Hey guys. Well I'm back from my 5 days at DLRP, with many stories and pics to share with you all! Before I start, a word of advice to anyone flying from Leeds Bradford Airport in the future – never stay at the Britannia Airport Hotel, it's possibly the worst place in the world! Anyway, on with the trip report!
Day 1
So Day 1 started nicely(!) – we had a 4.30am start in order to be at the airport for 5.30. Flight (with Jet2.com) was pleasant enough, even for that time in the morning! We saw the Eiffel Tower from the plane as we landed, and I said to my mum that I'd be more excited when I saw ToT from the bus, upon which she called me "sad". We actually landed at CDG 15 minutes early, however the crush for the VEA shuttle cancelled the time we'd made up out! We finally set off for DLRP at 11.30, having got off the plane at 10.05 – I really don't know why it took so long, as we were on the bus at 11.00. This was the first time I'd done the drive to DLRP with the VEA shuttle, I actually shouted in excitement when I got my first glimpse of ToT through the trees (which prompted my mum to tell me to shut up because I was embarrassing her). We arrived at the Santa Fe by noon, all prepared to have to leave our luggage and go to the park in jeans in 30-degree heat. However we were greeted with a surprise – our room was already ready! This made things so much more pleasant for us, as we could freshen up, change, and go to the park comfortable. So 20 minutes later I was all ready to go, however Mum held us up another half an hour messing about, during which time I was practically hopping from one foot to the other in excitement. Finally, we went to Disneyland Park, walking there through Sequoia Lodge and Disney Village.
So the first thing I wanted to do was show my mum the dragon, as we'd never seen anything similar at DL or WDW. Deciding this would be our first stop, we walked up Main Street to La Tanière du Dragon, where we had our first disappointment of the holiday – he wasn't working! At first I thought he was just taking ages to wake up, then I realised that the roaring soundtrack was playing but he was staying completely still! The odd thing was his eyes were still moving though. Moving on from that minor disappointment, we started in Fantasyland and decided to start the rides with an old classic – Blanche Neige et les Sept Nains! The park seemed unusually quiet for a July day – we only had to wait about 5 minutes. As for the ride itself, well I'd forgotten how scary the forest bit is! It's really not a ride for kids when you think about how dark it is. Next on the list was Les Voyages de Pinocchio – another very dark one really when you think about it, especially the shadow scene of Lampwick turning into a donkey... It was around this point I decided that fairytales are messed up!! Then it was time for my mum's favourite – It's A Small World. We hardly had any wait there either, the park was ridiculously quiet.
After that we were hungry, but thinking we'd be eating a big meal in the evening, we didn't want anything too heavy. On coming out of Small World, we spotted Fantasia Gelati and decided an ice cream was just what we needed. I had tiramisu ice cream, which was AMAZING!! Then we decided to go on the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. This was the first ride we had to actually queue for, even though it was only 15 minutes. We stood there trying to figure out how they worked – Mum swore they were moving on the discs and I swore they weren't! We didn't ever settle the argument... We moved on then to the carousel, where I noticed the actual horses are looking a bit the worse for wear and could really do with a repaint... Although I suppose it would be hard as the whole Fantasyland centrepiece would have to be cordoned off, but I'm sure the disrespectful children trying to actively peel the paint off the horses didn't help!! After quick rides on Le Pays des Contes de Fées and Casey Jr., Le Petit Train du Cirque (which neither of us had been on before and both LOVED!), we thought it was finally time to brave Peter Pan's Flight! On discovering there was a 40-minute wait we thought Fastpass was the way to go. Imagine our surprise when we realised that our Fastpasses, which we got at 4.00, were for 8.00 that night!
We thought then that a change of land was in order, so it was over to the Far West and Frontierland, where our first ride just had to be Phantom Manor. Now my mum had never been on this before, and chose the stretching portrait gallery to discover she's actually afraid of the dark, which was slightly embarrassing when she screamed, and even worse when the ride broke down in the fairground scene!! I seem to remember breeno saying something in his trip report about idiots on Phantom Manor, and unfortunately I had them too. In the doom buggy in front of us there were two boys, probably about 15, who spent the whole ride talking loudly, laughing and screaming in that horrible theatrical way that makes you want to turn round and slap their faces. I leaned round the side of our buggy and told them (in French and probably slightly impolitely!) to "stop being so disrespectful and shut up!".. It quietened them slightly, but they still managed to spoil it for everybody. Idiots. Anyway I finally managed to take a trip onto Boot Hill, which I loved, but how freaky is that beating heart?!
By this time it was 5.30, 25 degrees, and our feet were throbbing. Seeing the Molly Brown on the river just ready to set off inspired us to take a relaxing little boat trip around Thunder Mountain, and I took the opportunity to snap my first pics of the trip!
We then decided to go and stake out our spots for the parade (at 6.10!!). Having studied the parade route beforehand, I knew I wanted to see the Princess stop, and we grabbed the prime spot by the castle. Well, this was where the "rugby scrum" problems started. A particularly obnoxious child pushed me from my position on the kerb into the road - rather than telling her off, her parents just laughed and the CM in front of us gave me an evil look like it was my fault she'd pushed me! My mum was then knocked over by another mother trying to push her two children to the front. I understand they want to see but all they had to do was ask nicely if their children could go in front and we would quite happily have let them. It was just the rudeness that got to me! However, there was one saving grace. A little girl next to me was in such a state, she couldn't see anything, and I felt so sorry for her. So I asked her mother whether she'd like to go in front of me, and they both seemed so grateful – the mother especially, who was thanking me repeatedly for my kindness. Just goes to show that manners are all it takes.
The parade itself was wonderful, and the Princess float stopped RIGHT in front of me, but Snow White got off on the opposite side! I was gutted, and resolved to watch the parade from the opposite side the next day. I also properly smelled the smells of the floats for the first time, and kept getting a good waft of flowers from the Princess float! There's also a new(ish) section after the Dreams of Power float, to replace the Flotsam and Jetsam puppets, which have quite sadly gone.
We were starving afterwards so we got some popcorn (best I've tasted!) and sat in Discoveryland trying to work out where to eat, as we hadn't planned well due to tiredness. As it was nearly time for Peter Pan's Flight, we decided to walk back to Fantasyland and pick something up along the way. After our trip to Neverland we decided to eat at Au Chalet de la Marionnette. Not much to say about it really, it's fast food and pretty disgusting, but it was food and stopped our hunger pangs for a while!
Now, while we were eating dinner, the weather suddenly changed and the heavens opened! Looking to shelter somewhere, I suggested a walk over to Adventureland to try Pirates of the Caribbean, thinking the queue through the castle would keep us dry. We walked over and walked straight on to the ride without even having to wait! By the time we came out of there, the thunder and lightning had started too, leaving Fantillusion for that night hanging in the balance (or so we thought!). We decided to wend our way back towards Main Street, and once we got there, we ran to shelter inside the castle and avoid getting hit by lightning! However, once it got to 10.00 we were kicked out into the elements by the CMs wanting to close Fantasyland, and we got completely soaked through. We decided to wait and see if Fantillusion would go ahead, and amazingly it did, although we got a very short, quick version with no show stops. To add insult to injury, the rain stopped just as Fantillusion finished!
Then it was time for Candleabration and the Enchanted Fireworks, and all I can say is WOW. They were amazing, and I cried and cried!
We got back to the hotel at midnight after a 20-hour day, in bad need of sleep!
Day 2 and Studios coming soon! :D
(Pics will follow when I get them sorted!)
Looking forward to your pics & other days!
Great review, I could almost see myself next to you!
Sorry the dragon wasn't working, it's really quite something, you can see him breathing, his fingers moving, and every now and then he wakes up and moves the head scaring all the little (and not so little) kids! (or maybe they fixed it before you left?)
Brilliant trip report!
Sorry the Dragon wasn't working though!
Can't wait for Day 2! and hopefully some photographs :mrgreen:
great trip report for day 1!!
i must admitt that the popcorn in DLP is the best i have ever eaten too!!
looking forward to day 2!! :D
Disneyland popcorn IS the best lol did you get the 15th anniversary tub?
Great trip report, hope the holiday wasnt too full of disapointments, Cant wait to see photos!!
If you go again, the spot by Bella Notte is a nice spot to stop for the Princess floats, and it's much quieter. That's where I always go for my parade pics these days, although you'd probably be better a bit further up to catch Snow White, as I usually only catch her getting on and off the floats at that point - but I'm perfectly primed for Belle. :lol:
Can't wait to see photos and more of the report!
The dragon wasn't working.....you can't say that...it was just feeling unwell at the time... :wink: :D
[spoiler:1iongffl]Kids read these reports aswell you know... :wink: :mrgreen:[/spoiler:1iongffl]
Great trip report there for Day one Snow White Girl. =D>
As for the heartbeat from within the nameless black tomb, I want to listen to it next time I go, I never knew it had one till about 10 months ago... :lol: :D
Looking forward to Day 2 and the photies when you get them sorted... :D/ :D/
Hey Snow_white_Girl
Great first day report! Read very well and I can't wait to hear more about your trip and see your photos!
I can totally understand what you mean about rude people, who are often parents with children. It was very kind of you to let that little girl in front and i totally agree with you that manners are all it takes!:) I really hope you got to see the dragon working properly over the next few days of your trip! :)
Aveen xxx
Great report:D I have experienced some of those rude people on Phantom Manor too :evil: It started in the stretching room when the light goes out they screamed "ooh, it's just a skeleton hanging another one", and they kept screaming, and making noises through the rest of the ride :x SO DISTURBING! Ruins the ride completely, and the worst about it is, you're lucky if these kind of people aren't on the ride everytime you ride it.
Great report, can't wait for the photos ( as I can't wait another 38 days to take my own !!!!!!).Dont know about you, but I would have stood in Main Street during the thunder and lightening hoping for a great pic of the castle. 8)
Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"Great report, can't wait for the photos ( as I can't wait another 38 days to take my own !!!!!!).Dont know about you, but I would have stood in Main Street during the thunder and lightening hoping for a great pic of the castle. 8)
I know I deffinatly would have! lol it would be an amazing pic!! but probably I would have been struck! and it would be horrible to see something bad happen to the castle ....
So did you check back later to see if the dragon was working again?
Day 1 photos have arrived - I didn't take that many on the first day as I was too busy soaking up all the magic! :wink: Most of these were taken from the Molly Brown :)
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That's all for now! :)
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Whats happened to old joe???? lol :shock:
Great photos Snow_White_Girl! I can't wait to go now :D/ looking forward to part 2! and more piccies :lol:
Quote from: "Futurecastmember"Great report:D I have experienced some of those rude people on Phantom Manor too :evil: It started in the stretching room when the light goes out they screamed "ooh, it's just a skeleton hanging another one", and they kept screaming, and making noises through the rest of the ride :x SO DISTURBING! Ruins the ride completely, and the worst about it is, you're lucky if these kind of people aren't on the ride everytime you ride it.
Try sitting next to people like that on Small World...¬.¬
Great report and photos for day 1 Snow_White_Girl, I'm really looking forward to the rest :)
Brilliant report, can't wait to see more pictures. I love the popcorn in Disneyland too, I don't think i've ever tasted better anywhere else :).
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Whats happened to old joe???? lol :shock:
He's on holidays! :lol:
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Whats happened to old joe???? lol :shock:
He's on holidays! :lol:
awwww bless, hope he has a nice time, shall we expect a trip report? just wondering where does one go? lol
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Whats happened to old joe???? lol :shock:
He's on holidays! :lol:
awwww bless, hope he has a nice time, shall we expect a trip report? just wondering where does one go? lol
Actually I thinks he's gone to see his brother in Florida... :wink: :lol:
Nice shots there Snow White Girl, looking forward to the next lot and the continuation of your saga... :wink: :D
Right, I've been extremely stupid and forgotten to bring my book of notes for my TR back to uni with me *d'oh!!* :shock: ... I've left it at home by accident and can't carry on with the TR till I have it, so until I get it back, here are photos from Day 2 and our first day in the Studios!! :)
The Newport Bay, just thought it was a pretty view!
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And the New York...
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What Lilo was doing on Clarice's float I'll never know!!
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One for Javey!
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I just had to...!
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The significance of this number plate only hit me about 5 minutes after I saw it, and I had to run back to take a pic!!
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Studio 1 - (almost) in all its glory - what a relief!!
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And so concludes the pictures from Day 2 :)
GREAT TRIP REPORT! I love the photos!
absolutely stunning pictures =D> !!! And I love the report of Day 1, looking forward to the next part...
Love the photos !! The best thing is that every trip report I read is getting closer and closer to My Turn :lol:
Ahhh, the all important photies, splendiforous, great show there Snow White Girl, thanks for sharing.... :wink: :D
Thanks for sharing!!!
Great pics, love the ones with Mickey & Cruella!
I just love Disney pics..........thanks for sharing =D>
Epcot_Boy :ears:
Thanks for bringing back the memories with such magical photos =D>
Looking forward to the rest of the report when you get your notes :D
Aww, just went through your pics again. They're so lovely. Thanks again for posting them. :)
Oh my goodness guys, I'm SO sorry this has taken such a long time! I've been so busy the past couple of months with moving out and starting a new job that I've just not found time to write this! I've just found my notes in one of my boxes that still isn't fully unpacked, so I can carry on now, and apologies for the extreme delay... so 2 months later, here's Day 2! :roll:
Day 2
So we had a bright and early start again, we were up at 7.45am as we had an 8.15 breakfast slot booked. Having said that, I'd only had about 4 hours sleep anyway – there were some VERY weird noises in our room keeping me awake! It was almost like knocking on the walls, scared me a little bit!... I didn't really notice the lack of sleep, I was still running on adrenaline and was far too excited about the day ahead. We decided to head to the Studios, and as we walked in, it was just so much of a relief to finally see Studio 1 as it was meant to be seen, without that horrible Cars billboard :) This photo has already been up once but it makes me so happy it deserves a second airing!
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Anyway, the first thing I wanted to catch was Good Morning Walt Disney Studios as I'd never seen it before, and it was a nice little parade to start the day with... I took this opportunity to grab my first character photos of the trip – I managed to get pics with Mickey and a VERY English Cruella, who kept calling everyone "darling"! She was so funny, I went up with my camera and she said "You want my picture? Oh how fabulous darling!" It amused me for hours afterwards!
Then we decided it was time to do Art of Animation, which I love, I just love seeing all the old classics on that big screen in the pre-show.. and I especially love the Animation Academy, I'll quite often sit there for half an hour or more happily drawing away. However, I didn't do that this time as my Mum would have been bored just stood there watching me!.. I then suggested Animagique for our next show, which Mum readily agreed to. She wasn't sure what to expect at all but she loved the Little Mermaid section, and I just loved it all, especially the pink elephants! ;)
We then did the Studio Tram Tour, and I have to say that I was REALLY impressed with Hollywood Blvd. – it wasn't there during my first trip so it was the first time I'd seen it. It really does look great, and makes a much more fitting walk up to the attraction I think.. Anyway, I made the daft mistake of sitting on the left side of the tram, which made for a slightly damp time when we got to Catastrophe Canyon!
Wandering back through the park, I then decided I wanted to try the Flying Carpets as I'd never been on them. However the queue was huge so we got a Fastpass, and decided to go and eat lunch while we waited. We went to Backlot Express, which we enjoyed, and the cheesecake there is amazing! It was Flying Carpets time then so we headed back, and after that we decided to go on Cars Race Rally (I'd never done this before either!). Well, we loved Cars – the pair of us giggled like a couple of little kids the entire way round, it was such fun!
We decided to try and catch Stitch Live next, but on checking the board we found out that the next available English show wasn't for an hour. I decided to take the opportunity to go on a character hunt, and wandered out to the Front Lot for a quick photo with Minnie. Anyway, I was just about to wend my way back when the Toon Train came round the corner, so I decided to try and grab a pic with Stitch, who was on there with Lilo and Chip & Dale. I should have known that it would be a bit of a mission – rather predictably, when Stitch got off the train, he was mobbed, so I gave that up as a lost cause and went after Chip & Dale instead! They seemed to be slightly more interested in running away from all the kids than actually having pictures with them though, and most people got annoyed and gave up in the end, including myself.
Then it was time for what we considered to be the highlight of our day – Stitch Live. This is such a great little show, and a wonderful addition to the Studios. The first little girl Stitch picked on was a scream – he couldn't understand her name so he kept saying "What?!" and the more he said it the louder she shouted it at him; it was hilarious!... Then, with the girl he named the planet after, when he spelled her name wrong, people started sniggering and Stitch looked straight at the audience and said "WHY'S SOMEONE LAUGHING?!?!" We were in complete hysterics, and I was just like a little kid, saying to my mum "How do they DO that?!" :D
After Stitch, we headed for Cinemagique. My mum loved this too, although she didn't like getting wet during the Titanic bit, and I swear I still jump a mile when that sword "comes through" the screen!
Our day at the Studios is nearly concluded... But wait, I hear you cry, you haven't been on some of the best rides!.. Well that may very well be true, Mum and I aren't rollercoaster people – I actually hate that feeling you get in your stomach! – so we avoided Crush's Coaster, the Tower of Terror and Rock N Roller Coaster. We didn't bother with either of the High School Musical shows either – mainly because I can't stand it!
Some of you may remember me telling you about my mum spraining her ankle a week before we left.. It was at this point that her ankle started to act up, so we reluctantly decided to go back to the hotel for a few hours for a rest, and head back in the direction of the parks later for dinner. On the walk back through Disney Village I saw something very ironic that amused me greatly – this sign, I think, would have put an entirely different spin on Mary Poppins! How ironic! ;)
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Of course this prompted Mum and I to start singing "Don't Feed The Birds" like a couple of fools... Well it amused us anyway!
After a quick lie-down at the hotel, we decided to wend our way back for food. I was expecting to go somewhere in Disney Village, but Mum suddenly started dragging me in the direction of Disneyland Park... I kept asking where we were going and she wouldn't tell me – it was only when we got inside the park that I realised I was finally going for dinner at L'Auberge de Cendrillon!! My mum had booked it to say congratulations on my new job and kept it as a surprise – I was SO excited!! It was such an amazing experience – we had Suzy, Perla, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and.........SNOW WHITE! I nearly exploded with excitement at that point! ;)
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The food at the Auberge was lovely, especially the desserts! ;)
We then took some pictures on La Terrasse before going for a wander around Fantasyland, and paying another visit to our dragon friend, who we found to be much more awake this time! :D
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Then we had a quick walk around La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant, where I took some proper time to fully appreciate the effects, like the snoring suits and the red-eyed raven, and got some bird's-eye view pics of the park :)
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We then went to Main Street to grab a spot for Fantillusion, which was the full version complete with show stops as the rain held off! I absolutely LOVED it, even though I was pushed to the back yet again by unruly kids :( I still managed to get a lot of very good pics though! (I'll put them all up tomorrow as there's tons of them!)
