As of the the 3rd of April from 11:30am everyday a new 'happening' will begin at Town Square.
The Good Morning Mary Poppins show will contain 3 girl dancers and 3 boy dancers, 4 penguins and of course Mary and Bert. Not quite sure whats gonna happen, but rehearsals will soon be underway and more information will be posted here soon.
On top of all that, there is going to be another 'happening' at the Merlin Stage behind Sleeping Beauty castle. This show will be hosted by Aurora and Prince Phillip and possibly Maleficent. No rehearsals are scheduled yet, but this is due to start on the 3rd of April. More info to come...
Oh, I am there the week before, it sounds great, I wish I could see it :cry:
Sounds interesting, thanks for the info zanderstarz :)
Good good, another thing to add to the improvement list!
Wow, that's really great news - thank you so much, zanderstarz :)!
Although I'm not sure these happenings will also take place during the Christmas Season?! :( Especially I'd love to see the Aurora happening...
Interesting idea, hope they do make them good, nice to see the good old 90's are influencing names again :wink: . The Mary Poppins idea seems to remind me of the old Good Morning Main Street where there were dancers, Mickey, Minnie, etc dancing to old dixie music. :)
Also the Sleeping Beauty one reminds me of the Grand Opening ceremony when Sleeping Beauty was woken up by Prince Phillip as the opening of Fantasyland.
Sounds interesting, clearly DLRP are expecting big crowds to be turning up over the Summer to be putting on addtional entertainment like this. Still its good to see DLP get some entertainment offerings for a change rather than seeing it all go to the WDS.
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"Interesting idea, hope they do make them good, nice to see the good old 90's are influencing names again :wink: . The Mary Poppins idea seems to remind me of the old Good Morning Main Street where there were dancers, Mickey, Minnie, etc dancing to old dixie music. :)
Also the Sleeping Beauty one reminds me of the Grand Opening ceremony when Sleeping Beauty was woken up by Prince Phillip as the opening of Fantasyland.
Yes indeed! I loved Good Morning Main Street so much and to have some little shows/parades like that will push the spirit of Disneyland Park forward!
Quote from: "zanderstarz"As of the the 3rd of April from 11:30am everyday a new 'happening' will begin at Town Square.
The Good Morning Mary Poppins show will contain 3 girl dancers and 3 boy dancers, 4 penguins and of course Mary and Bert. Not quite sure whats gonna happen, but rehearsals will soon be underway and more information will be posted here soon.
On top of all that, there is going to be another 'happening' at the Merlin Stage behind Sleeping Beauty castle. This show will be hosted by Aurora and Prince Phillip and possibly Maleficent. No rehearsals are scheduled yet, but this is due to start on the 3rd of April. More info to come...
I like the sound of all of that, I hope someone can video it for those not as fortunate to see it :D
Just a little update...
The Good Morning Mary Poppins show will begin as of the 5th April at the Gazebo in Town Square. It runs every hour from 11:30am until 2pm. There are 3 penguins and 3 dancer couples. Playback and singing is from various sources but nothing new sadly...most of it coming from the Disney Cinema Parade - no surprises there!
The Aurora and Prince Phillip Happening (still no official name yet) begins on the 26th April at the Excalibur stage behind Sleeping Beauty Castle, running every hour from 11:30am until 2pm. It will possibly feature guard-like dancers and maidens. Malificent might even make an appearance. More news to come, watch this space!
Your always full of information Zanderstarz. I believe Maleficent will appear atop the castle balcony and try to ruin the ceremony, or that is the current plan.
It sounds like a couple of great additions, is anyone planning to be at the park on April 5th who would mind posting a report back on here?
I'll be there. :mrgreen:
So can we expect a review when you get back? :D
Quote from: "Malin"It sounds like a couple of great additions, is anyone planning to be at the park on April 5th who would mind posting a report back on here?
Also present at that date, so i'll keep you guys posted :D
Quote from: "Soap"Quote from: "Malin"It sounds like a couple of great additions, is anyone planning to be at the park on April 5th who would mind posting a report back on here?
Also present at that date, so i'll keep you guys posted :D
Great news Soap :D Hope you have a good time.
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Thanks for the insight Riebi. :D
Nice photos for us who would love to be there at present but can't :(
Aw, great to see the first pics of Mary Poppins & Co... thanks Riebi :)!
I'll try to post a video of Mary Poppins before the weekend. It's a fun show, nothing spectacular but certainly a very very welcome addition to Main Street. The whole thing, with the classic cars and Victorian dancers, reminded me a lot of the kind of things you always see on old EuroDisney promotional videos, or the Euro Disneyland Sing-a-long Songs video. For those who have long wanted that kind of streetmosphere to return, it'll be a wonderful thing.
