fly girl
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We had such a wonderful vacation in Paris and Disneyland Paris. So sad I am back to the real world and laundry. 
All of us loved DLP! And we were blessed with wonderful weather. The mornings were chilly, but no rain! Although WDW is still our favorite, we all found DLP to have some advantages.
Sleeping Beauty's Castle. By far the prettiest one! Love the trees and waterfall on the outside. Really enjoyed being able to go up into the castle and into the cave to wake the dragon! Really cool.
BTMRR is by far superior here. Smoother ride with lots of dark tunnels. All of us said it beat out WDW and DL.
Crush's Coaster. Such a neat ride. And since no FP option on this ride they were very clever to put in an app you could participate in while waiting in line. Great for the kiddos.
PoTC and Phantom Manor were both really well done. While I prefer DL's PoTC, my husband liked DLP's better. PM was just great for a different experience. Loved the swaying shutters on the outside.
Main Street never felt uncomfortably crowded as it does at WDW. It was so nice to enjoy the walk without pushing and shoving.
A few things we were surprised about:
EMH. Only 4 rides open the day we went. They did say they were having technical issues, so I am sure that isn't the norm. But it was disappointing given it was open 2 hours before opening to general public. Didn't get as much accomplished as we had anticipated.
Not many attractions with FP's. And some didn't have the FP kiosks open. You had to hurry and get your FP's as they ran out rather quickly. And for WDW and DL vets, DLP FP's have only a 30 minute return window. Had to be more careful not to miss it while waiting in another line.
Pleasant surprise. I read a lot about smoking all over the park. Yes, we saw it on occasion but it wasn't nearly as bad as we expected.
Not a bad thing, just different. Lots of people holding spaces in the queues. It didn't bother us, but in the states you'd get the stink eye or a brash comment of line jumping. It really wasn't a big deal just something we noticed.
All in all a wonderful visit.
All of us loved DLP! And we were blessed with wonderful weather. The mornings were chilly, but no rain! Although WDW is still our favorite, we all found DLP to have some advantages.
Sleeping Beauty's Castle. By far the prettiest one! Love the trees and waterfall on the outside. Really enjoyed being able to go up into the castle and into the cave to wake the dragon! Really cool.
BTMRR is by far superior here. Smoother ride with lots of dark tunnels. All of us said it beat out WDW and DL.
Crush's Coaster. Such a neat ride. And since no FP option on this ride they were very clever to put in an app you could participate in while waiting in line. Great for the kiddos.
PoTC and Phantom Manor were both really well done. While I prefer DL's PoTC, my husband liked DLP's better. PM was just great for a different experience. Loved the swaying shutters on the outside.
Main Street never felt uncomfortably crowded as it does at WDW. It was so nice to enjoy the walk without pushing and shoving.
A few things we were surprised about:
EMH. Only 4 rides open the day we went. They did say they were having technical issues, so I am sure that isn't the norm. But it was disappointing given it was open 2 hours before opening to general public. Didn't get as much accomplished as we had anticipated.
Not many attractions with FP's. And some didn't have the FP kiosks open. You had to hurry and get your FP's as they ran out rather quickly. And for WDW and DL vets, DLP FP's have only a 30 minute return window. Had to be more careful not to miss it while waiting in another line.
Pleasant surprise. I read a lot about smoking all over the park. Yes, we saw it on occasion but it wasn't nearly as bad as we expected.
Not a bad thing, just different. Lots of people holding spaces in the queues. It didn't bother us, but in the states you'd get the stink eye or a brash comment of line jumping. It really wasn't a big deal just something we noticed.
All in all a wonderful visit.
