Finally managed to get some photo's hosted online. If anyone is interested there are some photo's available for viewing here.
http://photos.yahoo.com/paulholgate@btinternet.com
Disneyland Resort Paris Photo's
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Fidget1234
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darth_deetoo
Thanks.
It's a bit of a mixed bag really when it comes to language.
Most of the signage is in French, although there are some things in other languages, including English.
The rides are generally in French, although where it matters, such as Honey, I Shrunk The Audience, The Studio Tram Tour or the Animation Show, they either have alternate shows in English, or other languages, or headphones available that you can tune into whatever language you need.
It doesn't really matter on a ride like Star Tours for instance, where you don't need to understand the language as it's just a big thrill ride anyway.
In terms of the cast, almost everyone I dealt with could speak English, and most of them very well. If you went to a restaurant or a shop, and just said Hi, most of them realised you were English and spoke English to you, and all were very friendly and helpful. I remember a lovely girl on the reception desk in the Sequoia Lodge. I'd accidentally locked myself out of my room one night and had to go and get another key card, and she was lovely with me. Couldn't fault them.
It was actually my second visit to DLRP, first time was back in 1994, when I went over an August weekend. It was quite packed then, and I had a day and a half in the Disneyland Park. Walt Disney Studio's hadn't been built then, and there was very little of the Disney Village up at that time. I remember a big Disney Store and that's about all I can remember. We stayed off the Disney Resort then, about 10 miles away.
In March we had 4 nights at Sequoia Lodge. Only gripe I had with it was that the shuttle bus from and to the airports. You don't get a set seat linked to your plane ticket, which doesn't matter so much going, but when we set off back, you found that so many people had left it too long on that last day in the Parks, and then were rushing to get the shuttle bus, meaning the last few buses were overloaded, and people were fighting for a place. You really should have a booked seat on those buses to ensure you get to the airport at the right time.
But I am going back, next March, the same weekend. I'm actually going to be spending my birthday in Disneyland next year, which will be really cool. I'm going to go for 5 nights, driving and going by Ferry. I leave Dover at 2:45 on the Sunday morning, which should get me to Disneyland by around 10 or 11 on the Sunday. The Monday will be my birthday, and then I come home on the Friday night with a 23:45 ferry crossing back to England. It's going to be a tiring first and last day with the drives, but I can't wait to go back again.
It's a bit of a mixed bag really when it comes to language.
Most of the signage is in French, although there are some things in other languages, including English.
The rides are generally in French, although where it matters, such as Honey, I Shrunk The Audience, The Studio Tram Tour or the Animation Show, they either have alternate shows in English, or other languages, or headphones available that you can tune into whatever language you need.
It doesn't really matter on a ride like Star Tours for instance, where you don't need to understand the language as it's just a big thrill ride anyway.
In terms of the cast, almost everyone I dealt with could speak English, and most of them very well. If you went to a restaurant or a shop, and just said Hi, most of them realised you were English and spoke English to you, and all were very friendly and helpful. I remember a lovely girl on the reception desk in the Sequoia Lodge. I'd accidentally locked myself out of my room one night and had to go and get another key card, and she was lovely with me. Couldn't fault them.
It was actually my second visit to DLRP, first time was back in 1994, when I went over an August weekend. It was quite packed then, and I had a day and a half in the Disneyland Park. Walt Disney Studio's hadn't been built then, and there was very little of the Disney Village up at that time. I remember a big Disney Store and that's about all I can remember. We stayed off the Disney Resort then, about 10 miles away.
In March we had 4 nights at Sequoia Lodge. Only gripe I had with it was that the shuttle bus from and to the airports. You don't get a set seat linked to your plane ticket, which doesn't matter so much going, but when we set off back, you found that so many people had left it too long on that last day in the Parks, and then were rushing to get the shuttle bus, meaning the last few buses were overloaded, and people were fighting for a place. You really should have a booked seat on those buses to ensure you get to the airport at the right time.
But I am going back, next March, the same weekend. I'm actually going to be spending my birthday in Disneyland next year, which will be really cool. I'm going to go for 5 nights, driving and going by Ferry. I leave Dover at 2:45 on the Sunday morning, which should get me to Disneyland by around 10 or 11 on the Sunday. The Monday will be my birthday, and then I come home on the Friday night with a 23:45 ferry crossing back to England. It's going to be a tiring first and last day with the drives, but I can't wait to go back again.
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goofystitch
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Wow! Those pics were aweseome! I usually go to Disney World and have been to Disneyland once. It's really neat to see how much different Tomorrowland looks in Paris. In particular Space Mountain!!!! I like Paris' design better than both the American parks. The parade pics were really neat. The Little Mermaid float was so cool. I love Spectromagic, but hate the snowglobes parade in the Magic Kingdom. It's so boring. It's also neat to see how big an influance Mary Poppins has in France. She's rarely in anything at Disney World. In my 21 years of going there, I've seen her out signing autographs twice and only once in a parade!!!!! Thanks for sharing!
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darth_deetoo
Mary Poppins appeared in two floats, the main Disneyland Parade, which is the rooftop float, and the movie parade in Walt Disney Studios which is the one on the horses. They've actually just brought out a range of plush Disney dolls in the Disney Store in the UK, which includes a nice Mary Poppins doll. I've bought a Belle and Beast and Ariel doll myself, very nice they are.
It's actually called Discovery Land in Paris, although the basic principle is the same. They have a big theatre there, where they're currently running a Lion King show (when I first went in 1994 it was Beauty and the Beast). They also have Star Tours, with the awesome full size X-Wing swooping overhead, Space Mountain (which is designed on a Jules Verne theme), Honey I Shrunk The Audience and other odds and ends.
I'm hoping to go up on the hot air balloon next year when I go so I can get some aerial photo's of the parks. I was thinking of seeing what the view is like from Sleeping Beauty's castle too, as I never thought of taking photo's from up there this time.
Just can't wait to go back at the moment.
It's actually called Discovery Land in Paris, although the basic principle is the same. They have a big theatre there, where they're currently running a Lion King show (when I first went in 1994 it was Beauty and the Beast). They also have Star Tours, with the awesome full size X-Wing swooping overhead, Space Mountain (which is designed on a Jules Verne theme), Honey I Shrunk The Audience and other odds and ends.
I'm hoping to go up on the hot air balloon next year when I go so I can get some aerial photo's of the parks. I was thinking of seeing what the view is like from Sleeping Beauty's castle too, as I never thought of taking photo's from up there this time.
Just can't wait to go back at the moment.