ShellB8585
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- Feb 20, 2013
Hi Everyone!! Welcome to my PTR to become a TR when we go but Im so excited and in full planning mode I wanted to start sharing the planning now!!
Welcome along for the journey.
Please do say hi if you stop by!
- Pre-trip report - Introductions and planning
- Day 1 - The holiday begins & a hotel review
- Day 2 - Venturing into Paris
- Day 3 - Including the best evening I remember ever having at Disney!
- Day 4 - Birthday celebrations
- Day 5 - The last couple days and a final review
This is the tale of our trip to Disneyland Paris for my 30th Birthday and also to celebrate my brothers 28th which is a few days before we actually go. Our Itinerary is:
04-May - Make the 4 hour journey from Somerset to Dover
05-May - Ferry from Dover 06:40 should arrive at the hotel around midday, pick up our park tickets, Lunch at Annette's Diner, few hours at the parks
06-May - Train to Paris for a day of exploration
07-May - Friends are joining us today. EMH at Disneyland, Over to Studios until close then back to DL - Dinner at Silver Spur Steakhouse. Dreams?
08-May - My actual Birthday!! We are all booked for a character breakfast at Café Mickey 08:00 a day at the Disneyland park with a late lunch / early dinner at Blue Lagoon. second chance at Dreams
09-May - Disney day doing things we may not have had the chance to or really loved
10-May - Morning in Disney (get our use out of those tickets!!) and then Ferry from Calais at 17:55
05-May - Ferry from Dover 06:40 should arrive at the hotel around midday, pick up our park tickets, Lunch at Annette's Diner, few hours at the parks
06-May - Train to Paris for a day of exploration
07-May - Friends are joining us today. EMH at Disneyland, Over to Studios until close then back to DL - Dinner at Silver Spur Steakhouse. Dreams?
08-May - My actual Birthday!! We are all booked for a character breakfast at Café Mickey 08:00 a day at the Disneyland park with a late lunch / early dinner at Blue Lagoon. second chance at Dreams
09-May - Disney day doing things we may not have had the chance to or really loved
10-May - Morning in Disney (get our use out of those tickets!!) and then Ferry from Calais at 17:55
Trip reports on Disboards have gotten me through some long dull days at work. Reading them on my lunch breaks always cheers me up so I hope I can return the favour with this one.
Let me introduce you to our cast
Myself, Shelley, celebrating my 30th with a trip to Disneyland Paris and a Disneyland CA with Panama Canal Disney Cruise October/November this year TR will follow. Love everything Disney and have visited DLP twice and whilst it is no WDW its Disney and you cant go wrong with Disney!
I was going to say something cheesy for Hubby like my very own prince charming but when I told him he pulled this weird face Besides hes more Grumpy than Charming . He is Carl who thoroughly supports my Disney addiction. He will try to play it cool at times but dont let him fool you - hes as addicted as I am . He isn't as in love with DLP as I am, it doesnt hold the same magic as WDW or DCL but he is going for me I have had to promise no DLP for a few years after though (I crossed my fingers )!
Heres a photo of us on our first cruise in 2012:
We scrub up quite nicely I think
My Brother Luke also loves Disney, he has visited DLP twice before but pre Disney Studios so he is excited to see the changes! It was also as school trips so not the same as a proper Holiday.
The final 2 people who make up this cast are my parents. They LOVE trips to Florida and all that entails. They have never been to DLP and rarely travel to Europe (I dont recall them doing it in my lifetime!) So for this trip we are taking them out of their comfort zone a little. I am so very happy they agreed to come along!
Heres a pic of them at WDW last year:
There are a few others who I really wanted to have join us on this trip but the main 2 were my little sister and her hubby to be. Unfortunately as they are getting married in September they didn't have the funds. Hopefully they can join us in a future TR
Two of mine and DHs closest friends are also joining us. They came to DLP with us in 2011 and we have also been on a few snowboarding trips together amongst other things. They cant come for the whole week as they dont have enough holiday with a honeymoon to go on later this year. I have not yet asked their permission to add pics of them or info to my TR so for now we will refer to them as FriendG and FriendS
The 5 of us will be staying at the Hotel Cheyenne which I think my dad is most excited about Hes always wanted to stay on Disney property (they opt for the freedom of Villas in Florida)!! We took a little while to decide between here and Davy Crockett Ranch Where DH and I have stayed with our friends before. Cheyenne won out as it means no driving to the parks so more birthday cocktails!!
