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On Sunday 21 October the Royal Albert Hall in  London will be hosting Disney Fantasia Live in Concert. Disney shares one of its crown jewels of feature animation in this UK premiere which showcases selections from Walt Disney's original Fantasia and Disney's Fantasia 2000. Fans will be able to enjoy Disney’s groundbreaking marriage of symphonic music and animation. These high

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Disneyland Paris today lauched a preview video to give a sneek peek to how the park will celebrate its 20th Anniversary. Highlights include Disney Dreams which is  an amazing new night-time show, the new parade Disney Magic on Parade!, and the Disney's 20th Anniversary Celebration Train.

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Taking a staggering 100 hours and using 5,554 toy cars, talented model maker Jay Sheppard has made a life-size model of Cars 2 race car, superstar, Lightning McQueen.

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Once again the team over at Disney Brit will be bringing the Disney magic to the Copthorne Hotel in the centre of Birmingham from Saturday 5th – Sunday 6th May 2012 for the bigest and only Disney Convention in the UK -  Mousemeets 2012. The event will bring together Disney fans from all over the country in two days of Disney fun, laughs and games. Birmingham proved to be such a popular location

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The Cambridge Disney store is shutting up shop and leaving town after 15 years, prompting fears others will follow suit in the difficult first few trading months of the year. The Petty Cury shop is closing on the 15th January after negotiations with the landlord, believed to be over rent, broke down. It comes as retailers brace themselves for the notoriously tough first few months of the year,

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An 18-year-old man has been stabbed to death in London, on one of the UK's busiest shopping streets.  The man died outside the Foot Locker sports shop on Oxford Street, near the junction with Stratford Place. The area around the sports shop where the death happened was sealed off and several shops in the near by area were forced to shut early because they were inside the police cordon.  An

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Disneyland Paris are running a flash sale of up to 50% off your stay for bookings made by the 20th December for selected arrival dates until 6th February 2012. For more information visit the Disneyland Paris website.

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An origami sculpture of Sleeping Beauty's castle was unveiled at St Pancras International last weekend. The scaled-down artwork took paper artist Paul Jackson more than a month to plan and three weeks to build and was made entirely from pages from the new Disneyland Paris travel brochure. The three metre tall sculpture contains more than 5,000 individually folded origami cube 'bricks' and took

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Disneyland Paris has launched an online survey dedicated to Disneyland Paris fans. It's the first time that such a survey has been done, and their aim is to gain better knowledge of their fans, to know who they are and what they want. As you may have have noticed, for the last a few months Disneyland Paris has been working to communicate more closely with their fans through social networks,

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Europe’s number one tourist destination, Disneyland Paris has welcomed its 250 millionth visit since first opening in 1992. Enthusiasm for the unique destination remains strong, with its two theme parks, seven Disney hotels, two convention centres, a leisure centre (Disney Village) and its 27-hole golf course. ‘We’ve just reached the symbolic figure of one quarter of a billion visits. This

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The 2011 World Weightlifting Championships will be held at Disneyland Paris from Saturday 5 November until to Sunday 13 November and British weightlifting will have eight competitors flying out to France to compete in the World Championships in Paris. The World Championships will be the first competition to be held during the qualification period for the London 2012 Olympics. Athletes with

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 A farmer from the Fens has started supplying his produce to Disneyland Paris after growing a crop of Mickey Mouse shaped pumpkins David Bowman, Europe’s largest pumpkin grower, was appointed as the world famous  park’s official pumpkin supplier earlier this year. He has spent weeks growing the perfectly-shaped Halloween treats - with the unmistakable Mickey Mouse ears replicated in pumpkin

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Despair turned to delight on Friday for a family who have scooped a dream holiday to Disneyland, Paris. Kara Radic and her family were devastated when they discovered a golden ticket in Morrisons' Magical Moments competition 36 hours after the deadline to claim the prize had passed. They appealed to the company but earlier this week Kara, partner Jamie Kearns and children Ellis, seven,

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Ticket prices at Disneyland Paris are expected to rise after French President Nicolas Sarkozy last week announced a huge increase in the sales tax paid by the sector. His announcement comes at a crucial time for operator Euro Disney SCA, as it is hoping to attract bumper crowds next year for the 20th anniversary of its Paris theme park. The increase will push up sales tax on French theme

