It started raining just as we left the Studios and made our way to the main Park (the one that has THE castle) around 2-3 PM. I needed an umbrella but it wasn't pouring down and it definitely didn't kill our mood and we could still take pictures of everything :) And most of the rides/restaurants/shops etc etc are inside or sheltered the fact that it's raining (more of a drizzle in our experience) doesn't really affect anything - I actually prefer that to blazing hot sun... And since we anticipated the rain we dressed accordingly :) + they don't usually close any attractions due to weather (unless it's really really really bad and unsafe). And another perk: less people!!!!!!!!
After taking thousands of photos of THE castle, we saw that the haunted house has a 20 minute queue so on y va :) The reality was different though.... (in my opinion again, as I didn't actually time it) longer obvs. Mr. Special was impressed on the design while in the queue every ast detail said that this house "is abandoned", broken statues, trees with dark red leaves etc to create the perfect atmosphere :) When we finally got in, they left us in a little round room, then closed the door and everything went fairly dark. In french they told a story that omg you're trapped now (you can't see the door frame from inside) what you going to do etc then walls and the paintings on them started to "grow". I couldn't understand if we're moving down (I think we were as we weren't allowed to lean on the walls) or the ceiling just went higher... :D Cool though. The paintings were a clever touch: at first it was a normal portrait and then later you could see their legs to. Then we went out another door and everyone the normal haunted house part began where you were seated in the car that drove through the place. The person in charge of the queue there (just a small one dw) was great as he was on a moving floor (to make it easier for you to sit in the car) and constantly walking, sometimes not allowing people to enter if they were too happy and not scared :D so they just waited there watching him (for a few seconds while a few empty cars went past). It was a wedding/bride themed haunted house and not scary at all but I enjoyed it, and some of the holograms were nicely done, then we suddenly stopped - they said some evil spirits have disrupted the service (or something like that). Luckily we were stuck with a view to ghosts dancing, half becoming invisible. And I know this stop wasn't planned cos some people were in pitch black setting - just a corridor to pass through :D Official description : Home to all 'manor' of spooky fun, discover the haunting tale of the bride and groom never to be, with twists and turns as spooky as the spirits said to still live within its walls.
Anecdote: In Boot Hill cemetery, listen carefully to the sarcophagus for signs of life!
Then we went to check the queue for Big Thunder Mountain. 120 minutes Christ! no thank you :D Went to a shop instead (they are all slightly themed differently - according to the "land" you are at the time ours was wild west themed). Then it was 15 minutes to the parade - it's on 5.30 PM every day summertime and there were loads of people lining the path already to see it, but we got a decent spot :) I think the queues are much much smaller to the rides at that time ;) Then we saw every disney character from Mickey Mouse to Frozen, bigger (more important) characters were on floats waving and interacting with the audience and each other, other were on the ground before the float dancing an esy routine :) The princes and princesses were on carriages and showed affection to each other and waved to the guests :) so cuuuute ;) The song totally reminded me of one of the Estonian eurovision songs though (the melody that is) Eda-Ines Etti - Once in a Lifetime. So all the time I sang that in my head :D Once the parade was over we grabbed a bite to eat (enjoyed small queues ;)) because it was raining outside :(
Then made our way to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril, another rollercoaster :) That I later learned had a double loop :D No wonder Mr. Special looked pale white and ready to throw up in the end :D :D :D I couldn't stop laughing (he'd just eaten kebab too :D). This was outside.
Then we decided to do something less racey from now on (plus we were pretty tired aswell as it's already after 6!) So made our way to the Pirates of The Caribbean attraction which is supposed to be suitable for families. Went through a pirate world - a ship and caves... and after a 5 minute queue! Which was just walking from the entrance to the ride (I could only imagine people queueing there while we just walked through). And then right on to the boat. It was a bit funny because you could fit 20 people in the boat but the one before us had only 3 people - one family - in there, while there were people waiting in that queue :S but maybe everyone wanted to sit in first row.... We went past a restaurant where people ate :) It was all inside in a fairly dark setting and you didn't get wet, although in one place I thought we would because there was a rapid descent.... Official description: Climb aboard the attraction that inspired the swashbuckling series of films! Cruise secret caverns and catch the Pirates of the Caribbean in action as they loot, plunder and pillage. Will you escape with a souvenir snapshot to treasure?
Then we just wandered around in the kiddie section that is Fantasyland :D And went to the Snow white ride because there was no queue by that time, everyone else was with their little kiddies :D Then went on to Discoveryland and by accident (we just saw a queue of 15 minutes so we walked in) went to the Star Tours :) It's a simulator type attraction. Like a cinema theater put makes you think that you're on a spaceship and the chairs lean you forward so you'd feel that you're falling out of your chair etc. Surprisingly good :) Official description: Feel the force from the moment you pass R2D2 in a droid workshop, before taking a virtual reality ride to the Moon of Endor and destroying the Death Star.
Luckily for Mr. Special's tummy the Space Mountain (another rollercoaster) was closed and I didn't make him go there :D Instead we went to check out the castle :) It's really cool inside, with a dragons lair underneath :) Discover the fire-breathing creature lurking in the castle dungeon. And when you do, dare you make a sound? Anecdote: Have you noticed that its belly moves as it breathes? You'd better not come any closer. AAAnd in the jewellry / glass shop we saw the lady making the glass roses ourselves!!! + they have a christmas shop in there :)
We took one final look at the board and saw that the Big Thunder Mountain has a 35 minute queue :) This was our last attraction of the day :) You’ll need to hold tight as this runaway mine train weaves wildly in and out of tunnels, across wind-swept sierras and even through rivers on a ride you’re sure to find a real blast! and it was awesome :) We left the park at 10 PM - they close at 11PM and have a firework show that we missed because we had to catch the train and metro to get home :(
Funny story with the train though. There were two going to different destinations at the stop (16 minute time difference in departure) and no one was sure which one would go to Paris so we got on one, spoke to the people there for a bit, went and sat down, I played candycrush, then looked out the window and saw everyone getting on the other train -.- Needless to say our train was now empty and the people we talked to had left so we made our way to the other train too and as soon as we got through the door the buzzer sounded and the train left - that was a close one. The people we talked said that they'd looked for us but we went a bit further away from the crowded car... How nice of them though :)
Ttyl ;)
Jazzz...
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