CafeFantasia 💫 Disneyland Paris
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Lifelong fan of #DisneylandParis (I first visited in April 1992). #EuroDisneyland history and trivia. Check #CFDLPMay2025 for my latest trip. 😀
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Now that I'm totally done with it, I just wanted to say THANK YOU for reading my DLP May 2025 posts, here on Bluesky. 💖 💖 💖
What I thought would take just a few weeks, ended up taking me 3 months. In total I wrote 8,581 words across 196 posts. So much writing! 📝😅
#DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
What I thought would take just a few weeks, ended up taking me 3 months. In total I wrote 8,581 words across 196 posts. So much writing! 📝😅
#DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
Which is surely in line with Disney's ultimate goal of having just 1 super rich guest per day per park, spending a fortune on upcharges, food and merchandise. 😂
Disney Parks Attendance Slips Slightly, but Guest Spending and Hotels Surge www.wdwmagic.com/other/walt-d...
Disney Parks Attendance Slips Slightly, but Guest Spending and Hotels Surge
Disney Parks Attendance Slips Slightly, but Guest Spending and Hotels Surge
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November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Which is surely in line with Disney's ultimate goal of having just 1 super rich guest per day per park, spending a fortune on upcharges, food and merchandise. 😂
"Jules Verne once said, what one man can imagine, other men can do." – Walt Disney
Actual archival audio (not A.I.) of #WaltDisney quoting #JulesVerne, taken from the 2003 mini-documentary, Jules Verne & Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination.
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Actual archival audio (not A.I.) of #WaltDisney quoting #JulesVerne, taken from the 2003 mini-documentary, Jules Verne & Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sSk...
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"Jules Verne once said, what one man can imagine, other men can do." – Walt Disney
Actual archival audio (not A.I.) of #WaltDisney quoting #JulesVerne, taken from the 2003 mini-documentary, Jules Verne & Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sSk...
Actual archival audio (not A.I.) of #WaltDisney quoting #JulesVerne, taken from the 2003 mini-documentary, Jules Verne & Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sSk...
Over 10 years ago, Phil Bloom (the developer of #Ratatouille) spoke about 3D projection in rides reaching a saturation point! 🚫🕶️
"3D glasses are a problem. Handing them out, collecting them, cleaning them is a hassle and they're annoying to wear."
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"3D glasses are a problem. Handing them out, collecting them, cleaning them is a hassle and they're annoying to wear."
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October 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Over 10 years ago, Phil Bloom (the developer of #Ratatouille) spoke about 3D projection in rides reaching a saturation point! 🚫🕶️
"3D glasses are a problem. Handing them out, collecting them, cleaning them is a hassle and they're annoying to wear."
➡️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/shinin...
"3D glasses are a problem. Handing them out, collecting them, cleaning them is a hassle and they're annoying to wear."
➡️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/shinin...
Originally, Disney wanted the dragon underneath the castle at #DisneylandParis to be a static figure, a "stone dragon".
😮
Imagineer Terri Hardin had to fight for the animated figure we see today, pitching her idea to the people at the top. 🐉 #DLPtrivia
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfN9...
Imagineer Terri Hardin had to fight for the animated figure we see today, pitching her idea to the people at the top. 🐉 #DLPtrivia
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfN9...
October 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Originally, Disney wanted the dragon underneath the castle at #DisneylandParis to be a static figure, a "stone dragon".
😮
Imagineer Terri Hardin had to fight for the animated figure we see today, pitching her idea to the people at the top. 🐉 #DLPtrivia
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfN9...
Imagineer Terri Hardin had to fight for the animated figure we see today, pitching her idea to the people at the top. 🐉 #DLPtrivia
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfN9...
