the parade, but i have to say i have seen it 2 years in a row, but after the first year i was finisched with the parade! i have to say i just LOVE LOVE LOVE the song!!!!!!! but i have no feeling what so ever for this parade, i have no cleu why, but i just didn't like it all that much.
i was hoping the cinema parade was comming back tot the studio's but unfortiunately it's the motor cars parade. i have to see what this looks like, but i hade no feeling fot this one in wdw, so have to see what paris hade come up with!
but hey who are we to judge maby it's a great party next year!
Quote from: "jeakat24"Thing is, I think that lampost is quite nice, but it is definately not suitable for our beloved park. It's too cartoony and in your face for main street and the rest of the park has enough to look at and be awed without that addition.
I just think they'll stick out like a sore thumb, especially as you they're not going to be subtle and have one or two, there's going to be loads!
I don't really like the concept of another party year, I can understand why they've done it but it detracts from the really special occasions, like the 15th. I'm still annoyed they carried the 15th on another year, it doesn't make sense, the park is almost 17 years old now :? :D
I do like what they're going to do to the character express though, they had to keep it in some form and I love the red polka dots, although it remains to be seen how it look in real life! But if they cut the Tous en train music it will be a travesty!
Don´t forget that the 15th celebration attracted a lot of guests. For me it was a good decision to run it 2 years. It was very popular. And I think with the right advertising, Mickeys Magical Party will continue the sucess. I think we donßt have have to see these events from the point of a fan, but from the point of a regular "guest". And therefore it works fantastic!
can someone confirm the launch date? I have probably missed it in my frantic search.
for some reason I had it in my mind that it was march 28th?
It is indeed 28th March 2009. :wink:
but on a disneyland travel agent web site it says it starts the 3rd of April!
Wrong... but almost there actually.
It's now looking like a Saturday 4th April 2009 launch on most blurbs I've just pulled up from random websites.
Must have changed since La Rouquine posted the dates on DCP. :-k
I take it they wont get rid of 15th stuff until the very end and then it will take them a while to change to the magical party stuff ?
The 15th is definitely due to end on the 7th March, so they'll have almost a month now to change things over - take down the tasteful decorations, put up tacky new ones, etc. Ooops, being sceptical again. :P
I wonder if there's any chance they'll give the Castle a clean-up or a spot of paint between the two?
I'm really excited about Mickey's magical Party. :D/
I'm not the only one am i?
Quote from: "Anthony"...Are they going to scrape vomit up off the Tea Cups and smear it across them?
Quote from: "Anthony"...take down the tasteful decorations, put up tacky new ones, etc. Ooops, being sceptical again. :P
I see we're being as positive as ever hey Ant! :wink: :P
Quote from: "Anthony"I wonder if there's any chance they'll give the Castle a clean-up or a spot of paint between the two?
That would be nice, they could do it as they take down the decorations, that is of course if they are taking down the decorations... :roll: :lol:
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"I see we're being as positive as ever hey Ant! :wink: :P
I honestly am a lot more positive than most Disney fans (see: all my over-excited posts such as the news of the Toon Studio expansion going ahead, versus those thinking Toy Storyland will be rubbish), but I also won't blindly accept everything Disney or DLRP do as wonderful. Usually, if it's from Entertainment (particularly seasonal entertainment), then I'm sceptical, but if it's from Imagineering, I'll be in love.
At the moment, I LOVE the visuals, logos and advertisements for MMP, but don't really like the idea of daytime dance-alongs on coloured spots all over Central Plaza, or Stitch being a DJ in Discoveryland, or new castle decorations, or the sight of those lampposts, or the possibility of another Studio 1 billboard...
Quote from: "Anthony"or the possibility of another Studio 1 billboard...
*shudder* Please, please no dlrp :P
i will wait until its launched before i say anything about it :P
Quote from: "Anthony"At the moment, I LOVE the visuals, logos and advertisements for MMP, but don't really like the idea of daytime dance-alongs on coloured spots all over Central Plaza, or Stitch being a DJ in Discoveryland, or new castle decorations, or the sight of those lampposts, or the possibility of another Studio 1 billboard...
I know what you mean, I'm just teasin' ya that's all :wink: :P
When is Mickeys magical party due to end in 2010 exactly?
Or will it be another 15th Anniversary and go on forever? :lol:
Quote from: "littlemermaid83"When is Mickeys magical party due to end in 2010 exactly?
Or will it be another 15th Anniversary and go on forever? :lol:
It will be in March 2010, but there's no exact date yet. And it won't be prologued.
Quote from: "Kristof"Quote from: "littlemermaid83"When is Mickeys magical party due to end in 2010 exactly?
Or will it be another 15th Anniversary and go on forever? :lol:
It will be in March 2010, but there's no exact date yet. And it won't be prologued.
Sounds good to me. It should be nice to have a period of time without a 'celebration', where DLRP can focus on promoting new attractions and we can have a traditional DLRP, until the 20th anniversary celebrations come along :mrgreen:
Quote from: "Kristof"Quote from: "littlemermaid83"When is Mickeys magical party due to end in 2010 exactly?
Or will it be another 15th Anniversary and go on forever? :lol:
It will be in March 2010, but there's no exact date yet. And it won't be prologued.
They have no plans for anything special after this then?
Quote from: "littlemermaid83"Quote from: "Kristof"Quote from: "littlemermaid83"When is Mickeys magical party due to end in 2010 exactly?
Or will it be another 15th Anniversary and go on forever? :lol:
It will be in March 2010, but there's no exact date yet. And it won't be prologued.
They have no plans for anything special after this then?
Only time will tell... :wink:
:shock: Hopefully nothing to special that will make me go back again and again lol.
Wonder what could be between mickey's magical party and 20th celebrations ? Need magic ? :p
Quote from: "Nicholas-c"Wonder what could be between mickey's magical party and 20th celebrations ? Need magic ? :p
I don't think they'll bring back Need Magic? I'm sure there are some ideas floating around Imagineering, but personally,I'm hoping to have a normal DLRP, without any celebrations, focussing promotions on new attractions. Until the 20th anniversary of course. They really don't need any in between, not only are the upcoming
(rumoured) attractions good enough to advertise alone, but another celebration may spoil the 20th annivversary :wink:
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"I don't think they'll bring back Need Magic? I'm sure there are some ideas floating around Imagineering, but personally,I'm hoping to have a normal DLRP, without any celebrations, focussing promotions on new attractions. Until the 20th anniversary of course. They really don't need any in between, not only are the upcoming (rumoured) attractions good enough to advertise alone, but another celebration may spoil the 20th anniversary :wink:
Ah yes, it would be nice to have a quiet season, i believe everyone who has been pulled in past few years will certainly go again anyway, Whenever i go Disney i end up talking to Brits on holiday and they have all been 2-3 times and love it and will always go, I'm sure they will find a show to do in the summer (Not that they
really need it, after all its a theme park! :p)
(Also, Firefox doesn't have Imagineering in the dictionary :o)
Quote from: "Nicholas-c"(Also, Firefox doesn't have Imagineering in the dictionary :o)
Yeah, I've just discovered that too :roll: :lol:
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Quote from: "Nicholas-c"Wonder what could be between mickey's magical party and 20th celebrations ? Need magic ? :p
I don't think they'll bring back Need Magic? I'm sure there are some ideas floating around Imagineering, but personally,I'm hoping to have a normal DLRP, without any celebrations, focussing promotions on new attractions. Until the 20th anniversary of course. They really don't need any in between, not only are the upcoming (rumoured) attractions good enough to advertise alone, but another celebration may spoil the 20th annivversary :wink:
I hope this too.
Will be a lot lighter on my pockets. I won't need to go as often then till the 20th Anniversary.
Quote from: "Anthony"This is an interesting WDW rumour:
Quote-As far as entertainment offerings, the Magic Kingdom will be adding a Stitch Dance Party in Tomorrowland, repackaging the Disney Dreams Come True Parade yet again, and introducing a once-daily Magic Kingdom Street Party on Main Street U.S.A.
Related?
Here are some new details on that:
Quote from: "WDWMagic"22 November 2008: Stitch's SuperSonic Celebration coming in April 2009
According to a Disney audition notice, the new Stitch show set to open in April 2009 in Tomorrowland is to be called 'Stitch's SuperSonic Celebration'.
"Disney Auditions is seeking male vocalists and comedic actors for a brand new show in the Magic Kingdom® Park at the Walt Disney World® Resort near Orlando, FL opening in April, 2009! Stitch's SuperSonic Celebration will incorporate cutting edge technology, comedic improvisation, and dynamic choreography all set to energetic, stylized music that will make this party out of this world!"
I wonder if they are related at all? :-k
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It doesn't sound the same. In our show guests will be teached a dance to "popular" music like Tectonic and such using coloured mats on the floor. It'll go like: put your right foot on blue and your left on yellow... :roll:
Yes, sounds like 2009 will be the year of Twisterland Resort Paris.
I'd have preferred a Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger School or something rather than Stitch, who has no related to Discoveryland whatsoever. Are they still planning to create a HSM-style stage with mixing decks, do you know? :|
Not sure if this has been mentioned but the new Disney 2009-2010 e-Broucure is available for download on the main resort website.
Interesting little tit-bits:
PAGE TEN
"Its Dance-Time... In Discoveryland" definately sounds like "Dancing Stage" or "Dance Dance Revolution" affair with DJ Stitch. The image on page ten also features a red retro spaceship (submarine?).
PAGE 16
Playhouse Disney is mis-spelt PAYhouse Disney - maybe they are over-budget?
Quote from: "littlemermaid83"I hope this too.
Will be a lot lighter on my pockets. I won't need to go as often then till the 20th Anniversary.
which is exactly why they will need a new theme! you arent the only one who'll be thinking "I won't need to go as often" - which is exactly what they dont want people thinking!
Are you read for this...
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Well, I LOVE these posters*, they're really surprisingly good. And it's brilliant to see them advertising it so soon. Well, it's not that soon, but it's a very positive step.
The difference between the quality of these posters/visuals/logos and the ones created for things like "It's Dance Time" and "It's Party Time" (horrific names!) is just bizarre. It's like the generic MMP ones were designed in Burbank and the individual show ones were designed in my local primary school. I'd have actually preferred no logos, they're so embarrassing.
*Except for Stitch, who for some reason looks like a knock-off cuddly toy you'd find in the grabbers on Blackpool pier.
Mickey has very long arms (and large hands) for a mouse, doesn't he?
Goofy and Donald look a bit different as well, Donald more than Goofy as well as the wierd looking Stitch.
Could they possibly be new costumes/heads?
Quote from: "Anthony"Well, I LOVE these posters*, they're really surprisingly good. And it's brilliant to see them advertising it so soon. Well, it's not that soon, but it's a very positive step.
The difference between the quality of these posters/visuals/logos and the ones created for things like "It's Dance Time" and "It's Party Time" (horrific names!) is just bizarre. It's like the generic MMP ones were designed in Burbank and the individual show ones were designed in my local primary school. I'd have actually preferred no logos, they're so embarrassing.
*Except for Stitch, who for some reason looks like a knock-off cuddly toy you'd find in the grabbers on Blackpool pier.
Mickey has very long arms (and large hands) for a mouse, doesn't he?
I would definately agree with the comment about Stitch Ant, he looks like some sort of Mutated Koala...that as you say is from a cheep amusement arcade! Not the Cuddly toy in a DisneyStore!
Yet I dare say the pupils I've worked with in my schools could create better "It's party time" etc.. banners than your local school has! They are horrific!
These posters spell invitation, and remind me very much of the ones used for the 15th Anniversary, just without Ribbons and Bows and a Horrible Looking Stitch!
I wonder will there be EMH or something similar during Mickeys Magical Party year?
The press release mentions Mickeys Magic Hours, but then goes on to describe, in the same paragraph, 4 events that would seem to take place during the parks normal opening hours. Are Mickeys Magic Hours just the normal park opening hours?
The characters are designed to look like a combination between real character and a 3D character.
Maybe to match a bit with the puppets of Playhouse Disney?
Quote from: "Kristof"The characters are designed to look like a combination between real character and a 3D character.
okay... but still doesnt explain why stitch is completely unrecognisable from the neck up. Not a single thing is correct with his head, the shape, the colour, the features, all as wrong as they could be!
i love the posters also but that really doesn't look at all like Stitch maybe its another experiment that the park are going to introduce, as there are plenty of Angel merchandise around the boutiques!!
Looks like I'm going to miss this year out :( my heart says yes but the bank says no :(
Like most people i like the poster but not the Stitch in it, looks like one of the computer animated characters in that Playhouse Disney show that don't look that good. Hope this isn't going to be the new look of Stitch or something, nearly every bit of detail from him is gone.
Quote from: "-breeno-"Hope this isn't going to be the new look of Stitch or something, nearly every bit of detail from him is gone.
I think DLRP will be on their own on this one if it is. Their merchandise sales will take quite a hit from it as well I'd imagine.
QuoteHope this isn't going to be the new look of Stitch or something, nearly every bit of detail from him is gone.
Of course not! :) It's the style of that visual, even if it's not really good looking...
Tokyo Disney Resort used the same characters (except Stitch) on their website up until last year or so.
Quote from: "Elaine"I wonder will there be EMH or something similar during Mickeys Magical Party year?
The press release mentions Mickeys Magic Hours, but then goes on to describe, in the same paragraph, 4 events that would seem to take place during the parks normal opening hours. Are Mickeys Magic Hours just the normal park opening hours?
EMH are scheduled for the whole of April, but they haven't added any for May or June yet, which is strange considering they're usually 6 months in advance. But it'd be equally strange for them to run for the first month of the new event and then stop...
As far as I know, Mickey's Magical Hours is actually some kind of daytime event within the park... at Central Plaza perhaps? It must be the most ambiguous, generic event they've ever announced. It could literally be
anything. And if I am right in remembering it's different to EMH, then that's a bloody confusing name to choose. If even a
fan can't work out the difference... :lol:
Mickey's Magic Hours is the name for all celebrations in the parks: It's Party Time with Mickey and Friends, It's Dance Time in Discoveryland, Minnie's Party Train and Stars 'n' Cars Event.
I was so shocked when I received the brochure today - Stitch looks sooo scary and ugly on the cover :mrgreen: I really asked myself if Disney meant that honestly and would have created a new Stitch, Donald and Goofy character - brrrr :lol:
Here's the list I've posted in the first topic yesterday with all the novelties during Mickey's Magical Party:
DISNEYLAND PARK
» New Central Plaza Stage
» It's Party Time with Mickey and Friends: a daily show on the new Central Plaza Stage featuring characters, dancers and puppeteers.
» Minnie's Party Train: repainted Disney's Characters Express.
» It's Dance Time... in Discoveryland: A "learn to dance" show starring Stitch near Star Traders.
» Banner on Main Street Station.
» Mickey Mouse themed decorations on Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant.
» 15th Anniversary banners removed and replaced by Mickey Mouse shaped streamers.
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS PARK
» Playhouse Disney Live on Stage
» Disney Stars and Cars Event: a cavalcade with stops for a meet 'n' greet opportunity.
Quote from: "Kristof"» Mickey Mouse themed decorations on Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant.
» 15th Anniversary banners removed and replaced by Mickey Mouse shaped streamers.
This'll be interesting... :-k :roll:
I seem to have missed something here!
What doess the visit free on your birthday offer include?
Quote from: "cap'njack"I seem to have missed something here!
What doess the visit free on your birthday offer include?
I missed something too!! You can have a free visit on your birthday??
As far as I know the free birthday thing only applies to Walt Disney World
Quote from: "ford prefect"As far as I know the free birthday thing only applies to Walt Disney World
Yeah, that promotion only applys to Disney American Parks :idea:
Shame :( ... would have been another excuse to go to DLRP... :)
Shame. Oh well, it would only have helped me if it was free accomodation as I've got an Annual Pass anyway.
I'm guessing that when we are visiting the Resort (22 until 25 March) there maybe already will be some new decorations in place for Mickey's Magical party?
Strangely, the giant lamps/banners have been taken down on the first half of Main Street...
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Could that massive swirly party streamer version of the original chandelier/banner post have been just a trial? In lots of the promo concepts, golden more traditional lampposts are used as decoration, not the existing white and streamer design. If they're being taken down completely, maybe we're not getting them back before say next Christmas? Or are they just prepping them out the back?
Quote from: "Anthony"Strangely, the giant lamps/banners have been taken down on the first half of Main Street...
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Hmmm, that's strange, I wonder if they're going to get rid of the rest at the same time then. They probably want to take them down now whilst they're taking down the Christmas decorations, to save them time later, maybe even to test the new ones? It'll be a shame to see them go though :( :wink:
That's the first time we've seen Main Street USA as normal for a while. Someone should go in and take a load of photos before it's ruined again by multicoloured streamers and Mickey-heads.
Looks again as 1992 :P Hope the banners wouldn´t look that bad [-o<
Quote from: "Kristof"QuoteHope this isn't going to be the new look of Stitch or something, nearly every bit of detail from him is gone.
Of course not! :) It's the style of that visual, even if it's not really good looking...
Tokyo Disney Resort used the same characters (except Stitch) on their website up until last year or so.
we've decided we're not going back until they learn to draw stitch properly again. Stitch is my wifes favourite character and to see him drawn so badly everywhere will kinda feel like we're at one of those bad fake disney parks (like nara dreamland) and completely spoil the magic.
I guess most people wont be too bothered, but to us its as bad as if they decided mickey should look more like Remy the rat -can you imagine the upraw that would cause?!
You can hear bits of the "Mickey's Magical Party Time" song in a promotional video for "MickeyStar", a Star Academy-like show that will be held in countries all over Europe to help promote the new themed year.
http://www.clubrtl.be/page/2514.aspx (http://www.clubrtl.be/page/2514.aspx)
Quote from: "Kristof"You can hear bits of the "Mickey's Magical Party Time" song in a promotional video for "MickeyStar", a Star Academy-like show that will be held in countries all over Europe to help promote the new themed year.
http://www.clubrtl.be/page/2514.aspx (http://www.clubrtl.be/page/2514.aspx)
It sounds like a combination of High School Musical and the original tunes heard at 'Euro Disney" back in 1992. I'll wait to hear the full song before I make my final judgement though :wink:
Have I been extremely spoilt by the 15th anniversary or is this Mickey's Magical Party just plain tacky from what we've seen -
DJ Stitch? Pop music? Streamers? Minnie's Party Train? Compared with the classy main street signs, the character express the candleabration and all of the similar theming?
All in all If it continues to go the way I think it's going I might not be making a visit at all this year and if these trends continue? I think were slowly heading for a disneyland much more highly based on high school musical and clubhouse disney.
Quote from: "Barnsey313"DJ Stitch? Pop music? Streamers? Minnie's Party Train?
Yup, someone at Entertainment (worldwide that is -- look at WDW and DLR this year too) reeeheeally hates nostalgia.
Though it's quite hard to hear from that, the song sounds like Disney Characters Express meets Hannah Montana. Do we know who wrote or produced it?
QuoteThough it's quite hard to hear from that, the song sounds like Disney Characters Express meets Hannah Montana. Do we know who wrote or produced it?
Scott Erickson, he did some work for a bunch of Disney sequels and artists like Barry Manilow and Beth Middler.
I think I'm ging to live to regret going for the launch :cry: it looks so... unsophisticated, cheap, tacky, compared to the 15th. I never thought id say it but I dont want it to end :|
Does anyone know when the press days will be? or what to expect on launch day?
Disneytheque has some pics of the anaheim "celebrate"-party-thing. It seems they have the better lampost on main street.
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Quote from: "Riebi"Disneytheque has some pics of the anaheim "celebrate"-party-thing. It seems they have the better lampost on main street.
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The thing with their lamposts is that they only look bad when you're close up to them. If you're just looking down Main Street you probably won't even notice them.
They don't stand out as much as ours (probably) will.
