Hi,
Not seen this mentioned before, but I note that the operators of the Panormagique Ballon in the Village have updated the website to include a WebCam.
http://www.panoramagique.com/webcam (http://www.panoramagique.com/webcam)
Not the most impressive of images, shame it doesn't 'track' the ballon, but it's a start. Thought I'd share!.
Regards
Iain.
The news on the Panoramagique webcam has already been mentioned here (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=6031) ;)
Ah sorry, The Sorcerer's Workshop isn't an area of the board I tend to follow.
This can be a topic for the webcam. It's resort news after all.
And great news, too! Now you can see just how short the balloon flights are for your €12! :lol:
LOL, i can tell this is going to keep us DLRP Geeks intrested, constantly watching panoramagique going up and down. Anyway good news for iphone/ipod touch users too. Download the WorldView app and search Disney. And this webcam is available on there, save it as your bookmark. And check up on panoramagique as much as you want :lol:
Is there an emergency procedure in place, in the event of that single cable breaking? I know, it's a steel cable, but what would happen if it came undone? Can they get the balloon down somehow?
^I've thought about that too. Doesn't a member of staff go up with the guests? Maybe they would just slowly let air out of the baloon and hope it lands in a nice place...
I'm glad I went on for the first time last week before reading those thoughts, thanks! But yes, if somehow something went wrong with that huge cable, it's hard not to think you'd be doomed. There is an attendant on board, they just ask you to spread out evenly after taking off. Anyway, it felt safer than I'd expected, more like a lift going up.
The only downside is the length of the "flight" like I said above. I just about finished filming going up (video coming soon, plug), madly snapped about 10 photos of different areas and then we were coming down. Pff. It must be a good earner, seeing those people in the queue now at 6pm in low-season.
It'd be great if this is still there when the new hotel and DV extension starts going up opposite (so, 2050?).
Quote from: "Anthony"Anyway, it felt safer than I'd expected, more like a lift going up.
DLP have a bad reputation for their lifts!
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:twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
I knew I should have specified not a Tower of Terror lift. :lol:
No, it feels really smooth and not at all precarious like I expected.
@Anthony
Sorry, didn't mean to put you off :-)
Yeah, if that cable broke or snapped I think you would be doomed. Death pretty much guaranteed. The attendant couldn't really do much, other than narrate your journey up into space, before the balloon popped due to the low pressure of the air around it, which would send you plummeting back to earth, hopefully landing on the Walt Disney Studios and destroying Animagique ;-)
I know what you mean about it feeling like a lift, but I personally felt it was more like being on a boat. It had the same kind of buoyant floaty feeling. It felt really safe to me, and like you said, not at all precarious.
The ride lasts about 6 minutes, doesn't it. It could perhaps do with being 10 minutes long. Thing is, when you get to the top and it stops moving, some people might either get scared or bored if it stayed up there too long. But a couple of extra minutes wouldn't hurt.
I look forward to seeing your video.
even thou a lot does not happen on it i check it all the time hehe and i cant wait to go up when i go in december :D
I remember reading when Characters in Flight debuted at WDW that the pilot can manually release the helium and bring the balloon down.
Oh, really? He can bring the balloon down slowly? That's great.
But what about the other way round? What if the balloon pops while you're in the air? Do they have a plan b for that situation?
Quote from: "Alan"Oh, really? He can bring the balloon down slowly? That's great.
But what about the other way round? What if the balloon pops while you're in the air? Do they have a plan b for that situation?
Maybe the material for the balloon means it cannot pop, or there are multiple layers of material. :P
Quote from: "Willow"I remember reading when Characters in Flight debuted at WDW that the pilot can manually release the helium and bring the balloon down.
Yes! Exactly what I thought! :P
If it popped though... probably not much you can do there. Just come crashing down.
Quote from: "RnRCj"If it popped though... probably not much you can do there. Just come crashing down.
Maybe try and land in the water...
But honestly, you'd be more likely to get run over and killed by that hideous white road train on the way to ride PanoraMagique than be part of some horrible incident on-board.
Life has its perils!
Updated my homepage yesterday with a new theme... and gadget:
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Pretty cool. Thanks PanoraMagique! :mrgreen:
Hopefully I can share it, try this: http://www.google.com/ig/adde?hl=en&mod ... source=igm (http://www.google.com/ig/adde?hl=en&moduletitle=Live+from+Disneyland+Paris&moduleurl=http://www.google.com/ig/shared%3Fuid%3D105889964276375440471%26mid%3D44%26url%3Dgm_photo.xml&source=igm)
Beautiful sunset sky over DLP right now...
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Is that snow I see? :mrgreen:
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Strange how the weather here is often so similar to Marne la Vallée.