Our friends are staying at Santa Fe Wed 6th until Sun 10th
We booked through the Walt Disney Travel company Same prices as booking through the official Disneyland Paris website but you can pay a deposit then final payment 10 weeks out rather than it all upfront which worked out easiest overall. We booked early July 2014 as I always like to book as early as possible then I spend the wait planning and rearranging and getting best deals on travel etc etc.
Me, Carl and Luke had decided early on that we wanted to drive I love the drive from Calais to Paris, and this way I have plenty of room for lots of souvenirs but my Dad and Mum were considering flying but eventually came around to driving.
Sorry this introduction is a little wordy but there will be an abundance of photos as the report goes on I promise !! I will leave you for now as I don't want to overload you! park times will be realeased next week so will have a better idea of plans
Let me introduce you to our cast
Myself, Shelley, celebrating my 30th with a trip to Disneyland Paris and a Disneyland CA with Panama Canal Disney Cruise October/November this year TR will follow. Love everything Disney and have visited DLP twice and whilst it is no WDW its Disney and you cant go wrong with Disney!
I was going to say something cheesy for Hubby like my very own prince charming but when I told him he pulled this weird face Besides hes more Grumpy than Charming . He is Carl who thoroughly supports my Disney addiction. He will try to play it cool at times but dont let him fool you - hes as addicted as I am . He isn't as in love with DLP as I am, it doesnt hold the same magic as WDW or DCL but he is going for me I have had to promise no DLP for a few years after though (I crossed my fingers )!
Heres a photo of us on our first cruise in 2012:
We scrub up quite nicely I think
My Brother Luke also loves Disney, he has visited DLP twice before but pre Disney Studios so he is excited to see the changes! It was also as school trips so not the same as a proper Holiday.
The final 2 people who make up this cast are my parents. They LOVE trips to Florida and all that entails. They have never been to DLP and rarely travel to Europe (I dont recall them doing it in my lifetime!) So for this trip we are taking them out of their comfort zone a little. I am so very happy they agreed to come along!
Heres a pic of them at WDW last year:
There are a few others who I really wanted to have join us on this trip but the main 2 were my little sister and her hubby to be. Unfortunately as they are getting married in September they didn't have the funds. Hopefully they can join us in a future TR
Two of mine and DHs closest friends are also joining us. They came to DLP with us in 2011 and we have also been on a few snowboarding trips together amongst other things. They cant come for the whole week as they dont have enough holiday with a honeymoon to go on later this year. I have not yet asked their permission to add pics of them or info to my TR so for now we will refer to them as FriendG and FriendS
The 5 of us will be staying at the Hotel Cheyenne which I think my dad is most excited about Hes always wanted to stay on Disney property (they opt for the freedom of Villas in Florida)!! We took a little while to decide between here and Davy Crockett Ranch Where DH and I have stayed with our friends before. Cheyenne won out as it means no driving to the parks so more birthday cocktails!!
Our friends are staying at Santa Fe Wed 6th until Sun 10th
We booked through the Walt Disney Travel company Same prices as booking through the official Disneyland Paris website but you can pay a deposit then final payment 10 weeks out rather than it all upfront which worked out easiest overall. We booked early July 2014 as I always like to book as early as possible then I spend the wait planning and rearranging and getting best deals on travel etc etc.
Me, Carl and Luke had decided early on that we wanted to drive I love the drive from Calais to Paris, and this way I have plenty of room for lots of souvenirs but my Dad and Mum were considering flying but eventually came around to driving.
Sorry this introduction is a little wordy but there will be an abundance of photos as the report goes on I promise !! I will leave you for now as I don't want to overload you! park times will be realeased next week so will have a better idea of plans
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