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The Independent newpaper have reported that the Walt Disney company has fired executives at its $850m Hawaiian Aulani Resort and Spa and suspended sales of timeshares. There is trouble in paradise for Disney. The company's latest resort is scheduled to open in less than two weeks, but while Goofy, Donald and the rest of the gang are packing their hula skirts and leis, the bosses back at

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The Disney Store in Cardiff will be hosting a Pin Party on Sunday 28th August 2011.  The Pin Party will run from 10am- 12pm and standard Sunday trading times apply, so the store will not be able to sell you any Disney merchandise until 11am. This is a chance for you to bring in your trades and get hold of some great items and meet up with old friends and make some new. Disney Store Cardiff St

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EURO DISNEY S.C.A. Fiscal Year 2011 Third Quarter Announcement Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011 Third quarter Resort revenues increased 7% to € 344 million, reflecting higher guest spending and volume in both parks and hotels Nine-month year-to-date revenues up 1% to € 903 million, reflecting a 6% increase in Resort revenues, partially offset by a € 41 million decrease in Real Estate

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If you are going to Disneyland Paris this month  how would you like the  opportunity to have an exclusive photo shoot with photographer Hugo Burnan, the Official Royal Photographer for Catherine Middleton and HRH Prince William’s Wedding. Disneyland Paris announced this week that as part of the ongoing Magical Moments Festival, Royal Wedding photographer Hugo Burnan will be on-hand at the park

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If you are a parent and are considering taking your first trip to Disneyland Paris with your children, where do you start.  There are many blogs and forums on the Internet that will give you practical hints and tips about taking children to Walt Disney World, but what about Paris. Well fear not, your search is now over because a new blog launched last week  that does just this.  The Kids in

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Disneyland Paris visitors were evacuated from the park for an hour last weekend after an unhappy customer told staff he was carrying a bomb.  The 57-year-old man was queuing in the rain with his family at the theme park near Paris when he made the remark. A Disneyland source told Le Parisien that the man had become angry and "did not want to sit on the ride because the seats were wet".   The

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Has Frankie & Benny's developed a time machine?  The United Kingdom resturant chain Frankie & Benny's are running a competition where they will apparently send the winner back in time.  The prize to be won in the chains new design your Pudsey Pizza competition  is a trip to Euro Disney. Looks like someone forgot to do their research in Frankie & Benny's as Euro Disney changed it's name in 1995

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Bangerter Homes in America has built a replica of the house from the Disney - Pixar animated movie "Up".  But you will have to move to Harriman in Utah if you want to own it.

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Disney Pin traders will be heading down to the Southampton Disney Store on Saturday 6th August when the store will be hosting a Pin Trading Meet between 9.30 am until 2.00 pm. The Disney Store in Southampton is located at Unit 17, The Marlands Centre, Southampton. SO14 7SJ. For more information check out the events page on Facebook.

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DLRPToday.com are reporting that John Lasseter who is now Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering was spotted in Disneyland Paris this month, and he was seen on the new Ratatouille Road, the location of the proposed Ratatouille Dark Ride, in Walt Disney Studios. The Chief Creative Officer of PIXAR and Disney Animation Studios was spotted touring WDS with Tom Fitzgerald, Executive

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Disneyland Paris has released it's Annual Pass holders Summer 2011 Merchandise Catalogue. For a peek inside click here.

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For two nights, Disneyland Paris abandons dreams to put you in the heart of your worst nightmares ... So if you are you ready to experience the darkest night of your life? Face your darkest fears? Will you be strong enough to face them? So forget everything you thought you knew, and dare to take part in the adventure... Yes, Terrorific Night returns to Walt Disney Studios on the 29th and 30th

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John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer of PIXAR and Disney Animation Studios will be taking part in a Q & A at London's Regent Street Apple Store at 7pm today, 18th of July. Oh and he is also the director of Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Cars and Cars 2! Its a free event so head on down.

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The popular Walt Disney Studios Halloween event Terrorific Night will be returning to Disneyland Paris this year, and this time for two consecutive nights! Tickets will be on sale soon.

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 Here are the pins being released in July at Disneyland Paris. As we featured in May, the next Paris Pin Event is a special  Star Wars  themed event and is being held on Saturday 16th July at Disney's Hotel New York from 11am to 3pm.  Tickets for the event cost 36 Euros and include brunch.   To book call 00 33 160 30 60 53.