Its been snowing for past 2 days, aunty and uncle have been there all week :P
Found this quite amusing :P
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Lol, what is that?
I think the Village needs more 'unique' attractions like this. Getting rid of the bungee's and that silly carousel were massive steps forward in removing the common tack. With these plans for the WoD store and new hotels etc, the village is really starting to take shape. We just need another large attraction like this.
Quote from: "Martyn"Lol, what is that?
I think the Village needs more 'unique' attractions like this. Getting rid of the bungee's and that silly carousel were massive steps forward in removing the common tack. With these plans for the WoD store and new hotels etc, the village is really starting to take shape. We just need another large attraction like this.
Replace the NEX arcade with a smaller version of WDW's Disney Quest ! :)
Martyn: I watched it for a little while and he climbed up the side, kicked some snow off and came back down lol
Quote from: "Owain"Replace the NEX arcade with a smaller version of WDW's Disney Quest ! :)
Yeah, NEX acarde isn't even open 90% of the time is it?
He's got some guts doing that!
I was thinking a giant wheel would be good, but then I changed my mind. They're everywhere at the moment, and all they do is offer great views, which is what Panoramagique is there for.
Someone needs to get a cloth or something :P
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PanoraMagique workers decide to let out the helium and have fun with squeaky voices?
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http://www.panoramagique.com/webcam/ (http://www.panoramagique.com/webcam/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
Says "closed for maintenance" on the homepage. Interesting to watch...
It looks so sad and saggy...
Will be something put on that balloon of the NGF ;)
Workers were busy on the what I assume will be the new balloon. Don't know if this has been reported on here, but people on DCP say a brand new balloon will be added which will be lit up from the inside...
It would be cool if the balloon got some kind of LED lighting package, so that it twinkles like a swirling ball of pixie dust in the night sky.
^ Let's hope for something like that (it would be amazing!), but I think they will just put on a NGF-logo just like the '15'-logo a few years ago. ;)
oooh i love this ipod app! always keep check on the beautiful balloon ;) god some lovely pics ! :D and of the eiffel tower lol i wish theyd do some of other places in disney park !
how do i attatch a pic to this post?? xxx
Here's a live picture of the balloon, actually within this thread. Refresh the page if you don't believe me :-)
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It had definately faded over the years and I guess safety measures required it to be replaced? I'm sure they're not just creating a new balloon because they'd like an alternative design. Some funky lighting would be great. That end of Disney Village and the lake could look amazing at night. Does it really generative a lot of money then? I always considered it as a great idea but not massively popular...
I hope its not like the characters in flight baloon (wdw) its so boring and underinteresting.
Will there be a new design? It should be magical and maybe not have any characters.
The Paris version looks so much more appealing than WDW's.
Since the balloon is incorporated into bits of the booth (not to mention the logo, tickets, leaflets, etc) I doubt it'll change. Hopefully just a bright new one, same lovely design.
I can't imagine the resort without PanoraMagique now...
One of my favourite views is of the balloon refelected in the water at night with the lights of Disney Village behind it!
Quote from: "ford prefect"One of my favourite views is of the balloon refelected in the water at night with the lights of Disney Village behind it!
One of mine as well. I tried to make a photo, but without a tripod it was impossible.
Today (3rd April) there was still no balloon to be seen and green fences were still up.
i was so dissapointed by this. We really wanted to do this while on our stay :(
Most of us now know that PanoraMagique has been deflated and users a now commenting on it on the "Panoramagique webcam" topic. I made a topic so we could discuss this news in it's own topic and not a topic about the webcam.
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This photo was taken by me yesterday.
Looks like the new balloon might have arrived:
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It LOOKS like the same design of balloon (red and yellow stripes). But is it?
They're inflating the new balloon right now if anyone wants to watch: //http://www.panoramagique.com/webcam/
Looks (still) like the same balloon, but you never know... (Please let it be [-o< )
So far there is a small difference. The stars on the new balloon are black instead of white.
The colours seem a bit toned down too, but that could be due to the webcam.
Old:
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New (so far):
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Looking great! Good to see the original strong colours back after "PanoraMagique Mark I" got so faded.
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It is illuminated already? Hard to tell.
As you can now see, the balloon is basically the same as before but with much brighter colours. It really does show how much the old balloon faded.
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The colour scheme is slightly different though, isn't it?
For instance, the ballon drawings on the sides are now yellow (don't think it's the light), they were orange-red before!
Spot the difference... the old balloon:
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So I guess I'm not the only one checking the (slow) progress in their webcam!
Little montage of the progress tonight
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EDIT: Updated picture!
Quote from: "never2old"So I guess I'm not the only one checking the (slow) progress in their webcam!
