Traveling: 2022

Sunday, 6 November 2022

Disneyland Paris 2022 - Part 1

Arriving at Disneyland Paris

Sunday - October 16th 2022

Another year, another visit to Disneyland Paris, however, this year there were some complications. France's oil industry was on strike and so fuel was not available at many gas stations. Since we traveled by car that was a huge problem for us and so we had to prepare for the journey. Before we left we filled our petrol cans and took them with us just in case to have petrol when needed. Well prepared we hit the road Sunday morning and in the late afternoon we arrived at Disneyland Paris. It took us a little bit longer than usually, because we latered our route and drove more kilometres in Germany, where fuel was available. This time we stayed at Disney's Newport Bay Club Hotel, a new resort for us and we enjoyed it a lot. After we checked in and unpacked our stuff, we headed to Walt Disney Studios Park to get something to eat. At the newly opened Marvel Avengers Campus we found vegan hot dogs for dinner and they tasted pretty good. Then we just strolled around the park and spent the rest of the evening at the Sports Bar in Disney Village.

Our Room

Disney's Newport Bay Club Hotel

Avengers Campus

Dinner

Avengers Campus

Walt Disney Studios Park

Saturday, 5 November 2022

Disneyland Paris 2022 - Part 2

First Full Day At Disneyland Paris

Monday - October 17th 2022

Today was our first full day at Disneyland Paris. Sleeping in was not an option since we wanted to make use of the Extra Magic Hour and so we headed straight to Starbucks in Disney Village after we got up. With coffees in our hands we were on our way to Disneyland Park. Our first stop was the dragon beneath the castle, because it was closed during the pandemic. Next was Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain in Disceoveryland. Despite the Star Wars theme it was still a fantastic rollercoaster. Afterwards we helped Buzz Lightyear to defeat Emperor Zurg in Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast. Now it was time for a breakfast at Cable Car Bake Shop, where we both ordered the Mickey beignet filled with chocolate.

Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Hotel

Welcome!

Hello Mickey!

Main Street USA

Sleeping Beauty Castle

Dragon beneath the Castle

Discoveryland

Hyperspace Mountain

Buzz Lightyear

Mickey Beignet

After our late breakfast the rest of the park opened and we headed over to Frontierland to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. The wildest ride in the wilderness was great as always and then Claudia and I traveled the Molly Brown riverboat along the Rivers of the Far West. Once we returned from our river boat tour, we did Phantom Manor. For today we had a lunch reservation at Silver Spur Steakhouse, but since we still had some time to kill we rode Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril in Adventureland before checking out the Halloween decorations in Frontierland inspired by Pixar's movie Coco.

Frontierland

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Frontierland

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Phantom Manor

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Frontierland

Finally it was time for our reservation and soon were were seated by the lovely stuff. Claudia and I both ordered the plant based skewers. For starter we got a salad and for the dessert a Napoleon cake. The whole meal was really delicious. After lunch we did some shopping and since it started to rain, we decided to return to the hotel and relax a bit. Later we spent some time at the Sports Bar in Disney Village before having dinner at Fuente Del Oro, where we tried the vegan burrito. Suprisingly the burrito was very good. On the way back to the hotel we stopped at Main Street to get a glass of champagne to celebrate Disneyland Paris' 30th anniversary.