Cloe Colton
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I also saw the CP with Gary Sinese and loved it! We went on 12/17
So glad to hear you enjoyed the Candlelight Processional! I'm not the hugest fan, even if I saw it easily the most popular narrator, Mr. Neil Patrick Harris, not my thing. But I'm glad it was worth it for you and that Gary Sinise is still employed.
Ugh cronut, we stan.
Yay for a free slushie! You timed it just right for that magical moment hehe
Awww, I love your window. So so cute. The festiveness of your family, I love it!
Ugh, that's annoying about the towels. Hope you got them early enough the next day.
We really loved The Christmas Processional, we saw it in 2017.
I miss Gary Sinse in the Mission to Mars, he doesn’t do the intro for the green side any more
Love your shirts!
So cool that Gary Sinise narrated for you. Such a treat!
Glad you enjoyed the Candlelight Processional; it's a pretty unique event Disney puts on for the holidays.
Mmm, a blue raspberry slushie, those are so good! And even better the CM was feeling generous and gave it to you for free!
What a fun night! I bet seeing Gary Sinise as narrator was a cool experience.
So nice of the CM to give you the slushy for free! Love moments like that!
Your room window came out awesome!! So festive!
I also saw the CP with Gary Sinese and loved it! We went on 12/17
This seems like a great experience. Especially with a good narrator like Gary Sinise.The whole thing was honestly amazing, and I’m so glad we got to go! Gary Sinise has a great voice for narrating, and you could tell it really meant a lot to him to be there.
I was a bit clueless with these photo booths. I didn't realize they were "a thing". They are a fun thing to do.We wandered through the shop, and stopped at the photobooth on the way out.
Nice! Most every trip we got some small thing for free, like an ice cream or drink. Not that I expect it, but it's nice when it happens. On my last trip in August we didn't get any freebie though. I guess it's just luck. Nice to know they still do it sometimes.When I told the girl I wanted to use a snack credit, she said “Don’t use a snack credit on that!” and gave me the slushy for free! It was so nice and an unexpected sprinkling of pixie dust.
Looks great! A lot of the room windows look nice. I really never considered decorating, but if you stay for a while it's nice to do.Mom and I finished decorating our window while Dad ate his wrap.
I was hesitant to opt out, since we were a family of 4 and stayed 10 nights. I wondered how well it all worked, when you need new towels and things.Mom also called about getting us some new towels (since we had opted out of mousekeeping, we had to specifically ask).
SO good! I love his commitment to military so I definitely teared up a few times!
This seems like a great experience. Especially with a good narrator like Gary Sinise.
I was a bit clueless with these photo booths. I didn't realize they were "a thing". They are a fun thing to do.
Nice! Most every trip we got some small thing for free, like an ice cream or drink. Not that I expect it, but it's nice when it happens. On my last trip in August we didn't get any freebie though. I guess it's just luck. Nice to know they still do it sometimes.
Looks great! A lot of the room windows look nice. I really never considered decorating, but if you stay for a while it's nice to do.
I was hesitant to opt out, since we were a family of 4 and stayed 10 nights. I wondered how well it all worked, when you need new towels and things.
Congratulations on your study abroad! DLP will be so fun to visit. My daughter is going to be doing a semester abroad in Costa Rica and she is so excited, I will miss her but I can go visit during our cold winter!
The fog on the castle is both beautiful and eerie at the same time. Nice to hear a good review for Pinocchio Haus, we haven’t tried it in a long time.
Yay for studying abroad and getting to go to DLP!!!
How much fun! I visited last June and loved it (I'm still finishing up the TR in my signature).And in other news, I am going to DISNEYLAND PARIS!!!
I have a friend who is also studying abroad on the same program that I am, and we have decided to spend a few days in Paris at the end of our program. 3 of those days will be in Disneyland! We are staying at one of Disney's partner hotels, and we are so so excited! I'm not sure if I'm going to write a PTR or not, but I will for sure write a TR when I get back.
If you guys have any advice/suggestions for DLP, please please PLEASE share! This is completely uncharted territory for me, and I could use all the help I can get!
Congrats on getting to study abroad. Living overseas has been such a life changing experience for me that I hope it's the same way for you.
I am no expert on Disneyland Paris but have visited it 3 times since 2016 so if you have any questions feel free to ask!
