Dragon's Lair in Sleeping Beauty Castle, Disneyland Paris - Full Experience (La Tanière du Dragon)

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  • čas přidán 29. 09. 2014
  • This is the dragon's lair under Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris - the dragon shows her teeth (and roar) at regular intervals, but is always moving her tail and talons. Also includes a look at the beautiful Castle exterior.
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Komentáře • 175

  • @thespiafangirls1291
    @thespiafangirls1291 Před 5 lety +566

    The fact that imagineers have made something as majestic and terrifying as this makes me even sadder that beastly kingdom doesnt exist

    • @crownedxaxolotl1102
      @crownedxaxolotl1102 Před 4 lety +23

      I'm still mad at Disney for that.

    • @theogpinkyboo
      @theogpinkyboo Před 4 lety +28

      Yeah and now we have pandora instead. I wish they made beastly kingdom :/

    • @allien.777
      @allien.777 Před 3 lety +22

      @@theogpinkyboo same here. I think what they did with Pandora is neat and super well done, but Beastly Kingdom could have been super cool too

    • @theogpinkyboo
      @theogpinkyboo Před 3 lety +5

      Alexandria Nation pandora is amazing but I really wish we got beastly

    • @tomgambaro4684
      @tomgambaro4684 Před 3 lety +13

      Maybe they can turn the abandoned river boat ride into beastly kingdom that way they can see dragons, unicorns, griffins, krakens and much more as they hoped they would in the first place

  • @Pamview
    @Pamview Před 7 lety +522

    Don't be fooled. In real life this dragon is much more realistic and scarier. I still get scared approaching it and I'm 21! My first experience with it was when I was 8 and I straight up cried the whole time 😂

    • @savdes14
      @savdes14 Před 6 lety +13

      I'm 21 and just watching the video I know it would probably freak me out in person too

    • @Lilpalazzo
      @Lilpalazzo Před 5 lety +5

      SAME!!!!

    • @evabakker
      @evabakker Před 5 lety +6

      Hahaha same! That dragon is straight up scary.

    • @kronklybutcooler
      @kronklybutcooler Před 4 lety +3

      Never been there but is it scary because it so much bigger than you?

    • @deanangell3839
      @deanangell3839 Před 4 lety +2

      P V same here

  • @Zack-vs3rc
    @Zack-vs3rc Před 8 lety +184

    I got to meet Terri Harden, the Disney imagineer who got design and create this attraction. Insane amount of detail and devotion to her work, when she was describing it I had to go online and check it out.

  • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
    @nicholaslienandjaja1815 Před 3 lety +242

    Fun fact: This dragon is NOT meant to be Maleficent. According to the backstory of the attraction, the dragon (who happens to be male) was adopted by Merlin when it was still an egg to guard his magic shop.

    • @Nephrite_Harmony
      @Nephrite_Harmony Před 2 lety +14

      the one thing that would make everything much better is if american DLR recreated this same dragon but made it into maleficent herself to fit with the theming

    • @Anakinsangel85
      @Anakinsangel85 Před 2 lety +5

      That’s a missed opportunity for it not to be maleficent

    • @nicholasmaddocks7545
      @nicholasmaddocks7545 Před 2 lety +11

      Personally, I enjoy the story with Merlin adopting the dragon more.

    • @eileenblodgett2554
      @eileenblodgett2554 Před 2 lety +9

      Why does the sign have Maleficent ears on it then?

    • @AlishaLPS
      @AlishaLPS Před rokem +4

      I think you mean horns, not ears

  • @HyperPopzchannel601
    @HyperPopzchannel601 Před 7 lety +226

    I remember when I was younger my dad took me down here and told me that this dragon ate children for his dinner and I was next 😂

    • @Patriesje
      @Patriesje Před 5 lety +5

      Same, but my grandpa told me😂. Nightmares for life!

    • @draperpj
      @draperpj Před 3 lety +2

      That's the most Dad thing a dad could say.

  • @Luschan
    @Luschan Před 2 lety +50

    Looking this up on a whim, I found out it was designed by a person named Terri Hardin. I looked her up, and found out that she’s designed an astounding amount of amazing puppets and effects. The stillsuits in Dune, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (and other Ghostbuster puppets), the Flintstones movie, Captain EO… that’s just a fraction of what she’s done.
    She also designed a ton of iconic Disneyland costumes and ride characters. It’s hard to believe one person could accomplish so much.

