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March 18, 2009

Paris' Walt Disney Studios Turns 7

I don't know how I missed this, but Monday was the seventh birthday of the Walt Disney Studios park at Disneyland Paris.

Disney and More has a great collection of photos from the park's original opening in 2002. WDS is a tiny park; as I wrote back on my first visit in 2006:

We wrapped up our Disneyland visit right as the Villains parade was getting under way, and popped over to the Walt Disney Studios park. I didn't know a whole lot about this one - I've visited Disney-MGM studios, of course, and have spent time in the Hollywood Backlot area of California Adventure. So to say that I was underwhelmed, well, would be kind. This puppy is barely a park, and it's clearly been built on the cheap. Disney Studios has exactly two(!) rides - Rock n' Roller Coaster and a "flying carpet ride". The rest are "ride experiences" like the behind-the-scenes tour, or some of the stuff you get at Universal Studios.

Disney has invested in WDS since then, opening a Tower of Terror and (soon) a "Toy Story Land". However, it's a little shocking to see the photos from opening day and realize just how thin the gruel really was. California Adventure's opening looks positively opulent in comparison.

Here's hoping Disney brings its second Parisian gate up to scratch sooner rather than later.

Posted by Gavin Shearer at March 18, 2009 6:28 AM. Posted to Disney.

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