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Disneyland Paris is where dreams come true. It's an adorable piece of Disney magic in the middle of France. Disneyland Paris isn't actually in Paris, it's about an hour's train ride away but super easy to get to. The subway signs all have little Mickey ears that lead the way. Just follow the ears. Once you get there, the train drops you off right at the front gate so no need to get a taxi or anything, just walk right in and feel the Disney magic!
Everything at Disney Paris is pretty much the same as Disneyland in Anaheim but smaller and less of it. It's like a mini Disneyland. Honestly the one in California is bigger, better, and more fun but the Paris one has a few unique things you can't find anywhere else. For example, the Disney Paris castle is my favorite. I know I know, they all have castles but this one is huge and beautiful in pink. You can actually go inside and explore it. As you go along it tells a story with the stained glass windows and murals on the walls with some magical effects, very cool. In my opinion it's the best castle. Another part unique to Disney Paris is the area where the Pirates of the Caribbean ride is located. It isn't in the French quarter of Louisiana. It's a whole section of the park dedicated to just pirate stuff. It's a real "Booty!" (Sorry lol) It has a pirate ship you can explore, a tree house, a lot of long underground tunnels that don't lead to anything(weird right?)and a giant skull rock. Definitely one of my favorite areas of the park unique to Disney Paris. The ride itself was almost the exact same as California's, which I love. We went twice! We went on It's a small world in honor of Chris' brother Brady(He loves it) and was actually really cool(besides that horrible song) Those little kid's outfits were spot on. It made me think it really is a small world... after all lol.
My biggest disappointment was the Indiana Jones ride. Oh goodness, it was tough to recover from being so disappointed. We got all excited because it's an awesome ride in California and we saw that the line was super short. But instead of the thrilling underground adventure where the boulder threatens to squish you, it turned out to be just a quick jungle themed roller coaster. Definitely a let down. Additionally, there was no splash mountain, the haunted mansion was under construction, space mountain broke while we were in line but star tours was super up-to-date with the latest Star Wars movie characters. They have the old Tower of Terror without the Guardians of the Galaxy update. It's literally the same ride as before. Thunder mountain railroad was pretty awesome and we got some Mexican food at Coco's, super good!
There are two parks in Disneyland Paris, Disneyland and Disney studios. Disney studios was a combination of California Adventure and Hollywood Studios. The best part of Disney Studios was the Ratatouille ride. It's pretty new and very awesome. They made that section of the park look like France. It was so charming with its cobble stone roads and adorable fountain. Definitely paying homage to the movie's French origins. The ride itself is a must-do, (do it!) such a unique experience and very well executed. It's basically an 4D adventure of a rat in Gusteau's restaurant. You are shrunk down to the size of a rat and go on an adventure around the restaurant where you almost get killed by everything! (Spoiler alert: you make it alive) As you get off the ride you can see into Geausto's actual restaurant in the park. It's Geausto's but the rat version where everything is huge. The tables are made of thimbles and wine corks, you get the idea. Another ride that was great in the park was crushes roller coster. It was an awesome ride that took you along the EAC. Your car twisted and turned on the track making you feel like you were crush riding the current. It was a blast, I wanted to do it again but we had to run over to the fireworks, which were also amazing btw. The park closed at 8pm which was super weird, but hey when in France.
Tips
Tip #1- Things are very expensive it the park, more expensive than California. Pack a luck and snack and budget for one meal and maybe a snack in the park.
Tip #2- Buy your tickets ahead of time online. Its cheaper and a way better deal.
Tip #3- Go during the of season, its cheaper and less people are visiting the parks.
Tip #4- If you are not die hard Disney fans like Chris and I, don't go. It's not worth it if you don't absolutely love Disney.
We enjoyed visiting Disneyland Paris. It was definitely something to cross off the bucket list. I don't think we will be going back, but glad I was able to say I went. It was a fun way to see how people do Disney in Europe.
If you have any question or want specifics, reach out!
XO-Meg
Everything at Disney Paris is pretty much the same as Disneyland in Anaheim but smaller and less of it. It's like a mini Disneyland. Honestly the one in California is bigger, better, and more fun but the Paris one has a few unique things you can't find anywhere else. For example, the Disney Paris castle is my favorite. I know I know, they all have castles but this one is huge and beautiful in pink. You can actually go inside and explore it. As you go along it tells a story with the stained glass windows and murals on the walls with some magical effects, very cool. In my opinion it's the best castle. Another part unique to Disney Paris is the area where the Pirates of the Caribbean ride is located. It isn't in the French quarter of Louisiana. It's a whole section of the park dedicated to just pirate stuff. It's a real "Booty!" (Sorry lol) It has a pirate ship you can explore, a tree house, a lot of long underground tunnels that don't lead to anything(weird right?)and a giant skull rock. Definitely one of my favorite areas of the park unique to Disney Paris. The ride itself was almost the exact same as California's, which I love. We went twice! We went on It's a small world in honor of Chris' brother Brady(He loves it) and was actually really cool(besides that horrible song) Those little kid's outfits were spot on. It made me think it really is a small world... after all lol.
My biggest disappointment was the Indiana Jones ride. Oh goodness, it was tough to recover from being so disappointed. We got all excited because it's an awesome ride in California and we saw that the line was super short. But instead of the thrilling underground adventure where the boulder threatens to squish you, it turned out to be just a quick jungle themed roller coaster. Definitely a let down. Additionally, there was no splash mountain, the haunted mansion was under construction, space mountain broke while we were in line but star tours was super up-to-date with the latest Star Wars movie characters. They have the old Tower of Terror without the Guardians of the Galaxy update. It's literally the same ride as before. Thunder mountain railroad was pretty awesome and we got some Mexican food at Coco's, super good!
There are two parks in Disneyland Paris, Disneyland and Disney studios. Disney studios was a combination of California Adventure and Hollywood Studios. The best part of Disney Studios was the Ratatouille ride. It's pretty new and very awesome. They made that section of the park look like France. It was so charming with its cobble stone roads and adorable fountain. Definitely paying homage to the movie's French origins. The ride itself is a must-do, (do it!) such a unique experience and very well executed. It's basically an 4D adventure of a rat in Gusteau's restaurant. You are shrunk down to the size of a rat and go on an adventure around the restaurant where you almost get killed by everything! (Spoiler alert: you make it alive) As you get off the ride you can see into Geausto's actual restaurant in the park. It's Geausto's but the rat version where everything is huge. The tables are made of thimbles and wine corks, you get the idea. Another ride that was great in the park was crushes roller coster. It was an awesome ride that took you along the EAC. Your car twisted and turned on the track making you feel like you were crush riding the current. It was a blast, I wanted to do it again but we had to run over to the fireworks, which were also amazing btw. The park closed at 8pm which was super weird, but hey when in France.
Tips
Tip #1- Things are very expensive it the park, more expensive than California. Pack a luck and snack and budget for one meal and maybe a snack in the park.
Tip #2- Buy your tickets ahead of time online. Its cheaper and a way better deal.
Tip #3- Go during the of season, its cheaper and less people are visiting the parks.
Tip #4- If you are not die hard Disney fans like Chris and I, don't go. It's not worth it if you don't absolutely love Disney.
We enjoyed visiting Disneyland Paris. It was definitely something to cross off the bucket list. I don't think we will be going back, but glad I was able to say I went. It was a fun way to see how people do Disney in Europe.
If you have any question or want specifics, reach out!
XO-Meg
Great job!! Sounds like fun and great tips!
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