Day 1 - March 30 2005
We travelled by Easyjet from Belfast to Charles de Gaulle Paris. Flight was on time and lasted roughly one hour 30 minutes. We got to the Kyriad hotel by VEA shuttle and the journey lasted about the same length as the plane due to passenger pick up from terminals and let off at other hotels. We were first on and last off. I have already done a report on the Kyriad hotel in another thread so I will not repeat myself here.
When we got settled in the evening, we ventured into the Disney Village and had our evening meal in McDonalds. The queues were long but the service was fast and we all enjoyed the meal. We also looked around some of the toy shops and basically spent some time trying to find our bearings so that we would know where to go the next day. We then went back to our hotel and sat in the lounge for the remainder of the night and my son was able to play in the play area. He also liked the small amusement arcade and I even had a go on their internet machine for 2 euros 50 cents for 25 minutes I know, I'm a sad individual
Day 2 - 31 March
We tried to book our son into Manchester United Soccer Schools but this place seems to be in organised chaos. Before we went away, I phoned them and they told me that I couldnt book on the telephone unless our holiday had been booked through their main website. They also said that if we asked reception at our hotel, they would be able to do this for us. This was not the case. The receptionist did her best to try and book this and they kept hanging up on her so we just decided to forget about it.
We went to Disney Park and visited Main Street USA. It was amazing, full of little Disney shops and the characters were out signing autograph books for the children. I would definitely recommend buying one of these for your children as they get so much pleasure at being able to get these autographs.
Next we went to the Sleeping Beauty Castle. This is a wonderful place and the shops are full of beautiful disney ornaments.
We then went to Fantasyland and our first stop was the little house where they made the different easter eggs with the chocolate. They also made a disneyland with it and it was on display. There wasnt that much in this place but it was very good. My son even got to make a square of chocolate.
We tried to get to the easter egg hunt in Alice's labrynth but it was too packed so we gave that a miss. Nevertheless, we managed to get some good photographs and the giant egg was amazing. I would say that this area would be more suitable for the very young children.
We got on the Peter Pan ride which we used fast pass for. The ride lasted about 5 minutes and it was very good. We also visited Pinocchio's house which was good. My favourite place here has got to be It's a Small World. It was that good that we went on it twice and the queues were not too long.
Of course, we could not go here without going on a carousel ride. There is a bit of a queue here but they move pretty fast. We tried to get on the flying elephants but gave up as the queues were always miles too long. Instead, I would recommend for you to wait until you get to the Disney Studios. They have a similar ride Aladdins magic carpet and we found the queues were nowhere near as long.
We then went to Adventure Land and saw Captain Hook's Pirate ship but we were not allowed on as it was closed for refurbishment. Our son spent some time in the playground and we ate lunch at the pizza place nearby which was very nice and reasonably priced for Disney. We went to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride which was amazing. We then took a general walk around the place and put our time in looking around the shops etc. We didnt go on the Indiana Jones ride and both my husband and I suffer from bad backs and our son is still too young for the ride.
We had a look around Discovery Land and queued for quite a while for the train to take us around the whole Disney complex. It's worthwhile to take this train as it gives you a very good idea as to where everything is. When we got off, we went to see Honey, I shrunk the Audience which I would highly recommend to go and see. It is a 3D Imax type film and the special effects are amazing.
I will sign off for now and do a further report within this thread later on as there is still quite a lot to write. Forgive me if I am writing epics here. It is something which I have a habit of doing. See ya all later
We travelled by Easyjet from Belfast to Charles de Gaulle Paris. Flight was on time and lasted roughly one hour 30 minutes. We got to the Kyriad hotel by VEA shuttle and the journey lasted about the same length as the plane due to passenger pick up from terminals and let off at other hotels. We were first on and last off. I have already done a report on the Kyriad hotel in another thread so I will not repeat myself here.
When we got settled in the evening, we ventured into the Disney Village and had our evening meal in McDonalds. The queues were long but the service was fast and we all enjoyed the meal. We also looked around some of the toy shops and basically spent some time trying to find our bearings so that we would know where to go the next day. We then went back to our hotel and sat in the lounge for the remainder of the night and my son was able to play in the play area. He also liked the small amusement arcade and I even had a go on their internet machine for 2 euros 50 cents for 25 minutes I know, I'm a sad individual
Day 2 - 31 March
We tried to book our son into Manchester United Soccer Schools but this place seems to be in organised chaos. Before we went away, I phoned them and they told me that I couldnt book on the telephone unless our holiday had been booked through their main website. They also said that if we asked reception at our hotel, they would be able to do this for us. This was not the case. The receptionist did her best to try and book this and they kept hanging up on her so we just decided to forget about it.
We went to Disney Park and visited Main Street USA. It was amazing, full of little Disney shops and the characters were out signing autograph books for the children. I would definitely recommend buying one of these for your children as they get so much pleasure at being able to get these autographs.
Next we went to the Sleeping Beauty Castle. This is a wonderful place and the shops are full of beautiful disney ornaments.
We then went to Fantasyland and our first stop was the little house where they made the different easter eggs with the chocolate. They also made a disneyland with it and it was on display. There wasnt that much in this place but it was very good. My son even got to make a square of chocolate.
We tried to get to the easter egg hunt in Alice's labrynth but it was too packed so we gave that a miss. Nevertheless, we managed to get some good photographs and the giant egg was amazing. I would say that this area would be more suitable for the very young children.
We got on the Peter Pan ride which we used fast pass for. The ride lasted about 5 minutes and it was very good. We also visited Pinocchio's house which was good. My favourite place here has got to be It's a Small World. It was that good that we went on it twice and the queues were not too long.
Of course, we could not go here without going on a carousel ride. There is a bit of a queue here but they move pretty fast. We tried to get on the flying elephants but gave up as the queues were always miles too long. Instead, I would recommend for you to wait until you get to the Disney Studios. They have a similar ride Aladdins magic carpet and we found the queues were nowhere near as long.
We then went to Adventure Land and saw Captain Hook's Pirate ship but we were not allowed on as it was closed for refurbishment. Our son spent some time in the playground and we ate lunch at the pizza place nearby which was very nice and reasonably priced for Disney. We went to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride which was amazing. We then took a general walk around the place and put our time in looking around the shops etc. We didnt go on the Indiana Jones ride and both my husband and I suffer from bad backs and our son is still too young for the ride.
We had a look around Discovery Land and queued for quite a while for the train to take us around the whole Disney complex. It's worthwhile to take this train as it gives you a very good idea as to where everything is. When we got off, we went to see Honey, I shrunk the Audience which I would highly recommend to go and see. It is a 3D Imax type film and the special effects are amazing.
I will sign off for now and do a further report within this thread later on as there is still quite a lot to write. Forgive me if I am writing epics here. It is something which I have a habit of doing. See ya all later