The Celebration Continues... Big Time!
From 4 April 2008 - 7 March 2009
This topic will capture all the novelties during the continued celebrations throughout the Resort. This list will be updated the coming months when more information will be revealed.
Disneyland Park
Character Castle Makeover & Park Decorations (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1640)
Sleeping Beauty Castle is covered in 15 characters, each holding candles, whilst illuminated banners line Main Street, and more!
No changes expected
Bougillumination / Candleabration (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1639)
A special birthday ceremony each night.
No changes expected
Disney Characters' Express (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1638)
Casey Jr steams into Main Street several times a day carrying a friendly gathering of Disney characters.
No changes expected
Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=575)
Disneyland Park Parade
Additional dance units to be added
Walt Disney Studios Park
High School Musical on Tour and High School Musical 2 (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1426)
Streetmosphere show based on the hit Disney Channel movies.
Last year's High School Musical on Tour will be performed two times a day, with more performances of High School Musical 2 throughout the rest of the day.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=255)
The classic E-Ticket attraction, Disney's California Adventure version.
Although the attraction opened 22 December 2007, it will officially be launched 5 April 2008.
Stitch Live! (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1023)
New interactive CGI show at Walt Disney Television Studios.
Opened in March 2008, but it will officially be launched 5 April 2008.
According to f.e. Candleabration I love it, that the celebration continues, it's just such a magical show :)!
But I still don't understand what the sense is celebrating the 15th during the 16th birthday :lol: Do they also keep the "15" on the castle etc.? I think that's just confusing for the visitors...
And are there no rumors of a new parade in the Studios anymore? :(
QuoteBut I still don't understand what the sense is celebrating the 15th during the 16th birthday
Because DLRP surveyed over 5000 people all over Europe who preferred the celebrations above Mickey's anniversary.
Stars & Motor Cars parade is not confirmed yet. If it will, I'll add it to the list. :)
Oh, poor Mickey :( Would have loved a celebration of his birthday! But I guess you said that the concept arts didn't look very good ;)! Where were the surveys?
And I hope the parade will be confirmed - or any other news this year :)!
Considering that none of the parks seem to acknowledge Mickey's birthday in a big way... my guess would be that the company doesn't want it its mascot that's supposed to be ever young to appear old by celebrating its 80th birthday...
Quote from: "Nala_84"Oh, poor Mickey :( Would have loved a celebration of his birthday! But I guess you said that the concept arts didn't look very good ;)! Where were the surveys?
And I hope the parade will be confirmed - or any other news this year :)!
Those surveys were done by an independent office, so I guess they used phone marketing.
QuoteBut I guess you said that the concept arts didn't look very good
Thanks for trusting me on this one! :lol: :lol: :lol: It really was UGLY. :-"
Quote from: "raptor1982"Thanks for trusting me on this one! :lol: :lol: :lol: It really was UGLY. :-"
Offtopic; Any hints to why it was so ugly ? :P
If I could give hints, don't you think I would have given them already by now?? :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "raptor1982"If I could give hints, don't you think I would have given them already by now?? :lol: :lol:
can we have one little hint ? :p
anyway... i think doing 15 celebrations is sorta stupid... but i cant really complain about it since i love the 15th celebration parades/shows :P
New dancer units will be added to the Once Upon A Dream Parade to tie in with the "Celebration Continues". There are lots of possiblities including Octopus dancers (similar to Halloween parade) behind Ursula. Can-Can dancers behind Pinnocchio. More Jungle Animals with the Adventure float and standard "coloured cloud" dancers with the imagination float - lke seen on the press launch.
All will be confirmed soon...
Thanks for keeping us up-to-date poppy, we really appreciate it :)
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"New dancer units will be added to the Once Upon A Dream Parade to tie in with the "Celebration Continues". There are lots of possiblities including Octopus dancers (similar to Halloween parade) behind Ursula. Can-Can dancers behind Pinnocchio. More Jungle Animals with the Adventure float and standard "coloured cloud" dancers with the imagination float - lke seen on the press launch.
Brilliant news.
Expecting them to cut down the parade after a year rather than add to it, this is a really great effort.
I'm looking forward to April now. :)
I am so glad that they are extending the 15th birthday for another year as me and my partner have not had the chance to visit the park during the 15th birthday yet and as we are getting married this july and we are going to DLRP for our honymoon we are glad that it will be around when we go
Looking forward to another visit this year
Talking of celebrating Mickey's Birthday.. I wonder if any of the parks will be celebrating Mickey's 100th Birthday, I know it's quite a way off, but It gives them extra planning time!!! lol
The celebration continues, why :?:
You dont celebrate your birthday for 2 years so why this :?:
A blatent way to save spending money on anything new because they can use all the 15th decorations for another year :?:
I understand not everyone got there in the 15th year but hey thats life. Did California extend the 50th for another year :?: So why this.
