Disneyland, Paris, Paris > Reviews > The Family, You, and Eeyore too!

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Advantages:	something for all ages .
Disadvantages:	a day isn't long enough .

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yes

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This theme park is for anyone who loves anything. The place is confusingly large whilst being small enough to incorportate everything you could possibly want.

We Disneylanded on August Bank Holiday (UK bank holiday), at the height of summer. The place was packed, but there were no queues at all for any of the major rides, Space Montain or Thunder Mountain, which we went on several times. Some of the smaller ones there was a queue of up to 45mins - still vastly lower than any UK park at the same time.

Food was stupidly priced. A banana cost 1 Euro - about 65p. Food for the whole family soon mounted up. There are several large areas for those who plan ahead with a pack-up. There was a cheap fast-food style place near Thunder Mountain, that was both cheap and nice. recommended, but can't remember the name, sorry! (It is close to where Tic and Tac hang out).
Buffalo Grill??
The range of food however is very good. Fresh fruit stalls were a surprisingly common sight. Loads of places for ice-creams or drinks, or lighter snacks.

One major disappointment was we never saw Mickey, face-to-face, as it were, like most of the other characters were able to. He did participate in an all singing all dancing show, which was very good. The Tarzan show is also fantastic.

The Winnie the Pooh shows were great - memories for years. Translated into English as well, so the whole audience loved it. Make sure to get there early, if you want a seat though.

Toilets are usually quite good, if you need the toilet straight after they have been cleaned. Any other time avoid at all costs. Womens especially, so I have been told.

The whole place is astonishingly clean. Not a speck of litter, even at the end of the day. Hats off to the site cleaning brigade!

I've selected that the rides are white knuckle, hardly the case for them all, but there is a massive variety, so even the none rollercoaster ride enthusiasts will have fun.

Leaving the place at the end of the day was a doddle. Three lane motorway straight into the carpark shifted the traffic with no problems. No hassle like here in UK.

The theme park is great for people of all ages. Some of the rides are fast and scary, space Mountain, to suit the enthuiast, most are fairly quiet, Dumbo, or Peter Pan. It's the quiet ones that have the highest queues.
If getting thrown around in a metal cart isn't your cup of tea, there a shopping centre right outside the entrance to the park - you've got to walk past it to get in. I never walked around myself, but the place seemed massive on the outside. There's an american style rollerskating restuarant as well. The queue for this is massive during eating hours, whilst virtually non-existant at other times.
There is also the DisneyLand Studios. This is not a patch on the US version, but wandering round sets from favourite movies does have some appeal. And entry is free after 5pm, if you keep the theme park ticket, so worth a look round on the way home.

My ticket for the theme park cost 35euros, which I think is roughly £25. This included all the rides and all the shows, and includes free entry to the studios after 5pm, as I have mentioned. This may seem expensive at first, but the park is open until 11pm, perhaps a little late for the kids, but the Tinkerbell Fireworks that finish the night off are well worth it, as is the Phantillusion (unsure of spelling, Fantillusion??) Parade. Get there early to get the best viewing spot.

A great day all round. A definate must!