By this time, we were so tired I could barely keep my eyes open, so we decided not to stay for Candleabration and the Enchanted Fireworks and beat the crowds for the shuttle bus, so it was back to the Santa Fe for a good night's sleep.
Day 3 coming soon! :)
Thanks for posting part 2 of your report SWG, it's fantastic. I've never seen the bird sign before, that is so ironic, i was laughing so much :lol: I can't wait for the rest (hopefully we won't have to wait another 2 months for it :P ) :wink:
Thanks for sharing that, Snow White Girl! Loved it, and great pictures!! Dinner in L'Auberge looked brilliant, I really need to do that sometime...
Looking forward to your Fantillusion pictures and day 3!!!
Great trip report Snow White Girl. I love the sarcasm, absolutely brilliant.
Well as they say Snow White Girl, better late than never with the second part of your Trip Report... :mrgreen:
And may I add, well worth the wait... =D> =D>
Looking forward to the next installment with more piccies, thanks again for sharing.. :wink: :D
Fantillusion pictures from Day 2 as promised. Some of them aren't that great :( Never mind!
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I'm so happy you are contiuing your trip report :D/ ! Great update and lovely pics. The one where the Dragon "looks" into the camera kinda made me laugh :lol: .
Thanks for sharing the rest of your trip report with us. I enjoyed the report very much. Great pictures by the way.
great trip report Snow White Girl!! loving all the pics!!
Day 3
Fully rested, we awoke bright and early yet again for our second full day at Disneyland Park. However, we were to be unlucky with the weather yet again, and during breakfast, it started to rain! This prompted us to take the shuttle bus to the park, rather than walking through Disney Village as we had the previous two mornings. After a leisurely wander into the park, with stops for a few quick photos along the way, we went straight to a land we'd overlooked on our first day – Discoveryland.
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From there, it was straight on to Star Tours, which still remains one of my favourite rides to this day even if it is looking a little dated now. We then decided to get a Fastpass for Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast and simply soak up the park atmosphere till it was time to ride... So a wander back in the direction of Central Plaza was in order, and imagine how happy I was when I spotted this:
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I didn't try to get any pictures with characters as the Express had already been there a while and there was a mob around even the "unpopular" characters... However, on her way back to the train, Jessie noticed me standing with my camera and posed for a very sweet pic!
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It was then time for one of my favourite rides – Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast. I am absolutely useless at it and I never hit the targets, but it's always such fun to go round. We had lunch at the Cable Car Bake Shop on Main Street, I had the cheesecake I'm so very fond of, which was delicious as usual. It was around this point that I got sick of being rained on, as it had been steadily drizzling all day, so I bought one of those rather sexy yellow ponchos to keep out the rain!
We then decided we wanted to try and see the Tarzan show, so we headed in the direction of Frontierland. Well, this is where I showed myself up horribly, got totally lost and couldn't find the Chaparral Theater (don't ask me how I managed it because even I'm not sure!). The result was we finally got there 5 minutes after the start of the show, so that was a lost cause :( We then wandered back in the direction of Fantasyland to recap some of our all-time favourite rides – namely Blanche Neige et les Sept Nains, It's A Small World and the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. I also managed to snap a quick photo of Cinderella and her Prince on the stage by the castle.
