Disneyland Paris Mega Construction Update | September ’25

Disneyland Paris Mega Construction Update | September ’25

From the Disneyland Park to Disney Village 
and of course the soon to be called Disney Adventure World, there has never been as many 
projects of such scale happening at the same time in the Disneyland Paris resort. It’s 
become a tradition here in the channel to go around the parks and surrounding areas to follow 
these construction projects, today we’ll start at the Disneyland Park with newly concluded 
works on Adventure Isle and Space Mountain, exit the park and move to Disney Village as 
its major overhaul continues to take place, with brand new exciting developments, and end 
the video in Walt Disney Studios park as it gets ready for the fast approaching opening 
of the biggest expansion in the history of the Parisian resort and what will come after 
with the Lion King, so lights, camera, action! So, let’s begin by walking right down the middle 
of Main Street USA and coming head-to-head with the castle. On the right of the Chateau lies the 
Castle Stage that has been behind walls for quite a bit of time now, it looks like the works here 
are finally wrapping up! This renovation saw the reconstruction of several parts of the stage 
with a strong focus on the backstage area, allowing for better access and backstage rooms for 
actors. Behind it is Snow White’s Wishing Well, it was also refurbished just like the wooden bridge 
in front of it, everything here is looking very good and just a few days after I was here, the 
walls have been removed meaning that this large area is once again open for all. Now all it needs 
is a show, because there’s no better location than this right here. Let’s now move into Adventureland 
where a large chunk of Adventure Isle was closed during our last construction update. Since 
then, the Suspended Bridge has reopened after its renovation and so have all the caves and 
hidden paths around the island, now featuring a treasure hunt like quest, advertised on the path 
to Pirates of the Caribbean through Skull Rock, this addition was announced last April and has 
now completed! Unfortunately, the same cannot be said regarding the Pirate Galeon, which 
was meant to receive a complete overhaul, announced back in 2023, but nothing has been done 
to date, this means that access is still blocked off and surrounding areas are too while the boat 
continues to rot. Would be great if Disney took care of this and not only reopened access to 
the boat but also the snack location beneath! In Fantasyland, last time I reported that 
some walls had appeared at the Train Station, well now it’s completely behind scrims and 
construction walls as a major renovation takes place that aims to refurbish the station 
and the Meet Mickey theatre beneath it. These two are now off limits to 
guests as the works take place, it’s interesting to see Disney take such 
care of a train station that is closed nearly every day of the year. The Railroad 
is yet another attraction that Disney needs to take more care of, with only one train 
running on many days and 2 stations open, lines get way too long making it impossible to 
use what is a transportation system as an actual transportation system. Hopefully the renovation 
to the Train Station indicates this ride will start getting more love in the future and that 
at least 3 of the 4 stations will be used daily! Let’s now go to Discoveryland where yet 
another project announced not long ago is just wrapping up. Space Mountain as we all 
know has been feeling a bit under the weather with a severe case of Star Wars, but a project 
announced back when the iconic ride turned 30 this summer promised to bring back some of the 
magic into the land lost due to its age. The Space Mountain lighting project saw the complete 
overhaul of the outside light system, replacing, removing and adding new special effects that can 
be seen as the night falls. During the day there’s also some changes as the dome saw many of its 
elements worked on and repainted! The moment I step foot into the park I immediately noticed 
just how brighter and better the dome looks, this photo comes right from Main Street! And as 
I moved closer it only got better, with details such as the different tones of blue depending on 
how high up it is, or the new and improved spikes are now more prominent. This renovation took 
months to be completed all with the ride open, unfortunately that does mean that the cannon 
did not receive the love it absolutely needs, so it’s still quite bad, hopefully next up 
is a major rework of the interior and that includes removing Star Wars and renovating the 
cannon, while also reworking the long lost lights that follow the train upwards. Either way, at 
night this looks truly outstanding and worthy of being in Discoveryland, everywhere you look 
there are lights, neon and movement! I love it. Works are just wrapping up with final touches 