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Pictured: Michel Taride, Executive Vice President, Hertz Corporation with Mickey and Philippe Gas CEO of Euro Disney Disneyland Paris and Hertz have signed a new, five-year official partnership agreement for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The two companies are also celebrating the 15th anniversary of their partnership. This partnership will continue to offer an array of services for

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Morrisons supermarket is teaming up with Walt Disney for a major summer promotion in which the supermarket will give away a thousand two-night family holidays at Disneyland Paris. The winning ‘golden tickets’ will be distributed in packets of Disney character trading cards. The promotion begins on 11 July and runs for the next seven weeks. Customers will receive a packet of cards for every £30

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The Disney Store has issued a statement with regards to the future of Pin Trading at it's stores in the United Kingdom, and the news will upset many of the UK's hundreds of Pin Traders who after reading this will not be having a Pintastic day! Disney have decided that only 16 of it's stores will continue to sell pins and that the pocket money value Core pins will be discontinued which will be a

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The high-speed train operator Eurostar is adding extra summer services between London's St Pancras International station and Disneyland Paris. Eurostar this week announced there would be 16 additional departures for its route from London to Paris and another seven trains between the London and Disneyland Paris. Officials said the expansion comes due to heightened demand, as July alone is

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Disney will officially welcome Rapunzel as the 10th Disney Princess character at a high profile, star studded celebration, to take place in front of a global audience at Kensington Palace, London on 2 October 2011. The event will see Rapunzel welcomed into the Disney Princess royal court alongside Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas, Snow White and Tiana. In a

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More scaffolding has appeared in Disneyland Paris, as work has stated to cover Captain Hook's Pirate Ship in Adventureland which will soon replaced by a new brand new galleon. Photo: Disney Central Plaza

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Here are the pins being released in June at Disneyland Paris.  The next Paris Pin Trading Night is on Friday 24 June at the Davy Crockett Ranch from 6pm.

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On Saturday 16th July between 12.00 noon until 5.00pm a charity Disney Pin Trading Day is being held at South Chadderton Methodist Church, Thompson Lane, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 8LX. All the money raised will go to The Scott Ward Schofield Memorial Fund, a charity that has been set up in the memory of pin trader Scott Ward who passed away last year. The charity raises money to send children and

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Disney opend its new showcase Disney Store in Oxford Street, London today.  The store is twice as large as the previous Oxford Street store and has taken two years to plan and construct. The store at 350 Oxford Street is the largest Disney Store in  Europe and covers 8,200 square feet across two floors. The centrepiece is a 28 foot high castle which sits in the middle of the store and is the

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A Disney London Tour map has been produced to celebrate the opening of the new Disney Store at 350 Oxford Street in London. The map celebrates Disney's London heritage by taking Disney fans on an "adventure trail" of the capital taking in the London landmarks seen in films such as Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, 101 Dalmations and the forthcoming Disney/Pixar animated adventure Cars 2 which features

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A special Star Wars themed Pin Trading event is being held at the Hotel New York Convention Centre at Disneyland Paris on Staurday 16 July 2011.  The Pin event will run from 11am - 3pm and tickets cost 36 Euros which include brunch. To book a place call  00 33 160 30 60 53.

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On 20 April 2011 the Mayor of Chester gave permission for Disneyland Paris to build a new area  in Walt Disney Studios.  The long awaited Ratatouille themed ride and restaurant. This allowed a DisneyCentralPlaza forum member the opportunity to go along to the town hall and see the plans and take some photos, and here are the  first pictures of this future project. Now that planning permision

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Happy-go-lucky David Leek reckons he has got nearly 350 toys of the Disney character in one room – and he only started collecting them three years ago. Ever since he came back from a trip to Disneyland Paris, David has been on a one-man mission to collect as many as he can. But despite the impressive collection, his quirky hobby hasn’t cost him much to assemble. For David, who is celebrating

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Euro Disney S.C.A. parent company of Euro Disney Associes S.C.A. the operator of Disneyland Paris, has reported the results of its consolidated group  for the first six months of fiscal year 2011 which ended 31 March  2011. Total Revenues increased 8% to EUR 559 million, due to higher Resort volumes and average spending per room.  EBITDA increased EUR 18 million to EUR 25 million Net loss

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The DLRP Express Blog has published a sneek preview of the logos for the 20th Anniversary of Disneyland Paris. Source: DLRP Express Blog