  • @dlrp-fans
    @dlrp-fans Před 9 lety +254

    This Dragon has been there since the beginning

    • @marcvankan1964
      @marcvankan1964 Před 9 lety +3

      Prachtig mooi

    • @alyandaj55
      @alyandaj55 Před 6 lety +12

      ye, i remember when i was a kid and went there and i was terrified of that dragon

    • @abcdefghiijk8043
      @abcdefghiijk8043 Před 6 lety +7

      Its was black before tho

    • @annabellelecter1926
      @annabellelecter1926 Před 5 lety +17

      They built around her because she refused to move.

    • @draconusfrigidus
      @draconusfrigidus Před 4 lety +12

      Allegedly in the beginning, the dragon also breathed fire at the guests when it woke up. Sadly that feature got removed for safety reasons soon after.

  • @AoiUsagiOtoko
    @AoiUsagiOtoko Před 2 lety +26

    the design and movement on this thing are absolutely gorgeous, it's a lot more lifelike than you'd expect! i feel like i'd be terrified being in the same room as this dragon but watching it from a safe distance i'm mesmerized 😍

  • @kaitlynreynolds5192
    @kaitlynreynolds5192 Před 4 lety +30

    Wow the way it wakes up and roars makes it look almost real! It's beautiful in a way

  • @TheIndependentLens
    @TheIndependentLens Před 6 lety +72

    I dig how you slowly walked down the tunnel. It gave it some ominousness. Maybe I've watched too much "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter?" The dragon looks fantastic!

  • @danielfwiersema9427
    @danielfwiersema9427 Před 4 lety +29

    Her wings flap too. She's gorgeous!!!

  • @pocketcat9049
    @pocketcat9049 Před 3 lety +17

    When I was little I used to stand there, waiting for the dragon to roar for hours. I can’t wait to spend my time staring at a dragon animatronic all day.

  • @ThemeParkCrazy
    @ThemeParkCrazy Před 3 lety +45

    May I use this footage in a video Im making about the scariest Disney animatronics? I will give your channel full credit.

  • @skullydynamo7159
    @skullydynamo7159 Před 6 lety +25

    2:15 Dragon: SHUT UUUUUUUUP I'M TRYING TO TAKE A NAP!!!

  • @ninokadic
    @ninokadic Před 4 lety +19

    I remember going here but the gate was closed but there was a jewelry shop inside the castle and behind it a small door, and the curious little me went back there and saw it and shitted himself went back out quicker then i got in lmao

  • @alexgremlin3680
    @alexgremlin3680 Před 2 lety +24

    I saw this as a kid in my only visit to Disneyland and LOVED it! This guy's been in my memories ever since and it's still in my memory to this day and I know deep down, I'm gonna have a new encounter with this magnificent predator.

  • @eurossocial
    @eurossocial Před 8 lety +68

    This is super awesome!! But it doesn't move his tail. It would be great to splash his tail in the water.

    • @osh-dy6tc
      @osh-dy6tc Před 7 lety +5

      she*

    • @eurossocial
      @eurossocial Před 7 lety +3

      Josh Dohme, Perhaps it is a Male dragon. hehehe :-)

    • @osh-dy6tc
      @osh-dy6tc Před 7 lety +5

      eurossocial in sleeping beauty the evil queen turns into a dragon so its a female

    • @sweentnsour8824
      @sweentnsour8824 Před 7 lety +11

      Josh Dohme well, it isn't specifically stated that it's maleficent. While it IS sleeping beauty's castle, the dragon has no resemblance to maleficent's dragon form. Even with the horns on the sign in the front.

    • @cicide1997
      @cicide1997 Před 7 lety +5

      It's Merlin's Dragon :)

  • @CelestialDarkness45
    @CelestialDarkness45 Před 9 lety +220

    disneyland has a new fantasmic dragon, disneyland paris has this badass dragon, and we have.....a head on a stick. when are we going to get a new dragon? it's not fair.

    • @davidthomas4250
      @davidthomas4250 Před 9 lety

    • @HauntFreak13
      @HauntFreak13 Před 9 lety +45

      CeletialDarkness Your dragon budget is going to the new Frozen ride.

    • @evaramsey1736
      @evaramsey1736 Před 9 lety +1

      ThatHauntFreak2 FROZEN RIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

    • @SlytherinYourBed
      @SlytherinYourBed Před 9 lety +19

      Frozen is old and boring..

    • @HauntFreak13
      @HauntFreak13 Před 9 lety +38

      SlytherinYourBed
      I wouldn't say Frozen is old, maybe stale at this point. Don't get me wrong, Frozen wasn't a bad movie and the music IS good (with the exception of "Fixer Upper") but the way it's being shoved down our throats in the parks is ridiculous and has made a lot of people sick of it.