Quote from: "RockNRoller"The celebration continues, why :?:
You dont celebrate your birthday for 2 years so why this :?:
A blatent way to save spending money on anything new because they can use all the 15th decorations for another year :?:
I understand not everyone got there in the 15th year but hey thats life. Did California extend the 50th for another year :?: So why this.
I think it is because the 15th anniversary celebrations have probably been the most successful advertising campaign that the resort has every had, you can tell how popular it's been by through the resorts financial results. It's not a bad thing that it's being continued, it'll allow more people to experience the magic of the 15th anniversary, and to help get the resort out of debt. :)
Having seen the official figures its definately the best for a while but to me its just watering down that special year.
Wont stop me going and buying more merchandise though :lol:
Quote from: "RockNRoller"The celebration continues, why :?:
You dont celebrate your birthday for 2 years so why this :?:
A blatent way to save spending money on anything new because they can use all the 15th decorations for another year :?:
I understand not everyone got there in the 15th year but hey thats life. Did California extend the 50th for another year :?: So why this.
This has been explained before on the message board. It was going between Mickey's Anniversary or the Celebration continues, but guests and future guests preferred in surveys all over Europe the latter.
Im glad they are continuing this for another year as i loved the 15th celebrations last week and now i'll get to see them all over again in September. I cant wait.
Poor Mickey tho, he doesnt get his birthday celebrated :?
Check out the updated website!
http://www.disneyland15.com (http://www.disneyland15.com)
It's so beautifull! Especially the effect of going forward and backward! :)
Be sure to check it out!
Oooh it's here! I saw the new banners on the official site yesterday but disneyland15 was still the same. The new design IS beautiful! Great colours! Nice way of sorting the menu with the new and returning things.
Some of the english translations are a bit off though, or don't explain/sell the stuff very well. :?
Still, another wonderful website from DLRP!! Just WHO designs them these days? They really 'get' the resort.
I guess that whole "oh happy day" thing died a quiet death then? Yes?! :D
Thanks for posting the link Japper. It looks fantastic! I'm so glad they've redone it instead of just update it because this one looks so much better and is presented better as well :D/
Quote from: "Baloo"Still, another wonderful website from DLRP!! Just WHO designs them these days? They really 'get' the resort.
Yeah I know! It's so good designed! Just check out the main street window shops.. or the high school musical on the hollywood boulevard! Really great!
Quote from: "Baloo"I guess that whole "oh happy day" thing died a quiet death then? Yes?! :D
You obviously haven't seen the 'Sneak Peek' section on disk 2 of the Ratatouille DVD :wink:
Baloo's love for DLRP slowly dies.......
It is a minutely better version of it (meaning the guy in pink appears less), but good lord. :shock:
The most insulting thing about it is that they couldn't even time the flashing of the '15' to the hand claps.
Quote from: "Baloo"Baloo's love for DLRP slowly dies.......
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Don´t be toooo hard :lol: Just because they made all things in such high quality the last two years they could get a short déjà-vu-thing like this :lol:
We are now just pampert by high standards! :lol:
Quote from: "Riebi"We are now just pampert by high standards! :lol:
I know! It just makes it so much worse when they go back to something like this that's as clunky and ugly as the 'needmagic' disaster.
The red carpet 15th adverts were probably the best adverts for a Disney resort I've ever seen. Aside from the very clever idea, it was the good use of
characters that made them work. Who gets excited by some stupid family dancing around on the stage? They should do a commercial showing a few of the VIP characters taking the decorations down in Main Street (maybe Donald moaning "arr phooey, the party's over already!"), before Mickey emerges from the Castle and announces "hold on folks! we've still got some presents left to unwrap!!". Then the Tower, Stitch, HSM2 are "unwrapped" on screen.
Oh, and the ToT should definitely be a
nighttime shot. It looks so dull in this promo.
Hmmm yes, we've been spoilt alright. :lol:
QuoteI know! It just makes it so much worse when they go back to something like this that's as clunky and ugly as the 'needmagic' disaster.
Need Magic! I forget that promotion. It never seemed like it was actually Disney. The first time I saw it, I thought it was a thrid party with a tie in with DLRP. How it ever got developed and actually used is beyond me. Need Magic? Yes the whole promotion did need magic!
