VonRolland
Giga Poster
Think so
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Walt Disney Studios Park further developments
This expansion is huge and has taken so long to build
Yet it only contains 2 notable rides
And it doesn't do anything to solve the park's identity and cohesion problems.
I find it so frustrating that no matter how good the Lion King ride is, the park is still going to be a mess.
Yet it only contains 2 notable rides
And it doesn't do anything to solve the park's identity and cohesion problems.
I find it so frustrating that no matter how good the Lion King ride is, the park is still going to be a mess.
I think it'll be a massive improvement once they are complete and much less of a mess.
Looks a lot more coherent in terms of layout if not identity:
Peet
Giga Poster
The Lion King ride test setup is now testing:
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The Data Sorcerer on Instagram: "🌍🦁 First Drop Tests! Behind the scenes at Disneyland Paris, the future Lion King attraction has just reached a major milestone. For the very first time, Imagineers tested the drop track with one of the prototype ride
2,445 likes, 38 comments - thedatasorcerer on September 5, 2025: "🌍🦁 First Drop Tests! Behind the scenes at Disneyland Paris, the future Lion King attraction has just reached a major milestone. For the very first time, Imagineers tested the drop track with one of the prototype ride vehicles...
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spicy
Giga Poster
The Lion King ride test setup is now testing:
The Data Sorcerer on Instagram: "🌍🦁 First Drop Tests! Behind the scenes at Disneyland Paris, the future Lion King attraction has just reached a major milestone. For the very first time, Imagineers tested the drop track with one of the prototype ride
2,445 likes, 38 comments - thedatasorcerer on September 5, 2025: "🌍🦁 First Drop Tests! Behind the scenes at Disneyland Paris, the future Lion King attraction has just reached a major milestone. For the very first time, Imagineers tested the drop track with one of the prototype ride vehicles...
Disney are the only company that seem to do things like this, I love that they do but it just seems so unnecessary.
I get it for completely new rollercoaster concepts like Guardians but a boat ride with a drop is hardly anything ground breaking.
Still makes following the construction a bit more interesting.
cookie
Giga Poster
I mean, apparently it is a brand-new ride system, not just repurposed Splash Mountain tech. Both the boats and the track gauge appear wider than your average flume, so in a sense it’s closer to a modern shoot-the-chutes. And with how unpredictable water ride prototypes can get (see: Amazonia, Pilgrim’s Plunge, Chiapas, the list goes on) the test trough probably makes a lot of sense from Disney’s perspective.
davidm
Strata Poster
I mean "we" have not been paying much attention to this, but the Frozen stuff has been announced to open March 29th 2026
disneyparksblog.com
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Press wandering around the site yesterday when the announcement was made;
Disney Adventure World Opening Date Announced
Disney Adventure World opens on in March 2026, featuring new rides,15 new dining locations, World of Frozen, and a new nighttime spectacular.
disneyparksblog.com
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Press wandering around the site yesterday when the announcement was made;
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VonRolland
Giga Poster
Is it just me but whys a boat ride and a teacups so apparently groundbreaking and amazing, I don't get it
Justin2000
Mega Poster
You forgot the Wave Swinger themed to UP.
Paris doesn't get rides as often as other parks. The Disneyland hasn't gotten a new ride since 2006.
VonRolland
Giga Poster
Oh yes the wave swinger how could i forget
Crazycoaster
Giga Poster
It’s not even the good version of the ride from Disneysea 
I mean I guess it’s good they’re building basically half a new park (or at least the foundations of one) but it’s years away from being anything exciting post Lion King.
But saying that, I can still see it being successful, from my last visit guests are becoming far more interested in taking selfies in front of various things rather than the actual attractions themselves.
I mean I guess it’s good they’re building basically half a new park (or at least the foundations of one) but it’s years away from being anything exciting post Lion King.
But saying that, I can still see it being successful, from my last visit guests are becoming far more interested in taking selfies in front of various things rather than the actual attractions themselves.
Peet
Giga Poster
Actually I don't think the wave swinger is even opening in March, it doesn't seem to get a mention in the media reports.
It's amazing that they have spent 5+ years building a new land with a single ride, but this will be all about the immersively themed land though, kids will love feeling like they are in the movie.
MannekenPis
Roller Poster
The pictures of the theming look amazing. My daughter will love it. We will probably visit because of this. It's not really about the rides.
Geeky Pastimes
Mega Poster
Anyone any idea why these huge parks seem to focus on huge theming areas with very few rides?
