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Hey guys, got back from Disneyland yesterday! Unfortunately, I had a terrible time =( Disney itself was fantastic as usual and I really miss it but the company I went with turned out to be bad. She left me alone in the parks twice for 5 hours a time, ignored me, was rude to me and the castmembers and was very horrible about me. To put a long story short, I found out on our last night before we were supposed to go for dinner at the Rainforest Cafe, that the girl I was with had been slagging me off all week to another friend VIA text message which I happened to see when checking the time on her phone (she had stupidly left it on the messages). The messages were extremely hurtful and knocked my confidence, enough tat I'd rather not repeat even the tame ones, but basically we are not friends anymore. I confronted her and left the hotel to cool off for a bit, came back to find her suitcase and passport gone with no note. Not even any decency to tell me where she was, even after messages and calls to her phone. I found out after my flight yesterday that she had gotten a flight home Thursday night, essentially ABANDONING me in a foreign country. I have told her to never contact me again. So, for my report, some of the photos are cropped and I will not make any mention of her, even though there were things we did together. I will add day one as soon as my photos are ready =)

What a shame about the so called friend you went with, some people can be so cruel. Looking forward to your report tho and photos.  ;D

Yes lovindisney87, I'm still in shock. we were friends for 10 years. I have no idea what I did to deserve it all but know I am better off.

Yeah defo, you don't need people like that in your life. Hope it hasn't put you off another trip tho lol  :)

Definitely not! If anything, I fell even more in love with the parks =) Got to explore everything when I was by myself and actually take it all in. No trip for a few years now though, me and my boyfriend are off to Disney World, Florida in 3 years for my 30th! Will be worth it but I'll miss it!

That is terrible.  :o. I hope you managed to enjoy Disneyland.

Quote from: Rapunzel1 on March 28, 2015, 09:07:21 PM
That is terrible.  :o. I hope you managed to enjoy Disneyland.

It was slightly ruined admittedly, but I made the best of it and still love it as much as i do..she can't take that away from me =)

I am so sorry to hear that!  Especially after you spent so much time looking forward to it!  Try as best you can to keep a few nice memories,  and if at all possible get a cheap couple of nights and get eurostar when it diary becomes availabilities for sixty quid or whatever and get yourself some nice uncorrupted memories!

You were so looking forward to your trip too :(
You'll have gotten to see the park in a whole new light now by being by yourself though :)
Glad it hasn't dampened your spirits on Disneyland  ;D

Terrible to read what happened. Hope you found some comfort in the parcs. Don't let your selfconfidence be changed by this: some people are not worth your energy or don't deserve to have any impact of what you think of yourself. I hope you keep looking forward to your trip to DWF!

Day one

Up at 4:30am to get ready to go to airport! I was really tired but I always find that every time I go on holiday I can hardly sleep in excitement and I seem to last the whole day even on hardly no sleep. Anyway, it was easy to get up and I was ready by 5:15am. I was picked up from my house and drove to Birmingham airport. Got there about 6am and parked up and headed straight to Frankie and Benny's for breakfast. As usual, it was delicious and the service, even at such an early time when everyone is sleepy, was really quick and my waitress was lovely. Checked in after breakfast and was through security by 7:45am. Didn't really look around duty free as I didn't know if I would be paid by my new job on the 27th and didn't know if I could afford anything. Went to Wetherspoons for a quick lemonade and then it was time to board. The flight was really fast and was half an hour early into Paris which only meant more time in the parks =D Border control was pretty fast too with no problems and when I got to the VEA stand the bus was there and waiting to go...couldn't have timed it more right! I got on straightaway and within a few minutes, was on my way to the resort. Finally got to the Sequoia Lodge at about 1:30pm Paris time and oh my god, it was beautiful! I'd seen it on my last trip but stayed at the Santa Fe so it was surreal getting off there. Checked in, though my room wouldn't be ready until 3pm so I checked my luggage into the baggage area of the hotel and went out for the afternoon!

Decided to head to Studios to ride Tower of Terror. I had to queue a little but that was to be expected as I'm sure I read on here that there was some sort of National Day or two in France meaning the parks would be busier on the Monday and Tuesday of my trip. After the Tower, I headed to the Rock and Roller Coaster and was so pleased to find that they had fixed the speakers in the trains. The last two times I found you could hardly hear the music on the ride but this time it was a lot louder (not unbearably loud) and it made the whole ride so much better. After this, I thought I'd do Crushes Coaster as that is always a long wait, but I only had to wait for around 40 minutes which wasn't bad at all. I absolutely love this ride and was so glad to hear the 'Rip it, roll it, punch it!' in the queue inside, it made me so happy! After that it was close to 4:30 and Animagique was about to start so naturally headed on in. It was the first time seeing the show and it was so good! Had a dance in my seat in the Jungle Book and Lion King bits and couldn't help but sing loudly to Under the Sea.

After Animagique, I decided to head on back to the hotel and check our room out. Picked up my luggage and went to get the room key and then headed to the lodge. I was put in the Monterey Lodge which seemed like a long way from the Village on the maps but it actually turned out to be a really short walk and a lot shorter than the Santa Fe. The room was lovely! I really liked the Bambi theme and the size of the room. I also had a view of the river which was really nice. Tidied myself up after a day of travelling and doing a bit of the Studios and changed and then went to Planet Hollywood for dinner. I ended up having the fajita's...I'm not a fan of stuff like sour cream and guacamole and cheese and the waitress was really accompanying for it and bought me a huge bowl of free Mexican rice to make up for not having the accompaniments, which I thought was so nice. Here are a couple of photos from the meal.



After food, I decided to go back to the hotel and call it a night. Travelling and being up so early had left me tired and I wanted to be wide awake ready for the first day back in the Magic Kingdom...I was so excited!

Thank you all so much for your comments! It's such a shame that this all happened but I would rather know than carry on a friendship that was actually only one sided! Disneyland Paris will always be a magical place AND I MET RAPUNZEL! So one dream came true =D Will post the photos when I get to that day in the report =) Again, thank you. I'm still in shock and really upset still, so your lovely comments are doing wonders right now.

I am so sorry to hear what had happened, stormflm595! :( I hope you are doing ok, I know it is no consolation but at least you were in the most magical place on earth so you could (hopefully) easily take your mind off things <3 I am glad to hear that it hasn't negatively influenced your view on DLP in any way. Looking forward to reading the rest of your report :)

I'm sad to hear about you friend. Bad behaviour of her.
But you report for day one is nice.

Hi, I'm so sorry :( was it the same friend you went with last time (I read that report recently and loved it!)

We met rapunzel last time and she was amazing! Can't wait to read the rest of your report x

Sad to hear about this :( you don't need people in your life like that, on the plus side you were in a magical place to cheer you up, look forward to reading the rest of your report :)

Great first day but I'm really shocked by what happened to you and I hope that you are doing ok. It must be awful but you should never let people make you lose your confidence. It's good you've got your holiday to Florida to look forward to with your boyfriend. I'm positive however that this will be her loss and not yours x

Ahh that sounds absolutely terrible! Feel so sorry for you Stormflm she sounds like a right weirdo!  You've always seemed like such a lovely lass from all your posts you don't deserve to be treated that way! I'm actually shocked! I'm so happy it didn't spoil your time in the Park though, can't wait to read the rest of your report  :) xx

Glad to hear the bad experience with this sorry excuse for a human being didn't ruin your love for Disney!
And that you managed to have fun on your own also.
Its such a horrid thing she did, and I hope you never have to go through something ever again!

Awwwww, that is really upsetting and as everyone else is saying she obviously doesnt deserve to have a friend in you...
Im looking forward to reading the rest of the report and Im stoked you got to meet Rapunzel!!!!
I will write my report at some point... you have shamed me into it!!!!
Chin up. x

Thank you all for your lovely replies! Onto day two!

Day Two

Up bright and early ready for the 7am breakfast slot! Luckily I decided to wash my hair before the trip so I wouldn't have to worry about it throughout most of the week. It only took me about half an hour to get completely ready with bag packed for the day. Got to breakfast at around 7:10am and we were seated straightaway with no queue. Filled up on cereal and yogurt as sweet things like croissants in the morning always make me feel slightly queasy for a while! I left for the park at around 7:45am. I was hoping to get some new Minnie ears before entering the park (I had really taken a shine to the sequinned ones) but the shops in the Village didn't open until 9am so instead I just checked out the displays of windows as I walked through. I arrived at the Disneyland Hotel at just before 8am and had the obligatory standing in front of the Hotel picture!


I was one of the first through the gates and squealed a little in excitement at seeing the Swing Into Spring sign. It was so pretty. Here's another picture!


I called into one of the small shops right at the top of Main Street USA to look for the sequinned Minnie ears but again, I couldn't find them. So I walked along to the gazebo and saw the castle for the first time in months and suddenly became full of emotion with the music and the smells and sights and started to cry! Happy tears mind! Goofy, Pluto and Mickey and Minnie were doing EMH meet and greets...I decided to meet Mickey and Minnie as I'd met Pluto and Goofy on the previous trip and had never met Minnie. The queue was already building when I joined it but I didn't have to wait too long before I met them both! I love the little kiss noises they make when you give them a hug and they kiss you on the cheek hehe!




After meeting Mickey and Minnie I had a wander down Main Street and headed straight for Fantasyland. Of course, the first thing I did was go upstairs to the Sleeping Beauty chamber and had a look at the beautiful stained glass windows and the details. I never noticed how beautiful the ceiling is! Check it out next time you all go! Then I went down to pay Maleficent a visit, something else I really love about our beautiful park. I headed into Fantasyland and decided to go on the Pinocchio ride. After this I then headed straight to Peter Pan's Flight...amazing as always! The Princess Pavilion reservation queue was just opening so jumped in straightaway. Had to wait for just over an hour to get the ticket but it wasn't too bad and went quite fast. It was pretty chilly and it was just after 10:30am with my reservation between 11:30am and 12pm so I decided to head back to the hotel to grab my coat and put on some extra socks as my toes had frozen in the reservation queue! Then I headed straight to the Princess Pavilion and only queued for about 30 minutes even though it was pretty busy. I was so happy to find that I got Aurora, one of my all time favorite princesses! I had a little tear in my eye and she was fantastic, telling me all about Prince Phillip and posing for lots of photos! I even had a massive hug with her that got captured on camera which I couldn't resist buying as I look ecstatic!


After meeting Aurora I decided to head on over to my favorite land, Adventureland! It was around lunchtime so I made a stop at Hakuna Matata and got my favorite spicy chicken and fries...delicious. As I didn't want to go on anything too boisterous after a large lunch I headed straight for Pirates of the Caribbean, which had been closed in September. I loved every minute of it and it has quickly become my favorite ride at Disney, only after Big Thunder Mountain! After Pirates I went on over to Frontierland and got in the queue for Big Thunder Mountain, which I was so excited for as it's my absolute fav! I asked for the back as it goes a lot faster than the front as you're pulled as well the actual speed of the train and it was so good, I couldn't stop laughing! After Thunder I headed on over to Indiana Jones which was also good! Usually I get headachey on it but it was a lot smoother this time, particularly on the loop! Once done, I decided to head to Discoveryland. I was sad to see all of the fencing up around Space Mountain and Cafe Hyperion, it didn't look very nice but I know that it is for our future enjoyment in the area so i guess it is something we just have to put up with for a while. Anyway, went on Buzz Lightyear which I always enjoy and then to Star Tours! We were just about to board when the cast member suddenly ushered us out. Turned out someone had been sick everywhere on the ride previous to us so we had another star cruiser opened up for us. Got the front row and loved it again. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan admittedly, but I love the ride. By now it had begun to rain and it seemed as though it was in for the day. I started to head down Main Street with company, but said I wanted to stay and watch the parade and Dreams despite the weather (I didn't pay £400 for nothing!) and she went off to the hotel for the rest of the night (nice!). Decided not to have dinner as I was still full from lunch and went to get a spot for the parade. As the weather was bad, the park was clearing out and spots were everywhere so I got a really good spot to watch it. Loved every second of it and really got into it, I was waving at all of the characters and fist bumping the playing cards as they went past =D

After the parade finished I ended up going back to Adventureland and having a little walk and then doing Pirates again and then to Thunder Mountain. It was getting darker and as it was raining it seemed a lot faster! Best ride of the trip, even if i was alone! Was like this the entire ride =DDDDDD It was about 7:15pm by the time I got off so I went to go get a spot for Dreams...front row! It didn't take long to wait, even if the weather was freezing and rainy. Met a lovely family who was at Disney for the first time and shared some tips with them. Dreams was amazing, though some of the fireworks didn't work and the projections were hard to see as it got foggy! Still, it was great to be back! I then headed out of the park and made my way back to the hotel, making a stop in McDonalds for a little bite to eat. I got back to the hotel at about 9pm as everywhere was so empty so virtually no queue in McDonalds. Was sad to see the news as I was getting ready for bed about the plane crash in the Alps and was thankful that my flight had gotten to Paris safely. With that, I ate my dinner and then I went to bed, ready for Studios the next day!