Yes and that´s a good thing. Shame that we won´t get this kind of lampost (if we need lamposts :mrgreen: )
We shouldn't have any of these tacky decorations. Just the normal Main Street U.S.A. lamposts (Does Main Street even have lamposts? I can't remember - it seems so long ago that Main Street didn't have any decorations).
I liked the decoration for the 15th birthday, but now I would like to see the Main Street and the castle without any decorations.
I like the song of the new music, at some points it sounds a bit like the Pixar Play Parade (California Adventure). I was still hoping for the second track from the Party Express at Tokyo Disneyland for Minnie's Party Train. (The first is Tous en Train).
A new MMP visual has been released:
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http://www.newsdlrp.com/dlrp-140-nouveau-visuel.html (http://www.newsdlrp.com/dlrp-140-nouveau-visuel.html)
What do you all think?
I personally hope that they don't use this, it looks really dull and grey, especially the castle and the crowds. For what looks like its going to be the most colourful year ever, this looks very dull to me. But perhaps it's just me... :wink:
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"I personally hope that they don't use this, it looks really dull and grey, especially the castle and the crowds. For what looks like its going to be the most colourful year ever, this looks very dull to me. But perhaps it's just me... :wink:
I agree with you
it looks almost depressing compared to the lively concepts we saw late last year :?
It is an official visual isn't it? to be it feels like a step back!!!
It's not a key visual, don't worry. It's just a supporting visual that won't be used a lot, or even at all.
Edit: it looks even worse when enlarged:
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Well, I don't think it is depressing. It's only boring. :-# No fun at all.
It looks like Mickey is making an announcement for whatever, but no party.
Promoting a party for "the one and only mouse" must be quiet difficult, it seems.
Poor Mickey.
It seems to me they try to hide the fact, that it is Mickeys 80th birthday by all means. Doesn't look to good to have a character that could be easily your grandfather, if you know what I mean.
And what about Minnie? Isn't she the same age as Mickey? All she'll get is a repainted train? Poor Minnie too.
Quote from: "Kristof"It's not a key visual, don't worry. It's just a supporting visual that won't be used a lot, or even at all.
Isn't it just for the Mickey Star contest? It was released at the same time as that stuff.
I doubt we'll be seeing it
anywhere. (Other than being fed through a shredder...)
Concept art for Minnie's Party Train has been revealed in a new teaser photo for the event.
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Wow the concept design looks pretty, lets hope its a worthy replacement for the Character Express
It looks very girly :)
What I'm really going to miss is the Tous en Train music... Hope the new one is a worthy successor!!
Quote from: "never2old"What I'm really going to miss is the Tous en Train music...
Has it been confirmed that
Tous en Train is going?
It is the one piece of music that is guaranteed to bring tears to the wife's eyes :D
Oh goodness I hope they wont replace Tous en Train. I love it so much! Well, I have to see this theme with my own eyes so I'm now on a mission to get the money to go in april. Wish me luck!
I think it looks very messy and ugly. Not as classy as the 15th train.
Just a question: will MPT be running as often as the Character Express was? I thought the Character Express was out a little too often. I liked the music itself, but I didn't like it being blurted out on Main Street what seemed like every 5 minutes!
Quote from: "RnRCj"I think it looks very messy and ugly. Not as classy as the 15th train.
Just a question: will MPT be running as often as the Character Express was? I thought the Character Express was out a little too often. I liked the music itself, but I didn't like it being blurted out on Main Street what seemed like every 5 minutes!
Yes, it's one of those guilty pleasure Europop ditties Euro Disney excels at. Fun, but it has the ability to stick with you for weeks — in fact, I think it's about to do that to me again.
Anyway, the makeover of the train looks like another riveting production by the dream team that is Entertainment. Can they do anything right?
Quote from: "RnRCj"I think it looks very messy and ugly. Not as classy as the 15th train.
I agree, but i didn't expect it to look better than the 15th train, or do i expect anything for this to be as good as the 15th. The 15th was something big, this won't really be, if not going to be extended, so i don't expect anything fantastic, just as long as it's not always "in your face", which i'm guessing it will be, ah well.
Also i hope the original train does come back, it is planned one coming back isn't it? We can't lose the music, we just can't :mrgreen:
Am I the only one that thinks it looks pretty? well its better than the press release image
Oh, I see the Character Express train moderately decorated, rather pink isn't it :o , personally I would say at least get rid of the blue from Casey Junior first :roll: .
Quote from: "Patrick"Oh, I see the Character Express train moderately decorated, rather pink isn't it :o , personally I would say at least get rid of the blue from Casey Junior first :roll: .
That would be too much work for them wouldnt it? lol I also noticed the coal wont be changing :roll: its all in the detail
Quote from: "Clarebelle"Quote from: "Patrick"Oh, I see the Character Express train moderately decorated, rather pink isn't it :o , personally I would say at least get rid of the blue from Casey Junior first :roll: .
That would be too much work for them wouldnt it? lol I also noticed the coal wont be changing :roll: its all in the detail
Not that much work, the complete look of Casey Junior was changed for the 15th anniversary, to change it from wonderful world of disney parade float to Character Express.
Yes but it looks like they dont want to do it again.
Is it possible that the Character Express will return after MMP? and thats why they dont appear to be changing alot of it?
Quote from: "id@53"Has it been confirmed that Tous en Train is going?
It is the one piece of music that is guaranteed to bring tears to the wife's eyes :D
This was in the finacial year first quarter announcement, and I think I've seen the same text in other DLRP announcements:
QuoteIn the Disneyland Park, Minnie heads up an all-new Minnie's Party Train that will chug down Main Street, U.S.A. New décor, music and choreography, along with a crowd of Disney friends will accompany Minnie in this meet-and greet opportunity with guests
I'd like to think it means new decor, and the same music and choreography we have today in Tous en Train, but it could also mean new everything...
Quote from: "never2old"I'd like to think it means new decor, and the same music and choreography we have today in Tous en Train, but it could also mean new everything...
Thanks for that
never2old, I hadn't seen that and now I fear the worst...... :(
To be honest, the photoshopped version of the current train in the advertising images looks better than this concept art. Much cleaner, more modern and simpler. Just red, white and yellow.
Now apparently they're adding the (rather ugly) logo in blue circles on every carriage and covering the entire thing in those colourful swirly streamers that Jay Rasulo seems to want to inflict upon every resort. We've already seen them on the new lamppost.
I'd rather they spent some of this money on proper meet 'n' greet locations around Central Plaza that force people to queue for the characters rather than shove each other out the way.
It's way too 'busy'! Keep the original teaser design and that logo on the blue... it just doesn't go!
I also think the toned-down one in the publicity artwork looks much better.
But what I'm really not looking forward to — and I can't be alone in this — is the prospect of another year with Main Street covered in a thick layer of marketing graffiti. As if Toon Circus (which many of you will mercifully have no recollection of, haha) wasn't bad enough, and as if the 15th hasn't lasted long enough, now every picture of the castle will have those big banner/chandelier/multitasking posts in it
again. Not to mention this stage they're erecting in Central Plaza.
I really miss Main Street.
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Quote from: "Kinou"I saw the concept-art for the year event and its not looking good. Except for the new hub stage, the rest is awful and bad taste! This is worse than Toon Circus (will we ever see original Main Street ever again ? ? ? ). Too much colors, too much nonsense decorations all over the street, the Mark Twain etc...
Hm, I suppose it's not just me then.
I think Main Street looks amazing on its own, but I do like the feeling of an 'event' created by extra decorations. The 5th and 15th anniversary additions were remotely classy and kind of fit in to the street to some extent. At least the colouring used similar shades. I'm just worried that these tones are too bright and plastic-y. It all looks too modern.
I'd go as far as saying that the swirling ribbon effect in the States has been integrated well. It's the other tackiness (logo on chunky blue blobs etc) that I fear for.
Quote from: "Kris"I think Main Street looks amazing on its own, but I do like the feeling of an 'event' created by extra decorations.
But
all the time? I really liked the 5th Anniversary castle and accompanying decorations, but was glad to see them go the next year. There's a reason people throw out their Christmas trees at a certain point in January.
QuoteI'd go as far as saying that the swirling ribbon effect in the States has been integrated well. It's the other tackiness (logo on chunky blue blobs etc) that I fear for.
Yes, they tend to be a little more subtle in the States* — especially at Disneyland. Possibly because they fear the wrath of Al Lutz if they desecrate Main Street too much. They also tend to put the tackiest decorations out on the Esplanade and on the entrance archways rather than in the parks. That seems like a sensible solution, doesn't it?
*Well, there was a certain castle cake, but that was inspired by Paris and they learned their lesson afterwards.
I have to say the concept for the party year in general doesn't really thrill me, never mind my views on the Main Street decorations (as I said in an earlier post, the banners and ribbons on the lampost look nice but are too much for Main Street)
I'm not a massive fan of Stitch anyway (although Stitch Live has won me over a bit!) and the idea of a DJ in Discoveryland not only doesn't fit the area but I personally feel it will ruin some of the atmosphere, due to losing some of the normal music.
Has anyone seen the brochure yet? I think the style of it is really good, and has certainly made just a little bit excited. However I haven't actually counted the number of times they change words to have mouse in them (like a-mousing for amazing) and other word play revolved around party, but it's definately too much!!! There's got to be at least 50 :shock:
Here, exclusive to the Magic Forum are the full lyrics to the new theme song for Mickey's Magical Party! Its a cool song - just the verses are pretty strange - as you can read!!.....
Mickey's Magical Party Theme Song - Lyrics
It's Mickey's Magical Party Time,
Everybody's ready it's time plaaayyyyy......
(Its time to party, come have a party, ohh yea, you know its party time)
Verse 1:
Welcome everybody, let the fun being
(Oh oh it's party time)
A Disney celebration with all of our friends!
(You know its party time)
Young, Brand New – we're so glad that you're here!
(Oh oh it's party time)
It's a magical invitation to the party of the year
(You know its party time)
With Disney magic excitement grows, Grab a balloon – come on lets go......
Chorus:
It's Mickey's Magical Party Time,
Everybody's ready it's time to play...
At Mickey's Magical Party Time, yea yea
The party of the year, and it's happening here!
It's Mickey's Magical Party Time,
We'll let the music out load – dancing with the crowd!
At Mickey's Magical Party Time, hey hey!
(Its party time, its party time, if you wanna party, you know its party time!)
Verse 2:
Kiddies, right we're coming, it's getting a little wild!
(Oh oh it's party time)
Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and every child.
(You know its party time)
Lint, then needles with ribbons and bows!
(Oh oh it's party time)
Lets decorate to celebrate with everyone we know
(You know its party time)
With Disney magic excitement grows....
Everybody Grab a balloon – come on lets go......!!!
Chorus:
It's Mickey's Magical Party Time,
Everybody's ready it's time to play...
At Mickey's Magical Party Time, yea yea
The party of the year, and it's happening here!
It's Mickey's Magical Party Time,
We'll let the music out loud – dancing with the crowd!
At Mickey's Magical Party Time, hey hey!
Verse 3:
We're dancing in the street to a party-time beat –
lets shoot for the stars that's what you will do...
We're dancing in the street to party-time beat – everybody let loose!
People from all around the world – have come from far and near!
Everybody clap, everybody cheer – the party of the year and it's happening here!!
Chorus:
It's Mickey's Magical Party Time,
Everybody's ready it's time to play...
At Mickey's Magical Party Time, yea yea
The party of the year, and it's happening here!
It's Mickey's Magical Party Time,
We'll let the music out loud – dancing with the crowd!
At Mickey's Magical Party Time, hey hey!
We'll let the music out loud – dancing with the crowd!
Mickey's Magical Party Time, yea yea
The party of the year, and it's happening here!
At Mickey's Magical Party Time, hey hey!
Everybody's let loose
(Party time, oh yea, its Mickey's magical party, yea, party time, yea yea)
ITS PARTY TIME!!
Wait 'til they remix it :P <wink>
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"Here, exclusive to the Magic Forum are the full lyrics to the new theme song for Mickey's Magical Party! Its a cool song - just the verses are pretty strange - as you can read!!.....
Mickey's Magical Party Theme Song - Lyrics...
Thanks for that little exclusive Poppy :wink: Do you know when it'll be used, I assume they'll use it in 'It's Dance Time...' and for 'Minnies Party Train', but is there anything else (e.g. the show stops in 'Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade')? :)
'It's Party Time' and Stitch's dance catastrophe are confirmed. DOUADP show mode is still in the air I think. Minnie's Party Train will use it, but not sure if there will be a special version for that.
I hope this isn't a one-park-event again, despite those billboard decoration proposals etc
Thanks Kris :)
Thanks for posting the lyrics Poppy, They seem perfect for this year's theme.
It would be great if they used them for
the new shows but i think that they should keep "Just like we dreamed it" for OUADP. I can't
imagine the princesses dancing to this song :P
I've been reading all your comments and i actually love how different this year is from
the past couple of years. I think the park needs a theme like this one from time to time :wink:
The lyrics are great and really catchy.
I can't wait to hear the song in its full glory :D
Have just read the whole thread from start to finish. Sorry to be asking a basic question, but what is a d/e-ticket ?
Quote from: "Maarten".... Well, in the end, I think an important factor for the 20th Anniversary to succeed is to build an d/e-ticket once again and promote it heavily....
When Disneyland opened in 1955 the rides required individual tickets.
The attractions were grouped according to popularity with the least popular requiring the least amount of tickets.
So an E ticket ride is a high class attraction such as Big Thunder Mountain or Space Mountain, whereas a walk through attraction might be an A ticket.
I hate changes. If I really love something I want it to stay that way. I'm really horrified by all the changes: no more "Just Like we Dreamed it", no more "Tous En Train" and no more 15 years celebration. It's been a magical two years and I'm sad to see the theme go. I just hope this new one will be good and not as bad as people here think it will be.
Not sure if this has been posted yet or not but found this on youtube today
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HATE the music. I honestly never want to hear it again. :sick:
Quote from: "RnRCj"HATE the music. I honestly never want to hear it again. :sick:
I agree, It sounds like a DJ version of HSM (shudders)
That is the worst DLP video I have ever seen. No Magic at all, so cheap!
Worse than that, any potential visitor won't have a clue what it's all about! It's really not clear at all. And why use a remix of the remix? Really very poor, but good to see those shiny cars again :)
Notice how one of those trimmed trees covers the '15' logo on the castle :P
Fantastic find Ross, thanks for posting it :)
As for the music, I'm not a huge fan either, I don't like the remix, but it doesn't mean I'm going to hate the real song :wink:
As for what Kris said about it not being very clear, you're probably right, but for us die-hard DLRP fans who are in the know, there is some fantastic footage there, especially of the Disney's Stars and Cars Event....and MUSHU!!! :mrgreen: :P
Well I have to agree about the music, I'm not keen either to be honest, it doesn't seem to have any real substance, and being Disney that comes as a shock.. :shock: :shock: :roll:
Not much to it really, which as it happens is the same as the video footage.. :shock: I hope that music is for the promo vid only, because if it's for real they need to totally revamp it, not remix it....PLEASE.. :sick:
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Towards the end is the regular version (although somehow doesn;t have that much depth to it :S
To start with is an edited remix, which sadly will be used. Check Stitch on those decks :P
i dont like the remix at all, but the orginal bit at the end of the clip is better.
Mickey and Gang getting ready for Mickey's magical party time!
//http://vimeo.com/3080281
The song is...... :-"
Well, we all liked it!!! My children were dancing around the room like mad things!!!
I posted some thoughts on this season here:https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6444
I'm liking it!! The first time I heard the song was a bit shocking... but now after a listening to it a few times, I think it's growing on me... Though I much prefer the un-mixed bit at the end...
I don't know what's happening to me, but I actually honestly like the song. It has a good chorus, it's quite well produced, it's catchy. It's far better than some of the resort's old songs.
It's not going to be something everyone likes, but imagine it without this weird remix and playing out during the Central Plaza show and it's great for that purpose.
What we've been seeing of MMP recently has been surprising me. It's better than I expected. But again, maybe this is just good marketing... the decorations haven't arrived yet.
The music reminds me of some sort of kid's disco at Butlins. It is really, REALLY bad - no quality to it at all. It sounds like they just whipped it up on a single keyboard in about 5 minutes. :?
I actually hate the original bit at the end more than the first part.
i really like it , in fact after a couple of times it gets infectious
The official website's up now... well kind of...
http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/ (http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/)
Watch this space... :wink:
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"The official website's up now... well kind of...
http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/ (http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/)
Watch this space... :wink:
Haha! Lookin' good so far! :lol:
Have to say I join the people with no taste and actually like this song :lol: , god knows what is coming into me.
wow I really don't like that music :? , it's not very Disney or magical at all. And I agree with those who said the video isn't much better, I hope it's not a final version of a promo video, the only bit i liked was seeing Mushu as I can't wait to see him and Mulan in WDS :D/ .
I just hope that Mickey's Magical Party can pull it off magic wise and not just be a fill in for the 15th Anniversary. I understand it would be very hard for them to return the park to normal after 2 years of decorations and celebrations and to keep people coming they want to keep it exciting but I just hope they can actually do that and that each of the changes and new performances are good quality and not just there for the sake of it, if you know what I mean. :?:
The main thing I am looking forward to is the Stars n' Cars event!
Im a bit maybe about the song, depends on what the dancing etc will be for it :P I think you are all ill tho... i heard there was a brain virus going around :P
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"The official website's up now... well kind of...
http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/ (http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/)
Watch this space... :wink:
I enter in the web but I only can see mickey's magical party 's logo
PD:i am spanish so sorry for my english
The song is growing on me after a few more listens and i think i will be singing it down Main Street by the time September comes.
:shock:
Quote from: "disneyguiller"Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"The official website's up now... well kind of...
http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/ (http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/)
Watch this space... :wink:
I enter in the web but I only can see mickey's magical party 's logo
PD:i am spanish so sorry for my english
That's all there is... for now at least!!
Quote from: "never2old"Quote from: "disneyguiller"Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"The official website's up now... well kind of...
http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/ (http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/)
Watch this space... :wink:
I enter in the web but I only can see mickey's magical party 's logo
PD:i am spanish so sorry for my english
That's all there is... for now at least!!
OK,it's like an advance no?¿
This dance time in discoveryland doesn´t seem to be my cup of tea. I don´t know why they take my old buddy stitch for such poor things. Remembers me at this rock show at discoveryland...yes I like rock...but not at Discoveryland. Very 90´in a sad way.
The german translation is again a bit poor too. Mickys Fantastisches Fest???? Were´s the magical??? Mickys Fantastisches Fest sounds a bit boring and more like an event that would provide something only for the smaller guests. Not a good statement for WHOLE-family holiday.
The song is ok. It´s not the best one ever but it´s also not the worst one (Need magic). It should be ok for the one-year-celebration (please let it be just one year and please take this stupid central plaza stage out of the Disneyland Park after this time)
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One thing to buy: I wanna have one of this magical party ballooooons :mrgreen:
Hey guys.
Thanks Riebi :D
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I personally LOVE it !!!!
I don't know why, but it's catchy :)
It isn't as catchy as Just like we dreamed it, but still very good piece of music ;)
Just listen 2-3 times and then you'll also love it.
Looking forward to hear more ;)
cu
Wow. If there ever was anything that defined the word "Europop"...
Thanks for posting the song Riebi. Not bad at all, i actually expected it to be worse.
and this remix version is kind of annoying :roll: I think most of us will like the original
version more than this one :mrgreen:
Need Mag?c is much better than this thumping nonsense.
Ditch the baseline and make it more Pop and less Euro and you might have a reasonable song.
Personally I hate Need Magic. I never ever hear the whole song at my CDs. But everyone his own taste :wink:
After hearing the magical party song a view times it´s ok for me. It´s not Just like we dreamed it but it´s a normal party song that should do it.
More interesting was for me that there´s a vasili myspace-site :lol:
Quote from: "pussinboots"Wow. If there ever was anything that defined the word "Europop"...
:lol: :lol: Never knew that Europop really excist :lol:
Hey guys.
