The next 'festival' after Mickeys Magical party will be - Disney's new generation festival!
Basically it will centre around new characters mainly Pixar with Toy Story land being the centre piece of the 'festival'
Highlights:
- New float in parade with Princess Tiana
- "enhanced" mosters inc meet and great in the studios
- New Car, Ratatouille in studios parade
- The character train will stay with pixar/new characters
- Hub show rework
- Balloons are out and randomly parachutes are in! - gotta love DLP marketing!
Sorry, are you posting this as news or your idea?
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BTW. There won't be a new float for Tiana. She and Naveen will be placed on Dreams of Romance 2.
I am just passing on what I know, things as ever may change.
This was as plans stood a few months ago, from the what I have seen from my contact.
I hope things will change, if not I really hope I can swap my timeshare to another country next year!
common dave lets look at each point and its not all bad ( in my opinion ) I think they could be wise/ prudent management decisions if all are true
New float in parade with Princess Tiana - so shes is going on an exisiting float and means Paris will actually get a new character from a traditional disney 2d film - the first since 2004
- "enhanced" mosters inc meet and great in the studios - perfect placing in my opinion and overdue especially with the blu ray re realease
- New Car, Ratatouille in studios parade - is this a hint at whats to come???
- The character train will stay with pixar/new characters - a refresh is welcome
- Hub show rework - hopefully will have more a wow factor like candleabration
- Balloons are out and randomly parachutes are in! - gotta love DLP marketing! - not too sure on this but i will give it the benefit of the doubt
overall im ok with these rumours, nothing too lavish, gentle reworks and a new land, seems sensible to reign in capex with the 20th anniversary just around the corner.
Quote from: "smurfy74"...its not all bad ( in my opinion ) I think they could be wise/ prudent management decisions if all are true
New float in parade with Princess Tiana - so shes is going on an exisiting float and means Paris will actually get a new character from a traditional disney 2d film - the first since 2004
- "enhanced" mosters inc meet and great in the studios - perfect placing in my opinion and overdue especially with the blu ray re realease
- New Car, Ratatouille in studios parade - is this a hint at whats to come???
- The character train will stay with pixar/new characters - a refresh is welcome
- Hub show rework - hopefully will have more a wow factor like candleabration
- Balloons are out and randomly parachutes are in! - gotta love DLP marketing! - not too sure on this but i will give it the benefit of the doubt
overall im ok with these rumours, nothing too lavish, gentle reworks and a new land, seems sensible to reign in capex with the 20th anniversary just around the corner.
I've got to agree with you here Smurfy. I think that these are great ideas; adding Princess Tiana and Naveen to DOUADP is a sensible and clever move, enhancing the Monsters Inc meet 'n' greet is also great (although I'm not sure just how they can enhance it though), a new Ratatouille car for Stars and Cars could also be a great new addition (and quite rightly a sign of things to come :wink: ), re-working the Character Express is fantastic (it can't look much worse than as it does at the minute!), reworking the hub show could also improve it greatly, and even the idea of parachutes in the advertising could work too. So there isn't anything really to moan about here, it certainly sounds like a great step up from MMP anyway :wink:
By the way, is that the actual official title for it? Disney's New Generation Festival doesn't quite have the same ring to it as Mickey's Magical Party or the 15th Anniversary Celebrations :roll:
And no Castle decorations (unless they reconsider).
For the last few months I've been wanting a totally Toy Story year.
I shall make further judgements on these 'things' once further details emerge.
Quote from: "Kristof"And no Castle decorations (unless they reconsider).
i hope they stick with this plan. Decorations should be only considered for important celebrations like 20 years birthday or something and i would like to see the castle without any decorations for a change.
Same rubbish, different characters. Nothing to see here, move along :roll:
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"I hope things will change, if not I really hope I can swap my timeshare to another country next year!
The concept has only just been announced and the bashing has started.
I may have said this before, but I remember a fable about a little boy seeing his Grandmother making a cake mixture and pronouncing it disgusting and refusing to eat the finished (delicious) cake much to the delight of his siblings who had extras!
The motto: children shouldn't see unfinished work.
I have spent enough time and money over recent years to see this will likely be more of the same. I've lost faith in Disney and desperately come on line hoping to see a turn of events.
In the real world, it is my job to help set 10-20 year visions and turn them in to reality. Disney's vision is to push toons.
Question, how many people said "let's wait and see how MMP turns out?"
How many, including several Disney can do no wrong people on here were disappointed?
I'm sorry, I call them as I see them.
To tell you the truth, I don't really care what concept they come up with.
The way I see it Disneyland, the rides, the characters etc. are the important aspects of the magic. Stuff like '15th Birthday' or 'Mickey's Magical Party' or whatever, are mearly wrapping paper for the true magic inside.
True, some people find it hard to see beyond the dressing, maybe I've just developed Selective Vision, but the could cover Main Street in giant pink and orange ribbons, and I wouldnt really notice.
QuoteBalloons are out and randomly parachutes are in! - gotta love DLP marketing!
Does this mean we could expect to see characters parachuting into the park, ready to sign autographs. Now that would be cool !!!! (the answer is.......non)
QuoteAnd no Castle decorations (unless they reconsider).
Imagine if they did a Pixar collage all over the castle. Buzz Lightyear wings, a Remy tail, some blue Sully fur on the turrets, a Rust-Eze banner at the entrance........ ARGH :shock: !!!!!
QuoteSame rubbish, different characters. Nothing to see here, move along
and then to quote me
Quoteoverall im ok with these rumours, nothing too lavish, gentle reworks and a new land, seems sensible to reign in capex with the 20th anniversary just around the corner
I get the feeling there isnt supposed to be anything completely different in the 2010 - 2011 season it would make sense to save this for the 2012 - 2013 season. At the moment the management have to reign in capex whilst they continue to restore and maintain the park as they now realise what a huge cost/effort it was for the 15th and they have learnt from this. More of the 'original' features of the park are returning ie the main street vehicles are out more and more and the live bands are returning, and attractions like the keelboats have been brought back into use, granted not as many as in the halcyon days you often refer to ( these were the days when the park also lost more money than others too ).
Nothing here offends my sensitivities in fact im looking forward to TSPL :-"
And to have a 10 - 20 year business plan is fine and sensible but the working plan has to be constantly ammended, otherwise you arent taking into account changes in market conditions etc. Even the industry I work in didnt see / predict exactly where it would be now 10 years ago. Im guessing this economic downturn wasnt in the plan, but a measured management response to this is welcome.
I'm think this theme carries with it some exciting prospects. A new Prince and Princess will make a refreshing addition to the usual crew! And to have our beautiful castle back, the way it was intended to be, will be incredible!
I think we need to look at things with an open mind, instead of expecting the worst.
I think this sounds like a good idea for a theme- its about time disney did more to celebrate their new movies rather than milking the same old characters they've had for decades.
disney has spent too long staring watery-eyed at the past trying to repeat the same tried and tested formulas with little by way of innovation and creativity when these were central to Walt's vision. hopefully, this is representative of disney's new forward looking philosophy- and its amazing that they will actually have a new non-pixar character in the park!
QuoteThe concept has only just been announced and the bashing has started.
Apparently it's the new trend.... :roll:
Pixar is deeply involved with this project.
The Bad:
- Another completely toon-based year
- Toy Story Playland being the centerpiece
- Parachutes?? (it's too early to make a firm judgement, but I don't see how this ties into anything)
- Character train isn't going
The Good:
- No more castle decorations!! Will there be no Main Street banners as well?
- New character in parade (well I don't see how this could be a bad thing)
- Enhanced Monsters Inc meet and greet (this might change, but my first reaction was it sounded cool)
I'll have to see about the hub show rework...
I'm kinda glad i havent got a trip planned for next year, I'm not a huge Pixar fan.
Princess Tiana on the float sounds great, but what about other new characters? Do DLRP not deserve them aswell?
I'm interested to see how this new generation theme pans out before i comment further.
I'm hoping for spectacular stuff for the 20th Anniversary.
Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"QuoteAnd no Castle decorations (unless they reconsider).
Imagine if they did a Pixar collage all over the castle. Buzz Lightyear wings, a Remy tail, some blue Sully fur on the turrets, a Rust-Eze banner at the entrance........ ARGH :shock: !!!!!
To be honest, I was expecting a Toy Story year with a Lego castle! :lol: :roll:
Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"To tell you the truth, I don't really care what concept they come up with.
The way I see it Disneyland, the rides, the characters etc. are the important aspects of the magic. Stuff like '15th Birthday' or 'Mickey's Magical Party' or whatever, are mearly wrapping paper for the true magic inside.
In the main I agree with this. The yearly themes really don't bother me to much. I would however, really be happy if they dispensed with the castle decorations and the like and invested more in the 'Streetmosphere'. Those little touches are becoming noticable by their absence :(
I like it.
Why? The concept. It makes sense. Hallelujah, it makes sense. For the best part of a decade, Paris has been pretty much ignoring all these fantastic new films, with absolutely none of the fanfare the new films of the mid-90s got. At the same time, it's the start of a whole new decade, and Disney have a whole load of very fresh new films coming next year. Throw in the very colourful Toy Story Playland, and it's looking like a great, colourful and interesting year. Yes, "New Generation Festival" is a bit klunky, but at least they're not throwing another desperate "Party".
I was about to use this space to moan -- why no Tiana's Showboat Jubiliee show, like California and Florida are putting on? why only a single car added to Stars 'n' Cars, why not take this chance to turn it into a proper parade? why decorate the bloody Characters Express again? -- but I won't, haha. Why? Because Mickey's Magical Party is the most poorly-conceived piece of absolute tosh I've ever seen any Disney park come up with. No relevance to any real occasion, awful awful shows and horrible, cheap branding. For one year, we're stuck in Butlins. Good riddance.
If all Entertainment are allowed to do in 2010 is decorate one car, then I'm all for it. Don't ignore what Kristof is saying about Pixar being involved either -- it's actually a good thing a lot of their characters will be featured, since I guess they have to "sign off" on all the advertising, etc, maybe even help create it? The only person signing off on Mickey's Magical Party was Jay Rasulo. "Go figure"...
Yeah I must admit, after all the MMP rubbish this'll probably seem rather good. I'm hoping they'll cut back a little on the hub show... four times a day is a bit much. Same for the character train. I'm also wondering about Videopolis. It'd be a shame to just leave the Mickey cartoons playing for another year. It's very pleasing to hear that this themed year won't include any entertainment monstrosities like Stitch Dance Time though.
Above all, I am most looking forward to seeing an un-decorated Main Street!
Oops... for a second I almost forgot about TSPL. :-"
Great idea for a celebration and it will really work well with Toy Story Playland. However, the name is horrible. I'm sure they could think of something better!
New World of Disney Festival, New Stars of Disney Festival...something better than Generation!
Quote from: "Epcot_Boy"Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"To tell you the truth, I don't really care what concept they come up with.
The way I see it Disneyland, the rides, the characters etc. are the important aspects of the magic. Stuff like '15th Birthday' or 'Mickey's Magical Party' or whatever, are mearly wrapping paper for the true magic inside.
In the main I agree with this. The yearly themes really don't bother me to much. I would however, really be happy if they dispensed with the castle decorations and the like and invested more in the 'Streetmosphere'. Those little touches are becoming noticable by their absence :(
I couldn't agree more. I forgot to mention that the money would be better spent on entertainment, rather that posters and plastic decorations. It's the little things like street bands, horse-drawn carts, even a mint on your pillow that stick in your mind and turn happy visitors into 'Delighters'. Basic Marketing - percieved perception that you are getting more than value for money.
Quote from: "Adam"However, the name is horrible. I'm sure they could think of something better!
New World of Disney Festival, New Stars of Disney Festival...something better than Generation!
I was thinking along the lines of the new decade, just to tie it to something real... "Come celebrate the New Disney Decade at Disneyland Paris!", but it looks like New Generation Festival is pretty much final. Mickey's Magical Party
sounds less tacky and forced now than it did this time last year, so maybe it'll grow.
Quote from: "RnRCj"I'm hoping they'll cut back a little on the hub show... four times a day is a bit much.
Think the one-show-a-day finale is looking quite certain. In a way that'd please me too, but then it leaves this huge stage just sitting there the whole day... Hmm.
I haven't seen MMP in the flesh yet but I already know I hate the stitch dj thing because it looks so awful! I guess anything is an improvement on a party that celebrates nothing! :P
My only fear is that for me personally I don't particularly love Pixar films and for any of us who areb't huge Toy Story fans will probably get a sickner with even more pixar involvement, even though its already in the OUDP, stars n' cars and Woody's round-up! :roll:
I definately welcome new characters though as I have been a bit bored with nearly the exact same characters being on the character express (minnie train or whatever the new name is) for over 2 years! :? A meet and greet with Wall.e would be pretty darn cool ha!
I wish they would stop spending money on themed years and pay for staff to run rides at the proper times and more effiecently, have casey jnr and storybook land open all year round and to take in a great show like Beauty and the Beast or even re-instate the Lion King Show or Tarzan or something! I think these things are more appreciated!
I hope next year is a good one though! [-o<
i hope they dont redecorate a castle
just imagine having a pixar themed castle i swear if that happens walt will come back to life and murder anyone who planned that
i really hate it when they do that
i mean a lot of us actually forgot how the castle actually looks like :twisted:
i hope they have a new parade i have to say im getting bored with the OUADP
Also i hope they do something really great for the 20 th anniversary
anyway i think anything is better than the MMP unless maybe opening a hannah montana ride or show :shock:
that would be a disaster
Quote from: "Walts heir"i hope they dont redecorate a castle
just imagine having a pixar themed castle i swear if that happens walt will come back to life and murder anyone who planned that
i really hate it when they do that
i mean a lot of us actually forgot how the castle actually looks like :twisted:
i hope they have a new parade i have to say im getting bored with the OUADP
Also i hope they do something really great for the 20 th anniversary
anyway i think anything is better than the MMP unless maybe opening a hannah montana ride or show :shock:
that would be a disaster
unfortunately I dont think the OUADP will be going anywhere at least until the 20th anniversary or maybe even the 25th! It was so expensive to create the OUADP so I would say they will want to get their money's worth from it. Plus if they are skimping money on keeping rides open then they definately won't be changing it anytime soon. They are just going to add that new princess onto the romance float, from the Princess and the frog, so no big change really.
i am slightly fed up of it too but thats because I am a regular traveller to DLP now but I do appreciate its agreat parade and for those who are seeing it for the first time it is amazing! I love the Simba on it, I just want to take it home hehe!
Quote from: "Anthony"Quote from: "Adam"However, the name is horrible. I'm sure they could think of something better!
New World of Disney Festival, New Stars of Disney Festival...something better than Generation!
I was thinking along the lines of the new decade, just to tie it to something real... "Come celebrate the New Disney Decade at Disneyland Paris!", but it looks like New Generation Festival is pretty much final. Mickey's Magical Party sounds less tacky and forced now than it did this time last year, so maybe it'll grow.
Quote from: "RnRCj"I'm hoping they'll cut back a little on the hub show... four times a day is a bit much.