Grand day 2 :)
I just recently watched Sleeping Beauty for the 1st time & loved it!
I'll be going to the Princess Pavillion as 25 year old male in Feb...hope nobody stares lol :)

Quote from: Mathierson24 on March 31, 2015, 10:44:28 PM
Grand day 2 :)
I just recently watched Sleeping Beauty for the 1st time & loved it!
I'll be going to the Princess Pavillion as 25 year old male in Feb...hope nobody stares lol :)

It's such a great movie! I love the art style and the song, Once Upon A Dream =) Loved Aurora since I was a little girl and I'm definitely on Team Pink for her dress =D
haha no definitely not! I actually think the face characters LOVE meeting older fans..I'm 26 and Aurora was amazing with me! They tend to ask about your holiday first and let you lead, so if you prefer to just talk about that they are happy to but if you want them to be the character they love it! I think they have more fun, as with small children some might not realise exactly what is happening or know what it say, whereas interacting with out sort of age means lots of fun for them and for us! =)

Quote from: stormflm595 on March 31, 2015, 11:03:47 PM

Quote from: Mathierson24 on March 31, 2015, 10:44:28 PM
Grand day 2 :)
I just recently watched Sleeping Beauty for the 1st time & loved it!
I'll be going to the Princess Pavillion as 25 year old male in Feb...hope nobody stares lol :)

It's such a great movie! I love the art style and the song, Once Upon A Dream =) Loved Aurora since I was a little girl and I'm definitely on Team Pink for her dress =D
haha no definitely not! I actually think the face characters LOVE meeting older fans..I'm 26 and Aurora was amazing with me! They tend to ask about your holiday first and let you lead, so if you prefer to just talk about that they are happy to but if you want them to be the character they love it! I think they have more fun, as with small children some might not realise exactly what is happening or know what it say, whereas interacting with out sort of age means lots of fun for them and for us! =)

Once Upon A Dream was stuck in my head for dayss!  ;D Totally Team Pink aswell lol!
Thanks for the advice, I really hope they do LOVE meet older fans...& think i'll definitely ask about Philip then & if she dreamed about him while in her deep sleep  :)

We saw her at the Auberge and she spent a good while with the adults asking what our favourite parts of her story were and how we liked her dress etc... never feel weired about the adukt/character interaction thing... I LOVE it!!! Storm Im loving your report, keep it coming!!!!

no moonloo, i totally agree. never feel awkward! certain characters, like gaston, can get away with saying more risky things to older guests too which means more fun for us! the meet and greets are probably my favorite part about a disney trip! as walt always said, every adult has a child in them...we get treated exactly the same =)
and thank you lovely!

I'm loving reading your trip report, and am glad you are able to write the report so positively, regardless of what happened with your so called friend.
also I agree with your comment on the face characters, I'm also 26 and as I get older the interaction seems to get better each time.
I can't wait to read the rest of your report

Loving Day 2, some of the best times in the park are when the weather turns and everyone else leaves!

Gaston is great as a face character, he upset my fiancé by calling him a loser and giving me a huge hug. Not that I minded though! I was 30 when I saw him and my fiancé was 38. Our son who was 3 didn't really understand who he was  :D

Great Report Storm,

Reading this is getting me excited about our stay this August! Your mate sounds like a bit of a tool and she missed out on a good time by the sounds of things

Chin up, her loss

Your report is great, loving it! As for your 'friend' - pffffffffffft, you're well rid mate! People like that aren't worth your time! xx

This report is really great and so well written.

I'm so sorry about your "friend"- what a horrible way to treat someone. I'm glad you still managed to have a fantastic time!

Great report. Nice picture with Mickey and Minnie  ;D
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip despite what happened.

Great trip report so far. It is weird to read as me and my dad went the exact same time as you and its like reading what we did as we so far have done a lot of the same stuff and on the Wednesday we went to the studios aswell. Loved the rain on the Tuesday night as we were doing walk ons from Indiana to BTM but on Indiana it really huts your head in the rain  :)