ENCANTO in Concert comes to Nottingham, England this spring half term on Thursday 30 May 2024 at 6:30pm.
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award winning film comes to life in the Nottingham Motorpoint Arena for the first time, featuring the entire feature-length film with a full 80 piece orchestra performing the score.
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto, tells the tale of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family living in a magical house in the mountains of Colombia. But when Mirabel, the only ordinary Madrigal, discovers the magic surrounding their home is in danger, she may be her family’s last hope.
This event is produced in association with Gloworm and performed by The Limelight Orchestra.
After nearly a four year closure, and a multi million euro refurbishment Disneyland Paris has released some official photographs of the newly reimagined Disneyland Hotel that reopened to guests today.
The five star Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris is officially reopening its doors on Thursday 25 January 2024 after a two-year reimagining, marking a new milestone in the ongoing transformation of Disneyland Paris hotels and Disney’s European theme park resort.
Following the successful opening of Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel in 2021, the reopening of Disneyland Hotel is an integral part of the resort’s strategy to enrich the guest experience with even more immersive storytelling that is uniquely Disney, combined with an extraordinary standard of service, thanks to the Cast Members who bring the magic to life.
“Disneyland Hotel further extends our legacy as a leader in the European tourism industry, with an exceptional capacity to welcome families in highly immersive environments and stories like only Disney can,” said Natacha Rafalski, Présidente of Disneyland Paris. “This one-of-a-kind, five-star property at the center of Disneyland Paris is yet another glimpse into our ambitious resort-wide transformation.”
Offering 5,700 rooms and suites, Disneyland Paris is the number one hotel chain in France for families, with a range of offerings for many needs and budgets. Furthermore, Disneyland Paris is the number one hotel operator among European theme parks. This stems from a decision made from the moment Disneyland Paris opened in 1992 to focus on family-friendly, themed hotels at the heart of the resort experience.
Today, Disneyland Paris hotels are a must-do and a true escape for guests to spend time with family and friends, extending the magic of the parks to stay immersed in Disney storytelling for their entire stay. Each hotel has its own distinct atmosphere for an unforgettable visit, with exclusive offerings and carefully chosen themes that integrate Disney franchises with French and European audiences specifically in mind, including the royal Disney stories now found at Disneyland Hotel and the Marvel stories at Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel.
The reopening of the Disneyland Hotel represents a significant milestone in the continued resort-wide investment – including a hotel transformation plan initiated in 2012 and accelerated in 2017 to refresh existing properties and infuse beloved Disney storytelling – to the benefit of guests, Cast Members, and even French and European economies.
The 800 Cast Members who joined the Disneyland Hotel team – out of 3,300 across all Disney hotels representing more than 100 job types – often benefitted from internal mobility opportunities and each undertook extensive training for professional development. The resort also works with more than 3,000 suppliers around Europe and beyond – including in our hotels – with 84% located in France. More broadly, Disneyland Paris has generated 63,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs in France since 19924, emphasizing its role in creating jobs and value through continuous investment.
The Disneyland Hotel has been one of the resort’s most emblematic locations since it was built for the grand opening in 1992.
Today, it extends that legacy as the first Disney hotel to propose a five-star journey celebrating royal Disney stories, inviting guests to immerse themselves in the royal story of their choosing and write their own.
At the heart of Europe’s number one tourist destination, Disneyland Hotel is uniquely positioned among theme park hotels in the market, with vibrant storytelling, unique entertainment, creative and gourmet dining, and all the amenities and services expected of an international five-star hotel – even for our youngest guests.
The level of immersion in Disneyland Hotel was made possible by the work of Disneyland Paris teams, including Walt Disney Imagineering and its unique collaboration with Walt Disney Animation Studios, combined with the excellence of French companies renowned for their expertise and savoir-faire in a wide range of artistic skills, including tapestry, carpentry, weaving, glassmaking, porcelain and more.
More than 200 French and European companies have contributed to the hotel experience, such as Tissage des Flandres which created the tapestry for the Royal Banquet restaurant, Paris-based Atelier Bournillat which contributed exquisite décor for the Signature Suites, and French family-owned Maison Pierre Mignon which produced an exclusive champagne cuvée. Each collaboration offers a chance to integrate rich cultural elements into this unique hotel experience.
