Paris Disney Dreams Come True! *COMPLETED 10/29*

[scrpbookr]

Your photos are fabulous! What type of camera do you have? You could go to DLP so many times and still not see all the little details hidden around the place.
Looks like you were really lucky with the weather. Looking forward to more.

Disney details are my favorite! I'm using a Cannon DSLR. It's an EOS T3.

I see your trip is just a couple of days away. Have a wonderful time!

 

[scrpbookr]

Back in Fantasyland after the Snow White ride we took in the sights of the carousel.

And then we browsed in the three fairy's sweet shop....

The Halloween displays were happy!

I especially adore the Paris specific Disney merchandise.

Back outside, near the castle, Mom and I caught a glimpse of the beautiful Belle!

A peek of Mom by the wishing well...

We made our way towards Discoveryland and enjoyed taking in how different it was from the Tomorrowland's of the US parks.

The next item on the itinerary was most important!

Mom and I had our hearts set on crepes and ice cream from Gibson Girls....

On my way in I spotted a bit of Main Street Transportation...

We had come all the way to Europe for a bit Ben & Jerry's...

The inside decor was very sweet....

Mom and I had the best treats!

With an even better view!

As if crepes in Disneyland Paris with my mom wasn't enough next we did a bit a pin shopping. I was in heaven!

Here are two of the Paris pins I chose....

And a very cute cupcake set!

We were having such a nice afternoon! I captured this fun picture of Mom in Minnie's sewing room!

I'll stop here for now and pick up in Frontierland in the next post.

 

[missangelalexis]

Those crepes look delish. And those pins- SO cute!!

 

[scrpbookr]

On our way into Frontierland I detoured a bit to check out the Dapper Dan's Barber Shop.

I adore the Dapper Dans! I think it has to do with sweet childhood memories of them in California's Disneyland.

I didn't get to see them at work but I can just imagine them in this perfect little setting!

The barber shop sits off in a bit of an alcove. In that same alcove this great, vintage Coca Cola truck was parked.

And a horse drawn trolley was passing on Main Street! *sighs* Life at Disney is the best!

After that little side trip we were back on track and entering Frontierland. The fall decorations there were perfect!

This little kiosk pulled both Mom and I in.

Mom was trying on silly hats while I shopped for a souvenir for Reagan...

I ended up choosing this cute, leather belt and holster set for Reagan. It has been a big hit with him.

After that bit of shopping we were back on track for our real destination. All the Halloween decor around had me especially excited for this one! The Phantom Manor...

Tea?

The queue was fairly empty....

The view of Big Thunder Mountain from the Manor's front porch was fantastic!

Stretching Room time!

Other art along the way....

a cobwebbed chandelier...

That brings me to my picture limit so I'll have to pick back up in the next post.

 

[missangelalexis]

Love those pumpkin decorations! And great pics of the HM queue, so different than the one in WDW!

 

[scrpbookr]

Continuing on with the Phantom Manor ride....

I feel like there is more detail to take in on the Paris rendition of this attraction....

and last but not least.... the bride!

We seem to be land hopping quite a bit. We made our way into Adventureland following the Phantom Manor....

and straight to Adventure Isle...

Past the treehouse....

This ship really makes the theme in this area!

And how cool is this!?

We were headed for another "must do" attraction....

I couldn't stop taking in the surrounding Adventure Isle area. It really gets you in the mood for PotC!

An awesome scene on the ride!

The ride photo....

This is a good stopping point for now. I'll pick up with Aladdin pics in the next post.

 

[scrpbookr]

After Pirates we headed towards something I haven't seen in any of the other Disney parks. It is a series of miniature Aladdin displays that you walk through as the displays tell the story. I was looking forward to this since it is something completely new and different....

The building it is contained in is Aladdin themed as well....

Not quite sure how this translates...

I don't have much to say about the pictures..... just pretend you're at DLP walking through the attraction taking in the scenes. Hello, happy place!

So pretty!

And that brings us to the end...

 

[missangelalexis]

So cool that Pirates has a ride photo in Paris! And the Aladdin walk through is so cute!

 

[ExpatDisneyLover]

I really love your photos!!! Thanks for posting! I too love photographing Disney details though on my last trip I didn't really - but I do especially love all the imagineering details at DLRP!

 

[cdsmiler81]

Amazing photos, and the amount you got on Pinocchio is amazing - I find it whips you around so fast it's hard to take it in, let alone take pictures!! lol

C x

 

[Ms Poppins]

Amazing photos, so much detail. Thanks for posting

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I have really enjoyed your trip report, lovely pictures. We are going for the first time in June, and by looking at your pictures I think I need to bring a few extra memory sticks for my camera!

 

[BadPinkTink]

hi @scrpbookr really enjoyed your trip report. You got some amazing photos, especially of the dragon. I was last in DPL during Christmas season so it was really nice to see all the Autumn theming. You were very lucky with the weather. As you probably noticed there are alot more indoor, covered in things like the arcades which lead to the covered walkway down through Adventureland to Pirates, the Aladdin walkthough, the dragron, the castle etc. This is because DLP gets alot of rain throughout the year, in all seasons and snow in Winter.

I am a regular to Disneyland California and I sometimes feel that DPL is a Frenchfied Disney, I mean that some of the Disney ethos and feel and happy smilieness is missing. I'm not talking about the language difference, more an overall feeling of CMs not really being Disneyfied like in California. I would be interested to hear if you got that feeling in DPL

 

[Imagineer5]

Loving the TR! Your photos are awesome and love all the detail you're including! Following along for more!

