Greetings! :D
I am very excited to be going back to one of my favourite places in August this year!
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Am especially excited because I am taking my lovely boyfriend to experience some Disney magic - for the very first time!
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We are going to be staying at the Newport Bay Hotel from the 10th August. We are in the middle of deciding restaurants etc.
Did I mention I was excited? ;D 8) :o ;)
Sounds great! Hope you've got a lot planned!
Thanks! So much planned - I don't think 5 days is going to be enough! :o
So - here's the rough plan so far:
Monday 10th August: Flying from Leeds/Bradford early afternoon - hope to get to DLP around teatime. Straight into Disneyland Parc for fun and hopefully an evening meal at Blue Lagoon!
Tuesday 11th August: Early breakfast and EMH in Disneyland Parc. Hope to lunch at Walts today.
Wednesday 12th August: Time to visit Walt Disney Studios! Evening meal possibly at Manhattan Restaurant in Hotel New York.
Thursday 13th August: Bit of park hopping and an evening meal at Newport Bay Hotel restaurant. Depends if Yacht Club has re-opened or not.
Friday 14th August: Last day :'( EMH at Disneyland followed by lunch at Bistrot Chez Remy before being picked up to go back to the airport.
Counter service meals are going to be wherever we feel like at the time!
This weekend my job is ringing to make my restaurant reservations! :P
Am so excited I can now say 'I'm going to DLP next month!' ;D
Great plan, Mamaboogie!
I can feel your excitement! ;D
Sounds great!! Let me know what your boyfriend thinks of the experience.
Ringing to make your restaurant reservations is gonna be so exciting...
Next month, weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! I can't wait to read your trip report if you do one :D
Oh I will definitely do a trip report! :P
I love writing about my trips (especially with lots of food pictures) but I'm always sad to be home!
I didn't want to plan in too much detail - I'd rather we just 'went with the flow' and see how we felt each day.
Well - have booked our meals! Most of them anyway! A few disappointments along the way...
Monday 10th: The Blue Lagoon
Tuesday 11th: Walt's for lunch
Wednesday 12th: I wanted to book Manhattan Restaurant but it is closed apparently :( so I've left this blank for now.
Thursday 13th: I wanted the Yacht Club but that is also closed :-( so making do with Cape Cod
Friday 14th: Lunch at Bistrot Chez Remy before we leave.
The person I spoke to on the phone was not very helpful tbh. She spoke very poor English (better than my French I know!) and kept trying to make another reservation at The Blue Lagoon even though she had just made me one for the Monday evening. She was also trying to heavily plug The Silver Spur for some reason ???
I think I will just play Wednesday by ear and see how we feel - we might be able to just walk in somewhere. Annette's is an option.
I'm just hoping my bookings are firmly made! I asked her if she wanted my Disney booking ref number and she was very dismissive!
Ahh, so exciting! I hope you guys have the best time :D
What a shame Manhattan restaurant and Yacht Club is closed! Hopefully you find good replacements :)
Also a shame the lady helping you wasn't too helpful. I hope it all works out!! Could you call up again to confirm?
I know! I was sad that both were closed :'( but I was happy to get Walt's and The Blue Lagoon.
I might ring up again to double check - am paranoid!
Quote from: Komble on July 05, 2015, 02:59:47 PM
What a shame Manhattan restaurant and Yacht Club is closed! Hopefully you find good replacements :)
Also a shame the lady helping you wasn't too helpful. I hope it all works out!! Could you call up again to confirm?
I've had the same issue last September. The buffet restaurants in both hotels are very popular, and they use the table restaurants as overflow. That this is a good idea does seem to imply that these table restaurants aren't particularly busy most of the time. :(
Okay - here we go!
This time tomorrow we will be in DLP!!! Can't wait and I'm looking forward to sharing my experience with you all when I get back (even though I will be a bit sad!)
Have a magical stay
Thank you! ;D
Here you goooo ...... ;D
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Have un unforgetable stay!
Thanks! We are back now :'(
Will write up a proper trip report when I get some energy back!
Hope you had an amazing time looking forward to your trip report and loads of photos 😉 x
Day One!
So excited to be setting off! We drove from sunny (ish) Scarborough at 9am and arrived in Yeadon for a cuppa with my Stepmum before leaving our car there and getting a taxi up to the airport.
Here we are waiting to board:
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Pretty soon we were on the plane to France!:
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It's a hop, skip and a jump over to France. It was great to get off the plane and feel the sunshine:
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So exciting to get on the little bus to the terminal. We had booked a taxi from Charles de Gaulle and our driver was waiting with my name on his ipad. Well, I say it was my name but it actually came up as 'Shark' instead of Shari. Which was hilarious!