  • @maslover12
    @maslover12 Před 5 lety +19

    This is my first time even knowing that this exists and IT IS AMAZING! I NEED TO GO TO DISNEYLAND PARIS MAINLY FOR THIS😱

  • @danmakingstuff8392
    @danmakingstuff8392 Před 3 lety +5

    The chap that did all the lights and metalwork just did a video on how he and his mum and dad made them. He's called Craig Jones and it's on his Doghouse Customs channel.

  • @animefan77
    @animefan77 Před 5 lety +8

    This dragon looks so intimidating and so darn cool!

  • @Keepscrolling1
    @Keepscrolling1 Před 5 lety +34

    Wtf I have been there 15 times and I never knew this existed 😱 I’m going there tomorrow

    • @dragonsticknodes
      @dragonsticknodes Před 2 lety

      Well how much is it

    • @Keepscrolling1
      @Keepscrolling1 Před 2 lety

      @sTaTiiC_Upsurge I’m a Khaleeji so our salaries and currency is pretty high. I’m a middle class person in my country but rich when I travel

  • @SledgeNE
    @SledgeNE Před 8 lety +45

    When i was there, in 1994, the Dragon was black. I have two photos from that time in not so good quality. I have a big fear about animatronics. I was not on the Nautilus.

    • @naomi9627
      @naomi9627 Před 8 lety +7

      I was there in 2007 and it was black. It's black in the movie.

    • @raniwasacyborg
      @raniwasacyborg Před 7 lety +6

      I knew I didn't just dream that! I must have been around 10 when my family first went there in the 90s, and I'm sure it was darker in the cave with a black dragon! (It seemed bigger, too, but that was probably just because I was a fairly short kid) I think my parents still have an old and grainy photo somewhere...

    • @SatanenPerkele
      @SatanenPerkele Před 7 lety +3

      And I am pretty sure it also came out smoke from the dragons mouth!

    • @abcdefghiijk8043
      @abcdefghiijk8043 Před 6 lety +2

      Satanen Perkele yup it was stopped due to people like me (asthmatics)sorry👌

    • @internetkurator9256
      @internetkurator9256 Před 4 lety +1

      I was in 1994 and it looked like this tho..

  • @ariessummer__3641
    @ariessummer__3641 Před 4 lety +12

    I remember going there when I was little it actually breathed fire traumatised me

  • @Scorpionspear77
    @Scorpionspear77 Před 3 lety +6

    This being near Sleeping Beauty Castle got me thinking- what if that’s Maleficent, trapped in a smaller dragon form and still healing from the battle against Phillip and the many other good forces she’s failed to destroy?

  • @thetransparentlady
    @thetransparentlady Před 2 lety +8

    Weird childhood storytime: my parents took us for a holiday to Disneyland when I was 4, and I became absolutely enamoured with this dragon. For the duration of the trip, first thing I wanted to do was go say good morning to my dragon friend, and before the park closed I had to go say good night. Last thing I did when we left was go say goodbye, and I bawled my eyes out, promising I would never forget my friend and I would come back one day. The dragon/Maleficent became my imaginery friend for the rest of my childhood.
    I'm uncertain if my dragon phase predated this event or if this is what kickstarted it, but surprising no one, I grew up to be a ridiculously huge fantasy nerd.
    (Also yes, I have been to Disneyland two times since, and I have indeed always made sure to pop by and say hi)

    • @omobutunironically6744
      @omobutunironically6744 Před 2 lety

      Me too! I lived in fr and visited the dragon frequently because i loved him so much as a kid🥰 he was very scary though and i would always dash out whenever he begun moving when i was little 🤣 I would wait for my father to give me the go ahead that he was back to sleep and i could come back and admire him again 😅

    • @weownthisknight6766
      @weownthisknight6766 Před 9 měsíci

      this is so wholesome thank you sm for sharing this

  • @MrFreddieComedy
    @MrFreddieComedy Před 6 lety +13

    Me when woken up after a long night of drinking...

  • @MrDisneyfanman
    @MrDisneyfanman Před 9 lety +1

    Awesome video!

  • @ricardosaucedo2298
    @ricardosaucedo2298 Před 2 lety +9

    Sadly this’ll be the closest we get to seeing Beastly Kingdom to ever become a reality 😔

  • @emperordalek102
    @emperordalek102 Před 4 lety

    I love this bit of the park

  • @skelo9033
    @skelo9033 Před 5 lety +9

    That dragon has a human skeleton.oh really,you could do that but you couldn’t put dead knights around dragons cove on the old animal kingdom boat ride.