Found that today:
//http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/mickeystar/
Site design looks nice. It's the official participation page for the "Mickey Star" Contest.
You can also find the complete Remix of the "Mickey's Magical Party Time" Song there. :-"
Looking forward to the MMP Main Page :D/
greets :P
Sorry, but this looks terrible. Just when we thought DLRP entertainment was getting its act together they serve up this loud, bombastic garbage. People visit DLRP to remove themselves from their everyday world. This represents the worst of what many of us seek to escape from. Crassly commercial and completely devoid of magic and enchantment. It reminds me of that DJ they once had in Town Square playing Ricky Martin's "Horny, Horny, Horny". You have to conclude that some of the people that run DLRP just don't get it.
Apologies for this rant but I had to get it off my chest.
Quote from: "Disney_Dad"Sorry, but this looks terrible. Just when we thought DLRP entertainment was getting its act together they serve up this loud, bombastic garbage. People visit DLRP to remove themselves from their everyday world. This represents the worst of what many of us seek to escape from. Crassly commercial and completely devoid of magic and enchantment. It reminds me of that DJ they once had in Town Square playing Ricky Martin's "Horny, Horny, Horny". You have to conclude that some of the people that run DLRP just don't get it.
Apologies for this rant but I had to get it off my chest.
Haha! I thought I was the only one who'd remembered that. (Although they were two different songs.)
And I agree.
I've updated the front page of this topic and the Disney's Stars 'n' Cars and Playhouse Disney topics with new information and a clearer layout, including new header logos.
Also, like we had for the 15th Anniversary, there are now separate new topics for the other three events of the celebration, which should give us more room to talk about them all (or rip them to shreds, at this rate) as the launch nears. Please keep all discussion specifically about these events in the new topics, and any general MMP stuff, like decorations, advertising, music, etc. here.
• It's Party Time... with Mickey and Friends (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6098)• Minnie's Party Train (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6497)• It's Dance Time... in Discoveryland (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6496)• Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage! (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3468)• Disney's Stars 'n' Cars (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=576)[/list]
After listening to the remix version a few times, i actually like it.
I think the orginal version will be awesome and really catchy.
Quote from: "Hathaway Browne"Ditch the baseline and make it more Pop and less Euro and you might have a reasonable song.
Weird thing is, I'm imgining the majority of the "remix" portion is the added (terrible) bassline and other white-dance elements. So maybe the original will dump them, and this version might be restricted to the DJ Stitch area.
Well, one can hope.
Quote from: "Agent Lex"Quote from: "Hathaway Browne"Ditch the baseline and make it more Pop and less Euro and you might have a reasonable song.
Weird thing is, I'm imgining the majority of the "remix" portion is the added (terrible) bassline and other white-dance elements. So maybe the original will dump them, and this version might be restricted to the DJ Stitch area.
You're right, the "real" version has a lot of brass (very quick, very synth, but brass all the same) with little riffs of trumpets and a baseline of drums and electric guitar. It's actually quite similar to (though definitely not as good as) Just Like We Dreamed It and really a very respectable song considering some of their back-catalogue.
Why they and particularly Vasile Sirli on his MySpace are releasing this hideous thing online first, I've no clue. Maybe it's all part of their obsession with techno pop "DJs" like the rubbish "DJ Parties" they have at Halloween and New Year. "Disney" and "DJ" are such polar opposites.
Having said all that, the part of the preview video where the camera zooms in and out of Stitch to the ridiculous music is hilarious each time I watch it. It doesn't feel serious. Were they laughing as they put it together or thinking "this is going to be great, we're so hip"..?
I don´t get the whole dj stitch concept. As you said DJ and disney is a oposite. But why do they try this kind of stuff always and always and always again just to end in this ridiculous "We want to be so Kool hip and "chic" - and I think the right way is to put a Disney character in a DJ outfit"-Stuff. :roll: They should really think about this point. Nobody visit Disneyland to have a DJ Party. And if somebody want he can go over to disney village to the kool and hip hurrrrricaaaaneeeees DiScoThek! :P
I'm actually starting to like Stitch's 'It's Party Time' remix as I hear it more. The announcement will obviously play at the start where there's just beeps and a baseline. As the voals come in, Stitch will start to appear and then comes the funky set of dancers as the track hips up. Once the main chorus begins, I can imagine the spaceship settling and a full routine getting into full swing. There must be a set of professional dancers for this show right? For the pitch-change maybe the ship opens up to create something more stage-like? :P
Strange they use this version so much though. I REALLY hope Minnie get's her own version of the track as either of these mixes will become tedious when used for the Party Train too.
Does any one know what music is going to be used for minnie's party train.
Hi everyone!
It's the first time I post here, but I've been reading you during a long time. I'm from Spain. Today the main Spanish tv channels have started to show the new Mickey's Magical Party ("El Año de Mickey") tv adverts.
The backgroud music that I could hear was truly different... I'll try to capture it and upload a video.
Please, if you detect mistakes, tell me! I want to improve my English.
Quote from: "Lorum"Hi everyone!
It's the first time I post here, but I've been reading you during a long time. I'm from Spain. Today the main Spanish tv channels have started to show the new Mickey's Magical Party ("El Año de Mickey") tv adverts.
The backgroud music that I could hear was truly different... I'll try to capture it and upload a video.
Please, if you detect mistakes, tell me! I want to improve my English.
Ooooo... please do, if that's possible :)
And don't worry about your English :wink:
Yes, please do if you can. That would be great!
And don't worry about your english. Your first post is fine
The first MMP Spanish catalogue! //http://www.disneylandparis.com/BROCHURE/semana-magica/catalogue/data/catalogue.pdf
Wow, Thanks Lorum. yet again the colour hits and those Ballons just seem to be every where.
Today I was taking a look at the "What will you celebrate?" website... And, please, does anyone hear the new "Celebrate you" theme song? It's exactly what DLRP needs for the Mickey's Magical Party, not that ... new remix.
Quote from: "Lorum"Today I was taking a look at the "What will you celebrate?" website... And, please, does anyone hear the new "Celebrate you" theme song? It's exactly what DLRP needs for the Mickey's Magical Party, not that ... new remix.
i think mickey's magical party's song isn't so bad.How many times have you listened it? because when i listened the song 2 o 3 times i really liked it!!!! so try it and listen the song.But the full song
The original version of Mickey's Magical Party is much better than the remix. I'm sure it'll surface soon. :)
Quote from: "Kristof"The original version of Mickey's Magical Party is much better than the remix. I'm sure it'll surface soon. :)
YESSS.The first thig i do when i am in internet is enter is vasile sirli's my space and listen the song
The original instantly creates a fun, party atmosphere which is exactly what the event and It's Party Time are about. It does get better after hearing it more, but if you play it really loud... you can't help but enjoy it anyway :)
It reminds me of the impact "Are You Ready" brings to the Villains Showtime. It's that kind of fun tune :)
Quote from: "Lorum"Today I was taking a look at the "What will you celebrate?" website... And, please, does anyone hear the new "Celebrate you" theme song? It's exactly what DLRP needs for the Mickey's Magical Party, not that ... new remix.
I love that song. The Corbin Bleu version of it is great!!
//http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/
YEAH ! ONLINE ! ONLINE ! :D/
Im going to discover it now ;)
regards
eddy
Strange that it gives me an initial choice of Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, or other...
Having been greeted with a country option page on that site, which didn't include the UK, I did a quick search and came across http://www.mickeysmagicalparty.com (http://www.mickeysmagicalparty.com), which is owned by someone we all know well! :lol: A good purchase, which I expect to be very fruitful for the site.
:-k P.S. Am I being too cryptic? I am sure you lot will work it out easily!
Quote from: "Adam":-k P.S. Am I being too cryptic? I am sure you lot will work it out easily!
Not too hard, once you click "full preview guide". Nice purchase.
I like the instrumental version on the new site its very just like we dreamed it dont you think ?
Well the UK version appears to be other!
I wonder if the 'other' is always English or it changes depending where you are?
nah its probably always the English version!
And yes I agree http://www.mickeysmagicalparty.com/ (http://www.mickeysmagicalparty.com/) was a good purchase!
I wonder how long ago 'he' registered this domain? :lol:
(I said 'He' in case people can't work it out for themselves :lol:)
Quote from: "Adam"Having been greeted with a country option page on that site, which didn't include the UK, I did a quick search and came across http://www.mickeysmagicalparty.com (http://www.mickeysmagicalparty.com), which is owned by someone we all know well! :lol: A good purchase, which I expect to be very fruitful for the site.
:-k P.S. Am I being too cryptic? I am sure you lot will work it out easily!
Very cheeky Ant :lol: Good move though :P
As for the real site, well, it might just be my laptop but it seemed quite slow. Nonetheless, it was still pretty good.
I must admit, that the recent official advertising for MMP has actually been quite good, I'm even starting to like the remix! :twisted: :P
Wondered what the intrumental would sound like and the production quality is better than I thought. Thought the vocals were masking something, but it's alright actually :) Can't wait for it to close the show
I am liking the site already!
It is fun exploring isn't it ;)
The music sounds ok when you listen to it over and over :lol:
Plus I wouldn't mind if the decorations were actually this:
(//http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq58/worldmind/banner.jpg)
Source://http://dlrpblog.com/2009/02/16/mickeys-magical-website/
:lol:
although unlikely!
It seems that soundtrack on the site it's the new version of the Minnie's Party Train music. It has the same melody, the same notes. If it's the MMP theme song, it comes from it.
Copying the Toonificator game that The Simpsons Movie did is great and the navigation is finally quite good, but where's the content? None of the pages like It's Dance Time tell you what on earth the event is. How are people meant to know? Sell it as like a live dance-along and people will get excited; Put in a load of dumb marketing language and dumb puns and people will just switch off...
Nice of them to give away the instrumental of It's Party Time on the homepage (yeah! finally the proper one with guitars and drums!), but the animated characters of Mickey, Minnie and Stitch look pretty rubbish next to the properly-drawn characters floating above.
They've managed to cheapen quite a cheap concept.
Quote from: "casschr05"And yes I agree http://www.mickeysmagicalparty.com/ (http://www.mickeysmagicalparty.com/) was a good purchase!
I wonder how long ago 'he' registered this domain? :lol:
Only a few weeks ago... So I notice it's available, buy it for a year, and then wonder -- uh oh, will Disney be mad? Well no, apparently not, because we suddenly hear the address will be mickeymagicalyear.com (or infact mickeymagicalparty.com) and I looked it up to find they registered it as early as last November/December! Why did they never think to register this proper address? Weird.
Anyone want some sweeties? :P
(//http://storage.canalblog.com/15/24/357682/35983703.jpg)
:arrow: http://disneyactu.canalblog.com/ (http://disneyactu.canalblog.com/)
On one of the extra features on the HSM3 DVD is a sneak peek of things to come and there was an advert for MMP :D
Quote from: "Owain"On one of the extra features on the HSM3 DVD is a sneak peek of things to come and there was an advert for MMP :D
Was it good? What happens in it? :mrgreen:
I want!
I don't know if it's right to post this, tell me if not!
"La Caixa" is the owner of PortAventura S.A. (the former Universal Spanish theme park). Criteria Caixa Corp is expected to sell the 100% of the resort. Well so, just a few days ago, a Spanish journal published that Blackstone (Merlin Entertainment, Universal Orlando, Alton Towers...), Parques Reunidos and DISNEY are interested in taking over the Spanish Resort.
It's really stupid. Well I don't know... It's hard to think that Disney accepted... I have to say that this is not a rumour, the Spanish press has confirmed it.
I'm guessing this is the preview?
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Bad CGI effects, but meh it's promotion I suppose...
Quote from: "Lorum""La Caixa" is the owner of PortAventura S.A....
This isn't the right place to post that, and it's almost certainly not true anyway. The media lies. Often!
Just got an e-mail from Disney with a link to their new website:
http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/dispatch.php (http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/dispatch.php)
Quote from: "Anthony"I'm guessing this is the preview?
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Bad CGI effects, but meh it's promotion I suppose...
Yeah thats the one ! :D
http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/es/es (http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/es/es)
here is the spanish web.I think it hasn't changes to the UK's web
Hi everyone!
Here is the english version of the MMP trailer:
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The web site should be for England: http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/en/en (http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/en/en)
but it's not yet available.
See you soon
I found this earlier on YouTube and thaught it was very interesting. Especialy the first train, you'll understand why -
[youtube:1vg6p20v]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tYIu4FWiGc&translated=1[/youtube:1vg6p20v]
Just to clear up incase anyone gets the wrong end of the stick I'm posting this because I feel it has relevance to Minnies Party Train. Also, so this is where that catch tune originates from! :D/
Wow how many trains have toyko got lol :D
Could it be? The New Castle Decorations?
Picture print-screened from the MMP website:
(//http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/Dave_Startup/castle.jpg)
If you look closely enough, you can make out that on the balcony/ under the window there is what appears to be like the prototype lamps that we saw last year (we can see a blue circle with Mickey and co in, and two golden confetti rings as ears in this picture). We can also make out that where the characters used to be on top of the spires, there appear to be more golden Mickey head confetti shapes!
Can anyone confirm this?
QuoteCan anyone confirm this?
Unfortunately I can... I had hoped they'd dropped the concept... Castle decorations should only be used in my opinion for truly remarkable occasions, like (and perhaps only) for the park's anniversary.
Those are indeed Mickey shaped streamers on the spires, a Mickey & pals visual in front of the main stained glass and the current Tinker Bell statue on the top spire.
I agree Kristof, the castle should only be decorated for the parks birthdays. :(
Is the castle not beautiful enought itself witout decorations? :(
At first glance I thought the castle had finally been stripped of all it's decorations, but Mickey shaped streamers? How awful. The castle itself is one of the most beautiful parts of the resort, so WHY on earth do they choose to mess with it? :?
not sure about those decorations, I think I will have to see a 'real' image of them before I make up my mind!!!
Tokyo do produce the majority of Disney audio that then gets adopted by other parks, I could spend hours listing the songs. Thats why I was expecting the second track of Tokyo's Party Express to be the new song for Minnie's Party Train, its a pretty fun track.
Obviously that picture is pretty low quality from the website and only artwork so we don't have a great idea about what the castle will look like but it doesn't look too bad. I may change my mind once the decorations are put up though.
Quote from: "mouetto"The web site should be for England: http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/en/en (http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/en/en)
but it's not yet available.
It's at http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/uk/uk (http://www.mickeymagicalyear.com/uk/uk). Nice to see you here mouetto!
Spotted the things on the Castle too and to be honest it doesn't look anywhere near as bad as I expected. Gold outlines of Mickey shapes replacing the character statues... ok. The centrepiece thing might be pushing it.
Just, what's the point? I agree with Kristof, but I'd also guess 99% of regular guests don't even notice anything different on the Castle right now. They probably think the candles were always there and only the "15" was added. That's a credit to the original designers, commemorating an anniversary but not overdoing it, but for MMP it's just very pointless.
This is just more money down the drain that could be reallocated somewhere else... like fixing Alice's Curious Labyrinth, repainting the Adventureland entrance ...or sorting out Disney Studio 1!!
Once again, my eagle eyes seem to have spotted something wrong...
(//http://www.pizzatriangles.com/calender.png)
Disney might want to get the spellchecking department in here...
What? Why on earth would they be decorating the castle for this? Isn't there some unofficial rule that only Christmas and anniversaries get castle presence?
I suppose it has now been added to the enormous canvas that Entertainment gets to finger paint all over every single season.
Here's a better version of the image:
(//http://www.photosmagiques.com/hosted/mmp_castle.jpg)
Hmmmm... if you ask me, it looks very boring and awful.
I've no idea how they will realize this for the party... :(
Where is the Pic from? Extraordinet?
greets :)
Oh dear god, those terrible designs from last summer return! At least the designs aren't blue, magenta, red and yellow... or the big Mickey head replaced by Ariel. That really was a stupid idea :S
I can't even make sense of it. Is there a concept? Did a single thought go into this?
(Note by the way how the Mickey heads cast a shadow on the sky.)
:shock: I don't like it.
Let me say that again...I don't like it :shock:
Quote from: "Kris"or the big Mickey head replaced by Ariel.
That was supposed to be a "magic mirror" showing several Disney characters and a picture of the family of the day.
Does anyone know if we are expecting those main street USA lampost decorations like the ones we saw in that backstage photo last year?
(the Mickey Head ones with the confetti etc)
I still don't think that they look THAT bad....
The castle has beautiful, ornate, gold leaf-covered spires, more beautiful than those of any other Disney castle, each of which probably cost more than an average new car.
What is the point in having them lie backstage for another year (if not more) while these things, which all look exactly the same, designed in Adobe Illustrator and stamped out of fiberglass, take their place? Is it going to make a difference in people's enjoyment of this celebration? Is this not money that could have been allocated to, say, covering up ashtrays or fixing the caterpillar's smoke effect in Alice's Labyrinth?
/rant
oh my god....this party is going on my nerves every decorations-stage-party-reveal more. :?
well................it's different and together with those lovely lamp posts it'll look lovely
I don't like it, too. DLRP has such a beautiful castle and soon it will look really terrible. I really liked the 15th birthday decoration, but I would prefer a castle without any decorations.
I rather like them! I think the MMP will be good fun if we let it.
Quote from: "ford prefect"I rather like them! I think the MMP will be good fun if we let it.
Well I am not willing. This is terrible.
I know, wouldn't it be great if we had a barber shop quartet on Main street and a Piano player at Casey's Corner; shootouts in Frontierland with working geysers on the rivers; working effects on all the attractions and jugglers in Fantastyland; and Discoveryland that is true to their theme (send the tamtams back to Adventureland).
Sorry, but Disney has lost their way in Paris, California and Florida.
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"Quote from: "ford prefect"I rather like them! I think the MMP will be good fun if we let it.
Well I am not willing. This is terrible.
I like the new castle spire tops, they're neat, modern and simple. They symbolise Mickey, which is what this party is all about. The 15th chunky ones ruin the castle for me, the look faded and old now. Annnnnd who needs big bold castle decorations??? Whats the point? Its a fairytale olde world castle after all, its royal and grand, i dont think Prince Phillip and Princess Aurora would approve on having they're castle dramatically remoddled again.
Plus, MMP isnt as huge as 15th, so dont expect huge decorations. The whole point of MMP is simplicity and fun. I even prefer the street decorations to 15th, the swirly streamers and colourful ribbons deffinatly win me over as opposed to broken (now completely unplugged) twinkly posters. Its all going to be very pretty i think. You guys have all just been spoiled by the grandness of the 15th. Would you approve if the old, boring castle spire tops came back instead?? At least our imagineers are making some effort to bring MMP to the whole park and not just cutting corners.
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"Sorry, but Disney has lost their way in Paris, California and Florida.
I was looking at videos of Tokyo Disney the other day, and really, it just BLOWS our parks out of the water.
Then I came back here and looked at this cartoony, kid's party, tacky, ugly, Mickey's Magical Party rubbish. It actually upset me.
And the thing is, they could have used the exact same theme for this event, but made it something special. Part of the celebration could have been reviving the lost effects and entertainment around the park, and they could have actually put some classy, good-looking decorations up. Instead they chose to scrap some good parts of the park, replace them with rubbish, then on top of that put up a load of multicoloured tacky-looking decorations.
Disney urgently needs to send those quality managers to Paris. :roll:
Quote from: "zanderstarz"Annnnnd who needs big bold castle decorations??? Whats the point? Its a fantasy castle after all, its royal and grand, i dont think Prince Phillip and Princess Aurora would approve on having they're castle dramatically remoddled again.
Who needs ANY castle decorations (beside the birthdays) :lol: All the castle needs is some fresh paint again! [-o<
Quote from: "zanderstarz"Quote from: "davewasbaloo"Quote from: "ford prefect"I rather like them! I think the MMP will be good fun if we let it.
Well I am not willing. This is terrible.
Would you approve if the old, boring castle spire tops came back instead?? At least our imagineers are making some effort to bring MMP to the whole park and not just cutting corners.