Quote from: "Baloo"The red carpet 15th adverts were probably the best adverts for a Disney resort I've ever seen. Aside from the very clever idea, it was the good use of characters that made them work. Who gets excited by some stupid family dancing around on the stage? They should do a commercial showing a few of the VIP characters taking the decorations down in Main Street (maybe Donald moaning "arr phooey, the party's over already!"), before Mickey emerges from the Castle and announces "hold on folks! we've still got some presents left to unwrap!!". Then the Tower, Stitch, HSM2 are "unwrapped" on screen.
Oh, and the ToT should definitely be a nighttime shot. It looks so dull in this promo.
Hmmm yes, we've been spoilt alright. :lol:
Yes that´s true, but from a country where you haven´t dlrp marketing it´s wonderful that they do "something" :lol: :lol: :lol: just joking :wink: For me it´s now over the years normal that they take 2 steps forward and an half back. I´m waiting now for the next steps forward :D/
But I must say, that even me is now a bit pampered by the magic of the carped campain.
Nice idea for the new spot! They should take you for campain director!
Guess who's just seen the brand new TV advert for the celebration continues...big time :) You'll all be happy learn that it is NOT the happy days advert as well :wink:
It starts with some children and characters running down Main Street and as they do the buildings which are all covered in CGI wrapping paper unwrap. The group then reach the castle which unwraps itself as well, and looks great. It then talks about the parade (I'm not 100% but I think they call it the Disney Dream Parade :? ) and the TOT and Stitch which all use fantastic visuals.
To wrap it up, this is in my opinion slightly better than the previous 15th anniversary advert and I guarantee you'll all love it :)
I just saw it too and it's great :D/
I'm even more excited now :ears: :ears: :ears: :ears: :ears: :D/
Here it is: http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/2008/02/ ... lar-tv-ad/ (http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/2008/02/25/the-celebration-continues-with-spectacular-tv-ad/)
Brilliant advert, special effects, voiceover, highlighting of the new attractions. Perfect. Am I psychic with the thing I posted last week about "unwrapping" the new presents?! :shock:
What channels did you see it on?
OMG I totally thought you had some insider knowledge there Baloo. I saw it this evening and was like, hold on, weren't we already told this!! LOL I saw it on ITV2 and loved it, very amazing!
Me too Baloo when i watched it i thought it was just how you described it, uncanny :-k
it just makes me miss disneyland even more :(
we just stood there jumping up and down with excitement :stitch_bounce:
I never expected that they could do something better then this magical videotext advert in germany but the done it! :mrgreen:
Great show! Like the idea and want my gift!
i saw the new advert as well and it was sooo good, great visuals tells you what new things are happening this year, got me even more excited about our holiday this july.
i saw it on uktv gold last night
La nouvelle pub, maintenant on français:
http://fr.blog.disneyland15.com/2008/02 ... remir.html (http://fr.blog.disneyland15.com/2008/02/en-avant-premir.html)
You can spot Rémy at the end, I think that's that character's first TV appearance. They're going heavy on the Pixar this year aren't they?
Is there a meet and greet with Remy?
Quote from: "SparrowsGirl"Is there a meet and greet with Remy?
Yes, different times a day at the Toon Studio.
You'll also find Emile right there!
Btw, I love the advert!
Hope it's coming soon to The Netherlands :D
Woo hoo I love those rats :lol:
Isn't the narrator guy the same as the father in the old "Souvenirs" Disneyland Paris VHS? It really reminds me of him.. also the same voice who says "someone you know, can't wait to go" at the end of the video :D
Disneytheque shows also another version of the trailer which was for the GM:
http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/ ... 5-ans.html (http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/63-Les-festivites-des-15-ans.html)
seems to be the action version :?:
OMG ! I dont no about anyone else but thats the type of advert that pulls me. Its amazing, it gets your heart beeting especially with the tune. It sounds like the POTC movie tune. =D>
Im gob smacked, i really hope that advert comes to the UK ! :D/
Yeah that's an amazing advert :shock: I really hope it comes to the UK as well [-o<
Quote from: "Riebi"Disneytheque shows also another version of the trailer which was for the GM:
http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/ ... 5-ans.html (http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/63-Les-festivites-des-15-ans.html)
seems to be the action version :?:
That one was made in house and a long time before that other one which was shot and produced in Walt Disney World. It will be used mostly for presentations and some dvd's.
Cool! Do you know on which DVDs it will be placed?
