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[glastocat]

We're going on our first trip to Disneyland on Saturday and we are getting very excited! We have hired a cottage with a pool in Marles en Brie, and we plan to buy annual passes so we can dip in and out as we please for a week.It'll be me and my husband, our five year old son, and 60 year old dad, so I think in this heat we will need to pace ourselves a little. :D I've got loads of tips on these boards, and I've also bought the brits guide to disney, so I think I'm prepared, I just don't really know what to expect as I've never been. I'm really looking forward to POTC and Big Thunder Mountain - will BTM be ok for my kid - he adores trains? Anyone got any tips for me?Four days to go - woohoo!!!

[BONITATIME]

Have a great time

[tinkerbell36]

oh my god your son will adore BTM - and so will you! It goes very fast but enjoyably so - GET FASTPASSES for this one or go last thing at night - it is stunning at night with the park all lit up. Oh and turn around when you are going up the hill outside the mountain - the view is amazing :)

Sounds like a fantastic trip away, you will have so much fun :)

Any more questions?

[wideeyes]

my 4 y/o loved BTM, :) have a nice holiday and welcome to Dis :wave2:

[glastocat]

Another question - its my dad's birthday on Sunday which will be our first day in the park. I want to take him somewhere nice for a meal - where would you recommend? I was thinking maybe the Blue Lagoon, but then someone told me Walts is beter? Is Blue Lagoon a fish restaurant? When would be a good time to go - is early evening really busy? And can we book a cake? Thanks in advance for all the help!

[wideeyes]

hi, Walts and Blue lagoon are very different resturants you can check here and see which you may prefer with regard to the menu. www.dlpfoodguide.com

You can order a birthday cake at both.

[Ware Bears]

Hi glastocat and welcome to the DIS! :welcome:

The restaurants are generally quieter early evening as Europeans tend to eat later. We find if we book for 6pm or 6.30pm then they are not so busy. :)

[tinkerbell36]

the bonus of course with blue lagoon is that it is inside POTC, although I have not dined at either so I couldn't really say :)

[Cyrano]

Hi glastocat and welcome to DLP DIS board :wave2:
We are a friendly bunch here so please join in on any other thread or if you have a number of questions then just start a new thread for each :goodvibes

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Let us know how you get on in your gite. Great that you are only 20km away from the park :thumbsup2

For your DS I'd say get an autograph book and a chunky pen as he is going to want to collect the characters autograph.
Make sure you get a great family photo with one of teh characters. I'm sure your dad will treasure it as well :)

[Disney owl]

Hi & welcome

tips
take in bottled water/drinks with you.
Do Fantasyland early it gets very busy.
go shopping at Val d ' Europe the hypermarket there is great for all food plus wine & beer! Also great restaurants we especially love the chinese there - Le Dragon d'Europe.

have a great holiday

[Bexx]

Welcome to the DIS glastocat :wave: Hope you all have a wonderful trip :Pinkbounc

[raptor1982]

If you're getting Dream AP's, you get free access to the main parking lot and all the parkinglots of the Disney Hotels (except Disneyland Hotel). So I suggest you park your car at Hotel New York and walk down Disney Village to the two parks. :goodvibes

[glastocat]

We're off in the morning! :cool1: There is no WAY I'll be able to sleep - and my kid is bouncing off the walls! :rotfl:

[Ware Bears]

Have a wonderful time :wizard: and come back and tell us all about it please! :thumbsup2

[glastocat]

Can anyone tell me if the Blue Lagoon only serves fish? My husband isn't a fish fan, so that would rule out this restaraunt for us. :confused3

[Ware Bears]

Oh dear I think I've missed you but I'll post up the answer anyway just in case anyone else is interested.

Although the Blue Lagoon is primarily a fish restaurant, they do serve non-fish dishes. My DH had a delicious chicken curry there and they also serve beef, veal, ostrich and duck.