Think the one-show-a-day finale is looking quite certain. In a way that'd please me too, but then it leaves this huge stage just sitting there the whole day... Hmm.
Decade would be better - I also thought "New Age of Disney." I think it is great that they are reflecting on the Disney of today and the new stars of Disney, but a better name would be great.
For the stage, couldn't they use it as a meet 'n' greet location to have a photo with a character in front of the castle during the day if you did one show a day? It would also boost the advertising of the show, as they can put some signs out etc.
just the thought of a Toy Story-based land gives me the creeps... I hate toy story, I hate going on Buzz, I hate those characters in the parades...
are they really going to dedicate a whole year to Toy Story?!
I'm so outdated with the rumours stuff, I'll have to login to the forum more often
I'm not giving the festival a thumbs down, it would sell, but I personally hate the idea
I like the idea of adding Tiana and Naveen to the parade. I've seen lots of kids hoping to see Giselle at the parks and she nowhere to be seen. I hope they don't turn their backs on Tiana.
Quote from: "RnRCj"- Parachutes?? (it's too early to make a firm judgement, but I don't see how this ties into anything)
One of the new rides is going to be a Green Army Man themed "parachute jump" ride, much like the Jumpin' Jellyfish as seen in California Adventure and Mermaid Lagoon in Tokyo :)
The parachutes idea come from the first TS movie, when the Green Army Men use them.
Quote from: "Tinkerbelle"just the thought of a Toy Story-based land gives me the creeps... I hate toy story, I hate going on Buzz, I hate those characters in the parades...
are they really going to dedicate a whole year to Toy Story?!
I'm so outdated with the rumours stuff, I'll have to login to the forum more often
I'm not giving the festival a thumbs down, it would sell, but I personally hate the idea
I like the idea of adding Tiana and Naveen to the parade. I've seen lots of kids hoping to see Giselle at the parks and she nowhere to be seen. I hope they don't turn their backs on Tiana.
It's not going to be all about Toy Story, it's about new Disney characters ;) Toy Story will be the centre peiece of the festival yes, but it won't be always there (look at MMP, micky was obviously the centre peiece, yet we had Minnie [strike:36nh6wlq]ruining[/strike:36nh6wlq] running the character express and Stitch turning Discoveryland into a musical Star Trek spoof.
Well, I haven't seen MMP for real yet, so I want judge this yet, but the new theme seems better, when it is described here.
Quote from: "mclarkson"Highlights:
- New float in parade with Princess Tiana
As many has said this cannot be bad even though they are just added to an excisting float - new characters are always welcome!
- "enhanced" mosters inc meet and great in the studios
Hmm, how can they really enhance it, but I find it hard to see this become bad, so I'll be positive and think they will be able to enhance it
- New Car, Ratatouille in studios parade
Not the biggest thing to be considered as a highlight, but it seems like a good idea. A very popular film in France and a great teaser to what is to come.
- The character train will stay with pixar/new characters
Wouldn't have mind seeing it leaving the park, but if they could redo it in a good way it certainly will be great for many guests
- Hub show rework
Haven't seen the new hub show, so couldn't comment on the reworking. However, I hope not to see to many Pixar characters taking over the castle stage.
- Balloons are out and randomly parachutes are in! - gotta love DLP marketing!
Hmm, seems strange even though The Green Army Parachute Jump is coming. I'll have to wait and see this in order to comment on it.
Basically I am positive towards this new year and PLEASE keep the castle and Main Street U.S.A clean! [-o< (if this is done, I would accept almost any additions to this year)
Sounds like quite a mild theme, really. No Castle decorations is wonderful news, I can't wait to see the Castle as it was meant to be. I quite like the character train, and if they keep the All Aboard song (and take away Minnie's voice, PLEASE [-o< ) and have some other characters, I'm happy with that. Same with Its Party Time, I really enjoyed it and wouldn't mind seeing it more (and if they do it once a day, at the end of the day that'll be fine).
What I'm really curious to see are the parachutes...
Compared to this title MMP sounds really good. I really hope for a good cross promotion of TSPL and the new Toy Story movie. Maybe it will pull more people in.
The most interesting aspect for me about next year's "theme" is that they appear to actually build that around their new attractions...
As much fun as the 15th was, the (mostly amazing) new rides didn't fit the theme. They were additional elements to the 15th Anniversary, but - marketing-wise - not the main focus.
Now, Toy Story Playland seems to fit in with "the new generation" of Disney characters quite nicely.
The thing I get really tired about though is the Character Express... Can't that thing just crash and burn? (Preferrably, into the Central Plaza stage...)
I hope Stitch is not considered part of the new generation :mrgreen:
I would like to see more Disney and less Pixar characters to be honest ,and i have
to say that I'm kind of upset at how Disney parks are not including Enchanted in their shows
and parades (Enchanted fireworks doesn't count :P ).
Not sure about this idea of next year's theme but I suppose It'll be ALOT better than than MMP.
Glad they're not decorating the castle though. :D/
I read that this week the Muppets were in Disneyland, filming for their next promotional campagne for 2010. Don't know what it's for, but since this topic's about the 2010 theme I thought it maybe fit here.
http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2009/ ... -2010.html (http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2009/08/muppets-filming-at-disneyland-for-2010.html)
It's not related to what Paris are doing next year.
You can find a topic and more info here: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7602 (https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7602) :)
A thanks, I figured it didn't have anything to do with the Pixar-stuff.
But I couldn't find anything related.
I love the Muppets 8)
I do like the name by the way, New Generation Festival.
It sounds more mature than MMP.
Hmm, this doesn't sound like something to appeal to me at all. I'm not a huge fan of Pixar as it's not what I grew up with and it doesn't give me the same sense of nostalgia as the "true classics" (i.e. the 2D animated stuff) do. I love Finding Nemo but that's the only Pixar film I own, and I'm not crazy about owning any of the others either. As for the highlights:
Quote- New float in parade with Princess Tiana
Possibly the one thing I'm happy about - a new character can never be a bad thing!
- "enhanced" mosters inc meet and great in the studios
Short of putting Randall or Boo in there, I don't see how it could really be enhanced, but I'll wait and see before I pass judgment
- New Car, Ratatouille in studios parade
Never seen either and not particularly fussed about them
- The character train will stay with pixar/new characters
Character train staying=good, Pixar characters on it=bad! I don't mind the odd one on there but let's have a bit of variety!!
- Hub show rework
Have to say I'm waiting for a show about Buzz Lightyear enlisting everyone's help to save the galaxy, I can't see a concept for a Pixar show other than that! Either way it doesn't interest me.
- Balloons are out and randomly parachutes are in! - gotta love DLP marketing!
:shock: They don't seem to tie in anywhere, but I'll wait and see!
I have to say, when I first heard the Toy Story Playland rumour, I groaned inwardly. I know Pixar is what the
new generation of fans (see what I did there?! :roll: ) is growing up with but in my honest opinion it'll never match the classics. This has just made me think that I need to get to DLP this year before they "Pixarise" the whole place completely!! :?
Quote from: "Snow_White_Girl"Hmm, this doesn't sound like something to appeal to me at all. I'm not a huge fan of Pixar as it's not what I grew up with and it doesn't give me the same sense of nostalgia as the "true classics" (i.e. the 2D animated stuff) do. I love Finding Nemo but that's the only Pixar film I own, and I'm not crazy about owning any of the others either. As for the highlights:
Quote- New float in parade with Princess Tiana
Possibly the one thing I'm happy about - a new character can never be a bad thing!
- "enhanced" mosters inc meet and great in the studios
Short of putting Randall or Boo in there, I don't see how it could really be enhanced, but I'll wait and see before I pass judgment
- New Car, Ratatouille in studios parade
Never seen either and not particularly fussed about them
- The character train will stay with pixar/new characters
Character train staying=good, Pixar characters on it=bad! I don't mind the odd one on there but let's have a bit of variety!!
- Hub show rework
Have to say I'm waiting for a show about Buzz Lightyear enlisting everyone's help to save the galaxy, I can't see a concept for a Pixar show other than that! Either way it doesn't interest me.
- Balloons are out and randomly parachutes are in! - gotta love DLP marketing!
:shock: They don't seem to tie in anywhere, but I'll wait and see!
I have to say, when I first heard the Toy Story Playland rumour, I groaned inwardly. I know Pixar is what the new generation of fans (see what I did there?! :roll: ) is growing up with but in my honest opinion it'll never match the classics. This has just made me think that I need to get to DLP this year before they "Pixarise" the whole place completely!! :?
'Pixarise' the place?! Eek! What a dreadful thought.:sick:
It would be weird if this all takes place at the DLP, because that's really about the classics. Pixar belongs in the WDS and it should stay there.
Pixar is Disney folks. There are a number of us who were fans before most of the now "classics" became classics. A time before Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King et al. It seems like you guys are joining my "dark side".
This is what happens when the emphasis of the parks is on popular culture rather than creating a sense of place, time and theme. Maybe you may understand a little more where I am coming from in arguing that there are too many character related things in the pipeline (and this is a real Pixar fan speaking, IMHO they are far more creative than much of what Disney has done in the last 10 years).
Most of the posters on this forum are young. Disney used to be a place where they would reach out to all ages, that's why Walt built the park in the first place, and why the characters were restricted in their use. That's happening less and less, and that is why the Let's put the Walt back in Disney campaign started. It is about trying to get DIsney to focus on multiple things, not just selling the latest popular products they create.
Quote from: "Annet"It would be weird if this all takes place at the DLP, because that's really about the classics. Pixar belongs in the WDS and it should stay there.
Not really. Indiana Jones and Star Wars aren't classics, they aren't even Disney.
Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"Quote from: "Annet"It would be weird if this all takes place at the DLP, because that's really about the classics. Pixar belongs in the WDS and it should stay there.
Not really. Indiana Jones and Star Wars aren't classics, they aren't even Disney.
Agreed, and Star Tours and Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye (California) or Crystal Skull (Tokyo) are far better attractions than all the toon ones added together IMHO.
That's true. I just remembered Buzz Lightyear also being al the DL Park, so there goes my theory :lol: But in my head it's mainly DL for the classics and WDS for the 'new stuff', so I would find it weird to see an entire character express filled with Pixar-characters for example.
So Pixar are signing off... So Lasster is Signing off... well thats not hard as he's part of WDI these days.
Looking at what we're being suggested with. Its not all bad.
New Princess in the park. Just like it is on celluloid.
Push on Both MI and Ratatouille.
Toy Story Playland in the year Toy Story returns to the Box Office.
Pixar has kicked Disney's Backside in the last 8 years in movies and the revenue in the box office. and the reason? Creativity. New Ideas. Not Being hemmed in by Executives and a board crushing the dreams of the animator. You Look at Pixar's movies of the Naughties (Monsters Inc - Up) and you see adventure and magic. Disney's only selling point lately has been off the Channel's Stars, not the animation with only Bolt actually making waves in the studio and thats due to one Man.
The Walt Disney of the 21st Century John Lasseter.
You want to challenge my idea... Watch Ratatouille... cause you can read the shots at Disney as the Characters in the movie. Gusteau is Walt, Linguini is Pixar Animation Studios, Gusteaus' is Walt Disney Animation Studios, with Skinner playing The Executives at Disney and Remy being good old John L.
My question is where is the UP in the Park? Where is it. You've got Pixar's Second Highest Numbers in the US, beating The Incredibles (Pixar's Biggest Opening Weekend).
Quote from: "Captain Pan"The Walt Disney of the 21st Century John Lasseter.
You want to challenge my idea... Watch Ratatouille... cause you can read the shots at Disney as the Characters in the movie. Gusteau is Walt, Linguini is Pixar Animation Studios, Gusteaus' is Walt Disney Animation Studios, with Skinner playing The Executives at Disney and Remy being good old John L.
I couldn't agree more. I also thought that about Ratatouille. And Lasseter's been the best thing to happen to Disney since Walt Disney, no doubt about that.
It would be nice to see some more of Up in the parks. At least get the characters for a meet 'n' greet....
Quote from: "Aveen2008"Quote from: "Walts heir"i hope they dont redecorate a castle
just imagine having a pixar themed castle i swear if that happens walt will come back to life and murder anyone who planned that
i really hate it when they do that
i mean a lot of us actually forgot how the castle actually looks like :twisted:
i hope they have a new parade i have to say im getting bored with the OUADP
Also i hope they do something really great for the 20 th anniversary
anyway i think anything is better than the MMP unless maybe opening a hannah montana ride or show :shock:
that would be a disaster
unfortunately I dont think the OUADP will be going anywhere at least until the 20th anniversary or maybe even the 25th! It was so expensive to create the OUADP so I would say they will want to get their money's worth from it. Plus if they are skimping money on keeping rides open then they definately won't be changing it anytime soon. They are just going to add that new princess onto the romance float, from the Princess and the frog, so no big change really.
i am slightly fed up of it too but thats because I am a regular traveller to DLP now but I do appreciate its agreat parade and for those who are seeing it for the first time it is amazing! I love the Simba on it, I just want to take it home hehe!
youre right i mean ive seen it over 20 times so i got fed up with it but i think its a great parade
but we already got denied a splash mountain for the 20th anniversary so the least disney can do is give us a new parade
If Once Upon a Dream Parade seems "boring" it might just be because it's the only daytime parade at the resort now. Wouldn't it be better to actually give Walt Disney Studios a parade (either a proper version of Stars 'n' Cars or something else) and fill that gap, rather than lose the best thing Entertainment have ever done?
Oh, and can I coin 'NGF' first? :P It doesn't quite have the same tacky ring to it as MMP...
I'm sort of in two minds about this one.
If it's done subtly, then yes, full steam ahead! There is absolutely nothing wrong with new characters here and there, especially in the parades, and that seems to be the main change taking place.
However, I'm picturing the nightmare scenario of finding myself in Pixarland, rather than Disneyland, and would hate to see the park completely taken over by all these characters. I'm just a little scared that they could take things too far, and end up working 'new generation' characters and themes into areas of the park where they just don't fit.
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I like it. I think the visuals are better than Mickey's Magical Party.
Oh no, no, no... :(
Can DLP ever do anything right now? It's a horrible logo. It looks as if they wrote the text and then randomly selected effects to add to each word. The slime coloured "Generation" is the worst bit. Another really irritating thing is how the characters don't look as if they're "part" of the logo, if you know what I mean.
Quote from: "RnRCj"Another really irritating thing is how the characters don't look as if they're "part" of the logo, if you know what I mean.
Yep, they're generic character graphics randomly placed together to create a "logo". The same problem occurs on the key visual, with all the parachutes in the background appearing to be the same scale and same perspective. It's not a "real" visual, it's just a collection of separate graphics arranged on a background, like fridge magnets.
I actually really love the plain logo on its own:
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The classic blue "Disneyland Paris" logo off at an angle at the bottom is very nice too. It looks like something from the good old days of 1995-99, or something Disneyland (CA) would produce (in fact, they probably did... haha).
I like the logo better with the characters myself. It looks more colourful, and explains better what the New Generation Festival is all about, the characters.
