Sleeping Beauty Castle is the iconic landmark of Disneyland Paris. Considered the most beautiful of all the Disneyland parks, it celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. It is the most visited monument in Europe after Notre-Dame Cathedral, attracting 15 million visitors annually. But what is it about Disneyland Paris that fascinates young and old alike? Why have they always loved the famous Sleeping Beauty Castle? In this exclusive documentary, we will reveal all the secrets of this castle. How long did it take to build? Why did Disneyland Paris commission the same craftsmen who restored Notre-Dame Cathedral?
On April 11, 1992, The Grand Opening of Euro Disney aired on CBS, offering viewers a spectacular, entertainment-filled evening as well as a special “sneak preview” of the Euro Disney Theme Park and Resort. The special was simulcast live across Europe in five languages and broadcast later the same day in the United States. Each country’s customized broadcast was hosted by popular local celebrities, introducing entertainers from their own countries.
A team of three journalists has followed and filmed every week since the beginning of the year, the crucial steps to create the shows Jungle Rhythm and The Lion King: Rhythms of the Pride Lands. Follow the creation of these shows, from music recording to season opening, artist rehearsals, set design and much more...
Disneyland Paris is the largest stage for shows in Europe. For the first time, you will dive behind the scenes of the biggest shows: Disney D-Light, with its drones, voted best live show in 2022; the Parade with the trade secrets of its floats and finally Disney Dreams!, the magical sound and light show projected on The Castle of Sleeping Beauty. You will also go behind the scenes of the show The Lion King and the Rhythms of the Earth, but also of Frozen: A Musical Invitation. You will finally discover the underside of the sewing workshops of these shows, visit the brand new Marvel Avengers Campus and even meet Spider-Man in person. Immerse yourself in the magic of the shows of the biggest dream machine in the world!
After the Movieland adventure, the new group decides to go big. Thus begins an adventure filled with magic, laughter, and excitement, set in one of the most magical places on earth: Disneyland Paris.
Les enfants de Val d'Europe studies and depicts the youth of Val d'Europe, a new town located 35 kilometers from Paris . Built around Disneyland amusement park, the distinctive landscape of Val d'Europe area inhabit the dreams, hopes and disillusionment of each of its inhabitants. How does one live day-to-day in a place that appears to offer an unreal relationship to the world? How has Disney’s presence in the area affected the childhood and adolescence of these young people? Les enfants de Val d'Europe juxtaposes the landscapes of the Val d’Europe with the words of its inhabitants. Interviews with young adults who grew up around Val d'Europe and the Disneyland Paris amusement park serve as an augmented soundtrack for a voyage through often deserted landscapes.
For Disneyland Paris, Christmas is the highlight, a celebration that begins almost a year in advance! In 2017, the park celebrated its 25th anniversary. This milestone was marked by a year filled with events designed to dazzle visitors, including several new additions: parades, shows, and entertainment. But how do you reconcile organizing these festivities with welcoming nearly 40,000 visitors every day? For a year, we went behind the scenes at Europe's number one theme park. We were given exclusive access to share the daily lives of 55,000 employees, stunt performers, dancers, but also gardeners, artisans, chefs, salespeople, and even Princes and Princesses! They all shared their secrets with us. What methods are behind the Disneyland magic? Who is behind the grand parade, the dishes at Remy's bistro, or the bushes in Alice's Garden? What does CastMemberland, the secret city of employees, look like?
Discover the secrets of The Walt Disney Company.
Celebrate Christmas with Disney and discover its European influences.
A highly anticipated annual event for all thrill-seekers, the Halloween season has become one of the major and unmissable periods on the Disneyland Paris calendar. Discover the dancers, choreographers, vendors, technicians, and cooks who work tirelessly, both behind the scenes and in the spotlight, to make this season a resounding success.
French documentary on how night parades are made at Disneyland Paris.
As Disneyland Paris celebrates its 30th anniversary, we delve into the heart of France's greatest dream factory. The famous Mickey Mouse, who inspired the anniversary logo, sports a new costume. Sleeping Beauty Castle has been completely renovated. In addition to the attractions and character meet-and-greets, the park offers a daytime show and another at nightfall. Enchanting gardens have also been specially designed. Behind the scenes, inventiveness has been doubled to celebrate this 30th anniversary.
An extraordinary event, the concert at the Olympia of Anne in Euro Disneyland. A 1.5-hour dream tour centered around the singer's first two albums and songs from Euro Disney. Discover all the magic of Euro Disney on video, from Adventureland to Phantom Manor, with songs depicting the park's different areas. A tour organized by the most charming guide: Anne.
While closing the park for the night, Mickey Mouse encounters legendary magician Harry Blackstone Jr. behind the counter of the magic shop. Magic and illusions fill the park. There are different cuts (featuring different celebrity presenters) for at least the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Takes us to the morning of November 11, 1918, the day the Allies and German Military Forces declared peace, putting an end to almost 5 years of war. We follow the day of Augustin Trébuchon, the last Frenchman killed in the Great War.
This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers are interviewed not only about his theories but the man himself.
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.
Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more -- culled from 19 years of his life.
A documentary exploring the experience of going to war with a Military Working Dog, trained to find bombs before they can kill or maim soldiers, often at the expense of the dog's sanity.
Rosa von Praunheim is an icon in the scene: gay activist, loving provocateur and a very special filmmaker from Berlin for decades. His curiosity for people and their fates runs through his extensive film work. For his 70th birthday he has now made 70 new short films. In the first part of the big project, he confronts Thilo Sarrazin with the mayor of Neukölln, Heinz Buschkowsky, and the Turkish lawyer and women's rights activist Seyran Ates; shows a homosexual hustler in Bucharest; gossip reporter Andreas Kurtz, who knows everything about Berlin's celebrities; Rosa's neighbors who live with her dependent brother; Esther Bauer, who survived Auschwitz, and the Berlin comedian Ades Zabel. High on the roofs of Berlin, the gay chimney sweep Alain Rappsilber tells him about his fetish leather meeting Folsom.