Soon we were arriving at Newport Bay:
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A very lovely cast member checked us in. When she found out it was Chris's birthday she gave him a coupon for two free pin badges. A lovely touch of magic.
We went up to our room which was on the third floor. It was very near to the lifts so we didn't have too far to walk! Like you don't walk enough at Disney!
The room was a lovely, bright corner room. Very clean and comfy. A really nice base for our holiday.
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We wanted to get into the park so we dumped our bags and headed out. It was a beautiful afternoon:
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Yes, the Newport Bay is covered in scaffolding and many areas are being refurbished. But it honestly didn't spoil our stay at all. We want to go back and see it in all it's glory when it's finished.
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We just wandered through Disney Village and towards the Disneyland Park, soaking up all the atmosphere. Chris had never been to any Disney Park before and I wanted him to enjoy it. He took lots of photos. Neither of us could actually believe we were there. After the year we'd had, it seemed like a dream.
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You can see Chris is wearing his birthday sticker that we picked up from City Hall. He got so many people, cast members and public, saying happy birthday to him. It made the day so special.
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It's a Small World was closed for refurbishment:
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We spotted Anna and Elsa:
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Coming up: A lovely meal at Blue Lagoon.
Nice pictures.
Continued...
So, after spending a wonderful time exploring the park and taking lots of photos, it was time to check in for our reservation at The Blue Lagoon. I had been a bit nervous about my dining reservations because I wasn't sure the french lady on the other end of the phone had understood my requests. However, when we checked into Newport Bay, the CM had found our reservations with no problem and printed them out for us.
I love The Blue Lagoon - it is such a nice atmosphere, right on the edge of Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
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I had a Caribbean salad to start:
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Chris had the prawn cocktail:
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Main course for me was the crayfish ravioli:
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Chris had the catch of the day - salmon:
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I had coconut mousse for dessert:
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Chris had a mango pudding:
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The food was truly delicious. The service was very friendly and attentive. It was a perfect start to our holiday.
After our meal we went for a wander. Our first ride of the holiday turned out to be phantom manor - I love this ride. And so did Chris - a good choice for a first ride. After that we got on pirates.
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We watched Disney dreams from the side of the castle near Adventureland. What a stunning show this is.
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On the way back to the hotel Chris decided to get himself a Pluto hat. I guess you can say he was well and truly in the Disney zone!
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After a truly brilliant first day we got back to the hotel to do our unpacking and fall exhausted into bed!
Coming up; Our first full day at DLP!
I love this trip report so far, you both look so happy :) can't wait for more x
Quote from: AlmostThere... on August 20, 2015, 10:26:47 AM
I love this trip report so far, you both look so happy :) can't wait for more x
Thanks! We were very giddy! ;D
Great report so far! :) The food looks brilliant at Blue Lagoon, need to go there next time.
Look forward to reading more :D
Wow, seems you had a really great holiday! :) And thanks for all the pictures. Love the look of that Newport Bay room. That's probably the hotel we'll book on our next trip.
Quote from: DisneyChris11 on August 20, 2015, 02:23:09 PM
Great report so far! :) The food looks brilliant at Blue Lagoon, need to go there next time.
Look forward to reading more :D
Thank you! :) Blue Lagoon was delicious - definitely worth trying.
Quote from: Puffin on August 20, 2015, 03:49:39 PM
Wow, seems you had a really great holiday! :) And thanks for all the pictures. Love the look of that Newport Bay room. That's probably the hotel we'll book on our next trip.
It was a magical holiday. Newport Bay was a bit of a building site when we went - but we saw past all that and really enjoyed our time there. Would definitely go back.
Lovely report so far. We was there 12th to 16th August in the same hotel too! We thought it was a lovely hotel and pool was great too. x
looking forward to reading more! fab pictures! we are going that hotel 23-27 december cannot wait xx
Quote from: abismummy on August 20, 2015, 10:46:51 PM
Lovely report so far. We was there 12th to 16th August in the same hotel too! We thought it was a lovely hotel and pool was great too. x
Thanks! We loved the hotel. Never got to see the pool - next time! ;)
Quote from: sarahh83 on August 21, 2015, 10:46:30 AM
looking forward to reading more! fab pictures! we are going that hotel 23-27 december cannot wait xx
Thanks for reading! :) I would love to go in December and see it all set up for Christmas!
Day 2!