I really like the new visuals! Particularly the one with the parachutes. It's a lot better than I was expecting :D
I like the one with the parachutes. :D
Right! Pour every shiny graphic we have into a bucket, sprinkle the official 'Disneyland Paris' logo and add a pinch of fonts that don't go well together and voila!
I preferred the MMP logo. I do like the parachute poster though.
:shock: That logo looks like something from a toy set, surely it can't get worse...can it?
I actually don't like the "Disneyland Paris" logo being at an angle, it really bugs me, it looks like a really bad photoshop job!
Not too bad, not too bad :)
It's way better then MMP and the style is refreshing.
Thumbs up for me!
I don't actually mind the logo (the first two on the DLRP Today article) But I don't like the third (with all of the characters). It comes across as another dodgy 'recycled images' logo, which at the end of the day it is. Not only that, but there's something quite not right with the whole look of it, which I think is down to the mish-mash of different looks (we've got the CGI Lightning next to the hand drawn Princess and frog, then CGI Woody and Buzz, Animated Mickey, CGI Sulley, and so on). It just doesn't feel quite right to me.
However I really like the Parachutes though, I think that they could work very well next year (obviously with the tie in to the Toy Soldiers ride). I really like how they have varied the designs of the different parachutes for each of the different characters, and also how they've thought about who to include in terms of the years features. Perhaps my only few nitpicks for the visual are the Woody one (doesn't look like he has a parachute attached around him like the others) and the Sulley one (same old image, doesn't look completely natural for someone who's falling through the sky), and perhaps the Castle which could be more prprominent :)
Although I'm not keen on having Pixar characters form the line up for a themed year, the logo with all the characters does look quite nice. It's indeed odd to see both classic characters with Pixar (CGI) charaters, but I'm glad they did. A completely Pixar themed year wouldn't be nice. At least we have Mickey, Stitch and Tiana from the 'classic' gang.
And please, leave the Pixar characters in the Studios, please! Having Buzz in Discoveryland is bad enough already.
love the logo with the characters i think that look very eyecatching and i love the varity of character and if there hints to what is going to happen at disneyland paris next year then maybe alot of new litlle improvements on parades and stuff which i think is awsome :D
I like it, If its infront of the castle i wont be as happy but its all good :)
hm I don´t get this parachute thing...looks a bit..."diffrent" for me.
I have to say I don't think the new logo is good at all, it's like a mis-match of things put together. The Characters don't look right at all with the logo, they don't fit together or anything! I think many people on these boards could have produced a better logo!
The logo without the characters is growing on me. I didn't like it at first but now i'm thinking the fonts are pretty good. Although the same can't be said for the charaters one. Like the TSP posters the characters seem out of place, also i'm growing against the "Disneyland Paris" at the angle, looks less professional.
Also i've just seen the Key Visual poster which i like a lot. The only problem is Sully, just doesn't look like something someone would do on a parachute :P
Here's the rest of the publicity visuals...
The Princess and the Frog in Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade
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It's Party Time... with Mickey and Friends (possibly renamed Showtime Spectacular)
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Monsters, Inc. Scream Corner (?)
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Ratatouille in Disney's Stars 'n' Cars
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Thank the lord i'm not planning a trip next year.
now the float one makes me laugh - i failed to see a problem with the toystory visual, but that float visual is just silly it is true copy and paste - yuk.
Oh my god that first visual of the float is the worst photoshop job I have ever seen (if it really comes from Disney I am very surprised that they let such a visual get out of the interns' room)...
The others look pretty initial too (as the article) mention, but I cannot see any change at all to the Monsters Inc. location? :-k
More bad visuals. :(
I almost liked the Ratatouille one, but then realised that the CGI characters don't go well at all with the 2D background.
Althou the new visuals are not top notch (this set i love the others and tspl) there not gunna be all around the parks and look at all the new treats ignor the pics and think whats coming =D
Quote from: "Gareth"Althou the new visuals are not top notch (this set i love the others and tspl) there not gunna be all around the parks and look at all the new treats ignor the pics and think whats coming =D
Spot on! They are probably not going to be seen around the parks. (The same with Toy Story Playland's)
Whats the issue? I very much doubt that the recent images are going to stop people on here going to the parks, and I'm sure they won't stop other people going to the parks.
Quote from: "Willow"Whats the issue? I very much doubt that the recent images are going to stop people on here going to the parks, and I'm sure they won't stop other people going to the parks.
Maybe some people lust after a marketing department that doesn't
not stop people going to the parks but actively
makes them want to go... that's what they're meant to do, isn't it?
You're right (about TSPL too) that anyone who uses these to say the actual events will be bad is probably just looking for negativity, but it doesn't seem unreasonable for us to despair that DLP continues to churn out this stuff, even if it's not very surprising.
Surely i can't be the only person who thinks the visuals etc are 'good'?
So far this is summing up to be alot better than MMP.
They're not very good, but it doesn't surprise me anymore. How long have we had this sort of thing now? It started with the spring festivals, and now we have annual festivals, and they're mediocre and designed to cater to the lowest common denominator, and somewhere an intern is kept busy Photoshopping blue skies behind stock visuals.
I would like to say that I don't really see the need for these overwhelming "themes" every year, as I think it detracts from real events like anniversaries. However, I think overall this looks like a better thought-out theme than MMP. Being more of a classic Disney fan, I'm not too keen on the new Pixar movies personally but I can definitely see the marketing appeal especially for kids.
I'm happy to see that Princess Tiana features strongly - I'm already overexcited about seeing a brand new 2D Disney movie! It looks amazing.
A big gripe I have is the green lettering on the logo. As someone pointed out, it is probably based on the Princess and the Frog but I don't think it looks nice at all.
Fingers crossed for an announcement about a new show at Videopolis, I'm still sad that the Lion King is gone.
Two new visuals have surfaced on DLRP Today. The first is for Disney's All Stars Express
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Obviously this is just another retheme of the Character Express/Minnie's Party Train, but for the love of God please do not keep it as the current design. Firstly because it's current look is to tie in with it being Minnie's Party Train, Red and white polka dot don't make much sense. Second reason being that it currently looks horrible! I hoping for a more subtle colour scheme, like the perect White, Blue and Gold of the Character Express.
The Second Visual is just a random general one:
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This pne actually doesn't look too bad, especially compared to some of the other ones. My only two concerns are the two orange Mickey heads on the two glass windows, and the Mickey flag that is on top. Please tell me that this doesn't mean that we are actually going to get these on the Castle, just keep it plain for a change, and then you can tart it up again for the 20th :roll:
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Quote from: "Riebi"hm I don´t get this parachute thing...looks a bit..."diffrent" for me.
Are the parachutes based on the soldiers in Toy Story??
I've just been trying to get my head round the parachute thing, and this is the only connection I can think of. Rather a loose one....
I'm really disappointed that "Enchanted" is not part of next year's theme.
last time i checked the movie was a big hit :?
Quote from: "howtodeal"I'm really disappointed that "Enchanted" is not part of next year's theme.
last time i checked the movie was a big hit :?
You're right there, it would have been the perfect way to promote the Enchanted Fireworks (if they're planning to keep them). I was also hoping that the theme of next year would mean that they could get some of the Bolt and Up (and Enchanted as you said) characters over to Paris too, but it doesn't seem like we will :roll:
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the new posters expesh the second one :D id be happy to see this as a cover to somthing :D/ Go Disney :D/
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"My only two concerns are the two orange Mickey heads on the two glass windows, and the Mickey flag that is on top. Please tell me that this doesn't mean that we are actually going to get these on the Castle, just keep it plain for a change, and then you can tart it up again for the 20th :roll:
The Mickey touches probably don't meant that that'll actually happen to the castle, it's just a depressing realisation that whoever puts these images together discussed between them "The Castle just doesn't fit! It's not marketable enough!" Pftt. (that's me spitting)
Quote from: "loladelorean"Are the parachutes based on the soldiers in Toy Story??
I've just been trying to get my head round the parachute thing, and this is the only connection I can think of. Rather a loose one....
Mixture of marketing the new attraction and using it as a way to show these new characters "arriving" in the parks, yeah. Although that doesn't make sense because Buzz has been there since 2006, so using him as the lead in a separate land in a separate park is silly to say the least.
The whole year will be a good way to make things like Crush, Cars, Stitch and Buzz (Laser Blast) feel new again.
Quote from: "Anthony"Quote from: "loladelorean"Are the parachutes based on the soldiers in Toy Story??
I've just been trying to get my head round the parachute thing, and this is the only connection I can think of. Rather a loose one....
Mixture of marketing the new attraction and using it as a way to show these new characters "arriving" in the parks, yeah. Although that doesn't make sense because Buzz has been there since 2006, so using him as the lead in a separate land in a separate park is silly to say the least.
The whole year will be a good way to make things like Crush, Cars, Stitch and Buzz (Laser Blast) feel new again.
Yeah I guess I kinda get that... unfortunately it's already looking like they might go OTT on the parachutes as they did with the balloons this year (in my opinion anyway). I suppose Buzz is just a really prominent and beloved character, so thats why theyre putting him in the foreground. But it does seem like a missed opportunity to showcase another character or attraction, especially with their theme of "new arrivals". Some crossed wires in the marketing department I think.
Although I'm generally annoyed about this whole 'Festival' (to me a festival is something like a country fayre that lasts a couple of days) I like the All Star Express visual. Probably the most professional and inspiration of the lot. Just too bad it's not a newer design and is the promotion of something that hasn't been new now for 3 years
Wow I don't think Walt would have thought these images were good :( ! A man who wanted perfection and knew how to make things magical wouldn't have thought copy and pasting images of characters onto various backgrounds was quality! :?
I feel like I have seen the same buzz and woody images copied and pasted onto things a million times! The princess float image is awful! The character express ( i will always call it that) is half decent, although I agree with Anthony on the theming!
It's not going to stop me going to the park and unless I go to WDW next year I will go to DLP but again as I think Anthony said ( I am quoting you a lot Anthony sorry :P) it's not about the fact people won't go because of these images but is the point not actually making people want to go instead of just not stopping them from going?! =D>
As someone said earlier all these theme are just taking away from when there is a real anniversary or reason to celebrate. :-"
I loved the Character express for the 15th Anniversary and I did hope they would keep it but I wish they wouldn't keep making out like each year now it's a new event because it's definately not...even this year wasn't any different, it's teh same characters and meet and greets, the train just looks different! :roll:
I used to not get what davewasbaloo was saying about the parks changing and being very character orientated etc but I definately do now! I am being very put off Woody and Buzz! :roll: :?
Quote from: "Aveen2008"I used to not get what davewasbaloo was saying about the parks changing and being very character orientated etc but I definately do now! I am being very put off Woody and Buzz! :roll: :?
Sadly I wish I had been wrong, but the writing was on the wall. I really miss what Disney used to stand for. CUrrently we are saving up for Tokyo and Hong Kong, it's actually cheaper than WDW or DL, and DLP does not look like it will be worth visiting for a while.
Its unbelievable how cheap they produce all these things. Is nobody there responsable for quality management? HHAAAALLLOOOOO SOMEONE OUT THERE????
Take a look at the tree, right from the castle:
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They cut of the tree. And nobody noticed it!!!!
Im really shocked :shock:
Speaking of 'new generation' characters, where is my meet & greet with Wall-E? I really want to see my favorite little robot in Paris. That would be so cool for the Studios. He's Pixar's number one star of the past few years, but is nowhere to be found in Paris? :roll:
Quote from: "Tuvok"Speaking of 'new generation' characters, where is my meet & greet with Wall-E? I really want to see my favorite little robot in Paris. That would be so cool for the Studios. He's Pixar's number one star of the past few years, but is nowhere to be found in Paris? :roll:
Yeah, I really think that they've missed out on a great opportunity to get the likes of Wall-E, Bolt, Rhino, Mittens, Giselle, Carl Fredrickson, Dug, Russell, etc over to Paris. I think that it's a shame that they haven't done this :roll:
To me, genuine new characters would be far more popular than a character train with a new name. I understand there's fees to pay and costumes aren't cheap, but seriously... I'm sure WDP would even pay for the very latest characters to appear. It would be a more enjoyable and promising way to promote the new releases than billboards that are forgotten about.
Quote from: "Tuvok"Speaking of 'new generation' characters, where is my meet & greet with Wall-E? I really want to see my favorite little robot in Paris. That would be so cool for the Studios. He's Pixar's number one star of the past few years, but is nowhere to be found in Paris? :roll:
Yeah, the Audio Animatronic is no-go because of cost and weight, but a shiny scale model against a backdrop like the one of Mike Wazowski would be very popular. Maybe in one of the forgotten corners of Backlot, near the Armageddon exit.
It's a real mistake that they've missed Up, Bolt and Enchanted. Carl's flying house could have been added amongst the parachutes! Tying the event into Toy Story 3's release is a good idea, but there's obviously no links to the third film in any of this, so it all feels very 1995. In fact, for a "new generation", there's only really Princess Tiana who feels fresh, and in turn she feels old or classic because she's just another princess. Throwing in horribly boring and overused characters like Stitch just makes it feel even more stale already.
Like the logo, bored of the characters.
Actually, Wall-E did visit Paris for the European premiere of his movie. It's on Youtube: Watch! (//http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7plIm4aXLY&NR=1)
Probably because Walt Disney Pictures paid for his appearance. It really is a shame we can not see him at the parks. Yes, it may cost a lot, but I don't think this is an theme park experience that anyone has seen before. I'll bet lots of people will come to the resort, just to see him. I know I would.
I understand what you're saying with overusing characters. I like Stitch, so it doesn't bother me to see him more often, but I would also love to see Bolt, Mittens and Rhino.
id love bolt to come over aswell and i think loads of ppl would love to see them over the new princess
Ok after deciding that i was dillusional to not think i'd be going DLRP next year i have changed my mind...
Please can someone assure me that the castle will not have tacky looking Pixar inspired decorations on it?
From www.dlrptoday.com (//http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/09/22/official-text-confirms-more-new-generation-details/):
QuoteDisney new generation festival
A new generation of Disney stars and stories are landing for one year only at Disneyland® Paris from April 2010.
Join the festival-fun at the all-new generation shows and parades – where new Princess Tiana jazzes up the Once Upon a Dream Parade, and gourmet chef Remy* drives you wild with excitement in Disney's Stars 'n' Cars. Or choo-choo-choose which star to meet first on the Disney all stars express and at Monsters Inc. Scream Academy* –shriek n' greet like no other!
And, starting from Summer, shrink to the size of a toy in Toy Story Playland* for the BIGGEST new family attractions: Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop, Slinky Dog(1) Zig Zag Spin and RC Racer(2).
Finally, gather in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle for a true Disney showstopper finale – an all-singing, all-dancing, all-together perfect end to the perfect day.
The Disney new generation festival might only last a year but your all-new memories will last a lifetime.
Shows & Parades
Welcome Princess Tiana to the Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade
Princess Tiana from Walt Disney Pictures' "The Princess and the Frog" brings a little jazz, snazz and pizzazz in the Once Upon a Dream Parade. She is joining the Disney Princesses in their Dreams of Romance. Hop along with your little ones to twist and twirl to the romantic music from each of their worlds and give a warm welcome to this new Princess.
