Frontier-Phil
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Hi Guys
How's everyone ?
Well reporting back from operation "Disney Paris".... everyone fit & well and accounted for!
It all went well, day one the weather was pretty damn awful as it rained all day. This did not dampen the teams spirits. We negotiated the Eurostar check in without a incident. Even managed to get through French police control without being questioned ( thats a first) I tan really easy heheheheh....
I noted that prior to boarding that little ones were sporting small Disney bum bags, my boy of course wanted one. This was the first challenge of the day.
1. To obtain Disney bum bag that are for 1st Class Disney resort passengers only ( we weren't)
After being told "NON" by the limp wristed French Disney rep ( Can I say that) oh well ! We switched to plan 2. Send the OH with the son just prior to telling him that the bad man is one of Hooks pirates and he wont let us on the train... resulting in son sobing :cry::cry::cry::cry: saying "please" numerous times to the guy......
Result : Mission accomplished... three bum bags and a complimentary buffet car voucher.
The journey was uneventful with my son being very excited.... asking nearly every minute "are we there yet" and "Daddy its raining" !! " Why is it raining"
On arriving at the station , I was prepared for the scrum for the shuttle bus, but suprisingly ... and slightly disappointed it was very orderly. ( France - 1 GB - 0)
We had booked at the Santa Fe it looked a bit like a H Block ( prisoner cell block H for those who can remember). After a brief booking in procedure. I actually spoke in French OH yes!!! god bless you Miss Jones ( French Teacher) even impressed the OH.
The room was a double and reasonable , clean and adequate for our needs. After a quick bite to eat... Mug shot and Muller/Fruit. Just as we left the room ,, Knock Knock!! on the door. My lad got to the door and there stood a very bubbley Creol lady " I nearly fell over when he said " Bonjour Sava" and the lady carried on chatting in french and he kept say " OUI " we deposited free water and a big bag a choccies for my lad...
Mission 2 Accomplished Obtained first freebie.
We decided to walk to the park via the river bank, taking about 15 mins, dodging the rain drops. We also decided to take a cheap Tesco stroller ( push chair) with us although at first my lad who is 4 yrs going on 24 yrs refused to entertain this mode of transport, saying he wasn't a baby anymore. I got him to carry his bag... suprise suprise five mins later " I really love my Push pram he said convincingly! :family2:
On arriving at the park I will always remember his face when he saw the disney Castle for the first time. He was amazed.....
The remainder of the day we managed to get on all the rides that he could get on. Although around 9 attractions were closed , which was disappointing as they were age and appropriate for him.
The crowds were bearable !!! and queuing around 20 mins at the height of the day.
My lad managed to get a photo with Mickey and Donald Duck as we run into them ( litterally) exiting the staff area in Discovery Land. The rest of the week posed a far more difficult excercise in getting within ten feet of them....
Anyway Buzzlight year, Flying Dumbo's, Pinnochio, were a first big hit.
The food was as expected very expensive, poor quality for what I could see. The average cost for a three course meal being £24 ( adult) £18 ( child). Snacks averaged at £6 per head.
We brought all our food with us.... oh yes and SW friendly for me and kiddy proof for the OH and my lad.
On returning back to our room, after seeing the gates close on day one. We tucked into our combo or Mug shots ( for me) Pot noddles, fruit, mullers, and cakes.
Mission 3 Accomplished ... Managed to set up a make shift kitchen in the room. Travel kettle and food store in situ.
The night I must say was the worst nights sleep I have had for years. My son wanted to bunk in with me..... BAD MISTAKE !!!! He was sooooo excited he talked until three oclock , kicked the S*** out of me for six hours.
Breakfast...... Ok this is a very lose term to the full on scrum down. Put it like this.... ( GB - 1 Rest of the world - 0) I must say you would be proud of us we flew the flag for good old blighty.
At one stage the buffet area looked like a scene from " Zulu" ...LOL !!
