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I'm glad that over all you had a great trip. Sorry about the on going problems at Disneyland Paris.
All your pictures were beautiful and I enjoying following along with you on your trip.
Liz
As with every trip, positives and negatives. It looks like the negatives are always repeat offenders, so at least you're used to them even if they still are very annoying!
There is that...
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So it sounds like the positives won out in this trip. Yay!
I still think there should be some more thought put into that parenting class though...
Something they can’t do much about (unless you implement my excellent idea of passing a parenting class before you visit of course! ) is the poor behaviour by children and by their parents. Sadly, we saw far too much of that, and before you say that you get that at every Disney park, trust me, it feels a lot worse here. It’s like Disneyland Paris attracts the worst elements of the population, who think they can do what they like, and so can their kids. It really does not make for an appealing memory of Disneyland Paris.
Great wrap up to another fabulous TR! I enjoyed reading about all of the ups and downs. All of the things that bother you would definitely bother me too, especially the smoking! As a parent, I must say that poor behavior isn't limited to those with children. Idiots come in all types (and we should probably be happy that some of them don't procreate)!
A very nice wrap up to your trip and glad you enjoyed it! You seemed to enjoy it and got a lot to see and pretty much covered all of DLP! Sorry, the weather wasn't quite up to par, but I think DLP is pretty much set in it's locale! Even, though, not far from Paris, the weather can be a lot different at times! A few things like smoking and stupid parents may be a bit tough to correct at times. Enforcing the smoking policy may mean extra employees...it would certainly cost extra. Even though, France has their rules regarding this, they don't enforce this much in public areas, such as the Metro stations, which I noticed on my trip in 2013! Probably part a French and Disney problem! There are worse things in life to worry about and no trip will ever be perfect! Just a few small obstacles along the way is all you get!
So I really enjoyed all of your commentary and photos as usual and did such a great job with it! Much obliged!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Great wrap up to another fabulous TR! I enjoyed reading about all of the ups and downs. All of the things that bother you would definitely bother me too, especially the smoking! As a parent, I must say that poor behavior isn't limited to those with children. Idiots come in all types (and we should probably be happy that some of them don't procreate)!
A very nice wrap up to your trip and glad you enjoyed it! You seemed to enjoy it and got a lot to see and pretty much covered all of DLP! Sorry, the weather wasn't quite up to par, but I think DLP is pretty much set in it's locale! Even, though, not far from Paris, the weather can be a lot different at times!
That's one thing I've never understood about building Disneyland Paris where they did - it's just got such a mish-mash of weather. We've always thought somewhere like the south of France or Spain would've been so much better as far as weather goes anyway...
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A few things like smoking and stupid parents may be a bit tough to correct at times. Enforcing the smoking policy may mean extra employees...it would certainly cost extra. Even though, France has their rules regarding this, they don't enforce this much in public areas, such as the Metro stations, which I noticed on my trip in 2013! Probably part a French and Disney problem!
It's interesting you say that, as we've commented on how much better the French are getting about enforcing the smoking ban generally, it just seems to still be an issue at Disneyland Paris.
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There are worse things in life to worry about and no trip will ever be perfect! Just a few small obstacles along the way is all you get!
So I really enjoyed all of your commentary and photos as usual and did such a great job with it! Much obliged!
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You seemed to enjoy it and got a lot to see and pretty much covered all of DLP! 
Sorry, the weather wasn't quite up to par, but I think DLP is pretty much set in it's locale! Even, though, not far from Paris, the weather can be a lot different at times! 
A few things like smoking and stupid parents may be a bit tough to correct at times. 
There are worse things in life to worry about and no trip will ever be perfect! Just a few small obstacles along the way is all you get!
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