Yep, refreshing it every 10 minutes or so!
Noticed the yellow design change too. The new balloon also seems to be missing a small white stripe the old one had just below the first dark blue section. It now appears to go straight from navy blue to light blue.
Houston, we have liftoff.
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It looks wonderful!
Great to see the balloon is back now :D
Looks like it's pretty much done!
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Looking good, brand spanking new! I've never experienced PanoraMagique, I might have to investigate it when I visit in June.
Who here's been for a ride? Roughly how high do you go? I don't mind heights as long as I feel secure... haha!
It's looking absolutely gorgeous this morning!!
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I have to admit, after totally falling for DLRP Today's "Panoramagique with Mickey and Friends" last week (for some very long moments, until I realised it was April 1st), I'm so delighted to see the balloon looking this good :D
Quote from: "luke85"Looking good, brand spanking new! I've never experienced PanoraMagique, I might have to investigate it when I visit in June.
Who here's been for a ride? Roughly how high do you go? I don't mind heights as long as I feel secure... haha!
It goes up to 100 metres. Great views from up there:
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And (for me at least) it feels very secure, it's very smooth, plus there is that net
I can't wait to go on it again, on my last few visits it was usually closed because of the weather...
I have never experienced Panoramagique, but I think it is a great attraction at DLRP. The new balloon looks beautiful, although there is no big difference to the old one, but it looks so much better than the one in at Downtown Disney in Florida.
Do you know if the balloon in Florida is produced and operated by the same company like at DLRP?
Yes it is!!!
http://www.aerophile.com (http://www.aerophile.com"%20onclick="window.open(this.href);return%20false;) is their site.
By the way, erm... What's happened to Tinkerbell?! Arrggh! :shock: Oh dear... She looks like she should be on a can of fly spray. I knew they wouldn't be able to resist meddling with it somehow. Not an improvement, not at all.
Has Tink put on weight??
just seen it on the LIVE cam it sure looks great !
Tink looks UGLY. I like the light effect though!
yeh sure is was thinking same with tink she dont look right
It really looks beautiful all light up light that!!
It does look very nice at night!
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is it me or does tink seem to have a big bum :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
^She wears a skirt I guess, but I agree: it looks like something else... :roll:
Oh, so they DID improve it. It now lights up night. Nice touch.
Get some of this on Tink...
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The light-up looks great! Like a real hot air balloon. I see why the balloon icon on the sides was made lighter now, although yellow possibly doesn't look quite as nice as red during daytime.
Quote from: "Anthony"Get some of this on Tink...
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
Just realised what it reminds me of... Tron. No?
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I love the fact that it's been lit up so it looks like Tink is inside the Balloon (and make it fly ;))
The balloon is really beautiful when it is lit up. Is the balloon in Florida also lit up?
no don't think so. been there at night and it was not lit
Being a bit vague here as its been a while. Where will you have to stand to see Tink? (Thats if the raid doesnt get her!) I'm thinking stand facing NPB. If so, in my little opinion I think it would've looked great actually walking through Disney Village and seeing her. But thats just my thoughts.
The whole balloon is free to rotate when it's in the air, so I believe Tinkerbell's position changes throughout the day.
Ah! Thanks Alan :)
I think it looks great. I dont get why there's all this negativity towards Tink :?
However, this would have been a PERFECT opportunity to give the Ballon an "Up" theme. I mean c'mon, thats like a perfect match?!?
An Up balloon? It could look a bit like this:
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However I'm fairly sure Aérophile can't do anything different with the shape of the balloon, so all they've got to work with is a sphere.
In 2005 it was reported they signed a 7-year contract with DLP. I presume that's been extended... anyone know?
Its the same Balloon !! Its doesnt look one bit different. Why?? :?
Its frustratingly slow and you cant see it once its taken off but great to get a peice of dlp :D
They should have more live webcams elsewhere there
Hi could someone please tell me how much roughly this costs to go up in?
In all my previous visits i've never even thought about taking a ride in it but next week i may just give it a try! :)
Quote from: "ben mcqueen"Hi could someone please tell me how much roughly this costs to go up in?
In all my previous visits i've never even thought about taking a ride in it but next week i may just give it a try! :)
It's €12 for adults and €6 for children, with discount for Euro Disney Shareholders.
You can also save a Euro buying tickets online: http://www.panoramagique.com/fr/billetterie (http://www.panoramagique.com/fr/billetterie%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
^ Also, McDonalds do a special meal for 12Euros. A standard adult meal, plus one ticket to ride Panoramagique. So basically you get a free meal :D
Excellent tip Martyn, thanks.
brilliant, thanks very much, im def gonna have to have a ride on this next week! :thumbs: