The castle is stunning. Sorry it's not a pretty day for you but definitely loving the nonexistent crowds.
I loved how empty the park was that morning!
I know DLP has suffered from low attendance, but there's a part of me that hopes the crowds still stay low now that the Walt Disney company bought it outright. It was such a rare treat, to have Main Street practically to ourselves!
I love all of the pictures of you guys in front of the castle. I especially love the ones of Evie and Landon ... they look so happy!
Looking at the castle, it kinda strikes me as a mix of Disneyland and WDW's castles. The coloring is like Disneyland's, but it's skinnier and taller like WDW's (although clearly smaller than WDW's). Charming definitely seems like a good word to describe it.
I've only ever seen pictures of DL's castle, but I definitely get what you're saying. They kind of took the best characteristics of both castles and blended them together.
4 days after I leave... I'm sure that will be plenty of time to restock Via Napoli after the hurt I'm going to put on that place.
It's one of my favorites too! I really like it a lot. The food is excellent and the characters are fun. There are just so many great restaurants in EPCOT that it is hard to make it a regular meal in the rotation.
Good to know. I always try and eat at Via Napoli, so that tends to eliminate any other Epcot restaurant, but my mom and I figured we'd squeeze in this one. My friend from here swears by the Mac N Cheese at Garden Grill, and any character interaction will be a win in Landon's book. (Although, right now his one mission is to meet Anna and Else. He doesn't even watch Frozen and yet he won't ever stop talking about what he'll say to them if he got the chance...)
The best news yet!!!!!
That's odd... is there a big price difference between them?
I'm with ya on that...
I was 3 the first time I entered MK at WDW. However, I was 33 when I first stepped on Disneyland's Main Street, so I can totally relate.
No price difference between the three resorts. But someone else mentioned that the theming in Sequoia is much better than New York, and I can see that being the case. Most people want the resort that gives off the best "Disney vibe."
The French... they just don't get in a hurry.
Europeans in general. This basically holds true everywhere.
Festivals/events tend to start at ten in the morning and go until ten/eleven at night. Because of the kids, Alex and I usually get to places at opening, and we have the place to ourselves! Then, when we go to leave at 1 or 2 o'clock, the parking garages are packed. No rush over here...
Sounds like a fantastic idea and very much deserved.
I've always felt that way just from seeing pictures of it. I just love how it appears to be built into the landscape. It looks like it has been there for ages, while Cinderella castle looks more like it was just plopped into the middle of MK.
Those are fantastic! And the kids are getting so big!
Come on Alex! You can do better than that. It's a Disney park, you'll figure it out...
Fake it till you make it!
The castle does blend in really well with its surroundings...
I have to laugh, because I look at the photos from this trip and think, "Man, the kids were so little back then!" I guess because for so long I was going on trips every 4-5 months, it's surprising to see them from 9 months back.
Alex probably could have found his way if everything was in English, but he had that going against him. Plus, easy souvenir.