Ratatouille(1) starring in Disney's Stars 'n' Cars
Drive your little ones wild with excitement as Disney's Stars 'n' Cars presents the all-new Ratatouille roadster. It's a party on wheels that goes into a spin when Remy pulls up alongside you! Get a taste of his cooking capers and the other crazy cars and characters. It's the perfect recipe for a fun-filled motorcade.
Disney all star express
Get on track with the festivities on the Disney all stars express. This is your ticket to choo-choo-se which of your favourite Disney new generation Characters you want to meet n' greet first. Will it be Buzz(3) ? A rendez-vous with Remy(3) ? Shootin' the breeze with Woody(3) ? All aboard! It's Minnie and her all stars express!
Disney showtime spectacular
It's Showtime! It's time to shine. It's time to gather in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle on Central Plaza stage for an explosion of music from maestro Mickey. Together with an all-new A-list of guest stars it promises to be an all-singing, all-dancing all-new showstopper finale!
Monsters Inc.(2) Scream Academy
All screams are welcome at Disneyland® Paris. Thrill-filled shrieks, surprised yelps and screams of delight! At Monsters Inc. Scream Academy we welcome screams to break the decibel meter! Join in the tonsil-tingling fun as you shriek n' greet Sulley and scream as loud as monster-possible – it's ear-popping fun for all the family.
Some interesting snippets and name confirmations in there.
:roll: :roll: :roll: :cry: :evil:
Wouldn't it be great if those press releases didn't sound like as if they were written for morons by morons?
Choo-Choo-Choose? Oh come on
And here's what the French will get :wink: ...
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Ummm...not quite the same as New Generation Festival - they have replaced Festival with Year! It all translates ok, so it seems a bit odd.
Sorry to say, but the international logos don't look good at all. It's obvious the design was created using the English title and has had to be twisted around uncomfortably to squeeze in the alternate names:
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At least we won't see much of them.
wow that looks....erm...well bad to say the least! :P
Didn't Disney provide a German logo, too?
That's the first one, "New Stars Festival"! It's marked as "GR" (Germany?).
Maybe it'll be used for all the Benelux too?
GR its Greece...
But it can't be Greece, so maybe its just a mistake and they wanted to mark it GE, GER or DE...
I think 'New Stars Festival' is way better then 'New Generation Festival'. The logo with 'Stars' is good and will be used in Germany (and probably the Benelux area also). Glad we're getting the 'Stars' version here!
I like the new stars version better too, only I think Woody, Buzz and Stitch aren't really 'new stars' anymore. And the Mickey doesn't fit in either, but I get why he has to be in the picture.
I also like the "New Stars" logo better, although I'm not happy with this festival in general.
New brochure covers for travel companies:
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See all 5 images here (//http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/10/18/meet-the-new-generation-of-brochures/).
Now as well as the bad editing of the tree MagicStar spotted, there's something on the left which appears to be remnants of some messing around with the castle hill... Shrinking it so it doesn't distract from the characters or something.
Dumb Mickey stickers present on both windows too.
I quite like this RC version though, the others not so much...
I think this cover is better than the other 4, it's not as full on in your face with a load of badly edited characters :roll:
Quote from: "Anthony"Now as well as the bad editing of the tree MagicStar spotted, there's something on the left which appears to be remnants of some messing around with the castle hill... Shrinking it so it doesn't distract from the characters or something.
Dumb Mickey stickers present on both windows too.
Apart from the obvious stock images, some of these images aren't that bad. But these things that you've pointed out Ant, especially the thing on the left (which you didn't even need to mention! BTW, the same effect can be seen on the left too!) are just appalling :shock:
Not good DLP, not good at all :evil:
Edit: just looking at it again, in the one with Slinky on top of the trap door and Buzz below, isn't Slinky Waaaaaay out of scale with Buzz here!? :roll:
Will these covers also used for the brochures you can order on the dlrp homepage? The covers get worse from year to year.
Quote from: "dagobert"Will these covers also used for the brochures you can order on the dlrp homepage? The covers get worse from year to year.
For the official brochures, no. If they do the same as with MMP, I think that cover will be the first New Generation Festival visual we saw, the one with Buzz parachuting in behind the letters.
These images are provided for international tour/travel operators to use as their DLP brochure covers.
DLP has contracts with tour operators about which characters they can use. Mickey and the other Fab 5 are VIP's and may not be used by most tour operators (MMP was the only exception).
Why won't Disneyland Paris just have a normal year for once rather than a stupid tacky cartoon one ?
Y'know I look at Christmas and wonder why exactly so much good stuff is on there yet most of the year there's a large lack of entertainment
I didn't dislike MMP as much as some but it really didn't have much prominence in the parks at all! Sure there was banners and the theme song in the station and the odd kiddie menu renaming but even the paper cups and such tended to be more often 15th anniversary ones rather than MMP on our June trip.
Really it wasn't the characters or the music - it was the half-arsed feel of the whole thing that was disappointing. Yet this new season is starting off feeling even cheaper (why oh why cant DLRP use something other than stock art for publicity? Is it something Disney themselves wont allow?)
Incedentally - any way to know when this new season starts? MMP ends March 7th and we go to DLRP on the 11th...
Starts 2nd April 2010.
And you're right. If MMP was about repurposing the 15th Anniversary events, NGF is churning the same things up into something new again. This whole "theme years" programme is just smoke and mirrors on Central Plaza to detract from the cutbacks further into the parks.
Oh, and from April 2010, it'll be £51 for a 1 Day/2 Park hopper (and the special offer version, not the gate price), up £4 on the current price and £10 on April 2009 (used to be £41). Simply insane.
Quote from: "15yearsofMagic2008"Why won't Disneyland Paris just have a normal year for once rather than a stupid tacky cartoon one ?
Couldn't agree more, when i were a lad I remember we had a lovely park to go to now they seem to want to let the basics like maintenance slip away to spend money on festival after festival. I'd like to know how many additional people these events actually attract. Judging by the latest financial report not enough.
New Official Summer catalogue is now available on the DLP website, full to the rim with NGF goodies :wink:
http://www.disneylandparis.com/BROCHURE ... /appli.htm (http://www.disneylandparis.com/BROCHURE/SUMMER10/E/catalogue/appli.htm)
o0o0o0o i think that the broucure looks amazing i love the new hotel pages very good =D>
That brochure looks gorgeous!!
Maybe the New Generation Festival is not so bad after all...
The brochure looks better than expected, but I think the parks should be better presented with more pictures and descriptions, like they did 10 years ago.
So much better than the "Mickey's Magical Party" rubbish
Wow! I really am pleasantly surprised. I particularly loved each of the hotel pages, I thought they looked so great! Good work :)
Hollywood Boulevard looks beautiful! I'm so glad the powers that be have discovered that the Studios does have a great-looking area to be advertised.
The hotel pages are clever the way they give you a "feel" of the rooms. The rest of the brochure... far better design than last year, but lacking even more in pictures. Maybe they've done research and it doesn't actually matter. I suppose within seconds most people can be online researching, finding thousands of real pictures. Maybe Kristof has infiltrated the company and this is all to help Photos Magiques get more visitors, by banning real photos from the brochures? Haha.
One thing that massively bugs me though is that they're insisting on "new generation festival" being lower case. Even "Disney showtime spectacular" in lower case, which looks stupid because "Disney" has to keep the capital. Disney, you're about 5 years late for this "oooh lower case makes everything look so modern" bandwagon. It just looks like you forgot to employ a proofreader!
The broucher is nice i must admit, not so harsh on the eyes as the last one lol.
Is Tiana only going to be on the parade? Will she not have her own meet and greet? This is the only reason i'm thinking of having a trip next year so my DD can meet Tiana. If she's not going to be doing any meet and greet at all then whats the point?
I'm disapointed in the lack of new generation in this new generation festival, I see new generation as anyone characters/movies after and including Toy Story, but no mention of any of these in the festival (yet);
- The Muppets
- Hunchback
- Hercules
- Tarzan
- Chicken Little
- Bugs life
- Incredibles
- Treasure Planet
- Brother Bear
- meet the robinsons
- Nemo
- Wall-e
- Bolt
- up
- G Force
- Hannah Montana
- HSM
- Camp Rock/Jonas Brothers
- Enchanted
- Tinkerbell
- Alice in Wonderland (new movie out next year)
- Rapunzel (New movie out next year)
Some of these I know have been featured at DLRP before, so surely they must still have the costumes, and announce that they will be making a return, I for one would book imediately if they were to announce that the incredibles would be making an appearance.
What's this - parachutes broken? Inaccurate landing?
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Come on kids, hitchhike to Disneyland! :wink:
Good to see the Incredibles there.
I think, it's cute somehow :lol:
Quote from: "Anthony"What's this - parachutes broken? Inaccurate landing?
Come on kids, hitchhike to Disneyland! :wink:
Good to see the Incredibles there.
Maybe it was too windy and Euro Disney doesn't have the money to pay for a taxi or a bus for their characters?
There's something very exciting in these photos...
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... snow!!! :P
Source: MagicEmotion (pfh56) on Disney Central Plaza (//http://disneycentralplaza.englishboard.net/disneyland-paris-f6/theme-l-annee-de-la-nouvelle-generation-a-partir-du-2-avril-2010-t12315-260.htm)
Here's a NGF Christmas ecard from DLP :) :
:arrow: http://www.disneylandparis-ecard.com/?k ... 5017221722 (http://www.disneylandparis-ecard.com/?k=1357f2a5d252a995e2c74a815257f6a9a15017221722)
^ You can also send the E-Card by yourself: //http://www.disneylandparis-ecard.com/
Pssssstt... wanna see the new park tickets for Disney's new generation festival? Here ya go:
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I don't like them, I think they look a little bit cheap.
It's quite different from the old ones, but I like it even though they're not as 'classy' as the old ones.
Hmm I don't like them. I much prefer the old designs. These look "cheap" as dagobert said.
I just got the new German Summer 2010 brochure for DLRP from my travel agency. The paper brochure looks even better than the pdf.version, because the cover shimmers. Although it doesn't look as nice as the brochures before 2002, but it is a step in the right direction.
The only thing I don't like is the German name for the "New Generation Festival":
NEW STARS FESTIVAL. If they want to use an English name, why can't they use the original English name? But that's another topic.
Tickets look very nice, good colours. Much less cheap IMO than the tacky MMP designs. These have some depth.
I'm a bit disappointed that they all say "L'Année de la Nouvelle Génération", it wouldn't have hurt to alternate with the English. The Disneyland Paris logo itself is also far too discrete. These are a bit of a step back to the nice old ticket designs (remind me a bit of 1999 HISTA), but those always had a really BOLD "Disneyland Paris". You can barely see it here.
As already posted, I got the new German paper brochure for 2010 yesterday. Does anyone else here already have a paper brochure, because I wanted to know if there is also an ad for Toy Story 1, 2 and 3 in cinemas this summer in the other brochures, or just in the German one?
It is the first time that I saw an ad for a Disney movie in the DLRP travel brochures.
Quote from: "dagobert"As already posted, I got the new German paper brochure for 2010 yesterday. Does anyone else here already have a paper brochure, because I wanted to know if there is also an ad for Toy Story 1, 2 and 3 in cinemas this summer in the other brochures, or just in the German one?
It is the first time that I saw an ad for a Disney movie in the DLRP travel brochures.
I've got the UK version, but I don't remeber seeing an advert for the film in it though. :wink:
I did however see the "text for a free trailer" thing in hope of getting a ngf advert sent through, but it didn't work :roll:
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"I did however see the "text for a free trailer" thing in hope of getting a ngf advert sent through, but it didn't work :roll:
I got a trailer for MMP (the one that looks like a Powerpoint presentation) in rubbishy 3G format...
These look ok. However, am I the only one that wished they focused more on the attractions rather than characters - a kid's ticket with Peter Pan's flight or Buzz Lazer Blaster on it, adults with ToT or Space Mountain etc. Or if you are going for the characters, more of a Frontierland Sherif Goofy/Mickey, Jungle Explorer Donald, Princess Minnie, Astronaut Pluto type approach?
I think one of the very biggest reasons I am anti-modern Disney is it feels like more and more synergistic character shovelling, and less about creating immersive experiences that can only be found in a Disney park, and being proud of that.
I don't want Disney parks to become museums, far from. I just want them to creatively reach and resonate, and then have their campaigns, admission media etc. tie in with that. I mean look how cool the Space Mountain campaign in 1995 and the ToT campaign were (or a lesser extent the HISTA one in 1999). Even the 1992 campaign focused more on Big Thunder, Star Tours, PotC and Dumbo then on the characters.
That said, these are cute. But I really hope this can be the last year of pushing character junk. Sadly, I doubt it will be.
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"These look ok. However, am I the only one that wished they focused more on the attractions rather than characters - a kid's ticket with Peter Pan's flight or Buzz Lazer Blaster on it, adults with ToT or Space Mountain etc. Or if you are going for the characters, more of a Frontierland Sherif Goofy/Mickey, Jungle Explorer Donald, Princess Minnie, Astronaut Pluto type approach?
That's the reason why I like the brochures before 2004 or so better. My first brochure from DLRP is from the year 2000, the first time I have been to DLRP, and it was this brochure why I desperately wanted to go there. There was a double site for each land with beautiful pictures and the most important attractions were discribed.
If I look at the new one, it is just full of characters and little children. It's really sad that Disney just focuses on children.
But compared to previous brochures the 2010 looks so much better than the old ones, especial the hotel section is very nice.
Just looked at the new brochure, very unimpressive. If I had never been before and then looked at the prices, I probably would not bother. How sad. Disney has turned into the characture of how others portrayed it.
And with the ticket prices going up again in April, for the first time ever, we may stay a week on the DLP golf course and make DLP a day trip if we bother at all. Otherwise we may go AP again, but passports sure aren't worth it anymore.
I am really disappointed with this year's brochure. Terrible. DLP, the resort that use to pride itself on themes, is now punting characters and Starbucks.
Hm sorry but I think I don´t get the whole thing really...the stars are landing??? I know it´s an old hat and we saw the new designs now for months but parachute theme is to much for me. Are the disney characters now at the army??? And how should I feel about that? War in disneyland??
Sorry but I like my disneyland more classy and with deeper themes then some toy story characters and tiana (YES I LOVE TOY STORY AND KISS THE FROG!!)
On the other hand it depends how they bring it to the park. If they use again this lamp posts it would be horrible. Just take the annual theme a bit down. Make it fitting to the rest of the park! Tiana's Showboat Jubilee ( :arrow: //http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8276)for example could be a better fitting thing then the whole decoration all together. Don´t make again the same mistake as for MMP! It´s not decoration and banners that makes an event an event. It´s that what you can experience (Marketing lesson 1 :wink: all new for paris?) enchant us. be magical. Movies. MAGIC. MORE
Quote from: "Riebi"Are the disney characters now at the army??? And how should I feel about that? War in disneyland?
Parachutes don't always mean war you know. :wink: The idea is that the new generation characters are landing (or arriving) at Disneyland Paris.
And from what I've seen so far from the designs, there are no Main Street decorations or Castle decorations planned (no budget =D> )
Quote from: "Kristof"And from what I've seen so far from the designs, there are no Main Street decorations or Castle decorations planned (no budget =D> )
Well at least that is good news!