At the end of the show the characters meet and greet guests (hence it being in the meet 'n' greet section of the programme), whilst the Victorian dancers go for a stroll around the street. The story of the show is basically Mary Poppins taking us to the park, and it all coming to life in a very "How does she know" Enchanted musical kind of way...
It doesn't seem to have a proper name though, just "Mary Poppins" on the Programme. :?
Look forward to the video Baloo, sounds like another positive change for the Resort.
Just another update...
The Mary Poppins show is schedualed to be an ongoing event throught the year with more scenes to be added later depending on the popularity of the show.
The Aurora & Prince Phillip Happening will start as of the 8th May. The confirmed cast will include 3 Lords and 3 Ladies, Malificent, Aurora and Phillip. More interestingly it appears that the three fairies (Flora, Fauna and Merryweather) might also be involved, but this is not confirmed. Rehearsals are due to start next week. More info to follow...
Sounds like a great show additions, thanks for the update Zander!! :wink:
Thank you for that update! Is always great to hear something new from the entertainment department!
Do you now which additional sequences are planned and when they make the decision about that?
The Aurora show seems bigger then I expected!
Thanks again zanderstarz! I hope if the three fairies are involved in the Aurora show (and I really hope they are), that they can manage to cast them as face characters and not use the plastic faces of Fantillusion... We'll see.
Anyway, here's the video of 'Mary Poppins' (//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/video/entertainment/mary-poppins/)!
If you want to see it, stand exactly where I was standing there (either side) for the best view. Don't stand exactly facing the gazebo or you'll be too far away once the cars pull in.
Thanks for the video Baloo! Its great to see them using the Mary Poppins track from the Wonderful World of Disney Parade when the gang enters Main Street. The show fits Main Street very well and its a welcome addition in my opinion.
By the way, as a Dutchman I just had to notice... hopefully Bert's bycicle looks like an old one to fit the theme. :P
Hopefully some more characters will make an appearance on Main Street soon. I remember seeing the Mayor in the Magic Kingdom in Orlando.
Thank you baloooooo great to see a video of it!! =D>
Quote from: "Maarten"By the way, as a Dutchman I just had to notice... hopefully Bert's bycicle looks like an old one to fit the theme. :P
Yeah I think it's an old one.. doesn't have suspension or modern gears at least. Hehe. I do remember that it has some colourful ribbons tied around the wheel spokes, and maybe something in the basket like flowers... remember thinking "nice details!" at the time.
The meet 'n' greet time at the end of the show is also a great chance to get some good MS Vehicles shots:
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Just another update...
The Aurora happening has been renamed 'Once Upon A Time with Sleeping Beauty'. Rehearsals have finally started, there is plenty of playback but its mainly a narrator voice over which is poorly translated. Phillip and Aurora both speak, yay! The costumes worn by the Lords and Ladies are gold and cream. Sadly Aurora and Phillip are in their standard park costumes. The Excalibur stage is undergoing a refurb at the moment to accommodate the show. Backstage apparently set is being constructed (but it cant be much considering how small the stage is). 2 new songs are being added to the show as well as 'Once Upon A Dream'. Unlike the Mary Poppins show reusing playback from DCP and DOUD, it appears Disneyland Paris have recorded new material. The large chunks of narration in both French and English are a bit irritating at times but it tells a nice story which will interest children whilst the dancers provide a good spectacle for the older guests. This show will certainly look good in its location and will be a welcome improvement to the park. Sadly (as I expected) Maleficent and the 3 Fairies have been cut. Originally in the draft script Flora, Fauna and Merewether opened and closed the show using Fantillusion playback, and Maleficent interrupted the court ball but was defeated by Prince Phillip. I'm glad they cut this considering in the film Aurora never actually meets Maleficent and it would look odd. But I did like the idea of including the 3 Fairies, ah well, there is always time to develop the show further. Like I said before, even 'Step In Time with Mary Poppins' will eventually be extended.
We need to start a petition to get the 3 fairys and Maleficent in the show. What a waste of money all those recent pyro tests for them were.
But still the show sounds good for a little extra entertainment, as long as people don't expect a Grand Spectacular - it should go down well.
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"We need to start a petition to get the 3 fairys and Maleficent in the show. What a waste of money all those recent pyro tests for them were.
I agree! The tests looked impressive, with the matching colours for each fairy and the purple smoke for Maleficent's entrance and the ring of fire for her defeat. Maybe its for a future show, or maybe the technitions got a bit bored and wanted to use up the spare shells from St Patricks day, lol. I still dont understand why they would conduct tests on that stage if they werent planning on using pyros in the show. Maybe they thought they wouldnt be effective during the day? Which reminds me, Wishes tests starts soon dont they Poppy?
Indeed they do, I think within the next couple of weeks. But with these rumours of "Enchanted" replacing wishes - I wonder what will be in store this summer?? I've not heard any rumours backstage, expect that Wishes is coming back?? But who knows, all will be revealed?
