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Day 4 Wednesday 10th November
Sorry for the wait between instalments folks, thanks for all the lovely comments so far, Im glad youre enjoying my trip report!
So, on the Wednesday when Mickey rang at 7am to wake us up, we were all pooped and made the sleepy joint decision to skip EMH that day. I know, shocker, but we reasoned we still had two days of EMH left, and those HNY beds are sooo comfy.
We eventually got up around 9am, and wandered down to breakfast. Our time card was seriously wrong, oops, but they didnt bat an eyelid. We were surprised how busy it was at this time, we had to wait in a small queue, but got seated in the Manhattan again which made us all happy. It felt good to have a bit of a lazy morning and we headed to the park about 10am.
When we got to Main Street, some characters were coming towards us in the Main St vehicles, and Dancin a Catchy Rhythm was playing! Yes, we had a wee dance. Better still, the weather seemed pretty mild and the clouds even quite light in places, with NO RAIN!
One of mums favourite rides is IASW, so this is where we headed next (I must confess, Im not a big lover of this ride, although would always do it once) We walked straight on and were seated on the front of the boat. I must admit, I liked it a LOT more with the Christmas overlay! The festive songs mixed in mean that the tune isnt quite so ..hypnotic/annoying. A cheery way to start the day, and put a big smile on my mums face.
When we came out it was back to Belles Village in search of mulled wine! We couldnt see it advertised anywhere but a quick scan of the menu at the food stall found Vin Chaud at the bottom for 3 euros, result! The girl seemed a bit puzzled that we were asking for vin chaud in the morning, but got it for us anyway (mum and me only, sister claims to hate it, shes mad). Mmm it was amazing! Everyone who is going at Christmas needs to try it, nothing feels more Christmassy.
Suitably warmed and feeling festive, we went into Alices Labyrinth, one of my favourites as a child and going in there really takes me back. The water effects were off but it was still good fun.
And when we reached the top of the castle, we were blinded by an unfamiliar light, could it really be sunshine?!
We had loved visiting Salon Mickey the day before so decided to return for a snack before it closed. Couldnt resist this photo
Sister found hidden mickeys inside:
While we relaxed in the salon we took a look at what we still wanted to do, I really wanted to see Captain EO and ride the railroad all the way around the park. The other two werent sure about the idea of Captain EO but agreed to go there next. I found the bit at the start a bit too drawn out and boring, but loved the show itself and so did my mum. Sister wasnt so keen, but shes not a great lover of 3D effects. Its a silly story, but good fun and very retro!
When we came out, look who we met:
He wasnt up for a joke, unsurprisingly.
We missed the train at Discoveryland station, so wandered back to Fantasyland to try and catch it there, stopping to enjoy the park in the unexpected nice weather. We boarded at Fantasyland and rode all the way around, we loved it! The diorama was much more intricate than I expected. We decided we wanted to get off at Frontierland, so we went most of the way around again lol! We ended up being on the train for over an hour, but it went by really quickly as we were people- and sight- watching. While we were on though, it started to spit with rain again, uh oh.
Colonel Haitis was the plan for lunch, so after picking up BTM fastpasses this was where we headed. Great theming inside, and all done up for Christmas too! Sister and I got the pasta meal deal, pasta, garlic bread and a drink for 10e95 it was a really generous portion, tasty and fresh. Would definitely recommend this as a fast food option. Mum had gone in search of crepes, and we were to meet her back at BTM, but when we emerged from Colonel Haitis the heavens had opened again and it was seriously pouring. We ran to BTM and found mum sheltering in Fuente del Oro courtyard with a Mickey brioche, no crepes to be found apparently. We watched the rain for about ten minutes and suddenly it went off and the sun started to come back out, hoorah! Back on BTM, as good as ever. And look how great the weather was when we got off! It looks almost biblical.
It was time for one of mums famous rests, she claimed she was off for a swim but she never went! While she trotted back to hotel, we went off to the Studios.
Sad saxophone geek that I am, I was overexcited to find the jazz band in Studio 1, playing carols no less:
And then we were even more excited to go on the Cars ride! A bit silly, maybe, but we have recently discovered the awesomeness of Cars.
