The Dis Exclusive City of Knights and Lights Trip 10/8 - 10/17/2012

[DisneyKevin]

The Dis is returning to London, Paris and Disneyland Paris!!!!!

The travel dates are 10/8 - 10/17/2012.

Pricing is as follows:

$6999 per adult

$6649 per child

$8926 per single

You can sign up for this Adventure here:

http://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com/reservations/abd_input_pc_london_paris_2012.cfm

This is the itinerary for this Adventure:

Day 1: Monday, October 8th:
• Welcome reception and dinner at Chancery Court Hotel, London
• Meals Included: D
• Overnight at Chancery Court

Day 2: Tuesday, October 9th:
• London city tour on double decker bus; Westminster Abbey; Buckingham
Palace, changing of the guards
• Lunch at Harrods
• Afternoon, evening and dinner OYO
• Meals included: B, L
• Overnight at Chancery Court

Day 3: Wednesday, October 10th:
• Walking tour near St. Paul’s Cathedral; Tower of London Tour; London Eye
visit
• Lunch OYO
• Transfer to Foxhills Hotel
• Dinner at Foxhills Hotel
• Meals included: B,D
• Overnight at Foxhills Hotel

Day 4: Thursday, October 11th:
• Stonehenge tour
• Lunch at Foxhills
• Windsor Castle Tour
• Dinner at Foxhills Hotel
• Meals included: B,L,D
• Overnight at Foxhills Hotel

Day 5: Friday, October 12th:
• Transfer to St. Pancras station for train to Paris
• Eurostar transfer to Paris
• Eiffel Tower visit to upper decks
• Transfer to Hilton Arc de Triomphe
• Welcome reception and dinner at Hilton Arc de Triomphe
• Walking transfer to Arc de Triomphe for evening climb
• Meals included: B,D
• Overnight at Hilton Arc de Triomphe


Day 6: Saturday, October 13th:
1. Chateau de Versailles tour
2. Optional return back to Paris after Versailles tour
3. Lunch at La Flottille
4. Bike the gardens of Versailles or join a guided walking tour
5. Transfer back to Paris
6. Dinner OYO
7. Meals included: B,L
8. Overnight at Hilton Arc de Triomphe

Day 6: Sunday, October 14th:
• Notre Dame Cathedral tour and tower climb
• Water taxi transfer to the Louvre
• Guided tour of the Louvre with optional transfer back to the hotel
afterward or guests can stay at Louvre
• Lunch and afternoon OYO
• Dinner at Laduree
• Meals included: B,D
• Overnight at Hilton Arc de Triomphe

Day 8: Monday, October 15th:
• Transfer to Disneyland Paris Hotel
• Ambassador welcome at Disneyland Paris
• Park hopper tickets with VIP FastPasses included
• VIP Tour Guides in each park
• Guest OYO time in the parks with vouchers provided for lunch anywhere in
the parks or hotels and VIP tour guides provided in each park.
• Reserved parade and stunt show viewing locations
• Park closing visit to Phantom Manor for tour with Imagineer
• Dinner OYO with option to book restaurants ahead of time to avoid
crowds
• Meals included: B,L
• Overnight at Disneyland Paris Hotel

Day 9: Tuesday, October 16th:
• Early entrance into Disneyland park for character photos in front of the
castle
• Breakfast in Walt’s Restaurant
• VIP Tour Guides in each park
• Guest OYO time in the parks with vouchers provided for lunch anywhere in
the parks or hotels and VIP tour guides provided in each park
• Reserved parade and stunt show viewing locations
• Themed farewell dinner event at Tower of Terror and Blockbuster
Restaurant with Disney Villains after park closing
• Meals included B,L,D
• Overnight at Disneyland Paris Hotel

Day 10: Wednesday, October 17th:
• Transfers to the airport or into Paris
Meals included: B

Participants:

Chad - Whodini
Lindsay - Mrs. Whodini
Jen - NejtheLion
Debbi - TheFairyGodmother
Barry - needs Dis screen name
Eric - Fsufan53
Amanda - Mrs Fsufan53
Kris - garneska
Bert - hgarnes
Karen - me_minnie_me
Angela - LionKingRules84
Ryan - Mr. LionKingRules84
Shaun - WebmasterShaun
William - DisneyCruise05
Dustin - Dustin
Kevin - DisneyKevin
John - WebMasterJohn
Pete - WebMasterPete
Walter - AkaScar

If you would like to add your name to the list of Participants in this Adventure, please write to Kevin@DreamsUnlimitedTravel.com

You can sign up for this Adventure here:

http://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com/reservations/abd_input_pc_london_paris_2012.cfm

 

[WebmasterMike]

It makes me drool all over again!!

 

[whodini]

woot! Lindsay and I are totally amped for this trip. We'll be celebrating our 5th anniversary this fall. It was a tough decision between this trip or heading out to Aulani, but the added Halloween festivities made it too irresistible.

 

[garneska]

Can't wait for this trip.

Kevin can you update hubby's name is Bert not Bery....but boy is that fun to make fun of

 

[DisneyKevin]

Can't wait for this trip.

Kevin can you update hubby's name is Bert not Bery....but boy is that fun to make fun of

Please apologize to Bert for me.

Please explain that the Y and the T are right next to each other.

 

[steve76]

Windsor Castle is a great addition to the itinerary. Incidentally there is a great DVD which shows "behind the scenes" at Windsor Castle here: http://www.amazon.com/Windsor-Castle-Royal-Barbara-Flynn/dp/B000E1ZBA4/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top (in the UK it was broadcast on BBC as "The Queen's Castle").

