Welcome to a new edition! This week we’ve got the follow up of the Christmas season for you, more from the Sky Swings assembly line, we close Rainforest Cafe, and more. Let’s go!
Enchanted Christmas, Part Deux
A Christmas tradition as old as time, some of the entertainment starts a week later. This year it’s in the form of a new show on Castle Stage featuring Minnie and Lavazza Chief Marketing Officer Mrs Clause who are on a mission to save Christmas several times a day.
And who’s gonna help? The Gingerbread Men! The show is actually pretty well done and features some classic songs like “Christmas is Here”. It’s not a huge production but it fits the goal of having something on Castle Stage during the day. Well done!
Talking about Lazazza, Guests can now write and deposit their wishes in the Lavazza mailbox. All wishes will be directed sent to Emmanuel Lenormand (not really).
Also in the entertainment category but is it Christmas ? Kinda? No? Goofy is directing a new set of fountains, this time it’s the large duck drone fountains of Disney Adventure World. A great way to use this tech during the day which also THANKFULLY avoids leaving the show barges out all day. The show is the same as the Sleeping Beauty Castle version and it works just as well here, with the extra magic touch of the moving fountains. Again well done!
If you’ve been in the Paris transport network you may have seen the new OOH campaign. As is also tradition, they don’t show the product AT ALL, instead selling the emotional connection to the Disney Characters, just like they do for Halloween. It’s fine, but can anyone at these agencies come up with a new idea? And not AI please.
Disney Hotel Santa Fe got a new set of Cars themed decorations this year, matching the Halloween idea of upcycled cars related products. It’s cute!
And Disney released a set of official photos for the product addition this year: Holidays at World Of Frozen, which have been executed quite well.
Wilderness Explorers Sky Swings
What a long long name. This week we had fun watching the attraction being pieced together, starting with the tent, balloon undercovers..
Then the decorative crown..
The “Spirit of Adventure” organ..
And finally the topper.
It’s not perfect but it’s gonna look cute with all the ornaments and theming in place. It’s too bad the attraction couldn’t be ready (read: financed) in time for the Disney Adventure World rebranding as it would have gone down a lot smoother if it had been bundled with all the rest. Now a huge focus is on this B/C ticket, bringing forward a lot more criticism.
Construction and Refurbishments
Walls are down at Casa Giulia and Casa Giulia Express, with an official opening date of December 1.
Repaving work has therefore swiftly moved to the next task.
It’s ran by the M-O cleaning robot from WALL-E.
Quite a bit of construction and roadworks have been happening at Disney Hotel Santa Fe, as part of a reworking of the entrance and parking facilities.
In the Parks, water is back in the Fantasyland waterways after a good clean and refurbishment.
And at Worlds of Pixar these nice little Pixar Ball toppers have been added in an effort to make the area more “Pixar”. Still don’t get why we don’t just get a Pixar entrance archway – two brick pillars, a thick metal beam and Luxo lamp on top – doesn’t even have to be moving !
Goodbye Rainforest Cafe
Just like the actual Rainforest, the restaurant has been deteriorating for years and has now closed permanently, after 27 years.
We had one last meal to.. celebrate? There’s been no official word so far as to what may replace it.
Thanks for the okay food and creepy decor!
