| Other examples of this include “Adventure Isle” which includes the Skull
Rock caves to explore that blend into the Swiss Family Tree House
(another place to explore) which blends into the Pirate Ship (another
place to get involved with and explore) - you get the picture. I hope
the “Quest for the Unicorn” maze gets built in Animal Kingdom because
“Alice’s Curious Labyrinth” in Disneyland Paris is a BLAST! |
| Some info about our hotel - The Hotel New York. I thought it was great
and d the location. As I said in my first post, the room was
upgraded to a suite (or is was just a mistake nobody caught!) The rooms
and public spaces were great in my opinion. It is not very attractive
from the outside (a poor man’s Swan and Dolphin) but Graves did a
fabulous job on the inside. I d the pool area and the Park Diner.
The framed prints around the Hotel was from New York circa 1920-30 and
the posters from the 30’s New York World’s Fair gave me the chills!
GREAT! The Hotel had a well equipped Fitness Room that is not an extra
charge. They also had a Salon and video arcade. The pool area was great.
After four days of running around Paris, I was ready to soak in a nice
jacuzzi and relax with a swim. The pool is indoors of course. There is
an outdoor section that was closed off. You cannot get into the pool
area with your shoes. You are directed into the changing rooms to leave
your stuff (key included), . |
| The parade was very good. The music was excellent. One criticism of
Disneyland Paris’ parades in general is the loop of the soundtrack.
Instead of making the parade soundtrack the length of the parade, they
have this one great song that looped four times! I will still tapping my
toes but at the same time rolling my eyes... here we go again! They did
the same thing for the Halloween Parade. Florida kicks-ass in the parade
department! |
| Large crowds are very normal for the holidays.
And Disneyland has been used to them for decades. But it wasnt supposed
to ever be this bad, not after Disney and local and state governments
poured over 2 Billion dollars into the area over the last 3 years. |
| The attractions and spaces are more involving as well. For example: The
castle. At WDW’s Magic Kingdom you look at the castle and walk through
it - pretty much done. You do not get a sense of exploring the space or
becoming involved with the building unless you book a table for the
restaurant upstairs. It is like a “pretty piece of china to look at” as
one imagineer put it. By contrast, the castle in Disneyland Paris
becomes a space to explore. It has pathways that wind around it, below
it (including a dragon’s liar with an animatronic roaring dragon), an
upstairs room that leads to an outdoor balcony offering wonderful views
of Fantasyland. |