But back on topic, We were in awe at those effects, the ring of fire was so amazing - with flames shooting skywards circling the entire stage. Maybe the techinal teams decided it was too dangerous, considering guests sit on the stone walls where the flames were to be shot from??
Let us hope that the coloured smoke does make an appearence though, even though I'm still trying to get that purple dye out of my white Celio T-Shirt!!
Like to see my Maleficent. :|
Sounds like a impressive little show when adding the fairies and Maleficent's entrance....hope to see that one day when they will add that to the show!! :D
Has anyone seen the Aurora & Prince Phillip Happening or has any pictures of it??
It should have started on Thursday, shouldn't it?
Here are the first pics and videos of the Aurora & Prince Phillip Happening show can be found at the link below:
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The pics looks good. After watching the video I must say it isn´t completly my taste. Maybe cause there´s no maleficient!8) But I think it´s a great addition for every fan of the princesses and princes!
Here's a video from past weekend!
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Aww I can't wait to see this! I don't believe they've finally done two "happenings" based on two of my favourite Disney films (Mary Poppins and Sleeping Beauty)... The "story" bits of the Sleeping Beauty one sound so beautiful read out in French! =D>
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"We need to start a petition to get the 3 fairys and Maleficent in the show. What a waste of money all those recent pyro tests for them were.
Do we have pics or a video of these effects? Not sure how I've missed them :S
Can't we missed this last month, maybe its because DD made me wait 45mins for Mickey.
Looks fab though :lol:
More events are coming - A pirate "happening" in Adventureland, and a Stitch "show" in Discoveryland!
More news soon...
Bring back Peter Pan to the Rescue! Surely parts of that (music and costume) can be recycled?
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"More events are coming - A pirate "happening" in Adventureland, and a Stitch "show" in Discoveryland!
Thanks Poppy!
Stitch in Discoveryland?! Well, it was to be expected since Buzz Lightyear and Stitch are the only space oriented characters they want to use nowadays. What a waste.
Woooohoooo, that's great news Poppy, thanks :)!
I'm really curious how those new happenings will look like! Hopefully Jack Sparrow will be involved :)! So just a show/happening in Frontierland will be missing :lol:
Does anyone know if the happenings (also Aurora & Mary Poppins) will take place during Christmas Season, too?? [-o<
I'm not sure I'd like another Stitch invasion. He is best suited in the studios and already has a show they can run there if they wanted to...
Thanks for the info Poppy. It's a bit of a shame about Stitch really, I think he's better off in the Studios, whereas a Buzz Lightyear one would have been better, because he has his own ride there. Lets just see what happens though. The Pirate one should be a really good one though, I've got high expectations for it :)
Quote from: "Nala_84"Woooohoooo, that's great news Poppy, thanks :)!
I'm really curious how those new happenings will look like! Hopefully Jack Sparrow will be involved :)! So just a show/happening in Frontierland will be missing :lol:
Does anyone know if the happenings (also Aurora & Mary Poppins) will take place during Christmas Season, too?? [-o<
Yeah does anyone know when they will be running till?
It's a shame DLP get all these new musical sets. The Studios has no parade at this moment, yet nothing to replace it!
Quote from: "Kris"Bring back Peter Pan to the Rescue! Surely parts of that (music and costume) can be recycled?
Dear god no!!!! That show was sooo bad. And the music was just (typical DLRP) a collection of DCP and Tink's Fireworks.
Expect to see Jack Sparrow take over Captain Hook's Galley (and maybe even other POTC characters?)
But this [strike:uebx8pf2]shouldn't[/strike:uebx8pf2] won't happen before the launch of the new "year".
Is there new news ? about the new shows ?
Quote from: "invasion"Is there new news ? about the new shows ?
If there was news, it would have been posted. A topic about the new shows during the new work year will be opened shortly.
Does anyone know where abouts it is that Mary Poppins goes to for the meet and greet or is it more a case she just walks about before leaving?
Thanks!:)
xxx
is the happenings taking place over the summer,could not see them on the events programme
Quote from: "seanmartina"is the happenings taking place over the summer,could not see them on the events programme
They're on there. Titled "Mary Poppins" and "Once upon a time Sleeping Beauty".
Does anyone know why Sleeping Beauty only has one performance per day at 17.00 this summer?
Thanks Baloo, and im holding out on watching the Fireworks video on DLRP, Temptation...
Does anyone know where abouts it is that Mary Poppins goes to for the meet and greet or is it more a case she just walks about before leaving?
Thanks!:)
When we were there last month, Mary and Bert stopped over near City Hall to sign, and there were penguins and the other cast characters stationed all over the bandstand area.
They were out and about to sign for quite some time.
