Photos Magiques DLRP news report: 06-08 February 2009
Here goes our second DLRP news report on the magicforum.
We arrived on Friday at Hotel New York for a 3 days / 2 nights stay. We got a great room on the seventh floor with view over the parking lot (but we had a nice view over Disneyland Park as well). We spotted a sign in the lobby for an Indiana Jones special event by Hasbro.
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Disneyland Park
Let's get started with our news tour at Disneyland Park.
Statue of Liberty Tableau
The Statue of Liberty Tableau located inside the Liberty Arcade has finally received a well deserved refurbishment. Lighting, sound and animations have been fully restored to its former glory.
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Plaza Gardens Restaurant
Plaza Gardens is currently closed for a 2 months refurbishment.
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Torches
Only two of the 4 torches on Fort Comstock were burning during the whole weekend. It seems that new wiring and pipes have been installed on the torches.
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Sadly the torches on the Adventureland Bazar were not lit up during the whole weekend.
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Alice's Curious Labyrinth
Disney's worst maintained attraction is looking more deteriorated than ever.
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Dance Time with Stitch in Discoveryland
A large patch of concrete between Star Tours and Space Mountain has been scraped off for the upcoming show during Mickey's Magical Party.
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Bad Show
A panel was missing on the ceiling in Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast's queue line.
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Characters
Pocahontas and John Smith were roaming Frontierland while Esmeralda and Phoebus were spotted in Fantasyland on Sunday.
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Walt Disney Studios Park
Cinémagique
At Walt Disney Studios Park was Cinémagique closed on Friday for some special event.
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Crush's Coaster
At Crush's Coaster are new signs being installed at several locations in the queue line warning that the ride vehicles may not hold guests with certain body types or shapes.
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Stitch Live!
A brand new screen has been installed in the exterior pre-show area. Animations countdown every minute until its time to move into the second pre-show room.
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Benches have been installed in the second pre-show room.
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The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
In the Tower of Terror queue line we noticed that the "Out of order" sign has once again been stolen...
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Studio Tram Tour rerouting
Work on the Studio Tram Tour road continues. Construction fences have now appeared across the Dinotopia set as well.
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Weather
On Saturday the day started very misty in the morning and evolved into snow in the afternoon. Temperatures dropped so fast that Hotel New York offered free hot drinks in the lobby of the hotel.
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Disney's Hotel New York
Back to Hotel New York where a bunch of rooms are being refurbished on the Central Park side.
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Disney Village
At Disney Village was the crocodile in front of Rainforest Café covered up.
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Let's conclude our news report with a look on the new pin releases for this month.
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Discuss! :)
Lovely report. You're so lucky you get to go so often. I like the fact that so many places are being refurbished thought it's sad to see the deterioration of Alice's Curious Labyrinth. The Pins also look really cool. Do you know wether the Tink Phantom Manor pin will be available in shops or only at the Pin Trading event? I love the misty picture of TOT. Made it look even creepier. Thx for the nice update! :D
Quote from: "MizzRabbit"Do you know wether the Tink Phantom Manor pin will be available in shops or only at the Pin Trading event?
With a run of 900, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if they sold out at, or soon after, the event. Not sure how popular pin trading events are at DLRP though.
That said, I want one too!
I'm so glad the Liberty Tableau has been restored. And it didn't even take a large-scale petition.
Quote from: "Agent Lex"Quote from: "MizzRabbit"Do you know wether the Tink Phantom Manor pin will be available in shops or only at the Pin Trading event?
With a run of 900, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if they sold out at, or soon after, the event. Not sure how popular pin trading events are at DLRP though.
That said, I want one too!
Yeah, it's so cool. Wish they'd make more PM pins. Love the Haunted Mansion pins as well but PM is just more special as I've never been to the American parks.
Thanks for the fantastic report Kristof, you've touched on some very important issues there (especially Alice :? ). However, it's great to see that they appear to be maintaining a lot of things, and I'm especially happy with the Stitch improvements (there was a dire need for something in the exterior 'pre-show' :)
I hope you had a great trip :wink:
Oooooooh okay now I get what those green fences were near SM! They came as a real shock, they werent there on the 2nd or 3rd, then on the 4th we came out of Space Mountain and were like 'whats going on???'
thanks a lot for the photoreport, i really enjoy this new idea and it's really interesting. =D>
WOW! Thanks again for this great trip report! So much new, so little time!
The indiana Jones Weekend seems to be an interesting thing. Have you seen anything about it? Or was it something calm/small "unvisible"
The Statue of Liberty Plateau refurb is wonderful! It´s a very important point of main street USA for me. Also the refurb of Plaza garden is nice to see (even a 2 month long refurb). I miss a bit some fences around the area. It´s not nice for guests to see this painted door.
For the torches: I think the whole entrance of adventure land should get a little refurb again. But unbelievable is the stadium of alice! It´s one of the sadest things. I love this attraction so much. Seems they waiting till it needs a 6 month complete refurb or they don´t wanna have it anymore. All two choices are just sad. Please DLRP and Mr. Gas do something for this great attraction!
For discoveryland and this stage...well...I don´t like this dancing time with stitch show. It´s simply not my cup of tea. But maybe a new floor in this area will be a little win for me.
The characters are great to see again outsite the summer season!
It´s nice to see with how much love they are working now at WDS, as seen at stitch. (I would say take the same love for Disneyland Park now. ) The update of stitch is nice, the new sign at crush could be more disneyish but maybe it´s just a placeholder (the german translation is against SH*******! "Mit besonderen Körperformen"???? Sounds like you have to be an alien or monster or something! I´m very intersting in the tram tour developement. Looks all fine.
What are this white towers at pic 2?
Wonderful report with some pretty cool photos =D>
Epcot_Boy :ears:
Great report, I wish i could go so often. Great Photos and even better info
Yet another great news report update kristof, I absolutely love reading them. I tend to find they always make you want more info when you get to the end of them.. :mrgreen:
Thanks for posting this! I have noticed they have had Esmeralda and Phoebus out a bit lately, I bet when I go later this year they won't be anywhere, I have never seen them or Pocahontas and John smith in DLP but I guess thats the magic of it all- you never know what will happen or who you may see!! :D :D
Love the creepy photo of the Tower of Terror fading in the mist! =D>
thanks for posting that, it's always interesting to see some new pictures of the latest happenings.
Thanks for the news update Kristof :)!
I'm afraid I've never seen the Statue of Liberty Plateau :shock: Where exactly is this??
The pic of Pocahontas & John Smith is wonderful! Where can you meet them?
And the Labyrinth is in such a bad state :(... I thought they would have refurbished it last September???
Quote from: "Nala_84"I'm afraid I've never seen the Statue of Liberty Plateau :shock: Where exactly is this??
Enter Liberty Arcade and in the middle (just opposite of the exit to Main Street) there it is :D I am sure you'll find it next time you're there!
Cheers,
Flounder
(Annoying smartass comment: For the record, it's "Tableau," not "Plateau.")
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Yeah, you're right.
Class report Kristof
I have never seen the liberty statue either I'm afraid.
I'm going in March so I'll have a look out for it.
Keep up the good work.
CCP :D
Even more great pictures love them!
When I was there i was the same and just could not find liberty statue must of been looking in the wrong place lol
Im guessing you will be going for the opening of Playhouse Disney or not long after?
hehe I think alot of people think it is a backstage area or toilets :lol: even Chris gave a funny look the first time I showed him :P