It seem to be something for the more "grown ups" teens or so.
will the candlebration and once upon a time parade still be on goin in october ?! i hope so as my twin girls are busting to see it for real rather than the footage i took in december when i went ! :D
Yes don't worry!
oooooo thanx for that :D !! as wel type im actually singing the dream parade song its so catchy :D where can i down load it from !??
You can buy it at the resort!
ahhh okiey dokey :D i did buy chante,c`est noel in december :| strange children of mine want to listen to it all the time lol !! thanx for that also !:D
Just to make it clear is the celebrations exactely the same as last year, has anything changed?
not that i know of.
i dont think anything has changed !
Just think we'll only have 3 years to wait until the 20th celebrations, yeah!!!! infact why don't they just have a continual party (only kidding think it might get a wee bit boring)
It kinda sucks that nothing has changed at all. They should at least launch new merchandise with the new colors. And Tous En Train on CD. I really hope they add some new stuff. I don't mind seeing the parade for the third time if they add new dancers. The parade's lovely!
I saw the parade 3 times in one trip (my boyfriend was seriously unimpressed and went shopping on Main Street while I stood there waiting to see it for the 3rd time!!) and I still can't wait to see it again! I heard a DLP advert on the TV this morning that was on about the summer season and it was saying "come for the finale of the 15th birthday celebrations"...I thought it was on till March 2009?! That's one hell of a long finale!! :lol:
Quote from: "Simba"It kinda sucks that nothing has changed at all. They should at least launch new merchandise with the new colors. And Tous En Train on CD. I really hope they add some new stuff. I don't mind seeing the parade for the third time if they add new dancers. The parade's lovely!
The new merchandise for CCBT uses very lovely visuals from Disney's Once upon a Dream Parade. New merchandise will be released throughout the year.
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Quote from: "Snow_White_Girl"I heard a DLP advert on the TV this morning that was on about the summer season and it was saying "come for the finale of the 15th birthday celebrations"...I thought it was on till March 2009?! That's one hell of a long finale!! :lol:
That's what I thought... Then I got Scared... For Me Finales are 10 minutes long at the most (I do the occasional Musical...)
I'm not going till Autumn/Winter... I don't want to miss out...
Although I was thinking it being the 80th Birthday of Everybody's favorite Mouse. Mickey's 80th could be taking the limelight... So we could be celebrating a birthday... But not continuing the celebrations of the 15th Year...
QuoteAlthough I was thinking it being the 80th Birthday of Everybody's favorite Mouse. Mickey's 80th could be taking the limelight...
"You know folks, you gotta be careful what you wish for around here, or you'll get yourself in an awful mess..." Jiminy Cricket in Wishes!
Quote from: "raptor1982"QuoteAlthough I was thinking it being the 80th Birthday of Everybody's favorite Mouse. Mickey's 80th could be taking the limelight...
"You know folks, you gotta be careful what you wish for around here, or you'll get yourself in an awful mess..." Jiminy Cricket in Wishes!
If I get this comes to light... Please someone link me up with the National Lottery I'll replace Mystic Meg! :donald:
Question... did Disney do anything for the Birthday of Pooh Bear? Cause I believe Christopher Robin's best Friend reached a mile stone... Can't remember which one tho...
Yes, the TV ads are back! From now until about the second week in June, I think. They were in practically every ad break on E4 last night (I had it on in the background). The new voiceover is a bit better - I'm not really sure how well "the celebration continues!" went with the audience, would it just sound like they've run out of ideas? Saying "join us for the finale" now makes sense, since the stuff for the 2009 season will begin appearing at the end of this year, and I'm guessing the upcoming autumn/winter brochure will be pushing it as the finale.
I wish he wouldn't say "See the
Dream Parade!" though, and again it's a shame to see the bad effects as the kids jump through the castle and WDW's ugly contraption rather than the real OUADP. Maybe one day DLRP will be capable of producing good TV ads on its own and we won't have their footage forced upon us.
Quote from: "Captain Pan"Question... did Disney do anything for the Birthday of Pooh Bear? Cause I believe Christopher Robin's best Friend reached a mile stone... Can't remember which one tho...
Not recently, though I've got a funny feeling the original outdoor Winnie show was introduced for his birthday. The last character birthday celebrated was Donald Duck, very randomly a few years ago...
Quote from: "Captain Pan"Question... did Disney do anything for the Birthday of Pooh Bear? Cause I believe Christopher Robin's best Friend reached a mile stone... Can't remember which one tho...
