Report From Paris Meet'n'Greet
On the 23rd of February the first international DLP-Guide.com Meet´n´Greet took place at Disney´s Sequoia Lodge on the occasion of the Shareholders' Club Preview of the Walt Disney Studios - which was in fact the third fan meeting organized by the Team of DLP-Guide.com but the first one of such a big scope...
The first fans already met early in the morning in front of the studios gates to discover the all new theme park together. Thanks to the free meeting badges all registered guests had received from DLP-Guide.com fans were able to recognize each other and get in contact well before the first organized meeting of the day, which was due not before the evening.

But before that there was plenty of time to explore the Walt Disney Studios and its attractions, shows and especially its extensive streetmosphere. After these highlights fans and pin traders flocked to Disney´s Sequoia Lodge where the conference rooms Coyotte and Buffalo had been reserved especially for them. While the doors were planned to open officialy at 8.00 pm, the meeting to start at 8.15 pm and the pin trading as late as 8.30 pm the first eager pin traders arrived as early as 7.30 pm prompting an early opening of the doors...

In front of and inside the conference rooms, which had been transfered into the Meet'n'Greet Area, tables had been prepared for the pin traders to present their collections and to allow for easy trading or a relaxed chat about the first day in the new park. What looked like a largely over-dimensioned setting soon proofed to be just fitting the size of the event which attracted at one point of the evening more than 150 guests at once.

To help with all questions about pins (wether from the Disneyland Resort Paris or any other Disney Resort) and especially with all questions regarding the new tradition of Pin Trading Stephane, the first Super Trader of the resort (a castmember who will be wandering around the parks only trading pins with the guests as of April), had set up a display at two tables between the Meet'n'Greet area and the hotel shop. Here he not only answered all the questions and introduced guests to the pin trading but also presented a unique collection from the very earliest DLP-pins from 1992 to upcoming pin releases.

Inside the Meet'n'Greet Area pin collectors from all over the world presented their extraordinary collections of interesting, beautiful and also rare, limited pins - some of them brought several hundred of their pins along, not only to display them but also to trade them with fellow pin traders, in other words to swap pins. And while the evening went along far to fast many trades were made not only with DLP pins but also true to the internationality of the event with pins from the other Disney Resorts, offering the fans the possibility to get their hands e.g. on pins from Tokyo Disney. And those who needed some pins to make a trade could stock up at the hotel boutique right next to the Meet'n'Greet Area which had collected the remaining copies of the limited pins released so far by DLP in 2002.
Among the guests here were also numerous cast members in their time off work who joined in with their large private pin collections.

While the pin traders got into chatting about their pins and trades a large number of frequent guests of the Forum and the Chat of DLP-Guide.com also used the opportunity to meet again fellow fans from the last two fan meetings at the Millennium Celebration and Halloween 2000. Those who had not attended these certainly also received a heartly welcome. All had the opportunity finally to connect faces and real persons with the names known from the website and to get to know each other better. In the relaxed setting first impressions of the new theme park were exchanged, old friendships prolonged and new friendships created - and with pleasure the team of DLP-Guide.com also joined the chats...

...till more than 50 of the fans and pin traders moved to the restaurant Hunter´s Grill at Disney´s Sequoia Lodge at about 10.00 pm, where tables had been reserved by the Disneyland Resort Paris for the guests of the DLP-Guide.com Meet'n'Greet. In the rustic atmosphere the guests together enjoyed a lavish three course dinner and lively discussions about the pin trades just made or the first day in the new Studios at all five tables they had been seated at.
While a long evening came to late end in the restaurant the Pin Trading in the Meet'n'Greet area continued till late after midnight, when castmembers of the Sequoia Lodge finally closed the Meet'n'Greet Area and the last trades were being made in front of the conference rooms. But even this was not really the end of the Meet´n´Greet...
A large group of fans had prolonged their visit to the Disneyland Resort Paris for the 24th of February and met again at 1.30 pm in front of the City Hall in the Disneyland Park. Here they were joined by a surprise guest for several group photo shots: Mickey Mouse himself! Not only the two youngest guests of the Meet'n'Greet really enjoyed this highlight before the group went on to take a turn on some selected attractions and continue their chats from the last evening in the remaining afternoon.
The whole Team of DLP-Guide.com can only say one last thing: a big thank you to those fans who joined us for our first DLP-Guide.com Meet´n´Greet - we sincerely hope you really enjoyed the event and hope to see you again soon. A special thank you also to Charles, Peter, Sebastien, Eric, David and Rick - their support on the side of the Disneyland Resort Paris only made an event of this scope possible - and certainly also to all the castmembers who contributed to the organisation of the event or helped make the experience for our guests so great (especially Stephane, the Super Trader, Danielle and the CMs of the Hunter's Grill).

This information provided by DLP-Guide Book

The French Disneyana MOUSEQUETAIRES CLUB

Meeting every Sunday,
at the Hollywood Pictures Shop at Disney Village Paris
( 1500 H to 2000 H)
Come one Come all for pin trading, meeting new and old friends, talk about innovations, new released and just to see all the pins for trade. The Mousequetaires Club hope to see fans from all over the world.

Get you pins together and have fun.
 

