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    (1/30/12) Disney and More has a posted a great overview of the Disneyland Paris That Never Was this week, showcasing a ton of rare artwork (MORE...)
    (1/26/12) Disney and More has some construction pictures to share this week, showing off the installation of the Disney Dreams show in front of the castle.
    (1/24/12) I’m told that the new Disney Dreams show is expected to be ready to open by April, possibly in time for the park’s 20th Anniversary on April 12th.

Disneyland Paris: Ride Rehabs - The following information is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
Nothing is known at this point in time...

General Resort News - (1/30/12) Disney and More has a posted a great overview of the Disneyland Paris That Never Was this week, showcasing a ton of great artwork that will be part of the reprinted Disneyland Paris book, “From Sketch to Reality”. The printing of this book will be very limited, so if  you want a copy of this unique book, you really need to put in a pre-order now as the only way to guarantee yourself a copy before it goes out of print all over again.
    The artwork included in this update about attractions and ideas never built include unique features to the Indiana Jones coaster ride, a unique Sci-Fi castle concept, a version of Star Tours that would have featured an gigantic AT-AT and the ultra unique Discovery Mountain concept. Instead of just Space Mountain the structure would have held a Nautilus Submarine and a Journey To The Center of the Earth themed freefall ride. Lots of great stuff to see here… check it out.
    (1/20/12) A fun article all about the origins of the figures used in the finale scene on the Phantom Manor at Disneyland Paris can be found at Disney and More today.
    (12/30/11) A nice photo update from Disneyland Paris, all decorated for Christmas, can be seen over at Theme Park Tourist this week.
    (12/29/11) While it’s a bit too early to get too excited about any of this, it seems that during a special dinner discussion between some WDI folks and DLP fans, the Disney Imagineers did bring up the subject of the addition of the Marvel Universe characters to the Disney and was looking for some fan feedback and thoughts about the matter.
    Nothing was said about adding the characters to the parks… but if the Imagineers are fishing for guest feedback about the Marvel Universe characters, I think you can guarentee they’re testing the waters a bit and thinking about how they can possibly incorporate the Marvel Universe into the Disney Theme Parks at some point in the future. In particular at the Disneyland Paris resort no less… and while I don’t think we’d see them added to Disneyland Paris, they could fit in well into the attraction-lacking Walt Disney Studios Paris park, or even be used as the theme for an entire land in that rumored third park that could open in 2020’s.
    (12/27/11) Disney and More has posted a look at the refurbished Dragon’s lair area under Disneyland Paris’ Sleeping Beauty Castle. They are also happy to announce that the out of print “Disneyland Paris: From Sketch to Reality” book will be reprinted once again (in limited numbers) in the original Limited Collectors Edition. There will only be 2000 copies printed in English (and another 2000 in French) so pre-order now to make sure you are guaranteed a copy of this massive book. Click here for details.

2012 - Disney Dreams - (1/26/12) Disney and More has some construction pictures to share this week, showing off the installation of the Disney Dreams show in front of the castle.
    (1/24/12) I’m told that the new Disney Dreams show is expected to be ready to open by April, possibly in time for the park’s 20th Anniversary on April 12th.
    (1/17/12) Disney and More takes a new look at the new parade and Disney Dreams show in the works for Disneyland Paris this week. This includes a video preview of what’s on the way, including a presentation by Steven Davison about the new nighttime spectacular with lots of footage of projection mapping effects on the Disneyland Paris castle.
    (1/4/12) Disneyland Paris has added a new video to YouTube showing off a sneak preview of their new Disney Dreams night show coming later this year.

    (12/2/11) Disney and More talks about the 20th Anniversary for Disneyland Paris and what the future may bring. First the bad news… The DLP CEO has confirmed that there will be no “new” rides before the Fall of 2013 or 2014.
    Pirates is still expected to begin an animatronic’s update to tie into the film series charcters in late 2012 (for 2013) and planned update projects for Big Thunder and Phantom Manor have been put on hold. Star Tours 2 is still expected to come in… eventually, but not likely for 2013 at this point, as they will likely invest in a brand new attraction first before revamping the old ride.
    That said… there is still that new nighttime spectacular on the way for 2012, which will be a major attraction for the park, and one to help keep people inside later at night, which will help the bottom line. According to the update, it will be called Disney Dreams and open in April 2012, running daily, year-round. Look for projections on water screens and on the castle itself, fire effects, fireworks, lasers and more. No lake needed this time… just the water in the castle moats, which will shoot up to 9 meters high.
    (11/18/11) Steve Davison, WDI’s creative VP for Parades and Spectaculars posted something interesting to his Facebook fan page earlier. “Disney Dreams, the new Nighttime Spectacular is coming to Disneyland Paris this Spring!”, along with a rendering of the image of various Disney characters coming out of water fountains, with Peter Pan and Tink flying through the sky near the top of the castle.