After 5 years, I've finally cancelled my #DisneyPlus subscription, for good! 👋
In trying to become the biggest streaming service, they've lost sight of what "Disney" actually means. If everything is "Disney" then nothing is "Disney". They've essentially made "Disney" meaningless. 🤦🏻♂️
In trying to become the biggest streaming service, they've lost sight of what "Disney" actually means. If everything is "Disney" then nothing is "Disney". They've essentially made "Disney" meaningless. 🤦🏻♂️
October 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
After 5 years, I've finally cancelled my #DisneyPlus subscription, for good! 👋
In trying to become the biggest streaming service, they've lost sight of what "Disney" actually means. If everything is "Disney" then nothing is "Disney". They've essentially made "Disney" meaningless. 🤦🏻♂️
In trying to become the biggest streaming service, they've lost sight of what "Disney" actually means. If everything is "Disney" then nothing is "Disney". They've essentially made "Disney" meaningless. 🤦🏻♂️
I really hope that the #UniversalUK theme park coming to Bedford in 2031 includes dark rides that the whole family can experience together. 🧑🧑🧒🧒🙏
Specifically, I'd love to see a new version of the classic #ETAdventure, updated with Epic Universe's state-of-the-art animatronics tech. 🌲🚲❤️
Specifically, I'd love to see a new version of the classic #ETAdventure, updated with Epic Universe's state-of-the-art animatronics tech. 🌲🚲❤️
September 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I really hope that the #UniversalUK theme park coming to Bedford in 2031 includes dark rides that the whole family can experience together. 🧑🧑🧒🧒🙏
Specifically, I'd love to see a new version of the classic #ETAdventure, updated with Epic Universe's state-of-the-art animatronics tech. 🌲🚲❤️
Specifically, I'd love to see a new version of the classic #ETAdventure, updated with Epic Universe's state-of-the-art animatronics tech. 🌲🚲❤️
"The biggest challenge was trying to light a monster, but to light it in such a way that it wasn't heavy-handed. To light it in such a way that the lighting was a living part of it, an integral part of it." ✨
Quote from Joe Falzetta, the original Lighting Designer for #SpaceMountain back in 1995.
Quote from Joe Falzetta, the original Lighting Designer for #SpaceMountain back in 1995.
September 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"The biggest challenge was trying to light a monster, but to light it in such a way that it wasn't heavy-handed. To light it in such a way that the lighting was a living part of it, an integral part of it." ✨
Quote from Joe Falzetta, the original Lighting Designer for #SpaceMountain back in 1995.
Quote from Joe Falzetta, the original Lighting Designer for #SpaceMountain back in 1995.
To create the brand-new lighting design for #SpaceMountain, more than 640 luminaires were replaced, 17km of cables were installed, and technical equipment was modernised. 💡😍 #DisneylandParis
September 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
To create the brand-new lighting design for #SpaceMountain, more than 640 luminaires were replaced, 17km of cables were installed, and technical equipment was modernised. 💡😍 #DisneylandParis
#SpaceMountain's brand-new light concept will be switched on today! The display lasts 16 minutes and features 48,000 points of light, offering new possibilities for the creative team. 🚀🌝💡 #DisneylandParis
September 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
#SpaceMountain's brand-new light concept will be switched on today! The display lasts 16 minutes and features 48,000 points of light, offering new possibilities for the creative team. 🚀🌝💡 #DisneylandParis
Beautiful #ConceptArt for Storybook Land at #DisneylandParis by Larry Nikolai and R. Tom Gilleon. 📖🚂😍
September 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beautiful #ConceptArt for Storybook Land at #DisneylandParis by Larry Nikolai and R. Tom Gilleon. 📖🚂😍
Disney Imagineers have recently completed the installation of Elsa's Ice Palace, made out of more than 30 pieces. Natacha Rafalksi shared this photo. ❄️ #WorldofFrozen
August 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Disney Imagineers have recently completed the installation of Elsa's Ice Palace, made out of more than 30 pieces. Natacha Rafalksi shared this photo. ❄️ #WorldofFrozen
Michel den Dulk and Ali Rubinstein were filming Episode 5 of the YouTube series "We Call It Imagineering" when I was at Disneyland Paris on 16 May 2025. ✨
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZDv...
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZDv...
August 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Michel den Dulk and Ali Rubinstein were filming Episode 5 of the YouTube series "We Call It Imagineering" when I was at Disneyland Paris on 16 May 2025. ✨
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZDv...
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZDv...
FIRST LOOK: Imagineer Michel den Dulk takes us inside the royal hallways of Arendelle Castle at #WorldofFrozen. ❄️ #DisneylandParis
August 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
FIRST LOOK: Imagineer Michel den Dulk takes us inside the royal hallways of Arendelle Castle at #WorldofFrozen. ❄️ #DisneylandParis
BREAKING: Disneyland Paris just announced at Destination D23, that #WorldofFrozen will open in Spring 2026 at Disney Adventure World! ❄️
August 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
BREAKING: Disneyland Paris just announced at Destination D23, that #WorldofFrozen will open in Spring 2026 at Disney Adventure World! ❄️
#FrozenEverAfter "exterior is coming together nicely, and a lot is happening on the interior as well. But of course, it's a water attraction so with all the components together, it's quite complex and will take some time to be finished." – Michel den Dulk
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August 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
#FrozenEverAfter "exterior is coming together nicely, and a lot is happening on the interior as well. But of course, it's a water attraction so with all the components together, it's quite complex and will take some time to be finished." – Michel den Dulk
➡️ darkridedatabase.com/designing-fr...
➡️ darkridedatabase.com/designing-fr...
