Disneyland Paris, we had a great time - what a fabulous fantasyland for children of all ages.
We travelled there via a direct Eurostar from St Pancras to Disneyland, 2 and a half hours on a very comfortable train. I was a little edgy about going through the Channel Tunnel as I'm not good in confined spaces but it was fine. Having a train full of small children asking 'are we there yet?' definitely took the edge off any nervousness.
Straight to the hotel from the station - a 10 minute shuttle bus ride from Disneyland. The hotel was excellent too. Quiet, set in rolling fields, and wonderfully geared up for excited small children and their parents.
The first evening we only had time for a quick look around Disneyland (it shuts at 7.00 pm) and a go on the 'Buzz Lightyear Laser Quest' ride. That was brilliant - nothing scary or stomach-churning - just a nice gentle ride with a 'laser gun', shooting at various moving targets and seeing who could get the highest score. As DN's score was 10 times mine I think we can definitely say he was the winner.
After a wonderfully good night's sleep we were all ready to set off bright and early to see what our first day would bring. We spent most of the day in 'Discoveryland' which is full of space rides and car rides - DN's dream come true. My sister and I did manage to get him into the Disney castle in 'Fantasyland' but he wasn't interested in anything there except the 'Dragon's Lair', and for the first time ever to my knowledge DN was actually a bit scared in there. It was very dark and very atmospheric, and the animatronic dragon was extremely convincing. DN soon recovered his composure though and we visited 'Le Taniere du Dragon' on numerous other occasions during our three days there.
Here's a photo of DN driving his Mummy round the bend (on one or two occasions both literally and figuratively - he was VERY excited by it all.)
Glad you had a good time, it sounds lovely. Some of my friends with little ones have been and they loved it x
Posted by: Claire | 06/03/2008 at 12:02 AM