That dragon is so awesome! But that also reminds me of that random dragon that WDW hyped for months that only appeared for one night. Do you remember that? Most random thing ever! Anyways, I'm glad this dragon is more permanent.
Wow, what a headache about everything being closed! It's too bad you didn't get to do anything there, I'm sure those rides would have been cool. Then again, it's great that you got to spend more time at the park you really enjoyed!
I do remember hearing about that random dragon...What was that even about?! lol Even without seeing the other one, I have to say this one is waaaaay better because you can see it without having to be part of a media event.
We definitely weren't too upset about spending more time in Disneyland Paris as it is clearly the better of the two parks. If park hoppers hadn't have been included we wouldn't have even ventured over to the other park anyway, so it was all lagniappe. It was just annoying that we wasted so much time walking from attraction to attraction and finding them all down!
I love that dragon! That is seriously cool. Take notes, Disney World!
I'm sorry Studios was such a disappointment. I can't believe all of the major rides were down!
Lunch looks really yummy - different than most of the buffets at Disney World it seems!
It was seriously the coolest thing I have ever seen inside of one of the Castles. WDW's is at the very bottom of the totem pole when it comes to Castle entertainment, that's for sure. The Sleeping Beauty walkthrough in DL is great, but can't come close to that DLP dragon!
We couldn't believe the bad luck that we went over there and ALL of the major attractions weren't working.
It was a really delicious buffet, with so much to choose from! We don't usually do buffets for lunch and dinner in WDW because they are more expensive than the breakfasts, but it was totally worth doing with the vouchers to cover everything!
DH all by himself!
He sure does look happy though!
The pumpkin heads are too cute, I especially love Minnie.
The walk-through looks SO cool.
Awesome shots of your hotel, looks so beautiful.
Disney Studio 1 looks so interesting!
OMG what bad luck you had at Studios, all 3 big rides down!? I would've been so dissapointed
Wow what an awesome picture you got of Phantom Manor while on BTMMR!
Bummer about Blue Lagoon being closed, but the alternative sounds like it was good!
LoL I know, his huge cheesy smile all by himself just cracks me up!
The Minnie pumpkin was my favorite too, and I love how DH got that great shot with just Minnie and the castle in the background. The dragon walkthrough was the most amazing thing I have ever seen in a Disney park!
Studios was a HUGE disappointment. All of the things we went for not working was a big dent in our plans. I hated that we wasted so much time away from DL just for that.
That is awesome. I still can't get over how dead the park was for you guys!
I've heard there was a dragon there, but I had no idea what exactly it was/did. Thanks for the pictures and description!
It does look like a pretty cool area.
Wait a minute. How terrible can a park be if it has Rock n Rollercoaster in it?????
Ok, this one just seems completely random. Was it in the Rock n Rollercoaster area? Maybe an Aerosmith themed land?
Wow. That just stinks. I can't believe everything was closed!
Such a waste. Especially when you only have a limited amount of time to begin with.
Awesome! More BTMRR is always a good thing!
You just can't really seem to catch a break.
Your Plan B for lunch looks great! I'm glad that you were able to take advantage of your voucher and sit down and relax a bit for lunch.
Although the crowds picked up throughout the day, it was still relatively dead compared to WDW on an average day. It was really great though to have those first few hours with almost NO ONE else there.
I didn't know there was a dragon at all until DH said we needed to go see it. It was SO cool to see in person! Glad I could share it with you!
OK spoiler alert, Rock n Roller Coaster stunk. I will definitely stick with the WDW version! I didn't even think of the Aerosmith connection to Armageddon, but suddenly it makes SO. MUCH. SENSE. They must really adore Steven Tyler there!! It was pretty close... Those crazy Parisians.
We were flabbergasted that all of the good rides were down at rope drop. It really sucked that we had wasted so much time when didn't have much to begin with. I would have been even more upset if we hadn't gotten so much time the afternoon before.
Blue Lagoon being closed was a bummer, but I don't think we did too bad with our backup lunch either. It was really good food! And it was even better because it was all covered with the vouchers.
You know, that's not a terribly bad problem to have. Means you accomplished a lot.
Holy wow!!!!!!! What was it? Animatronic? Projection? Something else? That is so cool!!
Hmmm, interesting that the partners statue is in the Studios park.
Well, I can see why this park doesn't get much love. Wow.
So true. And I think this applies to all the seasons. Such a shame.
Oh look, someone taking buffet pictures. Must be a DISer.
That's very true! We really got a lot done between the afternoon before and the extra magic hour.
It was an enormous animatronic! Really awesome!! The head would swing around, and the eyes would look all around, and I think the tail even moved. It was incredible!
I thought so too. And it wasn't really in a spot of prominence like it is in the U.S. parks. It was still cool to see it though.
Exactly. There is hardly anything there to begin with, but seriously, all the headliners down first thing in the morning?! Just ridiculous.
As wonderful as they do with Main Street, you know they are totally capable of making the rest of the park look great at Halloween and Christmas! DL does a better job with it, but WDW can do WAAAAAY better.
I can't even imagine what the Europeans thought of us taking pictures of the buffet and our plates.
I feel your pain about Disney Studios. If you want to see what happens to a Disney Park with minimal budget... this is a prime example. Sorry that the only things worthwhile were closed. That stinks. Especially about Ratatouille. I haven't seen it yet, but it looks impressive. Certainly the exterior looks amazing. I'm hoping it's the first of a greater movement to redesign the park. Back in October it was reported Disney was about to spend some serious cash to do so.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ro-bailout-proves-paris-parks-too-big-to-fail
I almost couldn't believe it was Disney with how pitiful it was in terms of attractions. While it does have those three headliners, there really isn't a whole lot to do there. The themeing left a lot to be desired, especially in the common areas. It could definitely use a huge overhaul. The Ratatouille ride looks totally out of place because the facade is so perfect to the movie!
WoW - that dragon is SO super cool. I had NO idea that existed.
OK - I love the SM picture with no one on it but your DH. Too funny!
The pictures of the castle and the halloween decorations in the foreground is just captivating. Wow! Actually - all of the pictures in this update are just amazing.
It's hard for me to believe BTMMR could be any longer, but I'll take your word for it.
I agree with you - the MK should definitely add more Halloween decorations throughout the park. Each year they seem to do a tad bit more, but there's still room for more additions.
I had no clue it was there too! I hadn't really done any research on the DLP attractions because I wanted everything to be a surprise. The dragon was definitely a GREAT surprise!!
I love it too. He is having a blast, all by himself!! lol
Thanks! He did a great job capturing the atmosphere.
They could do SO much more with the decorations at Halloween and Christmas! It's really kind of sad that they pretty much limit it all to Main Street. We all know they are capable of so much more!