being added and equipment removed, somewhere else in the land, Buzz is behind construction 
walls as its large-scale renovation takes place until the end of the year. On the outside quite 
a bit of work will happen on the neon lighting on the towers, becoming even more vibrant. Inside, 
the space cruisers are being equipped with newer technology with all astro blasters getting 
replaced over this period, they will also feature new dashboards. On the sets, lighting 
is being completely overhauled, seeing the replacement of all spotlights and refurbishment 
of existing special lighting effects. Some of the targets will also be replaced with new 
ones to improve precision and performance, moreover countless other technical and visual 
aspects of the ride are getting some work done, including restoring several 
audio animatronic figures. Let’s now leave the Disneyland Park and move 
into Disney Village. As you probably know by now, a multi-year transformation of the dining, 
shopping and entertainment district of the resort is well underway. Currently taking place is the 
renovation of the existing shops and restaurants. The visual identity of Village is moving from 
a 90’s and more tacky style to a more modern concept that celebrates the Disney stories 
and characters, not immerse visitors in them. Since our last update, the new security check 
point on the side of Hotel New York has opened, which replaces the old ugly green tents while 
also adding some very much needed capacity, more than doubling the checkpoints from 2 to 
5. This new booth is in the same style as the one that opened by the train station some time 
ago and is without a doubt a major improvement! The area around it has also been redone to 
be more open, new floors, trees and green spaces have also been created. To the side and 
in front of this, walls hide construction works that are now replacing the floors to match the 
ones in the new areas, while also adding some new trees and others. The Sports Bar is now also 
well underway, with good progress since our last update, the two restaurants that used to be here: 
The Sports Bar and New York Style Sandwiches will merge and become a larger space with the new 
Sports Bar, inside the canopy works are also moving in preparation for the reopening 
of this space supposedly later this year! The first real new addition to Village will 
be the new McDonald’s restaurant just to the side of the existing one. This new fast-food 
restaurant will feature three stories and a modern design that matches that of Rosalie and 
as you can see the project has risen from the ground at great speed and is inching closer 
to completion with all the walls in place, many of the windows too and some electrical work 
happening inside. During these later stages of construction, the area around it has closed off 
meaning that guests staying at Newport Bay Club will now need to take the long way to and from the 
parks via the New York security check. This is to redo all the paths with new floors and create a 
more pleasant boardwalk area closer to the water, as it was shared when the Village makeover was 
first announced. Another restaurant that is also expected to rise quickly is the new Italian 
Casa Giulia, which effectively replaces Planet Hollywood. I’m pleased to say that works are 
now happening, with the foundations having been laid and construction of the building itself 
now happening as you can see in these shots. The restaurant was originally meant to open 
in 2026, and it may still do so but I would say that the most likely year is 2027, McDonald’s 
on the other hand is set to open early next year, which will be followed by the closure and removal 
of the current one. In front of Casa Giulia, a set of new security checkpoints very similar to the 
new Village ones on the other side is being built, this will act as the exit from the security bubble 
into the train station and parking lot area but also as a new entrance for those that want a 
more direct path into Village or the lake hotels. Now, before we continue and move into Walt 
Disney Studios, some weeks ago I announced our merchandise shop with designs inspired by both 
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Space Mountain with Bring Back the Moon, to Big Thunder Mountain with Hold on To Your Hats and the 
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some of you will do so too wearing them! You can find out more at shop.themainstreetnews.com. 
I also debuted our new Patreon where you can support what I do even further while receiving 
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more! These are two incredible ways to support what I do, and you can check them both out at 
our links down below, now back to the video. As you enter the park and pass through World 
Premiere to reach World Premiere Plaza, we see our first set of walls inside the park. 
