pixiedustedme
Planning is half the fun
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- Mar 4, 2019
1. If you're daytripping to DLP from Paris as part of a Paris vacation, the train is the best way to get there. No traffic to delay you, and you get to set your own schedule for arrival and departure. You'll take the RER A train to Disneyland.
2. We pre-purchased the Ultimate FP package that gave one-time access to each of the major rides, and that was the right decision. It allowed us to hit every major ride when we wanted to ride it with a very short wait, and spend the rest of the time focusing on non-FP rides. We wouldn't have been able to ride half of what we did without the pre-purchased FPs, as it was a fairly busy day.
3. Disneyland Paris gets a bum rap for being poorly kept imo. It was as clean as every other Disney park we've been to.
4. Disneyland Paris gets a bum rap for having rude guests imo. Guest behavior was no better or worse than in other Disney parks we've been to. I saw one line cut, but it was a family joining one person in line. Annoying, but I've seen that stateside, too, and it only happened during one of our ride waits.
5. I agree that the customer service is lacking in comparison with the American parks. The attitude is more indifferent, and CMs could be curt to guests in a way you'd never experience in an American park.
6. I didn't find smoking to be out of control. Granted, I don't suffer from asthma so I'm not very sensitive to it, but the only time I noticed smoke, I also noticed a "Smoking Area" sign. I noticed that this area wasn't particularly remote, so DLP could do more to better place the smoking areas perhaps, but in no way were we subjected to secondhand smoke regularly throughout the day. No one smoked in lines, shops, restaurants, or other main gathering areas in our experience.
7. The castle and landscaping were lovely. Disneyland is a lovely park here, just as in America. No disappointment at all in that park.
8. The Studios did seem to be a poorly planned park, and we only stayed long enough to do our Fast Pass rides here and then leave. I cannot imagine wanting to spend a whole day at the Studios.
9. There was a nice midday parade, but no nighttime fireworks. At WDW they always have fireworks, so this was a noticeable difference.
10. I agree with other reviews I've read disparaging the dining options at DLP. It was definitely poor quality, in terms of both the food itself and the service at the restaurants. At Chez Remy they accidentally had us waiting for 30 minutes after check-in due to the CM-in-training's error- oops. No real apology from them for wasting our park time. Do you think after all that they'd be nice & let a party of 2 sit at one of the cool booths with the oversized plates? Nope. Those are for parties of 4 only. Who cares that they messed up the reservation you made 2 months in advance and wasted your park time, or that an empty booth is sitting there vacant? As a measly party of 2, you're still not entitled to such a cool table. Who do you think you are, a valued customer? Get over yourself... We left and ended up having lunch at Casey's, which had a nice ambiance but poor food. We also stopped by Gibson Girl for ice cream, but were disappointed that the only ice cream offered is Ben & Jerry"s. No chocolate mint or plain strawberry available, just concoctions like "cookie dough" and "strawberry with cheesecake". That was quite surprising, as that mod type of ice cream is so counter to the Gibson-era theming. Who would have thought DLP could mess up an ice cream parlor? But they did.
11. In the midst of a broader European vacation, one day at DLP was ample for us, given that we had pre-purchased FPs. It was very nice, but no nicer than other things we've made a priority to do in Europe.
2. We pre-purchased the Ultimate FP package that gave one-time access to each of the major rides, and that was the right decision. It allowed us to hit every major ride when we wanted to ride it with a very short wait, and spend the rest of the time focusing on non-FP rides. We wouldn't have been able to ride half of what we did without the pre-purchased FPs, as it was a fairly busy day.
3. Disneyland Paris gets a bum rap for being poorly kept imo. It was as clean as every other Disney park we've been to.
4. Disneyland Paris gets a bum rap for having rude guests imo. Guest behavior was no better or worse than in other Disney parks we've been to. I saw one line cut, but it was a family joining one person in line. Annoying, but I've seen that stateside, too, and it only happened during one of our ride waits.
5. I agree that the customer service is lacking in comparison with the American parks. The attitude is more indifferent, and CMs could be curt to guests in a way you'd never experience in an American park.
6. I didn't find smoking to be out of control. Granted, I don't suffer from asthma so I'm not very sensitive to it, but the only time I noticed smoke, I also noticed a "Smoking Area" sign. I noticed that this area wasn't particularly remote, so DLP could do more to better place the smoking areas perhaps, but in no way were we subjected to secondhand smoke regularly throughout the day. No one smoked in lines, shops, restaurants, or other main gathering areas in our experience.
7. The castle and landscaping were lovely. Disneyland is a lovely park here, just as in America. No disappointment at all in that park.
8. The Studios did seem to be a poorly planned park, and we only stayed long enough to do our Fast Pass rides here and then leave. I cannot imagine wanting to spend a whole day at the Studios.
9. There was a nice midday parade, but no nighttime fireworks. At WDW they always have fireworks, so this was a noticeable difference.
10. I agree with other reviews I've read disparaging the dining options at DLP. It was definitely poor quality, in terms of both the food itself and the service at the restaurants. At Chez Remy they accidentally had us waiting for 30 minutes after check-in due to the CM-in-training's error- oops. No real apology from them for wasting our park time. Do you think after all that they'd be nice & let a party of 2 sit at one of the cool booths with the oversized plates? Nope. Those are for parties of 4 only. Who cares that they messed up the reservation you made 2 months in advance and wasted your park time, or that an empty booth is sitting there vacant? As a measly party of 2, you're still not entitled to such a cool table. Who do you think you are, a valued customer? Get over yourself... We left and ended up having lunch at Casey's, which had a nice ambiance but poor food. We also stopped by Gibson Girl for ice cream, but were disappointed that the only ice cream offered is Ben & Jerry"s. No chocolate mint or plain strawberry available, just concoctions like "cookie dough" and "strawberry with cheesecake". That was quite surprising, as that mod type of ice cream is so counter to the Gibson-era theming. Who would have thought DLP could mess up an ice cream parlor? But they did.
11. In the midst of a broader European vacation, one day at DLP was ample for us, given that we had pre-purchased FPs. It was very nice, but no nicer than other things we've made a priority to do in Europe.
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