The Vault
The Dedicated To DLP Vault is the vast archive of articles and posts about Disneyland Paris written before the great site refresh of 2021. Search the vault for historical reviews, news and trip reports by D2DLP founder Steve Riley.
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I Finally Rode Big Thunder Mountain in Disneyland Paris
Last weekend was my 13th visit to Disneyland Paris, and on my previous 12 visits I had not once ridden Big Thunder Mountain. In fact it’s probably fair to say that I hadn’t even contemplated it. I’m what you’d call a thrill avoider when it comes to rides – the falls in Pirates of the Caribbean and Casey Jr are enough of an adrenaline rush for me. However, many of you have said that Big Thunder Mountain is the best ride in the resort, and my wife has told me it’s…
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Sven’s Disneyland Paris Trip Reports: October 2012
Our resident Disneyland Paris trip reporter Sven Popelier is back with another tale of his adventures in the happiest place on Earth. See Sven’s previous trip reports from February 2012, April 2012 and September 2012. Saturday October 27th 2012 7 am at my home in Belgium. I’m ready for a new Disneyland Paris adventure with three friends and this time, it’s going to be scary! We were ready for some petrifying villains and a night of terror! It started of very well… 1 hour of delay because of a traffic jam……
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Disneyland Paris Magic Everywhere Christmas Orchestra Version CD
It was revealed earlier on a his Facebook page and fan blog for Disneyland Paris music director Vasile Sirli, that the Magic Everywhere Christmas Orchestra version is coming out on CD and will be available to buy in shops on the resort from Monday 19th November, so in just 4 days time. The cover and back cover look like this: The cover is very similar to the normal version which was released earlier in the year, just a bit more Christmassy, as you’d expect! Speaking of the normal version, that is…
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Disney’s Enchanted Christmas 2012, Disneyland Paris: Photo Report – Day 2
You can see the photos from day 1 here, and now we move on to day 2, the last day of my short but magical visit to Disneyland Paris for Christmas 2012. Not long after that last photo was taken I made my way over to the station for the start of my journey home, sad to leave, but enriched by what I’d experienced. It’s those experiences that I will go into far greater detail in some upcoming posts, so stay tuned. Dedicated to DLP at Disney’s Enchanted Christmas in Disneyland…
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Disney’s Enchanted Christmas 2012, Disneyland Paris: Photo Report – Day 1
This past weekend was the Disney’s Enchanted Christmas event in Disneyland Paris where a number of press and special guests were invited to sample the festive celebrations, including a special Christmas Wishes show which involved some charities and some of the children affected. While I will go into each part of the weekend, some Christmas some not, in more detail in time, this is a pictorial summary of day 1; Saturday 10th November 2012.
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Disney’s Enchanted Christmas 2012, Disneyland Paris: it’s a small world celebration Video
I’ve been on it’s a small world many times and it’s one of my favourite rides, both for the music and the visuals. For the past few years it’s a small world has been transformed in Disneyland Paris into what is called it’s a small world celebration. This is a Christmas season overlay of the classic ride with festive tunes inter-woven with that classic song we all know, and most of us love. The dolls also get costumes and there are some extra props and special effects. It makes an amazing…
