Hello all!
So that's it, another trip is finished, I'm still suffering from Disney withdrawal symptoms :cry: and all I want to do is to go back... I've also been a bit busy so I haven't had time to go through all the pictures (way too many as usual, and the time in one camera was wrong so they're all out of order, a real mess :roll: ), nor to upload them all. So bear with me, this may take some time!
Quick summary of the trip:
We had a few days off work so after lots of debating and a little begging [-o< , I managed to convince my husband to book a couple of days in DLP... And with the 40% discount, it was not to be missed! I knew we would be going between seasons so we were not expecting much in terms of shows, and also that unfortunately one of our favourite rides, POTC, would be closed... But still, I'm not one to turn a trip down,so we booked for 2 nights / 3 days in the NYH and off to Disney we were :D/
Needless to say, it was a great trip. It was fairly quiet so not many queues (BTM seemed to have 15 minutes throughout our whole stay... we even managed to go on Crush without much queuing!). It was very cold (there were still some frozen bits, particularly around Adventureland), but very sunny, and when there was no wind it was even pleasant... And of course, the biggest bonus, we got to see the Castle stripped of its MMP decorations :D/ ! You'll see the evolution in the pictures... Definitely one of the highlights. And I have to confess, on our last day when we were standing by the beautiful, decorations-free Castle, watching the characters leave in the Main Street Vehicles (no train since it's getting ready for the NGF), and they started playing Dancin' a Catchy Rythm... I alsmost cried with joy =D> . My husband called me a geek :roll: , but I'm sure you understand :wink:
Since it was just the two of us, we took it easy... We did go for the EMH every day of course, but we took the time to enjoy the parks, just walking around, browsing in the shops or simply seating in a bench in the sunlight... It was very relaxing!
Anyway, here's the first part...
We left Luxembourg early on Tuesday morning, and got to the New York Hotel around 12:30. The room was not ready yet, so we left our bags, got our tickets and off to Disneyland!
On Tuesday the MMP banners were still around the Plaza Gardens:
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This was the Castle on Tuesday:
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As you can see many of the ears were gone, but the worst of it was still there...
We had a quick lunch in Mr Toad's Hall (it was rush hour and rather busy inside, so we had to get a table outside). It was very sunny, but rather windy, so the hot tomato soup was very welcome... Still, sitting outside was not too bad, and the fish and chips were good. Oh, and the mini muffins?? Yummy!!
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Had a walk around Fantasyland, before heading for IASW
One of my favourite shops
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We walked straight into IASW, which is always a great pleasure. When we were seating in the boat, about to enter the building, the girl in front of us took out a cigarette and starting lightning it :x :x Before I could say anything a woman sitting in front of her turned around to tell her smoking was not allowed (in a very nice way, I may add), so the smoking woman apologised and stopped. Some people, honestly! I have to admit, I was quite glag the other woman spoke out first, because I would have been... well, maybe not as polite. I usually try to keep things nice, but this woman really annoyed me :evil:
Anyway, after that the cruise was lovely, even though I have to say there were quite a few dolls not working... It was looking a lot better when I went in January.
Frontierland next. We went to get some fastpasses for BTM (why wait 15 minutes when you can wait none?) And while we waited for our FP, we headed to Phantom Manor. On the way a nice surprise there, the Mark Twain was out!
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Phantom Manor was looking great! There were even some effects working which I had never seen before (like smoke coming out of one of the graves in the cemetery scene!). And were there always two ghosts sitting in the big lamp in the ballroom scene? I had never noticed them before! Truly a great ride!
A walk around Boot Hill. They have cleared out many of the plants so you can read all the graves (although it was now looking rather dry). There was also a broken grave, and a couple of lamps missing...
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Mark Twain came by... A real treat to see it again. I had forgotten how beatiful it is!
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It was then time for our fastpasses... I love BTM, I can't ride it enough, but it was cold!! You really felt the cold in there... Still, great views from there, beautiful with the sunshine, and a lot of fun!!
