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I love all the ghosties at DLP! I wish WDW would do that! I can't say it surprises me too much though - I thought DLP had some of the best theming (ride areas and such) that I've seen at any Disney park. The gateways to the lands alone were beautiful. Do they do a Halloween party at DLP?
They do, but according to the Disneyland Paris website, it's only on Halloween itself, which seems like a shame to me.
Saturday 6 October – part three: this isn’t quite the same in French...
Just as we got to the end of Main Street, the announcement came on that the park was now open, so we started to move more quickly towards Frontierland. Once again, this part of the park was packed with Halloween decorations – and great it looked too.
We watched the Molly Brown sail past Big Thunder Mountain and then we headed over to Phantom Manor.
Phantom Manor only had a five minute wait...
We were the last ones let into the stretching room, which is what I’d figured, seeing how many people were already in there. Somehow, the bit about “moving to the dead centre of the room” never works as well for me in French, as it does in English... The whole of the stretching room is done in French, so it’s always good when you pretty much know the script by heart and have a good idea of what’s coming next.
We walked slowly through to the Doom Buggies, partly because we were taking photos as we went, but also because it was quite crowded as well. It figured as Disneyland Paris is always busier on a weekend than a weekday.
As we made our way around Phantom Manor, we both thought it was physically a lot darker than the Haunted Mansion in either Walt Disney World or Disneyland. There are parts, particularly in the graveyard section (which is Western themed here to fit in with the Frontierland theme) that are downright scary. If I had kids that were just about Ok with the Haunted Mansions at the American parks, I’d think twice about bringing them on here.
When we came out of the Phantom Manor, we took the option to walk through Boot Hill, with both of us commenting that we didn’t remember seeing this before. To be honest, there wasn’t that much to see here, although there were some entertaining gravestones...
... and you got a good view of Big Thunder Mountain here. I loved the way the trees were changing colour, as it really added to the photos we were taking...
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More fabulous theming. I've never been there, but really notice changes in the park over the years as the trees have matured. It's looking very beautiful!
Wow - fantastic photos!! You are really helping me to relive some great memories. I agree 100% with your comment about the seasonal theming at the Paris parks: in general, just ok, but over-the-top fantastic at Halloween time. I'm not sure why Halloween is done so well there.
If I may, I thought I would chime in on a couple of the other posters' questions/comments...
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I'm curious though, is the Halloween holiday actually celebrated in Paris (i mean the typical American-style with kids donning costumes and collecting candy)???
According to my good friend who lives in Paris, : There is no concept of "trick-or-treating" in France. Likewise in Belgium, where I lived for awhile.
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Have you ever been to the Halloween Party at DLP? I am curious to know if that is elaborate as well.
We went to the DLP Halloween Party in 2004. If I recall correctly, it was the first such Halloween party that was held there. It was an absolute blast! The day guests were first required to first leave the park, and then they re-opened for the party. Most of the Halloween festivities took place on Main Street and in Frontierland. As you saw from Cheryl's photos, the Phantom Manor is located in Frontierland; also the theme of Frontierland just blends so well with Halloween. There was a large white cloth draped overtop of Phantom Manor, and in the evening they did a projection show on top of the cloth, and incorporated live actors as the spooks. It was absolutely fantastic, and a real thrill. There was a special parade, and also fireworks, I believe.
I have never been to MNSSHP in WDW, so I cannot compare the two. I know they do trick-or-treating at WDW, but I don't recall them doing this at the Paris party.
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Wow, Phantom Manor really does sound scarier. Fun!! I agree with the leaves colour changing looking amazing in the park. Very beautiful!
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I was so going to stop and comment on the shower curtain, or lack of one, in your hotel. But then you mentioned it later. Why is that?? We stayed in 2 hotels in Paris for a week, and none of them had curtains either......bizarre
Halloween looks amazing at DLP. Geez, I can only imagine that Christmas there must be beautiful too. Wish DL and WDW would go all out like that too.
After our visit to DLP, we felt the rides were overall darker, scarier, faster and generally more intense. My poor husband still has not recovered from Crush's Coaster...it looked so benign from the outside!
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The whole of the stretching room is done in French, so it’s always good when you pretty much know the script by heart and have a good idea of what’s coming next. 
I agree 100% with your comment about the seasonal theming at the Paris parks: in general, just ok, but over-the-top fantastic at Halloween time. I'm not sure why Halloween is done so well there.
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