Monday was the "finishing off" day - a chance to ride the
things we had been unable to during the weekend and re-ride some of
the other attractions.
After storing our guests - sorry, baggage - at Guest
Storage we began our day in Walt Disney Studios
Well I never: blue skies! I didn't think they
had those in France
Characters were outside signing autographs
Some had more problems than others!
The Fantasia statue
We had to wait inside Studio 1 for the park to open
The opening ceremony is very creative, featuring
music, sound effects and lighting
A quick Rock 'n' Rollercoaster to start the day
Even though the park is full of movie making
equipment and props, it still feels empty compared to the detailed
theming of Disneyland Park next door
Tower of Terror is currently being built and is due
to open in late 2007, which will add to the attraction count.
Toon Studios will also be opened in 2007, containing
a new coaster and an attraction based around the new Cars movie
One of the reasons for re-visiting Walt Disney
Studios was to see Animagique
It was a brilliant show featuring Donald Duck
meeting a variety of other Disney animated characters brought to life
through special effects, puppets and full-sized costumed characters
The Studio Tram Tour was another reason for
returning
The tour starts by passing beside a rather random
selection of backlot props
The tour highlight ... cue screaming kids!
Better put the fire out
Now that's a lot of water
Hey, I thought we were in Paris?
The result of the Paris riots?
No wonder British trains never run on time
The final attraction to see - the Moteurs Action
Stunt Show Spectacular
The show featured some spectacular stunts
Everything was filmed and then replayed on a giant
screen
Some of the stunts were quite dangerous
The Ballet Chase didn't go according to plan - the
red car got clipped and sustained a flat tyre so couldn't be used for
the rest of the show. Lucky they have spares!
The show featured some really great stunts and
moments of real excitement. Unfortunately each stunt took ages
to set up, meaning the show didn't flow very well and felt way too
long.
As we made our way out of the stunt show our progress was somewhat impeded
by a huge crowd gathered around the park's main thoroughfare. We
realised the Disney Cinema Parade was about to start. Since
there was only a couple of minutes to wait we decided to stay and
watch.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls: Walt Disney
Studios proudly presents Disney Cinema Parade!
And ... ACTION!
Studio truck
Chicken Little
Minnie
I say nothing
Donald!!!
Presented in Technicolor
Everybody came to join in
and cut!
We got to be in the parade! Well, walk behind
the final float through the parade route anyway.
After a bite to eat in Disney Studio 1, filming was
over so we headed across to Disneyland for our final few hours.
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