Elaine
Hi,
I don't know why the Sleeping Beauty show is under meet and greet. Maybe this just happened when I was there but when it was over, Aurora and Prince Philp went into a small area near Aurberge De Cendrillon, took photos with 2 children and then were about to leave only a little girl who had cancer/lukiemia arrived and they stopped for her before leaving and saying "see you at the parade" it was no longer than a 3 minute meet and greet, quite disappointing for many of us standing there hoping to also meet them. However I thought the show was very good....but if that's what they classify as a meet and greet I don't think so somehow!
Aveen xoxoxox
Quote from: "Baloo"Quote from: "seanmartina"is the happenings taking place over the summer,could not see them on the events programme
They're on there. Titled "Mary Poppins" and "Once upon a time Sleeping Beauty".
Does anyone know why Sleeping Beauty only has one performance per day at 17.00 this summer?
That's because the cast do The Sleeping Beauty Show, Once upon a dream parade (DOUD) and Fantillusion in their shift, they can only fit one show into the tight schedule.
Meanwhile the Mary Poppins cast do 3 shows and DOUD during their day.
Meet for Mary Poppins cast
When we were there on Thursday - the cast spread them selves around.
Penguins - stayed around the bandstand.
Mary and Bert- walked aound the square and stopped under the middle arch of the station (as did one couple of the dancers) : it was hot and looked like it could rain - so sheltered.
The other dancers walked around the square and went into the area in front of the station near the hotel and stopped meet and greet people.
:D Enjoyed this show - not a lot of people were around at the time (last show of the day) and got a good spot to see and get pictures - more arrived when music started. Missed one picture :( of one of the penguins 'taking a drink' from the drinking fountains - but having fun with the kids around. :D :D
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Quote from: "ed-uk"Meet for Mary Poppins cast
When we were there on Thursday - the cast spread them selves around.
Penguins - stayed around the bandstand.
Mary and Bert- walked aound the square and stopped under the middle arch of the station (as did one couple of the dancers) : it was hot and looked like it could rain - so sheltered.
The other dancers walked around the square and went into the area in front of the station near the hotel and stopped meet and greet people.
:D Enjoyed this show - not a lot of people were around at the time (last show of the day) and got a good spot to see and get pictures - more arrived when music started. Missed one picture :( of one of the penguins 'taking a drink' from the drinking fountains - but having fun with the kids around. :D :D
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Thanks for the information and the lovely photo!:) I seen this show last week I thought it was really nice and I managed to video it and get a photo with Mary and Bert who stood under the entrance to the City Hall.
I wish the meet and greet after the Sleeping beauty show was as good, when I was there it didn't qualify as a meet and greet to be honest, as i have said in an earlier post, however it was also a very good show:)
xoxoxox
Quote from: "Aveen2008"Hi,
I don't know why the Sleeping Beauty show is under meet and greet. Maybe this just happened when I was there but when it was over, Aurora and Prince Philp went into a small area near Aurberge De Cendrillon, took photos with 2 children and then were about to leave only a little girl who had cancer/lukiemia arrived and they stopped for her before leaving and saying "see you at the parade" it was no longer than a 3 minute meet and greet, quite disappointing for many of us standing there hoping to also meet them. However I thought the show was very good....but if that's what they classify as a meet and greet I don't think so somehow!
Aveen xoxoxox
Hmmm odd...they probably had their reasons. Usually its a 10min 'happening' and a 20min Meet & Greet where Phillip and Aurora stand on the stage facing the castle with a queue leading up to them for photos/autographs while the Lords and Ladys walk around the courtyard.
Does anyone know if the show will be running during Christmas Season?
I doubt it. Sleeping Beauty has finished and Mary Poppins is probably only till the end of September.
QuoteDoes anyone know if the show will be running during Christmas Season?
I don't know for Mary Poppins show, but the " Once Upon a Time Sleeping Beauty " show will be coming back for the Christmas Season!
Really?? I mean, how sure is this, Clément? That would be awesome :D/ :)
Quote from: "Nala_84"Really?? I mean, how sure is this, Clément? That would be awesome :D/ :)
Clement is correct, Sleeping Beauty is making a return for the Christmas season.
That sounds soooo great, now it only must run anytime between 30th Nov and 2nd Dec [-o<!!!
I'm still afraid it could run like Minnie's Jolly Holiday Show which I will miss as it will only run on weekends at the beginning of December :(!
Can anyone please tell me, if this will be on 1st 4th Dec? My daughter would love this, I dont want to tell her incase its not on, but do I check the flyers, I assume we get when we arive in the park ?
Thanks... Linda
Yes, check the flyers as soon as you get to your hotel/the parks. If Sleeping Beauty show is coming back for Christmas, I'd assume it would certainly be from 1st December throughout that month.
Elaine