La Tanière du Dragon
Attraction at Disneyland Paris
48°52′23″N 2°46′34″E / 48.873°N 2.776°E / 48.873; 2.776La Tanière du Dragon ("The Lair of the Dragon") is a walk-through attraction located beneath Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant, at Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris, and is unique to that park.[1][2][3] It opened with Euro Disneyland on April 12, 1992.[4]
Summary
The attraction features an audio-animatronic dragon, which at 27 metres (89 ft) from head to tail, was the largest Animatronic figure ever built when the park opened in April 1992. The walkthrough consists of a dimly lit cavern with a large dragon sleeping silently. Occasionally it will 'wake up', puffing smoke and growling.
Design
In 1987, Imagineer Terri Hardin headed up the project; she was the sole Imagineer from Walt Disney Imagineering who created it. Hardin intended to have the skeleton of Maleficent's dragon in the lair because it was under the Sleeping Beauty Castle, but Disney didn't go for it.[5]
References
- ^ "La Tanière du Dragon".
- ^ Barnes, Brooke (2014-11-21). "What I Discovered by Visiting Every Disney Park". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ LeRoy, JT (2005-09-25). "Uncle Walt, Parlez-Vous Français?". T Magazine. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ Schmidt, William (1992-05-24). "Visiting Disney's French Kingdom". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ Shaffer, Joshua C (2021). Discovering the Magic Kingdom: An Unofficial Disneyland Vacation Guide - Second Edition. Synergy Book Publishing. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-9991664-0-6. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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Disneyland Park (Paris)
Attractions
- Liberty Arcade
- Discovery Arcade
- Disneyland Railroad - Main Street Station
- Horse-Drawn Streetcars
- Main Street Vehicles
- Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant
- La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant
- La Tanière du Dragon
- Le Carrousel de Lancelot
- Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains
- Les Voyages de Pinocchio
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- Peter Pan's Flight
- Alice's Curious Labyrinth
- Mad Hatter's Tea Cups
- Disneyland Railroad - Fantasyland Station
- It's a Small World
- Le Pays des Contes de Fées
- Casey Jr. Le Petit Train du Cirque
- Adventureland Bazaar
- Le Passage Enchanté d'Aladdin
- Adventure Isle
- La Cabane des Robinson
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril
- Orbitron - Les Machines Volantes
- Autopia
- Videopolis
- Les Mystères du Nautilus
- Mickey et son Orchestre PhilharMagique
- Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain
- Disneyland Railroad - Discoveryland Station
- Star Tours - L'Aventure Continue
- Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast
- Big Thunder Mountain
- Phantom Manor
- Legends of the Wild West
- Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing
- Disneyland Railroad - Frontierland Depot
- Rustler Roundup Shootin' Gallery
- Disney Stars on Parade
- Disney Dreams!
External links
- Official site
- Discovering the Magic Kingdom: An Unofficial Disneyland Vacation Guide - Second Edition
- Terri Hardin