The CM squeezed the two of us and an adult couple into one car, it was hilarious! We were killing ourselves with laughter right through the ride, it was so much fun, really glad we went on.
Feeling daft, we went on the Magic Carpets next. We were walking straight on to everything again, why not?! We did RC Racer and ToT before bumping into Buzz with no queue
Then we went back to get mum outside the main park. The 3 of us had a quick conference about what to do next .another go on BTM! This was during OUAD time so it was just getting dark, BTM is amazing when you can see all the lights across the park.
Then we watched Showtime Spectacular I got split up from the others, my mum text me saying were in the middle at the front! so I fought to get there, and they werent. I stayed anyway on my tod and got great videos of the show, I love the Princess and the Frog parts! Found them afterwards, apparently when she said the front she didnt mean the very front. Obviously. Photos at the Winnie the Pooh bit:
We watched Fantillusion, and were at the right point for the villain stop this time, this is great! After a quick change at the hotel, it was time for our 8.30pm booking at the Steakhouse.
We were a bit concerned about the enormous queue here, when we explained we had a booking they told us to sit in the bar area. We were there for about ten minutes and staff all seemed very stressed. We were seated near the back, a very nice table and our lovely waiter was called Remy! Awesome.
More cocktails for me and mum (photo taken by the nice couple next to us, yes we appear to make friends at every meal)
I asked what the fish of the day was and Remy replied Ponga. He had no idea what this would be in English, but he said it was white fish and I thought it couldnt go far wrong so I ordered that. It was really nice I googled it later and apparently you should never eat Ponga in France as its a dirty fish (?!), but I enjoyed it and felt fine. Sister said her steak was even better than the one in Silver Spur, and mum avoided potential oilyness with another Caesar salad (a generous one at that)
For dessert I had a gorgeous apple tart, it was very light. Mum had a crème brulee and sister had a black and white sundae thumbs up all round. We were really impressed with the quality and atmosphere in the Steakhouse, the most fine dining experience so far. There was a live pianist playing contemporary tunes which we thought a nice touch, and a good buzz about the place.
Sorry for the wait between instalments folks, thanks for all the lovely comments so far, Im glad youre enjoying my trip report!
So, on the Wednesday when Mickey rang at 7am to wake us up, we were all pooped and made the sleepy joint decision to skip EMH that day. I know, shocker, but we reasoned we still had two days of EMH left, and those HNY beds are sooo comfy.
We eventually got up around 9am, and wandered down to breakfast. Our time card was seriously wrong, oops, but they didnt bat an eyelid. We were surprised how busy it was at this time, we had to wait in a small queue, but got seated in the Manhattan again which made us all happy. It felt good to have a bit of a lazy morning and we headed to the park about 10am.
When we got to Main Street, some characters were coming towards us in the Main St vehicles, and Dancin a Catchy Rhythm was playing! Yes, we had a wee dance. Better still, the weather seemed pretty mild and the clouds even quite light in places, with NO RAIN!
One of mums favourite rides is IASW, so this is where we headed next (I must confess, Im not a big lover of this ride, although would always do it once) We walked straight on and were seated on the front of the boat. I must admit, I liked it a LOT more with the Christmas overlay! The festive songs mixed in mean that the tune isnt quite so ..hypnotic/annoying. A cheery way to start the day, and put a big smile on my mums face.
When we came out it was back to Belles Village in search of mulled wine! We couldnt see it advertised anywhere but a quick scan of the menu at the food stall found Vin Chaud at the bottom for 3 euros, result! The girl seemed a bit puzzled that we were asking for vin chaud in the morning, but got it for us anyway (mum and me only, sister claims to hate it, shes mad). Mmm it was amazing! Everyone who is going at Christmas needs to try it, nothing feels more Christmassy.
Suitably warmed and feeling festive, we went into Alices Labyrinth, one of my favourites as a child and going in there really takes me back. The water effects were off but it was still good fun.
And when we reached the top of the castle, we were blinded by an unfamiliar light, could it really be sunshine?!