Enjoying the Frontierland sun...
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Part 2 coming soon!
Great photo's! Love the report so far, I want to go back too!!!
Unfortunately it was more busy when we got there on the 12th, but we had kids we couldn't take away from school half a week :( Ah well, I had a great time anyway, nice to read you also enjoyed yourself!
Thanks Annet! :D
Here's part 2.
We decided to go back to the hotel and try to get our room. I also wanted to change cameras and take my Canon.
So we got back to the New York Hotel. We quickly got our room key, and went straight to our room. First pleasant surprise, our bags were already there, waiting for us (I just LOVE the NYH!!). And second surprise, we had been upgraded to a lake view room!
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We had a quick rest (too quick for my husband... but I was impatient to get back to the park!!)
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The window displays in the Disney Village (in the Disney Store)
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And so that they don't feel left out, some of the windows in the Emporium, which were also quite beautiful:
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(notice still the MMP merchandise)
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I always like the windows in the Main Street shops, but this time I thought they were really beautiful. And in case you're still not convinced, don't worry, I have some more pictures, I'll be posting them later :roll: :wink:
Now, since I had beaten my hubby's top score in Buzz in a previous trip :mrgreen: , he was really impatient to try and beat me (I had just over 826,000). So Discoveryland was next.
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We had a first go on Buzz, not bad, we both got around the 420,000 (this was to be the only time we got an even score, I may add...) There was really not much queue, so we decided to have another go... Bad idea. BIIIIG mistake. Well, for me anyway. We were in Planet Z when we stopped. My husband was facing a great target, I was facing a bad one :x . So he kept hitting it and hitting it and before I knew what was happening, he had reached 999,999 :shock: :evil: He spent the rest of the ride taking pictures, I spent it trying to get a half decent score. I failed, by the way :cry:
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Not feeling much like doing Buzz again after my crashing defeat (even though let's face it he got lucky it shouldn't really count if you get stopped for a long time in front of a good target :evil: ), we decided to give Space Mountain a go...
They were roping the exit of the ride off so that the only exist was through the Constellations shop....
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Space Mountain was great, the sound was really good, the ride was looking beautiful... But we were sitting in the back and it was very very bumpy!! Too bumpy to go on it twice in a row without risking permanent damage!
Instead we went to the Videopolis to see the end of the tam tam players show:
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(nice way of re-using the Lion King stage :wink: )
The show was good, by the way, and worth the visit =D>
Early evening around Discoveryland...
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Part 3 coming soon!
We are going on Monday - in general how is the weather? Do we need hats and scarves?
loving the pic's so far always see the pic's and sooo want to go back!
Thanks for the great trip report and the beautiful pictures.
We were also surprised in what good condition PM was during our trip in February. Truly one of the best rides at DLP.
Thank you guys! :D
We did PM quite a few times (to make up for the loss of POTC...) and it was brilliant every time. It was a real treat to see it like that, I'm with you on that dagobert, one of the best rides!!
@ Magic M Last week definitely, we were wearing full winter gear... But this week already the temperatures have come up quite a bit (Luxembourg and Paris have very similar weather), today in the sun it was actually warm! So I would pack the gloves and scarves just in case, but it looks like spring is finally here! And make sure you take lots of pictures of the uncovered bridge!!
when I was at DLP October 08 was very disapointed by PM as when i was on it the ride kept breaking down, had a very long wait at the door before we even went in as well it was that bad everyone was about to leave and the door opened! and never went back on it in the 7 days I was there
Thanks N20 - I love reading your trip reports and your photos are always amazing! They always make me want to jump on a plane and be in DLP immediately!! Can't wait to read the rest :D
Thank you :D
And here's part 3!
After Discoveryland, it was time for another walk around Fantasyland...
With the Castle bridge closed, we decided to go through the dragon's layer... I love seeing the dragon (who was looking quite well, I may add), plus that way gives you great views of the Castle!
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The bridge...
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Since it was fairly quiet, we went to visit the Gallery.
