Marvel, Frozen and Star Wars to join Disneyland Paris

ANNOUNCED recently were plans for a 2 billion euro, multi-year expansion for Disneyland Paris. The new development will include a transformation of the Walt Disney Studios Park, adding three new areas that are based on Marvel, Frozen and Star Wars, along with multiple new attractions and live entertainment experiences.

The expansion plan is one of the most ambitious development projects at Disneyland Paris since its opening in 1992 and underscores the Company’s commitment to the long-term success of the resort as Disney’s brand beacon in Europe.

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Disneyland Paris 25th Anniversary in 2017

#DISNEYLAND #Paris will celebrate its 25th Anniversary starting from 26th March 2017. Disneyland Park’s new Parade Disney Stars on Parade, where favourite Disney Stars, together with stunning new floats, create magic and happiness for all. 

Guests will also be able to discover a new show Mickey presents “Happy Anniversary Disneyland Paris”. Finally, as night falls, there will be another spectacular new event: Disney Illuminations. This new show, with dazzling lights, projections and breath-taking special effects, will be conducted by Mickey Mouse onto Sleeping Beauty Castle.

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Star Wars arrives at Disneyland Paris in 2017

DISNEYLAND Paris will be gripped by the Season of the Force from January 14 until March 26 2017.

The Walt Disney Studios Park will present a giant night-time spectacular, which will transport guests into the heart of the #StarWars saga.

This show, only available at #Disneyland #Paris, will combine live entertainment, breathtaking special effects and an epic sound and light show projected on the Park’s most iconic architecture. Throughout the day, guests will also come face to face with heroes from the Star Wars universe. Encounter a patrol of Stormtroopers, face some of the most powerful members of the Dark Side or join the rebellion with the friendly Chewbacca.

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Up in the air …

FLYBE has extended its exclusive partnership with #Disneyland #Paris for its Kids Under 7 Go Free entry offer to the theme park after it drove significant passenger growth during the first quarter of the year.  

Families wanting to take advantage of the holiday package offer, which includes Flybe flights into Paris Charles de Gaulle from Birmingham, Cardiff, Doncaster Sheffield, Edinburgh, Exeter, London City, Manchester, and Southampton – and from Southampton to Paris Orly – can book through to June 29 via the Disneyland Paris website for travel up to and including October 31.

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Doncaster to Disneyland … direct

#DISNEYLANDPARIS tickets can now be booked by people looking to fly direct from Doncaster Sheffield airport.

Steve Gill, the airport’s managing director, said: ‘We are delighted that our passengers can now book trips to Disneyland Paris flying out of their local airport.

‘For Yorkshire passengers, travelling to Disneyland Paris meant a trip to London for the Eurostar train or a flight from outside of the Yorkshire region. From March, they can use their local airport to fly directly to Paris and enjoy a family trip to Disneyland.’

The Disneyland Paris service is part of Flybe’s plan to operate eight new routes from Doncaster Sheffield. From March, passengers will be able to fly to Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Faro, Malaga, Alicante, Jersey, and Newquay.

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Disney theme parks' profits boosted by summer visitors surge

SURGING summer theme park visits helped to raise profits at the #WaltDisney Company in the three months to September. 

It reported a total net profit of $1.6 billion for the period between July and September compared with $1.5 billion at the same time last year. 

Parks and resorts revenue rose by 10% to reach $4.4 billion in the three month period. The division’s operating profit was up by 7% to $738 million year-on-year

The company attributed the growth to increased visitor numbers at parks in the US and #Disneyland Paris.

Disney said: ‘Guest spending growth was primarily due to higher average hotel room rates and ticket prices for sailings at our cruise line as well as theme park admissions and increased merchandise, food, and beverage spending.’  The results gave the company its fifth consecutive year of record performance. 

‘In fiscal 2015,’ says chairman and chief executive, Robert Iger, ‘we delivered the highest revenue, net income, and adjusted earnings per share in the company’s history, reflecting the power of our great brands and franchises, the quality of our creative content, and our relentless innovation to maximize value from emerging technologies.’

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Price probe at Disneyland Paris

ALLEGATIONS that Disneyland Paris charges foreign tourists more than its French customers could lead to a European Commission investigation, the Financial Times (FT) reports. 

A commission assessment found that British customers could be paying up to 15% more for one-day tickets, the paper said. 

The FT added that for premium packages UK visitors to the park could be paying €1,870 (£1,327), compared with €1,346 (£955) for French ticketholders and €2,447 (£1,736) for Germans.

European Union rules prohibit price differences based on a customer’s country of residence.

Disneyland Paris said its promotions were based on school holiday periods in local markets, adding that basic packages without promotional discounts were the same across all states.
The EU assessed prices of other theme parks in Europe and did not find the same variation, according to the FT. 

Elzbieta Bienkowska, EU commissioner for the single market, said there had been a number of complaints which were ‘very significant, particularly in one or two instances’.

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