The "Pirates again?" trip report Day 1

[DLPdaft]

Cast - me, 40(ish) 6th trip to The Magic
DD, 8, 6th trip along with me

Sunday 10th May

We had a late afternoon flight from our local airport to CDG, and boy, did the time drag at home til it was time to set off!
Finally though we were on our way, no delays, on time at CDG, caught the TGV to the gates of DLRP, and by 7.30pm we had put our luggage at the luggage store at the main park, and were on Dumbo . The main park closed at 9pm, and it was raining quite heavily, so there were very few folk about. We rode Dumbo, IASW, Peter Pan twice, and POTC (with about 6 other people total on the ride). Our last ride of the evening was Buzz, and there was absolutely no-one else on the ride at all with us .

We heard the park closure announcement as we were coming out of the shop near Buzz, and wandered with a handful of others out of the park gates. We picked up our bags, then DD decided she wanted to buy her first souvenir so we popped into the big store in The Village.

Then we decided to eat at the Sports Bar - I've done a separate review, I'd recommend this .

At around 9.45 we got on the bus to the Magic Circus, which would be our home for the next 3 nights and days. I've put photos etc on the review thread for the hotel, lovely, I'm well impressed with this hotel . We had a huge king size bed, my DD lay on one side and stretched her arms right out, and she still didn't make it to the centre of the bed -

We were unpacked, settled in bed with hot drinks, and alarm set for next morning, by 10.30pm.

Sorry not many pics today, as it was raining and we were too busy enjoying all the rides with nobody about .

 

[Tillybud]

I'm impressed you managed to make it into the park so soon after your arrival, shame about the rain but it sounds like it didn't stop your fun can't wait to read some more !!

cute picture and great souvenior

 

[PJackson]

Wow well done for making it to the Park on your first evening so quickly Elaine!

I have to say your DD is adorable - she looks sooo happy (well, who wouldn't!)

That bed looks amazing too - v comfortable

 

[cap'njack.]

Impressed with how quickly you got to the park, you were arriving just as we were leaving!

Off to read the second day...interested to see where you were compared to us!

 

[PoppyAnna]

Great first "day" what a lot you did in such a short time
Off to day two now

 

[poppyolivia]

check out the size of the bed!!!

 

[karenmoloney]

You certainly weren't going to waste any precious Disney time! Well done on getting there & braving the rain to get so much done.

 

[tennisfan]

Great start, shame about the weather

 

[DLPdaft]

Thanks guys,

The TGV from CDG worked out perfectly for us this trip, there were about 5 different trains we could have taken, all within about an hour of us landing at Terminal 1. We landed at 6.30, and were in the park just under one hour later .

 

[Nubbedy]

How nice to have the park so quiet - an impressive amount of rides covered in a short space of time.