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The magic of Disney came to the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff last month when Mickey Mouse and friends entertained family audiences in the fun packed Mickey’s Music Festival show. Not only did Mickey’s Music Festival feature the world’s most famous mouse, it also included the legendary Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Goofy and characters from the Disney movies Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and Toy

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Disneyland Paris is expected to announce an increase in British visitors next week, a sign that the theme park group has started on its trail back to profit. After French tourists, the British are the main visitors to Disneyland Paris. But only 1.7 million Britons visited in 2010, down from a pre-recession high of 2 million. Euro Disney SCA will announce its first-half results on Tuesday and is

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Playhouse Disney has undergone a transformation and from today Saturday 7 May the sparkly kids' channel will become Disney Junior.  But fear not, the magic is still alive and all the much-loved characters will be there. Aimed at the under sevens, there's never a dull moment and even adults will be hard pressed to be bored. The new channel will see the likes of old faves Handy Manny, Special

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At last Friday's Disneyland Paris Pin Trading night it was announced that a Star Wars themed Pin Trading event will be held on Saturday 16th July from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at Hotel New York. Pin Traders will have the opportunity to collect some very special Disneyland Paris Star Wars Trading Pins during the event. This event will be a ticket only and the price will be around 40 Euro. Further

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To coincide with the release of  Prates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides there is a very pirate themed batch of pins being released ths month at Disneyland Paris. The next Paris Pin Trading event takes place on Friday 27th May at the Sante Fe Hotel from 6pm

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Birmingham is presently hosting the UK's second Disney fan convention MouseMeets 2011 this May Bank Holiday weeked.  The two day event organised by the team behind the DisneyBrit Podcast is being held in the cities Copthorne Hotel and has seen fans from all around the UK attend. The event has seen guest speakers giving talks on the Disneyland Paris ride the Phantom Mannor and Irish author

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Hundreds gathered at Disney's Wedding Pavilion at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, in Florida today to celebrate the marriage of Miss Catherine Middleton and HRH Prince William during a special Royal Wedding viewing party hosted by Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons. Source: AllEars.net

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Five people were injured, one seriously, after an accident on the Big Thunder Mountaintan roller coaster at Disneyland Paris yesterday. An element of decorative rockwork is reported to have come loose, striking guests riding the Frontierland mine train roller coaster. Five injuries are now confirmed, including one guest “seriously” injured — a 38-year old man who was apparently struck on the

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Happy Easter to all our readers.

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Disneyland Paris announced yesterday that all four Mickey’s Princesses & Pirates Party events, scheduled  to take place in June, have been cancelled.  Guests who have purchased tickets for the parties will be contacted directly by Disneyland Paris. Originally scheduled for the 1st, 10th, 17th and 24th June, the after-hours parties promised exclusive events and character encounters, with

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The newest restaurant at the Disney Village  in Disneyland Paris, the Earl of Sandwich is due to open on 1st June 2011. A website for the restaurant has been launched, and they have started a recruitment campaign. This will be the chains second restaurant located on Disney property.  The first opened in 2004 in Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida.

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Spotted at the Covent Garden Disney Store last week is an exclusive edition London Trading Pin.  It has Mickey's head mounted against a Union Flag background, with the word 'London' in bold lettering underneath with a gold background. The pin costs £7 and is marked 'Limited Edition 500' on the gold backstamp, with the Disney Store logo, 'Disney Store exclusive' and the 'Official Pin Trading 2011

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This months Trading Pin releases from Disneyland Paris have a very spring like theme to them.  With Stitch again taking central stage in this years Easter pin.  Included in April's releases are a Magical Moments pin and a nice Thumper pin in which he is holding a flower in his mouth. The next Disneyland Paris Pin Trading event will take place on Friday 29th April at 6pm at the Sequoia Lodge

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The ADC Theatre in Cambridge is presenting four Disney musical evenings with it's Once Upon A Dream production running between Wednesday 4th May - Saturday 7th May.  Wth its forty-piece orchestra, twenty-strong chorus, and star solo singers, offers you a unique chance to return to your childhood for an hour and enjoy a relaxing feeling of nostalgic cosiness. For you, the most talented musicians