Absolutely!!!! Paint the castle, get rid of the mold, restore it to it's glory, and get the waterfalls all back in working order and I would be ecstatic! Get rid of all the toon rubbish, when I was a kid, they were only to be found in Fantasyland at the original, and that is how I like it!!!!
RnrcJr and Reibi, it sounds like we are all on the same page at least.
Oh I´m not complete again MMP or an event like this but it´s hard to see that they don´t spent their money first in their assets and make something special with them. Why not a Magical Party that integrate the castle stage instead a new stage at central plaza, videopolis instead of a new area at discoveryland and a "light" decor that match the area around. For example I have less problems with the actual party decoration at Disneyland CA Main Street lamp posts. But this "let´s decorate the castle" isn´t something that is fitting every year. Esp. in this bad stadium the castle is. It seems they will wait till it need a expensive restauration instead of a proper refurb. :cry:
For me it´s at the moment simply tooooo much magical party. After the great and wonderful 15. celebration (I loved it really much! =D> ) I maybe need a break :lol:
A couple of questions?
Will the park be producing a special line up of merchadise for this event ?
Will the characters be wearing special costumes?
"Old, boring castle spire tops..." Yikes, I can't even begin to explain how much I disagree with that whole view.
Quote from: "RnRCj"I was looking at videos of Tokyo Disney the other day, and really, it just BLOWS our parks out of the water.
Then I came back here and looked at this cartoony, kid's party, tacky, ugly, Mickey's Magical Party rubbish. It actually upset me.
And the thing is, they could have used the exact same theme for this event, but made it something special. Part of the celebration could have been reviving the lost effects and entertainment around the park, and they could have actually put some classy, good-looking decorations up. Instead they chose to scrap some good parts of the park, replace them with rubbish, then on top of that put up a load of multicoloured tacky-looking decorations.
Disney urgently needs to send those quality managers to Paris. :roll:
I was watching some Travel Channel documentary on DisneySea and had the exact same reaction. There is a lot at Tokyo Disney Resort that has me raise an eyebrow, but at least they have the right spirit. And high standards. And some competent people backstage.
Tokyo Disney Resort has a lot more money than Disneyland Resort Paris. Paris doesn;t have the money to spend at the same level as the OLC.
Compare both Resort's 2nd parks, Walt Disney Studios and DisneySea. One is one of the worst Disney Parks and the other is the most expensive Theme Park ever.
You cannot compare the levels of quality.
Quote from: "Willow"Tokyo Disney Resort has a lot more money than Disneyland Resort Paris. Paris doesn;t have the money to spend at the same level as the OLC.
Compare both Resort's 2nd parks, Walt Disney Studios and DisneySea. One is one of the worst Disney Parks and the other is the most expensive Theme Park ever.
You cannot compare the levels of quality.
Obviously money is what created the difference between the Studios and DisneySea. But money was not what created the difference between Paris' and Tokyo's Halloween decorations, it's not what created the difference between the subtle approach of Disneyland's "How Will You Celebrate?" decorations and Paris' lurid Mickey's Magical Party decorations. Money is not what is going to put those awful things on the castle next month and it's not what's canceled Tarzan in favor of
Disco Time In Central Plaza.
A lack of insight in what makes Disney Disney did those things.
Quote from: "pussinboots"Paris' lurid Mickey's Magical Party decorations
Lurid! Wow, I can't wait for 4th April to see these...
Quote from: "Anthony"Lurid! Wow, I can't wait for 4th April to see these...
Ah, and the old sarcasm detector trembled ever so slightly...
Fine; what has been released
so far seems a little on the garish side to me, personally.
Adverts have started airing in the UK today.
The visualisations for the Castle stage look smart.
Its really nicely made and isn't "cheesy" at all. Looks like it will be fun.
I can get a mobile phone vid up later if you guys want.
Quote from: "Willow"Adverts have started airing in the UK today.
The visualisations for the Castle stage look smart.
Its really nicely made and isn't "cheesy" at all. Looks like it will be fun.
I can get a mobile phone vid up later if you guys want.
I caught the last half of it earlier (heard it, ran downstairs to find it was almost finished :roll:). What I did see was alright though. Not the best ad in the world, but not as bad as I expected. :lol:
Quote from: "Willow"Adverts have started airing in the UK today.
The visualisations for the Castle stage look smart.
Its really nicely made and isn't "cheesy" at all. Looks like it will be fun.
I can get a mobile phone vid up later if you guys want.
Filmed on location in....
South Africa!!! :roll:
Quote from: "Kristof"Quote from: "Willow"Adverts have started airing in the UK today.
The visualisations for the Castle stage look smart.
Its really nicely made and isn't "cheesy" at all. Looks like it will be fun.
I can get a mobile phone vid up later if you guys want.
Filmed on location in.... South Africa!!! :roll:
Interesting move, didn't see that coming!
Anyway, here's the first YouTube video, I dare say more will come :wink:
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Not a bad advert, with some interesting new footage too. But I'm surprised that Stars and Cars isn't in it though :roll:
EDIT: Woo, just seen it on TV, If anyone has Channel 4 +1 in the UK, tune in at about 7:05pm tonight :wink:
Thanks for the video. Gets the thumbs up from me! Way better than last year's cheap-CGI-filled advert that showed the wrong parade and wrong Tower of Terror.
I wish they'd stop using that generic endcap though. You see all the nice advert and then it's like... "oh...". Anyone who's been within a thousand miles of a Disney resort knows
none of the Castles look like that ugly creation. Jay Rasulo should really stop forcing the resorts to merge into one and just let them be themselves. This isn't Tesco he's running. Having a different identity for each of the resorts is a
good thing.
But yeah, much better than I expected. The shots of Dance Time actually make it look alright.
Quote from: "Kristof"Filmed on location in.... South Africa!!! :roll:
I take it that's...
cheaper? Or couldn't they wait for a sunny day in Europe?
sorry this is a little :offtopic: but
I am glad that someone found that video!!! (thanks TBB for posting it :))
and I am sorry the quality was so poor :roll:
I was getting ready for college and watching 'The Bill' I went out of the room to grab my bag and came back in and saw the end of the advert where we see the 'obvious not DLRP castle' and the MMP logo
so thank goodness for sky plus so I rewinded a bit and saw the advert!!!
I then had to find something to record it with which was hard! therefore I ended up with a bad digi camera :lol: i put it on youtube but had to wait for it to process and I was late as it is!
Anyway I quite like the advert like some of you said (Anthony!) its better than last years and it is much better than I expected!!
Hi, does anyone know what this video is about. Is it like a pre-celebration of Mickey's Magical Party?
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It looks that way... I'm sure many will be glad to know "Dancin' (a Catchy Rhythm)" has been brought back from the grave.
I'll give them this; I like those Mylar balloons. Nice to see they've managed to restrain themselves from putting graphics all over them; they're very iconic this way.
It's a parade by Disney Volunteers, it's not related to Mickey's Magical Party. :)
Quote from: "Anthony"Quote from: "Kristof"Filmed on location in.... South Africa!!! :roll:
I take it that's... cheaper? Or couldn't they wait for a sunny day in Europe?
It's actually quite common: a lot of commercials are being shot in South Africa, for there are landscapes that resemble Europe quite a bit and you pretty much got sun and blue skies most of the year.
I for one am just glad that they did not re-use old footage from California and / or Florida...
QuoteIt's actually quite common: a lot of commercials are being shot in South Africa, for there are landscapes that resemble Europe quite a bit and you pretty much got sun and blue skies most of the year.
I've seen a making off video and basicaly what happened was: they travelled all the way to South-Africa with the Stitch moving stage, one of the Central Plaza satellite stages and put a green screen behind it.
Anyone seen the 2-page MMP spread in this week's OK magazine? It's like a 'real' version of the characters on Central Plaza stage, with the shiny balloons and regular characters. Looked really nice
Quote from: "Kris"Anyone seen the 2-page MMP spread in this week's OK magazine? It's like a 'real' version of the characters on Central Plaza stage, with the shiny balloons and regular characters. Looked really nice
Can you post a photo of it if you get the chance, please? :wink:
I actually didn't buy it, but will try to snap it of course :)
Quote from: "Kris"I actually didn't buy it, but will try to snap it of course :)
Ok thanks, don't worry if you can't :wink:
Still not caught the TV ad in better quality yet. I really love the graphics... and shots too. Shame about SnCH not being there and the music (from what I can tell) is a bit pants :S
heres a link to the tv ad on another site
http://www.visit4info.com/advert/Mickey ... aris/69539 (http://www.visit4info.com/advert/Mickeys-Magical-Party-at-Disneyland-Paris-Disneyland-Paris/69539)
the quality is a bit better, im not sure what i make of the ad :?
Me either... it really doesnt feel like a Disney ad at all... It certainly doesnt scream magic at me :?
It's a good advert. I'm not denying that but who chose that voice over person. It is very clever how they filmed it in south africa and then green screened it on.
That mini calvalcade is good as well. Was that just a one off thing??
glad "Dancin' " back as well
Quote from: "Magicalmouse125"It's a good advert. I'm not denying that but who chose that voice over person. It is very clever how they filmed it in south africa and then green screened it on.
That mini calvalcade is good as well. Was that just a one off thing??
glad "Dancin' " back as well
Like I said it was not related to MMP, it was a parade by the Disney Volunteers for the less fortunate. These parades happens once in a while. :)
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That's the press add. Love the audience reflections in the top part of the big Mickey balloon. Notice the WDS promotion at the bottom and some really fresh/professional colouring. Love it :)
Thanks Kris, it's a very nice, well produced advert, but there isn't any information about the events and new additions for it though; so people aren't going to have a clue what MMP is or what's so special about it :roll:
Channel 4 have just aired a different version of the advert, its only a small difference.
Check it out at approx 6:57 on C4+1.
On the original advert it says: "and many more surprises"
On the new version it has the same line but this time with a cool video of Disneyland Park with the Castle spotlights and Fireworks.
I'm sure that here in Austria we won't see any advertising (TV or magazines) about MMP!! It looks like DLRP has joined the Disney Parks campaign with the balloons.
A viral video has been launched on several video websites to help promote MMP...
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Woah! Mickey sure can dance! :mickey1: :ears:
That sure is interesting, sorry but I'm a bit slow on things, can I clear this up?
So Disneyland paris has deliberetly got Mickey to do this and a cast member filmed it (un-pro) and uploaded it to many sites annomosley?
Quote from: "15MagicalYears"That sure is interesting, sorry but I'm a bit slow on things, can I clear this up?
So Disneyland paris has deliberetly got Mickey to do this and a cast member filmed it (un-pro) and uploaded it to many sites annomosley?
It would have been a pre-arranged media "moment" which was probably filmed by someone in the PR department on their phone. Then someone else in the press department will have uploaded it.
New nametags for the CastMembers :D
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Wow. I had no idea that such movements are possible for a character. Quiet impressive.
=D>
Quote from: "Kristof"A viral video has been launched on several video websites to help promote MMP...
Not bad for a guy in his Eighties :P
Cool name tags and Mickey really can do some moves. Where has ha been hiding all that? Wow!!
I like those name tag designs :)
very nice!
The first MMP pins will be released this month you can see them by clicking here (//http://disneypinstation.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/dlrp-march-releases/)
Not sure if this has been posted already... the full version of It's Party Time!:
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It starts off well with a really nice guitar riff, though I do think it's a little repetative in the first verse. I don't like the lead up to the chorus and the chorus itself to be honest, but I love the bridge and the outro!
For me it's definitely not as good as JLWDI, but it's not horrifically bad.
Hm, I'd probably need to listen to it a few more times to appreciate it, like I did with the remix. However, my first opinions are nearly the same as yours. The only difference is that I think it really just falls down there at the outro, right after that great bridge.
I'm Listening to it right now as i write this. It's...........different. Not sure about the instruments used. But to be honest i like it and it's already growing on me. I staring to love it.
Oh it's fine! It's a party track and after a few times it's really great! I just want to see how it's used and what will happen on the various cues in shows etc. Recently got the demo version to compare with the proper mix and it's really quite different. Improvements for sure :)
I quite like it actually!! I don't think it is as good as JLWDI or Dancin' though. Its definitely a change!!
I must say I don't like the beginning and like Agent Lex says it does fall down at the end. But apart from that its a good song!
I had no idea that Mickey break dances!! The new tags look good too!! :D :D
I don't like it. :|
I love it :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
I really like the party atmosphere it has with it, you just want to dance along. I can't wait to see how they are going to incorporate it into the park this year :)
Love it! This has got me rather excited :P
I like it!! It's very lively, I can't wait to see them dancing to it!!
Love the chorus - really feel like standing up and dance to it!! (people around me in the office might think I'm crazy though...)
I love it! :D/
Better on ear compared to the remix version :lol:
Jeremie Noyer's Media Magic Interview is now available in English at DLRP Today (//http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/03/02/media-magic-interviews-kat-de-blois-mickeys-magical-party/)!
Go behind-the-scenes for answers, confirmations and new revelations all about Mickey's Magical Party, direct from the resort's Creative Director, Kat de Blois...
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Some of the revelations:
[spoiler:sd37eji6]• Videopolis' stage will become the "Cinéma Mickey", showing old cartoons introduced by Mickey himself
• It's Dance Time will be performed next to Star Traders, and they hope for up to 3,000 guests per show!!
• Playhouse Disney will be presented in English, French... AND Spanish[/spoiler:sd37eji6]
Thanks Anthony.
Interesting new revalations. i guess cinema Mickey really fits into MMP. they might be a tad optimistic about the 3,000 guest. i guess at peak season maybe. But yeah thats really great news. and what a lovely interview. gives us a good insight into what the celebration is going to be like!!
Hello guys!
Here is the french TV advert that we can watch since today.
It's the long version (40 seconds)
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Oh I love it! The music at the start reminds me of that Coca Cola add, with all the little people. Why pad out the longer advert with more scenic pics of balloons however. They could've promoted Stars 'N Cars instead!
The end castle, searchlights, fireworky shot is great. A lovely atmosphere
Listening to the Theme... Its Very High School Musical... Including the Voices of the performers... and the harmonies used...
Just like most HSM finale tracks it includes a rhythm to Clap to, However the vocals toward the end with the "descant" is pure HSM... and Pants
This should produce a good response from the Audience, and I want a copy of it now! :lol:
Is the MMP website throwing up a massive error for anyone else when you click "Calender"? The balloons all appear in the top-left of the screen and seem to be appearing infinitely, causing the site to almost crash.
The MMP site doesn't seem to be working for me at all :(
It loads up to 100% and then freezes :(
Try with another explorer. I couldn't post the Spanish advert because they've cancelled it... I don't know why!
Finally Sat Down and Awaited the showing of the "UK" Advert... Really... Its just like the French adverts... but I could understand it without the need of a Dictionary...
The Voice Over Dude.... is well Pants...
The Music Nice and Cheery...
Advert as a Whole is a Nice Concept
and
Playhouse Disney Live Looks Great!
Some new merchandise is available in the shops now:
Spinner
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Autograph book (notice the lamp posts)
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Balloon
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Interesting new ideas for merchandising. I like the new autograph book!
Not so sure the 2D classic characters go well with the 3D Pixar ones :S
Quote from: "Kris"Not so sure the 2D classic characters go well with the 3D Pixar ones :S
I would have agreed with that... Had Mikey and Sully not looked quite comfortable behind Lilo and Goofy
... Although saying that... they do look a little squashed.
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Autograph book (notice the lamp posts)
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Hmm, Maybe the original lamppost picture that appeared on the forums was a prototype? If so then I'm actually liking the decorations - even the castle ones. I know they should really only be for anniversaries but it's not as if they are as extravagant being fairly simple if anything. I certainly hope they are these lampposts. Now, to give the person in charge of entertainment a good talking to.....
I like the autograph book, im really liking the merchandise.
Does anyone know if we will be able to buy a mulitcoloured mickey head ballon (like the ones in the adverts). I have a balloon obsessed daughter :lol:
The first pic of the twirling handheld light is very Disney On Ice.
Quote from: "Willow"The first pic of the twirling handheld light is very Disney On Ice.
it is i remember having one when i went. if you looked out into the crowd there were all these twirling lights. but no some good new merchendise there.
Quote from: "Magicalmouse125"Quote from: "Willow"The first pic of the twirling handheld light is very Disney On Ice.
it is i remember having one when i went. if you looked out into the crowd there were all these twirling lights. but no some good new merchendise there.
There's more where that came from...
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...and even more :P :
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE that pink coat!! I MUST have it :lol: :lol: :P :P
The balloon looks really cute as well!!
Amazing news comes from Disney Central Plaza. The 15th Anniversary statues are being removed and guess what... They've reinstalled the original golden toppings! Let's cross our fingers and hope they've cancelled the Mickey shaped ribbons. [-o< [-o< [-o<
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Quote from: "Kristof"Let's cross our fingers and hope they've cancelled the Mickey shaped ribbons.
How likely is that? Because that would be AWESOME! :lol:
Great news, thanks for the little update Kristof :D
So we are actually getting our original normal castle back? :D/ It's not that i didn't like the 15th ones but after reading javey's trip report you can see the statues aren't gold anymore (you can see it on Kristof's photo as well), still they did us proud, sad to see them go as well.
As for the ribbons them being cancelled would be a dream come true, is it possible to happen? After seeing them on the autograph book i'm guessing it's unlikely, but then again if it does get cancelled them books may become collectors items! :P
Surely whilst they were taking the old 15th toppers off it would be easier for them to install the Magical Party toppers at the same time?
It seems a lot of trouble taking 15th ones off, get the old ones out of storage. Then a few days later take the old ones off, put them into storage and then put the new ones on.
I reckon the original toppers will be staying.
Quote from: "Willow"Surely whilst they were taking the old 15th toppers off it would be easier for them to install the Magical Party toppers at the same time?
It seems a lot of trouble taking 15th ones off, get the old ones out of storage. Then a few days later take the old ones off, put them into storage and then put the new ones on.
I reckon the original toppers will be staying.
Would seem likely!
maybe we might get the mickey and friends logo thing (that sits just above the arch where the 15th logo was) instead on its own!
Great updates there :D/
The merchindise, especial the clothing, looks great. Wouldn't mind one of those coats 8)
Ans it's great to see the Castle with it's original toppings :shock:
Please, not Mickey's Magical Party ribbons [-o<
Thanks Kristof, so that's two pieces of good news, one piece of bad...
Good:
-No dodgy ribbons, just the original castle :D/ :D/ :D/
-Ooooooh, shiny aren't they :P
Bad:
-I miss the 15th decor already! :(
:roll: :wink:
Wow I am totally in love with the new Merchandise, thanks for posting it Butlin Boy!!
I am so glad the 15th candles are coming off the castle because I was never keen on them, so I am glad the original castle wil hopefully be returned! :D/
I am so excited about all the new changes, i don't know how I will wait until september to go!! :shock:
I want a Hoody... and Short of Winning a trip to the Park (wait I have... well sort of) I'm not going to be able to get one...
or... can... I...
Hmm :-k ... Wendybird's current mentor on Teaching Practise is going in the Summer... :-s
Maybe If I can talk really nicely to Wendybird1... maybe she could convince her to get me one...
Or maybe I'll just stick to my Mum's Manager getting me some Pins from WDW in November
:( I'm missing Cheshire being on the Castle already.
I have a feeling I'm about to end up buying a new sweatshirt within two weeks ;)
Nice to see the castle back to normal again. I hope they will also reinstall the greenery on the balcony. It's been missing for many, many years now :(
Oh, what can I say, shiny and good as new :D , finally back to how the imagineers made it. Isn't it good they are gold leaf, the 15th spires look pratically grey in comparison :shock: . Please let these stay!!!!
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Bad:
-I miss the 15th decor already! :(
I thought it got boring quickly. Very glad to see it go!
The golden tops make the whole castle look better and cleaner.
I had this terrible thought that the Christmas lights would remain. That god they're obviously not staying!