 

[scrpbookr]

Trying to squeeze in a quick post on this poor, neglected trip report this afternoon. Life is full of all sorts of fun that keeps me from finding time to hang out on my favorite website.

It is always nice to think back on this lovely view though....

We explored some in Discoveryland....

I loved the differences in this park from the other Disney parks...

We caught the Disneyland Railroad at Discoveryland Station....

Great costumes on the railroad cast members!

Views and stations along the way..

The Fantasyland Station...

A view of Alice's Labyrinth from the train...

And to the Main Street Station...

A peek at Mom as we got off the train...

And a view of Town Square from the second floor of the train station...

The Euro Disney Railroad sign for the scrapbook....

The Disneyland Hotel is over and around the entrance to Disneyland Paris similar to how the hotels in California are immediately along side the parks. I love that!

We went back to our hotel at this point and really liked our room. The hotel room in the city of Paris was tiny. Sort of like a room you would expect if staying in NYC. This room was spacious and more what we are use to. We do have very fond memories of the tiny room in Paris though.

There was a shopping mall across from the hotel.

There was an Asian food restaurant around the corner from the hotel that we enjoyed that evening.

The next morning we were up bright and early. Mom had an early flight home and I was looking forward to a second park day....

The hotel offered a nice breakfast. On our trip to Brugge, Belgium a couple of days earlier we found that we liked thebuttered french baguettes with cold cuts and tiny dill pickles. They had all the ingredients so we put them together.

Mom in the lobby....

And then saying goodbye at the train station. The station is right outside of Disney and it is a quick and easy ride to the airport from there. I did it the next day.

More from the parks in the next entry....

 

[scrpbookr]

Mom was on her way and it was back to Disney for me!

I stopped in the World Of Disney store on my way to Disney Studios Park...

My favorite Disney couple greeted me as I entered...

I loved this big, hot air balloon that is a centerpiece in the store...

Getting a closer look at the Paris specific merchandise was at the top of my list! I did pick up one of these bags. I leave in the morning for a Disney scrapbooking weekend and I have it loaded with a Disney project to take along.

I thought this Eiffel Tower cookie cutter was cute!

I was back out and on my way to the park. This will give a hint about what my first attraction would be...

A bit of fog this morning...

I liked these markers in the walk.... My first park....

Second Park....

I photographed Hong Kong later which was my third park and now Paris was the 4th. Tokyo is on my list but I haven't made any plans. Maybe someday.... a girl can dream...

Taking in the details along the way...

When you enter this park you go through an indoor shopping and restaurant area that has an old Hollywood feel to it....

A Partner's Statue!

Sorcerer Mickey tops the Toon Studio sign....

Cute little food trailers are all over this park!

An animation building...

And the Animagique attraction....

 

[scrpbookr]

I had a first destination in mind this morning but I continued to take in the sights along the way....

Radiator Springs....

Ramone's

Lightning and Mater....

Mater's garage...

Luigi's! Love these two!

Crush's Coaster was nearby ...

Another cute food trailer! I'm not sure why that ice cream bar isn't in the shape of Mickey!

The Pixar Play section...

The Barrel of Monkey's welcome sign....

A very clever toy fence...

Love this wooden train track bench!

Rex and some Lincoln Logs....

Super cute!

Slinky.... I just love all the Disney details!

The RC Racer ride...

Domino fence line...

Green Army Men Parachute ride....

More to come...

 

[scrpbookr]

And Ratatouille.... the long awaited ride!

It was still early and the single rider line was just 5 minutes!

The queue was enjoyable....

The park's scheduled open time was 10am. I'm not sure if there were the Paris' equivalent of magic hours or not but at this point it was still 10 minutes before 10. I had quickly checked out a few park areas and was in line before I even though I'd be in the park. Big Disney Score!

This part of the queue was indoors. It was made to look like you were in the roof tops...

A peek at the ride vehicle...

The ride technology didn't photograph well but it was all very cool....

Bistro Chez Remy....

This place was absolutely adorable!

These cork stools are way too cute!

I think the Imaganeers did their usual fantastic job on this area!

 

[scrpbookr]

As I continued to make my way through WD Studios the cute food trucks / campers kept grabbing my attention...

There is a group of really great statues surrounding one of the animation buildings. You can probably guess that I took pics of each and every one because I can't get enough Disney details but I won't drown you in them here....

Let's draw!

I thought the black and white to color of this piece was very clever... I seem to be in a Pinocchio mood....

This animation show was the same one shown at DHS with Mishu.....

There is a very cool old Hollywood feel to sections of this park....

HTH... a familiar sight...

More of that classic Hollywood feel...

I took in the Animagique show....

There was a lot of time with Donald which is always a treat!!

A rendition of the hat does live on....

A very cute Monster's Inc area...

Another familiar DHS sight to make you feel right at home....

A couple more familiar favorites...RnR

and the Stunt Show...

Loving this park so far.... More to come soon!

 

[scrpbookr]

At WD Studios in Paris they have an experience sort of like Turtle Talk with Crush but it's a Stitch version. I always enjoy Turtle Talk and it was fun to see it in a bit different format.

One of the events I was most excited for was Stars in Cars!

It didn't disappoint....

You basically stand around this big roped off circle. The characters are led in and then the greet around the circle.

The do sign autographs as they make the rounds and you meet a mix of characters in a pretty short amount of time....

Love the outfit variety!

Aladdin and Jasmine!

Continued in next entry....