The ever changing maze of construction walls in World Premiere Plaza has moved once more to 
reveal new areas and hide others, the backside of the old Place des Stars has been revealed with 
new streetlights and pavements, this is the ending point of the new parade route that comes all the 
way from the left side of Frozen to here and so this area has been left more open. The idea is 
that in the future some shows could also be played on the Tower of Terror like they have done in the 
past but that much is uncertain. Some trees are still missing and should be added soon but in my 
opinion the area could gain a lot of interest with just a few more trees and a fountain, for example. 
Some changes have also been made to the entrance of both Stitch Live and Studio D, which now has a 
large LED sign in an art deco style and currently houses Meet Mickey as the Fantasyland location is 
under refurbishment. Either way, walls have now moved to the area closer to Tower of Terror, this 
is the final big piece of the puzzle when it comes to the renovation of this whole land. During this 
time, work is also continuing on the new covered queue for the Hollywood Tower Hotel and so there’s 
a good chunk behind walls. In the meantime, closer to Studio 1 is one of two new merchandise 
points, these are now well underway and will add more shopping space to an area that’s missing it, 
the second one is closer to the Animagique theatre and is in a similar phase of construction. The 
theatre is set to somewhat change too as a very large poster of Mickey and the Magician will be 
placed on the wall, we can see that the metal holders have been added so it should be a matter 
of days for this to be installed! There’s also a third small shop that’s currently being built, 
using the old fastpass ticketing location for the Tower of Terror, imagineers are adapting it and 
transforming the building to soon offer some merch too, this will see a lot of foot traffic once the 
expansion opens and so makes complete sense. Also undergoing a renovation is the small ice cream and 
snack window to the right, this is in preparation for all the people that will pass through 
here every single day starting in Spring 2026. Standing closer to the Studio 1 building and 
looking straight down into the new side of the park gives you an incredible idea of just how 
much will change once everything opens. The main gateway into Adventure Bay is Adventure Way, this 
large street is reminiscent of the grand gardens that can be found in Paris, filled with trees 
on both sides dividing the paths into three. These are adorned with countless streetlights and 
others like the arches filled with popcorn lights! Even the trees themselves have small lights, 
just like the ones in World Premiere Plaza. Adventure Way starts with these two structures, 
they that too are adorned with different kinds of Art Nouveau items and also lights, including 
newly installed ones on below their ceiling. When I was in the park gathering all kinds of 
photos and videos, many of the lights around the expansion were testing so I was able to 
catch a lot of it turned on and it looked stunning and very inviting, similarly to how 
Main Street looks like at night. Over on another entrance to this land, this time via Toy Story 
Playland, things are progressing incredibly, all the large-scale Christmas lights have been 
put in place, the path has been built and themed with a dirt like paintjob, a lot more greenery has 
been put in place and even benches themed to used popsicles! This proves just how close to being 
ready several parts of Adventure World are. Taking flight in Parachute Drop we see that an army of 
bins has been delivered and are ready to be put in their place all throughout the park, they’re being 
held at a backstage area right below the ride. From up here we can see much of the expansion, 
here’s a closer look at the large street that is Adventure Way, with all its trees, lampposts 
and gardens. As we get closer to the lake, two large buildings can be seen: the still not 
named East Pavillion that will feature backstage infrastructure, a snack location inside and a 
seating area outside. We can see that many new theming elements have been added since our last 
update and that the show control room at the top continues to get its own theming too. Secondly 
is the large Regal View Restaurant and Lounge. This is a very large building that will serve 
as the main table service restaurant of the park with character dining while also providing 
some immaculate views of the lake. I was able to catch some ground level close ups and we can see 
that a lot of change has happened in the shape of decorations and installation of other elements 
since the last update! From many of detailing around the windows and the edges of the walls but 
also on the windows themselves and even the sign above the main entrance. I love pictures like this 
that give us a ground view of the site because we lose the sense of scale with photos from the 
parachutes and even more from the Panoramagique balloon. From another angle we can also see 
the one of the newly installed domes above the ceiling. Note the popcorn lights everywhere around 
and above the restaurant, all the buildings around Adventure Bay will also feature these once again 
mimicking Main Street USA but with a completely different architectural style! From this spot we 
can also catch a glimpse at one of the several merchandise locations, similar in size to the 
ones in World Premiere Plaza we went over earlier, there will be a few of these scattered around 
mostly because of the lack of a large store. In front of the Regal View Restaurant 
is the Raiponce Tangled Spin attraction, the building housing what is the first new ride 
of the expansion is still missing some details, mostly around the edges of the roof, but we 
can see that the top is mostly complete with a beautiful fantasyland style roof. There are 
several of these around the lake area and we’ll pass by a few more before the end of the video. 
