Disneyland Paris has filed a building permit for a possible BMX stunt show in the future.
Disneyland Paris
On May 15, a building permit was filed for the “construction of metal sets, a training tent, and technical rooms within the stage area of the existing building.”
According to DLP Report on Twitter, Disneyland Paris posted on their job page that they are looking for “BMX Riders Freestyle” and “Mountain Bike Riders Street Trial” stunt performers for an upcoming show.
Auditions will be held and open until October 2, 2023. Performers’ contracts will run from February to September 2024.
Disneyland Paris used to have Moteurs…Action! — a stunt show very similar to Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Motors…Action! was an opening day attraction at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris and closed in 2020.
Walt Disney Studios Park is also home to another stunt show, Avengers Unite!, where guests can watch Black Widow and Black Panther team up for an “epic roof battle.”
Close to Walt Disney Studios Park
As part of a long-term plan to boost the resort’s revenue in 2018, Disney CEO Robert A. Iger and French President Emmanuel Macron met at the official Parisian Presidential residence — the Palais de’Élysée — where it was announced Iger’s massive multi-billion, multi-year expansion of the resort, almost entirely emphasizing the Studios park.
The plan has tentatively teased three new areas based on “Frozen,” “Star Wars,” and “The Avengers,” which will open in phases. While Galaxy’s Edge land has likely been canceled, speculation of a potential “Avatar” land now stands in its place.
Almost prophetically, Iger, who initially retired in 2021 before a surprise comeback, expressed his excitement for this task as further motivation in the twilight years of his leadership. At the time of the initial announcement, he was interviewed by the French-language weekly news magazine Paris Match — and addressed his age and the fact that he was carrying out a massive blueprint while postponing his retirement four times:
Je travaille pour l’entreprise depuis 40-quatre ans, je suis PDG depuis thirteen ans. J’avais hâte d’arriver à ce moment de la vie où on peut explorer d’autres aventures, mais cette opportunité est survenue. Non seulement je pense que c’est une opportunité formidable pour l’entreprise, mais aussi que cela me donnera beaucoup d’énergie et d’enthusiasme.
I’ve been with the company for forty-four years, I’ve been CEO for thirteen years. I was hoping to get to that time in life where you could explore other adventures, but this opportunity came. Not only do I think this is a great opportunity for the company, but it will also give me a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
Shared by the official Disney Parks Blog a video update on the progress from Walt Disney Imagineering, featuring the artisans tasked with this arduous endeavor:
As you can see, in the “Frozen” themed land, inspired by the famous Walt Disney Animation Studios films, Anna and Elsa’s kingdom takes shape and reaches the sky every day. Near Arendelle Castle, teams welcomed their very first trees, breathing new life into the construction site. To recreate the atmosphere of a Norwegian Fjörd, the site’s development and construction teams chose to use majestic conifers such as sequoia trees, which reach more than 22 feet tall.
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