I'm going to Disneyland Paris.... TOMORROW

A week or two ago I gave my boyfriend a "suprise" trip to Disneyland Paris. We are going from the 31st of May till the 3th of June. Which means I'm going to Disneyland tomorrow. To be honest I can't really believe it yet. I'm really exited to go and I hope it isn't to busy.

Eventhough I have an annual pass for Disneyland, I'm always very exited when we go. I feel wozzy and can't sleep. This will also be the first time that I'll be driving. Because I'm going to Disneyland, I wanted to share you some tips for preparing:

• Pack enough drinks and water bottles. In France you can't drink the water, only bottled water and out of the drink fountains. The drinks inside the park are pretty expensive and are a wast of money. 
• Take some snacks with you. Not only chips or candy, but also some things that fill you stomach. This will help you not get to hungry and want to eat expensive food in the park. Eating in the restaurants once a day is fine, but when you do it more then once it gets expensive.  You can fill the water bottles at the drinking fountains, which are all around the park. 
• When I went to Disneyland last summer, it was really busy. The lines were quite long and this means waiting. A family that was standing in front of us in the line, had a pack of cards and were playing games. It made the wait so much shorter (or it seemed shorter). 
• Take rain coats with you. I always have those very cheap and small ones. They keep you dry and are very easy to take with you. 
• Bringing food to the parcs is fine. They will check your bag, but they will allow any kind of food. You can't picknick in the parcs (so sit on a blanket or something and eating). 
• You can't go in the park costplaying like one of the Disney characters. Just looking abit like them is fine, but you can't look exectly like them. This is because children will get confused when you are dressed like wendy, but act like yourself. 
• When you are going to Disneyland for the first time: get yourself a map. This will show you where everything is. Find out where the toilets are! When you need to go, You know where to find them.
• When you are still at home, look at the menu's from the diffrent restaurants, it helps you know where to eat.

Disneyland Paris- For the Teenagers

A lot of teenagers think Disney is for little children and a lot of parents think the same. But I don't think this is true. As I said before Disneyland Paris is for all ages and there is something for everyone there. 

When you are in your teens, live is quite hard. You are trying to find yourself and this might have a huge impact on the things you love and your ideas for the future. A lot of teens think Disney is childisch and are not watching the movies anymore. But they forget that Disney is for all ages. In their movies they always have a story for little kids and a grown up story. Just watch some of your favorite movies back and you will discover the greater meaning behind it. 

Disneyland offers attractions and entertainment for all ages. I will high light some of the things that are great for teenagers.

Disneyland

• Space Mountain Mission 2- A Rollercoaster ride that takes you into space. You start with a blast off in space. Here you go in al sorts of loops and hoops. Are you ready to face Mars?
• Star Tours- Another ride into space. You enter a star speeder for a ride through out the galaxy. It's not a rollercoaster ride, but if you love Star Wars, this is a must see.
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril- An outside Rollercoaster ride which takes you through the temple of peril. Will you be the next Indiana Jones?
• Pirates of the Caribbean- This waterride takes you to Tortuga, the pirate city. You will fall down waterfalls and meet all sorts of pirates. But watch out: Dead men tell no tales....
• Big Thunder Mountain- A Rollercoaster ride that takes you into the mines of Big Thunder Mesa. You will go onto the Mountain, but keep your eyes open: The ride might get dangerous. 

Walt Disney's Studio's park

• The Hollywood Tower of Terror- This Hotel was once beautiful and very populair. But when thunder hit the building, people got caught in an elevator in the Twilight Zone. Now this elevator opens it's doors once again. Are you willing to step inside and visit the Twilight Zone as your elevator drops? 
• Rock and Rollercoaster starring Aerosmith- A Rollercoaster which goes from 0 to 60 Km/H in just 3 secondes. Are you ready to rock and roll?
• Armageddon- This attraction takes you into the movie Armageddon. You are in the space shuttle and surrounded by meteors. What will you do when everything falls apart?
• Moteurs, Action stunt show- An awsome look behind the screens of action movies. Cars, motors, everything action needs. Maybe you are even choosen to take part in the show!
• RC Racer- Join RC in a thrilling ride in a half pipe. Fasten your seatbelts and here you go!
• Crush's Coaster- Do you speak whale? Or did you always dream of living underwater? This ride starts in the ocean, you relax in your turtle shell and meat some of your favorite Nemo friends. But when you enter the East Austrailian Current, things will get a little wilder. 
• Cinemagique- This show will take you back to the black and white movies and show some great movie effects. You will see scenes from the great movies and you might be suprised what movies magic can do. 