The breakfast is a buffet affair after queuing for 30 mins we were allowed into the collecting point ( sorry buffet area)
there was soft cheese /Nat yog, mixed friut, prunes ???.... three types of cereal including Special K, loads of bread, coissants, choc du pain. Sliced ham and salami. Cheddar cheese and gouda.
Free tea & coffee, hot choc. Fresh juices. Jam, maramalade, Oh and nuttella ( thank god) in little tubs.
I decided at this point that I really needed to do EE plan.
Mission 4 Accomplished managed to make ham & cheese rolls for OH and lad. stock up with nuttella. fill containers with ham and fill water bottles with friut juices and freah water.
I had also brought with me Branston relish to have with my meat ( taste better)
The journey back to the park was via the river again and by this stage the sun was poking through the clouds and the temp was up to about 18.... it was going to be a warm on.
The security point cleary said at the gates of the park. " You are not permitted to picnic in Disney" in short you can't bring food in...... the security were checking bags OMG we are busted.I thought, but NO they wereonly interested in bombs and guns ( We did have any of those) although the ham rolls looked pretty dangerous LOL...
The remainder of the day was wonderful, wall to wall sunshine..... and people. What the heck my lad loved evrey minute of the day.
The day ended same as the first day, with gates closing behind us. We dragged our very weary heads to our room. I must say we were all in bed by 10 and I don;t remember past 10:15. The room had been cleaned and we had fresh bedding and all the food we had hidden away was accounted for.
The next day we, put up a hard fight at breakfast and me being the prime hunter gatherer secured suitable contriband for the days lunch ( and nuttella tubs)
We decided to do the Disney Studio and the weather was fantastic very warm and sun all day. The park had the same rules of bring food in but we decided to leave the bombs and guns in the room ( Only kidding)
The shows were good, the park was smaller than the USA one and we run out of things to do. My lad loved the back lot tour. especially the explosions and all the water.We stayed to the end and walked home at the end of the day.
We were greeted with a cleaned room and a lovely powerful shower.
My lad was now so knackered his head hit the pillow and he was off to sleep.
The hotal was was quiet at night ..,suprising as there was so many latinos in the parks. They are just so loud !!!! Oh and have no respect to rule of queuing or anything really.
My son made me laugh ... after a couple of days he was telling people not to shout and push in...... heheheheheh.
The last days saw the parades and about three shows. We got into the parks early in the mornings. Thsi is a perk if you stay in a resort hotel. Frankly it is not really worth it as there was only two rides open from 8am until 10 am when the park opens to the public.
We decided to eat at the cowboy BBQ...... this was a total waste of £40 and the food was disgusting!!! I had a chicken salad that consisted of rock hard lettuce three toms and five pieces of peper.Oh the chicken element was missing except for three fifty pence size pieces of chicken. I complained to be told tuff...... I showed the supervisor the picture of the salad in the menu . He agreed it didn't resemble the actual salad his staff was dishing out. He offered me a rfund which was excepted with gusto !!.
The last parade was great, he saw all the characters and as we left the park my lad said " I want to move and live in Disney Bless him. He then feel fast asleep !!
The jouney home was ok all the escalators were switched Off at the station and this was very awkward three bags , stroller and a tired 4 year old.
The french customs were very helful and actually very nice. Mkaing small talk we my lad. Who told the heavily armed french police officer that he had a gun and two swords and Daddy had hidden them in his case !!!!!!!!
I had to explain that we had bought them for him in the park and yes I was a security risk, and would he like to take my lad in for questioning ( not really!!)
Mission 5 Accomplished Managed to leave French soil without causing a diplomatic incident.
We managed to get seated in the wrong seats on the train and had to lug all our bags three carriages along five minutes before the off. The journey back was Ok with my lad losing all sense of reality due to delusional exhustion ( commonly known as Disney-itis)
I have now decided to WI at home as i missed my SW WI and OH YES.... I managed to lose 2.5lbs an added bonus to a great time.
I would thoroughly recommend the Disney experience .. if you are completely mad, in need of surreal escapism and have reacently won the lottery.
All joking aside the look on the your little ones face is priceless and well stay with you for ever. To them its all real and I love that!!!