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"Quote from: "Kristof"And from what I've seen so far from the designs, there are no Main Street decorations or Castle decorations planned (no budget =D> )
Well at least that is good news!
Thank you! [-o<
I'm
so excited at the thought of seeing our beautiful castle as it was intended to be seen. I really hope there aren't any last minute "surprise" decorations. They won't be well received!
Quote from: "Kristof"And from what I've seen so far from the designs, there are no Main Street decorations or Castle decorations planned (no budget =D> )
That's indeed good news. I've never had a problem with the banners along Main Street, althoug I will be happy when they are removed. Are there plans to remove them completly?
The latest castle decoration for MMP was really bad. This ugly thing with Mickey, Goofy and Donald on the castle should be removed as soon as possible. I would prefer before February 15, because I will visit the resort at this time, but I doubt that this will happen.
Hurray! No budget!! Hopefully the giant Main Street lampposts will finally go for good and we can have some sense of scale back.
I suppose they'll at least change the banners around the hub though? Perhaps with designs like the tickets, a different character on each? Pray that they don't get 1,000 identical, cheap-looking banners made like they did for MMP, anyway...
Disney and More has the press release from DLP for the NGF, and it reveals a few details and suprises;
QuoteThe highlight of each day in Disneyland Park is a grand welcome to Princess Tiana, the newest star to join the Disney Princess family from Walt Disney Pictures' latest animated movie, The Princess and the Frog. Each day, Princess Tiana and her Prince Naveen will meet 'n' greet guests and pose for photographs at Town Square Gazebo, with lively music by the Dixieland Band inspired by the music from the film
//http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2010/01/disneyland-paris-2010-season-sneak-peek.html
Worth a read, withs some stuff about Stars 'n' Cars and the New :?: Monsters Inc. Scream Academy
I'm liking the sound of the live Dixieland band! If they could get those same band members to perform at other places around the park too, like on the Mark Twain, that would be awesome. Somehow I doubt they would do that though!
I'm also liking the sound of a Main Street with no decorations! Maybe having no budget is a good thing. :lol:
As for everything else... crap, haha.
Although not specifically 2010 theme related....
There is a new advert out, advertising January to April (I think).
Now, unless my eyes were playing tricks on me, it looked like there was actual in-park footage used! :shock:
Quote from: "Willow"Although not specifically 2010 theme related....
There is a new advert out, advertising January to April (I think).
Now, unless my eyes were playing tricks on me, it looked like there was actual in-park footage used! :shock:
I've seen it too, and I had the same reaction. I think it is footage from Orlando though :roll:
[EDIT] You can see it here:
:arrow: http://www.visit4info.com/advert/Hop-Ov ... aris/81107 (http://www.visit4info.com/advert/Hop-Over-to-the-Magic-Disneyland-Paris/81107)
That's California. It's a re-use of an old commercial for the 15th Anniversary. They even use the 15th's Hotsy Totsy font.
The brief Peter Pan clips are from 2006, that short lived "Believe in your dreams" campaign which accompanied those nice brochure designs. Sometime around mid-2007/08 they decided "this looks far too classy" and threw it out.
Is the sound bad on that copy or was the ad really mixed using Windows Movie Maker and a karaoke mic?
Is it really that hard for Euro Disney to do a proper commercial? Why do they have to use clips from California? I'm sure there are also some clips from the parks of DLRP.
Anyone know which random country the new generation festival's advert will be filmed in? :wink:
Just found this link on Disney Central Plaza
//http://actualite.disneylandparis.fr/evenements/new-generation-festival.xhtml
First advert for NGF
Look carefull on the castle at the end (with the fireworks).
See the Mickey stickers on the two windows, like in the visuals :?
Quote from: "SM:M3"Just found this link on Disney Central Plaza
//http://actualite.disneylandparis.fr/evenements/new-generation-festival.xhtml
First advert for NGF
Not bad at all in my book. I actually like it! The best Disneyland Paris commercial I have seen since the 15th anniversary ones. It's fast and edgy, exactly what the New Generation Festival should be.
I especially like the CGI characters by the way, where they especially created for this commercial you think?
Does anyone know if the real new characters from films like Bolt, Up, Wall-E and Enchanted will be out during NGF aswell? Otherwise NGF would only be a weak excuse to get characters we already know (except for Tiana) in the limelight once again. I've heard EuroDisney held auditions for Gisele some time ago, can anyone confirm that?
I seem to remember seeing some photos of Giselle in the park a while ago, but I haven't heard anything from her since. I agree with getting the Up characters in the park somehow, it'd be nice to have them in Art of Animation like they do at DHS, walking in and seeing them next to Sorcerer Mickey was a really nice surprise and a fitting finale to the attraction.
That advert is really nice, a better style than some of the recent ones (except the very magical Christmas one), and I can see it being plugged onto many of the next DVD releases during the year much like 15th Anniversary had. It does seem weird that they don't specifically name TSPL, only the attractions though!
I hope they use the Army Men as random walk about characters too, especially in the TSPL area, they seem to be featuring them quite a lot, and it'd be nice to see them in the parks as a tie in with the marketing!
Giselle was only out in the park when Business Solutions was hired by Motion Pictures for a special event in the Studios. (Same for Prince Caspian)
As much as I like the advert, its no match for this;
[youtube:17t6uech]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlKKTSVETt0[/youtube:17t6uech]
Or this mad advert from Hong Kong;
[youtube:17t6uech]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pilq6uYL3fo[/youtube:17t6uech]
Maybe we should have "it's a small world: ROCK celebration"
:lol:
About the tickets, i just hope that they use them !
My trip last week i was given a 15th ticket, that was nearly 3 years ago ! :shock:
Got the 15th ticket too, last june and november. I was a little bit disappointed. :|
In june I thought it was ok, last tickets for the 15th, but in november I was shocked.
Is it just me (probably :roll: ) or does it feel like a big deal made out of nothing, just like mickey's magical party celebrations all over again! Just another weak stunt to pull people in. I know personally when I go this year it won't be due to any of the NGF celebrations!
I can see that yes a new 'land' in the studios is kind of a big deal with 3 new attractions, I will give them that but this whole "New" generation nonsense is really pathetic.
From looking at the press release by DLP it really looks like there is nothing special about any of it, just some weak changes to already existing attractions/entertainment!!
For example -They make a big deal of it having a ratatoulie car at star's and cars - not exactly a big deal when we can already meet remy and emile in the studios so really the new addition there is a car! The monsters inc thing is basically nothing appart from highlighting the photo location with sulley really which has been present for years and hearing more annoying screaming :roll: coming from that area , Characters that we already know and have been around for years coming on the character express ( i will always call it that) are being called 'new' like toy story characters, monsters inc etc I can see how they are relatively new but they definately aren't new to anyone who is a disney fan or a DLP enthusiast as these characters have been around for years! I am glad we at least get Tiana and Naveen as new characters but they are making a big deal of the fact they are sticking them on a float we already had on the once upon a dream parade and trying to me a big deal of it!! We aren't stupid!!
It's like giving someone the same dress for their birthday and christmas except sticking a bow on it and expecting the person recieving it to get excited!
Sorry I just had to have that rant!! :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
But when you are trying to save money - marketting these 'new' things make sense, especially for those that havent been for a bit, i would rather a low spend year - and then more attractions and shows.
Quote from: "smurfy74"But when you are trying to save money - marketting these 'new' things make sense, especially for those that havent been for a bit, i would rather a low spend year - and then more attractions and shows.
In some ways a fair point, but even better still, I'd rather they did not build TSPL or harp on about this new pathetic marketing spiel, and maybe focus on the quality and pricing - e.g. ad campaign aimed at young families, teens, childless couples, older folks. Then do something small for each group - kids -Tiana, teens - a special pass for an after hours ride on Space Mountain or Big Thunder for hotel guests, live music for the childless groups.
It would cost less and probably drive better attendance.
i think youre right dave but they need to make people want to visit now and the theme years seem to be a way of doing it - so i guess its better at the moment to play your safe cards, although I agree with you on the different groups etc, I guess you mean like the way TDS had that amazing ad with an older couple.
Quote from: "smurfy74"i think youre right dave but they need to make people want to visit now and the theme years seem to be a way of doing it - so i guess its better at the moment to play your safe cards, although I agree with you on the different groups etc, I guess you mean like the way TDS had that amazing ad with an older couple.
Exactly.
They could have had a Generations and Family year if they needed to tie it in.
Special meet and greet with Tiana (maybe random character wake up calls face to face in the hotels) for the little ones
EMH thrill time aiming at the teens
For adults, free apperitif on a birthday, anniversary or over 65's.
But tie in adds that show something for each age group and another add that shows them all having fun together.
That would probably have as big and impact if not more, and be a less shallow experience.
If everything is always "big" and "magical" it takes away from the the things that should be - e.g. the 15th, ToT opening, the 20th etc.
Please do not get me wrong. I do not expect a new e-ticket every year, and despite my anger at characters all the time, I do not hate them. I simply want balance. I am quite happy to wait 5 - 10 years for e-tickets if they are amazing. I like seeing lesser attractions too (as long as they are not carnival rides or toon based all the time).
And marketing is essentual. But even the Need Magic campaign was exciting.
Given that Moteurs Action, Animagique, Buffalo Bills and Playhouse Disney are the only quality shows in the resort now, I suppose I expect a little better from the resort, even when they are saving money.
what i would like to know is if there will be a new music or will they use the mickey´s magical party theme song?
Quote from: "lil-shawn"what i would like to know is if there will be a new music or will they use the mickey´s magical party theme song?
I have to say I really liked the music to Mickey's magical party - it was very catchy when watching it live! I liked the instrumental music during the different sections too! But it would seem funny to have MMP music when it wasn't anymore hehe! But then again they weren't really celebrating anything anyway! :lol: :lol:
Could someone please give me the run down on what this new 'festival' which involve? I've read the first page and wasn't too impressed, has anything changed since then?
And who the heck is Tiana? :lol:
That is because there is very little to be impressed with. It is the same turd offerings we have had for a while, different character focus. And still no decent stage shows.
Tiana is the new "princess" in the pirncess and the frog. She may hang around as she is Disney's first BME princess.
BME Princess??
Yeah DLP aere making a big deal about that film, yet its not even coming out in the Cinema's, its going straight to DVD, which normally isn't a good sign for a films popularity...
Black Minority Ethnicity. And it is going to the cinema, not straight to DVD.
Quote from: "Martyn"BME Princess??
Yeah DLP aere making a big deal about that film, yet its not even coming out in the Cinema's, its going straight to DVD, which normally isn't a good sign for a films popularity...
Have you been living under a rock for the past few months?
The Princess and The Frog hits the Cinema's over here next Friday and I for one cannot wait.
It's in cinema's here next wednesday.
Can't wait either, I've read some great reviews!
Here in Austria and Germany it was already in the cinema before Christmas. I still do't understand why it is released so late in the UK.
Quote from: "dagobert"Here in Austria and Germany it was already in the cinema before Christmas. I still do't understand why it is released so late in the UK.
We get everything last, we should be used to it by now :lol:
It's actually disappointing how slow we get things!! Example: princess and the frog is out on DVD and bluray in march, we have to wait until June-july time. And btw, the movie is BRILLIANT!!! I got a preview ticket from the disney store to see it last Sunday! Best disney animation in ages!!!
It's not necessarily a case of us being slow to get it, like it's stuck crossing the Atlantic, it's just that it makes so much more sense for Disney to release it at half term, when they'll get ticket sales from families right through every day, not just evenings and weekends. All their recent films are always held back until the next school holiday (except Up which was held back about 3...). I don't know if this is the same in other European countries, but Disney UK do reeeaaly love to pander to the kids...
Anyway, quick résumé of the NGF for those who asked:
- Disney Showtime Spectacular once per day on Central Plaza Stage
- Disney All Stars Express, a redecorated Minnie's Party Train (Disney Characters' Express)
- Princess Tiana & Prince Naveen on the final float of Disney's Once Upon a Dream parade
- Princess Tiana & Prince Naveen meeting guests during a dixieland jazz performance of songs from the film on Town Square
- Ratatouille car joins Disney's Stars 'n' Cars
- Toy Story Playland with three new attractions (from Summer 2009, no date yet)
- Monsters Inc, Scream Academy - a small show/event at the location in Toon Studio which -Breaking News- is most certainly cancelled before it began... http://www.dlrptoday.com/2010/01/29/and ... -it-began/ (http://www.dlrptoday.com/2010/01/29/and-for-monsters-the-screamings-over-before-it-began/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
Quote from: "dagobert"Here in Austria and Germany it was already in the cinema before Christmas. I still do't understand why it is released so late in the UK.
Really? I don't understand why it's so much later here in Holland then.
Ah well, just got to be patient!
To be honest, I had never heard of the Princess & the Frog until I got to DLP last Sunday..! And I caught a glimpse of an advert on a TV in the hotel, but it was in French, so couldn't really understand, and the end of the ad the 'Disney DVD' and 'Disney Bluray' logo's came up, so I just presumed it was going straight to DVD.
On another note, I did notice a distinctive lack of Pixar characters last week, no Incredibles, Sully or Mike...
I've done some topic splitting and sorting out to give us dedicated topics for each of the New Generation Festival events, like we've had for past theme years. They're all labelled with (NGF) in the title:
• Disney Showtime Spectacular (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8784)
• Princess Tiana arrives, new Town Square event (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8780)
• Disney's Stars 'n' Cars - new Ratatouille car (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=576)[/list]
Please now keep discussion of those in the above topics! I might also start topics for Disney All Stars Express and Monsters Inc Scream Academy, if that's even worth doing...
This topic remains for general New Gen discussion.
Quote from: "Martyn"To be honest, I had never heard of the Princess & the Frog until I got to DLP last Sunday..! And I caught a glimpse of an advert on a TV in the hotel, but it was in French, so couldn't really understand, and the end of the ad the 'Disney DVD' and 'Disney Bluray' logo's came up, so I just presumed it was going straight to DVD.
On another note, I did notice a distinctive lack of Pixar characters last week, no Incredibles, Sully or Mike...
So no Sully or Mike in the Monsters Inc corner of Toon Studios?
Quote from: "ToadWithPinkEyes"So no Sully or Mike in the Monsters Inc corner of Toon Studios?
Oh, I do hope Sully will come back - DD would be so thrilled to meet 'Kitty'
Disney Central Plaza uploaded this image on their Facebook profile:
(//http://www.imgdash.com/uploads/3508f_new_gen_commercial.jpg)
It's a screenshot from the New Gen Festival commercial which will start airing soon. :)
Wow! that screenshot looks stunning! truly wonderful! Can't wait to see it on tv!
I've seen the trailer a couple of weeks ago, here' s a recap: :wink:
[spoiler:2aolfbcb]It opens with an aerial view of Disneyland Park and a Dinoco helicopter flying over it. Woody and Buzz (3D rendered) jump out of it with other characters (Rémy, Lightning McQeen and Stitch). They land in Fantasyland in front of Peter Pan's Flight among a crowd of guests in which Mickey, Minnie and Goofy are standing (animated in 2D).