Ofcourse these are just high-lights, because Disneyland Paris has much more to offer. Don't doubt going into on of the other attractions. I reccomand you to try as much as possible, because everything is really great. 

Another thing that should be great for teenagers is Disney Villages. You can dine, shop and go out there. There is a cinema and some dance facilities. I have never done this myself, but I heared it is great. 

Disneyland Paris- For the Little ones (part 1)

A lot of people visit Disneyland Paris every year. Those people are of all ages.
Sometime ago I was talking with a friend and she told me it was hard choosing the right attractions for her little ones. So I'll be doing a guide here about visiting Disneyland Paris with little children (age 0-5).

Going to Disneyland is amazing and a great experience for young and old. But sometimes it's difficult deciding if your children are old enough to enjoy Disneyland.
The first thing you have to keep in mind: Children will think Disneyland and everything in there is real. All the figures, the attractions, everything is really in their eyes. Ofcourse this means they will love to meet the characters, but it also means they will be more scared of all the scary things. Disney has a lot of movies with good vs. bad and good can't exist if there isn't any bad.
The things you might wanna consider these 2 points:
- Do your children like Disney movies? (there are parents who go to Disneyland with their children and the children don't know that many or any disney characters. This means they don't enjoy Disneyland as much as they could)
- How long do you want to go to Disneyland? (Young children need a lot of rest. When you have kids who need to sleep, keep in mind that you will be missing time in Disneyland or your children might get really tired.)
- How old are your children? (Going to Disneyland with very young children isn't really a problem. There are great facilities and there is even a babyswitch. But you can't take them on most of the rides and they won't remember a thing from what happend there.)

When you are going to Disneyland, here are some tips to enjoy your time with the little ones more.
- Fantasyland is the place to be with little children. They will love it's a small world, Peter Pan, Dumbo, Alice's curious Labyrinth, Mad hatters teacups, Casey Jr. and the boats (les pays des contees de fees). There are a lot of characters and everything has a lot of color.
Keep in mind: Pinocchio and Snow white are quite scary rides. They are dark and there are a lot of scary things going on. Alice's curious Labyrinth has the scary queen of hearts, but you can just run past that.
- Children love the parades. There are a lot of characters and the music is great. On busy days it might be hard to get in front, so being on time is important.
- Adventureland and Frontierland have great playing areas for little children. So when you are a bit tired, go there and let your kids play.
- In some of the restaurants you can dine, lunch or have breakfast with the disney characters. It's much easier to talk to them, talke pictures and get autographes.
- Plan your trip as good as you can. Don't go full days with the little ones. They will get very tired and you will end up with sleeping or grumpy kids. I've seen it lots of times and most of the parents regret going full days.

Character Guide: Merida

Name: Princess Merida

Movie: Brave

Age: 16

Merida is the 11th official Disney Princess. She debutted in 2012 and was "crowned" in Disneyland in May 2013.

Merida's story begins in Scotland. She is the Princess of the leader of the clans in Scotland. This means she needs to marry. But Merida doesn't want to marry and wants to change her fate. She thinks that if she changes her mother, her future will be changed as well. When Merida encounters a witch, she thinks that will change her fate. 

Merida is a brave and a rebel. She loves riding her horse, Angus, and using her bow. Merida wants to decide her own future and be who she wants to be. 

I really love Merida. She is a very normal teenager and she is a great princess to look up to. I like how she is brave, but also shows how you need to ficks what you broke. Her relationship with her mother, I can imagen, is pretty simulair to the relationship a lot of teenage girls have with their mothers. I really love how Merida acts with her brothers. She really loves them and tries to teach them about the world. 

