Value Resorts and Inside Staterooms? Bah Humbug! 30 days of Disney fun! 02/10 Day 30

[KatMark]

Great photos. I love the photos of the front of the park and the Disneyland Hotel.

 

[Stefy]

We'd love to meet you in Mickey's European home! There are lots of perks that come with an AP - and if you are a shopaholic like me ........

We always wanted to go to Thorpe Park (that's the one with the Black Hole, isn't it) but we never made it there.
APs are just so much fun at DLRP because after about 5 or 6 days of admission they have actually paid for itself and you still have the shopping and dining perks. We even think about doing the Halloween Party again - the tickets are 50% off, so that really makes it worthwile.

Well there's the magic words for me...SHOPPING!

I think that we might look into AP's for DLRP after we get DVC. Gosh this Mouse is so expensive I tell you!

Maybe we might plan a mini weekend break around Christmas or something. We really shouldn't, but if a good deal comes up you never know and I will defo let you know in case you and Tom fancy a last minute visit

Loving all the photos and very surprising that Main Street was so empty. But then I doubt it very much gets like WDW right?

 

[YukiPhnx]

Wow, that castle is just gorgeous.

I noticed on the Barbershop window that the haircuts were in French. Do they have an English sign too?

 

[dizneeat]

Great photos. I love the photos of the front of the park and the Disneyland Hotel.

Thank you! I love the Disneyland Hotel too (even though we have never stayed there!) and it is real fun to just walk under the hotel and step right into the park!

Well there's the magic words for me...SHOPPING!

I think that we might look into AP's for DLRP after we get DVC. Gosh this Mouse is so expensive I tell you!

Maybe we might plan a mini weekend break around Christmas or something. We really shouldn't, but if a good deal comes up you never know and I will defo let you know in case you and Tom fancy a last minute visit

Loving all the photos and very surprising that Main Street was so empty. But then I doubt it very much gets like WDW right?

I knew I'd get you with my magic words - shop till you drop!!!!
DLRP APs are astonishingly affordable, even though they have just raised the prices! € 199,- for a year (or 18 months if you get a pin! ) They even have real good discounts on the Disney hotels as well, if that helps!
What about joining us for the Halloween Party this year? We ARE booked already,

And the park gets packed on certain holidays, let me tell you!! Last year we went for December 8 and that seems to be a real BIG holiday and the park was even closed. Tom and I sneaked in, and it was shoulder to shoulder - I could not believe it! BTM waittime was 180 minutes - thanks, but no thanks!

Wow, that castle is just gorgeous.

I noticed on the Barbershop window that the haircuts were in French. Do they have an English sign too?

I LOVE the castle! They used actual French castles for the sketches and it really shows - it IS beautiful!

There was only the French sign. Maybe they would have had an English one inside the barber shop, as they usually have translations!

 

[tinacaplan]

Beautiful castle! More photos, please!

 

[annmarieda]

I followed you over from my PTR...wow 30 days? That is amazing! I love your PTR. You use pictures so well to illustrate your plans. I love it!

 

[YukiPhnx]

I LOVE the castle! They used actual French castles for the sketches and it really shows - it IS beautiful!

There was only the French sign. Maybe they would have had an English one inside the barber shop, as they usually have translations![/COLOR]

That is a gorgeous castle. I love the turrets. They just looks so storybook and romantic!

Were most signs around DLRP in French? My français ain't what it used to be. Would I have much of a problem?

BTW, I started a thread over on the Dis meet board about our Aug meet. The link to it is in my signature. Please make suggestions for a time to meet up.

 

[dizneeat]

Beautiful castle! More photos, please!

I am uploading my photos to photobucket as I type, but I doubt I will be able to update tonight, it is already 10.15pm here and I still need to get a few things done for school tomorrow.

I followed you over from my PTR...wow 30 days? That is amazing! I love your PTR. You use pictures so well to illustrate your plans. I love it!

Welcome!
We usually travel to the US for a month in the summer. But this summer we get to spend the whole month at Disney!
I love using photos in my trip/dining reports - makes it much more interesting!

That is a gorgeous castle. I love the turrets. They just looks so storybook and romantic!

Were most signs around DLRP in French? My français ain't what it used to be. Would I have much of a problem?

BTW, I started a thread over on the Dis meet board about our Aug meet. The link to it is in my signature. Please make suggestions for a time to meet up.

Yes, OUR castle is really wonderful! That's why I have a gazillion photos of it! There's lots more to come - I just need a little time to find the best ones.

Most signs at DLRP are in French and English. My French was learned so long ago it is "kind of" non existent. Fun thing is that I do understand and can read a lot still, but I can't speak it any more, LOL!
When we first travelled to DLRP there were much more French signs, but Europe has so many languages that even the French had to make peace with the English language!
And to answer your question - you would NOT have a problem there!!

