DLRP Rewind: Gare de Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy

Every year millions of people pass through the doors of the Gare SNCF de Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy, the majority end up in the Disneyland Paris parks or hotels, others will just be passing through on their way to other destinations across Europe; this is the life of the number one inter-connection station in France. The station and Disneyland Paris are so intrinsically linked that it is almost difficult to imagine the resort without the station...

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Paris je t'aime - August 2013 Pin Releases

Are we really at the end of yet another month? Hot off the heels of the Pin Trading Event which took place last weekend at the Hotel Santa Fe where some of the pins we'll be seeing this winter got revealed, the following day Pin traders got more good news with the 'pre-release' of the August 2013 poster! And it's a Paris-heavy month once again... Photo:Virginie Canneviere N.b. I will update the poster once Disneyland Paris posts their official...

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2014 Pins revealed! (UPDATED!)

UPDATE 01/01/2014): Despite the  2014 dates, these pins have now mostly been released, for an updated 2014 pin release preview: Click Here Here at DLP Town Square we are huge pin collectors, and knowing that a large portion of Disney Park fans are pin collectors, we felt we needed to share these new pins! At the Indiana Jones pin trading event yesterday, a few pin sneak peaks were given. Here is what to expect for the rest of 2013 and in 2014....

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Debate: Celebrating national holidays at Disneyland Paris

Version en Français en bas. For some years now, Disneyland Paris has put on extravagant celebrations for the national holidays of St. Davids and St. Patricks day, as well as for the annual bonfire night celebration. Compared to these holidays, the national holiday of France is the least well observed, passing with a simple five minute firework display. St. Patricks day was marked by Mickey, Minnie, Chip and Dale in a Irish dress as well as short...

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Halloween Festival starts to become unveiled.

Over at Disney Central Plaza forum, they've been discussing Halloween festival for a while now, today a press release has been posted that originates from ameworld.net. Here is the exciting news we've been waiting for, some details on Halloween 2013 at Disneyland Paris! Hewie, Dewey and Louie will be arriving at Disneyland Paris from October 5th to celebrate Halloween, and their Uncle Scrooge will be joining them! The amazing Halloween decorations...

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DLRP Rewind: When the Tour de France came to visit

This year is the 100th running of the Tour de France and to celebrate, this years Tour de France is taking place 100% in France. But did you know that the race has visited Disneyland Paris twice? We decided to celebrate the final week of this weeks tour by delving into the archives and finding out all we could about the races visits to the resort. The Tour de France is a sort of badge of honour for a French town, if you have not hosted a stage...

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The Blue Umbrella review

Where do we begin with this one? Ever since the early Pixar films we have come to expect an animated short to be placed in front of the film, quite often these animated shorts remain in the memory long after we have left the cinema which is a tribute to the artists and storytellers who work on these films, this will be the case of The Blue Umbrella. We are all familiar with the story of Paperman, the 2012 Disney Animation Studios short placed before...

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Monsters University Review

Monsters Inc. was released 12 years ago in 2001 to rave reviews and to this day remains at 96% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes. So in a sense the world has been waiting 12 years for a follow up to the film. In 2010 we learnt a follow up was to be made, it was in 2011 that we learnt the follow up was, indeed to be a sequel. So, armed with our popcorn we went down to the cinema to answer the question, was Monsters University going to meet our expectations? We...

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2013 Christmas Season Rumours!

Disneyland Paris promised a bigger Christmas season than ever before and so far that seems to be the case. So, let's just get straight into what we already have heard on the rumour mill. Once again to clarify, these have not been confirmed by Disneyland Paris. Last year Christmas began it's overhaul, gone was Mickey's Winter Wonderland, gone was Belle's Enchanted Village, and so far we know that the Enchanted Village is not due to return this...

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Les Artisans du Rêve: Review

Behind the world that we, the guests, see lies a world inhabited by over 14,000 cast members. Les Artisans du Rêve invites us into their world for a one hour glimpse into the part of Disneyland Paris that is hidden from most fans. Lets start by saying that this 50 minute look into backstage life is brief and only an introduction, (We're not saying that's a bad thing, but Disney fans wanting an in depth look at what goes on behind the scenes of a...

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Pin Trading: Indiana Jones Event pins!

The next pin event to be held at Disneyland Paris is on the 20th July, and that means more Disneyland Paris pins! Just to remind you, these pins are not usually featured on the monthly pin release poster released by Disneyland Paris, but you will still see these on the park shelves after the events, and as most Disney fans are interested in pin trading, it's only fair we tell you about them. And it's great news for fans of Duck Tales! The pictures...

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Envie de + 33: Light'Ears to be sold online and more!

At the turn of the season Disneyland Paris annual passholders receive a little package through their door from the park. We get this little magazine (totally in French) called Envie de +, this is essentially a promotional magazine for the parks, giving their passholders reasons to come back and spend some time in the parks (We need a reason?!). The summer edition is of course focused on making the most of the remainder of the 20th anniversary celebrations,...

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Coup de Cœur #1 - Front Lot

You're standing in the resort hub in the inevitable queue for the security control, and in the distance you hear the Star Trek theme, it's ironic that that is the theme to a film from a rival studio that lets you know that you have arrived at Disneyland Paris. At Disneyland Paris we are lucky to have two Disney parks with beautiful entrances, the grand Victorian entrance to Disneyland Park is unique in the world and is, in my opinion, the most beautiful...

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