I recently saw the news on twitter of the major expansion for Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris. I didn't know what to think at first, because yes I admit me and my mother may be the only two people on earth that like the studio theme. The thing I just dislike when Disney does the IP treatment to everything is that it is causing irreversible damage that can't be reversed if suddenly that IP brushes with people the wrong way and becomes unpopular, and in terms of DLP that could mean back to the problem the park had in the first place.
Strangely enough though some of the ideas that they have come up with in the last year or so for the Disney parks I seem to have thought of them before they happened in the parks. My thoughts on the execution of the happenings wasn't one hundred percent the same, but the idea was there.
For example, I thought it would be nice if they had a royal address in the Disneyland park for rope drop by the resident princess Sleeping Beauty in the hub. Then it happened (Kind of) in the 12th April Grand Celebration. Then I also thought that it would be good if they extended the projections of the fireworks to main street as well as the castle. Then Hong Kong Disney announced it was happening (Kind of).
And of Course, this was one of those situations as no longer than two or three weeks ago, I came up with this basic idea of the new layout of the Studios.
Note: Blogger won't let me upload the image so you can see it here.
And that comes to my main point. This is that the way I thought about it was that it would take the studio theme and make it better with much more themeing and streetmosphere to keep the guests that liked the studios park and possibly make some more like it as well. In addition to improving the Hollywood section, they could also have an extended plot behind the tower of terror to make lands based on IP so that it is a mix of both worlds.
This would then have the Toon Studios where you could meet your favourite cartoon characters, learn how to draw cartoon characters and have several rides dedicated to the toon side of Disney especially in ToonTown. Followed by the Hollywood Boulevard and Lake Holly wood section where you walk through the extended front lot. Then you could learn the process of making movies and be in one yourself by a new use of the photo-pass system that allows videos so you can star in your own little commercial or reminder of your trip.
Once you have finished all the Back stage and Holly wood things, you could then go behind the Tower of Terror to find a collection of your favourite worlds from Star wars to Ratatouille and beyond.
Again, as my original point was, same idea different execution. My way would have caused a lot more disruption with the demolishing of almost all the park, but I feel it would have paid off much better.
I will provide the desired shows and events list in a future post, I just want to know what you would have thought about this design if they were doing it this way.
P.S. Let me just mention I am not at the time of writing this post, employed or have any connections with Disney or Disneyland Paris. I just seem to have similar ideas to what they are announcing for the parks around the world.
