On Sunday we planned to spend the day in the Disneyland Park.
Thanks to the change in timezone and the change to Summer Time, we had
to get up far too early so we would be there for park opening.
Here comes the pink bendy bus!
Disney Village in the daylight.
A reminder of the real world: everybody had to pass
through a security check before they could enter the fantasy world.
The Disneyland Hotel where all the rich people stay.
Mickey says it's quarter to nine.
Time to enter the park
Crowds gather waiting to begin their day
The rope drop ceremony took place outside the castle
at exactly 9am.
We started our day in Fantasyland, taking in three dark rides in
quick succession. It's something the first time visitor wouldn't
think of doing, so ten bonus points to Paul for suggesting it.
Later in the day the queues had built up to over half an hour for
each.
Peter Pan's Flight - my favourite of the three.
Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains (Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs)
Les Voyages de Pinocchio
Everybody loves a good tune, even more so if they can sing
along. With that in mind, there's no more perfect ride than It's
a Small World. Described on the park map as "the happiest,
most tuneful cruise that ever sailed the world", they missed off
"the catchiest, most irritating, most
can't-get-it-out-of-your-head ride song ever".
Come on, sing along ...
"It's a small world after all, it's a small world after all,
it's a small world after all, it's a small small world..."
Shhh ... don't tell anyone but there's a dragon
living under the castle
With the song still in our heads ("It's a small
world after all, it's a small world after all, it's a small world
after all, it's a small small world...") we headed over to
Discoveryland for some more rides on Space Mountain.
Entering a world of pain.
Another train launched into space.
The last ride of the morning ...
Honey I Shrunk the Audience is a great 4D movie. After a load
of blah blah about the power of images (can you tell Kodak is the
sponsor?) we were led into the auditorium to watch the presentation of
the Inventor of the Year award. Prior to accepting the prize,
Professor Szalinski was supposed to give a demonstration of his
shrinking machine. Bet you can't guess what happens...
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