#DisneylandParis was birthed as #EuroDisneyland and the project had an impressive graphics package. Pre #AI and pre digital work meant graphic designers used classic techniques. More on YouTube.com/jimhshull
The Added Capacity Program 1992-95 added 10 new attractions at #EuroDisneyland #DisneylandParis because when EDL opened it needed them. I was Creative Director for 4 of the 10.
Celebrating #DisneyStudiosParis 23rd anniversary I look back at the #EuroDisneyland preview center. For a few francs guests could see a preview film, WDI models, eat at a cafe and buy merchandise. Gone now I still recall my many visits working on the park.
Image source: A Couple Of Park Hoppers
"Always hold on to your dreams."
At 19, #TonyBaxter created this piece of #ConceptArt for an attraction with a fire-breathing dragon at the end of it. π¨
At 45, he was the Executive Producer of #EuroDisneyland and finally got his dragon under #SleepingBeautyCastle. πβ
Photo taken on 2nd April 1992, according to the metadata on Getty Images.
The old Chessy water tower was STILL towering over #Fantasyland just 10 days before #EuroDisneyland opened to the public! π° #DLPtrivia
Finely detailed model of #EuroDisneyland (which includes #SpaceMountain) from the 1989 Annual Report, a 48-page brochure for shareholders published in February 1990. πΊοΈ #DisneylandParis
Aerial shot of #Discoveryland under construction, showing the #Videopolis staircase, former berm with its Jules Vernian columns/pillars, plus the original location of the Autopia toilets. π #EuroDisneyland
Beautiful aerial view of the completed #EuroDisneyland, a brand new park for Europe. β¨
30 years later (on 12 April 2022 to be precise) I took that same #EuroDisneyland Guest Guide back to Disneyland Park, which personally I found quite meaningful. π°οΈπ
This is the very first #EuroDisneyland Park Map, taken from the original Guest Guide. πΊοΈ #DisneylandParis
Here's the original #EuroDisneyland Guest Guide, which I picked up on my very first visit in April 1992. π° #DisneylandParis
If you're a fan of #DisneylandParis and you're here on Bluesky (obviously) leave a reply below so others can find you! π°πππ»ββοΈ #EuroDisneyland
"Overall, I'm flabbergasted at how beautiful it is, or maybe that I spent too much money, I don't know."
#MichaelEisner talking to ITN World News about #EuroDisneyland, at the press preview in October 1991. π°π
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On this day in 1991 (33 years ago) Bob Fitzpatrick, Michael Eisner and Roy E. Disney unveiled #SleepingBeautyCastle, at the "Rendez-vous au ChΓ’teau" press preview. β¨π°β¨ #EuroDisneyland
Rare #ConceptArt for the entrance to Adventureland by Imagineer Rubin Viramontes. ποΈ #EuroDisneyland
The latest bailout in the eurozone: a fictive country located in France, was saved by a US entity. #eurodisneyland
The latest bailout in the eurozone: a fictive country located in France, was saved by a US entity. #eurodisneyland