We were up nice and early for our first full day. We had a 7am breakfast slot and we were some of the first people in the restaurant. I've had experience of DLP breakfasts before and sometimes I've found it to be a bit busy and a bit of a scrum. It was nice and quiet all the time we were there, we didn't have any problem getting around the breakfast buffet and choosing what we wanted. There was a nice selection of continental breakfast goods - croissants, toast, creals, fruit, yoghurts, meats, cheese, juices and tea and coffee. Here are a couple of photos of some of our offerings:
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Fuelled up, we headed out into the park for EMH!
Nice to wander through a quiet Disney Village:
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Fab to see some characters out and about. If I was going to try and get a photo with them it would be this time:
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Chris wore his Pluto hat all day - I was impressed!
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Of course, we had to get on Dumbo!
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We went on Peter Pan and the teacups:
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Over to Buzz:
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When the park opened properly at 10am we headed over to Frontierland for a BTMRR fast pass. Whilst waiting for our FP time we went to see if Casey Jnr was open - it was! And with a 5 min wait. I love this ride!
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We also went on the storybook boat ride (can never remember the french name!)
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We had to try the Carousel:
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We also went on the Pinocchio ride. Soon it was time for our Big Thunder fp - Chris's first time ever on it!
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The fastpass queue was not particularly fast! More a 'bit less slow' pass. We queued for about half an hour. But Chris absolutely loved it! And I'd forgotten how much fun it was.
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After our ride we went and picked up a FP for Star Tours for after our lunch. Here we are enjoying the sunshine:
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Coming up: Lunch at Walt's
What a fantastic trip report, it's good that the reservations worked out in the end!!
Thank you very much for the photo of the breakfast - it's pretty much confirmed they still have those apple things! I used to love them back in 2010 and I'm so excited to have them again, hahaha!
I look forward to reading more about your trip and seeing more pictures - looks like you had a fantastic time and the little birthday treat is a lovely touch :D
Quote from: Komble on August 21, 2015, 08:55:23 PM
What a fantastic trip report, it's good that the reservations worked out in the end!!
Thank you very much for the photo of the breakfast - it's pretty much confirmed they still have those apple things! I used to love them back in 2010 and I'm so excited to have them again, hahaha!
I look forward to reading more about your trip and seeing more pictures - looks like you had a fantastic time and the little birthday treat is a lovely touch :D
Thanks for reading! Am spending so much time looking at dates to go back. :P
Lunch at Walt's
So after a morning of fun in the park we trotted off for our lunch reservation at Walt's - my favourite DLP restaurant.
When we checked in the CM told us she would find us a nice table. she then backtracked and said all the tables were nice :)
We went straight upstairs and got seated. It was a nice table but not a window seat.
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We again used our half board vouchers. There was plenty of choice on the set menu. Chris had another beer and I decided to try a Martini Royale:
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This cocktail was a little too sour for me so I didn't drink it all. Luckily you also get a soft drink included with the half board plus vouchers so I didn't go thirsty.
There was some nice crusty bread and butter:
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To start I had a chicken Caesar salad:
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Again very fresh and delicious. Chris had a smoked salmon bagel:
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For main course I had chicken supreme in marsala sauce with crushed potatoes and veg:
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Chris had beef steak with potatoes:
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For dessert I had a baileys creme brulee and Chris had the american style cheesecake:
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I still love this restaurant so much. The service is so good and the food was amazing.
After lunch we headed over to Star Tours to use our fast pass. Unfortunately, it was another case of 'not so slow pass' and we ended up waiting a good half an hour. It was lots of fun though ;D
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After lots of queuing and eating we were feeling a bit tired so we headed back to the hotel for a bit of a rest, looking in some shops on the way. Chris loves Stitch:
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Refreshed we went back into the Disneyland Park. We popped into the Disneyland Hotel:
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We managed to get on Snow White with hardly any wait!
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We wanted to find somewhere to get a counter service meal but most places were closed! We ended going back to Disney Village and calling in at Earl of Sandwich. I had an original sandwich and Chris had a Hawaiian. We also shared a brownie and some crisps. I love Earl of Sandwich. Always lots of space to sit in and the food is so good.
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After eating, we wandered to the Hotel New York and had some cocktails in the bar. I love it here - especially when they give you a little pot of olives and peanuts to go with your drinks. I had a Fred Astaire cocktail and Chris had a Fragol rock:
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After a very full and busy day we staggered back to our hotel.
Coming up: Walt Disney Studios!
Lovin your trip report 👍😁
Mmm good food pictures. Am thinking about also visiting wants. And looking at those pictures I am almost sure that I will go there. Thanks
I'm hungry now looking at your yummy food pictures ;)