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Day 6 Friday 12th November
Our last day ☹ We were a bit sad, but it felt like we had been there forever, we couldnt really remember the real world by this point! We were up and organized pretty early, and checked out before breakfast, leaving our cases at HNY. The hotel was VERY busy this morning, and we didnt get a choice of restaurant so were sat in the Parkside Diner which was a wee bit disappointing, but we enjoyed our last breakfast.
Mum actually came for EMH today! We all rode the Paddy Wagon up Main St, and wanted to go on Buzz, Peter Pan and Dumbo, but everything was queued out as if it was the middle of a Saturday. 50 minute queue for Peter Pan DURING EMH. We were a bit mollified, only managed to get on the Carousel, then back to Salon Mickey for the last time before the main crowds hit.
We bagged the couch in Salon Mickey, yay.
We had another planning meeting to see what we still really wanted to do. Sister and I were really keen to try the Parachutes, as they had been closed all week with the weather but it seemed a bit milder today. We also wanted to re-do Stitch Live and give RnRC another shot, so it was off to the Studios.
The Parachutes were open! The queue was massive but we remembered what DISers had said about single riders and asked about this. There was a small single rider line of about 10 people, but once others saw us joining it they soon followed. We waited about 10 minutes, and got on the same ride, sitting separately. It was more fun than I expected, really glad we got a chance to try it. If it is so susceptible to bad weather conditions though, it was maybe a silly ride to build in Paris. This is a view of mum from the ride!
We got fastpasses for RnRC before going into Stitch Live. There were 3 French shows and 1 English show per hour that day, which made sense as the crowds were mostly French. The English show was barely half full. It was just as fun as ever, we were sitting next to the Space Prison escapee again, Crazy Alfred from Germany. His wife was laughing so much!
While we went on RnRC after this, mum went back into Cinemagique as shed loved it so much yesterday and wanted to keep warm. We had been wanting to give RnRC a second chance but it was even more disappointing this time, the sound was slightly better but the main ride felt even slower. Boo.
We met up with mum, who had loved Cinemagique just as much the second time, and it was time (finally!) for our 1.30pm lunch at Walts. Walts had eluded us in 2009, being closed every day, and again on Monday, so we were all very relieved to find it open!
This restaurant is so beautiful. We are actually really glad that this ended up being our last meal, because it was such a magical place. We were seated in the Fantasyland room, which after a look round the others we decided was our favourite. We enjoyed a beautiful long lunch with wine and a great conversation about our favourite parts of the trip.
Mum had a Caesar salad (its the only flippin thing she eats), which she said was lovely. Sister ordered the rump steak well done, it came out more medium but the CM whisked it away when we asked for it to be cooked a bit more, and was soon back with a fresh one that was cooked perfectly. She loved it! Cant believe the amount of steak she consumed on this trip. Having had my fill of fish, I went for the duck breast it was amazing, cooked the perfect shade of pink with a delicious sauce and risotto.
For dessert I had the cheesecake, it was a proper New York cheesecake, thick and rich and although it was lovely I struggled to finish it after the duck. Sister had chocolate cake which she loved, and mum had the Millefeuille which she declared to be the best dessert she had ever had in her life.
The meal was amazing, a very relaxing experience in beautiful surroundings and we were extremely full when we reluctantly left after 2 hours! We couldnt quite face any rides, so went for a wander up the treehouse. There was even a queue for this! I know its a bit tired in places, but this is still one of my favourite works of Imagineering in the parks, so Im glad we fitted it in.
Then it was time for Mickeys Winter Wonderland! (After getting BTM fastpasses for 5.30pm, which we had to queue about 10 minutes for. Im never going to visit on a weekend, I couldnt do DLP like this for a whole trip!)
We went along early and Im glad we did as they stopped letting people in about 10 minutes before the show. This show is so festive and fun, great to see all the classic characters involved. Wish it had been on earlier in the week as we would have liked to see it more than once, but glad we caught it on the last day as we left feeling all Christmassy.
On mums to do list was to try and meet Jack Sparrow, so we went back to the Blue Lagoon and there he was! There werent too many people there, but he was great and took his time to wind up everyone, so we waited about 10 minutes but it was fun to watch him interacting. He was very convincing and mum was happy to have a flirt with him.
We were revisiting our favourite areas, and a quick stop at Belles Village revealed that the Casey Junior and Pays de whatsit area was open! I was overexcited, and we walked straight on to the storybook ride. Nobody seemed to know this ride was here, most of the boats were empty.
We would have liked to try Casey Junior but it was showing a 20 minute wait and we wanted to get a good spot for OUAD Parade. On our way to Main St we spotted some people sitting on the benches at Castle Stage, we had never thought of watching the parade from here but we nabbed seats in the second row. Turned out to be a great decision, no sore feet, great view and everything framed by the castle in the background. It was particularly atmospheric as it started to get dark.
We all welled up a bit watching the parade, we didnt want to leave! After it was finished, there was just one thing left to do BTM! Our trip wouldnt have been the same without this amazing ride, and it was the perfect end to the holiday especially as darkness was just coming over the park.
The less said about struggling back to the train station with the cases the better, they were unbearably heavy and we were also laden with carrier bags containing all the stuff we couldnt fit in. I thought we were never going to reach the station. The Eurostar check in was quick and easy again, and the journey uneventful. We were on a bit of a downer back in the rubbish London Travelodge, got a McDonalds for dinner and wished we were back at DLP. Sadly, the end of our festive, fun, soggy, hilarious, delicious, magical holiday.