Looks like you guys were able to get on quite a few rides in the morning before crowds picked up.
I love the selfie with Goofy. His nose barely fit in the shot!
I'm so glad you liked the Processional! I'm sure Gary Sinise was amazing!!
Awww, "don't use a snack credit on that," so sweet!!! I love that for you.
Your window lights look amazing!!
DISNEYLAND PARIS?!?!? GIRL, THAT'S AMAZING!!!! SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!! Have the best time ever, I can't wait to hear about it!!!!
All of your shirts for this trip came out AMAZING.
Looks like this day is amazing already, with rides, pictures, characters, and snacks to boot!!! You guys have already gotten a lot done, I can't wait to hear about the rest of your MNSSHP night!
Great news about going overseas! I wish I had some good tips for DLP, but I only visited once 20 years ago and I am sure it has changed a lot since then!
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I'm in the UK so have done Disneyland Paris a few times, so message me if I can help with any questions
Congratulations on your semester abroad. How exciting!
The last picture you posted of the castle is just beautiful. There's nothing like seeing the castle all lit up for Christmas.
How much fun! I visited last June and loved it (I'm still finishing up the TR in my signature).
Some basic tips:
-Everything is so detailed there, its fun to just wander around and explore. All the shops and restaurants and just general atmosphere.
-The other guests aren't the best. Make sure to hold your own for parade and show spots and you should be fine, but don't expect them to follow typical theme park rules (I had a parent pick their kid up, life them over my head, and put them in front of me during a show once-when I was sitting on the ground in the front row!) But anyways, just don't let that spoil your overall experience.
-The food there was meh. I didn't have anything memorably good or bad. But the theming in the restaurants is amazing. It really sets the mood! Inventions was my favorite meal, though it was expensive (it's a character meal in the Disneyland Hotel).
-You can make ADRs online via the netherlands version of the website. Otherwise you have to call in. Even if you decide to stick to mostly Quick Service, I would recommend Chez Remy for a reservation because it is adorable!
-If you have a mastercard, make sure to bring it. The shows at Walt Disney Studios are wonderful and they have special reserved seats which you can get by showing your mastercard at guest services/city hall. Those can get grabbed up quickly, so make sure to stop in first thing (and the one at Disneyland opens earlier).
-I don't know if the partner hotels get Extra Magic Time? If they do, make sure to take advantage of it. If not, they still will probably let you into the park 30 minutes ahead of the advertised time and you can at least ride the EMT rides. Definitely worth it for low crowds!
-The summer means very long park hours. Which is good for accomplishing a lot, but also exhausting. The fireworks show won't start until sundown, which was around 11pm when I was there in early June.
-They use the paper Fastpass system, but return times are only 30 minutes long and the CMs are strict about those. They also only do distribution for certain hours (like it could stop around 7pm even though the ride stays open until 11pm).
-They do a lot of great things for special festivals. You should be there during Summer of Superheroes. The stage show is really well done with lots of special effects. It can have a long line (they filled up all the spots in the queue over 1 hr before the show started), but its worth seeing at least once. And there should be a Lion King/Jungle Book festival over at Disneyland, which could be amazing based on what the other things they've done lately.
-My favorite rides were Big Thunder Mountain (which is far and away the best version worldwide - it actually is on an island, so you go under the river to get there and back), Crush's Coaster (super fun coaster/dark ride, though it can have very long lines at all times of the day), Storybook Canal Boats (just very sweet and detailed), Pirates of the Caribbean (laid out differently and changes the whole storyline). Phantom Manor wasn't open, but I wish I could have seen it!
-Mickey and the Magician is just, wow, so amazing! Best Disney stage show I've ever seen.
Feel free to ask anything else or check out the TR if you want - though it has a lot of photos, so maybe don't check it out so you don't see spoilers!
Omg that's so exciting about your study abroad! Congratulations! I had a friend who went to Paris for an abroad program and she didn't want to leave and also made a point to see DLP. So yeah, you're gonna have a blast, for sure.
Congrats on being accepted to study abroad and the chance to go to DLP!! I look forward to reading that TR
Super foggy morning! But the pics look kinda cool!
Sounds like a great morning with not too long waits!
Cute pics in front of the purple wall And I love the character selfies!