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Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood with “Winnie the Pooh,” the first big-screen Pooh adventure from Disney animation in more than 35 years which open in the UK on Friday 15 April 2011. With the charm, wit and whimsy of the original featurettes, this all-new movie reunites audiences with the philosophical “bear of very little brain” and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet,

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The Tokyo Disney Resort announced today that it will reopen Tokyo Disneyland Park on 15 April 2011. Both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea Parks have been temporarily closed from 12 March following the Great East Japan Earthquake. Tokyo Disneyland Park will reopen while making every effort to conserve the use of electricity in its operations. Furthermore, a portion of the ticket price will

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Disneyland GRAND OPENING 12 AVRIL 1992 by disneyland15 It was ‎19 years ago today that the Disneyland Paris Park officially opened its doors to the public for the first time. Re-live this joyous day by watching a short video of that day's events! Joyeux anniversaire a Parc Euro Disneyland! Source: Dailymotion

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Mickey Mouse and friends are touring the UK until May with all the best tunes from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Disney/Pixar's Toy Story, in their spectacular new touring show, Disney Live! Mickey's Music Festival. Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy will be joined by a stellar cast of other famous Disney characters, like: Ariel, Sebastian and Ursula; Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie; Woody, Buzz and

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The Walt Disney Company broke ground today on the latest Disney theme park with a ceremony at Shanghai Disneyland.  The Park which is a joint venture with the  Shanghai government is due to open in 2016. Speaking at the ceremony, which included gold-toned shovels and Disney characters dressed in traditional Chinese outfits, CEO Bob Iger said the park would be both “authentically Disney and

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Enter four fantastical worlds in one fabulous ice show when Disney On Ice returns to the UK in October and November 2011 for non-stop fun with four of your favourite Disney stories. • Thrill to high-speed stunts as the crew of isney/Pixar's CARS race across the ice. • Dive into The Little Mermaid's enchanting undersea kingdom. • Enter the mystical world of Pixie Hollow with Tinker Bell and

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Disney Store UK has released a statement with regards to the future of Pin Trading  at it's UK stores and has launched a survey to gather feed back from traders and collectors in the UK. Dear Disney UK Pin Traders and Collectors, We know that in recent months there has been much speculation regarding the future of Disney Pins being sold in UK Disney Stores and at disneystore.co.uk. We can

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Here is a video of the fantastic Disneyland Paris Mickey's Magical Moments Grand Opening show, as it was preformed only on the 2nd April for a special event organised to launch Disneyland Paris 2011 new season, Mickey's Magical Moments. Still, it's was a great show and I hope you will enjoy it.

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Disneyland Paris Marketing Chief Federico Gonzalez Tejera has taken on an expanded role to promote the wider Disney Destinations across Europe the Middle East and Africa. He has been appointed to oversee marketing and sales to promote Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, and Disneyland Resort in California, as well as Disneyland Paris and Disney Cruise Line to the European, the Middle East and

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To celebrate the grand opening of the new London Disney Store on Oxford Street in May, Disney are giving away the chance to win a VIP trip plus a private shopping spree. To enter click here.  Good luck!

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The Disney Store in Cardiff's St. Davids 2 shopping centre will be playing host to a Pin Trading Pary on Saturday 2nd April 2011, between 9am and 12 noon. Disney Store Cardiff St David's 2 37 Grand Arcade CF10 2ER Telephone 029 2034 1808

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The Disney Wonder cruise ship returned to dock in Los Angeles yesterday for the first time since a 24-year-old British Cast Member went missing from the ship last week. Rebecca Coriam was last seen onboard the Disney Wonder on Monday, but failed to report for her shift as a youth worker on the vessel the next day. The ship returned to Los Angeles on Sunday after a week-long cruise, and Miss

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Oriental Land Company, the operators of the Tokyo Disney Resort has released the following press release following the  Tohoku Pacific Earthquake. Effects as of March 18 of the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake Oriental Land Co., Ltd. would first like to send our heartfelt condolences to all those affected by the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake on 11 March 2011.  From our heart, we pray for the health and

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This week on the occasion of the Walt Disney Studios Park 9th anniversary, and to celebrate the upcoming Disney Magical Moments Festival opening on April 6th, Disneyland Paris released a never-before-seen video of the resort, shot using the amazing "Tilt Shift" technique. The tilt-shift technique takes photographs, usually from high vantage points, using selective focus and perspective control

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Here are the pins being relased this month by the UK Disney Stores. 

