Well, here I am now, back from my trip to Rome and Paris. Unfortunately, time being what it was, we only had time for one day at DLRP... It was a fabulous day, even though we dealt with rain on-and-off all day.
Our morning started at WDS, raced to Crush's Coaster to queue and then while Laura held our spot, I went for RnRC FPs and browsed a bit. The park was adorable...and very tiny! Back to the queue which was just beginning to move (they opened the gates at 9:30, but not the attractions). Crush was fun, but something must have malfunctioned because after passing the jellyfish, we were plummeted into total darkness for the duration of what became a terrifying ride first thing in the morning! Please tell me that was a lighting error...if not, someone in Imagineering dropped the ball!
After this, we walked around the park a bit and caught the short parade, and the 10:45 showing of Cinemagique... Very interesting. I absolutely love film, so this was great. Following the show, we headed off to ToT for a 60 min wait. I knew the format was different than WDW, and more like DL(which I've never been on), but I was not expecting the drop when it came!
We rushed off to RnRC after this and I must say I prefer the WDW much better. Even knowing the "story" of this...it was weakly executed, although the ride itself was the same. The lights alone did noting for me.
We decided at this point to head to DLP. We meandered down Main Street...a very surreal experience for me as I know MK so well I can navigate with my eyes closed. The castle was LOVELY!
After picking up FPs for SM:M2, got something to eat, and then backtracked to Frontierland, and as tradition for me would have it, queued-up for Phantom Manor. I was very excited knowing the story, and seeing the detail on the outside of the Manor and Thunder Mesa. Unfortunately, aside from a few details, I didn't think PM compared to WDW's HM in terms of quality. It seemed VERY short. I still enjoyed it, but it was below my expectations. We spent time afterward looking around Boot Hill and the burial sites. Again, excellent theming.
BTM was down when we got to it, and at 2 points in the day, we were told to come back in 2 hours... Onwards to Adventureland: FPs for Indiana Jones and then a ride on PotC, which blew me away! It was fantastic...and so nice not to see Captain Sparrow and the other rubbish from the movies. Indiana Jones was nice, but not exactly what I was expecting.
We headed to Tomorrowland after this for SM:M2, again, I found this superior to SM in MK. Much more interesting to look at. You actually felt like you were flying through celestial objects and not a dome with a disco ball inside.
The dragon under the Chateau was interesting and I enjoyed Pinocchio. Peter Pan was well worth the LOOOONG wait, as expected. It also surpassed my expectations!
Laura's favorite attraction on her first visit: Small World. I was dumbfounded! Granted, again, my expectations were a bit too low... I enjoyed it and I let her talk me into riding it again to help her get photos for her class(she's a teacher).
We also rode the teacups as either that or Dumbo is an essential element of one's first trip to a Disney park.
The day, unfortunately, at 14 hours, was too short...we went back to Frontierland hoping to catch BTM. It was a 70 min queue, but we rode! As another favorite of mine, I was very pleased!
It's a lot of fun...
At this point, we took the 2nd ride on Small World. We wanted to get a spot for the nighttime festivities when we got off, but it was POURING, so we weren't sure they would happen. We stopped into the Emporium for what was meant to be a brief shopping excursion--bad idea! Within 5 minutes, you couldn't move in there!
The rain stopped, and after losing a nice viewing area we opted for dinner. Caught a nice portion of the parade still.
The Candleabration and fireworks were near impossible for us to see, even from Main Street due to the uber-tall fathers hoisting much-too-tall-for-that children on their shoulders. It was disastrous viewing, wet, so we left... :-(
We headed for the train... And just for anyone who is considering taking the RER-A4 back at night: NO WORRIES! It's easy and there were no problems... Tons of families were on board. It was so busy, many didn't have seats though, so arrange to be there before the masses or be prepared to sit on the steps/stand.
A great trip...I only wish we had had more time... I look forward to returning someday
Sorry this was so unstructured and, most likely, boring to read...
Thanks to all of you on here who helped to make our trip successful!
It will allow you to take a day in each park, which actually gives you 1 day in the Studios plus 1 and a bit in the 
Glad you both enjoyed your trip 
I love me some Captain Jack! 
