February half term trip

[micksn]

We flew from Edinburgh to CDG with easyjet and transfers with RS transports.

• Flights were on time and so were RS transports (last time they were late at pick up!) We paid for a shared shuttle, but were the only ones each way!
• Arrived at the hotel at 5:15 pm on Wednesday and were picked up at 12:30 pm on Saturday.

Stayed at Sequoia Lodge for 3 nights.

• We had a Montana room with a lake view which was great being straight up in the lift and lovely sunny views of Lake Disney.
• Rooms are cosy and clean, but ready for a refurb - limited sockets and very hot - air con didn't cool the room at all and we had 1 window which opened slightly.

We went to the Studios on our first night and enjoyed Hiver gourmand and the Star Wars show, which we hadn't seen before.

Highs

• Princess and Pirates show - we saw this last Easter, but this time watched each show at Castle stage which was great - it helped that it was so sunny - love the music and vibrance!
• Despite the crowds we did all the attractions we wanted to at least once using EMT, FP and didn't queue for more than half an hour except BTM on our last night. We particularly enjoyed Pirates, Hyperspace Mountain, BTM, Fantasyland in the sunshine and Ratatouille.
• We saw the fireworks in each park and on our last night went on BTM during the fireworks, we saw both shows over ToT and the castle as we zoomed around in the dark - lots of fun!
• The parade - really enjoy this, great music, dancing and floats - we saw some lovely character interaction as well!

Lows

• We didn't get to ride Crush's coaster - it was down at the beginning of EMT and up to 85 minutes when we saw it open at 9.30 am.
• Both parks closed at 7pm which meant restaurants in the Village and hotels were really busy in the evening.

Princess breakfast

We saw the breakfast at Auberge through Twitter and weren't sure if it would be worth the money. It wasn't advertised at all except for a small menu outside. The breakfast was absolutely delicious and very calm and quiet. We had good character interaction with Aurora, Snow White and Cinderella. We were able to have shareholder card discount which helped. A lovely experience and well worth it!

 

[Ms Poppins]

Sounds like a great trip.

I love BTM I’m the dark too but didn’t manage it this time.

Breakfast looks lovely

 

[NJlauren]

• and lovely sunny views of Lake Disney.

• Rooms are cosy and clean, but ready for a refurb - limited sockets and very hot - air con didn't cool the room at all and we had 1 window which opened slightly.

This makes me a bit nervous! Staying in May with two kids and a husband who hates being hot!

Thanks for all the information!

 

[Karin1984]

This makes me a bit nervous! Staying in May with two kids and a husband who hates being hot!

Thanks for all the information!

Normal May weather is between 60-70s, so I wouldn't call that hot. But I would have a talk with your husband about Americans and air condition vs. Europeans and air condition. As these are two completely different things. We just rotate the air for a bit of 'fresh' air. We do not cool off the room to freezer temperature ;-) you might want to prepare your husband.

 

[NJlauren]

Normal May weather is between 60-70s, so I wouldn't call that hot. But I would have a talk with your husband about Americans and air condition vs. Europeans and air condition. As these are two completely different things. We just rotate the air for a bit of 'fresh' air. We do not cool off the room to freezer temperature ;-) you might want to prepare your husband.

Oh that he knows, we did Italy in the summer, I think it may be more of a circulation thing. Air flow.... hopefully we will have some!