From 1 October to 2 November Disneyland Paris celebrates the Halloween Festival. Disney villains, themed attractions, shows and sweets for a magical and scary experience.
There is a time of year when even bad guys have the right to citizenship. It started on October 1st and will last until November 2 The Disney Halloween Festivalwhich transforms Disneyland Paris in a theater of reassuring chillsboth for children and adults.
It’s not the first time for a park, but this year the French one promises to raise the stakes with «a program that mixes thrills, laughter and surprises thanks to encounters with Disney Villains, extraordinary shows and thrilling attractions»as the official press release states.
Pumpkins, ghosts and legendary villains
The classic ingredients of the Halloween party are all there: pumpkins, dancing ghosts in restaurants and, above all them, the Bad Guys.
Names like Maleficent, Cruella De Vil or Jafar they evoke entire generations who grew up with i Disney Classicsbut also Jack Skellingtonthe protagonist of the famous Nightmare Before Christmas Of Tim Burtonwho terrorized us from the sofa at home as children.
A’nostalgia operation which always works, to which are added the most recent characters of the new generations, such as those of Coco from the Pixar.
Themed restaurants and attractions
Even i restaurants are changing their facewith themed treats and new vanilla éclair that look like they came out of a Tim Burton film.
But the real twist is The Unlucky Nugget Saloonthe transformation of the classic The Lucky Nugget Saloon.
The setting is inspired by Phantom Manorthe cult attraction that reproduces the Melanie Ravenswood’s wedding partythe ghost bride who never managed to say the fateful “yes”.
The scenography «it will combine decorations, music, light effects and special effects»they assure from the park.
Treasure hunts, scoundrels and terror
And after lunch, why not organize a treasure hunt? Prepared by M&M’san unpublished one map allows participants to search mysterious doors and to enjoy trick or treating.
During the Festival the inevitable parades take place Nice Marauders: Goofy, Chip and Dale, Daisy Duck, Clarabelle And Horace. There full bandIn short.
It’s there too The Twilight Zone Tower of Terroral Walt Disney Studios: «The most intrepid will test their courage» falling «from a 13-story building, while being projected into the fourth dimension».
Not for faint of heart.
A scary night on Main Street
Towards evening, Main Street USA lights up spectral projections: the effect promises to be remarkable, «to experience a more frightening atmosphere than ever», with ghosts sliding down the facades of Victorian buildings And shadows lengthening on the asphalt.
The most awaited moment arrives in night of October 31stwhen the Disneyland Park will remain open until 23.
That day, and only that day, will be permitted dress up: «Witches, pirates, you name it»: green light to creativity to «compete with the clothes of the Disney Villains and blend in as best as possible in the creepy scenery».
Before closing, the show A Nightfall with Disney Villains will illuminate the Sleeping Beauty Castle.
The bad guys, thus, will finally have their night of glory.