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No visit to DLP is complete without a walk around the Gallery... I particularly like the snoring guards :lol:
Should that be bent like that? :shock:
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We had a go on Pinocchio, and headed towards Adventureland since we hadn't been around there yet, and it's particularly nice in the evening... It was very very quiet!
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By now it was almost closing time (19:00, so early!!) so we headed back to Main Street
We didn't know this then, of course, but this was the last evening for the big Mickey on the Castle!
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Evening around Main Street... more of those beautiful windows!
Princess and the Frog:
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Donald and Daisy
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Hungry, anyone?
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OK, enough with the window displays... :roll:
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And my last picture EVER of the Castle with the big Mickey:
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By now the park was closed so we went back to our room for a little rest, before heading for dinner in the Parkside Diner.
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I like the food they have in the buffet, but the place can be quite noisy... After dinner, we went to the bar for a couple of drinks. I've probably said this before, but this is definitely my favourite bar in any of the Disney hotels!
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It was then time to bed, we had to get up early on Wednesday for the EMH!
HI N20,
thanks for the report so far. Looking forward for the rest. And the pictures. =D>
I like the pictures from the windows, usally take some myself, when I`m there. :wink:
Aurora
I love your window display pictures! I will have to make sure me and my girls spend some time looking at the displays when we are there in Oct, hopefully not EVERYTHING will be all Halloween-y!
Thanks!
And here's the next chapter...
We got up around 7am for an early (and quiet) breakfast before the EMH :D
When we got to the restaurant we were almost alone in there... It was a very relaxed start to the day!!
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Breakfast was yummy, I only wished I was more hungry to try everything!
We also met forum member WillN (there on their honeymoon)!
A bit after 8am, we were making our way towards DLP... First surprise, most of the MMP banners had been removed and replaced by NGF ones!
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(although some still remained)
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Is there a better place to start your day?
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Of course, the best surprise ever, as I said one of the highlights of the trip (for me, at least.... my husband couldn't care less :roll: :wink: ), the big Mickey was gone :D/ =D> :D/ =D> :D/ =D>
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A very very empty Market Street:
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First destination was to be Peter Pan, my favourite dark ride, and although the park was quiet, it still had some queues during the day... And no wait at all is a lot nicer than 20 minutes!
Of course, going to Peter Pan gave me plenty of opportunities to admire the beautiful, gorgeous, Mickey-free Castle! (only one of the spires remained)
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The water around the bridge had a thin layer of ice (not sure you can see it in the picture!)
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We were alone in Peter Pan... Totally alone! First time that happened to us! Incredible... But a bit eery... Still, it was looking good (although not many cars were moving in London), but at least it was going at a reasonable speed (unlike Snow White, where you miss half the ride if you blink). Beautiful ride, really... We did it a couple of times, but after that my dear husband was eager to try his luck again in Buzz, so we started heading towards Discoveryland.
Peter Pan was not the only empty ride... No one around Dumbo either!
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We were practically alone in Fantasyland!
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Discoveryland had a few more people than Fantasyland, but still, pleasantly quiet...
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We walked straight into Buzz a couple of times. And on one of them, yes, we stopped again, and yes, he did it AGAIN! :evil: My other half got 999,999 (me? I don't think I reached 150,000 :evil: :evil: )
Galactic hero show off....
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So again to shake him out a bit out of his pride, we went to the Space Mountain. Again sound and effects working great, but very very bumpy!
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Beautiful Discoveryland
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We had another go on Buzz; this time we had no stops, and my other half only got something over 980,000. I did wonder why I had brought him with me :roll: :wink:
It was now getting close to 9:30, and since I had generously allowed my husband a few goes on Buzz, he couldn't refuse me another go on Peter Pan. So we headed back to Fantasyland, for the last half hour of the EMH!
One more, for the road :wink:
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The smoking chimneys in Peter Pan
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Next part coming soon!
more great pics nice to see the smoke of the chimey on Peter Pan dont think I seen that when I was there infact im positive I didnt
The castle is so beautiful in the sun without the ugly Mickey head. You have taken very beautiful pictures and can't wait to see more.
