Disneyland Paris is on a mission to elevate the guest experience by implementing a comprehensive plan to protect visitors from weather conditions. Rooted in the resort’s history since 1992, the Main Street, U.S.A. arcades set the precedent, transforming the classic Disneyland experience to suit the Parisian climate. The Imagineers, in collaboration with Disneyland Paris teams, are seamlessly integrating new structures into the resort’s landscape to enhance comfort and immersion.
As part of the plan, we’ve already seen…
- Pizzeria Bella Notte’s themed area expanded with breand new covered seating introducing a new story in Fantasyland with Disney and Pixar’s Luca.
- Fuente Del Oro Restaurante transforms into Casa de Coco – Restaurante de Familia, celebrating the Rivera family and Miguel’s love of music.
The next steps of the weatherproofing plan is to
- Casey’s Corner on Main Street, U.S.A., will soon feature a Victorian-inspired covered terrace, paying homage to baseball and preserving the existing facades.
- A refined character meet ‘n’ greet kiosk is set to debut in 2024, offering an elegant space to interact with favorite Disney characters.
- The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Walt Disney Studios Park undergoes improvements, including a redesigned outdoor queue for adventurous guests.
- Future projects in the design phase include the redesign of Peter Pan’s Flight queue line, reflecting Disneyland Paris’s commitment to continually enhance the magic of its parks.
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In order to continually enhance the guest experience, Disneyland Paris has begun a vast plan to further protect guests from the weather conditions. A concept that is firmly rooted in the resort’s history since back in 1992, the park innovated with the famous Main Street, U.S.A. arcades, reinventing the classic Disneyland experience, while adapting it to the Parisian climate. It is with this same ambition for comfort and immersion that Imagineers are working with Disneyland Paris teams to integrate these new structures harmoniously into the resort’s landscape.
Recently, the park opened Pizzeria Bella Notte’s new themed area thus extending the restaurant’s covered seating capacity while adding a new story within Fantasyland with Disney and Pixar’s Luca. The transformation of the Fuente Del Oro Restaurante into Casa de Coco – Restaurante de Familia was designed in the same spirit, the interior spaces celebrating the Rivera family and Miguel’s love of music, are complemented by a new covered terrace decorated with traditional papel picados for guests to enjoy.
On Main Street, U.S.A., Casey’s Corner will soon welcome a new Victorian-inspired covered terrace. “We sought to extend the restaurant’s history by incorporating new references to the sport celebrated here, baseball,” explains Stéphane Poulain, architect at Walt Disney Imagineering Paris. “Our aim with this architecture was to deliberately reduce the scale so that the existing Main Street facades remain clearly visible, while giving personality to this new structure.” Work will begin by the end of the year. Not far away, the character meet ‘n’ greet area will also welcome an elegant and refined kiosk by 2024, ideal for spending a special moment in company of your favorite Disney characters.
At Walt Disney Studios Park, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror will also soon benefit from these improvements, as the outdoor queue will be redesigned to better accommodate the more adventurous guests seeking to explore this mysterious place.
Other longer-term projects are already in the design phase for implementation in the coming years such as a future redesign of Peter Pan’s Flight queue line.
“We’re constantly rethinking our guest experience and looking for concrete solutions to enhance the magic of our parks,” says Robin Reardon, Director Creative Development. “This is the whole mission of our Imagineers within the Design & Show Quality team, and this investment program combining storytelling, immersion and comfort perfectly reflects our commitments. “