I did post on your DisMeet thread!

 

[dizneeat]

Random DLRP photos, from past trips as I don't have time to update our recent trip tonight!

Hope you enjoy the stroll down Memory Lane!

 

[YukiPhnx]

Wow, I LOVE the Disneyland Hotel decked out in Christmas lights. It looks like such a classic Christmas icon!

Those pumpkins are AWESOME

The evolution of the pumpkin man is funny. He went from having arms grow out of his head, to getting shoulders! I would have liked to see his teenage years of transformation.

Those snowglobes are just precious.

Is that Jack on the ToT?

I want those Mickey pizzas!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

I am really, really enjoying your pictures.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[HeatherBelle614]

WDW totally needs that Mickey shaped pizza! What is wrong with them for not already having that??

Love the holiday pics! The Minnie and Mickey snowglobe statues are adorable!!!!

 

[Stefy]

I knew I'd get you with my magic words - shop till you drop!!!!
DLRP APs are astonishingly affordable, even though they have just raised the prices! € 199,- for a year (or 18 months if you get a pin! ) They even have real good discounts on the Disney hotels as well, if that helps!
What about joining us for the Halloween Party this year? We ARE booked already,

And the park gets packed on certain holidays, let me tell you!! Last year we went for December 8 and that seems to be a real BIG holiday and the park was even closed. Tom and I sneaked in, and it was shoulder to shoulder - I could not believe it! BTM waittime was 180 minutes - thanks, but no thanks!

Lol, I sure did

I wish we could join you this year Unfortunately I think you are there when we are at Disney, unless I worked the timing out wrong and also the new iPhone has just been announced and I have been waiting months for news of the release date. Hopefully next year might be possible

Loving the DLRP photos, esp the Jack Skellington one Wonder why we never see him and Sally at WDW.

 

[Tinkerbellie16]

Wow, the castle is beautiful!

So a few questions

How far is it from the airport?
Is the writing on Main Street USA in ENGLISH or FRENCH? The pics you posted are en francais but I wasn't sure if they were on Main Street.
And speaking of English, do many people that work their speak it?

I know, silly questions. I've actually been to Paris 3 times but never been to Disney there!!! That was before the obsession got really bad

 

[dizneeat]

Wow, I LOVE the Disneyland Hotel decked out in Christmas lights. It looks like such a classic Christmas icon!

Those pumpkins are AWESOME

The evolution of the pumpkin man is funny. He went from having arms grow out of his head, to getting shoulders! I would have liked to see his teenage years of transformation.

Those snowglobes are just precious.

Is that Jack on the ToT?

I want those Mickey pizzas!

The DL Hotel sure looks pretty for Christmas, doesn't it? And I love how the Pumpkin Men grow up! They are a Halloween Icon together with the Pink Witches - so funny!

Yes, that IS Jack on Thunder Mesa. And it always amazes me that they do NOT sell the Mickey Pizzas at WDW! They are such a fun item to get - even though they taste horrible!

I am really, really enjoying your pictures.

Thanks for sharing!

I am glad you enjoy them! There is lots more to come!

WDW totally needs that Mickey shaped pizza! What is wrong with them for not already having that??

Love the holiday pics! The Minnie and Mickey snowglobe statues are adorable!!!!

I am so with you - WDW needs a Mickey Pizza, but please let them improve the taste, as these sure do look nice, but they taste gross!

Lol, I sure did

I wish we could join you this year Unfortunately I think you are there when we are at Disney, unless I worked the timing out wrong and also the new iPhone has just been announced and I have been waiting months for news of the release date. Hopefully next year might be possible

Loving the DLRP photos, esp the Jack Skellington one Wonder why we never see him and Sally at WDW.

We will work out some time to meet at DLRP (if not in London )! There is always next year! When ARE you coming back from WDW, as we travel to DLRP on Oct 30 and stay until Nov 2 - only 4 days, but that's all I get off (public holiday in Austria) at that time of year.

Wow, the castle is beautiful!

So a few questions

How far is it from the airport?
Is the writing on Main Street USA in ENGLISH or FRENCH? The pics you posted are en francais but I wasn't sure if they were on Main Street.
And speaking of English, do many people that work their speak it?

I know, silly questions. I've actually been to Paris 3 times but never been to Disney there!!! That was before the obsession got really bad

Yes, the caste is really wonderful - I am real proud of OUR European Disney castle!