The Tangled gardens are also pretty much done, and the trees have received their lighting too. On 
the other side of the street is the location for the newly announced ride themed around Pixar’s 
Up! This flying carousel is still to begin construction, but some earth works appear to have 
begun, meaning that once Adventure World opens, this section will be behind walls for several 
months as construction takes place. Over on the Cars Road Trip area, which will also 
act as a main gateway into the Adventure Bay area from the right side of the park, 
we can get a ground view and closer look at some of the new theming elements added to the 
large restaurant, including the tallest of the domes and a beautiful windvane that decorates 
the top of this large building. On its sides, all kinds of other elements that we already saw 
can be spotted as well but there also a few new ones like the lanterns on its walls, these that 
await even more theming soon to arrive. In front of it lies a large toilet block that’s impeccably 
themed, once again rocking that roof style. The entrance is also receiving their theming 
and should soon be ready to welcome guests. From this area we can catch a glimpse of the 
Lion King testing location that is sending boats down its drop to test for all kinds of 
things including the splashiness of the ride which will be minimized due to the cold days Paris 
sees. The large structure features a French flag, which I found to be a fun little detail. When 
it comes to what we can see around the lake, there hasn’t been much change since we last 
talked because even then everything was looking very advanced and so certain parts of the overall 
project are reaching their completion, however we can see that some work is still happening 
around the rotating bridge and that the little forest berm to the left of Arendelle has grown in 
size. Speaking of, Frozen is looking incredible, I was able to get a few photos at dusk and 
much of the lighting was testing and this will look gorgeous at night. We can see all the 
trees already in place, just like all the tall, themed streetlamps too, inside the houses 
different kins of lighting are visible giving the impression that people are actually at home. 
Closer to the entrance of Frozen Ever After, in this case the large store of the land, we can also 
see these lighting effects and even on the castle this is visible. A very large amount of lights is 
still to be turned on but more are done each day, I just know that at night this whole area will 
be stunning. On the top of North Mountain, Elsa’s Ice Castle has been completely 
installed, overlooking the entire park, so much so that I went around the park trying 
to find different and interesting angles, like this one from the edge of Avengers 
Campus by the Theatre of the Stars, this one that’s very easy to locate as the exit 
of World Premiere, this above the Laughing Cow snack location by Road Trip and this one visible 
through the forest in which that ride is located. With works coming to an end at so many 
different areas of Disney Adventure World, focus is shifting to what comes next with the 
Lion King. Thanks to these images by DLP Works we can see that ground works are well underway, 
these that will be followed by foundations. It’ll be incredible to see this project rise from the 
ground just like we’ve been following Adventure World do in these past few years, it’s crazy 
how just 2 years ago the expansion looked like this and now we’re a few months away from the 
opening of this major new step in the resort’s future next Spring. This photo that comes from 
the first construction update video I did, it’s truly been a pleasure following 
construction with all of you on that side of the screen. I’m incredibly excited 
to discover everything the resort will offer in the future and hope you’ll be here with me 
for many construction updates to come. And now, as always, thank you for 
watching and That’s a Wrap!

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0:00 Construction Update
1:10 Disneyland Park
6:50 Disney Village
10:30 Announcements
11:30 Walt Disney Studios
14:10 Disney Adventure World
22:00 Thoughts & Ending