The heartbeat of this enchanting location is a team of 800 Cast Members, more than 50% joining the hotel team from other roles across the resort and representing 40 nationalities and 100 job types. Each Cast Member plays a central role in the new royal venue, impeccably trained to provide personalized service and ensure that every guest receives royal treatment.
This is just the next step in an exciting multi-year transformation underway at Disneyland Paris, reaching every corner of the resort to provide an unforgettable guest experience and magical memories for generations to come.
The world of imagination will come to life at the Royal Kids Club, in the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris.
The Royal Kids Club will offer Disneyland Hotel guests the exclusive opportunity for their children to become the stars of their favorite Disney stories. In this area designed as a magical library, Cast Members will welcome children to experience interactive augmented reality experiences.
Disneyland Hotel guests will be able to book a Disney Royal Reunion appointment and take photos with Disney Princesses such as Snow White, Jasmine or Ariel to capture these magical moments.
The Disneyland Hotel will offer free childcare for hotel residents for children aged four to eleven. The Royal Kids Club will be monitored by BAFA Certified Cast Members so parents can safely leave their children for up to two hours.
20 Minutes are reporting that an 18-year-old young man was arrested Tuesday morning near Disneyland Paris with a blank firing handgun in their possession.
Police sources and the Meaux public prosecutor’s office informed the French News website that the suspect exited of the RER station with his father and crossed the Disney Village, to catch a bus at the bus station.
“The configuration of the premises requires, a user wishing to go from the railway station to the bus station, to submit to security checks by agents of the Disney company,” specifies the magistrate.
The security agents who checked his belongings discovered a replica blank firing pistol in a bag. According to the prosecutor, it was a so-called alarm pistol together with blank ammunition, a weapon classified as category D in France.
Example of a Blank firing Alarm Pistol
Alarm weapons are defensive weapons that can only be used in the home in France. Alarm pistols eject blank bullets or gas bullets. The blank ammunition causes a strong detonation sound and produces smoke giving the impression that a bullet has been fired, but the barrels are sealed. This type of replica is also used in the film and television industry.
The young man, from Hauts-de-Seine, was arrested and placed in custody. He explained to the police that he had kept this weapon for a long time “to defend himself in the event of an attack”.
The man was released and summoned to appear in court on 25 June 2024.
Starting today at Disneyland Paris a new range of “PARIS” themed merchandise is arriving in the stores around the resort.
130 new items will pay tribute to both the city of Paris and the Disneyland Paris theme park, featuring favorite Disney Characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Stitch and Chip ‘n Dale.
The new collection has given Disneyland Paris the opportunity to bring together Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle and the Eiffel Tower.
The new product ranges will be gradually rolled out over the coming days and weeks in the following stores: Flora’s Unique Boutique, The Emporium, World of Disney, Sir Mickey’s Boutique, Constellations, Chez Marianne Souvenirs de Paris, Les Légendes d’Hollywood, The Bay Boutique, The Trading Post, Northwest Passage, The General Store, and the Alamo Trading Post.
And so it begins…. With the copyright protection of Mickey Mouse expiring on 1st January 2024. The early 1928 version of Mickey Mouse that featured in the Disney cartoons Plane Crazy (1928) and Steamboat Willie (1928) are now part of the public domain and non-Disney creators can use them in their own for-profit works.
Here is the poster for ‘MICKEY’S MOUSETRAP’, a new Mickey Mouse horror film being produced by ‘Into Frame Productions’ and due for release in March 2024.
Directed by Jamie Bailey from a screenplay written by Simon Phillips. It is a horror reimagining of Walt Disney’s 1928 animated short film Steamboat Willie.
The film stars Nick Biskupek, James Laurin, Mireille Gagné, Damir Kovic, Callum Sywyk, Allegra Nocita, Jesse Nasmith, Mackenzie Mills, Madeline Kelman, and Ben Harris, with Simon Phillips as the titular character.
The slasher horror film follows a group of friends trapped inside an amusement arcade after it closes as they are terrorized by a masked killer in a Mickey Mouse costume.
Salon Mickey 