LunaMini
Believing is just the beginning...
- Joined
- Jan 27, 2013
Hi All!
I've spent so long on here reading everyones PTRs and TRs and I am so happy to now be writing my own
This will be my 5th visit to Disneyland Paris. I went as a very young girl on a coach trip which was organised by one of the dinner ladies at school, I didn't return until 2006 when I stayed in the DLH and fell in love with the place all over again. I combined 2 of my favourite things in 2010 and 2012 by driving my classic mini, Luna, to Disney with a few others for a organised event. My parents returned this year for their 30th wedding anniversary, having been for the 25th too and as happy as I was for them to be taking a break in the magic, it made me want to return!
The decision was made that I would start saving and would go next year
Going for my Birthday seemed like the perfect thing to do, I really couldn't think of a more magical way to spend my Birthday and the fact that it isn't the middle of summer is a bonus!
I suppose I should introduce you to myself and my co pilot for the trip...
This is myself on the right and my best friend and mum (Donna) on the left.
Here's a slightly more sensible one of us at the London International Horse Show Olympia at Christmas
Some of you may ask why at 27 I'm taking my mum to Disneyland, the reason being that I haven't found a Prince to whisk me off my feet yet and my mum is as big a kid as me, so is the perfect person to take along (so was my co driver in 2012 too!)
We've decided to drive and take the Eurotunnel next year, I can't be fiddled with airports and transfers and am quite happy behind the wheel of a car, so it seemed the ideal thing to do. I'm hoping it might save us a little bit of money too (hoping to use Tesco vouchers for the crossing)
We've saved extra hard to be able to stay in the DLH (I stayed in the Cheyenne and the Santa Fe the last 2 visits) I really wanted the magic of the DLH!
The plan is to find a hotel local (ish) to the tunnel on Saturday evening (22nd) and catch a nice early crossing, the earlier we get there the longer we have in Disney!
I'm being super organised and have a bit of an itinerary written up ...
It currently looks something like this....
Saturday 22nd March
Sunday 23rd March
Monday 24th March
Tuesday and Wednesday are both similar with going to the parks and getting some shopping done but feature different places to eat including Toad Hall and Walts, although I'm keen to try and get to Planet Hollywood too and maybe Buffalo Bills. There never seems to be enough time to cram everything in though! I need to visit more often!
We have to pay the balance of the holiday by December so we're stashing away as much as we can and then will be stashing even harder for spending money. I really want this to be a trip where we can eat where we want, do what we want and buy what we want!
If you've made it this far, I'm impressed! I could spend hours writing about it, I think my TR when I get back will be mamouth!
I look forward to keeping you all updated with my crazy ideas and planning!
I've spent so long on here reading everyones PTRs and TRs and I am so happy to now be writing my own
This will be my 5th visit to Disneyland Paris. I went as a very young girl on a coach trip which was organised by one of the dinner ladies at school, I didn't return until 2006 when I stayed in the DLH and fell in love with the place all over again. I combined 2 of my favourite things in 2010 and 2012 by driving my classic mini, Luna, to Disney with a few others for a organised event. My parents returned this year for their 30th wedding anniversary, having been for the 25th too and as happy as I was for them to be taking a break in the magic, it made me want to return!
The decision was made that I would start saving and would go next year
Going for my Birthday seemed like the perfect thing to do, I really couldn't think of a more magical way to spend my Birthday and the fact that it isn't the middle of summer is a bonus!
I suppose I should introduce you to myself and my co pilot for the trip...
This is myself on the right and my best friend and mum (Donna) on the left.
Here's a slightly more sensible one of us at the London International Horse Show Olympia at Christmas
Some of you may ask why at 27 I'm taking my mum to Disneyland, the reason being that I haven't found a Prince to whisk me off my feet yet and my mum is as big a kid as me, so is the perfect person to take along (so was my co driver in 2012 too!)
We've decided to drive and take the Eurotunnel next year, I can't be fiddled with airports and transfers and am quite happy behind the wheel of a car, so it seemed the ideal thing to do. I'm hoping it might save us a little bit of money too (hoping to use Tesco vouchers for the crossing)
We've saved extra hard to be able to stay in the DLH (I stayed in the Cheyenne and the Santa Fe the last 2 visits) I really wanted the magic of the DLH!
The plan is to find a hotel local (ish) to the tunnel on Saturday evening (22nd) and catch a nice early crossing, the earlier we get there the longer we have in Disney!
I'm being super organised and have a bit of an itinerary written up ...
It currently looks something like this....
Saturday 22nd March
- Take Arthur (my horse) to the holiday stables
- Stay over night close to tunnel
Sunday 23rd March
- Early Tunnel Crossing
- Arrive Disneyland 12-1pm traffic dependant
- Check in
- Afternoon Tea/Lunch in Cafe Fantasia
- Head to the parks!
- EOS or some sort of light bite for tea
- Disney Dreams! (depending on how tired we are!)
Monday 24th March
- Brakfast in the hotel
- Head to the parks for rides and shopping
- Coffee and cake for lunch
- 1pm or 3pm - Tour of the park
- More rides and spend Birthday Money!
- Tea at Inventions
- Depending on if we've finished Tea or not, Disney Dreams!
Tuesday and Wednesday are both similar with going to the parks and getting some shopping done but feature different places to eat including Toad Hall and Walts, although I'm keen to try and get to Planet Hollywood too and maybe Buffalo Bills. There never seems to be enough time to cram everything in though! I need to visit more often!
We have to pay the balance of the holiday by December so we're stashing away as much as we can and then will be stashing even harder for spending money. I really want this to be a trip where we can eat where we want, do what we want and buy what we want!
If you've made it this far, I'm impressed! I could spend hours writing about it, I think my TR when I get back will be mamouth!
I look forward to keeping you all updated with my crazy ideas and planning!