#Ratatouille at DLP will be closing in October 2025 for a major renovation, reopening in Spring 2026 with these enhancements:
😎 Permanent switch from 3D to 2D projections
📽️ All projectors replaced with state-of-the-art models
🎞️ Enhanced video media
🐟 New props and set pieces
🎨 New queue scene
😎 Permanent switch from 3D to 2D projections
📽️ All projectors replaced with state-of-the-art models
🎞️ Enhanced video media
🐟 New props and set pieces
🎨 New queue scene
August 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#Ratatouille at DLP will be closing in October 2025 for a major renovation, reopening in Spring 2026 with these enhancements:
😎 Permanent switch from 3D to 2D projections
📽️ All projectors replaced with state-of-the-art models
🎞️ Enhanced video media
🐟 New props and set pieces
🎨 New queue scene
😎 Permanent switch from 3D to 2D projections
📽️ All projectors replaced with state-of-the-art models
🎞️ Enhanced video media
🐟 New props and set pieces
🎨 New queue scene
Now that I'm totally done with it, I just wanted to say THANK YOU for reading my DLP May 2025 posts, here on Bluesky. 💖 💖 💖
What I thought would take just a few weeks, ended up taking me 3 months. In total I wrote 8,581 words across 196 posts. So much writing! 📝😅
#DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
What I thought would take just a few weeks, ended up taking me 3 months. In total I wrote 8,581 words across 196 posts. So much writing! 📝😅
#DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
August 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Now that I'm totally done with it, I just wanted to say THANK YOU for reading my DLP May 2025 posts, here on Bluesky. 💖 💖 💖
What I thought would take just a few weeks, ended up taking me 3 months. In total I wrote 8,581 words across 196 posts. So much writing! 📝😅
#DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
What I thought would take just a few weeks, ended up taking me 3 months. In total I wrote 8,581 words across 196 posts. So much writing! 📝😅
#DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
By 3:00pm, we'd made it back to Paris Gare du Nord. And just an hour later, we were sat in our seats on Eurostar 9043, ready to leave. 🇫🇷👋
Anyway, that's it! That's the end of Day 5 of 5. ✅ In total, I walked 6 miles (12,059 steps) and took 281 photos. THE END! 😅
#Eurostar #GareduNord #CFDLPMay2025
Anyway, that's it! That's the end of Day 5 of 5. ✅ In total, I walked 6 miles (12,059 steps) and took 281 photos. THE END! 😅
#Eurostar #GareduNord #CFDLPMay2025
August 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
By 3:00pm, we'd made it back to Paris Gare du Nord. And just an hour later, we were sat in our seats on Eurostar 9043, ready to leave. 🇫🇷👋
Anyway, that's it! That's the end of Day 5 of 5. ✅ In total, I walked 6 miles (12,059 steps) and took 281 photos. THE END! 😅
#Eurostar #GareduNord #CFDLPMay2025
Anyway, that's it! That's the end of Day 5 of 5. ✅ In total, I walked 6 miles (12,059 steps) and took 281 photos. THE END! 😅
#Eurostar #GareduNord #CFDLPMay2025
From the south entrance of Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy station, we took the RER back to the Moxy, a journey of about 15 minutes. 🚉
Once there, a member of staff retrieved our two suitcases from the luggage room, and kindly filled up our bottle with cold water. 🧳💧☺️
#AtTheMoxy #MoxyHotels #CFDLPMay2025
Once there, a member of staff retrieved our two suitcases from the luggage room, and kindly filled up our bottle with cold water. 🧳💧☺️
#AtTheMoxy #MoxyHotels #CFDLPMay2025
August 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
From the south entrance of Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy station, we took the RER back to the Moxy, a journey of about 15 minutes. 🚉
Once there, a member of staff retrieved our two suitcases from the luggage room, and kindly filled up our bottle with cold water. 🧳💧☺️
#AtTheMoxy #MoxyHotels #CFDLPMay2025
Once there, a member of staff retrieved our two suitcases from the luggage room, and kindly filled up our bottle with cold water. 🧳💧☺️
#AtTheMoxy #MoxyHotels #CFDLPMay2025
My favourite thing about this trip was experiencing all of the changes in the parks since our last visit (in April 2022). 🤓
But above all, we had so much fun! This trip left me with a lot of new love for DLP and genuine enthusiasm to return! ❤️🏰💫
#FantasiaGardens #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
But above all, we had so much fun! This trip left me with a lot of new love for DLP and genuine enthusiasm to return! ❤️🏰💫
#FantasiaGardens #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
August 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My favourite thing about this trip was experiencing all of the changes in the parks since our last visit (in April 2022). 🤓
But above all, we had so much fun! This trip left me with a lot of new love for DLP and genuine enthusiasm to return! ❤️🏰💫
#FantasiaGardens #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
But above all, we had so much fun! This trip left me with a lot of new love for DLP and genuine enthusiasm to return! ❤️🏰💫
#FantasiaGardens #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
Once again, the sheer beauty of Fantasia Gardens slowed us down. I just had to stop and capture it. 📷😆
With Disney music playing, natural boulder streams flowing and the trees swaying in the breeze, it was such a perfect place to be. ⛲️🌳😍