DLRP is about 50 km (30 miles) from Charles de Gaulle airport. There is a shuttle bus from both airports CDG and Orly to Disneyland Paris, or you can travel on the RER (train). We always rent a car as it gives us a lot more mobility. I love to shop at the Auchan Market (like Publix) and there are always a few things we need to take home. Don't laugh, but we do buy our salt there. They have the most amazing salt - and we take home several containers of it. I also buy some jam and this last trip we managed to get hold of some glasses of Dijon Mustard. (They used to sell it here, but they have stopped selling it)

Well, to be honest I think the writing on Main Street is a mix of English and French. The photo I posted was taken on Main Street and it is in French, menus usually are posted in French and English and most things in the shops have a French label. On the other hand many of the shops have the same English name - the Emporium is still the Emporium. Don't know if this answers your question.

Most CM do speak more or less English. Most do understand and if they don't they are quick to get someone who understands your language. Some of them even speak German and are so proud if they can show it off with us. The thing is that if I am asked for my preferred language Tom and I usually say English as German is "not very high" on their list! We have only come across a handful of CM who do NOT understand any English. (Yeah, Tom do you remember the one who only answered "ah, no" to every question. Our conversation ended in ....... "Are you a very clever person?" and the answer was - you guessed it "ah, no" - this cracked us up for a LOOOOOOOOOONG time!)

 

[tinacaplan]

Ahh...an update to get me through the last moments of my long slog of a day! Its neat to see the pictures of DLRP. What is considered "homestyle cooking" by the way? Just curious.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[dizneeat]

Disneyland Paris, Day 1 continued

So we enjoyed our stroll down Main Street. I love strolling through the shops, so we hopped in and out of the shops and stopped at the barber shop to check the prices! We have never really taken notice of it, so it was fun to look at something “new”.

Once we made it to the hub there were lots more people and we decided that first of all we had to get our temporary passes exchanged. So we headed for the annual passholder’s office. There was quite a line, but at least there WAS a line, as in previous years there had been a number system and it had been very easy to miss your number being called in French and very broken English. We waited for about half an hour until it was our turn and we got our new APs, which are now good for 18 months! Once we had them in hand we walked over to Fantasyland to try and ride “something”, but even It’s a Small World had a rather lengthy line, so we just explored the shops and took in the sights and sounds.

We still needed to make a dining reservation for Sunday, so we walked back to Pirates of the Caribbean and the Blue Lagoon Restaurant to check out their menu.

Nothing drew us in so we decided to just head over to the Silver Spur Restaurant in Frontierland and check out their menu. We went back through Fantasyland and wanted to use the shortcut next to Casey’s when someone suddenly called out my name. One of my pupils had been taken to Paris as a confirmation present and had spotted us in the crowd. We briefly stopped to chat and she was all excited to be there and enjoyed her stay. Still stunned from meeting her we finally headed towards Frontierland and the Silver Spur Restaurant. The menu sounded tempting so we got a reservation for the next day. We were still trying to fit in at least one ride when we discovered that Phantom Manor had quite a line, so without any hope we went over to Big Thunder Mountain to check if they still had Fastpasses left. Low and behold they did, but they were for the evening. We picked up two Fastpasses as we wanted to return to the park in the evening anyway. By then it was going on 3pm and we still needed to check into our hotel/villa. Since there was nothing to ride anyway we walked back through the shops on the other side of Main Street and finally left the park.

Walking back to the car we really discovered HOW tired we already were.

It was a LONG and hot walk back to the car. We set our GPS and off we went. It took about 15 minutes and we were right in front of the guarded resort. Unfortunately you need a code to open the gate and we were really lucky as someone was just leaving the resort and we were able to get in. We walked to the reception which just opened its gates and checked in.

It was real easy, everything had been prepared and we were ready to check out our new home for the next two nights. It was a small house with two floors, furnished like all the French rental villas, with a kitchen and living room on the ground floor and two bedrooms, bathroom and toilet upstairs.

 

[dizneeat]

Ahh...an update to get me through the last moments of my long slog of a day! Its neat to see the pictures of DLRP. What is considered "homestyle cooking" by the way? Just curious.

Thanks for sharing.

Okay, I just posted another "little" update!

Homestyle cooking ! Well, for the French it seems to include Mickey Pizza and Croque Monsieur (toasted ham and cheese sandwich)!

The CS food at DLRP is NOT the very best. Most is McD's or Mickey Pizza (not very tasty to be kind) but they do have some real nice TS restaurants. They are VERY expensive though!
We did get to eat at the Silver Spur Steakhouse on day 2, so this is still to come and I love Walt's, an American Restaurant, which is on the second floor on Main Street - that is something that is really missing at WDW, a restaurant ON Main Street. We love it, when we score a window table and you can watch the Parade or the Character Caravan going up and down Main Street from there.

 

[YukiPhnx]

Wow the outside sure looks....minimalistic......

 

[KatMark]

Great update, Karin. The pictures are gorgeous--especially the flowers.