• Disneyland Paris Review: Halloween Season 2017
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    Disneyland Paris Review: Halloween Season 2017

    I was lucky enough to be in Disneyland Paris this past weekend, and though the trip had been booked for a few weeks it wasn’t until a couple days before that it dawned on me that the Sunday being October 1st, I’d be there for the launch of the Halloween in Disneyland Paris. The 2017 Halloween season has been a hot topic for discussion in recent months, especially since it was revealed that there would be no Halloween Cavalcade, no Villains show on the Castle Stage and no Halloween decorations down…

  • Disneyland Paris Hotel Review - Hôtel l'Elysée Val d'Europe
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    Disneyland Paris Hotel Review – Hôtel l’Elysée Val d’Europe

    I’d seen the Hôtel l’Elysee before, but never gone in, let alone stayed there. So, I was very excited to  stay there on our last visit to Disneyland Paris at the end of July, for 4 nights. It was whilst searching for a good deal for an offsite hotel that a special 25% off deal appeared on my phone for the Hôtel l’Elysee, and after some crowd sourced research via Twitter, I went for it. The deal was so good that I’d have probably booked even if people hadn’t been as…

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    Disneyland Paris Restaurant Review: Au Chalet de la Marionnette Bavarian Hot Dog with Currywurst Sauce

    I usually write a little more in my restaurant reviews, and have a plethora of photos to accompany the words, but for this one it’s all about one photo, and one dish. You see, for some time now I’ve loved the hot dogs in Au Chalet de la Marionnette (nicknamed Pinocchios by some), and thanks also in part to the decrease in quality of the food in Casey’s Corner, it’s been my place to go for a hot dog in Disneyland Paris. I’m not sure when, but a little while go…

  • Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost in Disneyland Paris
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    Disneyland Paris Restaurant Review: Colonel Hathi’s Pizza Outpost

    Colonel Hathi’s Pizza Outpost over in Adventureland is one of the few restaurants that I’ve never actually been to in Disneyland Paris. Partly because it’s kind of out of the way of the route I usually take, and also because it always used to be closed whenever I’d check. Well rejoice, because not only was it open on our last trip, but thanks to my wife mentioning it, we actually remembered to go there, and on our very first day. Colonel Hathi is an elephant from The Jungle Book, which I…

  • Captain Jack in Pirates of the Caribbean in Disneyland Paris
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    Disneyland Paris 25th Anniversary Review: Pirates of the Caribbean – Refurbished and Improved

    I did it, I managed to avoid all spoilers for what changes had been made to Pirates of the Caribbean in Disneyland Paris before seeing it with my own eyes. Well, I knew Captain Jack would be in there somewhere as that has been a not so secret plan for some years now. But that aside, staying away from social media and not opening emails titled Pirates of the Caribbean Reopens July 24th from Disneyland Paris communications was certainly the way to go! It was just 6 days ago that I…

  • Disneyland Paris 25th Anniversary Review: Disney Illuminations
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    Disneyland Paris 25th Anniversary Review: Disney Illuminations

    I was a huge fan of Disney Dreams! when I watched with the live premiere (ahem) with the rest of the online community, and I was an even bigger fan when 6 weeks later I watched it with my own eyes, and ears, in Disneyland Paris. I’ve watched it many times since, through its various scene changes and seasonal variations and have been a fan throughout, some incarnations more than others. However, when Disney Illuminations was announced, I wasn’t sad that Disney Dreams! was ending, but more excited for what we…