Disneyland Paris - A Stupid Guest Report

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Post by 5th Dimension » Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:15 pm

Buggy wrote: Oooh, I forgot to mention something special about French guests. "No smoking" is less a rule than a suggestion to be completely ignored. The quaint "no smoking in line" signs must have amused the French as they constantly lit up around us. And I'm sure they found the Cast Member's announcements amusing.
Sounds like Shanghai, except there, many people smoke inside restaurants or other buildings, even the owners!
Buggy wrote: So let me tell you this. Discoveryland is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. I am a big fan of the Steampunk Aesthetic and as I watched in awe as Space Mountain literally loaded a train as if it were a gun to shoot the passengers into space, I finally wished for something from France to actually be in Orlando.
I am looking forward to experiencing that Tomorrowland one day. They way you described Space Mountain like being shot into space sounds very cool. I still love our quaint 70s SM though ;) plus we have the Peoplemover!
Buggy wrote: PoTC was cool. It was a blast of nostalgia to watch the pirates chase the women and to not see even one instance of Jack Sparrow.
This is something I'm jealous of. I guess the French aren't offended like the non existent crowd of offended Americans that it took to change the American versions. And no Jack Sparrow - must be nice.



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Re: Disneyland Paris - A Stupid Guest Report

Post by Zazu » Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:14 pm

hobie16 wrote:So, to summarize your story, nothing has changed in France since I was there ten years ago. :D:
:thumbsup: Nor since I was there four years ago.

Our Bad Show Hotel had an in-room safe... that wasn't bolted down. Turned out to be a good thing, as we used it to climb up into our tub, which we couldn't have reached otherwise.


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Post by Zazu » Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:34 pm

Buggy wrote:I managed to snag a keen "No Disco Dancing" pin.
shilohmm wrote:If you're taking photo requests, I'd like one of that pin. :D:
An image of that pin is available on PinPics.


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Post by Buggy » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:51 am

OK, I have pictures of the Bad Show Hotel. Let's see if this works.

Also one of Space Mountain 2.0
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Re: Disneyland Paris - A Stupid Guest Report

Post by DonutGoddess » Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:27 am

Thanks for the report! I enjoyed reading about your trip! :D


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Post by Ms. Matterhorn » Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:32 am

OMG, Buggy! You are hilarious! :hysteria:


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Post by Buggy » Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:09 pm

All the CMs we dealt with were nice and polite and spoke at least enough English to do their jobs. The French guests, well, perhaps not so much.
svickersart wrote:I've had someone tell me DL paris is like Bizarro Disneyland. sounds like they were right. also they said the CM's were really rude (they were Brits and some other things to say about the french that I wont repeat)
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Post by shilohmm » Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:33 pm

Zazu wrote:An image of that pin is available on PinPics.
:cool:

That's excellent, thank you. It also reminds me that we need an "empty pockets" smilie (if there is such a thing). After years of apparent immunity (even most of the Disney books I've read were from the library), Disney finally snagged me with those stupid pins. :rolleyes:



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Post by NemoRanger » Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:05 pm

Buggy wrote:OK, I have pictures of the Bad Show Hotel. Let's see if this works.

Also one of Space Mountain 2.0
Wow, that is in sad, sorry state. I wonder if a guest stole the picture from the wall?

I love your report. I hope to make a trip there one day. For now I will suffer at WDW



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Post by Zazu » Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:30 pm

shilohmm wrote:That's excellent, thank you. It also reminds me that we need an "empty pockets" smilie (if there is such a thing).
There is. There would *have* to be: :broke:


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