kaygela
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- Nov 28, 2003
I'm so sorry it has taken me sooo long to post this. We got home last week and I was back to work and up to my eyeballs in real life stuff 
Anyway, we had a fantastic vacation. We loved everything about Paris and had a great time at DLP.
We got there right after the park opened and it was a little chilly so I was glad that we had layered our clothes. In no time, it warmed up nicely and we just peeled off layers. I went right over to City Hall to make a dinner reservation for L'Auberge de Cendrillon and were told that they were closed for the day. We had our hearts set on eating there so that was a major disappointment. So, instead I booked a late lunch at Walt's (which ended up being empty so we really didn't need the reservation). We headed over to Discovery Land and there was a short queue for Space Mountain so we went right to it. We enjoyed the ride. DS 17 got to ride twice since my DH and I did a baby swap since my DS9 wouldn't ride. It is a much nicer version than the WDW one. It's very fast and smooth with great visuals. While I rode with DS17, my Husband and DS9 were getting pictures with Stitch which is my DS's favorite. We picked up fastpasses for StarTours and went over to Autopia which had about a 30 minute wait. Star Tours was identical to the one in WDW except for the Automatronics speaking French. The film was in English.
Then we headed over to Fantasyland. By now the park seemed to be filling up a bit. We loved the stained glass windows in the castle and thought the
dragon under the castle was brilliant.
(Turned out to be my DS9's favorite attraction!) 
Peter Pan was out of Fast passes and there was a 90 minute wait so we decided we would try for it later in the day. We then went to Pinnochio's ride and Alice in Wonderland's labrynth. This was very different than the attractions in WDW so we really enjoyed it. We took a ton of pictures in the labrynth and spent alot of time trying to find our way through it. Then we went to Small World and just had about a 15 minute wait. I thought this was also a bit nicer than the one in WDW, probably because it is newer.
Now it was time for our lunch at Walt's. I loved the decor and the theming, expecially the old fashioned elevator. The hostess immediatedly handed DS9 a small ball which opened to contain two tiny disney characters. That was adorable.
The waitress seemed a little bothered that my DS9 wanted the fettuchini alfredo with chicken without the chicken. She tried to convince him to order from the children's menu and get farfalle with salmon. This was not going over well with him at all Finally she agree to the fettuchini, but warned him that there were mushrooms in it which he said was fine. When she brought his plate to the table, there was not a mushroom to be found, but instead it was covered in tomatoes and spinach. So we assumed it was a language problem. We took all these veggies off, and he did enjoy the fettuchini. We all enoyed our food but were a bit surprised when the bill came to discover that the fettuchini was full price, without the chicken. Oh well. We ordered two of the mickey puzzles for dessert and thought they were brilliant! 
Overall, it was a nice, relaxing meal.
Now it was time for the parade at 4 which was wonderful. We got a great spot right outside of Walt's and saw everything perfectly. My only criticism is that the song they use is pretty short and they keep replaying it over and over and over again. More so than I remember at other parades.
After the parade, we headed over to Phantom Manor (about a 20 minute wait). I thought the graveyard scene was very well done, but was a little disappointed at the end that everyone seemed to have the same hitchhiking ghost. Meanwhile, DH and DS9 went over to the play areas near the Pirate ship. We met them over there and DS17 and I rode Indiana Jones. It felt like as soon as the ride was getting good, it ended. Then all of us went over to POC which was great. There was a very short wait for that which surprised us. I'm so used to the long lines at WDW.
Now, it was back to Fantasyland and the wait for Peter Pan was only about 30 minutes. I really love that ride and I think this one had more glitter and sparkle to it than WDW. We finished with the tea cups and the carousel which is something my DS9 has decided is a tradition. We stopped into the Emporium for some shopping and then over to Disney Village for the evening. I will finish posting about that later.
Anyway, we had a fantastic vacation. We loved everything about Paris and had a great time at DLP.
We got there right after the park opened and it was a little chilly so I was glad that we had layered our clothes. In no time, it warmed up nicely and we just peeled off layers. I went right over to City Hall to make a dinner reservation for L'Auberge de Cendrillon and were told that they were closed for the day. We had our hearts set on eating there so that was a major disappointment. So, instead I booked a late lunch at Walt's (which ended up being empty so we really didn't need the reservation). We headed over to Discovery Land and there was a short queue for Space Mountain so we went right to it. We enjoyed the ride. DS 17 got to ride twice since my DH and I did a baby swap since my DS9 wouldn't ride. It is a much nicer version than the WDW one. It's very fast and smooth with great visuals. While I rode with DS17, my Husband and DS9 were getting pictures with Stitch which is my DS's favorite. We picked up fastpasses for StarTours and went over to Autopia which had about a 30 minute wait. Star Tours was identical to the one in WDW except for the Automatronics speaking French. The film was in English.
Then we headed over to Fantasyland. By now the park seemed to be filling up a bit. We loved the stained glass windows in the castle and thought the
dragon under the castle was brilliant.
(Turned out to be my DS9's favorite attraction!) Peter Pan was out of Fast passes and there was a 90 minute wait so we decided we would try for it later in the day. We then went to Pinnochio's ride and Alice in Wonderland's labrynth. This was very different than the attractions in WDW so we really enjoyed it. We took a ton of pictures in the labrynth and spent alot of time trying to find our way through it. Then we went to Small World and just had about a 15 minute wait. I thought this was also a bit nicer than the one in WDW, probably because it is newer.Now it was time for our lunch at Walt's. I loved the decor and the theming, expecially the old fashioned elevator. The hostess immediatedly handed DS9 a small ball which opened to contain two tiny disney characters. That was adorable.
The waitress seemed a little bothered that my DS9 wanted the fettuchini alfredo with chicken without the chicken. She tried to convince him to order from the children's menu and get farfalle with salmon. This was not going over well with him at all Finally she agree to the fettuchini, but warned him that there were mushrooms in it which he said was fine. When she brought his plate to the table, there was not a mushroom to be found, but instead it was covered in tomatoes and spinach. So we assumed it was a language problem. We took all these veggies off, and he did enjoy the fettuchini. We all enoyed our food but were a bit surprised when the bill came to discover that the fettuchini was full price, without the chicken. Oh well. We ordered two of the mickey puzzles for dessert and thought they were brilliant! Overall, it was a nice, relaxing meal.Now it was time for the parade at 4 which was wonderful. We got a great spot right outside of Walt's and saw everything perfectly. My only criticism is that the song they use is pretty short and they keep replaying it over and over and over again. More so than I remember at other parades.
After the parade, we headed over to Phantom Manor (about a 20 minute wait). I thought the graveyard scene was very well done, but was a little disappointed at the end that everyone seemed to have the same hitchhiking ghost. Meanwhile, DH and DS9 went over to the play areas near the Pirate ship. We met them over there and DS17 and I rode Indiana Jones. It felt like as soon as the ride was getting good, it ended. Then all of us went over to POC which was great. There was a very short wait for that which surprised us. I'm so used to the long lines at WDW.
Now, it was back to Fantasyland and the wait for Peter Pan was only about 30 minutes. I really love that ride and I think this one had more glitter and sparkle to it than WDW.
We finished with the tea cups and the carousel which is something my DS9 has decided is a tradition. We stopped into the Emporium for some shopping and then over to Disney Village for the evening. I will finish posting about that later.
Glad you enjoyed DLP!