Plus the 20th anniversary show in front of the Castle at Disneyland Paris looks like it's shaping up to be quite something: http://www.dlrptoday.com/2012/01/13/disneyland-paris-20th-anniversary-preview-video-reveals-disney-dreams-and-more-surprises/

Looks like it's going to be another amazing trip - I'm already looking forward to the trip reports...!

 

[garneska]

So I was catching up on the podcasts this week. We are having a costume party at DLP? Like real costumes or cat ears and a tail?

Am excited seems our thread is a litle slow but we are still 9 months out. I know Bert and I will be coming in Sun before the adventure starts. Right now i think we are planning on visiting the Brittish Library, British Muesum, and Churchill War Rooms.

Kevin, we will have some scheduled chat nights once we get closer to plan plan and do some more planning?

 

[DisneyKevin]

Kevin, we will have some scheduled chat nights once we get closer to plan plan and do some more planning?

We will be having chat nights,

We usually do them about 3 months (90 days) out.

Keep in mind that we have our Italy folks departing at the end of May, our Backstage Magic folks departing at the end of July and our London / Paris folks in October.

Feel free to start chatting and planning here, if you'd like.

Talking about and planning things here actually makes the most sense at the moment. Chat is fleeting, but the informations remains here until we "unstick" the thread.

 

[WebmasterMike]

Just for Fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGLN1kREJ2Q

http://youtu.be/schQZY3QjCw?hd=1

 

[WebmasterMike]

PomPom much?
Fascinators, anyone?

 

[WebmasterMike]

Did anyone see the "Queen's Palaces" on PBS? They are talking about Windsor right now.

Here are some of the Episodes on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvx3o48Rc1U - Buckingham Palace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRdq2Ju5ApE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Vi6XtB5hY - Windsor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_g8mJfrOx0

 

[WebmasterMike]

It was very cool to hear about this on the last Knights and Lights trip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5gXuirlxVcY#!

 

[fsufan53]

So I was catching up on the podcasts this week. We are having a costume party at DLP? Like real costumes or cat ears and a tail?

Am excited seems our thread is a litle slow but we are still 9 months out. I know Bert and I will be coming in Sun before the adventure starts. Right now i think we are planning on visiting the Brittish Library, British Muesum, and Churchill War Rooms.

Kevin, we will have some scheduled chat nights once we get closer to plan plan and do some more planning?

We are for sure planning on doing the British Museum and Churchills war rooms. Maybe we can get a group together to go during some of the OYO time. We also want to try and checkout a Beatles tour, Jack the Ripper tour, Imperial War Museum, and maybe the Charles Dickens House since it is so close to the hotel. We are getting in on sunday also so I hope the pre time and the OYO time during the trip will give us enough time to see all of this.

I am a WW2 buff so Churchills rooms are a must do!

 

[sayhello]

We are for sure planning on doing the British Museum and Churchills war rooms. Maybe we can get a group together to go during some of the OYO time. We also want to try and checkout a Beatles tour, Jack the Ripper tour, Imperial War Museum, and maybe the Charles Dickens House since it is so close to the hotel. We are getting in on sunday also so I hope the pre time and the OYO time during the trip will give us enough time to see all of this.

I am a WW2 buff so Churchills rooms are a must do!

I can highly recommend a company called London Walks.

http://www.walks.com/

I know they have a Beatles walking tour, and a pretty well-known Jack the Ripper walking tour. The tour I took was a Harry Potter tour, and it was a really great mix of sites mentioned in the books, sites used in the movies and sites dealing with some of the mythology that JKRowling used. I really wish I'd managed to take more of the walks (especially the Jack the Ripper one).

Sayhello

 

[brer_rabbit]

Oh wow you're staying at Foxhills!! I live really close to it - it's a lovely place! You can have a nice relaxing afternoon / evening there which you'd probably need judging by the busy itinerary

Windsor is great - last time I went the royal standard was flying which meant the Queen was at home Hopefully they'll give you a bit of time to see the town too as there are lots of nice little shops!

Hopefully there will be lots of stories for the podcast last the last trip

 

[MinnieGarden]

One of the Paris blogs I followed closely prior to our Knights and Lights adventure last fall was David Lebovitz. He has an amazing book, and it looks like he's got another gem..... http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2012/01/paris-pastry-guidebook-e-book-david-lebovitz-pastry-chocolate/ and it's on sale until Valentines Day!

 

[Simba001]

- Park closing visit to Phantom Manor for tour with Imagineer

- Themed farewell dinner event at Tower of Terror and Blockbuster Restaurant
with Disney Villains after park closing

London! Paris! Disneyland Paris and this!!!! Oh my goodness! How fun would this be!

When I told my DH he said he would work OT all year to be able to afford to go on this trip. I told him I appreciate the thought, but unless I switch jobs I can't go anywhere in October. Our annual major fundraiser is at the beginning of November. Darn...

I am sure everyone will have a fabulous time!

 

[fsufan53]

I guess this question is for Kevin. Is our itinerary different from the typical ABD itinerary? Obviously the two days in Paris are extra however after reading over the base itinerary in my ABD magazine it seems like our base trip is enhanced from the "normal" one. Just wanted to know. Thanks!

Boy I am getting excited!

 

[DisneyKevin]

I guess this question is for Kevin. Is our itinerary different from the typical ABD itinerary? Obviously the two days in Paris are extra however after reading over the base itinerary in my ABD magazine it seems like our base trip is enhanced from the "normal" one. Just wanted to know. Thanks!

Boy I am getting excited!

With every Dis Exclusive Adventure, we try to add details that we don't disclose in advance.

It's great fun to watch folks be surprised.

How's that for vague?

I think everyone will be very pleased.

 

[garneska]

With every Dis Exclusive Adventure, we try to add details that we don't disclose in advance.

It's great fun to watch folks be surprised.

How's that for vague?

I think everyone will be very pleased.

Do you practice that Kevin or does it come naturally?