#FantasiaGardens #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
With Disney music playing, natural boulder streams flowing and the trees swaying in the breeze, it was such a perfect place to be. ⛲️🌳😍
#FantasiaGardens #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
August 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Once again, the sheer beauty of Fantasia Gardens slowed us down. I just had to stop and capture it. 📷😆
With Disney music playing, natural boulder streams flowing and the trees swaying in the breeze, it was such a perfect place to be. ⛲️🌳😍
#FantasiaGardens #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
With Disney music playing, natural boulder streams flowing and the trees swaying in the breeze, it was such a perfect place to be. ⛲️🌳😍
#FantasiaGardens #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
All good things must come to an end, and after 5 truly amazing days in the parks, it was now time to leave. 👋😭
Unfortunately, we were so busy that we didn't get round to riding the Disneyland Railroad. So, that's something for our next trip! 🚂📝
#MainStreetStation #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
Unfortunately, we were so busy that we didn't get round to riding the Disneyland Railroad. So, that's something for our next trip! 🚂📝
#MainStreetStation #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
August 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
All good things must come to an end, and after 5 truly amazing days in the parks, it was now time to leave. 👋😭
Unfortunately, we were so busy that we didn't get round to riding the Disneyland Railroad. So, that's something for our next trip! 🚂📝
#MainStreetStation #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
Unfortunately, we were so busy that we didn't get round to riding the Disneyland Railroad. So, that's something for our next trip! 🚂📝
#MainStreetStation #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
I thought the two performers playing Mary and Bert were jolly good. They were charming and faithful to the characters in the film. 💖
Watching them interact with guests put a smile on my face. I almost contemplated shaking Bert's hand... but I didn't. 🤝🙈
#MaryPoppins #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
Watching them interact with guests put a smile on my face. I almost contemplated shaking Bert's hand... but I didn't. 🤝🙈
#MaryPoppins #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
August 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I thought the two performers playing Mary and Bert were jolly good. They were charming and faithful to the characters in the film. 💖
Watching them interact with guests put a smile on my face. I almost contemplated shaking Bert's hand... but I didn't. 🤝🙈
#MaryPoppins #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
Watching them interact with guests put a smile on my face. I almost contemplated shaking Bert's hand... but I didn't. 🤝🙈
#MaryPoppins #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
At 1:26pm, we managed to catch Mary Poppins and the Pearly Band, at Town Square Gazebo. ☂️👜🪁
It's a 16 minute show, with five musicians. I love live music in the parks, and it was especially great to hear them playing songs from Mary Poppins Returns! 🎺🎻❤️
#MaryPoppins #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
It's a 16 minute show, with five musicians. I love live music in the parks, and it was especially great to hear them playing songs from Mary Poppins Returns! 🎺🎻❤️
#MaryPoppins #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
August 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
At 1:26pm, we managed to catch Mary Poppins and the Pearly Band, at Town Square Gazebo. ☂️👜🪁
It's a 16 minute show, with five musicians. I love live music in the parks, and it was especially great to hear them playing songs from Mary Poppins Returns! 🎺🎻❤️
#MaryPoppins #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
It's a 16 minute show, with five musicians. I love live music in the parks, and it was especially great to hear them playing songs from Mary Poppins Returns! 🎺🎻❤️
#MaryPoppins #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
On our way out, I took some photos of the Kiri wall art at the back of the restaurant. 🖼️
Clearly a lot of work went into it, but I'm not a fan of the fake history of a brand that launched in 1966, presented alongside real historical items. 🤷🏻♂️
#CableCarBakeShop #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
Clearly a lot of work went into it, but I'm not a fan of the fake history of a brand that launched in 1966, presented alongside real historical items. 🤷🏻♂️
#CableCarBakeShop #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
August 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
On our way out, I took some photos of the Kiri wall art at the back of the restaurant. 🖼️
Clearly a lot of work went into it, but I'm not a fan of the fake history of a brand that launched in 1966, presented alongside real historical items. 🤷🏻♂️
#CableCarBakeShop #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025
Clearly a lot of work went into it, but I'm not a fan of the fake history of a brand that launched in 1966, presented alongside real historical items. 🤷🏻♂️
#CableCarBakeShop #DisneylandParis #CFDLPMay2025