Last weekend Merida was crowned in Disneyland as the 11th Disney Princess. She was crowned by her mother Elinor. All the other Disney Princesses were there. She arrived on her horse Angus.

This is Merida from the Disney parks.

I really love this Merida. She looks really Merida-ish. The hair looks almost really and fits the face character perfectly. I love her attitude and her smile.

Another picture of the Disneyland Merida. 

I can't believe how real she looks. How really Merida she is. I love her dress a lot and her stage 2. 

Merida's re-design.

A lot of people are quite mad about Merida's re-design. They think she is to skinny and her dress to frilly. 

I think the re- design is really good actually. Merida still has her hips (I love her hips). Her dress is almost the same as the dress she wears in the movie, just a bit more glitter and gold. But I think Merida would love the belt with the DunBrough crest on it. She does look diffrent, but that's because they needed to change a 3D girl into a 2D girl. I do love the 3D Merida more, but I think they did a pretty amazing job with re- designing Merida. 

Welcome Merida to the Disney Princess Royal Court.

DLP review Attraction: Crush's Coaster

Name Attraction: Crush's Coaster

Movie: Finding Nemo

Place: Toon Studio

Waiting time: 75 minuten or more

Fastpass: No

Age: 6 (107 cm)

Crush's Coaster is a spinning rollercoaster type ride. Join Crush and his turtle friends on a trip into the East Australian Current. You enter a turtle shell with 4 people. The attraction begins with some smooth parts. Here you get to see Nemo, Squirt and some other Nemo friends. There are some pretty scary parts here (like the Shark Bruce and a Latern Fish). After seeing the Jelly Fish you get to ride the East Australian Current. You twirl, you spin and you dive around. 

Crush's Coaster is a very populair ride. The waiting time is almost always very long. Still it is a great experience and I can highly recommand it. 

The last time I visited DLP, they had a one person line. If it doesn't really bother you to sit with strangers you can join that line and you might shorten your waiting time. I don't know if this was permanent or just a trail. 

Here you enter your shell

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Dlp review Restaurants: Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost

Name Restaurant: Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost

Movie: The Jungle Book

Place: Adventure Land

Food service: Counter Service

Kind of food: Italian

My Favorite Dish: Pizza Four Cheese

In this Restaurant they serve a lot of great food. The Lasagna is really good (or that's what my dad tells me) and the Fusilli seems amazing two. I always love tot take one of their pizza's. They have Pizza Royal, which is a pizza with cheese, ham and I think olives, and they have Pizza Four Cheese, which is a pizza with 4 kinds of cheese. They tast a bit fastfood like but they are amazing non the less. 

I really love this restaurant, because even the side dishes are amazing. The Garlic and Cheese bread is one of the best things in the whole park. I always  buy one and take it with me in the park. 

For only Pizza you pay 9,50 which is pretty good. The pizza is not very big, but after I was done with the dish, I was satisfied. 

You can also buy this in a meal. It will have salad on the side, a drink and a dessert. It will cost you around 14 euros then. 

What are the other dishes. 

The menu with the Fusilli is 11 euro's. It has a Garlic and Cheese bread on the side and a drink.

The Lasagna menu is around 13 euro's. It also has the Garlic and Cheese bread on the side, a drink and a dessert. 

It's possible to buy all these things a la cart.

Decoration

The restaurant fits the Adventure land theme very good. It's like a mansion deep in the tropical woods. You can dine in and around the restaurant and the decoration outside it amazing. You really feel like you are dining in the tropics. 

Inside everything is done with wood and there are some pretty amazing decorations which you should see yourself. In the middle of the restaurant is a large (fake) tree, which makes me think of the Tiki Room in Disneyland Anaheim. 

This is the large (fake) tree and some dining places.

I really like the travel like theme

Colonel Hathi's from the Robinsons Tree

The top of Colonel Hathi's.

Conclusion:

If you like italian food and you want something else then fries, this is perfect. The theme is amazing and the food is great. It is one of the "cheaper" restaurants in the park. 

Keep in mind: On the less busy days, this is one of the first restaurants to close. You can ask the members of City Hall (Main Street USA) if it's open.