Disneyland Paris
Posté: Ven 26 Juil 2013 - 22:04Surprise du jour : après avoir racheté la dette de de Disneyland Paris, il y a un an, TheWaltDisneyCompagny aurait décidé de geler la totalité des investissements post-Ratatouille, jusqu'en 2017. Les rumeurs vont bon train sur les forums Disney : TWDC projette soit de sauver le ressort français, grâce à un montage financier, soit de "scier ses branches pourries". En tous cas, il semblerait qu'une grosse annonce soit faite à la rentrée.
Exclusive - Future developments at Disneyland Paris in danger?
This week news has reached us that The Walt Disney Company is, for the time being, shutting down all future projects in development for the parks after the opening of the Ratatouille ride. What could this mean for the future of the resort? In this article we will try to give an answer to this question by means of logical deduction.
UPDATE
Due to some commotion surrounding the publication of this article we feel the need to update the story with some proper nuances. The article as is available right now, is an edited version of the original.
The last announced expansion for Disneyland Paris is of course the Ratatouille dark ride, opening next summer. This high-tech, state-of-the-art attraction with trackless motion-base vehicles and larger-than-life 3D projections has been in development for a number of years. At the beginning of this year EuroDisney S.C.A. itself finally confirmed the rumours: the rat is coming.
But the projects Disneyland Paris has in development for after the opening of Ratatouille are a lot less fleshed out except for some very persistent rumours. News has reached us that The Walt Disney Company has stopped investments for future projects after Ratatouille, taking effect immediately.
Since The Walt Disney Company has taken over the debt structure from the banks through the refinancing plan set into motion last September, they have gained more control over the decision making process of the French resort. Where EuroDisney S.C.A. previously needed the approval of various banks before construction on a new attraction could begin, now The Walt Disney Company in the U.S. has a final say. This could be both good or bad news.
In essence the news that has reached us of The Walt Disney Company ordering to shut down all future investments means all rumours on future plans for attractions, shows and entertainment will be put on hold for now. Rumours such as Star Tours 2, a complete mini-land with Star Wars theme, a successor to Captain EO, the addition of Captain Jack Sparrow to Pirates of the Caribbean, the extension of Hollywood Boulevard at the Walt Disney Studios Park, introducing Marvel characters at the Walt Disney Studios Park, Soarin’ Over The World, The Little Mermaid dark-ride at Fantasyland, etc. Countless rumours which have been circling the Internet for a number of years, but which have a notion of truth for some.
In regards to the news of The Walt Disney Company shutting down future investments, the future of the resort itself could be a lot more different than expected. What will the implications be for the resort in the years after the opening of the Ratatouille ride? According to our analysis it could go in two directions: either this is an indication The Walt Disney Company is acknowledging the current course set by Disneyland Paris isn’t sufficient to solve the fundamental problems of the resort which calls for a larger master plan, or it will mean the years after 2014 will be relatively calm in terms of expansion.
Personally we hope, like everybody, they have secretly been working on a large-scale rescue operation similar to Disney California Adventure and Hong Kong Disneyland. For both parks, which have been performing below expectations, large-scale rescue plans were announced that have fixed the decline in quality of the parks tremendously in a few short years. A plan Disneyland Paris desperately needs, especially since the quality of the resort has slowly been declining in the last few years. Parcorama recently managed to sum up a list of clear indicators why the resort was slowly but steadily handing in on its quality. It wouldn’t take long or Disneyland Paris couldn’t measure itself with the “Disney Standard” the parks in the U.S. and Asia happen to carry out so well.
What it needs is a big masterplan fixing the identity and capacity problems of the Walt Disney Studios Park and extending the attraction and entertainment offerings in the Disneyland Park. The Walt Disney Company can do this, has proven it can do this and has sufficient financial needs to make it happen. Let the news that has reached us be a first indication of large-scale plans that are about to happen!
What do you think? What does the near future of Disneyland Paris look like? What would you like to see in a large masterplan, should this be in development? And what rumours on future expansions would you have loved to see carried out? Don’t hesitate to share your opinion below!
Source : http://d-log.nl/nieuws/104/157195/breaking-news-toekomst-disneyland-paris-stuk-minder-zeker
Mais la presse people passe en priorité absolue, c'est comme ça.