Like at Epic Universe the new Harry Potter area only has one ride, and now this world of Frozen only has a single ride, Galaxy's Edge just has two (and opened with one), Pandora just opened with two...
Why are these parks so averse to having some flat rides?
Like at Epic Universe the new Harry Potter area only has one ride, and now this world of Frozen only has a single ride, Galaxy's Edge just has two (and opened with one), Pandora just opened with two...
Why are these parks so averse to having some flat rides?
Tulum
Mega Poster
I guess because they can sell the new theming area anyway. If there is a Frozen Area with another rollercoaster or not does not really make a difference to families with children that want to see Elsa. And if the lines at the one attraction are long they can sell more Fastpasses. Cheaper investment, same or more sales. Who cares about customer satisfaction in times when a foto at Disneyland is worth more to people than a re-ride.
Justin2000
Mega Poster
Magic Kingdom took 5 years to build Tron, Meanwhile OLC built DisneySea in less time
If I were Disney, I'd have taken the Old Silly Symphony Swings and use that instead of UP
UP should be a Suspended Dark Ride IMO
TPoseOnTantrum
Strata Poster
Peet
Giga Poster
World of Frozen opened as planned on 29th March, with queue times for Frozen Ever After peaking around 240 mins (plus a 30-40 min queue to get into the area in the first place).
I visited with the family on 1st, 2nd and 3rd April. The parks had their capacity capped so there were no ticket sales on the day. We avoided the morning rush to Frozen by heading into the main park for the morning then over to Disney Adventure World after lunch, by which time there was no queue to enter the land and an advertised wait time for Frozen Ever After of 75 mins, which turned out to be just over an hour, so not bad at all and not even the longest wait of the day (had a very painful 75 min wait for the Parachute Drop!).
The ride was great, the children loved it and we were allowed to take the baby on with us too which meant we could all stick together. The overall park expansion is huge but the World of Frozen itself is pretty small. The "Celebration in Arendelle" show takes place on boats in the small lagoon within World of Frozen, and they really don't seem to have thought this though because there is nowhere near enough space to watch - you really need to bag a spot and stand there for at least 20-30 mins before the show starts. The problem is that unlike the parade etc you are looking down at the lake so if you are not right at the front you just can't see, leaving lots of people milling around disappointed. We came back on our second day to bag a space early and watch, the show is decent but not amazing.
The other new ride, Raiponce Tangled Spin, had short queues all day. It's beautifully themed as you would expect from Disney but at the end of the day it's just a teacups ride which is a very disappointing/uninspired choice of ride hardware.
On the plus side, kudos to Disney for capping the park attendance at a really reasonable level, both parks were busy but not overly crowded, with manageable queue times all round.
Edit to add - Overall, and as always, it was a wonderful few days at Disneyland Paris, despite the negativity in the above report!
I visited with the family on 1st, 2nd and 3rd April. The parks had their capacity capped so there were no ticket sales on the day. We avoided the morning rush to Frozen by heading into the main park for the morning then over to Disney Adventure World after lunch, by which time there was no queue to enter the land and an advertised wait time for Frozen Ever After of 75 mins, which turned out to be just over an hour, so not bad at all and not even the longest wait of the day (had a very painful 75 min wait for the Parachute Drop!).
The ride was great, the children loved it and we were allowed to take the baby on with us too which meant we could all stick together. The overall park expansion is huge but the World of Frozen itself is pretty small. The "Celebration in Arendelle" show takes place on boats in the small lagoon within World of Frozen, and they really don't seem to have thought this though because there is nowhere near enough space to watch - you really need to bag a spot and stand there for at least 20-30 mins before the show starts. The problem is that unlike the parade etc you are looking down at the lake so if you are not right at the front you just can't see, leaving lots of people milling around disappointed. We came back on our second day to bag a space early and watch, the show is decent but not amazing.
The other new ride, Raiponce Tangled Spin, had short queues all day. It's beautifully themed as you would expect from Disney but at the end of the day it's just a teacups ride which is a very disappointing/uninspired choice of ride hardware.
On the plus side, kudos to Disney for capping the park attendance at a really reasonable level, both parks were busy but not overly crowded, with manageable queue times all round.
Edit to add - Overall, and as always, it was a wonderful few days at Disneyland Paris, despite the negativity in the above report!
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We're going in a few months but i was checking queue times today and its already died down a lot for Frozen. It was often a shorter wait than the likes of Crush (obviously), Ratatouille and Big Thunder Mountain. Assume it's the typical boat ride throughput monster easily exceeding 1000pph.
Did you get to see Olaf? I heard he only comes out randomly so you have to be quite lucky?