WEEKEND DISNEY PARIS – APRIL 2018

Day 1

In the light of better late than never, I am going to tell you about my (not so) monthly trip to Disney Paris. Today’s issue: April.

We went to Disney with my parent’s friends and their children. One of the children has a disability and is therefore bound to a wheelchair. This made it a very different weekend than our usual visits.

We went with a party of eight total and booked our stay in Hotel Sequoia Lodge. We got a total of 4 rooms and two of them were disability rooms. The other two were normal family rooms and joined to the disability rooms. This was already a good start. The rooms were spacious, the beds soft (but not too soft) and everything was set up in a way that you could easily drive up to it with a wheelchair.

The three of us arrived around 9 in the morning and the other half of the party arrived between 1 and 3 in the afternoon. As a result, my parents and I went into the park that morning and in the afternoon we met up with our friends and strolled around Disney Village and did some pre-shopping and searched for dinner. We ate at Planet Hollywood and after that went back to the hotel to do another drink and plan the next day.

Day 2

We decided to go to the Studios park first because that was the park with the least attractions suitable for our complete party. Studios exists mostly out of thrilling rides and only three of us could and wanted to ride them. So we split up and went our own way to speed and excitement. The others roamed around the park and checked out the shops and the shows.

We decided it was a wrap and went to Disneyland Park. We basically split up there again. After we roamed some shops on Mainstreet U.S.A., the thrill seekers went to the coaster like big thunder mountain and space mountain. The other half of the party went to Dumbo the flying elephant and tried to get on Peter Pan. Sadly they couldn't ride peter pan because the cast members weren't able to evacuate them in case of emergency -safety for all, people-. We met up at It’s a small world and took a leisurely boat ride around the world.

Next on the list was the Princesses vs. Pirates parade, this was a seasonal show wherein the Pirates would battle the Princesses -DUH- in a sing and dance off. It was a very colorful show, with a very catchy song and dance. The amazing thing about this show was that it was very interactive. We could stand in the middle of the Main Street Square and you actually stood in the middle of the show. It was really good, well executed and you could get closer to the characters than ever.

After doing some attractions it was time to eat. We went to la Fuego and sat down for a while. My mother and I weren’t hungry yet so we only drank something. It was beginning to get pretty late and Illuminations was not far off. The party decided to do some shopping and just walk around the park some more. Eventually, my mother and I needed some food, so we sat down at the Lucky Nugget saloon while the rest kept on walking around the park.

When it was time to sit down for the park closing time show (Illuminations) we searched for a spot and watched the show. My parents had their VIP spots due to the Infinity passes so they stood in the middle. We were left with five and a wheelchair, we had to basically ride over the people to make it to the disabled spot, but we made it in time for the show. Now we were left with three because only two people could accompany the wheelchair for the show, so we searched for a spot. We actually chose a perfect spot, we could easily see the show, our families at the VIP and disabled section and had a lot of space around us. After the show, it was time to leave and say goodbye to the park for now.

The bar in the hotel was still serving, so we sat down and drank something. The whole party was exhausted but in a good satisfied way. It was time for bed again.

Day 3

On the last day, our group split up again. My parents and I decided we go into the park and do the last things we wanted to do and do some shopping. The other half went home at around 1 in the afternoon, they had a long drive ahead of them.

The three of us went into the park, rode a couple of rides like Indiana Jones and the Big Thunder Mountain. My dad and I also enjoyed some Dole Whips along the way.

Because my dad had to go to work early the next day we left around 5 in the afternoon. Before we left we picked up some Starbucks and headed to the parking lot.

GOODBYE DISNEY!

"how lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard"

- Winnie The Pooh -

 

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