"it's a small world – celebration" Attraction Poster

"it's a small world – celebration" is the holiday overlay to the popular attraction at Disneyland Paris. Unlike its cousins in California, Hong Kong and Tokyo, the overlay does not consist of adding Christmas imagery to the show scenes but rather showcasing winter holiday traditions from each place represented, mostly through highly elaborate costumes, a number of typical props and various special effects.

The seasonal overlay originally ran from 1999 through 2004 when it was discontinued… When it was picked up again for the 2009 holiday season, Tom, the new project manager, wanted to change and improve the show in a number of ways. He got me onboard for any new graphics, illustrations and audio/video production, gradually updated through 2011.

Where the Birds Sing Words…

I've posted this some time in advance on Twitter but here it is again:

A quintessential Disneyland experience and probably the first thing that pops into my mind when I think of our visit to Walt's original park.

Happy birthday, Enchanted Tiki Room!

Faux Attraction Posters, Vol. 2

Here's my first post on the subject, in case you missed it.

For my Disneyland Park posters, I took my inspiration from old Disneyland posters which in turn were in the style of travel adverts of the time. For my Walt Disney Studios poster series I decided to go to a different source, more in line with the subject matter: old movie posters.

Casey Junior & Le Pays des Contes de Fées

Every now and then I'd like to talk about background and details of Disney park attractions or landmarks. Today I'm going to take a look at two attractions which aren't often in the spotlight… They also happen to be the first attractions I've ever worked on as a Cast Member so why not start with these?

"Casey Junior - Le Petit Train du Cirque" and "Le Pays des Contes de Fées" were added to the resort in March 1994 as part of an expansion plan intended to add a maximum of capacity to the park. Since no space had been saved for these two rides in the original plans, they were built outside the railroad tracks surrounding the park.

Faux Attraction Posters, Vol. 1

I've always loved the attraction posters that line the entrances to Disney parks around the world. One of my proudest moments was when one of my own designs was on display under Main Street Station at Disneyland Paris.

In my free time, or in-between projects, I'll often do some free exercises to keep myself occupied. Usually I'll work toward some result related to my interests… This means I've done my share of faux retro attraction posters, among other things.

Here are some of those I made for Disneyland Paris attractions, most of which never had a poster to begin with. These were heavily inspired by the original 1950s/1960s posters from Disneyland California.