Ventured to Disneyland Paris today. Got a park hopper so that we could go to both the original Disneyland Park and the Walt Disney Studios Park there. The Rock’n Roller Coaster was alright as was Tower of Terror (seems shorter in height here, but the bellhop was funny cuz he messed with everyone before we went up: stink eye look/scare). The shows were more interesting to me than anything else we saw in the studio park. Cinémagique was a cool show that put Martin Short into several movies starting with silent films. Animagique was also a pretty cool Disney show with all the main cartoon characters and some form the Disney Vault singing classic tunes. Note: all shows are presented in English and French. Ex. Mickey will speak French (seems “gayer” according to Val) while Donald Duck will speak English; Star Tours’ robots speak French, but everything else is in English.
The main Disneyland is much bigger than the studio park (smaller than California’s, though) and has its variations on rides and design. As Vincent Vega puts it, “Over there it’s just a little bit different.” The majority of the coasters have upside down loops, smoking is allowed, park staff is less friendly, and you can purchase beer. Adventureland’s entrance is Arabesque, Tomorrowland is called Discoverland, and Fantasyland even has an Alice in Wonderland maze. Pirates seems more modeled after the 1st movie with the outside resembling an island fortress, the pirates speak French, and the biggest bummer: the man with the shack at the beginning is gone. Indiana Jones has a mine car roller coaster instead that’s pretty fun for the time it lasts. Space Mountain is definitely superior here: you’re shot through a telescope and go through a more roller coaster-based ride (loop is awesome).
The Haunted Mansion is known as The Phantom Manor and resembles Norman Bates’ house. There is no French Quarter and so the Frontierland where it’s situated reminds me of Knott’s. The Knott’s influence can be seen on the ride by the abundance of skeletons that are more ghoulish. The layout of the building is the same, but the aesthetics aren’t. The stretching paintings differ; the narrator is gone; one corner resembles a route on Indiana Jones in California with all the skeletons; the bride theme is that of her suicide (seems like she lived a Miss Havisham life).
Surprisingly overall the experience, though enjoyable was different from the typical Disneyland.
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