Advice for First Timer?

[DisneyFans4]

DH is going to France on business in a couple of weeks and will be going to Disneyland Paris for the first time. We've been to both WDW and made our first trip to Disneyland this past summer.

I've heard it's small but is it smaller than Disneyland?

Would love any advice or pics.


Thanks

 

[Danauk]

Nope, it isn't smaller than Disneyland. Actually the Disneyland Park is bigger than the MK. Plus it has some really great and unique attractions, the dragon under the castle, BTMRR which actually goes under the lake onto an island in the middle, Phantom Manor looks totally different to the Haunted Houses at WDW and DLR. Plus it has some unique attractions such as Alices Labyrinth plus Crushs Coaster in the Studios park. Oh and Space Mountain is not like the DLR and WDW versions, it is a looping rollercoaster similar to RnRC.
When we went to DLR last month many CM's were amazed when I said my favourite Disney park was actually the Disneyland park at Paris.

 

[DisneyFans4]

Wow! DH is going to love to hear this and will really look forward to going now. Anything other advice so I can make sure he sees or rides something?

 

[Danauk]

Cinemagique and Anamagique shows in the studios are unique to Paris and are really good. Definately go up inside the castle as well as in the basement. Indiana Jones is different in Paris too as it is a rollercoaster. For food Walts on Main Street is unique to Paris too, it is modelled on Club 33 at Disneyland.

 

[gemmybear83]

Hi I'm sure your DH will love Disneyland Paris!! www.dlrpmagic.com is a great website to look and will give your DH plenty to look at......oh and by the way Disneyland Paris has the best castle - it even has a dragon at the bottom!!!

 

[torsie24]

Hi I'm sure your DH will love Disneyland Paris!! www.dlrpmagic.com is a great website to look and will give your DH plenty to look at......oh and by the way Disneyland Paris has the best castle - it even has a dragon at the bottom!!!

AND disneyland paris has the disneyland hotel which straddles main street and is amazing!!

It's a wonderful park, and as others have said has the best spac mountain, thunder mountain and still the original un politically correct pirates of the carribbean!

And it has the prettiest castle!!

 

[Cyrano]

Hi DisneyFans4 and welcome to DLP DIS board
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I'm sure you will both love DLP

 

[Inkmahm]

I also got to DLP for the first time earlier this year after a business trip to Paris and I LOVED it. Make sure to eat at Walt's (and it is NOT open every day.)

I would skip Space Mountain if I went to DLP again though. The ride was actually PAINFUL to me. It hurt my ears. The headrest is very poorly designed and my head flopped back and forth, killing my ears with the earrings I was wearing. I did NOT enjoy that ride at all. Don't miss the crush coaster though, it's great! I would LOVE for that one to be replicated at WDW.