Disneyland Paris

July 17, 2007 by Tiffany.

Today Andrea and I visited Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios, the neighboring park.  I am told it is no longer called EuroDisney.  I don’t know why.  In any case, I enjoyed Disneyland.  It is very similar to the California park in some ways, such as Main Street and having many of the same principal attractions, but the attractions themselves can be quite different.  Take, for example, Space Mountain.

Obviously the exterior is quite a bit different, but the ride itself is as well.  This Space Mountain is much more of a thrill ride with corkscrew turns and a loop-the-loop.  No stars either, just giant meteors and such whizzing by.  Pirates of the Caribbean is much the same but the scenes are in a completely different order.  No Jack Sparrow/Captain Barbossa animatronics yet, either.

The park is very beautiful, especially the castle, but the interior of the rides aren’t as well maintained as the other parks.  I didn’t get a chance to go on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Haunted Mansion, (called Phantom Manor), or Indiana Jones, so we’ll be going back to check that out.  The Walt Disney Studios park is pretty small and has few grand attractions.

Since we didn’t go until afternoon, all of the stunt/movie shows a la Universal Studios were finished for the day.  In addition, their newest ride, a rollercoaster based on Crush from Finding Nemo, was out of order.  We did get to go on the Aerosmith rollercoaster, however, which was a good kick in the pants.  It’s a good thing they are putting in the new Tower of Terror, (Tada!!  This is the ride Jason is programming right now), because the park needs some help.  There simply isn’t enough to do to warrant the admission I’m sure they charge, but there is hope!  The Tower, as usual, looks great so far.

Plans for tomorrow?  Not sure yet.  Plans for tonight?  A good night’s sleep.

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