We had loved visiting Salon Mickey the day before so decided to return for a snack before it closed. Couldnt resist this photo
Sister found hidden mickeys inside:
While we relaxed in the salon we took a look at what we still wanted to do, I really wanted to see Captain EO and ride the railroad all the way around the park. The other two werent sure about the idea of Captain EO but agreed to go there next. I found the bit at the start a bit too drawn out and boring, but loved the show itself and so did my mum. Sister wasnt so keen, but shes not a great lover of 3D effects. Its a silly story, but good fun and very retro!
When we came out, look who we met:
He wasnt up for a joke, unsurprisingly.
We missed the train at Discoveryland station, so wandered back to Fantasyland to try and catch it there, stopping to enjoy the park in the unexpected nice weather. We boarded at Fantasyland and rode all the way around, we loved it! The diorama was much more intricate than I expected. We decided we wanted to get off at Frontierland, so we went most of the way around again lol! We ended up being on the train for over an hour, but it went by really quickly as we were people- and sight- watching. While we were on though, it started to spit with rain again, uh oh.
Colonel Haitis was the plan for lunch, so after picking up BTM fastpasses this was where we headed. Great theming inside, and all done up for Christmas too! Sister and I got the pasta meal deal, pasta, garlic bread and a drink for 10e95 it was a really generous portion, tasty and fresh. Would definitely recommend this as a fast food option. Mum had gone in search of crepes, and we were to meet her back at BTM, but when we emerged from Colonel Haitis the heavens had opened again and it was seriously pouring. We ran to BTM and found mum sheltering in Fuente del Oro courtyard with a Mickey brioche, no crepes to be found apparently. We watched the rain for about ten minutes and suddenly it went off and the sun started to come back out, hoorah! Back on BTM, as good as ever. And look how great the weather was when we got off! It looks almost biblical.
It was time for one of mums famous rests, she claimed she was off for a swim but she never went! While she trotted back to hotel, we went off to the Studios.
Sad saxophone geek that I am, I was overexcited to find the jazz band in Studio 1, playing carols no less:
And then we were even more excited to go on the Cars ride! A bit silly, maybe, but we have recently discovered the awesomeness of Cars.
The CM squeezed the two of us and an adult couple into one car, it was hilarious! We were killing ourselves with laughter right through the ride, it was so much fun, really glad we went on.
Feeling daft, we went on the Magic Carpets next. We were walking straight on to everything again, why not?! We did RC Racer and ToT before bumping into Buzz with no queue
Then we went back to get mum outside the main park. The 3 of us had a quick conference about what to do next .another go on BTM! This was during OUAD time so it was just getting dark, BTM is amazing when you can see all the lights across the park.
Then we watched Showtime Spectacular I got split up from the others, my mum text me saying were in the middle at the front! so I fought to get there, and they werent. I stayed anyway on my tod and got great videos of the show, I love the Princess and the Frog parts! Found them afterwards, apparently when she said the front she didnt mean the very front. Obviously. Photos at the Winnie the Pooh bit:
We watched Fantillusion, and were at the right point for the villain stop this time, this is great! After a quick change at the hotel, it was time for our 8.30pm booking at the Steakhouse.
We were a bit concerned about the enormous queue here, when we explained we had a booking they told us to sit in the bar area. We were there for about ten minutes and staff all seemed very stressed. We were seated near the back, a very nice table and our lovely waiter was called Remy! Awesome.
More cocktails for me and mum (photo taken by the nice couple next to us, yes we appear to make friends at every meal)
I asked what the fish of the day was and Remy replied Ponga. He had no idea what this would be in English, but he said it was white fish and I thought it couldnt go far wrong so I ordered that. It was really nice I googled it later and apparently you should never eat Ponga in France as its a dirty fish (?!), but I enjoyed it and felt fine. Sister said her steak was even better than the one in Silver Spur, and mum avoided potential oilyness with another Caesar salad (a generous one at that)
For dessert I had a gorgeous apple tart, it was very light. Mum had a crème brulee and sister had a black and white sundae thumbs up all round. We were really impressed with the quality and atmosphere in the Steakhouse, the most fine dining experience so far. There was a live pianist playing contemporary tunes which we thought a nice touch, and a good buzz about the place.
- sounds like tonnes of fun had by all!
Looking forward to your souvenir photo!
