Disney Performing Arts

Halle (Disney Ops) and Claire (Sales) are just back from a magical few days as Events Managers for one of our International dance groups who got to perform at Disneyland® Paris.

Travelling by air to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, they stayed the first night at The Jangle Hotel, with its own shuttle bus from Terminal 2. They used this service back so they could take the train into Paris for the evening. Strolling from Notre-Dame de Paris to the Eiffel Tower to see the city light up and sparkle along the way.

The next day after meeting the group at the airport, they boarded two mini-vans and drove the scenic route to Dream Castle hotel, where the group would be staying for their vacation. Letting the group settle in, Halle and Claire were taken on show-arounds of the Fabulous Hotels starting at Dream Castle Hotel, then onto the Explorers Hotel ending at the Grand Magic Hotel, all near to each other and sharing the shuttle bus to Disneyland® Paris. Each hotel has something different to offer our groups, with each having their own swimming pools, ideal to cool down after a day at the Parks.

Enjoying dinner at Annette’s in Disney® Village, they also managed to squeeze in time to take a peek at the new shops in the village including Deco by Disney & Disney Style, before checking into Staycity Paris Marne La Vallée for two nights.

With an early start the next day, the group met their Disney Performing Arts coordinator’s going ‘backstage’ for their Disney Performing Arts Dance Workshop, what an experience it was for them all, watched by Halle and Claire. With free time before the next hotel visit, Halle and Claire went to see The Lion King: Rhythms of the Pride Lands at the Frontierland Theatre with a quick lunch at Casa del Coco. Although staying at Staycity, they had a show-around including the spacious villas, swimming pool and local village of Bailly-Romainvilliers with a local supermarket. Later they took the free hotel shuttle bus to the Parks to try a few rides, dinner at The Hollywood Gardens Restaurant in the newly refurbished World Premiere Plaza under the twinkling lights, before staying to watch the dazzling finale of fireworks and magical effects from Main Street U.S.A.

Performance Day arrives, after months of planning the group are ready to take to the stage. First they have to meet the DPA coordinator’s and go through the stage and blocking, before the final preparations for hair and make-up, then its curtain up for their 20-minute performance on the Videopolis Theatre. Their dance routines were stunning bringing a tear to both Halle and Claire, still on a high, the group had a photo with Donald Duck to end an amazing morning.

With a lunch stop at Casey’s Corner for their famous hotdogs, they managed to fit in the new Disney Music Hits Concert and Mickey’s PhilharMagic show before heading to the train station for the high-speed train back to the airport.

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