245: From D23 to the Moon

Did you set a 4:00 AM alarm just to watch corporate announcements live from Anaheim? Beth certainly did! Grab a warm blanket, settle onto the couch, and join us for an unscheduled, emergency episode of Dedicated to DLP as we react to all the DLP-adjacent news from the D23 Horizons Showcase. While Vanessa was away, our brilliant pal Marq joined the hot seat to sort through what was worth the hype and what was just a late-night fever dream ✨

We are skipping the line-by-line news recaps you can find anywhere else on the internet and jumping straight into the deep end: what do these massive announcements actually mean for the future of Disneyland Paris? From the sheer scale of the upcoming Lion King log flume expansion coming to Adventure World to a brand-new daytime parade rolling down Main Street, there is plenty to chew on. But as exciting as those reveals were, nothing could have prepared us for the bombshell dropped about Discoveryland 🚀

When Neil Patrick Harris handed the stage over during the showcase, nobody expected an announcement that would send nostalgic shockwaves straight through the entire DLP fandom! That is right—the rumors are real, and a long-standing fan favorite is officially making its heroic return. We dissect every detail of the official press release, from retro-futuristic steampunk aesthetics to queue redesigns and the return of an iconic, remastered orchestral soundtrack. But it does not stop there. Putting on our cutest detective hats, we unpack a hidden detail spotted in the official concept art that could hint at an even bigger thematic restoration for Discoveryland 🎧

Is Imagineering quietly preparing to heal the land's narrative soul, or are these just wild fan-conspiracy theories? Plus, we tackle the massive elephant in the land (and we are NOT talking about Dumbo!)—what does all of this mean for the future of Autopia, and could a certain subterranean Jules Verne legend be waiting in the wings? Tune in to Episode 245 to hear all of our hot takes, wild theories, and quite a few bad jokes 🎆

🎵 Featured Music Note: Stay tuned after the show's outro to listen to the song "Always" by John Wiliams. Background Note: Among the music created for the original De la Terre à la Lune attraction, the main theme was composed by Steve Bramson and inspired by Williams in a grand Hollywood style. In the queue line and surrounding areas of the attraction, guests could hear a calmer version of the main theme titled "Impressions," as well as excerpts from iconic film soundtracks like Always, The Discovery, Krull, and The Rocketeer.