Disneyland Paris Archive

Top 10 Disney Bars & Lounges

Sometimes, you just need a drink. At Walt Disney World, Disneyland, or the other parks, sometimes you really need a drink. These are the top 10 Disney bars & lounges in the world…although the list skews heavily towards Walt Disney World, probably due to sheer quantity. This list considers both ambiance and drink quality, but

Cafe Hyperion Review

Cafe Hyperion is a counter service restaurant at Disneyland Paris in Discoveryland that is a contender for the worst restaurant in Disneyland Paris. Perhaps the worst restaurant in Paris. Perhaps the worst restaurant in the World?! Worse yet, Cafe Hyperion is perhaps the most popular restaurant at Disneyland Paris, and that’s something that is really

Ratatouille: The Adventure Ride Review

There’s a new trackless dark ride in the Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris based on Ratatouille, in a ‘Streets of Paris’ mini-land that has the potential to turn around that much-maligned park. But does it? We’ll take a look in this spoiler-free ride review of Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy (Ratatouille: The

Lucky Nugget Saloon Review

Lucky Nugget Saloon is a counter service restaurant at Disneyland Paris in Thunder Mesa serving burgers, fish, and ribs in an environment reminiscent of the Golden Horseshoe at Disneyland and Diamond Horseshoe at Walt Disney World, with the Paris version being the most elaborate and lavish of the bunch. I’m a huge fan of Thunder

Disneyland 60th Anniversary Info

Wondering what is in store for Disneyland’s 60th Anniversary? Here’s some info about the new parade, fireworks, and World of Color for the “Diamond Celebration” at Disneyland Resort, beginning May 22, 2015. UPDATE: the festivities have started–skip this preview and read my Ultimate Disneyland 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration Guide for current info and tips. —-

Scenes from Disney Parks: Reflections of Christmas

Merry Christmas Eve! Hopefully you’re done with the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping, present wrapping, making cookies, and are snuggled up at home by the fire watching The Muppet Christmas Carol. My plan for a quiet Christmas Eve calls for a traditional viewing of that (plus A Muppet Family Christmas, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,

Top 10 Disney Theme Park Shows & Spectaculars

Disney Parks have tons of attractions, but often overlooked are the live action shows and spectaculars that are not actual rides. There are numerous shows and spectaculars at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disney Resort, and Hong Kong Disneyland. Some of these are time-honored favorites, running for decades and still holding strong in

Top 10 Disney Rides

It’s hard to list Disney’s 10 best rides. Disney has hundreds attractions in Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, so it’s quite the list from which to choose. Obviously, not all of these attractions were created equally. At their best, Disney attractions are timeless classics that have multi-generational appeal. At their

My Top 10 Disney Experiences (So Far)

Someone recently asked me what my all-time favorite Disney moments had been. Having been going to the Disney theme parks all of my life and having numerous major life milestones occur there, that’s a difficult question to answer. Not only that, but favorite is somewhat of a moving target. Moments that seem significant today may

Sequoia Lodge Review

Disney’s Sequoia Lodge is a hotel at Disneyland Paris, with an aesthetic inspired by America’s National Park lodges with a modern twist. (Imagine if Frank Lloyd Wright designed Yosemite’s Ahwahnee.) Disneyland Paris doesn’t tier its hotels the same way that Walt Disney World does, but Sequoia Lodge would occupy about the same position as Wilderness