Next shot is Sulley crashing through the cottage of Snow White. Then Tiana lands among the Disney princess (2D animated) in front of Le Chateau.
The shot cuts to 2D Donald riding RC Racer and ends with all the animated characters marching down Main Street in a parade.[/spoiler:2aolfbcb]
The trailer is animated by MotionTheory in California.
This trailer looks promising. I'm sure I will not see it here in Austria.
Here's the full set of stills: http://www.dlrptoday.com/2010/02/24/new ... -pictures/ (http://www.dlrptoday.com/2010/02/24/new-generation-festival-tv-spot-in-pictures/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
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It looks very promising, I'm looking forward to seeing this now!
I really like these visuals and think they look good and professional, makes me want to see it sooner than our June trip
A really promising promotion. Just hope they have some money left to actually air it.
I'm torn about it all being filmed in California. It's such a shame to not use the beauty of our resort (I mean... park), but if it means we get these really professional results... it must be a good thing. The ads filmed in DLR, but used for WDW and DLP too just irritate me.
Custom promotion for our parks is the way forward!
And I can't remember the last time we had drawn animation in our commercials either :)
Looks great! But check out Mickey in the last still. Looks slightly psychotic! And not intentionally I feel!
i LOVE the promotion pictures, although i'm not the biggest Fan of cartoon and animated movies mixed! but the pictures are very interesting! I'm at DLP until the 2nd of April, maybe i can even see something from the festival on april, the 1st. :)
Those are the kind of images that should have been in this years brochure's instead of the ones we actually got.
This is looking promising, could be the best advert for a number of years. I'm impressed.
I'm very impressed, kinda excited for NGF now.
Although I'm also excited to see the new spot, I'm not excited about NGF.
I really want to see a great general spot about the resort that doesn't focus on any festival. I would make one that features thrill rides, family entertainment, restaurants and the resorts. This spot would be addressed to the whole family.
I think that mainly children will be excited about the things in the NGF spot.
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Now, this is wierd image. Not only does Mickey look a bit...alarming, and the genie is an intersting shade of purple, but where in the park is this scene intened to be? Main Street?
Becuase looking at the buildings it would seem that the roof is Adventureland, the Cinama board is WDS/DHS, and it would appear, the window above the doors is a copy/paste of the castle window!
Does anyone know where the main building itself is from?
I'm not putting the advert down, I really love it! But I thought it was quite funny the way things were a bit mixed up. :)
Cant wait to see this...
Now you've mentioned it I also think the picture looks weird. The buildings are a mix of many different Disney buildings from the US parks I would say. Look at the right side of the picture, the window in the arch of the arabic building looks like the one from our castle.
Mickey looks indeed strange.
Quote from: "Columbiad"Now, this is wierd image. Not only does Mickey look a bit...alarming, and the genie is an intersting shade of purple, but where in the park is this scene intened to be? Main Street?
It's literally a split-second shot, they just chose a bad freeze frame for Mickey's expression. I guess the idea with using a huge melange of all those buildings is just pure visual bombardment. They want to make the park seem completely overflowing, colourful, in that split second in a way that regular Main Street would look a little... plain? straight?
The only real shame about the ad is the heavy presence of the damn MMP "thing" on the Castle (every time you see it except that shot above), and that's only the fault of the masterminds who put it there in the first place.
I honestly can't think of a single promo campaign from the last whole of the last decade that looks as good as this. The reservations hotline is going to explode next week.
The new website is up!
http://new-generation-festival.disneylandparis.co.uk (http://new-generation-festival.disneylandparis.co.uk"%20onclick="window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
It is clumsy and full of errors (including broken links and spelling errors), but it does provide one useful, if not annoying insight...
Apparently TS Playland is opening "late summer"... What happened to June?
The 3 new attractions now have official names, too.
And finally, the Scream Academy is listed, which I guess means it's back on?
There are some nice little videos on the shows and attractions pages though that show some backstage stuff, albeit very briefly (such as Remy and Emile's new car, and practising the new dance routine).
Not bad at all. It's actually nice to see DLP doing those fluffy kinda videos for once, since they're quite well produced. Katy Harris is a great spokesperson in particular, use her more!
Don't quite get the concept of the Facebook/Twitter feeds (well I do, but they seem useless). I was hoping they would be actual official accounts for Disneyland Paris. The "fan community" and registration thing to make your own profile seems a bit pointless too. Like they sat around in a meeting for too long with "SOCIAL MEDIA" written on a flip chart. Just use it properly to advertise the resort!
Quote from: "theverynk"Apparently TS Playland is opening "late summer"... What happened to June?
The 3 new attractions now have official names, too.
And finally, the Scream Academy is listed, which I guess means it's back on?
Monsters Inc was planned to be an actual show, all they're apparently advertising now is the photo location that's been there 4 years! Toy Story Playland was never announced as June anywhere, but you're right that "Summer" is now being specified as "late Summer". As Kristof said recently, more like August? The names have been known a while. :)
Its kinda cute, better than the old website.
Not sure what the twitter and Fb thingys are all about.
I have to say this looks a lot more promising than I ever anticipated... Something very very interesting on the NGF website though - if you go to the "Characters" bit and click on "list all characters", do my eyes deceive me or is the Evil Queen there?!?! :shock: Please please PLEASE tell me she's going to be a meet 'n' greet character!!! If she is I may have to go to DLP just for her this year lol!!
Quote from: "Snow_White_Girl":shock: Please please PLEASE tell me she's going to be a meet 'n' greet character!!! If she is I may have to go to DLP just for her this year lol!!
The Queen is already usually out everyday around lunchtime at the Studios. She can also be seen, and sometimes met during Stars n Cars, tho that can be more tricky.
Ah thank you!! I've not been to DLP for about 18 months, so I had no idea she was already out! I think I should look into a trip sometime this year....! ;)
One of the videos on the NGF site with Christophe Leclercq seems to suggest in the French Audio (but not English subtitles) that Wall-E will also be on the characters - see:
http://new-generation-festival.disneyla ... newsID/257 (http://new-generation-festival.disneylandparis.co.uk/news/detail/newsID/257%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
Will be interesting to see how they represent Wall-E. The video actually talks about the Character Express train (or whatever we are calling it after this paint job).
Iain
WOOHOOOOOOOO - i for one would love to see Wall-E in the park - i think a wall e film would be a good fix for HISTA and fit in with Discoveryland, but i too am interested how he will get on the train
Since it's apparently getting a new look after all, I've started an All Stars Express topic: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8844 (https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8844%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
(WALL-E is atop the tender!)
Quote from: "ICHAPMAN"One of the videos on the NGF site with Christophe Leclercq seems to suggest in the French Audio (but not English subtitles) that Wall-E will also be on the characters - see:
http://new-generation-festival.disneyla ... newsID/257 (http://new-generation-festival.disneylandparis.co.uk/news/detail/newsID/257%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
Will be interesting to see how they represent Wall-E. The video actually talks about the Character Express train (or whatever we are calling it after this paint job).
Iain
If you look at the concept art carefully (perhaps on the French site instead - the subtitles get in the way) in the video for all stars express, you can see that they have painted the coal in the second section of the float brown (to resemble mud) and Wall-E is sitting on top :wink:
I don't think that the site's too bad, I'm interested to see if and how they'll use the social networking aspects of it. The ratatouille car also looks good in the stars and cars video too :)
Those mini vids are great. Very similar to the American parks, but give the resort a personality. I always think motion and sound sell a concept more than just words.
I fund the site a bit clumsy, but you guys seem to love it. I'll keep quiet on that one :P
Do I assume the new intro music on the site if for the new showtime spectacular? I had expected something with more depth in sound, but would match the track from Stitch's Dane Time in Discoveryland though...
I agree it's good to have videos, but they could be a bit longer with more content.
I think the navigation of the new site could be clearer but it's good to see the video content and social networking. just off to follow all the characters on twitter now and see what they do with it!
Some pictures i've found on dlrpfans.be:
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Kenny
Thanks for the pictures. So they are filming the spots for DLRP at DCA in Anaheim.
It looks like this is the new ride vehicle for RC Racers. At least the vehicle doesn't look that bad.
It's not "the" vehicle, but it gives you an idea.
There are 6 seats here compared to 20 in the real thing.
Did Disney build this vehicle just for the spot or will it used for something else?
Drumroll please!
[youtube:29sfrq29]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqjJMOvRw3w[/youtube:29sfrq29]
Source: http://www.dlrptoday.com/2010/03/01/wat ... l-tv-spot/ (http://www.dlrptoday.com/2010/03/01/watch-the-full-new-generation-festival-tv-spot/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
been seeing it on tv all day - my little boy got so excited to see all the pixar charecters, i had to explain were leaving on the 1st april so will miss them all :(
Thanks for posting the spot!
The pictures looked better than the actual spot. I don't like it that much and in my opinion it looks a little bit cheap. Why can't Disney produce a spot for DLRP like they did in recent years for WDW. I just want to mention the one from last year with the balloons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz-c7Ees4QQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz-c7Ees4QQ%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA1aFQZ9 ... PL&index=2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA1aFQZ9Uqc&feature=PlayList&p=A86BB517A2A70155&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6qWiuP5 ... PL&index=7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6qWiuP562c&feature=PlayList&p=A86BB517A2A70155&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b95oyhSd ... 55&index=8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b95oyhSd5ls&feature=PlayList&p=A86BB517A2A70155&index=8%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
We have seen most of these spots during our time in the US and we loved these spots and couldn't await to go to WDW.
DLRP should do spots in this quality.
Quote from: "pink_danio"been seeing it on tv all day - my little boy got so excited to see all the pixar charecters, i had to explain were leaving on the 1st april so will miss them all :(
I'm glad your son loves the spot, but it proves that the spot and Disneyland Paris focus more on little ones than on the whole family or adults like the US spots.
I like the new ad, it's so much better than last year's campaign! Can't wait to see it on TV.
Thanks for posting!
Quote from: "dagobert"Quote from: "pink_danio"been seeing it on tv all day - my little boy got so excited to see all the pixar charecters, i had to explain were leaving on the 1st april so will miss them all :(
I'm glad your son loves the spot, but it proves that the spot and Disneyland Paris focus more on little ones than on the whole family or adults like the US spots.
Yes the US spots are amazing and more adultfriendly, but I actually do believe that our new spot is of a pretty high quality and although it does talk to children I actually quite like it although I of course at any time would prefer spots of the same quality as the US spots :-)
Quote from: "dagobert"I'm glad your son loves the spot, but it proves that the spot and Disneyland Paris focus more on little ones than on the whole family or adults like the US spots.
I don't think the US style spots would work that well in the UK, I feel they're a bit too cheesy.
Thats a great advert, well done by the advertising company.
I think it really captures the essence of the resort, its (dare I say it?) kinda magical.
I've been watching Masterchef Australia tonight over on Watch, and I've just seen a quick tv spot for these New Generation Festival. I like it but footage seems very photoshopped.
is the NGF only on for 2010 or will in still be on in 2011.
I only ask because we vistied DLRP twice last year, once for summer season, once for christmas season, and it hasn't agreed with my bank balance, so this year is going to have to be a disney free year, and hopefully in 2011 will have a visit.
Even if the New Generation Festivals only last for 2010, its likely all the stuff will stick around afterwards. Toy Story Playland will not be going anywhere, and I doubt any of the entertainment will change, seeing that its all recyled from past events.
That's the best Disney TV spot I have ever seen. It is also about WDW. We have seen it during our time in the US.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2KojRy5na4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2KojRy5na4%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
If you freeze the advert , the image of the park is nothing like Paris or any other park !! It seems to be very photoshopped , it looks to be full of circus tents and a monorail track ? But then I suppose they don't expect people to disect the advert frame by frame !!
I absolutely adore this new ad! Its great seeing actual Disney characters on my screen rather than simply random footage or cheap effects like the balloons last year!
It also instills a spark of hope for me personally in Disneyland Paris. With this new festival it feels like DLRP is finally moving away from the endless use of character clipart it tended to employ (for whatever reason. Though their ads still use it to some degree). At the same time the fact they can get new Pixar stock images and all new animation makes me wonder; Are Disney finally warming up to their European Park?
Maybe I'm being wildly optimistic, but it feels like theres a bit more going on between DLRP and Disney than there has been for a while. It would be nice to think that finally this is a big turn in the parks fortunes at last heh
Quote from: "Timbo"If you freeze the advert , the image of the park is nothing like Paris or any other park !! It seems to be very photoshopped , it looks to be full of circus tents and a monorail track ? But then I suppose they don't expect people to disect the advert frame by frame !!
I believe the park used in the footage is actually Disneyland California, and icons like the Castle and Space Mountain have just been photoshoped in to make it look like Paris.
Those US ads are nice (the one with CMs preparing was also shown in the UK), but they are incredibly slushy, the "time of your life" one just nauseating, and not really appropriate for this. DLP and WDW have very different briefs - WDW is very "once in a lifetime" whereas DLP is still focused on "you must visit
now, and visit again". These commercials have a sense of excitement, urgency and for the first time in a few years, they look properly "Disney" and I don't think even overtly focused on kids... not compared to the past two years.
And for the record, the current WDW ad here is a really badly dubbed effort with two obnoxious parents in a giant mansion smugging about how much money they've saved on the WDW website...
Quote from: "jennytablina"Maybe I'm being wildly optimistic, but it feels like theres a bit more going on between DLRP and Disney than there has been for a while.
Absolutely. It's kind of necessary with the theme because every use of Pixar characters has to be approved by the studio themselves. In fact I'm sure there's crossover all the time, it's just not usually as visible.
I also agree with what you posted on DLRP Today actually, these ads are reminiscent (in a very good way) of the original 1992 commercials (//http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3PRLXE_ASU) with the animated characters arriving on the stars... What a great choice to use these proper animated characters rather than the expressionless park characters, which just look silly in advertisements. And despite being worried how well they'd animate the characters for a 40 second TV spot, I'm really impressed.
I presume there will be some people who still dislike this because oh it's new and it's character-heavy and it's Pixar, which is a shame because the quality is top notch. Other forums are gushing with praise. This whole campaign will work wonders for their bookings here. They even got a good British voiceover for once!
Oh, and more good news -- they're advertising in cinemas (not sure which ones), in front of Alice in Wonderland and Toy Story 3! That's something we've been asking for for YEARS!
Although I like the US spots better, I have to admit that the new spot is better than the old one. Still not a big fan of the spot.
That's great news that the spots are shown in cinemas, but I'm sure not in Germany and Austria. I'm also sure that we will not even see it on TV. Do the DVDs in the UK, France or in any other European country still have DLRP spots in the trailer show. Here not anymore, but sometimes there was a leaflet about the 15th celebration or Micky's Magical Party inside the box.
The quarterly published magazine of Vienna International Hotels feature an article about the NGF and about the Magic Circus Hotel.
You can find the article, it's in German and in English, here:
http://www.vi-hotels.com/de/vi-world/vi-magazine/ (http://www.vi-hotels.com/de/vi-world/vi-magazine/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
You have to click on the "VI MAGAZIN DOWNLOAD" button and then you have to scroll down to page 67. It's nothing we don't know yet.