Thanks for the great report so far N2O - i envy you your many visits to DLP :P
Once again your photos are very good and beautiful - and, oh my, the Mickey-free Castle, what a joy to see that again - pure beauty!
Being in the planning stage for another trip myself I love reading reports and yours has made very eager to get something planned now :) I cannot wait to see the rest!
Thank you guys for all your comments!
We were very lucky with the weather, it was cold but so sunny, it had been a while since I'd been in Disneyland with such blue skies, it was photo heaven!! And the decorations free Castle... I guess you can imagine what a joy it was to see it like that.
In fact, that morning, after a visit to the Studios (coming up next, I'm going through the pictures), I had to go back to the hotel just to get my phone so that I could take a picture of the Castle and send it via twitter, such a great piece of news had to be shared!! My husband thought I was a very sad geek :lol:
Next part coming soon, I'm just sorting out the pictures in fotki!
And here it is!
So a little after 10am, once everything was open, we went to the Studios.
We were tempted by the 20 minutes queue announced for Crush Coaster, but once we saw the queue was starting outside, by the big whale watching mural, we thought it could be longer than that...
So instead we went to the Tower (we practically walked straight in)
Not the best picture... But still. My husband has a new camera and he's still trying to find the best settings...
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I like that label... "A great conversation piece"
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Now I love the Tower, I've been on it many times, and it's always been great. But this time, I don't know if I was feeling a bit ill (I did have a little fever that night), or whether it's a more permanent thing, but I came out feeling a bit sick. The same happened to me on Star Tours, it's one of my favourite rides and I did it many times without any problems, but now since a few years, I just feel really sick in it. So I hope it's not the same, it's hard enough not being able to do Star Tours, I don't want to give up on Tower of Terror!! [-o<
After TOT, it was time for Aerosmith...
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And I'm sorry to say, it was a big disappointment. No smoke at all, and it felt as bumpy as Space Mountain :x Maybe we were just unlucky, but we didn't go back for the rest of our trip.
We went by the Cafe des Cascadeurs, by the Tram Tour, to get a good view of the TSPL progress
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I didn't have a better zoom, but you can just see the top of parachute structure coming up over the fence...
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Since he'd never been in it, we went to the Art of Animation. I wish we'd gotten there a bit earlier though, we only had a few minutes in the pre-show room and it was not enough!
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I had heard that they had changed the first movie, but I was still quite shocked by it. I had only seen the previous one once, I confess, but I remember it having more of a story and a lot more Mickey!! What have they done to it??? If they wanted to update something, maybe they should change the Mushu bit to have a more recent character (couldn't we get Louis from Princess and the Frog instead), but I really didn't like the first movie at all.
Talking of Princess and the Frog, they did show the trailer and a little video of John Lasseter talking about it, during the Mushu bit (in a "let's have a look at the latest feature" kind of thing)
Anyway, even if the middle bit is not the best, the pre show and the after show alone are worth a visit!!
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Now what happened to the shop in there? It used to have great stuff, now it's been mostly replaced by the same stuff they sell everywhere!
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It all started with a mouse...
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Up close and personal with Tinkerbell
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Next part coming soon!
You made me very happy with your pictures of all the window displays! :D
I absolutely loved them, but I was mostly walking with my crutches, so I couldn't take many pictures.
Wow! All the pictures are really very awesome and amazing. I also like to go on a cruise so me and my husband have done 4 cruises uptill now and planning for the next in this summer vacation. We want to go on a cruise to Disney land in this summer vacation so now I am satisfied that we will have a lot of enjoyment in that cruise after watching your pictures.
Sorry for the delay! I have been feeling rather ill this week, some horrible virus really got me, and today is the first time I can actually spend some time by the computer without praying for my bed. Not sure how long I'll last, but at least I can get the next chapter out...
After our quick visit to the Studios, we headed back to Disneyland and Frontierland, I think it's my favourite land... I just love the theming there!
