11/10
Name Change
Disneyland Paris is now being called
Disneyland Resort Paris
11/10
Beside Pins Christmas Season Will Soon Be Here
The Traditional Christmas Tree
in Town Square
As soon as you enter the Disneyland Park, you will see a huge
Christmas Tree, reminding you of this special season, a mixture of childhood
memories and emotion, a majestic fir 25 m high, decorated with barley sugar,
marzipan figures and thousands of multi-colored lights.
"The Lights of Winter"
or the Arches of Main Street, U.S.A.
When night falls, a fairyland of illuminated arches twinkle like
a joyous dance of multi-coloured fireflies. You will see them again at the
illuminated grand finale of the Tree Lighting Ceremony.
"The Enchanted Forest"
at the Castle Place
When you come to the Castle Place, walk through the spectacular
forest of snow-covered fir trees and enjoy a few moments in a different world
under their mysterious canopy.
The Disney characters will greet you here to celebrate the magic of Christmas
together. They want to enjoy the party and decorate their own fir tree too, but
… their way. Original, comical and sometimes extremely funny, their creations
will surprise you.
"Meet and Greet with Father Christmas"
on the Castle Stage
Father Christmas will be there to meet the very young and share
their dreams and secrets. In his house, in the land of toys and elves, you can
even glimpse his magic sleigh, ready to set off for that unique night …
Christmas Eve.
And you can capture this magic moment with a photo to keep the memory fresh in
their young minds.
The Christmas Parade
Mickey and Minnie Mouse open a parade with all the warmth and
traditional colors of Christmas, inspired by Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, the
"Nutcracker Suite".
Little wooden soldiers, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty,
Aladdin and Jasmine…Beauty Queens and Snowmen celebrate the Christmas tradition
with Father Christmas, who has come all the way from far-off Lapland in his
legendary sleigh.
A Christmas sing-song
with the Christmas Carollers
Just before the Tree Lighting Ceremony, while you wait for Father
Christmas to arrive, lend an ear and enjoy the singing. The Christmas Carolers
in their Victorian costumes, straight out of the pages of Dickens, interpret
Christmas carols … a cappella!
Tree Lighting Ceremony
The switching-on ceremony marks nightfall, as Father Christmas,
accompanied by a child, enters Main Street, U.S.A.
The lights go out. With a gesture, Father Christmas and the child throw a
handful of gold dust at the tree, which immediately lights up. The light leaps
from arch to arch, splashing across the Enchanted Forest in front of Sleeping
Beauty's Castle, which sparkles with a thousand lights…
"Le Noël de Mickey Show"
At Fantasy Festival Stage
From 1st December 2001 to 6th January 2002
In his house, Mickey, surrounded by his friends, invites young
and old for a friendly, comical Christmas, a wonderful Christmas Eve party,
overflowing with fantasy and surprises …
Mickey's Winter Wonderland
At Chaparral Theater
Against a backdrop of snow-covered mountains, Donald Duck gets
ready for a peaceful day in his chalet, enjoying the pleasures of winter … but
unexpected ramblers arrive to wreck his program. Poor Donald!
Skiing of all kinds and avalanches of gags for Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and
their friends, and unsuccessful fishing for Donald Duck.
Need Some Information?
10/25
November Pin Releases
Coming soon in November to DLP you will be able to purchase these
open edition pins. Also the corrected version of Big Thunder
Mountain will be in stock soon. It now has the "N" in the word mountain.
10/24
A Family Before Their Time
I would like to tell you about Robert and his Family. They
are from Belgium and are true pin collectors and traders. Months prior to DLP
starting their pin trading on Oct.6, this family walked, sat, and just stood
around DLP with pins all over their jackets and vests. Other guests looked twice
at them wondering what these people were. As weeks passed and more people
started talking about pin collecting and CM started wearing lanyards with pins,
this family became less out of place. Now as DLP has pin locations, Supertraders
and CM trading pins on a daily basis, Robert and his family just seem to fit in
so well. It seems they were a Family before their time.
Supertraders in Paris
Click on pictures to enlarge
The day started with Mickey Mouse cutting the
ribbon to open pin trading at DLP.
And so let the trading begin ! !
Here are just some of the wonderful pins
released on Oct.6, 2001
Thanks to all who supplied pictures
Stephan/Linda