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We then decided we wanted to see the Mary Poppins show at 4, but we had some time to kill before then, so we decided to recap another two favourites, Casey Jr. and Le Pays des Contes de Fees. Well we grossly underestimated the queue for Casey Jr., and ended up in that for 50 minutes, therefore missing Mary Poppins! Undeterred, we decided to try and see Sleeping Beauty at 5, but to pass the next hour we decided that a quick ride on the Disneyland Railroad was in order. We had such a lovely little ride round the park, despite the family from hell in the carriage next to us! However, we were enjoying the scenery so much, we failed to notice we'd missed the Fantasyland stop and it was 4.50! We then had to make an unscheduled exit from the train in Discoveryland, and try and run back to the castle through the crowds to catch Sleeping Beauty, which we then missed anyway! It was at this point that the steady drizzle that had been plaguing us all day finally stopped for a while and the sun came out, but by this time we were hungry so we decided to wander to Disney Village for food. I talked my mum into Cafe Mickey, and I can honestly say we had the best meal of our holiday there – I had the cannelloni and Mum had Pinocchio's Pasta and they were both delicious! I also think it really is the best place to go for character interaction – in the short space of an hour and a half we had Mickey, Baloo, Goofy, Minnie, Smee, Genie and Tigger! I didn't get pictures with all of them unfortunately, some of them seemed reluctant to come to our table, and obviously they were making sure they got round all the children first, which is only fair. Mickey, Baloo and Goofy came however, and Baloo seemed to think it was funny to stand behind my mum doing a little dance, with her completely oblivious – it was hilarious actually! Mickey was the most cheerful I had EVER encountered him, he was skipping all round the place, came over and just plonked himself down next to me for a pic. He even kissed my Mum's hand after she'd taken it! However, I was SO upset when Minnie came to my table, sat down and hugged me... and my Mum had gone to the loo so I had no one to take the picture! :( It would have been a good pic too, never mind!
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We then headed back to the park to catch the Once Upon A Dream parade. After I spent my first watch of this on the first day just soaking it all in, I decided that today was the day for pictures – and I got lots of good ones, including a fair few of my own personal heroine, who was standing right in front of me during the Princess float stop! :D
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This one always makes me laugh!
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"Vous etes aussi une princesse? Enchantee de te rencontrer!" (I love that bit of the OUADP!)
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After the parade, we decided to try Dumbo, as the queue had always been huge when we'd tried before! We had to wait 20 minutes, which was a huge improvement on the other days. We then found ourselves thirsty, so wandered back in the direction of Discovery Arcade for a drink, with a stop for a photo along the way!
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Then it was time for a wander round the Main Street shops, and after a good browse and buying some presents for my cousin's children, we decided to stake out our place for Fantillusion. We got a great spot on Main Street, and some woman even told her kids to move up so I could sit on the pavement, which was a pleasant surprise. I then realised that it was the "family from hell" from our earlier trip on the Disneyland Railroad. My opinion of them changed slightly then! ;) Anyway, they brought some characters out before Fantillusion – Phoebus, Esmeralda and Governor Ratcliffe! I've never seen them in the parks so I was majorly excited!
Another funny pic!
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Then it was time for Fantillusion again, and my pics were much better this time, due to the great view I had. Many thanks to that family! :D
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Then it was Candleabration and the Enchanted Fireworks again, I tried to film it but there were too many people :(.
And so concludes Day 3. Day 4 (last day :() coming soon!
great update though I'm sorry you missed so much stuff. Your pics are amazing!!!
We caught most stuff we missed on the last day anyway :) Only Tarzan fell by the wayside unfortunately!!
Right, I'm still writing up Day 4, but here are the photos in the meantime!!
