Toon Studio (Walt Disney Studios Park)

Toon Studio is a new area, or "land", at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Resort Paris, France. The land, formerly known as "Animation Courtyard", now features two new attractions and a revised, more colourful and "immersive", theming development.

It opened successfully on 9th June, 2007.

Developed by Walt Disney Imagineering, the new land was announced on January 11 2005 by Euro Disney SCA, the owner and operator of Disneyland Resort Paris, as part of a new initiative to add new attractions to both theme parks made possible by a major financial restructuring. The new creative director for Walt Disney Imagineering, John Lasseter, has made it clear he is reviewing all concepts for attractions that have been definitely commissioned, and in particular the Toon Studio is an area he wants to expand upon.

The Toon Studio concept is a spin-off of the Mickey's Toontown idea. Mickey's Toontown is an area at three other Disney theme parks where guests can experience the living environments of Disney characters, whereas the Walt Disney Studios is being publicised as where the Disney characters 'go to work', producing their animated films themselves using conventional movie-making equipment.

Attractions

*Art of Disney Animation
*Animagique
*Crush's Coaster
*Cars Quatre Roues Rallye
*Flying Carpets Over Agrabah

Character Locations

At the Toon Town entrance gate/backdrop:
*Mickey Mouse's House
*Ratatouille

Restaurants

*Toon Studio features only two "Toon Studio Catering Co." trucks.

Boutiques

*The Disney Animation Gallery
*Small retail kiosk next to Animagique

ee also

*Walt Disney Studios Park
*Mickey's Toontown
*Mickey's Toontown Fair