Buuz and Lumiere are still there, Tink is left aswell!
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Just 2 little holes is what's left behind from the 15th logo.
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Interesting that they took down Tink, I guess that both she and the confetti were scrapped then :)
Or she's getting a clean/makeover?
Quote from: "Kris"Or she's getting a clean/makeover?
Lets hope not, its about time that Le Chateau is brought back to its former self again. That includes a refurbishment if you ask me. The castle looks quite worn out but I am glad that some of the toppings have returned. By the way, its an encouraging sign that at least one of the Entertainment Department's awful ideas didn't get approval. But lets wait and see... I've got the feeling that the dream team won't give up that easily. :wink:
Quote from: "Maarten"Quote from: "Kris"Or she's getting a clean/makeover?
Lets hope not, its about time that Le Chateau is brought back to its former self again. That includes a refurbishment if you ask me. The castle looks quite worn out but I am glad that some of the toppings have returned. By the way, its an encouraging sign that at least one of the Entertainment Department's awful ideas didn't get approval. But lets wait and see... I've got the feeling that the dream team won't give up that easily. :wink:
well said maarten! Well said! =D>
It's weird. after so long of seeing it with it's 15th decor on it. now it looks so diiferent. i can't remember the last time i saw it looking like that. i'm almost quite sad that they're finnaly gone! :(
Well look at this... Seems they developed some sense of taste?!
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I guess these are the final ones?! Well, thank god for that.
Notice how the first pair have the French logo and the second two the English. It'd be cool if they continued with a different language for each as they go down the street, but probably not. We'll see.
Damn, you beat me to it Ant :roll: :wink:
Anyway, I agree, a lot better than what we saw in those backstage photos a few months back. I also like how they've done French and English, it'd be cool if they continued it all the way down with different languages, we'll have to see. I assume they will make them go all the way down, perhaps they'll just have 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom or something like that, but that could look quite weird - I dunno :wink: Time will tell!
I wonder if they light up or something like the 15th ones, it could be quite interesting to see the 15th anniversary LEDs in them, but multi-coloured instead :)
I don't think that there will be another language.
On one side, the logo is written in French and on the another the logo is written in English. :wink:
There is no lights inside these banners.
I believe that they will be lighted up in the same way as the last banners, since November 2008.
Does anyone know how the 15th Anniversary characters were actually secured onto the turrets. I'm of couse thinking bolts, but are the bolts screwed into the character bases then spun onto the turret top, or are they fastened with nuts somehow underneath.. :?: It just seems marvelous how they can change them the way they do, and then have to change them to the new Mickey ones within such a short space of time and so quickly.. :o
I take it jobs like this will be done over night. But as pictured, not all together. Also being the case, someone staying in the Disneyland hotel with a Castle view could actually watch it happening... :)
Although I like the banners, I prefer a Main Street without any decorations. The new banners look much better compared to the one we have seen on this backstage photo. I'm glad they changed them.
That picture just made me real happy inside :)
Very pretty, I love seeing the castle back to normal and the banners are pretty cool too!
Looks like we're getting some new maps too:
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Yeah the 15th ones were very repetative so alternating them sounds like a great idea. In the end the 15th banners lit up from the bottoms or something? Seems to be a chunky wavey thing at the bottom of every banner in this design. Perhaps holding lights?
As for the map, nice, but nothing THAT special I guess. Never been a massive fan of the 2-park design, but it's handy for sure.
The new lamp posts look surprisingly good. i did'nt like the backstage photos we saw earlier. these ones look nicer and i like the different languages are cool to.
Great that the streamers were scrapped! :) The banners look much better, however I was hoping they may have cancelled the street decorations too. They take your attention of the wonderful scenery.
There's a new advert on TV which just features kids floating around on balloons before the special offers are announced. And I don't mean holding onto the balloons and floating Mary Poppins-style, they're like lying and clinging onto the top of giant balloons. That's a definite health and safety issue.
It'll be on Channel 4+1 at 23:22 ish, first break of Desperate Housewives.
I quite like the new park guide cover, but they're beginning to overuse the MMP font a little.
Quote from: "Anthony"I quite like the new park guide cover, but they're beginning to overuse the MMP font a little.
Let's just let them get it out of their system :P :lol:
Quote from: "Anthony"There's a new advert on TV which just features kids floating around on balloons before the special offers are announced. And I don't mean holding onto the balloons and floating Mary Poppins-style, they're like lying and clinging onto the top of giant balloons. That's a definite health and safety issue.
It'll be on Channel 4+1 at 23:22 ish, first break of Desperate Housewives.
I quite like the new park guide cover, but they're beginning to overuse the MMP font a little.
I saw that advert the other day... Can't remember where... but I forgot all about it until now... Thanks for jogging the memory Ant!
It looks fun... I just wish they found a guy who's voice didn't bore me... Or sound like he's whispering... Its a Celebration for Pete's sake... well a Party... lke the Queen's Garden one... but with Mickey and Magic... and Balloons by the looks of the Advert!
Still not seen that ad. Sounds pretty cool though!
The crane was back over Sleeping Beauty Castle last night to re-install the 'Tink' effect.
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Probably was just due a clean out :D
Pic posted julien59 on Disney Central Plaza
I'm glad Tink is back. She's has a nice effect and doesn't detract from the rest of the Castle's "look".
She adds a bit more magic to the park.
I must admit, I'm surprised to see Tink back. Does anyone know if or when she'll be used (e.g. in It's Party Time...), or if she'll just be a statue? :-k
I Agree Willow thought it was a great effect added for the 15th and glad its back. :D
Judging by the pipe that spirals down the main turret, it'd guess they're pumping something up there again. Woohoo!
Silly and pointless if you ask me.
Quote from: "Kristof"Silly and pointless if you ask me.
Same here. I loved the 15. birthday but now they should stop this overdecorations everywhere in the park till the 20.
Tink at the castle? Why? Without candleabration?...Or do they think tink will refurb the castle by a magic spell? (Maybe the marketing department make a big BOOM by thinking it could be a good idea to change the name from sleeping beauty´s castle to TINKS Disney Fairy Castle...)
It's a interesting choice for Dlrp to keep Tink up there but now that shes been up there so long she just fits in!
To watch over sleeping beauty? I see some "fairy-fights" between tink and sleeping beauty´s original fairies. Maybe they could put a mud-pool on this beautiful stage at central plaza to have a wrestling event in it. :lol:
I think it's a nice touch to have Tinkerbell at the top of the castle. She doesn't disturb that much.
I only hope it will remain only Tink and nothing else.
Invasion of the Banners:
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Thanks for the photos Butlin Boy...it's nice to see the new banners are up and about, makes a change from the 15th ones! :wink:
I'm more tolerant of many things this celebration is doing than others but the banners seem kind of weird.
Are you guys sure they are not just holding off the decorations till later this week?
I mean it just seems kind of weird to me. The celebration theme this year is "party" and likely part "Mickey Mouse is 80!". But for a party it seems a little subdued
I mean, I'm hoping atmosphere in the parks will reflect the Party mood but also there needs to be *something* other than banners about the place. Mind Stars and Cars fits in great at Studios without any real theming to make it work (looks better than the WDW version too!)
I dunno, I know a lot of you want your Park back to normal but its a concept that seems to clash with this theme. I would like at least a couple of streamers and a smattering of Metallic Mickey Balloons which they keep throwing at us in the ads. Not saying I want it to be garish but it would be nice to have a little festive mood going down
I ado agree. Although Minnie's Party Train now has a few too many decorations here and there, that at least reflects a party atmosphere. And the music for Stitch and the main part of It's Party Time too, however the Central Plaza area seems very serious indeed.
Why couldn't these new banners vary in background colour perhaps? To add a little something to Main Street now we don't have those multicoloured decorations we saw backstage? It wouldn't be hard. I'm missing those streamer effects, but not the awful blow-mould blue sign. As for the castle, I'd like to see some form of logo there please. Where DLR and I think MK have a Town Square balloon decoration, I think we could do something similar. But I don't think that's likely just yet :(
Film crews and an aerial team (probably that big airship thing) were in both parks yesterday it seems. Thank goodness for the good weather! DLRP seems to suffer with dull, damp days when they arrange something like this so Stars 'N Cars and Minnie's Party Train should look wonderful. Less so It's Dance Time :P
It's great to see pictures of DLRP with different banners.
For the last 2 years we've had 15th banners.
However i've never liked seeing them wherever you turn!
There are so many of the new banners! I think they've over-done it on Main Street, I don't see the need to repeat the banner that often. Having said that, I think it's a nice design, just a few too many around the resort!
What ON EARTH is this?
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Please tell me it's not an over-sized Mickey decoration. Saying that. I'm actually selling the idea to myself already. Hmmm
Is that to the side of the Castle?
New lighting rig for the new stage? Something for the press event? Could be a number of things.
I'm hoping for a new set of decent lights, the current sets are rubbish!
It's to the left of the castle bridge - and JUST there. Surely they'd have constructed the lighting rigs by now with just days to go. It's also JUST in that location at the moment. Lighting would have to be 360degrees.
As for something for the press, the best view would be looking towards the castle, not away from it. Think I'm still betting on some form of decoration. Could look nice there actually :S
Perhaps a giant Mickey Mouse hand, with streamers that fly out of it everytime Mickey's magical party time is on, or even a new centrepiece, such as :roll:
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Source: Micechat
It actually seems to be on the spot where those "seating areas" were said to be planned for, with the orange markings, so that's that rumour debunked. They were obviously just for this.
It'll be for the press event, surely, so no-one freak out. Exact same kind of construction they always use. The location is a little weird, but I guess it gives a good overhead view of the stage, with the audience behind? Or if not a place for cameras or lights, perhaps we'll see something like a giant balloon rise from inside (or infact just loads of coloured helium balloons), during the press event ceremony? (Which means none of the paying guests will see it, but they'll have to put up with this fabulous thing all week...)
It's a giant screen for the press event.
Could that be due to none of the general public usually being able to see the events? Due to the camera platform.
They could always use it as a feature of the main launch as well I guess.
Quote from: "Willow"Could that be due to none of the general public usually being able to see the events? Due to the camera platform.
They could always use it as a feature of the main launch as well I guess.
The park closes at 8 pm on Saturday, so there won't be any guests in the park during the event in the evening any way.
aww dam lol me speaks to my work to let me in :twisted:
Liz on DLRP Today comments (//http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/03/21/banners-everywhere-lampposts-toned-down/comment-page-1/#comment-1374) reports that the new central decoration on the Castle was up this morning...
Maybe the Mickey spires have been cut, and it'll just be Tink and this oval thing?
Quick, everey one we must find an image of this central decoration piece!
I hope the curly wurly Mickey things on the spires are cut. In fact all types of castle decoration for MMP should be completely cut!
I saw they were waiting for a picture of the castle
on Disneycentralplaza so I waited too! The new decoration of the castle:
I think it's bad but it isn't as bad as it thought it would be, i thought it would
be a 2D sign but it is a 3D sign. It is worse but it isn't as worse as it thought
it would be.When does the original Castle come back, WHEEEEEEEN!!! :shock: :P
Source:member of Disneycentralplaza : Bolt
Is it me or does it look unfinished? Like it needs something extra to make it more magical.
Making it 3D is much better than a boring 2D sign.
I can't take it anymore ? Please fire the responsible for this hideous thing!!!! All of this Mickey's Crappical Party is wrong, wrong, WRONG!!
Damn I regret they didn't go for the Pirates year instead of this cheap celebration.
Initial reaction: OMIGOD what the hell is that thing!?
One word in particular comes to mind when I see that, the same word that I thought when I saw Tink return... why?
Ok, so the models themselves aren't terrible (do you think they stole them from the Disney Store in DV ;) ), but they do not belong there at all. And what's with the massive space above their heads? Will there be a MMP logo in there or something. And the horrible Mickey ear rings - no no no no no! :evil:
What is the point of it though; it isn't adding anything crucial to the Castle or the area at all, and it looks so bad. :x
There's an old saying; if it isn't broken, don't try to fix it. I suppose in this case though it's more; if it's not broken, don't brake it! :roll:
oh dear. I just don't see why this is even necessary?
Aside from what it looks like, why are these guys on the castle? it's not their home! Sleeping Beauty's gonna be pi**ed!
Oh dear. Ick. It has Entertainment's signature amateur style written all over it.
It just doesn't fit in. It looks indeed not complete, pity.... :?
O-o; I think I'm the only one here who actually likes all the Mickey party stuff that's been shown so far. I don't get why so many people are getting so stressed about it.
Quote from: "Masamune" O-o; I think I'm the only one here who actually likes all the Mickey party stuff that's been shown so far. I don't get why so many people are getting so stressed about it.
Overall i'm ok with the MMP stuff, but this decoration on the Castle is just.....wrong and not fitting.
And to say I was upset about Tinker Bell and the Christmas Lights back on the main spire.... This is even worse! :roll:
Oh, and who'll be going to DLRP this weekend for the opening? We can do a mini-meeting?! Go here for more information: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6754 (https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6754)
Quote from: "Masamune" O-o; I think I'm the only one here who actually likes all the Mickey party stuff that's been shown so far. I don't get why so many people are getting so stressed about it.
Because DLP is a theme park, not a Mickey park. Little by little, this is killing the theme. That is why I am so ANGRY about it
On our last morning 24/3/09, the Fairies had put up some new decorations - for the Magical Party theme which is starting soon. They looked really good in real life. The castle emblem looks a bit odd on the pic but it was great honestly.
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Merged nevey2006's post with the main MMP one. :)
Quotelooks a bit odd on the pic but it was great honestly.
Really??? I mean... Look at that [strike:2zc1jx9g]golden[/strike:2zc1jx9g] orange Mickey Mouse shape, did a 5 year old cut that out?
wow that does look a lil odd, why cant they just leave the castle in all its glory, i mean its amazing and i hope what they did for tis 5th birthday never happens again!
I dont mind any of the other stuff for MMP, but the castle, i mean this is like Mickey mouse Clubhouse!
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Now they are decorating the shops too?? It makes me really angry that they are decorating everything!!
Did they decorate the Emporium during the 15th celebration? I can't remember.
Quote from: "dagobert"Did they decorate the Emporium during the 15th celebration? I can't remember.
Yeah, a Lumière was sticking out above that same door.
I never liked that Lumiere decoration, I always thought it was a bit too much.
They could have spent more money on the entertainment instead of putting all these decorations up.
The Emporium looks kinda cute but the castle....NO, i detest it.
Quote from: "Willow"They could have spent more money on the entertainment instead of putting all these decorations up.
I have been to DLRP 14 times but i cannot seem to remember the last time where i went to DLRP and it was just "Normal" with no banners decorations celebrating like Parties etc... :cry:
Oh dear, what have they done. They are obviously investing millions in merchendise and decor whoch is simply not neccesary.
The castle decoration well....................it could be worse, it's 3D instead of what could have been a horrible 2D one and i can undertsand why Tink has been left up. The emporium decoration is Okay i guess.
Have they seen sense and dropped the weird Mickey swirls on the castle?
The beautiful shiny spires look so much better!
however to be honest their not that bad and they could be much worse!
Hi All
just found this that the Mickeys Magical Party Time song will be realsed, here is the link
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its on Vasile Sirli Myspace page.
yeh thers already a post about this under merchandise i think it is
I think it's fair enough to not like the MMP stuff, as everyone's entitled to their opinion. It's just that some people seem to be getting really stressed about what's going on, which seems a tad extreme to me. No matter how it gets dressed up, the Disney magic is still there. For me, that's what's most important.
....Having said that though, this truely terrifies me.
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See, if they had done this to the castle for MMP, I'd understand why people are getting so angry about it. :) The 3D statue probably looks even better in person than it does in pictures.
The point is that for many of us (if not most), life is pretty stressful. some people drink or smoke or other stuff. For me, it is the chance to pretend I am in the old west, the jungles of africa and asia, the turn of the 20th century etc. Seeing a big toon billboard like something in a cheap tacky seaside resort is jarring and breaks theme.
I think that is the problem.
Could be worse, yes, at least we do not have characters invading IASW like DL does. But it is the extent of tooning and in bad taste all over the globe that is sickening.
I did not mind the decor for the 15th, there was a good reason. But this is just poor show.
I can live with the Emporium one, I don't think it actually looks that bad (better than the 15th version that was there); but the castle decoration is a [-X
Just a waste of money, and ruins a perfect castle :evil:
The whole point of my trip to DLRP this year is to escape the badness of real life. If I wanted cheap and tacky, I'd go to Blackpool. If I want a place where I can hopefully feel happy despite losing a loved one, I'll go to DLRP.
Like I said, it shouldn't matter how it's dressed up. What should matter is simply how you feel when you first enter the park. That special feeling that you can't get anywhere else, as soon as you see the Castle directly infront of you down Main Street. Are you people (the ones who are getting so angry/stressed over MMP stuff) seriously going to lose that feeling over a few decorations?
Quote from: "Masamune"If I wanted cheap and tacky, I'd go to Blackpool.
You could also go to DLRP during the Mickey's Magical Party celebrations. :roll: :lol:
What's the need for the decorations anyway? The money could be spent on much better things. I mean, who would be bothered if there was no decorations? Absolutely no one. So there's no point in putting them up, especially when they actually make the experience worse.
The Golden Statues during the 15th were designed to match the style of Le Chateau AND they were a very important part of Candleabration. But what does Tinker Bell and the Mickey thing add to the new show or the entire MMP [strike:j0lfqes7]farce[/strike:j0lfqes7] celebrations anyway?
Oh... I absolutely, completely hate it. :(
It's far worse than any of the concepts, it doesn't match the oval shape of that part of the Castle, the blue background looks like it was painted in two goes in child's poster paint, the ears are just completely wrong - it barely even looks like a Mickey shape, and even the goddamn characters themselves are a little off-model.
Something like this should be the cherry on the cake, but in fact it's more like topping it off with a... well, you can guess what I might suggest.
On the other hand entirely, the decoration on The Emporium is fantastic. Great colours, nice lights, very well finished. It slots into that little space perfectly.
This Castle decoration is an embarrassment to anyone who calls themselves a "fan" of DLRP.
Quote from: "Anthony"Oh... I absolutely, completely hate it. :(
This Castle decoration is an embarrassment to anyone who calls themselves a "fan" of DLRP.
Got that right ;)
I think that because ive been to DLRP 14 times i should get a free tkts or even a part of the magic! - Just randomly thought of that as i spend too much money at DLRP over £5000 each time sometimes - depends where i stay. what i buy n eat :P
Oh my, oh my, oh my... this is awful - why ruin the most beautiful Disney Park castle in the world with such a huge and cheap billboard-thing (was anyone mentioning Studio 1 :roll: )
Having said that the emporium is not as bad though, although I do wish that we one day will see the castle, central plaza and Main Street U.S.A. back to the way it was and keep these sorts of decorations in Village (or even better outside the resort)...
However, I still want to go this year again :mrgreen:
From the below angle photo, it looks better. Or if they just moved it up to completely cover the window, that'd be an improvement. The design is so cheap and bland though. Can't say a fan. Would've been so easy to make the same thing look more special.
Oh jesus, it gets worse. That projection screen for the press night...
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Posted by Mr.Freddy @ Disney Central Plaza
HOWEVER...
Notice the new elaborate lighting rigs around the stage now. There's lamps with moving heads in several locations. While I'd love the show to look this professional most nights, PLEASE DON'T LET THESE POLES STAY!
Oh Dear :(
Be interesting to see the press launch though :P :mickey2: :mickey2: :mickey2:
:shock:
Is that not something photoshopped in? The decoration itself looks like that too though, it's so out of place.
Forget all the photos in the WDS article on DLRP Today, *this* is the ugliest photo ever taken at DLRP.
It never used to be, but is DLP now turning into a cultural chernoble?
I sadly believe it to be true :S
Those lighting rigs look temporary. One of them looks like its in the middle of Main Street. (The stage needs some more permanent ones though!)
