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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
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DH has a business trip to Paris at the end of Sept and I am going along. We have decided to spend our last day there in Disneyland.
As we are only going for the day I would love to know what we should not miss. We have been to DL in Anaheim and WDW, so I can't wait to see the differences.
You'll love Disneyland Paris at that time of the year. They really celebrate Halloween, which is a little odd, as generally over on this side of the pond, we make much less of a deal of it than in the States!
I personally always love to see the different parks' versions of the Disney classic rides, like Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion (called Phantom Manor in Paris). We're not big coaster or thrill ride fans, but if you are, I hear Indiana Jones is good in the Park and Crush's Coaster in the Studios, both of which are unique to Paris.
We really enjoy Animagique and Cinemagique in the Studios and Stitch Live is another unique show well worth seeing. In the Park itself, our favourites include Alice's Curious Labyrinth, the Dragon's Den in the castle, the self-tour upstairs in the castle and Nautilus, although sadly that seems to be open less and less. It wasn't open at all during our most recent visit in June.
I'm with Chez, Halloween at DLP is amazing! You should definitely plan to some time to explore "Halloweenland" (which is a part of Frontierland transformed for the season).
My favorites at DLP are: Space Mountain (since it's so different from the US versions), Big Thunder Mountain and Haunted Mansion (both different from the US parks), Alice Curious Labyrinth (can't find it anywhere else), and Indiana Jones (wicked roller coaster!).
At the Walt Disney Studios Park, I LOVE Crush's Coaster (!!!!!!!!!!) - one of my two absolute favorite rides in all Disney parks. There are many unique attractions at this park. I like Animagique (a live show), Stitch Live, Tower of Terror (not unique as it's like the one in California but still cool ). By October, the brand-new Toy Story Playland will be open with three all-new attractions.
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Thanks for the great suggestions. I have one quick question: in one book I read that there were 2 Space Mountains, is this true?
I can see where this mis-information could come from. Since it's latest overhawl, the Space Mountain at Disneyland Paris has been called Space Mountain: Mission 2 since they did some considerable changes.
Thanks for the great suggestions. I have one quick question: in one book I read that there were 2 Space Mountains, is this true?
No, it's just one called "Space Mountain: Mission 2." Very, very different from the Space Mountains on this side of the pond - Mission 2 launches you similar to the Rock 'n Roller Coaster AND goes upside down. It's one of my husband's favorite coasters, but he says to avoid riding it right after eating
Thanks for the great suggestions everyone. We have just returned from a wonderful week in Paris which of course ended with a day at DLP. We loved it. There were no crowds. The longest we waited was for Crush's Coasters (60minutes) but it was soooo worth the wait...this is now one of my favorite Disney attractions.. The other long wait we had was for Phantom Manor (40 minutes). Besides those 2 we never waited more than 15 minutes. We managed to do all the attraction on our must-do list as well as our nice-to-do list.
Our favorites included Crush, Big Thunder (so much better than US version), Space Mountain (again better than US) and Armageddon ( we almost skipped this one because we had no idea what it was). We also enjoyed Halloweenland.
The only disappointment was Indiana Jones, we enjoyed it but we had seen a tv special on Roller Coasters and it said this was a backwards roller coaster.
Are overall impression was that DLP was a smaller version of the US parks that incorporated the best of WDW and DL, but added it's own European flair to it.
We are trying to figure out a time to bring the kids.
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Thanks for the great suggestions everyone. We have just returned from a wonderful week in Paris which of course ended with a day at DLP. We loved it. There were no crowds. The longest we waited was for Crush's Coasters (60minutes) but it was soooo worth the wait...this is now one of my favorite Disney attractions.. The other long wait we had was for Phantom Manor (40 minutes). Besides those 2 we never waited more than 15 minutes. We managed to do all the attraction on our must-do list as well as our nice-to-do list.
Our favorites included Crush, Big Thunder (so much better than US version), Space Mountain (again better than US) and Armageddon ( we almost skipped this one because we had no idea what it was). We also enjoyed Halloweenland.
The only disappointment was Indiana Jones, we enjoyed it but we had seen a tv special on Roller Coasters and it said this was a backwards roller coaster.
Are overall impression was that DLP was a smaller version of the US parks that incorporated the best of WDW and DL, but added it's own European flair to it.
We are trying to figure out a time to bring the kids.
The only disappointment was Indiana Jones, we enjoyed it but we had seen a tv special on Roller Coasters and it said this was a backwards roller coaster.
It used to go backwards but the switched it back to forwards a few years ago. I loved it when it went backwards. A whole new experience! Must have been too intense for most people or something?
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They really celebrate Halloween, which is a little odd, as generally over on this side of the pond, we make much less of a deal of it than in the States! 
In the Park itself, our favourites include Alice's Curious Labyrinth, the Dragon's Den in the castle, the self-tour upstairs in the castle and Nautilus, although sadly that seems to be open less and less. It wasn't open at all during our most recent visit in June. 
no it's not.
). By October, the brand-new Toy Story Playland will be open with three all-new attractions. 
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