  • @elijahglasser1421
    @elijahglasser1421 Před 2 měsíci

    Very incredible

  • @tropicoqueen4989
    @tropicoqueen4989 Před 7 lety +1

    Devastated I missed this!!

  • @ashleyhyatt6319
    @ashleyhyatt6319 Před 4 lety

    Very cool!

  • @go4aneclaire
    @go4aneclaire Před 7 lety +39

    Shhhh, it's okay. I'm here to help. Don't eat the help.

    • @mmwpro63
      @mmwpro63 Před 7 lety

      Just saw that episode for the first time a week ago!

  • @tylerdaise4366
    @tylerdaise4366 Před 6 lety +3

    disney world should make one for the 50th anniversary and disneyland california to

  • @galaxypastel6043
    @galaxypastel6043 Před 9 lety +1

    holy majoyley this is awesome

  • @Long-HairedLuigi
    @Long-HairedLuigi Před 2 lety +1

    Did they remake the dragon? I ask because I once saw footage around 15 years ago, & I could have sworn that it was the Malificent dragon chained up...

  • @erichsteinle8492
    @erichsteinle8492 Před 6 lety

    Mouse steps | So good

  • @Geminirose-sz3pc
    @Geminirose-sz3pc Před 6 lety +1

    Lol dragons like " SHUT THE HELL UP, TRYING TO SLEEP"

  • @kingrahzar9351
    @kingrahzar9351 Před 6 lety +2

    somehow i think this was one the attractions that was supposed to be feature at disney's animal kingdom

  • @halah7991
    @halah7991 Před 5 lety

    How can i get there?

  • @sushigurl28
    @sushigurl28 Před 5 lety +3

    I want to go, solely to see that dragon.

  • @PipinhoSnow
    @PipinhoSnow Před 6 lety

    Love Disney Paris :)

  • @diegocacho3420
    @diegocacho3420 Před 4 lety +1

    Cool dragon, but the greatest animatronic dragon is none other then Vermithrax Pejorative, from a movie from the 80's called: "DragonSlayer"

  • @ThisIsReadyMade
    @ThisIsReadyMade Před 7 lety +2

    Should be one in Disney World.

  • @alyandaj55
    @alyandaj55 Před 6 lety +2

    i remember when i was a kid and went there. I was terrified when i saw that dragon lol

  • @colorbar.s
    @colorbar.s Před 4 lety

    if you think this one is cool check out the dragons in the Efteling theme park

  • @fayyriii
    @fayyriii Před 3 lety

    I didn't even know this was there, i really gotta look better when im going to disneyland again

  • @captainwolf348
    @captainwolf348 Před 7 lety

    Disneyland and Disney world need to this for their castles

    • @LisaF777
      @LisaF777 Před 6 lety +2

      Mr.WolfKING 43 It WAS in the castle in Paris in the late 90s. It was TERRIFYING!! I'm 24 now and can still rember!

  • @rabbitofwisdom8385
    @rabbitofwisdom8385 Před 5 lety +1

    That dragon is so adorable imma go there and say hi even though it’s not real

  • @gojirashea2020
    @gojirashea2020 Před 3 lety +2

    I honestly tried to stay quiet when I saw this dragon so I didnt wake it up when I was a kid.

  • @gokaury
    @gokaury Před 6 lety +6

    Defunctland brought me here.

  • @Ethan839
    @Ethan839 Před 5 lety +1

    Imagine this but in WDW Fantasmic
    (I say WDW because they really need a dragon..)

  • @niraviloria8500
    @niraviloria8500 Před 4 lety

    Is that maleficent

  • @sophiex7869
    @sophiex7869 Před 6 lety +3

    i was petrified when i went to disneyland and saw this, so creepy

  • @andywood5699
    @andywood5699 Před rokem

    Walt Disney would have loved this.

  • @millywillson4702
    @millywillson4702 Před 4 lety +1

    Fantasy is slowly coming to life I hope in 50 years we can build a place like Westworld but instead of Western it's fantasy and we can build host dragons. Host means robot by the way in the westworld show.

  • @tinker.belle.501.
    @tinker.belle.501. Před 6 lety +2

    That. Dragoness, is. Scary.

  • @narottamcecil1803
    @narottamcecil1803 Před 2 lety +1

    I was expecting it was going to breathe fire, does it?

