Disney’s Fastpass will not return to Disneyland Paris, the resort confirms, as it launches a new, paid replacement service titled Disney Premier Access that will cost visitors up to €15 per person, per ride just to skip a single queue.
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Wednesday, 7th July 2021
Disney Premier Access to replace free Fastpass tickets with paid app service
Thursday, 9th May 2019
Extra attractions added to Extra Magic Time from May
The revised hour of Extra Magic Time at both Disneyland Paris parks just got even more useful from this month — you can now wake yourself up with the technicolour Toy Story Playland, too.
Read More…Friday, 27th January 2017
Why 2017 is the Best Time to Visit Disneyland Paris in 25 Years
Waiting for the best time to visit Disneyland Paris? This is the year. New additions, rolling upgrades and a root-and-branch refocusing on Disney quality are coming together to present the best time to visit Disney’s European resort in… 25 years? Read More…
Tuesday, 3rd January 2017
Frost and fog create extraordinary New Year scenes at Disneyland Paris
This New Year weekend saw the lands and attractions of Disneyland Paris shrouded in an eerily beautiful white glaze of frost and freezing fog as 2016 gave way to 2017: the Disney magic as you’ve perhaps never seen it before. Read More…
Thursday, 8th December 2016
Video: Inside explosive new projection mapping effects in Big Thunder Mountain
A new behind-the-scenes video from Disneyland Paris gives a first look at the new projection mapping effects creating an “explosive” new scene inside Big Thunder Mountain. Read More…
Sunday, 4th December 2016
Look inside Big Thunder Mountain brought back to life – even the geysers!
A series of new official photos released by Disneyland Paris offer a first look at the refurbished Big Thunder Mountain, with rare up-close angles on the painstakingly refreshed scenery and props guests will only normally hurtle past at high speed. Read More…
Saturday, 3rd December 2016
Big Thunder Mountain will soft open for public tests from 10th December
The newly glowing Big Thunder Mountain will get a head start on its official 17th December 2016 re-opening date with public testing taking place from 9th 10th December, Disneyland Paris has confirmed.
Update 7/12: Disneyland Paris has directly confirmed that soft opening is actually hoped to start from Saturday, 10th December 2016. This Friday (9th) will be the date Imagineering hands over to the ride to park operations. Read More…
Sunday, 20th November 2016
Big Thunder Mountain now truly glows and refilled Rivers of the Far West gleam clean
Exactly four weeks from this weekend, a new, more explosive Big Thunder Mountain will open at Disneyland Paris! As these brand new pictures from the major refurbishment show, the landscape now glows in spectacular, rich colours. Read More…
Thursday, 10th November 2016
Big Thunder Mountain hits milestone as Rivers of the Far West start to refill
Frontierland has now been without its Big Thunder Mountain centrepiece for over a year, but the major enhancement project just hit a key milestone ahead of its re-opening next month: the Rivers of the Far West are refilling! Read More…
Tuesday, 1st November 2016
Disneyland Paris 25th Anniversary deconstructed: Experience Enhancement Programme
The most exciting thing about the 25th Anniversary isn’t even the 25th Anniversary. No — for every one of the new events, there are probably five more good reasons for any passionate fan or visitor to return to Disneyland Paris next year.
In this final part of DLP Today’s series looking behind the 2017 announcements, let’s look at why the so-called Experience Enhancement Programme is the real game-changer for this resort. Read More…