And what better way to explore it than aboard the Mark Twain!
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I quite like this picture... That is the steam coming out the chimneys of the Mark Twain
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Frozen river in Wilderness Island...
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And a view of TSPL from Frontierland... Not much to see really.
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Nice view over Frontierland!
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After the Mark Twain we had another go on Phantom Manor, before making our way towards Fantasyland.
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I love this fountain, and yet this is the only picture I have of it with me in it!
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We had a go on Pinocchio and on Snow White, since the queues there were non existent, and no matter how often I go on them, I always find them really charming and magical... Even though they should really slow down Snow White, PLEASE!
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I had never noticed there were more than apples in the Arbre Enchanté
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Next part to follow
Next chapter!
Since we were feeling a bit tired and felt like sitting for a bit, we decided to give the train a go... So we went to the Discoveryland station to wait for it.
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I have to admit, it's my least favourite station... But it usually has very little queues, and has great views over Discoveryland!
We only had to wait about 10 minutes for the next train to arrive, and we were on our way around the park!
I really love going on the train around the park... Particularly, when you come out of the Grand Canyon scene into the gorgeous Frontierland!
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And I really like the Frontierland station... This time we were visited by a few ducks.
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And I noticed for the first time that the boxes behind the station (by the depot) make for a good read!
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Next is Adventureland....
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Going through the Pirates tunnel was... well, different. We only caught a quick glimpse of the treasure scene, but there was no water at all, there were a lot of lights on, it looked nothing at all like POTC!! I guess I hadn't really thought about what they did when they close a ride for refurbishment...
We went all the way round back to Discoveryland, and from there we went to the back of Fantasyland, to watch the OUAD parade.
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My favourite duck...
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There were only 3 soldiers marching in the parade... Shouldn't there be more?
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Because I'm worth it :wink: :lol:
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After the parade we were feeling a bit tired, so we slowly started heading back to the hotel.
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That night we ended up having room service, I wasn't feeling too well (had a bit of a fever) so we just relaxed in the room and went to sleep early...
Last and third day coming soon!
Your photos are so beautiful :D they're making want to wish the next few months away x
Thank you tubbsy! :D
Here's part 1 of day 3!
We got up early again for the EMH, and had breakfast, this time in the Manhattan restaurant. Then it was time to finish packing, take our bags to the car and check out :(
Before going out to the park, we saw Mickey... So I got in line behind a little boy to meet the Mouse! Of course my husband decided to take not one but three terrible pictures :x :roll: , this is the best one so it gives you an idea of the other two... Before we left later that afternoon I went to get the "official" one from the shop, it was a lot better!
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Around 08:30 we were once again home sweet home inside Disneyland Park... And sitting in the omnibus!
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This morning, ALL MMP decorations were gone from the Castle... It looked gorgeous! Of course the bridge works block a bit of the view if you stand right in front...
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Make a wish...
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We had a couple of goes on Peter Pan before going towards Discoveryland for Buzz and Space Mountain (my favourite way to start the day!)
Around 09:30 we decided to go towards the Studios, to try and to Crush first thing and beat the queues... So after stopping in City Hall to book Walt's for lunch, it was time for WDS!
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Inside City Hall:
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To be continued...
Day 3 continues!
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We got to the Studios a bit after 09:30, the rides were not open but at least we could go past the gates and Studio 1. Since there wasn't much of a queue yet, we went straight for Crush. Which was great, because they opened it soon after that and we only ended up waiting and queuing around 15 minutes, it was brilliant!
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And I have to say, I'm starting to see why people like Crush so much... It realy is a lot of fun! The dark ride bit is really beautiful, and the rollercoaster bit, although you can't see as much as in Space Mountain for instance, it's still quite nice with the bubbles and all, and it feels totally different to any of the other coasters. Oh, I even spotted a hidden Mickey! :D So I will definitely try to do the same and go early again to ride it without much queuing...