The creation of a new center of entertainment DISNEY was the great priority of the decade for Walt Disney Company.
Since the origin, we had satisfaction to be able to count many friends collector, members and others.... the creation of a serious DISNEY club, became imperative in France.
The Idea of this club is to join together impassioned, of all the collections on the topic of DISNEY, with and in DISNEY spirit.
TO SHARE OUR PASSION WITH THE GREATEST NUMBER, IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
As the Americans clubs, the heart of the newspaper club will come from the effective services of DISNEY, the articles of the writers and the readers whom we invite to appear. Of what will be made the newspaper? What will read?
We will not copy the newspapers, the press kits or the notes internal. Admittedly, we will summarize what it is necessary to know.
*Advertisements of special events, from correspondents and DISNEY services
*Advertisements of events, non commercial film or projections
*Innovations DISNEY movies, shows, books, data base and conventions with the four corners of the world, museums...
*Advertisements of exchanges between collectors
*Innovations in pin's, cards, passports, phone cards, DISNEY toys, etc....
*Annual catalogue, with a system of quotation suitable for the club
Not being a club of salesmen, or to make profit on the back of DISNEY
NO CONTRIBUTION IN OUR CLUB
Independent and impassioning this newspaper will quickly seem essential to you.
You will be also the authors.
The newspaper is connected for the moment with a mail deprived between friends sharing the same passion, but...
MOUSEQUETAIRES CLUB
mousequetaires@aol.com

La création d'un nouveau centre de divertissement DISNEY à été la grande priorité de la décennie pour la Walt Disney Company.
Dés l'origine, nous avons eu la satisfaction de pouvoir compter beaucoup d'amis
collectionneurs, cast-members et autres…pour qui la création d'un club DISNEY sérieux ( pas un club de vendeurs déguisés…), devenais impérative en France.
L'idée de ce club est de réunir des passionnés, de toutes les collections sur le thème de DISNEY, avec et dans l'esprit DISNEY.
PARTAGER NOTRE PASSION AVEC LE PLUS GRAND NOMBRE, DANS LE MONDE ENTIER
Comme pour les clubs américains, la substantifique moelle du journal du club viendra des efficaces services de presse DISNEY, des articles des rédacteurs et des lecteurs que nous invitons à se manifester.
De quoi sera fait le journal ? Que lirez vous ?
Nous ne copierons pas bêtement les journaux, les dossiers de presse ou les notes internes. Certes, nous résumerons ce qu'il faut savoir.
*Annonces d'événements spéciaux, grâce aux correspondants et aux services de presse DISNEY.
*Annonces d'événements presse, shows ou projections non commerciales de films, *Nouveautés DISNEY : films, spectacle, Livres, BD et conventions aux quatre coins du monde, musées…
*Annonces d'échanges entre collectionneurs, du monde entier.
*Nouveautés en pin's, cartes événementielles, passeports, cartes téléphoniques, objets DISNEY, etc.…
*Un catalogue annuel des objets DISNEY, avec un système de cotation propre au club
N'étant pas un club de vendeurs, ni la pour faire du profit sur le dos de DISNEY.
PAS DE COTISATION DANS NOTRE CLUB
Indépendant et passionnant ce journal vous semblera vite indispensable.
Vous en serez aussi les auteurs.
Le journal s'apparente pour l'instant à un courrier privé entre amis, partageant une même passion, mais…
MOUSEQUETAIRES CLUB
  mousequetaires@aol.com

CHARTE
DU CLUB
· Notre motivation est de partager notre passion avec le plus grand nombre.
· La vente sur les espaces DISNEY est formellement INTERDITE, tout manquement à cette règle de base entraînera la radiation immédiate du membre.
· L'image d'un club passe par ces adhérents, une tenue adéquate en dit long sur un club. Politesse, Gentillesse, etc.…plus vous serez dans l'esprit DISNEY, meilleur accueil nous sera réservé. C'est notre image de marque.
· Le fait d'avoir parmi nos membres, de nombreux Cast-members n'est pas la porte ouverte aux abus de toutes sortes (Réductions, entrées privilégiées, etc.…).
· Le respect entre MOUSEQUETAIRES, est de rigueur, en toutes circonstances.
· Protection de l'enfance. Favoriser les échanges avec les enfants, dans un esprit de loyauté et de respect mutuel (sans en tirer profit…), garder à l'esprit la magie DISNEY.
· Loyauté, Amabilité, Respect des autres, sont les trois règles élémentaires d'un MOUSEQUETAIRE

1/25
Cast Event Is A Success
Cast members from DLRParis were honored with the first cast pin party for DLRParis. Many CM were awarded the Winter Champion Pin Trading Pin. Below are the pictures of the winter and champions pins for the remainder of 2002.
Congratulations to all CM who are making pin trading a success.

1/25
DLRParis January Pin Releases Are Big Success
Pin collecting/trading guests from Holland, England, Paris, USA and all over the world were at DLRP to buy the new pins. Pin collectors were very happy with the new releases and are happy to see DLRParis to be joining the pin trading ranks of Walt Disney World and Disneyland. Congratulations DLRParis!

Blanche Neige LE 2000
(Snow White)
 

1/23
DLRParis Cast Pin Party
It's official the first "Cast Pin Party" is on Jan 24th. 3pm . It will be held at Sylver Spur restaurant. 3pm - 3:30pm  Welcome Drink. Presentation new project for pin trading for 2002 with DLRP Pin Team  & Stephane Super Trader will be pin trading.
3:30- 4:30  Awards Ceremony with committee executive DLRP
4:30- 5:30 : Trader Drink
 

1/11
2 New Cast Pins
Here are 2 new Disneyland Paris Cast pins. The first one is awarded to a CM for Excellence. The second is a Showtime Operation's CM pin.

12/31
Flag Spinner LE 3000
This limited edition 3000 spinner flag pin was released Dec. 31. Disneyland Resort Paris has announced that all Limited Edition pins sold will be limited to 5 pins per person. Limited Edition pins will be sold only at these specific locations:
STROLLER SHOP
  HARRINGTON'S
 INDIANA JONES
  CONSTELLATIONS
  HOTEL DISNEYLAND
  HOTEL NEW YORK
 HOTEL NEW PORT BAY CLUB
  HOTEL SEQUOIA LODGE
  HOLLYWOOD (DISNEY VILLAGE)