kmadams
Mouseketeer
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Hi all!
This is from my daughter and boyfriend, who have been traveling around Europe this summer and were at DLP yesterday and today. I am so jealous! My daughter has been to WDW many times but this is her first experience at DLP. They stayed 2 nights at the Hotel lEysee so they could have access to extra magic hours. Heres some brief highlights of what she told me in a phone call at 1:00 am last night:
On extra magic hours she had major problems here. Since they arrived at the hotel later the night before, she planned on buying her ticket when she got to the park. They arrived slightly before the 8:00 am scheduled opening time but they didnt actually get around to opening until 8:15 am. And when she inquired as to where she could buy a ticket, she was told the ticket booths didnt open until 9:00 am!!!
So they had to sit on a bench for an hour watching hords of people go in until they could finally purchase their tickets.
Disneyland Park - She thought the park itself was very pretty, when they finally got in they rode Space Mountain 3 times in a role. Big thumbs up from her, she thought the ride was better done then the one in Orlando. They also did Buzz Lightyear, which she also thought was better then WDW, as the targets did something different (but I didnt quite get what she was telling me).
After this they got tickets for the Lion King show. This took more time to do then she expected as they had to stand in line just to get tickets for the show, then, of course, stand in line to get in. She did not like the show as much as she thought she would.
In the afternoon they headed over to the Disney Studios, and got to ride Rock and Roller Coaster three times in a row, with wait times of only 5 minutes or less!! She was disappointed that they dont have the same pre-show as WDW, but the ride was basically the same. The new ride, Crush, was packed, they will try to get a fast pass for that today. They also took some sort of animation tour that shows movie clips from Disney movies, which made my daughter cry (Bambi, your mother cant be with you anymore..), ha, my daughter is very sentimental! She also felt very packed in at the Studios, it was small and not a lot of room to move when it's busy, and there were long lines for the bathrooms. Today they will go back and see the Tarzan show. We loved Tarzan when it was at WDW, so she is excited to have a chance to see it again.
After the Studios, they went back to DLP and rode Big Thunder Mountain. This ride was her favorite of all the rides. She tells me it is better then WDW, located on its own island? (again, Im not sure if I understood her correctly). It was also very popular, so they are hoping to hit it this morning during the EMH. Also, she said there was a huge line for Peter Pan, not sure why? They didnt purchase any food at the parks, being poor college students, they brought their own meat in and made sandwiches, so I cant report on that. They did stay until 11:00 and saw Candlebration, which in her opinion was only ok. Maybe it just needs the fireworks that come later this month?
I just wanted to say thanks for some very useful info I've gotten here on the boards, it's a great place to learn about a park I knew very little about. And to those of you heading that way, have a great time, and I wish I could be there!! (I'm consoling myself with a trip to WDW in November).
This is from my daughter and boyfriend, who have been traveling around Europe this summer and were at DLP yesterday and today. I am so jealous! My daughter has been to WDW many times but this is her first experience at DLP. They stayed 2 nights at the Hotel lEysee so they could have access to extra magic hours. Heres some brief highlights of what she told me in a phone call at 1:00 am last night:
On extra magic hours she had major problems here. Since they arrived at the hotel later the night before, she planned on buying her ticket when she got to the park. They arrived slightly before the 8:00 am scheduled opening time but they didnt actually get around to opening until 8:15 am. And when she inquired as to where she could buy a ticket, she was told the ticket booths didnt open until 9:00 am!!!
So they had to sit on a bench for an hour watching hords of people go in until they could finally purchase their tickets. Disneyland Park - She thought the park itself was very pretty, when they finally got in they rode Space Mountain 3 times in a role. Big thumbs up from her, she thought the ride was better done then the one in Orlando. They also did Buzz Lightyear, which she also thought was better then WDW, as the targets did something different (but I didnt quite get what she was telling me).
After this they got tickets for the Lion King show. This took more time to do then she expected as they had to stand in line just to get tickets for the show, then, of course, stand in line to get in. She did not like the show as much as she thought she would.
In the afternoon they headed over to the Disney Studios, and got to ride Rock and Roller Coaster three times in a row, with wait times of only 5 minutes or less!! She was disappointed that they dont have the same pre-show as WDW, but the ride was basically the same. The new ride, Crush, was packed, they will try to get a fast pass for that today. They also took some sort of animation tour that shows movie clips from Disney movies, which made my daughter cry (Bambi, your mother cant be with you anymore..), ha, my daughter is very sentimental! She also felt very packed in at the Studios, it was small and not a lot of room to move when it's busy, and there were long lines for the bathrooms. Today they will go back and see the Tarzan show. We loved Tarzan when it was at WDW, so she is excited to have a chance to see it again.
After the Studios, they went back to DLP and rode Big Thunder Mountain. This ride was her favorite of all the rides. She tells me it is better then WDW, located on its own island? (again, Im not sure if I understood her correctly). It was also very popular, so they are hoping to hit it this morning during the EMH. Also, she said there was a huge line for Peter Pan, not sure why? They didnt purchase any food at the parks, being poor college students, they brought their own meat in and made sandwiches, so I cant report on that. They did stay until 11:00 and saw Candlebration, which in her opinion was only ok. Maybe it just needs the fireworks that come later this month?
I just wanted to say thanks for some very useful info I've gotten here on the boards, it's a great place to learn about a park I knew very little about. And to those of you heading that way, have a great time, and I wish I could be there!! (I'm consoling myself with a trip to WDW in November).
Reading it though makes me wanna go NOW
It's my favourite ride. 
. I also agree that buzz is alot better in paris than WDW... my score is always so low in WDW, i have never managed to beat roy, whereas Paris there has been the odd occasion where i win 