Quote from: "dagobert"Do the DVDs in the UK, France or in any other European country still have DLRP spots in the trailer show.
No leaflets for a while, but in the UK they usually come with the latest trailer. For Up, released just a couple of weeks ago, that was unfortunately for Mickey's Magical Party... I guess the disc was put together before DLP had the new one ready. With Toy Story and Toy Story 2 released on Blu-ray next week, hopefully they'll have changed it...
QuoteThat's great news that the spots are shown in cinemas, but I'm sure not in Germany and Austria. I'm also sure that we will not even see it on TV.
That´s why i don´t understand all the moaning, germans don´t visit the park as much as others.
if they would bring the adverts in the cinemas or tv the kids would kill they´re parants to go there!
also it was a huge mistake not to bring any ad for ToT ect.. in germany disneyland is a place for kids and
not more. so they don´t have to moan about it....
i think this advert is really great, it reminds me of the the first ones in 1992, but it would be
better if the had shown also some stuff for teens and parents not just kidds!!!
That's the German trailer of NGF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooJfPUG37Is (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooJfPUG37Is%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
I have to say I'm rather surprised at how well made the adverts are. I think they just about deserve a "well done" from me on that. However there's still that problem of not showing anything of the actual resort. They really need to do this because there is no doubt that a few shots of Big Thunder, Space Mountain etc. would really encourage people to go.
Quote from: "RnRCj"I have to say I'm rather surprised at how well made the adverts are. I think they just about deserve a "well done" from me on that. However there's still that problem of not showing anything of the actual resort. They really need to do this because there is no doubt that a few shots of Big Thunder, Space Mountain etc. would really encourage people to go.
Yeah I've never known why there isn't actually any footage of popular attractions? I think it would be a good way to encourage previous guests to want to visit again. It might jog their memories and make them remember how much they enjoyed visiting the last time!
Here are two more ads, the 10 second Announcement that's being played most of all at the moment:
[youtube:32bhloiq]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMQWddskPZM[/youtube:32bhloiq]
And one of the 30 second spots, featuring the Cinderella/Lightning McQueen scene:
[youtube:32bhloiq]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9YSyeFdY1Y[/youtube:32bhloiq]
Source: http://www.dlrptoday.com/2010/03/02/two ... making-of/ (http://www.dlrptoday.com/2010/03/02/two-more-new-gen-tv-spots-and-the-making-of/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
The other versions don't really show anything different.
Spooky, just clicked and read this, then an ad came on TV =D>
I went through Victoria Station in London today and all down the escalators they played the shorter ad on the screens and had massive ads in the middle section of the escalators, it looked awesome and you couldn't not notice it, great promotion by DLP!
Yes I've seen a few poster ads down Crickelwood (N. London) near where I work. Very excite!
Such high quality, polished and exciting commercials. Please please please please PLEASE keep this going. I know loads of people who suddenly want to visit in time for Easter on the back of these ads.
I'm still slightly unsure about the 2D animation quality, but I've never really liked it mixed with 3D or real-life shots...
dont know if anyone has noticed but on the long commercial the castle still has the UGLY decoration on the front :cry:
Does someone know if there are any plans to leave this ugly things on the castle or will it be replaced with something new?
And will Main Street USA new banners or will we see Main Street in its old glory?
Kristof reported a while ago that there are "no decorations planned" for this year, so the castle is back to normal... not sure about those banners though. I wouldn't be surprised if they were used again, but I really hope not...
The whole park needs to have a bit of a breather soon if the 20th is going to be special.
Quote from: "Anthony"Kristof reported a while ago that there are "no decorations planned" for this year, so the castle is back to normal... not sure about those banners though. I wouldn't be surprised if they were used again, but I really hope not...
The whole park needs to have a bit of a breather soon if the 20th is going to be special.
That's good to hear. Hopefully the Mickey shaped spires will also be removed.
The thing with the decorations and banners is they don't really have any reason to be there. They don't add anything to the experience and they only ruin photos.
Hopefully we will see Main Street USA in it's original form this year!
I have to admit that I liked the banners of the 15th birthday, but not the MMP banners. They stayed there too long and should have been removed after the 15th birthday.
I really like to see Main Street in its old glory with out the banners.
Yeah, I must admit, I too didn't mind the 15th banners at first. But that was because I didn't expect them to be there too long. Never did I think we'd be sitting here 4 years later with the banners (as well as the castle decorations) still there. :roll:
Ok, so I got some more info on the decorations. As expected, entertainment is going to do some last minute changes. I got to see a "behind the scenes" video of the New Gen Festival and it clearly shows concept art of Main Street decorations... The "good" news is it weren't the banners we've seen since 2007, but rather small plaques with a New Gen character on the Main Street gas lanterns. Quite similar how they deck out Main Street at the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland California for their themed years.
No confirmation however, it's possible it has been cut after all...
You can tell the 'New Generation Festival' is about to start.. :D/ :D/ :D/
About a week ago most travel agencies would have received there 'New Generation Festival' marketing boards, as below, which I took with my mobile. By the way you need plenty of time and a degree to build it, I'd love to see the assembly instructions to get it to look 3D.. :mrgreen:
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Now with these marketing boards all the staff in the branches have been receiving their travel packs which came boxed with the marketing boards.
The packs contained a variation of the photo below, depending on the quantity of staff in the branch, don't ask how I got mine.. :mrgreen:
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Anyway there were DLRP Pens, 'New Generation Festival' lanyards, Colouring books. They have also been given Mouse Mats to match.. :mrgreen:
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There were card masks in the form of Tiana, Buzz Lightyear, Sulley and a few others, and of course packs of balloons to go 'Up' around the branch.. :D
Did anyone else get a mailout today for NGF? Looks quite good - still mentioning Scream Academy though! However, the 3D Visual Effect is rather good - I have seen this done before with the new episodes of Red Dwarf last year, when a box on a piece of paper was replaced with a video of Kryten's head. However, this is much more developed and rather clever!
Quote from: "Adam"Did anyone else get a mailout today for NGF? Looks quite good - still mentioning Scream Academy though! However, the 3D Visual Effect is rather good - I have seen this done before with the new episodes of Red Dwarf last year, when a box on a piece of paper was replaced with a video of Kryten's head. However, this is much more developed and rather clever!
Mine came first thing this morning, and yes, it's a really good effect.. :wink: :D
Quote from: "Adam"Did anyone else get a mailout today for NGF? Looks quite good - still mentioning Scream Academy though! However, the 3D Visual Effect is rather good - I have seen this done before with the new episodes of Red Dwarf last year, when a box on a piece of paper was replaced with a video of Kryten's head. However, this is much more developed and rather clever!
Do you get this mailout only in the UK? Is this just an advertising for NGF or does it also offer some background about the festival.
Quote from: "dagobert"Do you get this mailout only in the UK? Is this just an advertising for NGF or does it also offer some background about the festival.
If you normally get mailouts, I would expect you will get a similar version soon - the 3D bit is available on the Austrian website. It is an ad for NGF, with some details on what is new and it also has a 3D bit to. Anthony - have you got a copy? If not, I am happy to scan and send over for the collection.
Quote from: "Adam"Quote from: "dagobert"Do you get this mailout only in the UK? Is this just an advertising for NGF or does it also offer some background about the festival.
If you normally get mailouts, I would expect you will get a similar version soon - the 3D bit is available on the Austrian website. It is an ad for NGF, with some details on what is new and it also has a 3D bit to. Anthony - have you got a copy? If not, I am happy to scan and send over for the collection.
Thanks for the answer. I will take a look on the website. It's really not necessary to scan the mailout. Nevertheless thanks for the offer.
Okay back to those Main Street banners (expected a huge buzz over that...)
Anyway, here's the concept art I was talking about. Notice in the last photo the Main Street Station with a New Gen logo...
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now they are quite nice, not sure if they are needed but they definately look better than the banners - thanks for the gem of info as usual Kristof :D
Grrrrr. Redirect the money spent on unnecessary decorations (keep them just for anniversaries and seasons) and improve the overall quality of the offerings. The all-year-round decorations just water down the stuff they can use for Halloween and Christmas etc and the event entertainment loses out on a bigger budget too.
I must admit, I've been working on a project to improve the Halloween festival and these lamppost things are quite similar. Quite discrete and have potential for being slightly classy... just not sure of the colours...
And just what is that on the very left of the photo...
Well what looks like a frightening Main Street Station "decoration" aside, they can waste all the money they want on those. Nice colours, pleasing design. They won't dwarf anything like the current banners.
If these kind of decorations are necessary, that's how they should be done. Finally!
Okay, I'm very happy that the banners will be removed, but why do they have to replace them with new decoration. I have to admit that it doesn't look bad, but it would have been great to see Main Street without any decoration.
Hopefully the castle will not receive a new decoration and the old one will be removed as soon as possible.
That's a good question dlrpkris, what is that structure in the picture to the left of the table?
If those have to go ahead, at least they're a lot more tasteful than the current banners. A couple of years with no decorations would be nice though. I hope the Central Plaza stage does eventually go too. As nice as it looks, I prefered the beautiful flowers that were there before. Not only that but it also gives Central Plaza quite an "enclosed" feel, which isn't good for the busiest part of the park.
Quote from: "RnRCj"If those have to go ahead, at least they're a lot more tasteful than the current banners. A couple of years with no decorations would be nice though. I hope the Central Plaza stage does eventually go too. As nice as it looks, I prefered the beautiful flowers that were there before. Not only that but it also gives Central Plaza quite an "enclosed" feel, which isn't good for the busiest part of the park.
I doubt that the stage will be removed, because I think it was a bigger investment and so it will stay for more years. Which makes me a little bit angry, because I also want to see a Central Plaza with beautiful flowers. The best for me would be when the Partners Statue would be transfered from the Studios to DLP's Central Plaza, like in all the other Magic Kingdoms.
I used to really enjoy being able to sit on the benches in central plaza, it was so nice to be surrounded by the flowers and just people watch. The stage looks so imposing.
Well they've just spent 80,000 euros on a new lift for the stage - for Boo and Mike in the New Generation Show - so don't expect it to removed anytime soon. It's a permanent addition!
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"Well they've just spent 80,000 euros on a new lift for the stage - for Boo and Mike in the New Generation Show - so don't expect it to removed anytime soon. It's a permanent addition!
Oh no!!! :x :evil:
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"Well they've just spent 80,000 euros on a new lift for the stage - for Boo and Mike in the New Generation Show - so don't expect it to removed anytime soon. It's a permanent addition!
That makes me so sad.
Ooooh so that's a modification... not a replacement? Sounds quite a lot of money to be honest. That's half a month's firework budget on a lift. Hmm. Exciting though. I love these things. Just imagine the pyro :P
The best advert Disneyland Paris has had in a long time! Well done to everyone who was involved! :D
Not sure if these have already been posted, but they're nice little touches on TF1 at the moment. Too bad the commercial has animated characters and these are all.. well.. you know...
Mr Incredible presenting the weather forecast:
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The Toy Story gang judge on 'Nouvelle Star':
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Monsters Inc feature on one of those 'Come Dine With Me' shows:
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And Jessy and Woody on 'Celebrity Farm in Africa':
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Yep, that's about the level DLP is aiming for...
I like that France calls a break bumper a "parasitage", like a parasite on the programmes.
But will the festival bring anything to DLP.Im a bit fed up of having a new theme each year ,id prefere the park get back to how it was supposed to be and spend money on rehabs,shows (lion king),etc and then when the 20th Aniv comes they can lash out with a new concept.Oh yes and Id lke the Main street electrical Parade back :-)
:lol: I'm sorry! :lol: they tickled me-now you all know my level! :lol:
New "behind the scenes" Making Of video.
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Hehe I was just in the progress of uploading the same video with subtitles. I'll post it here later this evening. ;-)
Updated. :)
I can't say that I didn't see these coming :roll: :
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Well at least they're all different, it varies it up a bit and makes each one a bit more unique from the next (although how unique can the same old stock images get? :roll: ). I wonder how many different designs there are in total?
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Oh this can't be happening! Just when the NGF was showing signs of being a real departure and introducing some quality to the place... this happens. These posters add nothing. The 'welcome' text is almost the same as the MMP ones too. And what's with the pastel colour scheme? Not very bold or magical. Very simplistic and bland.
Same old, same old. I hope sometime this decade they break away from this sky blue colour scheme.
They'd be much better without the naff text just as plain character banners. There were some pictures somewhere of the new souvenir cups where the characters have much bolder (yellow, lime green, pink) backgrounds. That wouldn't have been terrible just in Front Lot and Fantasia Gardens.
But oh well, at least we got more than two generic designs this year. Small steps. :wink:
I would be fine with the banners outside the parks, but why did they put them into WDS?
Hopefully we will not see them in DLP.
It is odd, that. They seem to treat Front Lot like the Fantasia Gardens of WDS...
Should be renamed Billboard Studio.
I don't see why posters advertising NGF are needed when guests are already at the resort.
And if they have to do it they could at least make them look good.
Quote from: "RnRCj"I don't see why posters advertising NGF are needed when guests are already at the resort.
I have never understood this either. The battle's already been won, they're in the parks! I am really hoping that they don't add anything to the front of Main Street Station, as something can kind of be seen from the video... :(
I can only assume they think it's some kind of atmospheric decoration. It helps (in theory) to give you the feeling of being there for a special event. Perhaps they'll promote DLP for being DLP one day
Since the decorations have started and the nasty golden Mickey has come down does this mean we might get an early preview before the end of March?
Not a bad video at all. Love the concept of the showtime spectacular - very classic.
Strange how they were creating a new dress for Tiana - surely thes'd just be flown in from DL or WDW? Or I suppose the new costumes would have to be unique to the actress?
Great to have Wall•E finally confirmed. Although we all knew it wa coming, it always gives you a little spark to know it's for real. :)
Quote from: "Magic M"Since the decorations have started and the nasty golden Mickey has come down does this mean we might get an early preview before the end of March?
Some things like Disney Showtime Spectacular will have performances from next Tuesday, 23rd March I think. Not sure when add-ons like Tiana and Remy will appear in their parades...
Quote from: "Columbiad"Strange how they were creating a new dress for Tiana - surely thes'd just be flown in from DL or WDW? Or I suppose the new costumes would have to be unique to the actress?
It's a special dress to match those of the other princesses on the Dreams of Romance floats, which all have "crystal" fabric and gold thread designs, and were made especially for the parade in 2007. I presume we'll still see the normal dress for meet 'n' greets and the Town Square event.
This is what I was talking about having brighter coloured backgrounds on the posters:
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Much fresher.
I already like the NGF much more that MMP!
I hadn't expect something good about this festival, but the Behinde-the-Scenes videos are really nice!
The only thing missing is a Podcast ;)
Other than those awful posters (and quite possibly the All Stars Express - I'll reserve judgement - at least the name of it is nice) then I'm really impressed with the festival so far. Subtle qualities seem to be addressed and they're tackling new territory at last. A season not inspired by other parks, introducing characters they've ignored before and a professional teaser campaign that will undoubtedly have guests' expectations exceeded once they visit.