Glad to be back
Phil x
How's everyone ?
Well reporting back from operation "Disney Paris".... everyone fit & well and accounted for!
It all went well, day one the weather was pretty damn awful as it rained all day. This did not dampen the teams spirits. We negotiated the Eurostar check in without a incident. Even managed to get through French police control without being questioned ( thats a first) I tan really easy heheheheh....
I noted that prior to boarding that little ones were sporting small Disney bum bags, my boy of course wanted one. This was the first challenge of the day.
1. To obtain Disney bum bag that are for 1st Class Disney resort passengers only ( we weren't)
After being told "NON" by the limp wristed French Disney rep ( Can I say that) oh well ! We switched to plan 2. Send the OH with the son just prior to telling him that the bad man is one of Hooks pirates and he wont let us on the train... resulting in son sobing :cry::cry::cry::cry: saying "please" numerous times to the guy......
Result : Mission accomplished... three bum bags and a complimentary buffet car voucher.
The journey was uneventful with my son being very excited.... asking nearly every minute "are we there yet" and "Daddy its raining" !! " Why is it raining"
On arriving at the station , I was prepared for the scrum for the shuttle bus, but suprisingly ... and slightly disappointed it was very orderly. ( France - 1 GB - 0)
We had booked at the Santa Fe it looked a bit like a H Block ( prisoner cell block H for those who can remember). After a brief booking in procedure. I actually spoke in French OH yes!!! god bless you Miss Jones ( French Teacher) even impressed the OH.
The room was a double and reasonable , clean and adequate for our needs. After a quick bite to eat... Mug shot and Muller/Fruit. Just as we left the room ,, Knock Knock!! on the door. My lad got to the door and there stood a very bubbley Creol lady " I nearly fell over when he said " Bonjour Sava" and the lady carried on chatting in french and he kept say " OUI " we deposited free water and a big bag a choccies for my lad...
Mission 2 Accomplished Obtained first freebie.
We decided to walk to the park via the river bank, taking about 15 mins, dodging the rain drops. We also decided to take a cheap Tesco stroller ( push chair) with us although at first my lad who is 4 yrs going on 24 yrs refused to entertain this mode of transport, saying he wasn't a baby anymore. I got him to carry his bag... suprise suprise five mins later " I really love my Push pram he said convincingly! :family2:
On arriving at the park I will always remember his face when he saw the disney Castle for the first time. He was amazed.....
The remainder of the day we managed to get on all the rides that he could get on. Although around 9 attractions were closed , which was disappointing as they were age and appropriate for him.
The crowds were bearable !!! and queuing around 20 mins at the height of the day.
My lad managed to get a photo with Mickey and Donald Duck as we run into them ( litterally) exiting the staff area in Discovery Land. The rest of the week posed a far more difficult excercise in getting within ten feet of them....
Anyway Buzzlight year, Flying Dumbo's, Pinnochio, were a first big hit.
The food was as expected very expensive, poor quality for what I could see. The average cost for a three course meal being £24 ( adult) £18 ( child). Snacks averaged at £6 per head.
We brought all our food with us.... oh yes and SW friendly for me and kiddy proof for the OH and my lad.
On returning back to our room, after seeing the gates close on day one. We tucked into our combo or Mug shots ( for me) Pot noddles, fruit, mullers, and cakes.
Mission 3 Accomplished ... Managed to set up a make shift kitchen in the room. Travel kettle and food store in situ.
The night I must say was the worst nights sleep I have had for years. My son wanted to bunk in with me..... BAD MISTAKE !!!! He was sooooo excited he talked until three oclock , kicked the S*** out of me for six hours.
Breakfast...... Ok this is a very lose term to the full on scrum down. Put it like this.... ( GB - 1 Rest of the world - 0) I must say you would be proud of us we flew the flag for good old blighty.
At one stage the buffet area looked like a scene from " Zulu" ...LOL !!
The breakfast is a buffet affair after queuing for 30 mins we were allowed into the collecting point ( sorry buffet area)
there was soft cheese /Nat yog, mixed friut, prunes ???.... three types of cereal including Special K, loads of bread, coissants, choc du pain. Sliced ham and salami. Cheddar cheese and gouda.
