My husband, son (23), and I (58) will get doing a mini European trip to Paris and Belfast. We'll be staying near Notre Dame (left bank) in Paris. This trip is in in early May and that first Monday in May will be our Disneyland day (specifically planning week day rather than weekend when school is in session for lower crowds hopefully). DH who is not a Disney park fan will do a food tour in Paris and hang out there. DS and I have been to WDW Orlando at least a dozen times and went to Disneyland/California Adventure once too. This will be our first time ever to Disneyland Paris. We will get up early, take the train in, will have eaten breakfast, and will have an advanced purchase one day park hopper ticket.
I usually use simulation software from Touring Plans to plan Disney park days with a tentative itinerary, but don't see anything like this for Disneyland Paris. Anyway, I thought I'd share a tentative touring plan that I am working on and get your input/suggestions. We aren't into Marvel or Star Wars stuff -- prefer the classic Disney. We're big Disney fans, so can't resist using one of our Paris days to see a little of the Disneyland Paris parks. Favorites of ours at the MK and Hollywood Studios are Space Mountain, Tower or Terror, and Mickey's Philharmagic. We love the little fantasy attractions like the storybook canal ride at Disneyland in California too and if the lines aren't too long like things like Dumbo. If we run into characters with short lines we might go for a photo, but we aren't all that into character meet and greets and usually don't do any. I'm so sad not to have Touringplans to tell me based on projected crowds I have extra time, not enough time, give me all those time predictions, tell me when to pick up fastpasses, when to use them etc. and would love your help/input. We're flexible and smell the roses kind of people, though, so will be OK needing to skip things, not getting everything in. We're mostly going for the vibe and to at least get to see the Paris parks.
Start at Studios:
(1) Crush Coaster at Rope drop (new, popular and no FP I hear, so a good one to rope drop) – not worth more than 30-45 min I hear -- I have motion sickness issues (Should I just have DS do this on his own and wait for him?) -- since it's not at WDW yet, but I do hear it's coming to Epcot, figured we should check it out.
(2) Ratatouille (single rider line that DS will do / attraction not at WDW, so a must do if it's open) – I’ll skip due to motion sickness - hear this one is bad for that.
(2) At same time DS rides I’ll go get paper FPs for Tower or Terror and wait for DS at ride exit
(3) Take a look at Toy Story Playland, but no rides
(4) Mickey and the Magician Show -- Thought since Philharmagic is a favorite we should hit this one
(5) Use Fastpass -- Tower of Terror (a favorite out ours)
HOP
(1) Put in for Fastpass for Space Mountain (a favorite of ours)
(2) Eat lunch at Casey’s Corner
(3) Check out Sleeping Beauty’s Castle and the Dragon (must do)
(4) Fantasyland attractions while waiting for Space Mountain FP
(Candidate list: Storybook land canal boat cruise, Pinocchio’s journey, Snow White, It’s a small world) – We’ll skip Dumbo and Peter Pan unless lines are short. We are always surprised at the long line for Peter Pan and usually skip it (not worth it to us and not worth a FP for us). We love these little attractions.
(5) With FP Ride Space Mountain
(6) Go get FP for Big Thunder Mountain
(7) Parade if it fits in (may not)
(8) Pirates if line is reasonable and we have time
(9) Aladdin’s passage if line is reasonable and we have time
(10) Haunted Mansion if line is reasonable and we have time
(11) Fastpass to Ride Big Thunder
(12) Dinner at Colonel Hathi Pizza Outpost
(13) stuff we may have missed above and hit Main Street stores
(14) Castle show and fireworks
Train back to Paris
I usually use simulation software from Touring Plans to plan Disney park days with a tentative itinerary, but don't see anything like this for Disneyland Paris. Anyway, I thought I'd share a tentative touring plan that I am working on and get your input/suggestions. We aren't into Marvel or Star Wars stuff -- prefer the classic Disney. We're big Disney fans, so can't resist using one of our Paris days to see a little of the Disneyland Paris parks. Favorites of ours at the MK and Hollywood Studios are Space Mountain, Tower or Terror, and Mickey's Philharmagic. We love the little fantasy attractions like the storybook canal ride at Disneyland in California too and if the lines aren't too long like things like Dumbo. If we run into characters with short lines we might go for a photo, but we aren't all that into character meet and greets and usually don't do any. I'm so sad not to have Touringplans to tell me based on projected crowds I have extra time, not enough time, give me all those time predictions, tell me when to pick up fastpasses, when to use them etc. and would love your help/input. We're flexible and smell the roses kind of people, though, so will be OK needing to skip things, not getting everything in. We're mostly going for the vibe and to at least get to see the Paris parks.
Start at Studios:
(1) Crush Coaster at Rope drop (new, popular and no FP I hear, so a good one to rope drop) – not worth more than 30-45 min I hear -- I have motion sickness issues (Should I just have DS do this on his own and wait for him?) -- since it's not at WDW yet, but I do hear it's coming to Epcot, figured we should check it out.
(2) Ratatouille (single rider line that DS will do / attraction not at WDW, so a must do if it's open) – I’ll skip due to motion sickness - hear this one is bad for that.
(2) At same time DS rides I’ll go get paper FPs for Tower or Terror and wait for DS at ride exit
(3) Take a look at Toy Story Playland, but no rides
(4) Mickey and the Magician Show -- Thought since Philharmagic is a favorite we should hit this one
(5) Use Fastpass -- Tower of Terror (a favorite out ours)
HOP
(1) Put in for Fastpass for Space Mountain (a favorite of ours)
(2) Eat lunch at Casey’s Corner
(3) Check out Sleeping Beauty’s Castle and the Dragon (must do)
(4) Fantasyland attractions while waiting for Space Mountain FP
(Candidate list: Storybook land canal boat cruise, Pinocchio’s journey, Snow White, It’s a small world) – We’ll skip Dumbo and Peter Pan unless lines are short. We are always surprised at the long line for Peter Pan and usually skip it (not worth it to us and not worth a FP for us). We love these little attractions.
(5) With FP Ride Space Mountain
(6) Go get FP for Big Thunder Mountain
(7) Parade if it fits in (may not)
(8) Pirates if line is reasonable and we have time
(9) Aladdin’s passage if line is reasonable and we have time
(10) Haunted Mansion if line is reasonable and we have time
(11) Fastpass to Ride Big Thunder
(12) Dinner at Colonel Hathi Pizza Outpost
(13) stuff we may have missed above and hit Main Street stores
(14) Castle show and fireworks
Train back to Paris
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