PART 2 ADDED BELOW REPLIES
Cast:
Me (20) Disney lover who's visited DLP and WDW twice each.
Girlfriend (20, now 21) another Disney fanatic who has visited DLP twice.
Both fans of the Disney of our childhood- Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King etc.
Day 2 (7th September)
Woke up bright and early, despite our late night, and raring to go have fun in the parks! We were in plenty of time for our alloted breakfast time (no Fantasyland Breakfasts available, so eating in the hotel) and wandered down to the utter chaos of the cantina! Breakfast was plentiful, but I'm not a big breakfast person, so didn't eat all that much. DP enjoyed it very much however! Plenty of rolls, meat, cheese (!) and cereals. Fruit is extra though, unfortunately. A bit of a queue for the hot drinks, and to all you tea-drinkers out there, hunt around for tea bags, I couldn't find them first time and was very distressed, but they are there!
After spending a while over breakfast we saw the huge queue for the shuttle bus and decide to walk, by the time we got to the park it was around 10.45 and the crowds were steady, but far from big! There was a band playing in the Main St bandstand which was lovely.
We wandered down main st (DP says Main Street is her 'happy thought' and whenever she gets ratty with heat and crowds to bring her here!) and watched the little kids go all gooey in front of the Princesses who had their picture opportunity slot down near the castle.
Checking the map it was nearly time to get tickets for the 12 oclock Lion King show, so we dutifully joined the huge line for tickets (worrying we were accidentally queuing to see Goofy!). The queue was huge, but it was more a stationary waiting area, as once the time came to start handing out tix the line was very fast moving and we were out of the system with out tickets in hand within 10 minutes or so.
This left enough time for the nearby fun of STAR TOURS! I love this ride loads, and DP couldn't remember if she had done it (this would be a recurring theme!), the queue was about 10 minutes, half of that waiting outside the doors to the 'vehicle'. The ride was fun, although I think less 'thrilling' than the one in WDW, am I imagining things?
After that it was about time for the LION KING- hoorah! Me and DP had both seen (and adored) the stage show in London, so were someone sceptical about this! But it turned out to be great- I didn't like the big model Simba with the creepy eyes though! But the dancing and singing was very impressive!
Afterwards, still humming the tunes, we decide it was time to face the fear of SPACE MOUNTAIN. Very short queue again, I panicked through most of it about my bag 'will it fall off?! what if i lose my camera? what if I fall of?!'' etc. etc. and was, I have to admit, absolutely petrified when we were loaded into the rocket-thing! From the outside it looks like the cars are blasted off fairly slowly, but it was SO fast! I screamed for the first few seconds, then was 'wooo'-ing all the way round! I can't remember enough detail to compare to the original ride, but I think it was darker and with better sound/light effects. I LOVED the bit where you go through the red streaky tunnel thing. Absolutely amazing ride!
By this point we were feeling the heat, and decided to wander over to the Studios and maybe get some lunch before we tackled more of the Disneyland Park. DP was getting a bit over-heated, and we needed a sit down and some shade! So we meandered back up Main Street and enjoyed the very short hop over to the Studios.
Of which....more soon! And pictures, I promise!
Cast:
Me (20) Disney lover who's visited DLP and WDW twice each.
Girlfriend (20, now 21) another Disney fanatic who has visited DLP twice.
Both fans of the Disney of our childhood- Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King etc.
Day 2 (7th September)
Woke up bright and early, despite our late night, and raring to go have fun in the parks! We were in plenty of time for our alloted breakfast time (no Fantasyland Breakfasts available, so eating in the hotel) and wandered down to the utter chaos of the cantina! Breakfast was plentiful, but I'm not a big breakfast person, so didn't eat all that much. DP enjoyed it very much however! Plenty of rolls, meat, cheese (!) and cereals. Fruit is extra though, unfortunately. A bit of a queue for the hot drinks, and to all you tea-drinkers out there, hunt around for tea bags, I couldn't find them first time and was very distressed, but they are there!
After spending a while over breakfast we saw the huge queue for the shuttle bus and decide to walk, by the time we got to the park it was around 10.45 and the crowds were steady, but far from big! There was a band playing in the Main St bandstand which was lovely.
<a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/missj171/P9080056.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/missj171/th_P9080056.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
We wandered down main st (DP says Main Street is her 'happy thought' and whenever she gets ratty with heat and crowds to bring her here!) and watched the little kids go all gooey in front of the Princesses who had their picture opportunity slot down near the castle.
Checking the map it was nearly time to get tickets for the 12 oclock Lion King show, so we dutifully joined the huge line for tickets (worrying we were accidentally queuing to see Goofy!). The queue was huge, but it was more a stationary waiting area, as once the time came to start handing out tix the line was very fast moving and we were out of the system with out tickets in hand within 10 minutes or so.
This left enough time for the nearby fun of STAR TOURS! I love this ride loads, and DP couldn't remember if she had done it (this would be a recurring theme!), the queue was about 10 minutes, half of that waiting outside the doors to the 'vehicle'. The ride was fun, although I think less 'thrilling' than the one in WDW, am I imagining things?
After that it was about time for the LION KING- hoorah! Me and DP had both seen (and adored) the stage show in London, so were someone sceptical about this! But it turned out to be great- I didn't like the big model Simba with the creepy eyes though! But the dancing and singing was very impressive!
<a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/missj171/P9080058.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/missj171/th_P9080058.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
Afterwards, still humming the tunes, we decide it was time to face the fear of SPACE MOUNTAIN. Very short queue again, I panicked through most of it about my bag 'will it fall off?! what if i lose my camera? what if I fall of?!'' etc. etc. and was, I have to admit, absolutely petrified when we were loaded into the rocket-thing! From the outside it looks like the cars are blasted off fairly slowly, but it was SO fast! I screamed for the first few seconds, then was 'wooo'-ing all the way round! I can't remember enough detail to compare to the original ride, but I think it was darker and with better sound/light effects. I LOVED the bit where you go through the red streaky tunnel thing. Absolutely amazing ride!
By this point we were feeling the heat, and decided to wander over to the Studios and maybe get some lunch before we tackled more of the Disneyland Park. DP was getting a bit over-heated, and we needed a sit down and some shade! So we meandered back up Main Street and enjoyed the very short hop over to the Studios.
Of which....more soon! And pictures, I promise!
Especially the 'Reign of Fire' part, wow! 
The heat and air and breaking spaceships are all very convincing, me and DP were quite alarmed! And the kids near to us even more so. I would say that even if your kids can take the big coasters, think carefully about this ride, the confined space, heat and hot steam are quite uncomfortable even for adults! 
Looking forward to the next installment. 