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The Western Mail has reported that familes in Wales are “unfairly” missing out on a Disneyland Paris discount offered through its French website, but not available on its UK site, three MEPs have said. The cost of a day ticket to visit one of the two linked theme parks east of the French capital is £48 for an adult and £44 for a child if bought through the organisation’s UK English- language

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Tokyo Disney Resort which includes Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea have annouced that the resort will suspended operations and both parks will be closed for an undetermined amount of time. The Oriental Land Company the operator of  the Tokyo Disney Resort will make a decision on the 21 March on when it expects operations to resume. The earthquake did not cause major damage to the facilities

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Disneyland Paris has published the schedual of events for its St Patrick's Day celebration being held on the 17th March 2011.  Mickey and Minnie join the party! Main Street, U.S.A.® - Town Square Mickey - at the entrance of Liberty Arcade: 10h15 - 12h30 Minnie - Gazebo : 10h15 -12h30 Irish Pre-Parade Parade route : 16h10 Disney’s Once Upon a Dream Parade goes Irish with a special St Patrick’s

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France's stock market regulator has opened a probe into a prolonged unexplained sharp rise last month in the price of shares of the Euro Disney theme park operator, a source told AFP. The Financial Markets Authority (AMF) declined to confirm that an investigation had been opened, as was first reported by Le Monde.  The AMF had put Euro Disney shares under watch on 16 February following

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The Tokyo Disney Resort will be closed for the next 10 days as the country cleans up after one of the worst earthquakes in a generation, the Kyodo News agency reported early Sunday. The Oriental Land Company is to close the Chiba-based Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea, on Saturday to carry out emergency safety checks. The operator said the closure will probably last about 10 days.

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69,000 Tokyo Disneyland Resort guests are camping out in the resort over-night after transportation in Tokyo was suspended after Japan was hit by a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake. Park guests have been evacuated to safe areas of the Tokyo Disneyland Resort to shelter over-night and have been provided with disposable heaters, plastic bags, and rain coats. Local news in Japan is reporting that

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Pictures from the Tokyo Disney Resort have started to appear on the interent after Japan was hit by a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake at 2.46pm local time (0546 GMT) today causing a tsunami to hit the country.Reports indicate that both Tokyo Dinseyland and the Tokyo Disney Sea parks have been closed and that all Guests and Cast Members have been evacuated.   A large puddle outside the Tokyo

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Japan was hit by a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake at 2.46pm local time (0546 GMT)  causing a tsunami to crash into Tokyo, including the Tokyo Disney Resort.  News reports have shown  that the Tokyo Disney Sea park is currently flooded. There have been no reports yet of any casualties in the parks at this time and both parks have been closed. Japanese television showed cars, ships and even

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One of the big announcements made at last weeks Euro Disney S.C.A. AGM was that Lightning McQueen will be joining the cast at the Moteurs… Action! Stunt Show Spectacular which is held three times a day at the Walt Disney Studios park. Flash as he is known in France is a full size drivable replica of Lightning McQueen, from the 2006 Pixar film Cars which sees its sequel Cars 2, released this

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A decorative covering featuring Flora, Fauna and Merryweather has appeared on Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant this week.  The new covering replacesthe plain white tarp which was errected last month to hide the major refurbishment works which are being carried out on the castle. This week Guest Communications started to advise that the refurbishment works on the castle will continue

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Originally announced last year, the animated series, Tron: Uprising will take place between Tron and Tron: Legacy, filling in the details of the Grid's descent into a Clu-controlled dictatorship. The trailer for Uprising certainly looks the part, channelling much of the high contrast verve of Joseph Kosinski's feature in an entirely computer animated world. The clip also makes heavy use of one

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This is the illuminated, street-legal motorcycle inspired by the computer animated cycle from the 2010 film Tron: Legacy, and for $55,000 it can be yours.  Designed and built by Hammacher Schlemmer  for casual cruising and slow ride-bys at shows, it is made from a steel frame covered by a fiberglass cowling that replicates the sleek look of its computer-generated imagery counterpart.