2013 - Pirates of the Caribbean Enhancement - Rumor - (10/21/11) According to the latest news at Disney and More, the anticipated upgrade to Pirates of the Caribbean that would add Jack Sparrow animatronic figures and some new effects to the ride has been delayed until at least 2013 now. Disappointing for sure… but the rest of the update shows off in detail the newly opened Princess Pavilion.
    (5/17/11) I’ve been told that Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland Paris will be given the big Hollywood style upgrade in 2012, adding references and characters from the feature film series that were added to the US versions of the ride in 2006 and to Tokyo a year later. It seems this may be something promoted as a “gift” for the park’s 20th birthday celebration in 2012, possibly along with the expected Star Tours 2 upgrade. Again... this is just a rumor so far...

2013/2014 - Star Tours 2 - Rumor - (7/27/11) With the launch of Star Tours 2 in the US complete and determined to be a huge success, the question remains… when will Star Tours 2 begin boarding in Disneyland Paris? 2012? 2013? I would hope for the sooner date myself, but until we have an official closing date for the ride, everything is still up in the air. Anyone know more?
    (8/16/10) While Disney has yet to confirm that Star Tours 2 is on the way, Disney and More will show you why it and more are pretty much locked in and the only thing left to do is “announce” them.
    (6/8/10) According to the latest news posted to Disney and More, Star Tours 2 is pretty much a sure thing, though no one has confirmed it yet. Look for it to come most likely in 2012 or even 2013 as part of the Disneyland Paris 20th Anniversary celebration.

2013/2014 - Little Mermaid - Rumor - (5/29/09) An Interview with Tony Baxter about the Little Mermaid ride that was once planned for Disneyland Paris can be seen posted to the Disney and More Blog, which also shows off quit a bit of concept artwork. According to the article, once the new Little Mermaid ride opens in California, it seems very likely that it could arrive in Paris shortly after.
    (8/22/08) We know Florida is already eyeballing the new Little Mermaid ride going into California Adventure to make their own copy and apparently Disneyland Paris is also keeping a close eye on the proejct as well.

2015/2016 - Indiana Jones Adventure - Rumor - (2/18/11) Disney and More brings up the huge wait Disneyland Paris fans have been having waiting for the Indiana Jones Adventure ride to come to the park. It seems Disney even drew up plans for it and left a nice spot for it in Adventureland, but they have yet to be given the budget to pull the trigger on this project.
    Of course, much of their attention and budget money has been spent trying to fix the giant problem next door at the Studios park which opened with a very small under whelming list of attractions.
    The interesting item however that may bring attention back on adding Indiana Jones to the park may be the Radiator Springs Racer ride going into California Adventure. The Cars themed ride will use a next-gen version of the Test Track ride system, one which apparently can be used to create a more maintenance friendly version of an Indiana Jones ride system. If Cars works out as good as Disney hopes, then perhaps Indy could drop into Paris as early as 2015. Of course with Star Tours 2 all but a sure thing in the next couple of years, the future of Disneyland Paris may have George Lucas’ name all over it.

Other Disneyland Paris Resort Projects

???? - Les Villages Nature / Third Theme Park - (12/8/10) Disney and More has posted a few more pieces of art and explanation about what we should expect to see at the upcoming unveiling of the Village Nature project at Disneyland Paris.
    (12/2/10) DizFanatic has posted some new concept artwork for the Les Villages Nature project, and I don’t believe I’ve seen anywhere else.
    (11/29/10) According to NewsParcs, Euro Disney has announced a new project called Villages Nature, a mixed use resort themed to the harmony between man and nature. The entire resort is to be built around a huge geothermal lagoon, which will have a new waterpark placed next to it that is expected to be the biggest in Europe. The first phase of this project could open as early as 2015, located 6 km South of Disneyland Paris.
    (9/16/10) In a most interesting follow up to the reports about a 3rd park being planned for Disneyland Paris, this article claims that one of the ideas for the 3rd park is to base it entirely around the concept of the Marvel Superhero universe.
    (9/15/10) Disneyland Paris just announced their intention to build a THIRD theme park on the resort property as well as other projects as part of a deal extension with the French government good through to 2030. This will see an unknown 3rd park added, a new leisure village called “Village Nature of Val d’Europe”, a water park and the sale of 10,000 housing units on site. No timeline was given for the 3rd park, but it is thought to be at least 10 years until it opens, which is good because they have to finish “fixing” and filling out the Studios first I think.