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A special night for Disneyland Paris fans, that was the Disney Fandaze concept.
While we’re always impatient for the return of “Not so Scary” or the arrival of “Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party” to jazz up the Hallowe’en and Christmas seasons, we have to admit that over the past few weeks there have been lots of parties, with those dedicated to the Infinity annual passports and the Electroland or Jazz Loves Disney events. One of them in particular caught our eye with a (very) long teaser on the social networks: Disney Fandaze.
For a much higher price than other evenings (around 100 euro starting price), Disneyland Paris promised new shows, unique character meet & greets, exclusive merchandising and even conferences. Is this what made the decision for us? The presence of Oswald and the arrival in the Disney parks of his friend Ortensia, for whom it was the world’s first appearance. You know how much we loved seeing their comeback in Epic Mickey 1 and 2.
Check out the inaugural Disney Fandaze evening in this video episode of the Revo-Rama!
On the way to Disney Fandaze with Oswald (Disneyland Paris) and Ortensia (which we got at Epcot, Walt Disney World)
Our exclusive Disney Fandaze lanyards and pins.
Inaugural speech with Catherine Powell, President of Eurodisney / Disneyland Paris.
Oh My, Ortensia!
Production Courtyard – Hollywood Boulevard
Oh My, Ortensia!
Production Courtyard – Hollywood Boulevard
Oh My, Ortensia!
Production Courtyard – Hollywood Boulevard
Oh My, Ortensia!
Production Courtyard – Hollywood Boulevard
Dance your DuckTales Parade!
Parade route
Dance your DuckTales Parade!
Parade route
Lewis Robinson – Dance your DuckTales Parade!
Parade route
Dance your DuckTales Parade!
Parade route
Confetti clean-up car ? – Dance your DuckTales Parade!
Parade route
Photographers – Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy With It – Production Courtyard – Place des Stars
Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy With It – Production Courtyard – Place des Stars
Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy With It – Production Courtyard – Place des Stars
Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy With It – Production Courtyard – Place des Stars
Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy With It – Production Courtyard – Place des Stars
Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy With It – Production Courtyard – Place des Stars
Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy With It – Production Courtyard – Place des Stars
Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy With It – Production Courtyard – Place des Stars
Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy With It – Production Courtyard – Place des Stars
Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy With It – Production Courtyard – Place des Stars
Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy With It– Production Courtyard – Place des Stars
Max, Ortensia, DuckTales, and another 80 or so characters here to meet the Disney fans for Fandaze.
In our minds we were in for a show as good as the one we saw on April 12th 2017 for the 25th anniversary. Moreover it was probably the general enthusiasm for that special day that prompted the idea of Disney Fandaze. Unfortunately our expectations were not completely fulfilled: while certain characters were back, Disney put the onus on the older characters which have become rather rare. The absence of some of our favourites left a big void, such as Vanellope. We would also have appreciated some surprises like Ralph or Lotso for example. Still, there were some really great moments.
The evening lasted for 6 hours, from 20h to 2h. For this price we could almost have expected a Disney Fandaze night, to make the most of all the activities. Because there was a lot going on, as well as the characters, 3 festive shows that we really enjoyed, a parade finale, and some conferences which we avoided for lack of time (and because you had to pay quite a lot extra for them), and because we knew that other fans would have plenty to say about them afterwards. There weren’t many revelations on the future of the Walt Disney Studios apart from a central walk way inspired by the Tuileries gardens.
The highlights of this inaugural Disney Fandaze evening in this video episode of the Revo-Rama!
Meet & Greet with Clarabelle and Horace Dusabot.
Meet & Greet with Duffy and ShellieMay
Monsters, Inc.
Meet & Greet with Go Go Tomago
Meet & Greet with Honey Lemon
Meet & Greet with Bolt and Mittens
Backlot – near Moteurs… Action! Stunt Show Spectacular®
Meet & Greet with Elsa and Olaf
Production Courtyard – behind The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Phineas and Ferb / Chicken Little.
Was the evening worth the investment? (for lack of transport we had no choice but to stay in a hotel, Disney or partner). It’s hard to decide, because while we had a great evening, there was some down time and a few organisational hiccups (on the merchandising side in particular). We have absolutely no regrets, but they’d have to do even better to encourage us to come back again, if they’re planning on organising more of these evenings.
Minnie – The Surprise Goodbye! Parade route
Hadès – The Surprise Goodbye! Parade route
Bowler had guy and Sully – The Surprise Goodbye! Parade route
Buzz and Bullseye – The Surprise Goodbye! Parade route
Oswald and Ortensia – The Surprise Goodbye! Parade route
Oswald and Ortensia – The Surprise Goodbye! Parade route
Disney Fandaze Merchandising
Disney Fandaze T-shirts
So what did you think of the Disney Fandaze inaugural party? Would you come to the next one?
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