20th Anniversary (1st April 2012 - March 2013)

[JelleP]

This is our official magicforum discussion topic for the 20th Anniversary of Disneyland Paris, launching 1st April 2012! The celebration will bring new events and entertainments for the parks, including a major new nighttime spectacular in Disneyland Park and a new reworking of the popular daytime parade.

We have separate topics for specific elements of the anniversary:

• Disney Dreams!
  The brand new, must-see nighttime spectacular to end every day at Disneyland Park!

• Disney Magic on Parade!
  A refreshed and reworked retelling of Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade.

• Meet Mickey Mouse
  An all-new, permanent, "backstage" place to encounter Mickey Mouse himself! Opens May.

• Main Street, U.S.A. Celebrates!
  Main Street joins the celebration with golden decorations and special "glowings on" everywhere.

• Disney's 20th Anniversary Celebration Train
  The character favourite returns with another new look and an original song.

• "Magic Everywhere!" - new theme song
  A new original song to be used as the theme of Disney Magic on Parade! and anniversary events.

• Official 20th Anniversary website
  Discuss the online advertising and special website for the anniversary celebrations.

• Disneyland Paris Generations website
  A new website inviting fans and visitors to share their memories in a giant online timeline.

• Disneyland Paris: 20 Years of Dreams book
  Over 500 photos detail the first two decades of Disneyland Paris history in this new 192-page book.

• Special Restaurant Menus & Dreams Dinner
  Several restaurants are offering special menus for the 20th, including Disney Dreams! dining packages.

• 12th April 2012
  Share your experiences and discuss the big day itself - exactly 20 years since the park opened.

• Tony Baxter "From Concept to Reality" event
  On 12th April 2012, the lead Imagineer of Euro Disneyland returned for a special presentation - watch it here!

• Q&A with Kat de Blois, Katy Harris & Steve Davison
  See Steve Davison, Katy Harris and Kat de Blois discuss Disney Dreams and the new 20th events!

• 20 Years of Magic - flashbacks & history
  Share and discuss moments of Disneyland Paris history dug out from the archives

Please use this topic for all general 20th Anniversary news and discussion, from branding to brochures, decorations to promotions, and everything in between!

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Original post follows:


The official topic for DLRP's 20th anniversary in 2012!

Today, the first logo's were revealed on Disney Central Plaza!




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[dagobert]

Thanks for the logos. I have to admit that I like the first one, although I would have preferred the castle to be a little bit bigger.

[davewasbaloo]

Funny, I showed my wife and she said it looked like the 15th (though that was cool). But the gold writing and tinkerbell on top like the castle. Lol. I said, it could be worse, there could be loads of characters!!!  I quite like it I think.

[ford prefect]

I rather like the! Love the Tinkerbell one with the swirls underneath.

[pussinboots]

I don't get it. What's it trying to tell me? Most Disney anniversary logos tie into the year's theme. This is utterly bland. It also doesn't really work graphically speaking, as the 3D, heavily-detailed Tinkerbell becomes a fudgey green smear when, say, printed in the corner of a newsletter. Helvetica was designed to be cold and neutral, so is a very odd choice for this.

[JelleP]

What do we actually already know about what's going to happen during 2012?
- Opening WoD Store in the Disney Village
- Jack Sparrow AA's in PotC
- ...

[Josh]

I wasn't expecting we'd see this so early! I love it!

There's a few flags on the roofs of the castle. I wonder if that's what we'll be seeing for the latest augmentation of the castle.

[lilfencer09]

I like it! Its simple but very bold.

[DGRavenswood]

I'm also underwhelmed... DLP marketing seems to have a thing for Helvetica and other sans serif types these days, but those really don't got too well with the product they're trying to sell. It's a bit like an iPad logo using blackletter...

I'd have preferred if they had at least created a new vector castle graphic rather than reuse that so-so illustration from the 15th anniversary logo.

[Vegitabeta]

The castle should have had more prominence.

[pussinboots]

I'd have preferred if they had at least created a new vector castle graphic rather than reuse that so-so illustration from the 15th anniversary logo.

Ah, I thought it looked familiar, and that was the one bit I kind of liked. The "15th" emblem was where the odd blue rooftop is, and that's why the artist failed to put in any detail in that particular area...

They've been a little bit lazy this time around.

[ulak]

What do we actually already know about what's going to happen during 2012?
- Opening WoD Store in the Disney Village
- Jack Sparrow AA's in PotC
- ...

- new Sleeping Beauty Castle in the Sky (big thing in brochures)
- new paving (photolocation)
- new part of Adventureland - Captain Hook Ship

Just a little jokes    - but DLP can make this things like a BIG NEW ATRACTION for 20th Annniversary (you know that...)      :twisted:

[Columbiad]

The colours look very cold to me.It looks almost Christmassy. Even the gold seems washed out.  I'd have thought with the more contemporary theme years gone by the'd have used this chance to go a bt more classic.

It could be worse.

[Lorum]

I love it! At last! They did exactly what they had to do.

I don't know about you but I'm waiting expectantly for this anniversary to begin. I'm praying that everything turns out all right, because I don't want they to create ridiculous shows like the last one in Central Plaza or the misnamed "Fantasmic!" that Tokyo has recently opened.