Our last day ☹ We were a bit sad, but it felt like we had been there forever, we couldnt really remember the real world by this point! We were up and organized pretty early, and checked out before breakfast, leaving our cases at HNY. The hotel was VERY busy this morning, and we didnt get a choice of restaurant so were sat in the Parkside Diner which was a wee bit disappointing, but we enjoyed our last breakfast.
Mum actually came for EMH today! We all rode the Paddy Wagon up Main St, and wanted to go on Buzz, Peter Pan and Dumbo, but everything was queued out as if it was the middle of a Saturday. 50 minute queue for Peter Pan DURING EMH. We were a bit mollified, only managed to get on the Carousel, then back to Salon Mickey for the last time before the main crowds hit.
We bagged the couch in Salon Mickey, yay.
We had another planning meeting to see what we still really wanted to do. Sister and I were really keen to try the Parachutes, as they had been closed all week with the weather but it seemed a bit milder today. We also wanted to re-do Stitch Live and give RnRC another shot, so it was off to the Studios.
The Parachutes were open! The queue was massive but we remembered what DISers had said about single riders and asked about this. There was a small single rider line of about 10 people, but once others saw us joining it they soon followed. We waited about 10 minutes, and got on the same ride, sitting separately. It was more fun than I expected, really glad we got a chance to try it. If it is so susceptible to bad weather conditions though, it was maybe a silly ride to build in Paris. This is a view of mum from the ride!
We got fastpasses for RnRC before going into Stitch Live. There were 3 French shows and 1 English show per hour that day, which made sense as the crowds were mostly French. The English show was barely half full. It was just as fun as ever, we were sitting next to the Space Prison escapee again, Crazy Alfred from Germany. His wife was laughing so much!
While we went on RnRC after this, mum went back into Cinemagique as shed loved it so much yesterday and wanted to keep warm. We had been wanting to give RnRC a second chance but it was even more disappointing this time, the sound was slightly better but the main ride felt even slower. Boo.
We met up with mum, who had loved Cinemagique just as much the second time, and it was time (finally!) for our 1.30pm lunch at Walts. Walts had eluded us in 2009, being closed every day, and again on Monday, so we were all very relieved to find it open!
This restaurant is so beautiful. We are actually really glad that this ended up being our last meal, because it was such a magical place. We were seated in the Fantasyland room, which after a look round the others we decided was our favourite. We enjoyed a beautiful long lunch with wine and a great conversation about our favourite parts of the trip.
Mum had a Caesar salad (its the only flippin thing she eats), which she said was lovely. Sister ordered the rump steak well done, it came out more medium but the CM whisked it away when we asked for it to be cooked a bit more, and was soon back with a fresh one that was cooked perfectly. She loved it! Cant believe the amount of steak she consumed on this trip. Having had my fill of fish, I went for the duck breast it was amazing, cooked the perfect shade of pink with a delicious sauce and risotto.
For dessert I had the cheesecake, it was a proper New York cheesecake, thick and rich and although it was lovely I struggled to finish it after the duck. Sister had chocolate cake which she loved, and mum had the Millefeuille which she declared to be the best dessert she had ever had in her life.
The meal was amazing, a very relaxing experience in beautiful surroundings and we were extremely full when we reluctantly left after 2 hours! We couldnt quite face any rides, so went for a wander up the treehouse. There was even a queue for this! I know its a bit tired in places, but this is still one of my favourite works of Imagineering in the parks, so Im glad we fitted it in.
Then it was time for Mickeys Winter Wonderland! (After getting BTM fastpasses for 5.30pm, which we had to queue about 10 minutes for. Im never going to visit on a weekend, I couldnt do DLP like this for a whole trip!)
We went along early and Im glad we did as they stopped letting people in about 10 minutes before the show. This show is so festive and fun, great to see all the classic characters involved. Wish it had been on earlier in the week as we would have liked to see it more than once, but glad we caught it on the last day as we left feeling all Christmassy.
On mums to do list was to try and meet Jack Sparrow, so we went back to the Blue Lagoon and there he was! There werent too many people there, but he was great and took his time to wind up everyone, so we waited about 10 minutes but it was fun to watch him interacting. He was very convincing and mum was happy to have a flirt with him.
We were revisiting our favourite areas, and a quick stop at Belles Village revealed that the Casey Junior and Pays de whatsit area was open! I was overexcited, and we walked straight on to the storybook ride. Nobody seemed to know this ride was here, most of the boats were empty.
We would have liked to try Casey Junior but it was showing a 20 minute wait and we wanted to get a good spot for OUAD Parade. On our way to Main St we spotted some people sitting on the benches at Castle Stage, we had never thought of watching the parade from here but we nabbed seats in the second row. Turned out to be a great decision, no sore feet, great view and everything framed by the castle in the background. It was particularly atmospheric as it started to get dark.
We all welled up a bit watching the parade, we didnt want to leave! After it was finished, there was just one thing left to do BTM! Our trip wouldnt have been the same without this amazing ride, and it was the perfect end to the holiday especially as darkness was just coming over the park.
The less said about struggling back to the train station with the cases the better, they were unbearably heavy and we were also laden with carrier bags containing all the stuff we couldnt fit in. I thought we were never going to reach the station. The Eurostar check in was quick and easy again, and the journey uneventful. We were on a bit of a downer back in the rubbish London Travelodge, got a McDonalds for dinner and wished we were back at DLP. Sadly, the end of our festive, fun, soggy, hilarious, delicious, magical holiday.
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Worse still, we came back feeling like it was Christmas and its taken the real world 2 weeks to catch up 
The xmas lights in Glasgow yesterday gave me a twinge of magic though, and I was just listening to Chante C'est Noel while I made dinner there. Soon my tree will be going up and DLP decorations will keep me going for another wee while...roll on June! Thanks for reading and for your nice comments, really glad you've enjoyed reading about our trip.