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"Toy Story 3" picked up two awards at the Oscars on Sunday,  for Best Animated feature and Best Song for Randy Newman's We Belong Together. In perhaps the least surprising result at the Academy Awards, the hit cartoon beat out another Hollywood crowd-pleaser, "How to Train Your Dragon," and the British-French co-production "The Illusionist." "Toy Story 3," the most popular film at the box office

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Euro Disney S.C.A. has launched a dedicated website for it's 2010 Annual Review of Disneyland Paris. It you pop over to http://2010annualreport.disneylandparis.com/ you will discover an interview with Euro Disney President Philippe Gas and multiple videos highlighting Disneyland Paris. Also included are animated presentations of all the 2010 figures for the resort. You will also be able to

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Disneyland Paris will be hosting the Gourmet Pin Event on Saturday 26th March 2011 between 12 noon and 4pm at Disney's Hotel New York Convention Centre. Tickets cost €39 per person and includes lunch.  To book telephone 00 33 1 60 30 60 53.

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Following the refurbishment of the drawbridge last year work has now started on Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant. It has been reported that the refurbishment on the Sleeping Beauty Castle  at Disneyland Paris is to last until September. Source: Mika from Disneycentralplaza

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Follow That Fire Engine: is a global road trip staring a red Fire Engine which is being driven from London all the way around the world to raise money for charity.  This week after driving over 23,000 miles, through 25 countries, the crew of Martha the Fire Engine made it to Disneyland in California!   The crew were treated like celebrities and  Martha had her own parking spot and was dressed

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The magic begins with a new Disney Parks Advertising Campaign Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney World will this week launch their first joint marketing campaign entitled ‘When Are You Going To Tell Them’, clearly communicating the powerful reaction and real emotions experienced by children when they are told they are going to visit a Disney park. The campaign developed by Euro RSGC, was inspired

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It has been reported by Radio France Internationale and Le Parisien that a Cast Member at Disneyland Paris attempted to commit suicide on Thursday by threatening to jump off a bridge at the theme park on Thursday. The unidentified man  stood on top of a bridge along the route of the Disneyland Railroad which runs along the perimeter of the park and threatened to jump while demanding to see

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The nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards, presented by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences better known as the Oscars were announced yesterday and a number of Walt Disney films have been nominated.  With five nominations for Toy Story 3 and three for Alice in Wonderland, Walt Disney Pictures should be in a chance of picking up a few Oscars on the 27th February. Best

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Here is a sneak peak of the newly refurbished rooms at the Disney's Sequoia Lodge Hotel at Disneyland Pairs.  As part of the year long refurbishment of the hotels 1,011 bedrooms, they are being given a Bambi themed makeover. The rooms have gone from this... To this much lighter colour scheme.

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For those Disney Pin Traders out there we thought you might be interested to know about a few forthcoming Pin Trading events being held in the United Kingdom. Sunday 30th January 2011 10am - 12 noon Disney Store Cardiff, St Davids Shoping Centre, Cardiff. Saturday 5th Febuary 2011 9am - 1 pm Disney Store Southampton Unit 17, The Marlands Centre, Southampton. Saturday 30th April - Sunday 1st

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Here are the pins being released in February.  Among them is the limited edition Gaston pin to be released on the 18th February with only 150 available.  Is this a move by Disney to release smaller editions in the UK?

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A father-of-four has been attacked by a ticket tout while on a dream holiday with his family. Daran Jarman from Gosport, and his 29-year-old wife Gemma, took their four children on a trip to Disneyland Paris on 4th January   But on their last day at the resort, the 39-year-old was punched in the face by a thug who demanded his used tickets. The attack left him needing surgery for a fractured

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A group of relatives of deposed Tunisian leader Zine Abidine Ben Ali have taken refuge in a hotel at Disneyland Paris, a security source told AFP on Saturday. Ben Ali fled Tunisia on Friday as he and members of his family and inner circle escaped a street uprising against his 23 years of authoritarian rule. He is himself now in Saudi Arabia after France refused to allow him entry. Speaking on

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The Walt Disney Company, Euro Disney Associés S.C.A. and MasterCard this week announced a six-year strategic corporate alliance across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia & CIS. The agreements make MasterCard the official partner in the payment services category of The Walt Disney Company EMEA & Russia and of Euro Disney Associés C.S.A.. As a result, this provides MasterCard with opportunities

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  A crowd of about 2,000 people turned out early this morning to see the  newest ship in Disney Cruise Lines fleet, the Disney Dream sail into Florida’s Port Canaveral.  The new 2,500 bearth  ship will make her maiden voyage on 26th  January.

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