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Oh my, looking at your pictures made me realized we never shopped in any of the UK stores! You'll find out later in my TR what we did do in the UK, but...darn, we forgot to look inside the stores!
Glad you had some successful shopping. Out of curiosity, what happened to your cutlery? I was thinking about maybe getting a set for myself, but not if the rusting happens easily.
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Oh my, looking at your pictures made me realized we never shopped in any of the UK stores! You'll find out later in my TR what we did do in the UK, but...darn, we forgot to look inside the stores!
No! I'm intrigued now to find out what you did do in the UK though...
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Glad you had some successful shopping. Out of curiosity, what happened to your cutlery? I was thinking about maybe getting a set for myself, but not if the rusting happens easily.
We've got three sets now, one from I think the 2011 trip from Disneyland, although I wouldn't swear that was where we got it, then we got another set last Christmas, as we found we needed more. We got the third set, as we had an issue with the dishwasher. I didn't put the lid on the salt dispenser properly, and some of the glasses ended up white and, at around the same time, some of our knives got rust on them, so I assume that's where it came from. I don't believe there's a problem with the cutlery itself....
Love the angle of your pictures around the UK in WS. Great information to know about the FP+. for sharing. Can't wait to hear your opinion of BOG and MNSSHP.
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Love the angle of your pictures around the UK in WS. Great information to know about the FP+. for sharing. Can't wait to hear your opinion of BOG and MNSSHP.
Friday 1 November – part five: seeing the Halloween decorations!
My priority was to get photos of the Halloween decorations, as I knew they’d be coming down quickly, and did even wonder if they’d be down tonight, with it being the last Party. You just never know with Disney.
As we took the photos, we still couldn’t help but look at them and think Disneyland Paris does Halloween better than Walt Disney World, which has a really sick irony, as Halloween isn’t a holiday that the French or the British (who are the main visitors and therefore the main target audience) really celebrate, certainly not on the scale the Americans do.
We even clocked some of the pumpkins on the shops that looked as if they’d been directly lifted from Disneyland Paris, and frustratingly, a lot of the pumpkin men and women here were exactly the same as the ones we’d seen last time we were here for the Halloween Party in 2008. That really shocked us, as Disneyland Paris totally change the theme every year.
We wandered down Main Street and got some photos…
We did a Photopass shot, but the Cast Member said she couldn’t shoot us with the Halloween decorations as well so she had to do that with our camera.
We had a quick look in the Emporium for any Halloween Party merchandise, but with it being the last one, the range was pretty small and pathetic, and the Cast Members were honest, they’d under ordered this year, and stuff had simply sold out.
We made our way up to the hub, where we were going to stop for a Photopass photographer by the Partners statue, but it really wasn’t a good location, with people in shot behind, including one complete goof ball who was standing on the wall on his cell phone, ruining everyone’s Photopass pictures.
Instead, we got some photos of these guys…
… and the Castle…
… and headed into Liberty Square, finding some things I’ve never noticed before in all our visits over the years.
We headed into Fantasyland, and even though the expansion isn’t done, already it’s starting to feel like a much more overall piece of work, and you can now get a better understanding of what the Imagineers are trying to achieve with this than you could in December last year.
My goodness, work’s certainly come on on the Seven Dwarves’ Mine Coaster, although there is still a lot to do on it, as you can see…
My guess, and I’m no expert on this, is they’ve got a good few months’ work left on this. Maybe an Easter opening, as it’s late April is possible, or maybe the summer?
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Ahhhh, the Castle. There is a feeling of "home" in those pictures. I am not a roller coaster person, but I hope the Mine Train is open when we are there in June. I will certainly give it a try!
Ahhhh, the Castle. There is a feeling of "home" in those pictures. I am not a roller coaster person, but I hope the Mine Train is open when we are there in June. I will certainly give it a try!
I'll be eagerly waiting for reports once it is open, particularly from people who are not coaster people, as that will help us gauge whether we can actually do it!
One day I want to visit DL Paris to see the Halloween decorations. How cool that they change the theme each year.
Oh you should! It's one of our favourite times of year to visit. I want to do the new Ratatouille ride next year and I'm thinking of a long weekend in September/October to do it, just so we can go for Halloween again.
I'll be eagerly waiting for reports once it is open, particularly from people who are not coaster people, as that will help us gauge whether we can actually do it!
The last thing I saw said Spring 2014, but of course that covers a fair time span.
I also saw that the Imagineers installed a few things (buzzards?) at the top of the lift from Snow White's Scary Adventure, so as they did with Winnie the Pooh and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, there is at least an homage to what came before.
Great pics from Tokyo Dining! I have never eaten there and those certainly are an enticement (with the food).
Love all those decorations, although I do recall your pics from Paris being more over the top.
I kept hoping for a soft open for the mine train in late December, but realize that is only wishful thinking. I also saw they installed something from the old Snow White ride, so that will be fun to spot.
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I noticed the fall decor was the same as last year when I was there in September, but if I think about it the Christmas decor doesn't change much either
The last thing I saw said Spring 2014, but of course that covers a fair time span.
I don't think Disney ever break it down to more than a season this far out. I know Easter is late April next year, and I'm guessing they'd want to have it open for then, but who knows?
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I also saw that the Imagineers installed a few things (buzzards?) at the top of the lift from Snow White's Scary Adventure, so as they did with Winnie the Pooh and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, there is at least an homage to what came before.
Oh cool - I never noticed that.
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Great pics from Tokyo Dining! I have never eaten there and those certainly are an enticement (with the food).
You've never eaten there? You really must! We'll happily go with you on next trip... hopefully December 2014.
Love all those decorations, although I do recall your pics from Paris being more over the top.
It certainly is.
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I kept hoping for a soft open for the mine train in late December, but realize that is only wishful thinking. I also saw they installed something from the old Snow White ride, so that will be fun to spot.
I think that's definitely wishful thinking, from the state it was in a few weeks ago...
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I'm intrigued now to find out what you did do in the UK though... 
and, at around the same time, some of our knives got rust on them, so I assume that's where it came from. I don't believe there's a problem with the cutlery itself....
Great information to know about the FP+. 
for sharing. Can't wait to hear your opinion of BOG and MNSSHP. 
so she had to do that with our camera. 
It's one of our favourite times of year to visit. 
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