Disneyland Paris 2013 - Part 2

In The Parks

Monday - March 25th 2013

Before we were on our way to Disneyland, we did some grocery shopping at the nearby Auchan Supermarket in the Val D'Europe Shopping Center. Unfortunately that meant that we had to skip the Extra Magic Hours.

Val D'Europe - Place Toscane

Val D'Europe - Place Toscane

Shopping Center

Shopping Center

Finally around 10:00am we arrived at the Disney Resort. The Walt Disney Studios Park was just opening and so we got in line. Soon we were inside and queued for Crush's Coaster, one of the most popular rides in the whole resort. During the day it got pretty busy with long lines and so we hoped to do it right after opening. However the attraction faced some technical difficulties and so we decided to do something else. So what's better than starting a day with entering the Twilight Zone. The Tower of Terror was fantastic like always and thanks to Fastpass, we rode it twice in a row.

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Armageddon

Next on the agenda was Rock'n'Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, but since we hadn't had any coffee yet, we stopped at Disney's Blockbuster Cafe, the former Backlot Express, for breakfast first. A Segafredo Coffee later, it was time for meeting Aerosmith. However it was a bit disappointing, since the music in the ride didn't work.

Disney Blockbuster Cafe

Disney Blockbuster Cafe

Breakfast with Coffee and Flan

Rock'n'Roller Coaster avec Aerosmith

Afterwards we just strolled around the park and checked out the new Toy Story Playland and the Ratatouille construction site. The new land themed after Woody and his friends from Toy Story added some rides for younger guests. We didn't like the look of it so much, but it seemed to be very popular among families, because the queues of the rides weren't that short. So instead we visited the huge store inside Studio 1 and later we had an early lunch at the En Coulisse Restaurant, also located inside Studio 1. We ordered fries, a salad and beer and got a quiet table upstairs from where we had a wonderful view of the floor. Usually we don't bring our own food into the parks, but my girlfriend Claudia is vegan and Disneyland Paris is really bad when it comes to catering for special diets. At the end we found some options, but it was not comparable with Walt Disney World, where it wasn't a problem at all to find good vegetarian options.

Toy Story Playland

Toy Story Playland

Toy Story Playland

Inside Studio 1

Lunch with Fries and Salad

Walt Disney Studios Store

Front Lot

Front Lot

Front Lot

Walt Disney Studios Park Entrance

Disney Legends Statue

Later we walked over to Disneyland Park. By the way, the walking distances between the parks, hotels and Disney Village are a big advantage of the European Disney Resort compared to Walt Disney World in Florida. There we always had to use a bus, a monorail or a boat.

Disneyland Hotel

First we went to Big Thunder Mountain to get a Fastpass and then we wanted to ride another favourite of ours, Phantom Manor. Unfortunately the line was too long and so we joined Indiana Jones in discovering an ancient temple. That rollercoaster was a lot more fun than we remembered and so it wasn't surprising that we rode it nearly every day.

Phantom Manor

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril

Our Fastpass wasn't still valid and so we took a walk through Fantasyland and Discoveryland. Since we didn't want to do another attraction we relaxed a bit with a nice cold glass of beer at Cowboy Cookout BBQ. Today a country band was playing there, which added a nice Disney touch. 

Sleeping Beauty Castle

Le Carrousel de Lancelot

Mad Hatter's Tea Cups

The Old Mill

It's a Small World

Sleeping Beauty's Castle

Frontierland

Cowboy Cookout BBQ

Cowboy Cookout BBQ

Cowboy Cookout BBQ

Cowboy Cookout BBQ

Finally it was time for Big Thunder Mountain. After a journey through the Thunder Mesa Mines, we rode Pirates of the Carribean again. Before we left the park in order to enjoy another beer at King Ludwig's Castle, we had an early dinner at the Hakuna Matata Restaurant. At first we wanted to eat at Colonel Hati's Pizza Outpost, but they ran out of pasta. We both ordered spiced fries, rice and a salad.

Adventureland

Captain Hook's Galley

Dinner

Every day King Ludwig's Castle has a Happy Hour and guests get an extra beer or fountain drink for free. We shared a table with a nice British family and enjoyed our drinks.

During week days Disneyland Park closed at 8:00pm and so we didn't bother to enter the park again. Instead we had another drink and a Bretzel and then we did some shopping in Disney Village. Before we returned to the hotel aroun 10:00pm, we enjoyed a cocktail at the Sports Bar.