Rachel
Coaster MILF
Yea another one......... :lol:
So back in November me and Frank (boyfriend) decided to book a trip to DLP to celebrate being together for 6 years. January was the date, we knew some of the attractions would probably be down but decided the good deal and smaller crowds were worth it.
We set out on the Eurostar early on the Thursday morning. There were some delays as there has been a lorry fire in the tunnel the weekend before so we we had to wait just outside the tunnel for about 40 minutes. During January no trains run direct to DLP so we had to catch a connection at Lille. This was fine except they seemed to put all of the transfers from the Eurostar on one carriage, cue a load of British tourists arguing about the luggage space.
Finally we arrived around Midday, handed in our luggage at the Disney Express and made our way into the Studios Park. First up was Crush's Coaster. I'd heard queues could be long for this, so seeing as it was only 30 minutes we decided to get it out of the way. It was decent enough, I liked the outside section at the start and the lights and effects inside. Due to the darkness you couldn't see what came next, I liked this combined with the spinning, made for a pretty fun ride.
We went and grabbed a fast pass for Ratatouille and then headed over to RC Racer. It was good and had some nice airtime at the top but was over way too quickly.
Next we headed over to Rock n Roller Coaster. I'm not really sure why they bothered with the pre-show, it doesn't serve any purpose to the ride compared to the one in Orlando which created a good storyline. We got a seat towards the back, the launch was more powerful than I'd remembered and the ride wasn't as rough as i'd expected. It went on for quite a while as well, I enjoyed it.
On to Tower of Terror next, which i'd been looking forward to riding more that anything else after loving the one in Orlando. The theming and detail of the building were as impressive as ever - just so immersive and I love the pre-show part. Anyway I don't know if we just got a bad cycle on our first ride, but I was left slightly disappointed. The drop didn't seem to pack a punch as much as i'd remembered and I just didn't enjoy it as much. I still had a few more rides left though so there was time for that opinion to change.
Last ride of the day was Ratatouille. The technology is absolutely incredible and the detail to the ride is seriously impressive. I love how they mix up the 3D and the giant props inside the ride to really create the storyline and sense that you have genuinely been shrunk. Would have loved to have ridden it again but Frank didn't enjoy it as it made him feel sick and the queues were up to 90 minutes long later in the trip.
It was time to check in to our hotel so we called it a day and headed back. We stayed at the Sequoia Lodge which was just a short walk from the park. The room was nice and comfy, decorated with Bambi wallpaper which was a nice touch. Had a buffet dinner in the hotel restaurant, which was lukewarm and frankly a bit crap, before calling it a night ready for an early morning.
I'll leave you with some pictures of Disney Village from our Hotel.
So back in November me and Frank (boyfriend) decided to book a trip to DLP to celebrate being together for 6 years. January was the date, we knew some of the attractions would probably be down but decided the good deal and smaller crowds were worth it.
We set out on the Eurostar early on the Thursday morning. There were some delays as there has been a lorry fire in the tunnel the weekend before so we we had to wait just outside the tunnel for about 40 minutes. During January no trains run direct to DLP so we had to catch a connection at Lille. This was fine except they seemed to put all of the transfers from the Eurostar on one carriage, cue a load of British tourists arguing about the luggage space.
Finally we arrived around Midday, handed in our luggage at the Disney Express and made our way into the Studios Park. First up was Crush's Coaster. I'd heard queues could be long for this, so seeing as it was only 30 minutes we decided to get it out of the way. It was decent enough, I liked the outside section at the start and the lights and effects inside. Due to the darkness you couldn't see what came next, I liked this combined with the spinning, made for a pretty fun ride.
We went and grabbed a fast pass for Ratatouille and then headed over to RC Racer. It was good and had some nice airtime at the top but was over way too quickly.
Next we headed over to Rock n Roller Coaster. I'm not really sure why they bothered with the pre-show, it doesn't serve any purpose to the ride compared to the one in Orlando which created a good storyline. We got a seat towards the back, the launch was more powerful than I'd remembered and the ride wasn't as rough as i'd expected. It went on for quite a while as well, I enjoyed it.
On to Tower of Terror next, which i'd been looking forward to riding more that anything else after loving the one in Orlando. The theming and detail of the building were as impressive as ever - just so immersive and I love the pre-show part. Anyway I don't know if we just got a bad cycle on our first ride, but I was left slightly disappointed. The drop didn't seem to pack a punch as much as i'd remembered and I just didn't enjoy it as much. I still had a few more rides left though so there was time for that opinion to change.
Last ride of the day was Ratatouille. The technology is absolutely incredible and the detail to the ride is seriously impressive. I love how they mix up the 3D and the giant props inside the ride to really create the storyline and sense that you have genuinely been shrunk. Would have loved to have ridden it again but Frank didn't enjoy it as it made him feel sick and the queues were up to 90 minutes long later in the trip.
It was time to check in to our hotel so we called it a day and headed back. We stayed at the Sequoia Lodge which was just a short walk from the park. The room was nice and comfy, decorated with Bambi wallpaper which was a nice touch. Had a buffet dinner in the hotel restaurant, which was lukewarm and frankly a bit crap, before calling it a night ready for an early morning.
I'll leave you with some pictures of Disney Village from our Hotel.