Elle Field's Blog, page 32

Disneyland Paris: Fantasyland

You may think Fantasyland is just for children, but you'd be wrong. OK, the rides aren't the fastest or the steepest or the scariest in this land, but they are still a lot of fun - whatever your age is!

Walk through the iconic Sleeping Beauty Castle to get into Fantasyland, but have a nosey around whilst you're there. You can head under the castle, but don't wake the dragon! (My youngest nephew was thoroughly fed-up of photos by the last day when the above photo was taken!)

The first ride we we...

Disneyland Paris: Discoveryland

Another day, another land, and today I'm telling you about Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris, known as Tomorrowland at other Disney parks around the world. Discoveryland has a heavy Jules Verne influence, incorporating his vision of the future, and you can actually walk through his submarine, the Nautilus, from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

I was ridiculously happy to spot WALL·E and EVE lurking behind Videopolis because I love the film WALL·E so much. OK, I couldn't give you my definitive top...

Disneyland Paris: Frontierland and Adventureland

I've lumped Frontierland and Adventureland together in one post because during our visit most of the attractions in these two lands were shut for repairs! (Disneyland Paris is celebrating its 25th anniversary next year so the park is getting spruced up, plus rides do get shut from time to time for general repairs or reinvigoration.)

Frontierland:
One of my favourite rides in Frontierland is Big Thunder Mountain and, yep, it's closed all this year. Never mind, I thought, I'll go on the one in th...

Disneyland Paris: Main Street U.S.A.

When you walk through the ticket barriers at Disneyland Paris, you're no longer in France - you're on Main Street, USA!

There are various ticket types to get into the park/s, including multi-day and multi-park options, and you can find out more details about tickets here. (Disney hotel packages tend to include tickets, though you can also book room-only.)

Whilst Main Street doesn't have any rides, it is the street that leads you to the four lands: Adventureland, Discoveryland, Frontierland and...

The month that was: March 2016

What happened:
When I first started writing Found, the third Arielle Lockley book, a voice jumped out at me that wasn't Arielle's. Other than Ob's voice telling the prologue and epilogue in Lost, it's always been Arielle telling her story, but I decided to let this character narrate Part I in Found with Arielle narrating Part II.

The closer I got to finishing Found though in March, the more I thought that Part I should be a stand-alone story... so it will be! B-Side tells the events o...

Easter 2016 at Disneyland Paris

When to go:
This Easter I went to Disneyland Paris (or Euro Disney as it used to be called) with Olly, my brother, sister-in-law, nephews (10 and 3) and niece (7) where we spent four nights at Disney's Newport Bay Club. We arrived Thursday evening and left Monday morning so we had three full days in the two parks, which was more than enough time. Other than Crush's Coaster and the Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop in the Studios, and a few small rides in the main park, we got on most...