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A Disneyland Paris Trip Report
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That makes a lot more sense. It doesn't seem to be running this summer, which is a shame. It's a great space, and deserves a live show.
We went up the Treehouse this time, and determined that the sets and displays matched the structure itself in terms of quality. This is the Swiss Family Treeshouse the way it should be. Great views of the whole park, including another view of the bridge on Adventure Isle that we couldn't find the day before.
And this view of the Hotel Disneyland at the entrance, with the big balloon (PanoraMagique) rising behind it.
Plus this interesting shot...
Then we explored Adventure Isle more, despite the fact that mom and dad's feet were starting to hurt. Aaron enticed us by promising we would find the bridge, which we finally did!
From here, the day took a turn for the annoying.
We decided it was time to try the last roller coaster in the park. I expected something good, as it's height requirement was 54", higher than SM, Crush, or RnRC. What I got from Indiana Jones et Temple du Peril was a 90 second mine train ride with minimal theming and nothing to recommend it. This ride should be removed, plain and simple.
After grabbing fastpasses for Big Thunder, we went back to Main Street to our lunch reservations at Walt's, which is right at the corner of Main Street and the center cross-street.
This restaurant is relatively formal-looking (for a Disney park) and has rooms with artwork related to designing each of the lands in the park. We ate the tomorrowland room, which had drawings of the Hyperion airship, the Nautilus submarine, etc. The decor was nice. The food was also good...upscale table-service. I had roast duck, my wife had risotto, and a very good burger for Aaron. The annoying part was, unfortunately, the service, which made me glad we had gone buffet the previous two days. Our waitress was put off every time we made a request, and visibly rolled her eyes when I asked why it had taken 10 minutes to bring my wife the after dinner coffee she ordered. 10 minutes later when the coffee came, another eye roll followed when I asked for the check.
Undaunted, we were ready to use our Big Thunder fastpasses, only to find the ride down. We explored Frontierland awhile, then decided to hit the Mark Twain. On the way, we noticed people were being evacuated from a train on Big Thunder. This must have been interesting -- remember, the ride is on the island.
The Mark Twain is simlar the big boats at WDW and DL, with narration in French and English. It offers great views of Frontierland, and of the drydock where they were working on its sister ship (Molly Brown). The Keelboats, which are listed as "seasonal" were also not running, despite this being the busiest season for the park.
With Big Thunder still down, we rode Phantom Manor again and explored the cemetery area (Boot Hill) just past it. This is a more extensive version of the graveyard outside the WDW HM. More tombstones, and great detail. I suspect this is a "hidden gem" as its location probably means very few guests venture over.
And this view of the Hotel Disneyland at the entrance, with the big balloon (PanoraMagique) rising behind it.
Plus this interesting shot...
Then we explored Adventure Isle more, despite the fact that mom and dad's feet were starting to hurt. Aaron enticed us by promising we would find the bridge, which we finally did!
From here, the day took a turn for the annoying.
We decided it was time to try the last roller coaster in the park. I expected something good, as it's height requirement was 54", higher than SM, Crush, or RnRC. What I got from Indiana Jones et Temple du Peril was a 90 second mine train ride with minimal theming and nothing to recommend it. This ride should be removed, plain and simple.
After grabbing fastpasses for Big Thunder, we went back to Main Street to our lunch reservations at Walt's, which is right at the corner of Main Street and the center cross-street.
This restaurant is relatively formal-looking (for a Disney park) and has rooms with artwork related to designing each of the lands in the park. We ate the tomorrowland room, which had drawings of the Hyperion airship, the Nautilus submarine, etc. The decor was nice. The food was also good...upscale table-service. I had roast duck, my wife had risotto, and a very good burger for Aaron. The annoying part was, unfortunately, the service, which made me glad we had gone buffet the previous two days. Our waitress was put off every time we made a request, and visibly rolled her eyes when I asked why it had taken 10 minutes to bring my wife the after dinner coffee she ordered. 10 minutes later when the coffee came, another eye roll followed when I asked for the check.
Undaunted, we were ready to use our Big Thunder fastpasses, only to find the ride down. We explored Frontierland awhile, then decided to hit the Mark Twain. On the way, we noticed people were being evacuated from a train on Big Thunder. This must have been interesting -- remember, the ride is on the island.
The Mark Twain is simlar the big boats at WDW and DL, with narration in French and English. It offers great views of Frontierland, and of the drydock where they were working on its sister ship (Molly Brown). The Keelboats, which are listed as "seasonal" were also not running, despite this being the busiest season for the park.
With Big Thunder still down, we rode Phantom Manor again and explored the cemetery area (Boot Hill) just past it. This is a more extensive version of the graveyard outside the WDW HM. More tombstones, and great detail. I suspect this is a "hidden gem" as its location probably means very few guests venture over.
With Big Thunder STILL down, we gave up, and decided we'd ride Buzz Lightyear again. And it was down. The last half of the day just did not go well. We did the Nautilus walk-through, which is fine for what it was...