Quote from: "Anthony"It's a special dress to match those of the other princesses on the Dreams of Romance floats, which all have "crystal" fabric and gold thread designs, and were made especially for the parade in 2007. I presume we'll still see the normal dress for meet 'n' greets and the Town Square event.
This is what I was talking about having brighter coloured backgrounds on the posters...
Ah, thanks Anthony. I much prefer those designs as opposed to the others....eew.. absolute waste of money.
This theme year really isnt shaping up that bad at all. :D
Seems like wasting money on replacing the emblems at the parking entrance is now an annual thing:
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They're quite useful, aren't they. For people who've driven to that spot and are contemplating where to go next.
I have never been at these gates to the parking lot, but didn't these emblemes show a beautiful picture of Sleeping Beauty Castle?
A waste of money perhaps, but at least they don't look horrendous
just got back and the banners are all over front lot in the studios but thats as fas as they go in the studios, theres a giant slinky dog above the canopy to the store in the front lot, and the new logo appearing everywhere is great using all the NGF characters to make the letters - so much so I bought a Tshirt - also there are Tshirts that have the attractions on them TOT, indy spring to mind when i see my photos tomorrow i will post
I'm actually in love with the 'new' Disneyland logo of character colours. It just looks really appealing, simple and not too in your face. So much that you might actually buy the merchandise :)
Quote from: "pussinboots"They're quite useful, aren't they. For people who've driven to that spot and are contemplating where to go next.
lmao =D> :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sorry if this has already been posted, but just in case, have you seen this NGF logo? They had pin lanyards with it (and this big pin frame). I also saw some black hoodies with it, and probably more merchandise I missed
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Kenny :)
Such an improvement on the white monstrosities! These are much more demure and subtle. I like the coloured ribbons at the bottom too.
That's really an improvement compared to the huge lamposts. The banners don't look bad, nevertheless I would have prfered a Main Street without any decoration.
Yep, that's the way it should be done!
I kinda preferred the ribbon colours on the concept art, but that's being picky...
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If there has to be decorations, this is how it should be done - tasteful decorations that don't mess up the forced perspective. Glad they've finally realised that huge banners look horrid.
I'm still waiting to see Main Street with no decorations at all though, maybe next year...
Anyone else spotting the seasonal potential for these? I'm sure we'll see the characters with snow on their heads and the like before long
Main Street Station decorations.....
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Was quite a surprise this morning. :mrgreen:
Well... I saw. It almost lends itself to the Halloween (HKDL, DLR AND MK) but a welcome touch. Perhaps City Hall could match etc
Looks nice! Again, very subtle, although I have a sneaky suspicion something will be added to the silks... I hope I'm wrong though! [-o<
Like it :-)
It looks like the Halloween decoration at the MK in Florida, but it looks okay. I would have prepared other colours like red, white and blue, since it's Main Street USA. In my opinion it would fit better, but there are already the US flags on Main Street.
I'm quite pleased with the banners, it could have been a lot worse. Compared to last year, these decorations fit in with the surroundings (at least proportionally).
Red and gold? And green and navy? Sky blue? There isn't much of a color scheme this year, is there. The advertising suggested it would be lime green, blue and a selection of bright pastels — this is almost like a 19th century circus. You'd almost think they did it on purpose to fit in better with Main Street!
Too bad about the awkward Photoshop work with the drop shadows, though.
Brand new NGF decorations put up this morning!
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ooooooooooo they are quite cool nice touches
Maybe the phrase "less is more" doesn't exist in French after all...
Oh dear god! I don't mind the sign so much, but the characters are creepy. Why can;t they be of a similar standard to those used in the store windows? Woody looks like he's been on the sun bed too long...
Oh no.
I don't like the look of this :? .
The idea of putting the characters on the Main Street Station is quite cool, but the elaboration of the idea is not done very well.
- The characters look really creepy;
- The sign is very cheap-looking. It's just a poster with nothing else (no lighting and stuff, which you should expect at the entrance of a Disney Park!);
- Those 'flags' would have been much more enjoyable when they were just red-white-blue, like the normal ones in main Street...
The New Generation Festival seemed to work out very nice, but this actually ruins everything... :|
Oh my god, that looks really bad. At least they didn't put it on the castle.
The characters look indeed creepy. They should be removed.The sign isn't too bad, but I would have prefered a smaller one, because the Main Street Station is a very beautiful building and the cahracters and the big sign ruin the look of it.
Quote from: "luke85"Maybe the phrase "less is more" doesn't exist in French after all...
I think you are absolutely right.
Somehow better than I expected (more permanent) and yet worse at the same time... It's nice to see those real fabric drapes, but then there's the awful character models, the unnecessary and over-large Mickey, and for some reason the French logo.
Still, better than the rubbish they put on there at Halloween and Christmas.
No. Just... No. Those scary puppets, that logo in a Baroque frame... And it started out so well.
Woody looks like he should be in some bad made-for-TV thriller saying, "I'm here to pick up the kids."
Not good. Big clash of themes and colours... and scary figures.
I want to know who the idiot is that looks at the concept art and gives it the go ahead. They really need to get some glasses. Or be fired, preferably.
Oh, why did they do that? There really was no need for that at all, could they not have used used some brightly coloured drapes or something?
Dispite being "New Generation", they still get Mickey in there though
Quote from: "Anthony"Somehow better than I expected (more permanent) and yet worse at the same time... It's nice to see those real fabric drapes, but then there's the awful character models, the unnecessary and over-large Mickey, and for some reason the French logo.
Still, better than the rubbish they put on there at Halloween and Christmas.
Agree! You would also think the sign would be up in English since that what everyone knows and only happens we know what it says! not everyone will
I think that without that big logo in the middle, if they had just put the characters in the balcony like Tiana or Remy, welcoming people to the park, it would have been a lot better. More discreet.
Still, could be worse, they could have stuck all that in the Castle...
They should remove the whole thing and they should do a real "Park Opening Show" with real NGF characters , like they do at the MK. Although I didn't like the show over there, it was too cheesy, but still a lot better than the sign and the fake characters.
The concept of the opening show is great, but not sure how it'd fit in DLP. For a start, the railroad is open, facing the outside of the park and in Paris it's kinda enclosed/facing inside the park. Would be a fun addition if they could work something out I guess.
As for the events tonight, anyone got an official programme of what's meant to be happening? Seems confused having the Press Event over in WDS, but people are also talking of a huge show in DLP tonight. Read somewhere the 'show' included 215 people? What the heck is that about?
I'm sure the festival would've packed more punch if TSPlayland was open from the start of it - and not halfway through. Getting all the press there to try 3 small rides doesn't really cut it in the Disney world, but the complete line-up certainly would've
Was the talk of using the stunt arena just wild rumour, or not?
Anyway, amazing - a real famous person was there:
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Funny that the list of French celebs is pretty much the same as every other year. Couldn't one of the Pixar guys have been asked to come along? They'd get far more attention than those non-entities.
Talking of the Toy Story Playland opening, I can't imagine how they'll have a ceremony for that, at least at the land entrance, isn't the space far too small?
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Quote from: "Anthony"Was the talk of using the stunt arena just wild rumour, or not?
Anyway, amazing - a real famous person was there:
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Funny that the list of French celebs is pretty much the same as every other year. Couldn't one of the Pixar guys have been asked to come along? They'd get far more attention than those non-entities.
Talking of the Toy Story Playland opening, I can't imagine how they'll have a ceremony for that, at least at the land entrance, isn't the space far too small?
Adrien Brody - an academy award winner for best actor.
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The press event looked outstanding!!!!!!!!! Wish I could been there, but im not press,lol!!! Does anyone videos of the event??
here is the video i found on youtube!
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The press event looks so much better than in previous years. It looks DLRP is heading in the right direction, with exceptions like the fake characters on Main Street Station.
The press event at the stunt show looked amazing.
DLRP should use the Stunt Show Arena for more events or shows.
Oehhh and a little nice touch which i personally like, the catchy energetic Tiesto house music :D
Quite cool. However it seems much ado about nothing. But it would be wonderful if there was a large scale night time show on the Moteurs Action stage for all guests.
Looks fabulous!
Pretty smart putting it in the Stunt Show Arena, I would have never thought of having a press event or show in there:)
I'm totally impressed by Dlrp this year! Maybe MMP was just an off year?
Quote from: "dagobert"DLRP should use the Stunt Show Arena for more events or shows.
Yes! Let's hope this is the first of many more, and many that can be enjoyed by fans and not only VIPs... The arena looked brilliant with all those projections, there's so much they could do with that!
Will this be THE place for a night-time show at the WDS?
Really wish they open their second park at night with a show like this someday... [-o<
Oh... and just for those who hasn't saw the new videos at DLRPToday, here they are:
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I adore the opening show. Yeah, really strange choice of music... but I'm strangely buying into it. They certainly beat their record of scale. I do find projections of fireworks cheap, but I don't feel I can complain at all. That cast's massive.
After all the special lighting and photo opportunities set up for the occasion, its a shame the only footage released is cheap handheld stuff. I mean, even the quality of that is questionable, brown in colour and not really focussing on the best things in shot. Was it DLRP recording with those camera cranes - or some TV channel?
^ I'm not sure, but don't think so. Because they're not on the YouTube-Channel ;)
After seeing that i think the stunt show stage is perfect for a night time show of some sort, such great projection !
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It was an interesting show, the music and dancing didn't really do it for me though!
I love the projections which they use for these launches, the colors and graphics really pop and turn an otherwise dull show into something great.
Oh my gosh! That show looks so amazing!
I am so jealous that I wasn't there! The projections are so clever and amazing.
It looks really good and like other people have said I wish they would actually do more shows like this in the stunt show arena!
However, when I watch it I do feel I am being fobbed off with the whole 'new' character thing :roll: . Especially at the start the voice over says something like " you've been waiting for them and here they are the new generation festival characters" and yet all of them apart from tiana( i didnt see naveen if hes there) and mike ( who was in the park a few years ago anyway) have been in the park for years and years now!! :roll: :roll: :roll: So for any of us who have actually been to DLRP before theres nothing new about that part of it.
Seems they are getting a bit confused about who is new and who isnt, especially with the odd nemo and dory Vs ariel scene of the show lol.
Sorry for being so negitive, I just find it hard to get excited about this because theres not really anything happening, not until the new land opens anyway lol.
When will the NGF end???? I am taking my twins on 9th Decemeber and i am hoping to catch it again!
I'd hazard a guess at 6th March 2011. Plenty of time!
Great! wasnt sure if they may stop the show over the christmas period!
Cant wait to see it again......we were lucky enough to see the preview shows on 23rd march! :D And very impressed i was too!
Who knows when it will end! Didn't the 15th birthday celebrations last something like 3 years! :lol:
Anywho, thats a fab show and the resort (Studio's more so) is definitely in need of something as spectacular as that!
I've been wondering and keeping an eye on this for a while, but does anyone know if DLP are planning on adding anymore character figures to the Main Street Station NGF decorations. It just looks incomplete with remy and Tiana on the left and nothing on the right!?! :|
See what I mean?
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Yeah, it's as if the budget really did run out while putting it together. Why didn't they put all the characters together similar to the logo with characters?
Maybe they made those and someone decided "on second thoughts, don't make any more..."
What's the half-covering on the windows behind? That's just been added before these were put up, right? I presume it's there to hide the reverse of the characters from inside the station?
I would have tought is the have not put anything else up there now then they are not going too!
But is does look odd they could have put some on the other side too!
It does doesnt it? Who would you like to see on the other side? Remy might be good.
Question-and apologies if this is in the wrong spot. Rob (7 year old) has asked seeing as theres TSPL opening and this is the New Generation festival and theres lots of new merchandise (including RC that Rob got on our last visit nearly 3 years ago!) Are DLP stocking the Toy Story Lego?
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Its no biggy for us as we go to Legoland once a month so we can pick it up there, but just thought Rob had a point.
Just a quick update everyone
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Remy, Tiana and co have all been moved behind the NGF sign instead of spread out over the station :D Unfortunately Woody's weird scary face is still there! :lol:
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And the ribbons (American Disney parks style) have been removed from the plaques on the Lamps along Main Street - Not sure why? I liked them :(
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Plus from their Youtube Channel - DLP like their Viral Marketing don't they :)
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I really like it! Although look in the background and notice the MMP decorations on the castle! Must have been filmed a fair while back! :)
Thats all for NGF for today! I think they are probably the last tweaks we'll see now!
I quite liked the ribbons, maybe they're changing them to ones that matched the concept art a little better?
:P That YouTube vid was great!
Loved the video. Really made me giggle-green army men on Buzz :lol: Hubby says we're a bunch of spotters for seeing the MMP decs on the castle tho! :lol:
Yeah I too thought them ribbons looked good! :(
Can't find the thread about the advertisments so hope its ok if I post here :D
On the television ads when Tiana flies in and some of the princesses are stood clapping, has anyone noticed that Sleeping Beauty is in a blue dress?
Does anyone know why this is when in the park she is generally represented with a pink dress?
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Natalie x
Saw it too, but don't know why that is. Maybe just a fault from the people who eddited the video ;)
I remember seeing Sleeping Beauty in the blue dress doing meet and greets, the liitle show behind the castle and at the princessess lunch in te Auberge. The only time I saw her dressed in pink is the OUADP.
Aurora
She should be blue all the time, Like the film!!! Once upon a time they did all the sb costumes in blue, I had one!! Oviously the change is so the non disney people can tell the difference between her and cinderella but its Nice to see a subtle but welcomed change for the character! Is this a new thing for the new gen fest or has she been in blue for a while? I've not properly met her in the parks but hope to see her in 2 weeks time for my next visit!!
Quote from: "JelleP"Saw it too, but don't know why that is. Maybe just a fault from the people who eddited the video ;)
Loving the video footage, especially the scene with Sulley in the cottage. But did anyone else notice that Genie was the wrong colour as well?
Wendy
A new advert has apeared on tv concerning the next "3 irresistable months".
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So, the New Generation Festival ends tomorrow!
Looking back, do you think the year was a success? Did the advertising work? Did the entertainment, decorations, etc, add to the parks? What was your favourite thing that the year brought to Disneyland Paris?
Time for some closing thoughts...
I thought it was a marked improvement on the year before. Disney's Show Time Spectacular on central plaza stage was a good show, better than Mickey's Magical Party. But i think most of us felt the loss of the Tarzan show and the Lion King. With the return of Tarzan this year, I hope we're getting back on track, and they can make full use of their theatres so we can watch a show in comfort whatever the weather.
The festival was a nice way of linking the old to the new and improving on the disappointment that was mickey's magical party.
I preferred the central show and the decorations, however I miss the shows in the other theatres.
As a limited budget stop gap it was effective but not memorable
We thought it was a large improvement on the Magical Party, and we really enjoyed the hub show (for the first time).
I thought they could have made much better choice with their budget, but I will say it was the best central plaza show they have showcased. Glad to see it go though. Shame the Toon Train isn't saying goodbye.
FWIW, I thought the Mickey costume changes and the Frog turning into Prince Nazeem were very cool.