Eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes. On April 12, 1992 the first Disney park in Europe opened its gates and for 15 years now Mickey and Minnie have been welcoming the public just 20 kilometers east of Paris. Each year, more than 11 million people crowd the waiting lines for the different attractions, and the children jostle each other to get an autograph from the 100 characters in the wonderful world of Disney. At the same time, in the park's wings, behind the trompe l'oeil façades, 12,000 women and men work day and night so that the dream machine doesn't jam. This way, please... Eurodisney, 15 years of magic! Photos and text Vincent Leloup/Fedephoto/Lightmediation Contact - Thierry Tinacci Lightmediation Photo Agency +33 (0)6 61 80 57 21 thierry@lightmediation.com
798-14: : The park's different audio-animatronics (robots) are repaired in maintenance workshops./// Les différents audio-animatronics (robots) du parc sont réparés dans les ateliers de maintenance.
Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-01: : Each night after the park's closing, maintenance is carried out on the rides' fastened down parts; here in this Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-02: All the costumes used in Eurodisney's shows are created at the park; here, the making of hats for the 15th Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-03: Before pouring the resin which will give shape to the new float "Romance 2", a volume of polystyrene is sculpted Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-04: The "costuming", where the thousands of costumes worn by the employees working in the park and having
798-18: Inside the new attraction, "Crush", taken from the cartoon "Nemo", the Disney "imagineers" inspect the completion of the work./// A l'intérieur d'une nouvelle attraction, «Crush», tirée du dessin animé «Némo» les imageeneur Disney surveillent les derniers travaux.
Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-05: The "costuming", where the thousands of costumes worn by the employees working in the park and having Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-06: The costumes for shows and parades are designed and made in the park's sewing workshop /// Dans l'atelier Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-07: The maintenance workshop where the dismantable parts of the rides are verified and repaired, in this case a Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-08: The making of the name tags with the first names of each of the 12,000 employees./// La fabrication des «
798-20: Inside the new attraction, "Crush", taken from the cartoon "Nemo", the Disney "imagineers" inspect the completion of the work./// A l'intérieur d'une nouvelle attraction, «Crush», tirée du dessin animé «Némo» les imageeneur Disney surveillent les derniers travaux.
Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-09:The making of the name tags with the first names of each of the 12,000 employees./// La fabrication des «Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-10: The security HQ at the Walt Disney Studios Park monitors the smooth progress of the parade./// Le PC Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-11: A tender from the steam train that goes around the park is made new again in one the maintenance service's Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-12: In front of the "Pony Farm" where a dozen horses, mostly used for the Main Street tramway, wait/// Devant la «
798-15: Trimming the Thuja trees that form Alice's maze calls for stilts./// La taille des tuyas formant le labyrinthe d'alice nécessite des échasses.
Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-13: : The park's different audio-animatronics (robots) are repaired in maintenance workshops./// Les différents Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-14: : The park's different audio-animatronics (robots) are repaired in maintenance workshops./// Les différents Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-15: Trimming the Thuja trees that form Alice's maze calls for stilts./// La taille des tuyas formant le labyrinthe Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-16: In the greenhouses, making the garden "mole traps" in the form of Mickey Mouse./// Fabrication des taupières en
798-06: The costumes for shows and parades are designed and made in the park's sewing workshop /// Dans l'atelier couture sont créés et fabriqués les costumes des spectacles et parades.
Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-17: Sue, costume designer for the new parade./// Sue, créatrice des costumes de la nouvelle parade. / France / Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-18: Inside the new attraction, "Crush", taken from the cartoon "Nemo", the Disney "imagineers" inspect the Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-19: Inside the new attraction, "Crush", taken from the cartoon "Nemo", the Disney "imagineers" inspect the Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-20: Inside the new attraction, "Crush", taken from the cartoon "Nemo", the Disney "imagineers" inspect the
798-23: Mowing the lawns in front of the castle, in the morning before the park's opening. /// La tonte des pelouses du château le matin avant l'ouverture du parc.
Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-21: Arrival of a décor component for "Crush", the new ride taken from the "Nemo" film./// L'arrivée d'un élement de Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-22: An artist who will take part in the new parade for the 15th birthday celebrations practices handling the marionettes, Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-23: Mowing the lawns in front of the castle, in the morning before the park's opening. /// La tonte des pelouses du Disneyland Paris: dans les coulisses de l'usine à reves/eurodisney, Behind-the-Scenes / 798-24: In the wings, Mickey, Minnie and the performers get ready for the parade, in the park the "guests" await./// Dans
798-26: In the wings, Mickey, Minnie and the performers get ready for the parade, in the park the "guests" await./// Dans les coulisses Mickey, Minnie, et les artistes se préparent pour la parade, dans le parc les «guests» les attendent.
798-07: The maintenance workshop where the dismantable parts of the rides are verified and repaired, in this case a locomotive from "Casey junior, the little circus train"/// L'atelier de maintenance où sont révisés et réparés les parties démontables des attractions, ici une locomotive de «Casey junior, le petit train du cirque»
798-21: Arrival of a décor component for "Crush", the new ride taken from the "Nemo" film./// L'arrivée d'un élement de décor de «Crush», nouvelle attraction tirée du dessin animé «Némo».