Disney have been making Winnie the Pooh features since 1966, so that would make him 42 now as far as Disney's concerned, but obviously he was around as a fictional character long before that - Disney just didn't get the rights to the character till the 60s. If we go from when he was created by A.A. Milne, Pooh is actually older than Mickey, at 83!! :)
Quote from: "Baloo"it's a shame to see the bad effects as the kids jump through the castle
Ha, yes!! :lol: You know how you always think stuff you see on the adverts never really happens?! Well I remember seeing an advert for DLP once where all the kids were running into Fantasyland, I said to my boyfriend "Oh I bet that doesn't happen!"... Oh how wrong we were... We were at the Fantasyland rope-drop on our first morning at DLP, and at 10am on the dot there was just a stampede of kids!! Worrying thing was I think I was in front of most of them, dragging my poor boyfriend along behind me!! :roll:
Quote from: "Snow_White_Girl"Quote from: "Captain Pan"Question... did Disney do anything for the Birthday of Pooh Bear? Cause I believe Christopher Robin's best Friend reached a mile stone... Can't remember which one tho...
Disney have been making Winnie the Pooh features since 1966, so that would make him 42 now as far as Disney's concerned, but obviously he was around as a fictional character long before that - Disney just didn't get the rights to the character till the 60s. If we go from when he was created by A.A. Milne, Pooh is actually older than Mickey, at 83!! :)
How did you get 83... I was looking at it earlier and I got Pooh's first Appearance in
Winnie-The-Pooh in 1926 Making Him 82... or do we go with the story's birthdate for Pooh as a present for Christopher Robin on his First Birthday; August 21st 1921... Making him 87 this year, so I'm not sure... Or do disney count it as 1966? Making him a young 42?
When Exactly is Mr Mouse's birthday by the way... Do disney recognise it as his first released production or his first production in total? And I find these as May 15th 1928 or November 18th?? Any One????
:offtopic:
That's not really a discussion that goes in the celebration continues topic. You can open a topic in the World of Disney board regarding these characters' birthdays. :)
Quote from: "Baloo"Yes, the TV ads are back! From now until about the second week in June, I think. They were in practically every ad break on E4 last night (I had it on in the background). The new voiceover is a bit better - I'm not really sure how well "the celebration continues!" went with the audience, would it just sound like they've run out of ideas? Saying "join us for the finale" now makes sense, since the stuff for the 2009 season will begin appearing at the end of this year, and I'm guessing the upcoming autumn/winter brochure will be pushing it as the finale.
I wish he wouldn't say "See the Dream Parade!" though, and again it's a shame to see the bad effects as the kids jump through the castle and WDW's ugly contraption rather than the real OUADP. Maybe one day DLRP will be capable of producing good TV ads on its own and we won't have their footage forced upon us.
The Vocal Performance in these adverts to me still appears to fall too flat in my opinion...
It doesn't have the punch or the Vocal Magic of Artists like James Earl Jones, or Even Brit Advert Kings Hugh Laurie or Stephen Fry. (They Just Seem to Dominate Adverts)
I keep seeing the adverts all over telly and get annoyed when its not DLRP footage, along the bottom of the screen it always seems to say "footage from WDW" etc. Why advertise Florida when we all want to go to DLRP. Also got to agree on the voice, no real punch to it, had the add on in the background and missed it several times.
Hi All,
I may have missed this detail somewhere else on the forum so I apologise in advance Raptor if I have :wink:
I've had my second trip to DLRP cancelled for this year :( So I'm thinking about 2009 to cheer myself up.
Is there anything new planned for 2009 after the extended celebration ? Are there any rumours doing the rounds ?
Thanks.
Mr_B
was there something about Mickey's Birthday? :D
I think the Resort is planning quite a bit next year to keep the momentum going after the Anniversary. The Studios is scheduled to get the Playhouse Disney Show and the Star and Motorcars Parade. Other rumours say a new celebration in Mickey's honor will be held to mark his 80th birthday. The Candlebration stage is going to remain and I think some kind of new show is planned. Plus what ever else DLRP decide to throw out at us.
Does anyone remember that old Shari Lewis/Lamb Chop song "The Song That Never Ends"?
I guess that this would be "The 15th Anniversary That Never Ends". :lol:
Quote from: "AmericanMouse"Does anyone remember that old Shari Lewis/Lamb Chop song "The Song That Never Ends"?
I guess that this would be "The 15th Anniversary That Never Ends". :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Thank you, you're a great internet audience. I'm here all week. Don't forget to try the pork chops and tip your wait staff accordingly!
And the celebration will FINALLY end March 7th, 2009.
No posts here since June 2008. I think it's time to de-sticky.
*sniff*
Good bye old friend :(
:wink: :P