The projection screen looks out of place, someone must have thought it was a good idea but it looks a bit boring. Will be better once there is somehting being projected on it.
Looks like a nice day in Paris for weather.
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"It never used to be, but is DLP now turning into a cultural chernoble?
"For one year only!"Only 346 days to go! :wink:
Quote from: "Anthony"Quote from: "davewasbaloo"It never used to be, but is DLP now turning into a cultural chernoble?
"For one year only!"
Only 346 days to go! :wink:
Until they extend it again :-"
Also, we have the horrid Toy Story Playland as well.
More toons inappropriate to the park
Well I've just been looking over the past few pages of posts and I have to agree that they don't look clever at all. That's putting it politely. :o
Most of these decorations you might just get away with in Toon Studio, since to me most of these decorations, especially the Castle and even the Emporium are too cartoony looking for the elaborate structures they have been bolted to.. :roll:
There's always the chance of us all shouting loudly and maybe, just maybe, DLRP Management might just be looking on this very Forum and heed our dislikes.. :roll: :roll:
If only..... :roll:
Even centering the Castle decoration would be a start, even though small, then deciding whether it should fully cover the oval window or not, but not have it partially covered.. :roll:
And Counting ;)
Tbh i doubt those lighting rigs will stay
Do you think the Press Launch for MMP will match up to the one for the 15th Anniversary?
Quote from: "djdisney"Do you think the Press Launch for MMP will match up to the one for the 15th Anniversary?
Definitely not. Don't expect much fireworks.
Regarding the Mickey thing:
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It lights up...
Photo by DLRPtimes
Oh Noooooo
Dlrp how can you do this to us!
The screen, what were they thinking, however that's a permenant structure that i can live with. the castle decor is just about Okay.
But the lights are cool, shame that there definatley permenatn beacuse they look awesome.
HOWEVER, i would like to point out that MMP is there for children and most children will like waht they see here. they'll like seeing their favourite disney characters springing from a mickey mouse head on the castle, they like stitch so they'll enjoy Dance time and i bet they'll love the celebration.
But still for you adults , you must Hate it. I don't particularly like it.
QuoteThe screen, what were they thinking, however that's a permenant structure that i can live with. the castle decor is just about Okay.
That screen is obviously for the press event only. It will be taken down after this weekend.
Yeah MMP is for little kids to party with their favourite disney characters, whereas for us older ones its different.
I actually don't mind that sign by night now. It hides everything that's so awful about it :S
Quote from: "Magicalmouse125"But still for you adults , you must Hate it. I don't particularly like it.
Quote from: "djdisney"Yeah MMP is for little kids to party with their favourite disney characters, whereas for us older ones its different.
Younger children are often happier playing with the cardboard box than the present.
Disneyland is meant to be "a place where adults and children can experience together some of the wonders of life", basically something that speaks to
everyone on some level.
And I've no problem with them adding extra things specifically for children -- Playhouse Disney looks absolutely brilliant, I can't wait to see it myself -- but it shouldn't detract or spoil the original magic, which I think this event has done for quite a lot of people.
Anthony said it all.
And yes, as an adult Disney fan (who has been going to the parks since before he can remember). I hate it and I would have hated it when I was 5 too.
I'm sorry if i mad some of you cross. I agree Disneyland was created for adults and children alike i mean both my parents love the magic of disney and absolutly adore Dlrp, however i think that maybe the designers have directed this year at children.
I mean the adverts say it all.
The one thing i love about this forum is how everyone may have a different view, we've got different age groups and everything and i just love how we can all discuss and share our own different views. So i aploligise for any inconvience in my freedom of speech i may have caused :)
Also I apologise too if i caused anything :)
I love all the different opinions here too
hm this deco makes me just sad... :cry:
Quote from: "Magicalmouse125"I'm sorry if i mad some of you cross.
Quote from: "djdisney"Also I apologise too if i caused anything :)
No need for any apologies, I was just adding something into the debate. You're all free to love, hate, care or not care about any aspect of Mickey's Magical Party.
Quote from: "Magicalmouse125"Have they seen sense and dropped the weird Mickey swirls on the castle?
Nope, they went up last night. but they dont look too bad though, i think i only counted 3 today but maybe theres more to come, who knows??
I really hate what this press event is doing to central plaza, it depresses me seeing all this metal and cables everywhere, thank goodness it all comes down soon!
on the otherhand, the new flower beds around central plaza are lovely!
Flowers! Now there's something worth celebrating! Yay :)
Planting more flowers is definitely a step in the right direction!
Horray :)
As they said on the old WDW DVD,
"Stop + Smell The Roses" :)
Why dont DLRP have a holiday planning dvd?
hmmm i think we were all wrong with the mickey spires!
here they are! Pic found at DCP...
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Oh well they dont look that baad,, maybe in the night they will light up :)
They're actually not all that bad. I eman it's better without them, but they almost fit in quite nicely. It really shows the main logo up though. The gold is so so so so different. It looks like cardboard in comparison. If it was a similar design, I know I'd like it better :)
noticed how the characters are more 'cartoonie' looking its the same with the desktop background and screensaver I was sent
The main sign looks better with the lights on it.
They were leaving it late to put the new spires up, said that they wouldn't be too bad and they aren't.
Here are the new bags: http://disneylandmagie.over-blog.com/ar ... 54982.html (http://disneylandmagie.over-blog.com/article-29554982.html)
I have to admit that the Mickey shaped spires don't look too bad, but nevertheless I don't like them on the castle. This cartoon sign with Mickey and Donald is the worst thing I have ever seen on the castle.
At least the new bags look nice.
Hey, The mickey spires don't actually look that bad, but wow they're huge, i mean there are probably the same size as our 15th characters but they look so much bigger! :)
But i am impressed with the final result. In fact the whole thing looks good, tink, the main decor, and the mickey spires and the stage. :lol:
and also they should really get rid of the safety rail and stage bit where Mickey and Minnie tood for the final Candelabration, have you noticed just below the curly golden bit, covered in tarpulin! :?
I'm sorry, but how on earth is this good?! :lol: The Mickey spires look awful. There's no need for them, they're ugly; so why have them?
You don't see them putting Mickey's all over Big Thunder Mountain - why should the castle be any different?
Hmmmm, I think I am actually going to write a letter of complaint on this one and go to city hall too. Why don't they just spend the money and paint the castle up to standard?
If this had been Mickey's 75th (where they did nothing) or 100th birthday, maybe I could understand. But this Mickey promotion is just a waste.
Well,i think for dlrp, the castle is the symbol of the resort so they feel when ever a big/not so big celebration comes up they have to sudenly decorate every where. Have you seen main street and then theres all those banners. They sometimes just go to far over the top :lol:
Also i agree 80 is not a great celebration, they should have just used the money they used to create the decorations to paint and work on it. I like the decorations personally, but i would'nt complain if they were taken down.
I was hoping the spires, at least, would look quite tasteful and... good.
They look quite crap to me. :(
Far too big. I see they realised the Castle has quite an "organic" construction (as the Imagineers described it), but it's still a very very prim and proper fairytale Castle. Sleeping Beauty is all about strong geometry... These crazy not-quite swirls are quite a bad fit indeed. The smaller third one is better, but still looks very messy.
What I don't understand about their new love for decorating the Castle is that they always feel they have to replace parts of it. This is completely different to the other resorts, where they usually add to it instead. Why couldn't we have the regular, beautiful stained window and golden spires PLUS some colourful fabric banners, drapes, flags, etc? Something really regal and colourful.
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I'd prefer if entertainment tastefully threw up on the Castle rather than sold its parts for scrap.
The changes they've made for MMP make it feel very cold.
Hm. It's not a brainwave, but it's ok. Could be worse :?
Quote from: "RnRCj"I'm sorry, but how on earth is this good?! :lol: The Mickey spires look awful. There's no need for them, they're ugly; so why have them?
You don't see them putting Mickey's all over Big Thunder Mountain - why should the castle be any different?
Well said =D>
For me its understandable why they waste all this money for such ugly decorations
and destroying the nice pathway between MSUSA and Frontierland.
I say:
Go back to Walts roots. Telling a story. a perfect story.
And ugly Mickey spires are not a part of the castles story!
QuoteGo back to Walts roots. Telling a story. a perfect story.
=D>
Who actually cares about having decorations on the castle? I guarantee nobody walks in the park and says "oh that castle would looks so much better with a few pretzels on top".
Here are some pictures MMP: http://disneylandmagie.over-blog.com/ar ... 81332.html (http://disneylandmagie.over-blog.com/article-29581332.html)
I think these pictures look great :D
some of you may disagree, but the colours and all the dancers all over the hub and the fireworks look fantastic!
When was this? I thaught the press was tonight?
Those pictures are from the repetition of yesterday, it will be the same this night for the press and VIP.
It really look fantastic =D>
Those pictures are from the repetition of yesterday, the show will be the same this night for the press and VIP.
It really looks fantastic =D>
From them pictures i agree it looks fantastic but "us" folks will get the watered down version.
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"Why don't they just spend the money and paint the castle up to standard?
Quote from: "RnRCj"I'm sorry, but how on earth is this good?! :lol: The Mickey spires look awful. There's no need for them, they're ugly; so why have them?
Quote from: "MagicStar"Go back to Walts roots. Telling a story. a perfect story.
And ugly Mickey spires are not a part of the castles story!
Well, to play devil's advocate for a second, I suppose this awful habit was born out of necessity — Disneyland Paris was the first resort that constantly needed to actively draw crowds without the aid of a shiny new ride. They've become masters at it, and it's now being copied at other resorts. Hurray.
Unfortunately, in all likelihood people won't amass to the resort for a freshly repainted castle. They will apparently do so for gimmicky celebrations. Even a few people on this forum are evidently yearning to see these golden pretzels with their own eyes.
I just wish they could leave some slightly better people in charge of these things. It might not seem that way after all the Toon Circuses and pop music-infused Main Street festivals we've been forced to sit through all these years, but temporary celebrations
can be nice. They can even complement the park. Just look at the flower festivals held at Disneyland Paris in the '90s and each year at Epcot and DisneySea. In fact, look at any festival they hold at DisneySea.
But with things like this it's almost as if the organizers thought, "I just love these fiberglass figures we had made, but what a shame we can't lose that drab castle behind it." And attempted not to enhance, but veritably camouflage Main Street. Which is a shame, considering the gem of a park they have to work with.
Quote from: "dlrp2719"Here are some pictures MMP: http://disneylandmagie.over-blog.com/ar ... 81332.html (http://disneylandmagie.over-blog.com/article-29581332.html)
:D Wow, it looks amazing. Like littlemermaid83 says though, I doubt this is what they'll be doing every single night.
I can see most people are against Mickey's Magical Party for various reason :lol:
but what I can't really get tot grips is what are we celebrating? I know it's a party but for what and does it really need to last a year?
You should maybe just have the party for a week and every day Mickey opens a new show or attraction.
and Btw why don't we have a special party for Stitch too.....wouldn't be surprised :lol: :lol:
I was oj btw :wink:
Uhmmmm, how many Mickey spires are there. i can only count 3 and are they different sizes?
That is alot of characters or is it dancers? :lol:
I have not seen the Mickey spirals yet so I won't complain til I see it.
I dont think any of the decor is as bad as the "hype" surrounding it
To be honest I was absolutly dreading my holiday to dlrp :( and I was so scared to see the castle, I was expecting a giant inflatable Mickey Mouse the size of the castle itself, but as I walked out the the arcade I was pleasantly surprised! honestly everyone on here has been so anti MMP!!!!
and lets face it, if dlrp ignored Mickeys 80th it would be much more of a crime, its just a bit of fun!
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Thank you for the pics and Video Clarebelle! I love Minnies Party Train and the decor is ok, but Mickeys Party Time is just awful. :x
Thank you very much Clarabelle, now i can finally see what It's party time is like and Minnie's party train. Awesome! :D
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That makes it look awesome! 8)
Shame it will probably never be like that again :?
hhmmmmm :?
The problem I see is... They are doing this huge press event. And no doubt. This looks fantastic!!!!!!
BUT: All the TV-Stations and Newspapers and Web-Channels show THIS event:
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And all what people get when they visit DLRP... is THAT
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Don´t you think they will be very disappointed???? :|
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The press launch looked epic, is Kristof there so we may get a full video of it all?
Looked like one the best launch's I've seen.
Reminds me of Candleabration — the press version was epic, the normal version was so dull that by the time it was over, people weren't convinced something had ever started.
From the real video, the show lacks feedback from the crowd. In the States they even record that as part of the show. Do we? We need cheers from the audience to create an atmosphere. Wow, that promo looks quite something
Thanks ClareBelle for posting the video clips.
By looking at the MMP on stage it looks like the stage itself is really high and far away from the crowd...maybe this isn't how it really is but it doesn't look good from that perspective. It doesn't look like a show you would say 'wow' about but I guess it's a change from 2 years of the Candlelabration (sorry poor spelling). The press release video does look great (thanks magicKenny for posting it) but as other people have said the real show isn't anything like that really. The stage isn't that full, there isn't that many characters and it's not held at night with fireworks :? so if people go by the press release they will be...surprised at what they get lol!
Minnie's Party Train looks...well exactly the same as the Character Express :P except they have fired loads of colour onto it (which they could have done better) and stuck Minnie on it and called it something else! There doesn't even seem to be a change of the same monotonous characters we have seen on the train over the past two years!! :shock: Don't get me wrong I completely love the Character Express and I am so glad it's stayed ( I love meet n' greets) but in a way it seems a bit like DLP took a shortcut and just changed the look of the train and renamed it something else and are now advertising it as something great especially for the MMP year which isn't true...its just a dolled up Character express! In my opinion they should have just left the Character Express alone.
I know people don't like the Castle decor but I definately think it could be worse and I don't mind it personally.
This is all just my view though, please don't hurt me! :P lol!
I've enjoyed all the videos so far so thank you everyone for posting, but it still makes me wonder why they pull off such an incredible and epic openeing ceremony only to follow with a less than spectactular show. It does'nt make sense. :( :?
Quote from: "dagobert"I have to admit that the Mickey shaped spires don't look too bad
The spires look a lot worse in real life. The fake golden colour contrast terribly in the sun with the real spires. And the way they are shaped, it's almost like they were made with Playdoh.
Quote from: "Kristof"The spires look a lot worse in real life. The fake golden colour contrast terribly in the sun with the real spires. And the way they are shaped, it's almost like they were made with Playdoh.
Sorry to hear that :( They look ok in the pictures... as for the show.. the press event looked amazing... kinda hoping they will have a night showing of the show with at least the castle lighting effects... those looked great! and not like that would cost much to do each night
I can't embed this video here, but here is the video that disneyland resort paris shot:
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It looks quite good in the video actually!
That is a great video, and it gives us a real insite, into everything, i love the playhouse disney part and the press launch looks incredible much bigger than the 15th. In fact i just love the whole video!
Well done MagicKenny, good job. :D :D
Quote from: "Kristof"The spires look a lot worse in real life. The fake golden colour contrast terribly in the sun with the real spires. And the way they are shaped, it's almost like they were made with Playdoh.
Or they were waiting to be installed backstage and someone ran over them... :wink:
Just from the first few seconds of that video, all the official photos I'm trying to sort through and all the brochures, tv ads, etc, one thing is clear: they've done a great job on their marketing this year. Perhaps better than the 15th, definitely more co-ordinated. I just really, really hope the brilliant regular attractions of the parks are enough to cushion the not-so-good advertised MMP events when people arrive.
well i loved the video, but the stitch thing still isnt working for me, but the playhouse disney show looks cool
Opinions so far considering the previews
There's some things DLRP are doing very right with this celebration: but some other areas that really maybe needed a little more time to bake in the proverbial oven before being presented.
Stars n Cars looks fantastic and I look forward to seeing it as they've really come leaps and bounds over the MGM/Hollywood Studios original. The cars look amazing and the mini show is a nice addition: though I guess this means there isn't much entertainment wise during the day at Studios
Stitch's Dance Party is hard to conclude on. Its certainly different, but it's hard to tell if it'll really catch on or not. I see where they are going with a kind of DDR-esque show, but I really dont know if people will dig it. I'm up for a boogie but concerned only kiddies will join in XD. Plus it sort of slides towards the wrong side of futuristic, crossing into plain-cheesyville at times
Mickeys Magical Party show seems hard to judge too: it feels like a show that maybe is better when your there. The dancings mostly fine but the mix of French and English feels a little inequal: The hosts and Mickey seem to speak a lot of french and only a smattering of English goes with the rest of it. I guess maybe DLRP wants to stress the fact its in France or something.
The HSM decision baffles me: did they run out of money for chirography? I mean a best of show isnt terrible but only one track from HSM3? This is a real shame because the 3rd film easily had the best soundtrack. Buffolo Bills seems a random change too but if it pulls in more audiences you cant really blame Disney for trying to keep this show going
In any case I dont think this celebration is a disaster, it seems theres a bit going on and its all still pretty enjoyable. Its not the greatest disney event ever but you cant expect corkers every year
Is it me, or is it the same kids in each of the 3 showings of Playhouse Disney Live? Those kids must have been bored watching it 3 times! :P
I don't think the kids watched it three times, they used the same clips.
The Castle plaque for Mickey's Magical Party that appeared last week covering the Stained Glass window - has been REMOVED!
Only 3 of the Mickey Shaped castle spires remain....
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"The Castle plaque for Mickey's Magical Party that appeared last week covering the Stained Glass window - has been REMOVED!
Only 3 of the Mickey Shaped castle spires remain....
Oh yeah! At least we know
someone over there has taste! :P
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"The Castle plaque for Mickey's Magical Party that appeared last week covering the Stained Glass window - has been REMOVED!
Only 3 of the Mickey Shaped castle spires remain....
:lol: Maybe SQS (Show Quality Standards) left their office in Val d'Europe for once to actually go inside the park?? :lol: :lol:
Well, three more things to go then! Thanks for reporting Poppy, this made my evening. (Let's hope it's not coming back...)
Over on the Party Time thread it was reported that the ugly, cheap looking plaque was only there for the press event :D/ !
Lets just hope the Mickey spire topers are next to go.
What it's been removed, thank god, it took them long enough but why spend money on having it built and put in if to just have it removed! :|
And did any one else notice th slight and very subtle difference in Minnie's costume, instead of a polka dot bow it was made white as were here shows and her belt around her waits. These nice subtle differences were nice. Very simple just adding white.
p.s. Maybe she used her Bow to decorate Casey Jr :P :P :P :lol: :wink:
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"The Castle plaque for Mickey's Magical Party that appeared last week covering the Stained Glass window - has been REMOVED!
Only 3 of the Mickey Shaped castle spires remain....
And don't let this be an aprils fool joke... :twisted:
Quote from: "Kristof"Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"The Castle plaque for Mickey's Magical Party that appeared last week covering the Stained Glass window - has been REMOVED!
Only 3 of the Mickey Shaped castle spires remain....
And don't let this be an aprils fool joke... :twisted:
...this had not better be a early april fools day joke
(Its that time of year again when I ignore all news on from midnight tonight til midnight tomorrow :lol:)
Quote from: "Kristof"Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"The Castle plaque for Mickey's Magical Party that appeared last week covering the Stained Glass window - has been REMOVED!
Only 3 of the Mickey Shaped castle spires remain....
And don't let this be an aprils fool joke... :twisted:
Are you hinting at anything there sir?! :wink:
:D Hazar! That is such good news! Let's hope it stays off!
Quote from: "RnRCj"Quote from: "Kristof"Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"The Castle plaque for Mickey's Magical Party that appeared last week covering the Stained Glass window - has been REMOVED!
Only 3 of the Mickey Shaped castle spires remain....
And don't let this be an aprils fool joke... :twisted:
Are you hinting at anything there sir?! :wink:
None of the French message boards report it... :-" :^o
I really hope this isn't an April fools joke! I'll be gutted!
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It's definitely true, but strange! It was just for the press event ?!...bizarre
It's maybe a refurb or something?!
wow, thanks for trusting me you guys!! :twisted:
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It's definitely true, but strange! It was just for the press event ?!...bizarre
It's maybe a refurb or something?!
