Disneyland Paris 2017 - Part 4

It seems at this point photo-taking started to go out of the window somewhat. Around midday, we hopped on over to the other park to check off the few things on our list that we wanted to do, before our lunch/dinner (linner?) reservation at Restaurant des Stars at 2.30. We had hoped to eat around 4 but the only slots were either super early or a lot later and, as we 1) had other plans & 2) aren't the type who eat meals in the late evening, so we settled for that time.
As I think I probably mentioned in a previous post, I had just visited in December but Laura hadn't been since a short school trips years ago, so I made a list of must-dos in the short time we had. Here's some of what we got up to in the Walt Disney Studios Park.

We didn't quite expect to do any character meets in WDS but we spotted Tigger and Eeyore with a tiny queue right by Art of Animation so we had to grab a sneaky hug. Then we popped round to check the times for Mickey and the Magician, squeezed in a go on Cars Quatre Roues Rallye (always a good laugh), had a good cry at the show and headed round to Ratatouille. Single rider on this ride is a 'Godsend'! A 5-minute wait as opposed to a 50+ min wait - yes please! We even ended up in the same rat which was an extra plus.
I finally had the time and guts to step up and ride Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop, which was okay. I love hights but I'm not the biggest fan of the dropping sensation but it was way better than Tower of Terror.
Something I haven't bothered with since 2010 is Armageddon, though seeing as we were early for our meal reservation and it was starting we thought what the heck and to tell you the truth I actually enjoyed it. With a bit of an expansion, this could be super cool. After doing the WDS tour back in December it reiterates what this park is meant to be all about - the behind the scenes and making of the movies.
Once we came out of that attraction it was time to eat and be disappointed...so much so I apparently took no photos at all for a proper review...oops!


Until next time check out the previous posts in this series:
Disneyland Paris 2017 - Part 3
Disneyland Paris 2017 - Part 2
Disneyland Paris 2017 - Part 1
Character Meet and Greets
Disney Stars on Parade pt.1 
Disney Stars on Parade pt.2 

Disneyland Paris 2016 // Day 3, Part 3

Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of Day 3 in these links before reading on!

Phew, welcome the 3rd and final part of day 3 out of 5 from our winter 2016 DLP trip! As you might be able to tell, this was the day I took the most photos. Like hundreds. Over the 5 days, there were a thousand or so taken so just consider how long it takes to go through all those and even with splitting this day over 3 posts I still had to cut out a heck load of photos.
Anyway. Part 2 left off after our Grand Circle Tour on the Disneyland Railroad and when we arrived back at the Main Street Station we hopped on over to the other park. After having done the tour the previous day I was in information-spewing mode so was pointing out everything to (/annoying) Kerri and Kris while we walked to the Moteurs...Action! Stunt Show Spectacular!! Yay!!
I am a big fan of this show and obviously took way too many photos so have reigned it in as much as possible and only included a few...well 12...below :)

Upon leaving the stunt show, we popped over to Studio 1 for our pause gourmande. Well, Mam, Kerri and Kris did. I went to watch the band again and had a look in my fave shop for a certain pin that a lovely cast member helped locate for me. I then decided I wanted a cookie so grabbed one from The Hep Cat which was lush.
Time was ticking on and getting closer to our reservation for dinner (well an hour or two but I like to be prepared) so we just had a little wander around Toy Story Playland, a quick whizz on Slinky Dog Zig Zag Spin and a mini photoshoot on the Ratatouille-mobiles before splitting up and Mam and I headed for dinner at Bistrot Chez Rémy. I did a whole post dedicated to this experience because I had so many photos and so much to say about it, so if you'd like to know about that in more detail you can click here for that post! It's a good one if I do say so myself.
When we came out it was super dark. I've never been to Walt Disney Studios in the dark before so although it was closed and we should have been leaving quickly, we dawdled a bit for me to take some photos. These are the moments I wish I had a tripod with me, but imagine lugging a massive tripod around a Disney park all day? That wouldn't be so fun! Unlike this day - it was SO much fun. Stay tuned for day 4 & 5 in the coming weeks as well as posts from this week's mini adventure to the 25th-anniversary celebrations!!


Check out the rest of my DLP 2016 posts below!
Christmas Decor
Day 1, Part 1
Day 1, Part 2
What I Bought
Sequoia Lodge Hotel Review 
Day 2, Part 1
Day 2, Part 2
Bistrot Chez Rémy Review
Day 3, Part 1
Day 3, Part 2

Disneyland Paris 2016 // Day 2, Part 2

Before reading on, check out the start of our day 2, in my part 1 post here.

As I mentioned in the previous post (linked above, did you read it? I hope you did!) we had an 'appointment' in the afternoon! This was one of the most exciting things we had planned for this trip and it was actually a tour of the Walt Disney Studios Park. Yay!! We turned up early, like we always do, and our guide came out to meet us. It felt very special to be the only people in our 'group' so it was like a private tour just for us and she took the time to make it more tailored to us. I was crying before we even left the office and that continued for the majority of the tour lol.
I don't want to include any information, or much anyway, and limited photos so as not to ruin it in case anyone ever does the tour. However, we were told that it wasn't a popular choice and most people opt for the tour of the Disneyland Park instead, so it shouldn't ruin it much for too many.

The tour was everything I'd hoped and more! A lot of things I already knew, but other things - like Andy's footprint in Toy Story Playland and the amazing hidden Mickey on Les Tapis Volants that our guide was super excited about as she's only caught it on tours a couple times and so much more - were amazing to learn about. The whole point of the WDS park is that, just as DL park is about the movies themselves, it is all about behind the scenes and production of the movies which is where my heart lies and meant I was so glad I chose this tour out of the two.
After a slight run over on time (I wasn't complaining!) we parted ways with the lovely Camilla and headed to meet up with Kerri and Kris again before heading to Cinemagique. Who knew then that this would end up being my very last viewing of the amazing experience ever, as its closure was confirmed at the start of March 2017.
Our last move of the day was to park hop again and get a spot for the fireworks. It was extremely freezing and uncomfortable and so not worth it. I was pretty disappointed, after having hyped Dreams to Kerri and Kris, of how awful the Christmas Dreams was. Nevermind. We did it, headed to our hotel, ate at Hunters Grill together and then it was bedtime!

See you soon for Day 3!! Check out the rest of my DLP 2016 posts below!
Disneyland Paris 2016 // Christmas Decor
Day 1, Part 1
Day 1, Part 2
What I Bought
Sequoia Lodge Hotel Review 
Day 2, Part 1