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As I said on the previous day we hadn't actually enjoyed RnRC very much, so we didn't feel like doing it again. So we simply had a little walk around WDS and another go on ToT (brilliant brilliant brilliant ride); it was too cold to even consider going to see the Stunt show!
Another construction picture from TSPL:
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Is this new?
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Still the best ride in WDS...
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After our quick (but good) trip to WDS, we decided to have a little break in the Salon Mickey. We hadn't been there in quite a while actually, I was starting to forget how comfortable and lovely it is in there! Plus the two of us were completely alone in there...
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Not the best picture... But for those who don't know the Salon Mickey, it gives you an idea!
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So we sat down in the sofas, had a hot cup of coffee, and a chocolate cookie... Hmmmm
To be continued...
And here's the next part:
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Next stop: Phantom Manor.
I love these twirly trees...
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View from the Manor:
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After another go on BTM, we headed towards Adventureland, and the Treehouse.
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With the sun shining, the blue skies.... Adventureland was looking gorgeous. And cold. Very cold... There were frozen bits everywhere...
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These almost look like bones!
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Progress on the works outside Hakuna Matata:
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I just love the views you get from the tree!
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You can even see the Newport Bay!
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Unfortunately not everything in the tree was looking good... Some bits take a bit of the magic away :(
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Around Adventure Isle the ice was very much everywhere...
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Next and last part coming soon
Great Trip report N20!! It looks like you both had a lovely time at DLRP!
The castle looks so much better without all the tacky decorations!!
Your photos are beautiful- which camera do you use??
Can't wait to read/see more!! :D :D
Great pics! Especially the look over Frontierland from Manor
Thank you :D
@ Sophie Most pictures I took with my Canon (EOS 450D), there are also some taken with a little Fuji one (FinePix F200EXR)...
Here's the last part!
Spring is coming...
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We went to Frontierland for a final go on Phantom Manor (I simply love that ride, I don't know how many times we ended up doing it over the three days!)
Some more NGF merchandise
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Fort Comstock
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When we approached Central Plaza, we saw the characters were about; as I mentioned the train was out of service (being updated for the NGF) so they were using the vehicles instead. But the best part was, when they were about to leave, they started playing the Dancin' a catchy rythm! It was just brilliant to hear it playing in the park again.
A couple of CM also seem to really enjoy it... They even had their own little choreography to it, it was really great!! You can see them in some of the pictures:
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Honestly, one of the highlights of the trip for me! My husband said I was a total geek... :roll: :lol:
That, and seeing the Castle like this, of course...
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(this one is my new desktop at home...)
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Time to say our goodbyes to Fantasyland, with a little walk around and one last trip on It's a Small World...
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One last one, for the road...
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Then one last visit to Discoveryland, and one last go on Space Mountain
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Very clear water!
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And it was lunchtime! We were booked for Walt's, one of my favourite restaurants...
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We were in a Main Street USA room
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Mixed starters... yummy
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And after lunch... It was time to go :(
So we said our goodbyes :cry: :cry: :cry:
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I was only allowed one quick stop in the NYH shop to get a copy of the picture I had taken in the morning with Mickey, and then we were on our way...
We had a really great time. It was really nice to be just the two of us, really romantic, and it was really pleasantly quiet... Just now thinking about it I wish I were going back soon!
Thank you all for reading and your very kind comments.
If you want, you can see a lot more of my pictures in my fotki (//http://public.fotki.com/never2old/disneyland-paris/) albums, they're sorted out by land!
And thanks again for reading :D
Thanks for another great trip report. I really enjoyed reading it and your pictures are great, like always.
loved the report, brilliant pictures, you make me want to go back right now.Thanks for posting. :D
Fantastic report and gorge ous photos. :D
Thanks for posting, loved the pictures. I also like the "detailed" shots, I saw in your fotki album.
Makes me want to go right now, but it is still 17 days until...
Aurora
Great report! I still want to go back immediately after every tripreport I read :lol:
Big thanks for all your comments :D
Me too I want to go back...