Traveling: Disneyland Paris 2015

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Disneyland Paris 2015 - Part 2

Our First Day In The Parks

Tuesday - October 6th 2015

After we got up, we took the first shuttle bus to the parks. Since breakfast wasn't included in our hotel package, we got a coffee at Starbucks in the Disney Village and then we headed to the ticket offices. There we got our one day tickets, which can be upgraded to an Annual Pass at the Annual Pass Bureau inside the Disneyland Park. Since the parks didn't open until 10:00am, we walked back to the Disney Village.

Resort Entrance

The Disneyland Hotel

Starbucks in Disney Village

After the park opened, we walked straight to the Annual Pass Bureau and purchased the Annual Passes. Luckily that didn't take very long and so we went to Discoveryland to do Space Mountain. I have to say that the ride was a bit bumpy, but still so much fun. Then we did a trip to Endor with Star Tours. Disneyland Paris still got the original version and it's getting old. Although I love it and will miss it, I can't wait for Star Tours - The Adventures Continue. Before we left Discoveryland for Frontierland, we fought Emperor Zurg in Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast.

Halloween Season at Disneyland Paris

Main Street USA

Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant

Sleeping Beauty's Castle

Discoveryland

C3PO inside Star Tours

Hyperion Airship Hangar

Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast

Our first stop in Frontierland was the Fastpass station for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and then it was time for Phantom Manor, one of our all time favourite Disney attractions. Our Fastpass ticket wasn't valid yet and so we checked out the merchandise in the shops. After the wildest ride in the wilderness it was already early afternoon and so we had a late lunch at the Hakuna Matata Restaurant in Adventureland. Disneyland Paris still has a long way to go to cater to vegetarians and vegans, but at least we got a salad, some rice and very good Hakuna Fries.

Phantom Manor

Big Thunder Mountain seen from Phantom Manor

Hakuna Matata Restaurant

Late Lunch with Hakuna Fries, Rice and a Salad

Adventureland

Now it was time for our favourite place in the whole resort and so we left the Disneyland Park for the Cafe Fantasia inside the beautiful Disneyland Hotel. There we got a drink and enjoyed the lovely atmosphere.

The Disneyland Hotel Lobby

Cafe Fantasia

Later we headed over to the Walt Disney Studios Park and walked straight to its newest attraction based on a beloved Pixar movie. Last year Disneyland Paris opened Ratatouille, a dark ride with 3D video screens, and we really enjoyed it. I would say it's similar to Universal's Transformers ride, but honestly I think Ratatouille is better. Maybe I think that way, because I don't like the Transformers movies at all, while Ratatouille is among my fourite Pixar movies. Then we got a coffee and took a tour into the Twilight Zone with the Tower of Terror. After riding Rock'n'Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith we left the Studios Park and walked back to Disneyland.

Walt Disney Studios Park

Front Lot

Ratatouille

Disney Studio 1

Tower of Terror

Front Lot

HalLOLween Season at Disneyland Paris

Disney Legends Statue

The Disneyland Paris Hotel

Back in Disneyland we had an early dinner at Pizzeria Bella Notte. We both got Pasta Napolitana and a side salad. Our meal was nothing special, but it was quite good. Just as we left the restaurant, the Once Upon A Dream Parade was about to begin. Claudia and I aren't the biggest parades fans and usually we skip them, but this time we watched it. The parade didn't change since 2008, maybe there were some minor changes, however it was nice to see it again. After the parade we stayed in Fantasyland and did Mad Hatter's Tea Cups and strolled through the shops. Before we left the park for today, we joined Indiana Jones on a ride throug the Temple of Peril. In Disney Village we paid a visit to the new Lego Store and then we had one last beer at the Sports Bar before we took the shuttle back to the hotel.