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I'm sorry the food wasn't so great, but all the characters you got to see was pretty great, especially Eeyore. I think the dancing would have been fun to watch, too.
The present and the cake were so sweet and thoughtful. That cake was so cool to see. I really like the theming I'm seeing in your pictures around DLParis. It is so neat. I really hope to be able to go there one day.
I thought I'd post a quick note in here that I started my trip report now. It starts two days before Cheryl and Mark get to Disneyland Paris and join us.
Crush's Coaster looks like so much fun! Was TOT different from DL's or WDW's versions?
I can't help on this much, as I've never been on the Disneyland version and have only done the WDW version once a couple of years ago, but I thought it was perhaps a little more intense at Disneyland Paris?
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I just read your report from start to finish!! What a wonderful time you've had (so far) and your birthday surprises from Sabine and Manuel (and Wendy too) were wonderful!! Can't wait to read more.
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Saturday 20 December – part five: stepping into a winter wonderland
When we came out, we sadly had to say goodbye to Sabine and Manuel, but we would see them for lunch tomorrow, before we left. They were heading back to the hotel, but I wanted to see some of the Christmas shows. However, it was clear when we came out that the park was mobbed. It seemed to be like Disneyland in California, as it obviously can’t handle huge crowds. Pirates of the Caribbean was showing a 60 minute wait and the line was spilling out on to the main walkway. We walked through the park, getting some photos.
The view of the castle from the entrance to Adventureland At the entrance to Frontierland
Then we tried the Haunted Mansion, but even that had a 45 minute wait. We began to figure that everything would have a long wait, so we went to browse the shops along Main Street for a while. Even the arcades behind Main Street were a lot busier now with some families using it as somewhere to sit down and take a break.
We decided that our best course of action was to get over to the Chapperel Theatre for the next showing of Mickey’s Winter Wonderland, which was billed as a Christmas show on ice. We got there half an hour before it was due to start and the line was already huge.
We waited for about 15 minutes before they opened the doors, but when they did, we did really well and got centre stage stages. I’m glad we lined up early, as the place quickly filled and they closed the doors about five minutes before the show was due to start, as they just couldn’t fit anyone else in.
When the show started, I was a little disappointed with it. It featured all the main characters – Donald, Chip and Dale (or Tic and Tac as they’re known in France), Goofy, Minnie and Mickey, but their costumes were nothing special, especially Mickey and Minnie, who were in ski gear. I was hoping to see them in their Christmas finery, but fortunately they changed midway through and did a lovely ice skating routine in exactly those outfits. It was a fun enough show and they managed to make it applicable to both French and English audiences by using both languages during the show. I’m really glad we saw it as it was a good way to celebrate the holiday season.
That looks like an adorable show. I love the pictures of Mickey and Minnie. Minnie is too cute with her leg kicked back as she's giving the big cheese a smooch.
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