And what's stopping this image being an older image from a few weeks back? ;) Sorry but my goal for tomorrow is not to get fooled once and i'm making sure that doesn't happen :P
Look at the Mickey spire topers :wink:
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It's definitely true, but strange! It was just for the press event ?!...bizarre
It's maybe a refurb or something?!
And what's stopping this image being an older image from a few weeks back? ;) Sorry but my goal for tomorrow is not to get fooled once and i'm making sure that doesn't happen :P
They put the Mickey spire toppers up a few days after the plaque :wink:
Very interesting, I didn't see it coming. Let's hope it stays that way, and that Tink and the three random Mickey ribbon pencil toppers are next :roll:
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"wow, thanks for trusting me you guys!! :twisted:
yes, you should all be ashamed for not trusting our words of wisdom!
My faith in humanity has been restored :D
Quote from: "zanderstarz"Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"wow, thanks for trusting me you guys!! :twisted:
yes, you should all be ashamed for not trusting our words of wisdom!
so sorry guys!!!
it wasn't that I didn't believe you we didn't wanna get fooled by it (April fools tomorrow!) and in the past a lot of things popped up the night before and on April 1st that turned out fake!!!
(not nessercarily here but on other forums) and they seemed real as well!
So I am sorry about the not trusting :(
I wander if the 3 mickey toppers will follow?
From Ursula on Disney Central Plaza...
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Well, I still won't believe it until tomorrow :P
Still think it's only a joke but if it's not it would be the best thing they could have done!
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I am very glad it is gone. The Mickey swirl toppers aren't so bad... but that thing was horrid.
That's great news, but only temporary. The base is still there so they're obviously just repainting it to match the real gold shades or something. A friend suggested having it on the MS Railroad Station instead, as a welcome to the park. Would much prefer it there if anywhere at all
Finally it's gone :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/
It better not come back, or i'll go up to Disneyland and rip it back off. :twisted:
Still would'nt mind if it was on Main street station.
Lets hope the Mickey curly wurlys are next :twisted:
Quote from: "Willow"The press launch looked epic, is Kristof there so we may get a full video of it all?
Looked like one the best launch's I've seen.
It took me a few days, but here it is!! :mrgreen:
http://blip.tv/file/1944512 (http://blip.tv/file/1944512)
My parents just came back from their 4day-trip and showed me a few pics.
The sign is really missing.
No April-Fool :D
Uploaded the opening show video to Google Video as well. (It's 40 seconds too long for Dailymotion...)
Enjoy!
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Thanks for the video!
A lot of money was definately spent on the launch, a little too much in my opinion.
The show has so much going on the lazers, the lights, the smoke, the projections and I think they make or break the show. Unfortunately the real version will have very little of these effects.
Once again the performers are fantastic, a lot of energy from them. The stage will look very empty if there were only a few performers.
There are so many really good ideas in the show; the platforms, the new stage, the dancing.
The same with the Stitch show, there are good ideas but the final result seems lacking.
This isn't down to the performers, I don't want it to seem like I'm saying its their fault when I say the shows are lacking.
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"The Castle plaque for Mickey's Magical Party that appeared last week covering the Stained Glass window - has been REMOVED!
Quote from: "luke85"My faith in humanity has been restored :D
I'm screaming inside with joy.
Edit: Maybe a little over the top... I just can't believe it.
Of course, there's a chance they only read what we said about it needing to be a little higher, to fully cover the window, and they're adjusting it accordingly. :lol:
Thanks to Kristof for the opening videos. It looks fantastic in pictures, huge cast and lots of colour. The Castle is completely irrelevant behind it all, but it's a bigger spectacle than I expected. Great fireworks. The show itself seemed to drag on a bit though... MMP is far from an awful follow up to the 15th (at least now the Castle has been given a reprieve), but I wish the shows (Stars 'n' Cars included) were a little more condensed. But maybe I was alone in enjoying the short and snappy 9/10-minute Candleabration.
Despite everything i may have said in the past, it's not that bad of a show. In fact i quite enjoyed it. I love all the pyro technics and smoke and lasers and fireworks. It does look like a show i might enjoy.
The dancers are full of life and the characters are great, what i also loved were the projections on the castle and the subtle changes to kinnie's costume as well as loads of characters dancing on central plaza.
Unforunatly i bet not even half of those things will still be there when disney fans who see this video will go. Dissapointing! :(
In all fairness a slightly better-than-the-real thing show is normally used for press events.
Plus not that many people will see this particular footage: I mean...far as I am aware DLRP doesnt have promo "Travel Guide" DVD's like Disneyland and WDW get every year and thus there isnt much video of the park about bar online. Plus the entire Mickey show would likely be condensed to a bunch of random clips set to 10 second snipped dubover of "Mickeys Magical Party" time. So potential park visitors get a feel for the show but not actually see the whole thing.
Quote from: "Magicalmouse125"Finally it's gone :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/
It better not come back, or i'll go up to Disneyland and rip it back off. :twisted:
Then you better start planning how you're going to do it, becuase...it went back up last night! Along with more Mickey spires for the castle!!
It was only down for maintenance :(
Quote from: "zanderstarz"Then you better start planning how you're going to do it, becuase...it went back up last night! Along with more Mickey spires for the castle!!
It was only down for maintenance :(
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Not happy at all. This is all a complete waste of money.
If anyone has photos the 'new' castle - please put them in spoiler tags so I don't have to look at them!
Quote from: "zanderstarz"Quote from: "Magicalmouse125"Finally it's gone :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/
It better not come back, or i'll go up to Disneyland and rip it back off. :twisted:
Then you better start planning how you're going to do it, becuase...it went back up last night! Along with more Mickey spires for the castle!!
It was only down for maintenance :(
I thought it was too good to be true :( hopefully they've at least put it back so it actually looks even now, rather than covering only half of the oval window. I still think it's awful though.
Quote from: "zanderstarz"Quote from: "Magicalmouse125"Finally it's gone :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/
It better not come back, or i'll go up to Disneyland and rip it back off. :twisted:
Then you better start planning how you're going to do it, becuase...it went back up last night! Along with more Mickey spires for the castle!!
It was only down for maintenance :(
Wooooops
wait hold on 'MAINTENANCE' it was up for less than a week and how am i gonna rip it off. Does anyone have a spare crane i could use! :lol:
But really why do they do it.
Quote from: "Magicalmouse125"Quote from: "zanderstarz"Quote from: "Magicalmouse125"Finally it's gone :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/
It better not come back, or i'll go up to Disneyland and rip it back off. :twisted:
Then you better start planning how you're going to do it, becuase...it went back up last night! Along with more Mickey spires for the castle!!
It was only down for maintenance :(
Wooooops
wait hold on 'MAINTENANCE' it was up for less than a week and how am i gonna rip it off. Does anyone have a spare crane i could use! :lol:
But really why do they do it.
I think they are TRYING to put the same amount of decorations they had on the castle for the 15th Anniversairy .
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Then you better start planning how you're going to do it, becuase...it went back up last night! Along with more Mickey spires for the castle!!
It was only down for maintenance :(
Wooooops
wait hold on 'MAINTENANCE' it was up for less than a week and how am i gonna rip it off. Does anyone have a spare crane i could use! :lol:
But really why do they do it.
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Why do they want to do that, i can live with some castle decorations but after seeing how they aged last time i'd hate for these golden mickey's to become dark green mickey's on our beautiful castle. :?
Sorry about the above!
Why do they want to do that, i can live with some castle decorations but after seeing how they aged last time i'd hate for these golden mickey's to become dark green mickey's on our beautiful castle. :?
If MMP only runs for a year like most celebrations are supposed to ... then they wont turn green. :(
I don't know the 15th decorations were'nt looking great after a year and if MMP is a success then Dlrp management may decide to extend it like the 15th. :( :(
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hmmm I'm not very keen on those spirals! they look like they haven't had much thought thrown into them!! It unfortunately makes the castle look extremely unattractive! :( Which is a real shame! :(
I'm also a little confused as I have seen very recent pictures of characters from Little Einsteins in Walt Disney Studios! Am i being really silly or are they a new addition? Are they part of the Playhouse Disney on Stage?? (sorry for putting this here, as I did not know where to put it!!)
so now we have 8 mickey head statues.. (7 small ones, and the big ugly statue)
thats 10 years for each statue, wich makes the 80th anniversary of the mouse...
am I right? :P
Okay.....................................Maybe i they were centered and didn't lean to the right and they were a normal mickey shape of just circles then maybe it would be alright.
However why did they feel the need to raise our hopes by taking down the centre statue. And then maybe if it covered the whole window as well.
It still could be worse.
That circular monstrosity still isn't level... though I'm finding it hard to care anymore. I think I've faced the fact that for 2009-2010, our beautiful castle has been destroyed.
Thanks to Kristoff for posting the Video of the Press Launch on the previous page, it looked great I think! =D>
I don't mind the castle at all to be honest (I am probably the only one so don't hate me hehe!) I didn't like the 15th Candles though. I wouldn't want the big emblem thing to be there forever though, they need to take it down after a year at least....although going by the 15th we could have MMP until they turn 20! :P
mikeys magical party starts today so its time to play :D :D
Quote from: "Aveen2008"Thanks to Kristoff for posting the Video of the Press Launch on the previous page, it looked great I think! =D>
I don't mind the castle at all to be honest (I am probably the only one so don't hate me hehe!) I didn't like the 15th Candles though. I wouldn't want the big emblem thing to be there forever though, they need to take it down after a year at least....although going by the 15th we could have MMP until they turn 20! :P
I don't mind it either, but I was in no mood to get shot down by people who strongly disagree, so I haven't bothered posting in this thread for a while.
I like the mickey toppers too, I dont think theyre needed, but I dont mind them, the 'thing' in front of the window thoughisnt good, it doesnt fit in. It will be interesting to see your pics in a few weeks masamune, to see how they look after a few weeks
I love it! I can't wait to see it for real!
:P I have but a normal camera, so I won't be able to zoom in like 100 times. I'm sure they'll still be looking nice though, as they've only just gone up.
My camera's pretty normal, but I managed to get one or two good zoom shots out of it. Mainly to see if I could.
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Thought "the Castle" now looks nothing like Sleeping Beauty Castle by day?
Wait till you see it by night... They have the flashing Tinkerbell, the pixiedust trail and ridiculously bright LEDs all over the new centrepiece, flashing constantly. Compared to the beautiful flickering LED candles of the 15th, it's just hideous.
I swear I saw fewer people taking pictures of the Castle this weekend... it just doesn't have any impact now.
But on to MMP as a whole, and after a bad first impression Friday/Saturday, when the sun came out Sunday/Monday I began to warm to it a little more. It's a reasonable filler until next year and there are some nice points. Certainly the parks feels fresh again after the 15th dragged on a little too long.
I'm surprised by the huge amount of merchandise they've created for the event. Will anyone really want a hoody or coat with "Mickey's Magical Party" on it? It's generally slightly nicer, brighter stuff than the truly ugly stuff they churned out for the 15th, but nothing about MMP will inspire people that much to want to own a souvenir of it.
Which brings me to a conclusion: The advertising is good, but once in the park, I didn't ever get a feeling of "Mickey's Magical Party". And I don't think anyone else was feeling it either. Because the main question you're left with is... what are we meant to be feeling? What is this?
maybe it´s just me but i think the whole MMP is a bad job from the
entertainment department and from the ceo´s, this money they spend for
this stuff would be better used at refurbishment of all effects, and a
new nice show at the castle stage, and maybe a new paint at alice´s
or the castle, also disneyland don´t need a stge in front of the castle,
i never liked this idea, (okay the stage looks really good)
but i still hate this idea, the whole decoration ins not nedded too.
but i think am the only one who think like this, the stuff they do in paris are
not as good as it should be, the next thing is i hate, i was thinking this is
a international park and not just for french people, why they do more in french
and not in english... this can turn out bad for them, good that this is
not happen tha last 17 yeras but don´t say it can´t happen, you know guy´s
everything is possible...
no it´s not just you :lol:
What is wrong with the show being in French? after all it is Disneyland PARIS in FRANCE. We have all accepted for 17 years that most of the attractions have French names.
Sorry but I just dont get peoples problems with MMP, Yes its another themed year, yes they are going to keep coming so whats the problem? why cant we just accept it? Its really not that bad if you actually go and experience it yourself, at least then people can make an informed judgement about it them.
As for the castle decorations, whats wrong with them? ok they are not the original spires, but they are not a million miles away, its not they are bright green and stick out like a saw thumb. I think that everyone should rgwt off their high horses and learn to have some FUN! all the kids I saw during my 10 day stay loved it and everything about it, so why cant we?
And why dont we look at the real problems here .... like the fact that those poor dancers have to put on FIVE shows A DAY, then leg it from one end of the park to be in Minnies Party train/get out of the way so we dont have two Baloo's seen in the park at one time :roll: they are running a very tight schedule, a bit too hectic if you ask me. I can see cut downs happening fast, im expecting to see less and less dancers in MMPT and less streemers, less smoke etc etc
At least this theme will continue to pull in a few extra crowds to fund refurbs and new attractions, not to mention the increase of sales in balloons and Mickey gloves. I suppose you have to spend money to make money.
While I'm on a little rant here ...
Quote from: "Masamune"Quote from: "Aveen2008"Thanks to Kristoff for posting the Video of the Press Launch on the previous page, it looked great I think! =D>
I don't mind the castle at all to be honest (I am probably the only one so don't hate me hehe!) I didn't like the 15th Candles though. I wouldn't want the big emblem thing to be there forever though, they need to take it down after a year at least....although going by the 15th we could have MMP until they turn 20! :P
I don't mind it either, but I was in no mood to get shot down by people who strongly disagree, so I haven't bothered posting in this thread for a while.
Dont you think that everyone is intitle to their
own oppinion?
=D> well done Aveen and Masamume for not being sheep =D>
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It's hard to express your opinion when you're in the minority you know? Especially when the majority of people here are getting so stressed over the situation. :P I know I'm going to have a fab time next week, regardless of all the negative opinions. It's my opinion that the Disney magic is gonna be there just as strong as ever.
Quote from: "Masamune"It's hard to express your opinion when you're in the minority you know? Especially when the majority of people here are getting so stressed over the situation. :P I know I'm going to have a fab time next week, regardless of all the negative opinions. It's my opinion that the Disney magic is gonna be there just as strong as ever.
At the end of the day thats the most important thing.
You are going to DLRP next week and going to have a fantastic time.
It doesn't matter about all the moaning on here about MMP being rubbish or there being too many toons. Millions of people, including yourself, will be visiting the resort and having a great time.
Once your at DLRP you don't care about the other things everyone has been moaning about you just want to have the time of your life.
The magic is still there people and small changes involved in themed years aren't going to make it dissapear.
And if you really think the magic has gone, don't go.
Quote from: "Anthony"Thought "the Castle" now looks nothing like Sleeping Beauty Castle by day?
Wait till you see it by night... They have the flashing Tinkerbell, the pixiedust trail and ridiculously bright LEDs all over the new centrepiece, flashing constantly. Compared to the beautiful flickering LED candles of the 15th, it's just hideous.
I swear I saw fewer people taking pictures of the Castle this weekend... it just doesn't have any impact now.
But on to MMP as a whole, and after a bad first impression Friday/Saturday, when the sun came out Sunday/Monday I began to warm to it a little more. It's a reasonable filler until next year and there are some nice points. Certainly the parks feels fresh again after the 15th dragged on a little too long.
I'm surprised by the huge amount of merchandise they've created for the event. Will anyone really want a hoody or coat with "Mickey's Magical Party" on it? It's generally slightly nicer, brighter stuff than the truly ugly stuff they churned out for the 15th, but nothing about MMP will inspire people that much to want to own a souvenir of it.
Which brings me to a conclusion: The advertising is good, but once in the park, I didn't ever get a feeling of "Mickey's Magical Party". And I don't think anyone else was feeling it either. Because the main question you're left with is... what are we meant to be feeling? What is this?
I agree it's definately something fresh after the long dragged out 15th, I dont think I could stand much more of it really! :?
Also I think the point you made about there being so much advertising but not much of a MMP atmosphere in the park maybe very true.. I haven't seen it for myself but i could imagine it being this way because at least with the 15th you knew we were celebrating its birthday of 15 years (well in the end 17) of "dreams and magic" but this party for a start has no perpose really but to bring in the crowds.
I guess it's a change and I do look forward to seeing something different when I go in September.
Quote from: "Willow"Quote from: "Masamune"It's hard to express your opinion when you're in the minority you know? Especially when the majority of people here are getting so stressed over the situation. :P I know I'm going to have a fab time next week, regardless of all the negative opinions. It's my opinion that the Disney magic is gonna be there just as strong as ever.
At the end of the day thats the most important thing.
You are going to DLRP next week and going to have a fantastic time.
It doesn't matter about all the moaning on here about MMP being rubbish or there being too many toons. Millions of people, including yourself, will be visiting the resort and having a great time.
Once your at DLRP you don't care about the other things everyone has been moaning about you just want to have the time of your life.
The magic is still there people and small changes involved in themed years aren't going to make it dissapear.
And if you really think the magic has gone, don't go.
:) You're so right. I think the last part is especially spot on. If people are gonna go there with plans to criticize and scrutinize everything they see, then what's the point in going? It's only for a year after all, so if your dislike of MMP is more important than your love DLRP as a whole, you just shouldn't go this year.
Here's a commercial that aired up until last week here in Belgium for C&A. Their Belgian department used once again DLP (and MMP) as their backdrop for their new Disney-themed clothing line.
The entire commercial was shot in and around DLP. The children flying through the sky was filmed in front of a green screen in one of the Newport Bay meeting rooms, the parent's house was a random house nearby the resort. Makes going to South-Africa for a commercial seem a bit ridiculous...
In French:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiXanBXHOiI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiXanBXHOiI)
I like that advert better than the UK versions.
It feels a bit more magical, it would work well if they mixed elements with the UK advert and the Belgian advert.
The music's way better than the general MMP advert for a start! And the shots seem so much more fun (can see what's going on)
QuoteI like that advert better than the UK versions.
It feels a bit more magical, it would work well if they mixed elements with the UK advert and the Belgian advert.
its an advert for C&A which we dont have here anymore as they decided to leave these shores many years ago, so there arent any uk versions to compare it to directly. The advert is great if you want C&A clothing as that is what it aims you towards and their Disney tie in.
So that's what they were filming with dancers and Stitch outside Videopolis!
Quote from: "smurfy74"QuoteI like that advert better than the UK versions.
It feels a bit more magical, it would work well if they mixed elements with the UK advert and the Belgian advert.
its an advert for C&A which we dont have here anymore as they decided to leave these shores many years ago, so there arent any uk versions to compare it to directly. The advert is great if you want C&A clothing as that is what it aims you towards and their Disney tie in.
I was talking about the bits before the C&A clothing was mentioned, the resort shots. (versus our general resort advert.)
QuoteI was talking about the bits before the C&A clothing was mentioned, the resort shots. (versus our general resort advert.
ah i get where your coming from now, i was confused before :D
i think our resort ads are a very polished, but i really liked the shots of the parks in the C&A ad too.
Thanks for sharing... very interesting to see how (I'm guessing) a different ad agency would use the resort and put it into a commercial.
Mainly: the whole thing seems REAL. I watch this and that's DLRP there, not some crap CGI-filled, South African-sunned mock-up that makes it look like a horrendous children's creche. The shot of the Castle over the roofs of Main Street is really nice. It feels close to home, not in some generic exotic city...
and it´s interesting that germany gets again nothing at all.
I like that advert. i think that DLP have advertsied MMP really well. They did'nt advertise this much for the 15th!!!!
Quote from: "Riebi"and it´s interesting that germany gets again nothing at all.
Makes sense when the commercial is made by C&A Belgium for its Belgian Disney clothing line. :wink:
QuoteI like that advert. i think that DLP have advertsied MMP really well. They did'nt advertise this much for the 15th!!!!