    • @omobutunironically6744
      @omobutunironically6744 Před 2 lety

      It used too! It was stopped bc it was too scary for guests and was causing problems ie heart/panic attacks and some good old code 2’s, was changed to breathing smoke for awhile and the actions were slowed so that it spent more of its time resting than awake and moving to scare guests. Eventually it finally blew its last plume of smoke and was stopped due to actual health hazards this time(asthma) and was slowed even more. I hope that one day the dragon gets revitalized and will be displayed in its full fire breathing radiance!

  • @kellenvanberkum3119
    @kellenvanberkum3119 Před 2 lety

    Imagine Dirk the daring meeting the sleeping beauty

  • @loupnoir7924
    @loupnoir7924 Před 5 lety +3

    J'en avais peur quand j'étais petit !!

  • @Enakyf
    @Enakyf Před rokem +3

    Danirep tenía razón da un poco de miedo xd

  • @kylecassidy8302
    @kylecassidy8302 Před 3 lety

    I had no idea this existed and I’ve been twice

  • @lilstxrzz
    @lilstxrzz Před 2 lety +1

    nah man this looks terrifying

    • @LisaF777
      @LisaF777 Před rokem

      It is! As I child I was TERRIFIED!

  • @fantasmomedrano601
    @fantasmomedrano601 Před 10 měsíci

    Um... I see some bones near the dragon's head... 😟😨

  • @ethanmalandain3072
    @ethanmalandain3072 Před 2 měsíci

    I was 8 when i saw it
    I didn't though it was scary, i though that dragon was beautiful

  • @natileesherwood763
    @natileesherwood763 Před 4 lety

    This is me when I only get 2 hours of sleep

  • @AlexielHellsing2
    @AlexielHellsing2 Před 4 lety

    I miss the smoke and dark lighting. Don't get me wrong, it's an impressive animatronic but I think it lost some of its bite.

    • @omobutunironically6744
      @omobutunironically6744 Před 2 lety +1

      You will be very sad to learn that he used to breathe fire and there were no lights beside some hidden from view in the pond 🥲

  • @busyabusina902
    @busyabusina902 Před 2 lety

    🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @Alf-gm7tf
    @Alf-gm7tf Před 2 měsíci

    Anyone else used to think this thing was real as a kid?

  • @Walker983
    @Walker983 Před 2 lety

    In my day we had the Submarine Ride Sea Serpent . . . this is better!

  • @EastyEnt3
    @EastyEnt3 Před 5 lety +1

    Nooooope

  • @kingofws5310
    @kingofws5310 Před rokem

    Me who visited disneylamd paris for the second time yesterday and missed the dungeon twice😂

  • @ChoccyMonster16
    @ChoccyMonster16 Před 8 lety +3

    Isn't it La Caniere du Dragon? 99% sure caniére is French for cave :P

    • @UberGuGu
      @UberGuGu Před 8 lety +5

      +ChoccyMonster16 Nope, it's la Tanière. Which is the french word for Lair :)

    • @ChoccyMonster16
      @ChoccyMonster16 Před 8 lety

      Oh...right...whoops...

    • @UberGuGu
      @UberGuGu Před 8 lety

      +ChoccyMonster16 No problem, and the french word for cave is "grotte".

    • @ChoccyMonster16
      @ChoccyMonster16 Před 8 lety

      +UberGuGu Cool :) Thanks

  • @lorirenee4567
    @lorirenee4567 Před 6 lety

    Anyone else getting Merlin vibes (from the TV show) or is it just me?

  • @happymouth9318
    @happymouth9318 Před 6 lety +1

    That don't look like Maleficent

    • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
      @nicholaslienandjaja1815 Před 3 lety +1

      Because it's not. The backstory for this attraction is that this is a dragon adopted by Merlin when it was an egg to guard his magic shop. My guess is that the dragon is meant to guard the shop from Madam Mim (and my head canon is that Arthur also helped Merlin to train and take care of him).

  • @laurenhunt8409
    @laurenhunt8409 Před rokem

    I’m here to help you. Don’t eat the help.

  • @Jay-qh6uv
    @Jay-qh6uv Před 3 lety

    Leave it alone it’s tryna fucken sleep god damn y’all

  • @creepypastamansion
    @creepypastamansion Před 2 lety

    seeing this makes me so angry that they spent millions on pandora at animal kingdom and not on beastly kingdom :’]

    • @omobutunironically6744
      @omobutunironically6744 Před 2 lety

      Exactly, whenever people start talking about the money and time spent on the stupid avatar animatronic seen for 0.2 seconds on a dumb boat ride i cry in horror.

  • @guizmocattttt
    @guizmocattttt Před 4 lety

    Sit dawn potatoes

  • @kaiju3410
    @kaiju3410 Před 3 lety

    I wish they had this at disney land California