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One for Javey...with me in my very fetching yellow poncho!! ;)
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I love your pictures SWG, thanks for sharing them :)
great pictures, looking forward to the report :D
Day 4
Well, as today was our last day, we decided to do a half-day in each park. We went to the Studios for the morning, however there was only one thing we wanted to do that we'd missed, which was Moteurs...Action! I never fail to be impressed by this, the drivers are so unbelievably skilled.. Even my mum, who usually doesn't like things like that at all, was incredibly impressed! After the show, we decided another visit to Stitch Live was in order, and we got a very different show than we had the first time. Stitch was definitely funnier on our first encounter ;), but we both still loved it nonetheless. I then realised we'd missed Armageddon out on our first visit to the Studios, so we decided to do that before migrating over to the Magic Kingdom :) I think it's safe to say that my mum wasn't a huge fan of Armageddon, she hates being in total darkness, and of course everything jolting about wasn't helping. She spent the whole show clinging onto me so hard my hand turned white! :D
By the time we finished with Armageddon it was 1.45, so we decided to head over to the Magic Kingdom to catch the 2.00 Mary Poppins show, which we'd missed the day before. We got a prime position, which I was happy about as MP is one of my favourite Disney films. Mary had such a look of Julie Andrews about her too, the likeness was actually uncanny, which pleased me all the more! After the show, I decided I wanted a picture with Mary and Bert, and headed over to where they were doing their meet 'n' greet... It was at this point I discovered that Mary wasn't so much "practically perfect" as "unbelievably stroppy", she ended up storming away from the meet 'n' greet after 5 minutes, though to be fair to her I understood why she was upset as she was being completely mobbed and pushed into the wall! Watching Bert's reaction was funny though, he didn't know what to do! He eventually ran off after her, apologising and saying they'd be back at 3.00. Unfortunately we didn't have time to wait as we had other things we wanted to do :(
By that point we decided we wanted a little something to eat, and Fantasia Gelati was on the agenda once again, but this time it was a crepe, smothered in vanilla ice cream, Chantilly cream and hot chocolate sauce – heaven! :)
We then headed to Alice's Labyrinth for a wander round, and all I can say is I'm so glad they've refurbed it now! It really was looking worse for wear when we were there... Then we had yet another voyage into Le Pays des Contes de Fees; this is a little ride I will NEVER get sick of, I find it so charming and so endearing, and my feet welcomed the rest!
It was then time to reluctantly say goodbye to Fantasyland and head over to Adventureland, where we managed to grab ourselves a front-row seat in a Pirates of the Caribbean boat! Boy, do those drops seem steeper when you're in the front! We then wandered through to Frontierland, I was trying to decide whether I had the guts to brave Big Thunder Mountain (I'm not really a coaster person!), I eventually decided I'd go back later, which didn't really work out, as we had too much to do, so I missed it completely! :x Next time, it's the first thing I go on!!
We decided to head back to Main Street then, where we caught the Characters' Express again. There was no one on it that I wanted for pics though, so we headed through the castle to catch Once Upon A Time Sleeping Beauty. We had a prime position (again!) right in front of the sword, so I managed to get some great photos! It was the same Aurora that I'd met in the Auberge, she was very sweet, and so so pretty! The little show itself made me cry, when she and Prince Philip started dancing....*sniff*
Then it was dinnertime, and tonight it was the turn of Planet Hollywood. I had their LA Lasagna, which was delicious, I could eat it every night and never get bored! Hunger pangs fully satisfied, it was then back to the Magic Kingdom for my last watch of the Once Upon A Dream Parade for this trip :cry: . I grabbed a vantage point just above the stage by the castle, which made for some stunning photos, though at one point I started crying, thinking how it could be a while before I was back... Anyway, I followed the parade round, snapped a few extra pictures of the Dreams of Romance 2 float, my personal favourite, and just soaked up the magic as much as I could before it was back to reality the next day.
Then came one of my favourite parts – SHOPPING! :D We headed out to Disney Village, and I went a bit mad! I'd conserved my spending money so well, then that 2 hours in Disney Village saw me blow the lot! Totally worth it, especially my 4 Princess figurines, which were €8 each and I love them!
Our trip was nearly concluded, however I didn't have time to feel low as we headed back to the Magic Kingdom for Fantillusion, Candleabration and the Enchanted Fireworks.
And like a whirlwind, it was all over :( As we headed towards the shuttle bus, I took one last long look back at the castle, vowing to return in 2009... And I intend to keep that promise.
In the words of one immortal Mouse – "See ya reeeeeeeeeal soon!" :mickey2:
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great conclusion :D ! And a really enjoyable report on the total anyway, so thanks for sharing =D> .
Great end for a great report!!
Thanks Snow White Girl!
Great report SWG, I'm glad you had a wonderful time :)