Let me start by saying DLRP is great!! But what a trip....
Can't believe I managed to get back in one piece. But glad to be home. Purely because travelling in a group of 13 is a definite no no.
Had a great time, didn't get to do all the rides, because half the group couldn't keep up and didn't want to split up. I would hate to think what the group would have done if I wasn't there, maybe stayed in the hotel. I had to organise everything. They couldn't seem to read the map, kept asking me "what should we do next, where should we go", etc. etc.
Just as I suspected before I went, I did get the blame for everything. My sister did nothing but argue and moan about not getting autographs and pictures of the characters with her 10 month old daughter. Yet when she did see one she ran off and left the daughter with us to get the autograph. Yet on the last night I got roared at because she didn't get enough of them. I mean for the love of god, she's 10 months old, she's not going to remember whether or not a character signed a book. It's not the end of the world. But you'd think it was.
It rained solid on Monday, but we stayed out all day, just going back to the hotel to change & went back straight away. Got soaked through my shoes and everything. Now I am on antibiotics.
Not a great food choice, chips with everything. My mum had mashed potato in Planet Hollywood (it was Smash), so after that it was chips, chips, chips. None of the adults cared what we had to eat, but for fussy children it is very difficult to get them to eat (yes believe it or not, kids who don't like eating chips).
We stayed in the Holiday Inn which was great. Rooms clean, towels changed every day, etc. Only gripe was that one night my sister needed bottled water (the tap water was a funny colour when boiled for the baby's bottles). All the vending machines were empty of water and she went and asked the bar staff for some water, they refused, saying they were closed. Even after explaining why she needed it, they wouldn't serve her. Bloody ridiculous.
On Halloween we left the park after the Once Upon A Dream Parade (fantastic) to go and get changed into our costumes. There was a huge crowd waiting for the bus and every other time we queued for it, it was orderly, but not that time. There was a huge crush for the bus, kids fell under the bus, etc. So be careful when queueing for the buses (maybe even get a taxi). Hold on tight to your kids!!!
My sister had the baby in the buggy and was half on/half off the bus when these 2 men and 2women, pushed her out of the way. The buggy went sideways & only for my uncle catching it, it would have fallen back out of the bus. The smaller kids, were being stood on, squashed, screaming, one was pushed off the foot path & went under the bus. It was extremely scary, the kids were absolutely petrified.
We managed to calm them down in the hotel and persuaded them to go back to the park (the younger ones didn't want to get on the bus). The fireworks were fantastic. But paying 29euro for a "party" that turned out to be any other night in the park except for the fireworks at 12.20 am was a bit much.
And to top it off, my mobile phone was stolen from my bag. Thank goodness my wallet was in a different part. I was so upset, not because of the phone, it can be replaced, but because I was the person who, on finding park entry tickets on the ground (I found 4), bothered my a*se to hand them into the City Hall (could have just left them or thrown them in the bin).
I did it so the people who lost them could get them back (names were on the back and the hotel they were staying in). For my trouble, my phone was taken. And they say no good deed.... Ha yeah right.
Can't believe I managed to get back in one piece. But glad to be home. Purely because travelling in a group of 13 is a definite no no.
Had a great time, didn't get to do all the rides, because half the group couldn't keep up and didn't want to split up. I would hate to think what the group would have done if I wasn't there, maybe stayed in the hotel. I had to organise everything. They couldn't seem to read the map, kept asking me "what should we do next, where should we go", etc. etc.
Just as I suspected before I went, I did get the blame for everything. My sister did nothing but argue and moan about not getting autographs and pictures of the characters with her 10 month old daughter. Yet when she did see one she ran off and left the daughter with us to get the autograph. Yet on the last night I got roared at because she didn't get enough of them. I mean for the love of god, she's 10 months old, she's not going to remember whether or not a character signed a book. It's not the end of the world. But you'd think it was.
It rained solid on Monday, but we stayed out all day, just going back to the hotel to change & went back straight away. Got soaked through my shoes and everything. Now I am on antibiotics.
Not a great food choice, chips with everything. My mum had mashed potato in Planet Hollywood (it was Smash), so after that it was chips, chips, chips. None of the adults cared what we had to eat, but for fussy children it is very difficult to get them to eat (yes believe it or not, kids who don't like eating chips).
We stayed in the Holiday Inn which was great. Rooms clean, towels changed every day, etc. Only gripe was that one night my sister needed bottled water (the tap water was a funny colour when boiled for the baby's bottles). All the vending machines were empty of water and she went and asked the bar staff for some water, they refused, saying they were closed. Even after explaining why she needed it, they wouldn't serve her. Bloody ridiculous.
On Halloween we left the park after the Once Upon A Dream Parade (fantastic) to go and get changed into our costumes. There was a huge crowd waiting for the bus and every other time we queued for it, it was orderly, but not that time. There was a huge crush for the bus, kids fell under the bus, etc. So be careful when queueing for the buses (maybe even get a taxi). Hold on tight to your kids!!!
My sister had the baby in the buggy and was half on/half off the bus when these 2 men and 2women, pushed her out of the way. The buggy went sideways & only for my uncle catching it, it would have fallen back out of the bus. The smaller kids, were being stood on, squashed, screaming, one was pushed off the foot path & went under the bus. It was extremely scary, the kids were absolutely petrified.
We managed to calm them down in the hotel and persuaded them to go back to the park (the younger ones didn't want to get on the bus). The fireworks were fantastic. But paying 29euro for a "party" that turned out to be any other night in the park except for the fireworks at 12.20 am was a bit much.
And to top it off, my mobile phone was stolen from my bag. Thank goodness my wallet was in a different part. I was so upset, not because of the phone, it can be replaced, but because I was the person who, on finding park entry tickets on the ground (I found 4), bothered my a*se to hand them into the City Hall (could have just left them or thrown them in the bin).
I did it so the people who lost them could get them back (names were on the back and the hotel they were staying in). For my trouble, my phone was taken. And they say no good deed.... Ha yeah right.
We got soaked on Monday aswell but enjoyed that day the best as it was so much quieter than Saturday!! 
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