That left us with a bit of time for looking in shops (didn't buy anything, actually) and walking around the Disney Village, which we hadn't yet done. The Village is located adjacent to the train station and the parks, and has an array of restaurants and a few shops, as well as a movie theater, a bowling alley, an arcade, and a lake with boats and the PanoraMagique balloon. It is a lot more like Anaheim's downtown Disney than WDW's, but really has a different feel. Nothing terribly memorable here, but the restaurants seemed to be doing well.
We grabbed a quick dinner at McDonalds (Aaron's request, 'natch, but he's a good kid, and it was, at least, quick), and then headed for the train station, got our luggage from the locker and walked over to the train for London.
I think that about does it for this trip report. There are more pics in my wdwmagic photo album, if you're interested. I've tried to throw in suggestions and information about the resort, but feel free to ask if I've missed something.
My overall impression is that DLRP is a Disney resort as we are accustomed. Anybody who loves WDW as most of us here do will find DLRP a great experience. The Disney magic is there, and the resort is both familiar and unique at the same time.
That left us with a bit of time for looking in shops (didn't buy anything, actually) and walking around the Disney Village, which we hadn't yet done. The Village is located adjacent to the train station and the parks, and has an array of restaurants and a few shops, as well as a movie theater, a bowling alley, an arcade, and a lake with boats and the PanoraMagique balloon. It is a lot more like Anaheim's downtown Disney than WDW's, but really has a different feel. Nothing terribly memorable here, but the restaurants seemed to be doing well.
We grabbed a quick dinner at McDonalds (Aaron's request, 'natch, but he's a good kid, and it was, at least, quick), and then headed for the train station, got our luggage from the locker and walked over to the train for London.
I think that about does it for this trip report. There are more pics in my wdwmagic photo album, if you're interested. I've tried to throw in suggestions and information about the resort, but feel free to ask if I've missed something.
My overall impression is that DLRP is a Disney resort as we are accustomed. Anybody who loves WDW as most of us here do will find DLRP a great experience. The Disney magic is there, and the resort is both familiar and unique at the same time.
It looks soooooo cool! I wanna go really bad now. :lol:
My favorite part of your report was this:
I love how Captain EO's hand actually came out from the poster and around your son's back for the photo! MAGICAL!!
I actually posed it like that on purpose. When I put the pic in a photo album, it'll be cropped so that you can't see the top of legs under the poster.
BRER STITCH
Well-Known Member
AWESOME report, MichWolv!
Thanks for sharing!
It gives us a good idea of what to expect on our first visit to Paris and DLP next Fall!
Nice job! :sohappy:
Thanks for sharing!
It gives us a good idea of what to expect on our first visit to Paris and DLP next Fall!
Nice job! :sohappy:
Thumbelina
Active Member
Thanks for the report. I enjoyed it. Now im off to go look at your pictures =)
A surprising addendum to this report will be coming soon. I'm off to Europe again for meetings next week, and the DLP Shareholders Club folks were nice enough to schedule a free event at the Studios park to celebrate the opening of Toy Story Playland on the Friday evening after my meetings end at noon. As luck would have it, transport to Paris and the hotel Friday night are more than covered by the fact that flying home on Saturday is cheaper than flying home on Friday, so I finally get to take advantage of a Disney special event!
According to the e-mail confirmation, we get three hours with the new Toy Story attractions, Crush's Coaster, Tower of Terror and Cars Race Rally open. Don't know if there will be any special surprises or treats, but I doubt it given the lack of fee.
I'll post pics and a report in a couple weeks.
According to the e-mail confirmation, we get three hours with the new Toy Story attractions, Crush's Coaster, Tower of Terror and Cars Race Rally open. Don't know if there will be any special surprises or treats, but I doubt it given the lack of fee.
I'll post pics and a report in a couple weeks.
BRER STITCH
Well-Known Member
AWESOME news, MICHWOLV!
Congratulations on your good fortune! Have fun and come back to tell us all about it!
We're loving your pictures!
:wave:
SewIn2Disney
Well-Known Member
Thank you for writing this up! I'm travelling overseas (for the first time ever) in a few months and I'm taking a day or two to go to DLRP---your trip report was a great overview and provided me with more tips then any guidebook could have!
Glad to have helped. Enjoy your trip.
DisneyPrincess5
Well-Known Member
How am I not discovering this until now?!
GREAT TR! Thank you so much for sharing your DLRP trip with us. Disneyland Paris is a destination I may never get to in my life so I always love reading and learning about it! It looks beautiful and fun-glad you enjoyed your trip!
GREAT TR! Thank you so much for sharing your DLRP trip with us. Disneyland Paris is a destination I may never get to in my life so I always love reading and learning about it! It looks beautiful and fun-glad you enjoyed your trip!
Glad you enjoyed the report. I'll be back to DLRP in summer of 2012, I think, once they've added the next new attraction.