Free tea & coffee, hot choc. Fresh juices. Jam, maramalade, Oh and nuttella ( thank god) in little tubs.
I decided at this point that I really needed to do EE plan.
Mission 4 Accomplished managed to make ham & cheese rolls for OH and lad. stock up with nuttella. fill containers with ham and fill water bottles with friut juices and freah water.
I had also brought with me Branston relish to have with my meat ( taste better)
The journey back to the park was via the river again and by this stage the sun was poking through the clouds and the temp was up to about 18.... it was going to be a warm on.
The security point cleary said at the gates of the park. " You are not permitted to picnic in Disney" in short you can't bring food in...... the security were checking bags OMG we are busted.I thought, but NO they wereonly interested in bombs and guns ( We did have any of those) although the ham rolls looked pretty dangerous LOL...
The remainder of the day was wonderful, wall to wall sunshine..... and people. What the heck my lad loved evrey minute of the day.
The day ended same as the first day, with gates closing behind us. We dragged our very weary heads to our room. I must say we were all in bed by 10 and I don;t remember past 10:15. The room had been cleaned and we had fresh bedding and all the food we had hidden away was accounted for.
The next day we, put up a hard fight at breakfast and me being the prime hunter gatherer secured suitable contriband for the days lunch ( and nuttella tubs)
We decided to do the Disney Studio and the weather was fantastic very warm and sun all day. The park had the same rules of bring food in but we decided to leave the bombs and guns in the room ( Only kidding)
The shows were good, the park was smaller than the USA one and we run out of things to do. My lad loved the back lot tour. especially the explosions and all the water.We stayed to the end and walked home at the end of the day.
We were greeted with a cleaned room and a lovely powerful shower.
My lad was now so knackered his head hit the pillow and he was off to sleep.
The hotal was was quiet at night ..,suprising as there was so many latinos in the parks. They are just so loud !!!!
Oh and have no respect to rule of queuing or anything really. My son made me laugh ... after a couple of days he was telling people not to shout and push in...... heheheheheh.
The last days saw the parades and about three shows. We got into the parks early in the mornings. Thsi is a perk if you stay in a resort hotel. Frankly it is not really worth it as there was only two rides open from 8am until 10 am when the park opens to the public.
We decided to eat at the cowboy BBQ...... this was a total waste of £40 and the food was disgusting!!! I had a chicken salad that consisted of rock hard lettuce three toms and five pieces of peper.Oh the chicken element was missing except for three fifty pence size pieces of chicken. I complained to be told tuff...... I showed the supervisor the picture of the salad in the menu . He agreed it didn't resemble the actual salad his staff was dishing out. He offered me a rfund which was excepted with gusto !!.
The last parade was great, he saw all the characters and as we left the park my lad said " I want to move and live in Disney
Bless him. He then feel fast asleep !!The jouney home was ok all the escalators were switched Off at the station and this was very awkward three bags , stroller and a tired 4 year old.
The french customs were very helful and actually very nice. Mkaing small talk we my lad. Who told the heavily armed french police officer that he had a gun and two swords and Daddy had hidden them in his case !!!!!!!!
I had to explain that we had bought them for him in the park and yes I was a security risk, and would he like to take my lad in for questioning ( not really!!)
Mission 5 Accomplished Managed to leave French soil without causing a diplomatic incident.
We managed to get seated in the wrong seats on the train and had to lug all our bags three carriages along five minutes before the off. The journey back was Ok with my lad losing all sense of reality due to delusional exhustion ( commonly known as Disney-itis)
I have now decided to WI at home as i missed my SW WI and OH YES.... I managed to lose 2.5lbs an added bonus to a great time.
I would thoroughly recommend the Disney experience .. if you are completely mad, in need of surreal escapism and have reacently won the lottery.
All joking aside the look on the your little ones face is priceless and well stay with you for ever. To them its all real and I love that!!!
Glad to be back
Phil x
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