This commercial was paid and made by C&A, DLP only provided the backdrop for the commercial. A similar commercial was made during the 15th Anniversary with the use of the Peter Pan float.
Quoteand it´s interesting that germany gets again nothing at all.
for me it not interesting anymore, i thought nothing different, you know riebi
we germans know whats going on in disney, the germans know evrithing,
thats why disney have 46% german visitors :P
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oh guess what guy´s someone told me, prince philipp is on vacation and
thats why sleeping beauty fall asleep again, so mickey and his gang took over
the castle and turnt it out to that we have right now :mrgreen:
Well then,
Wake Up Aurora! :cry:
I AM AWAKE !!!
JUst kidding, but funny I should read that. I am very tired today, did not sleep that well last night. An thinking about our next trip in september. Seeing MMP and Minnies Party train, and Stitch Live and keeping my mouth shot towards my daughter...
Have a nice day AURORA :mickey1: :minnie:
Just wanted to share a bit of the danish advertisement for this event.
First of all it is advertised as Mickey's Birthday party :(
Second of all the biggest travel company in Denmark still uses some of the creatives from the 15th anniversary in their advertisement :(
So we do have some advertisement, but it is not very good, so I would almost prefer to be without as you apparently are in Germany.
Ooooh, and this picture just freaked me out a bit. Not the way I am used to see the dwarfs :lol:
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Quote from: "forza_united"Just wanted to share a bit of the danish advertisement for this event.
First of all it is advertised as Mickey's Birthday party :(
Second of all the biggest travel company in Denmark still uses some of the creatives from the 15th anniversary in their advertisement :(
So we do have some advertisement, but it is not very good, so I would almost prefer to be without as you apparently are in Germany.
Ooooh, and this picture just freaked me out a bit. Not the way I am used to see the dwarfs :lol:
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What a strange picture........ and what a strange way to advertise! :?
Quote from: "forza_united"Just wanted to share a bit of the danish advertisement for this event.
First of all it is advertised as Mickey's Birthday party :(
Second of all the biggest travel company in Denmark still uses some of the creatives from the 15th anniversary in their advertisement :(
So we do have some advertisement, but it is not very good, so I would almost prefer to be without as you apparently are in Germany.
Ooooh, and this picture just freaked me out a bit. Not the way I am used to see the dwarfs :lol:
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Thanks for sharing that, I agree with Magicalmouse125, it is strange to use Bashful or maybe that's sleepy to advertise with stitch in the background, using the dwarf makes it look almost christmas-y lol! Odd choice for advertising MMP year.
I agree! It looks like a christmas season poster :P
Well, maybe it makes more sense with a translation of the text:" Even the most shy ones, gets in to party mood".I've seen a much more neutral magasine-advertisment from disney themself: three pics(with a small description) on a sand background and a little red DLRP logo in the bottom. So simple... ;)
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"Our new party will make you sleepy!" :P :lol:
I'll get my coat! :roll:
The Mickey symbol on the Castle in the background of the poster looks badly editied. :?
Quote from: "15MagicalYears"The Mickey symbol on the Castle in the background of the poster looks badly editied. :?
I was thinking that too, and why would they even want to advertise that thing anyway? :roll:
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy""Our new party will make you sleepy!" :P :lol:
I'll get my coat! :roll:
Not quite, it's Bashful.. :P :mrgreen:
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I know, but I thought it'd work better as sleepy. But I suppose Bashful could work anyway. :wink:
This is way of topic :roll:
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"This is way of topic :roll:
Mmmm, thinking about it, not really, since it was a discussion on the Danish Poster by forza, which is being passed off as 'Mickey's Magical Party', and that is the title of this thread, ok, the article maybe a slight variation, but that's all.. :P :mrgreen:
But yes, time to move on in another sense.. :mrgreen:
Did they choose Bashful on the poster because of the embarrassing Castle decorations? :wink:
Haha :D so funny hearing the banter (Irish word for chat) going on about the poster. I have to say I basically think its a pretty bad poster..especially as there's nothing even dwarf related really with the whole MMP time, plus it really is christmasy looking I think! :P Even if the logo means :" Even the most shy ones, gets to in party mood". (thanks Pamani)
Euuuurrgh. Who's making these terrible decisions?
Quote from: "Willow"Did they choose Bashful on the poster because of the embarrassing Castle decorations? :wink:
Hehe, brilliant.
Just to lighten the mood, there's another of those nice balloon visuals, which actually uses the real Stars 'n' Cars and their new costumes.
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Advertising has really been pretty good this year, once they moved on from that horrible brochure cover. Much better than the hideous pink, yellow and blue stuff for Celebration Continues.
Now here's a thought... wouldn't this whole year have been perceived to be much better and more successful (at least as far as fans are concerned) if they'd have cut the Castle decorations, cut the Dance Time show, not advertised Minnie's Party Train and infact perhaps advertised only Playhouse, Stars 'n' Cars and the new Central Plaza as three unique, separate new additions, cutting the MMP non-theme altogether?
By forcing themselves to wrap this stuff up in a "theme year" the actual positives of things like Playhouse Disney (a large, proper new attraction) and the cars of Stars 'n' Cars have been overshadowed by the non-celebration elsewhere.
I think they could have got away with cutting the small shows and keeping Tarzan and The Lion King.
Cut the Castle decorations to put more money into the It's Party Time.
Here's an official (English language) Disneyland Paris version of the poster, received as part of their Magical Summer Days: Save up to 40% email campaign
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Funny to see how much debate a poster can make :lol: but yeah they should be ashamed of making such bad posters, however the visual that Anthony posted is way better.
Quote from: "id@53"Here's an official (English language) Disneyland Paris version of the poster, received as part of their Magical Summer Days: Save up to 40% email campaign
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This was where I got the danish poster too :D and it would have been fair to the discussion if I had included a translation, so thank you for that pamani :-)
Grrrr. Sleeping Beauty Castle is still on a visual for a WDS event. How is the Earful Tower such a bad thing? Most people now recognise it... with the ears... as being a Disney studios park.
I'm guessing mostly because most people would still associate it with the Florida studios. Even though they've ditched the tower in favour of that ridiculous hat as their logo.
Good news! Well... half good news:
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Source: Cafe Mickey.com I guess!
Finally a bit of breathing space! Now they need to take down the other ten. Or even better, rid the castle of all it's vomit-inducing "decorations".
Taking some of the banners down has definitely improved things.
It doesn't look now like the party is being forced on you, as much.
It definitely looks so much better without so many of them. But remember the last time this happened, when they took of the balcony decoration, only to then put it back up :roll:
halleluja!!!!! what a relief!!! it looks much better that way!! finally a step into the right direction.... :D/
Looks like more banners have been removed:
11-04-2009:
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02-05-2009:
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Both photos by oxipion on Disney Central Plaza.
Now most of Main Street is back to it's original self. :D
I was watching Disney 365 last night and they said facts about the event but they only mentioned It's Party Time and Stitch on how they rehersed, make up and interviews, I found it quite intresting but a bit sad for Disney not to mention MPT, Stars n Cars and Playhouse Disney.
Oh, it looks so much nicer without all those banners!! Hope it stays like that... A few banners is OK, but they really over did it...
Main Street looks so much better without the banners. That's definitely an improvement.
I've got a feeling they haven't totally gone yet. Remember the signage on the castle? That went for a few days and came back.
I'd even guess that we could be seeing the 'party' lamp-posts.
Main Street is looking better already! when will DLP learn? less is more!
Quote from: "Willow"I've got a feeling they haven't totally gone yet. Remember the signage on the castle? That went for a few days and came back.
I'd even guess that we could be seeing the 'party' lamp-posts.
Yes I think they're preparing something... (I may be wrong but it's strange)
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Photos Scroogy DMI
It wouldent surprise me if the party lamposts turn up for the summer and then vanish again around semptember. :?
The C&A advert is really cute, much better then the UK advert....
The poster with Bashful on is erm shockingly bad.
I really like the Tea Towel merchandise, anyone know how much it is? :lol:
Much better! It's actually starting to feel like Disneyland again.
I fear the dreaded "streamer" lamposts will be making an appearance though. Please, PLEASE don't let that be true. [-o<
It does look a lot better with out so many banners. But judging by Dlp's history i'm sure more will spring up.
For the 15th there were to many. Although all lit up they did look nice.
Do these ones light up to?
I always thought of the posts as more of a MS thing anyway. Way nicer how it's open and greeeeeen!
Less banners definately look better, not as tacky or in your face. Any chance they are just being taken down for summer season...perhaps for the fireworks to be seen better from the bottom of main street? Just a thought, I am probably wrong :oops:
Wow, now isn't this nice? Someone behind the scenes having the guts to say "actually, these are spoiling the magic more than they're adding to it". Presuming that's the case. Presuming they've not been taken away for "refurbishment". Presuming Entertainment haven't just been given a bit of extra cash and thought "Hey! We can convert them all to that god-awful design from last year!"
Now seriously, when is the tacky crap on the Castle coming down? You don't have to wait till March 2010 y'know guys... I'm sure no guest will arrive and feel cheated that they didn't get to see the landmark of the resort with that piece of junk on it.
Just to make this more productive than another moan, here's that Facebook group link again (//http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=59026372277). :wink:
Hm, :? why am I afraid, it won't stay this way :?
I think too, those mickeyshaped streamers will have an appearence.
But maybe it will not look that full, with them between the poster lampposts.
Compared to the Mickey-lamposts I would prefer the MMP-banners. I really hope that Main Street stays like this, although I doubt it.
Bring back Main Street and the castle without any decorations!!!!
i was just wounded if anyone knows where i can get the new shows on video to download onto my pc from, everywhere ive looked, it doesnt let you download them, only view them, has anyone got any adivce for me, thanks guys...... x
Are the lampposts still gone?
Quote from: "Mobi"Are the lampposts still gone?
Yeah, it's still the reduced number of lampposts. Main Street looks so much better. (Would be even better without them at all...)
Great news, hopefully Main Street USA will stay this way.
It does indeed look better with the reduced lamposts (and would look even better without lamp posts all together).
As for the hub show, I had low expectations and actually thought it was much much better than I feared. Personally I would still have more streetmousphere and the vehicles running than the hub show, but it is cute and not too, too bad.
Did you manage to watch the whole show Dave? I'm afraid both me and my daughter gave up after about 5 minutes, and half-heartedly watched the rest sat on the pavement near Caseys. I thought it was very repetitious, and not attention-grabbing enough I'm sorry to say.
Elaine
To be fair, probably not. We arrived about halfway through, but the streamers and the way Mickey disappeared were cool. And the dancers were quite good. It was not amazing, and I would rather have been able to see Tarzan or the Lion King, but I had really low expectations. Because of that, I was slightly surprised, as it was not as bad as I feared.
I would never make it a priority, but to stumble upon it is ok. I think it is telling though that my 3 year old (will be 4 next week) who likes dance and characters, was bored quite quickly.
It's a shame.
I constantley see the advert here in the U.K and it makes me want to just board a plane and leave for DLRP for a week! :lol:
Also what is the song in the advert? I love it!
Quote from: "CentralPlazaPerson"I constantley see the advert here in the U.K and it makes me want to just board a plane and leave for DLRP for a week! :lol:
Also what is the song in the advert? I love it!
Sounds like a specially created piece. It doesn't sound like anything familiar.
have they also stopped the vehicles running up and down main street..???????? why?
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"It does indeed look better with the reduced lamposts (and would look even better without lamp posts all together).
As for the hub show, I had low expectations and actually thought it was much much better than I feared. Personally I would still have more streetmousphere and the vehicles running than the hub show, but it is cute and not too, too bad.
So earlier this week I saw the first TV advert with the classic "Disneyland Paris" logo for the first time since 2001 or whenever.
But now, there's yet
another version of the MMP advert here, which plasters the horizontal "Mickey's Magical Party" text onto
every scene of the ad, above or below the attraction/show name. And then at the end, the Disneyland Paris logo has been shrunk to that weird horizontal version I posted in the changeover topic with a much, much bigger MMP logo above it.
So it looks like they discovered no-one knows (or cares?) that this theme year is happening. Yes, no one has been rushing home and telling all their friends "OMG, you
have to see what they've done with the castle this year, Mickey's Magical Party is
fantastic..." What a shocker. I think I preferred it anyway, messier but more effective.
Shame Mickey wasn't drafted in to voice the narration though. Considering it's his party, we haven't really heard much from him this year.
Quote from: "seanmartina"have they also stopped the vehicles running up and down main street..????????
No.
Quote from: "seanmartina"have they also stopped the vehicles running up and down main street..???????? why?
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"It does indeed look better with the reduced lamposts (and would look even better without lamp posts all together).
As for the hub show, I had low expectations and actually thought it was much much better than I feared. Personally I would still have more streetmousphere and the vehicles running than the hub show, but it is cute and not too, too bad.
So the silly toon train meet and greets can happen. But during EMH, I was a happy boy as we rode the Omnibus and the Horse Drawn Streetcars. due to the 15th and the Minnie Train, it has been a LONG time.
During the 2 years of the 15th celebrations and during MMP (like when toon Circus was on), the vehicles only seem to run for a very short period 1st thing.
Also, watch out for the staggered openings of attractions (Labrynth open 11-3, Snow White - 11, half of discoveryland closing 1-2 hours before the rest of the park).
Casey Jnr and the Storyboats were also only open part of the day, when they were open at all, 2 weeks ago.
EMH does seem to be the time to ride the Main St vehicles, although they were still about after 10am on our last visit. Definitely not in the afternoons though, thats Minnies Party train territory this year.
Quote from: "Anthony"So earlier this week I saw the first TV advert with the classic "Disneyland Paris" logo for the first time since 2001 or whenever.
But now, there's yet another version of the MMP advert here, which plasters the horizontal "Mickey's Magical Party" text onto every scene of the ad, above or below the attraction/show name. And then at the end, the Disneyland Paris logo has been shrunk to that weird horizontal version I posted in the changeover topic with a much, much bigger MMP logo above it.
So it looks like they discovered no-one knows (or cares?) that this theme year is happening. Yes, no one has been rushing home and telling all their friends "OMG, you have to see what they've done with the castle this year, Mickey's Magical Party is fantastic..." What a shocker. I think I preferred it anyway, messier but more effective.
Shame Mickey wasn't drafted in to voice the narration though. Considering it's his party, we haven't really heard much from him this year.
Theres lots of variation on the MMP ads right now: Jetix (another disney owned channel) has been running ads different to the usual ones.
Also theres a reason why Mickeys usual voice hasnt been drafted: Wayne Allwine died last Monday. I Imagine this might explain why Mickey has suddenly taken to french so well?
Mouetto takes us through the moving walkway at Montparnasse metro, which has been completely taken over by Disneyland again:
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That is rather incredible, a great job by the marketing team, though I do see why I hate that walkway, it's so long.
It must have taken forever to create.
Its just a mixture of the generic press shots but I wouldn't like to be to person to do that in photoshop.
I like it. :)
If you like the "Mickey's Magical Party Time!" theme song, you might be interested in this brand new interview with its composer, Scott Erickson (//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/interviews/scott-erickson-mickeys-magical-party-time/).
Amongst other things, we learn that the song started life as a Halloween theme, but wasn't taken up because the various departments didn't have enough budget for a major update of the season last year...
Some clever Ascot-themed promotion.
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I looked at that picture and thought: Why on earth has Anthony posted a picture of a random woman in a hat that doesn't look anything Disney related.
I would never have guessed they where meant to be Mickey ears until I clicked the link!
We suggest watching this space for news of further exciting collaborations... - There must be more to come.
Bumping up this very quiet topic with a brand new MMP-based interview by Jérémie Noyer. This time, he meets musical director Vasile Sirli to talk about the soundtracks of It's Party Time, It's Dance Time and Disney's Stars 'n' Cars, plus the resort's CD production (including... a brand new CD album) and a great tribute to Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey...
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I loved the music of It's Party Time already, but hearing all the thought and various instruments which went into it is fascinating. I really hope this new CD contains as near a full soundtrack as possible...
Quote from: "Anthony"Mouetto takes us through the moving walkway at Montparnasse metro, which has been completely taken over by Disneyland again:
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Sorry to bring this up again, only just looked in this topic (dunno why). That is one amazing piece of advertisement. If only it really played that music as you were moving along :P
Quote from: "Anthony"Some clever Ascot-themed promotion.
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"inspired by mickey mouse" :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: more like Maleficent!
When is mmp ending I want to make sure I can go again before it ends
Quote from: "Walts heir"When is mmp ending I want to make sure I can go again before it ends
Read the first topic.
MMP advertising still strong around Paris, posters (and even buses everywhere).
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Not sure if this has been picked up elesewhere yet, but there's been an It's Party Time... With Mickey and Friends release. Yet to hear it, but presumably without character voices (tends to be the trend with DLP. I actually enjoy hearing the music without random dialogue). There's a French version too (apparently) so not sure if that's just for the single or a totally French version of the show. Hmm.
And a MS version? No idea what that would be. A tune originally proposed for Minnie's Party Train?
Quote from: "dlrpkris"Not sure if this has been picked up elesewhere yet, but there's been an It's Party Time... With Mickey and Friends release. Yet to hear it, but presumably without character voices (tends to be the trend with DLP. I actually enjoy hearing the music without random dialogue). There's a French version too (apparently) so not sure if that's just for the single or a totally French version of the show. Hmm.
And a MS version? No idea what that would be. A tune originally proposed for Minnie's Party Train?
The new cd is being discussed in the Disney collecting board here:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7403&p=139300#p139300 (https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7403&p=139300#p139300)
I've put up photos of the cd today.
Just found this video on Youtube. It seems the marching band have now learnt the MMP theme. :lol:
[youtube:153teqg3]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIV5evUK7kw[/youtube:153teqg3]
Well would you look at that. It's funny isn't how something good and something bad can join together sometimes :wink: :mrgreen:
Love it! Bought the cd when we were there in June and it is just sooooooooo catchy!
Wow, a Mickey's Magical Party TV ad with real footage from Paris?
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It actually makes the park look as lovely as it is. Shame we've already moved on to Christmas in the UK.
They were so wise to shoot It's Party Time fresh in the sunshine. And with a decent camera too. Can't help but think it's not cut fast enough. I mean, this is a party after all. But great visuals :)
Yesterday Up was released on DVD and Blu Ray here in Denmark and when I watched the Blu-Ray i was a bit surprised to see an ad for Mickey's Magical Party...
Talk about little time left on the offer ;) That has to be a mistake from Disney - D'oh
Quote from: AnthonyWow, a Mickey's Magical Party TV ad with real footage from Paris? QuoteShame about that silly big balloon in the way of all the good shots...
The party is over everyone!!!
I know, its emotional..... :cry: :^o try and control your depression though - the New Generation is coming - 22nd March!! :lol:
any idea what will be on week commencing the 15th March Poppy??????
So it won't continue untill april 1st? I've read that somwhere here on the forum.
Too bad, there won't be any extra shows or Minnie's Party Express when we visit then.
i heard that mmp was continuing till start of april.
does anyone what is going to be happening between now and the ngf starting, in going on 16th march, and i am slightly worried that its gonna be a bit of a dip
xx
I've been told by DLP it's continuing until beginning of April - fingers crossed, we go next Sunday!
BAD NEWS MARCH HARES!!
Mickey's Magic Party is officially over!
//http://news.disneylandparis.co.uk/UK/EN/Neutral/Images/ShowsAndParades.pdf
The Shows and Parade programme has just been upated for 8th March - 19th March and MMP is no-where to be found.
* No Its Party Time
* No Minnie's Party Train
The main attractions in the Disneyland Park are apparently:
* African Tan Tams
and
* Once Upon A Dream Parade
At least the tack decorations will have been taken down :lol:
I'm a bit dissapointed about It's Party Time, I would have liked to see it one more time...
Still, if they take those decorations off the Castle, it will all be worth it.... [-o<