Disneyland Paris Is Absolutely Incredible (My First Visit) - Euro Disney Exceeded ALL Expectations
Disneyland Paris July 2025
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Welcome everyone. Adam the Woo here as
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the recording of this. It is Saturday,
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July 5th,
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2025. This is a historic occasion
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because this will be my first day in my
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very first international Disney park
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ever,
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Disneyland Paris. And I'm wearing an
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appropriate t-shirt
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and I'm inviting you to join me.
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I don't know what I'm about to get
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myself into.
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Shall you? First visited Disney World in
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the late 70s with my mom and my dad.
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Took myself on vacation there. And then
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we continued to visit through the 80s
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and then in 1991, moved to Central
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Florida,
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fell in love with Disney MGM Studios,
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the Michael Eisner era. That was my
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favorite Disney era. Now, a lot of
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people do not agree with that, but that
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is my era.
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growing up with Disney, so I have a soft
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spot for the the Eisner era. Became a
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annual passholder at Disney World in
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2001 and pretty consistently with the
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exception of a couple of years. have
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been an annual passholder since the 01
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02 days and got my first annual pass at
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Disneyland in Anaheim in 2015 and very
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consistently with the exception of about
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a year or so have been a passholder out
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there
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when they removed the annual passes and
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the park was closed. Obviously that
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couldn't happen but I have never been
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inside Disneyland Paris before. This is
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the first time this will ever happen
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being able to go inside there. Michael
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Eisner's park. A lot of Tony Baxter's
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little footnotes and dedication to his
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craft are in here as well. And I'm going
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to be going on some attractions, some
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rides, experiencing the sights, the
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sounds, the smells, the vibes
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of Euro Disney, formerly Euro Disney.
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Well, they do have Casey's Corner here.
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And look, they do call it Main Street
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USA, even though it's in France. And I'm
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not a guide map kind of guy, but I do
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not know any layout of this place. So
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guide map for the win today. Ah, Euro
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Disneyland Railroad. They have the old
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school Eisner name up there. Very nice.
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Oh, I got to do the train. They got
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Gibson girl. And it appears as if I am
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walking in right around 11:30. Well,
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it's a little after 11:00, but they are
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getting ready to do the parade right
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now. Parade is happening at the moment.
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And again, I am not really familiar with
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anything that is happening in here. I
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don't know the names of the parades. I
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don't know the names of the shows. I'm
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only familiar with the US parks and
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those rides and attractions, and I'm
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sure it's pretty much consistent with
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those, but it's going to have a little
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twist on it. Also, from what I was
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reading, this is the only park that is
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still 100% owned by Disney, where the
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other international parks just have
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their their hand and their foot and
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their toe dipped in the water, where
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this place is is 100% full on Disney
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owned, just like the US parks. My
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goodness, what weird world have I
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stepped into? I feel like I'm in the
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Twilight Zone right now. Got the Churro
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Rock, similar to the former French fry
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rocks at Disneyland over here. what I
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thought was Tomorrowland, but in fact
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there is no Tomorrowland. It is
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Discovery Land here. So, you got the
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lands, you got Discovery Land, you got
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Fantasy Land up there, you got Frontier
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Land, you got Adventure Land. And my
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first attraction is going to be what
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Tony Baxter called the best Big Thunder
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Mountain
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in existence. He's the one that created
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it. He says it's the best. I best remove
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them. That's going to be the first
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attraction right there in the middle of
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the Rivers of America. Oh yeah. I I'm I
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I'm ready. I'm so ready. To be
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completely honest, my first impression
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walking in here, it was I just my mind
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is blown. It is like I It's like I know
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it, but I don't know it. A wave of
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emotions overcame me as I was walking
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down Main Street. Oh my goodness. I
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can't believe I'm here. it. It's like
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unexplainable how bizarre this feels to
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me. So, I purchased something on top of
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my ticket called Premier Access
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Unlimited. And there are a few
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attractions that are included. And what
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that means is I can go on any of these
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one time. It's not it's not an unlimited
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amount of times on the attractions, but
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I do not have to wait. It is an extra
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fee, so I went ahead and paid it. And I
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can go on any of these attractions
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without waiting. Some attractions are
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not included, but all of these are. Look
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at this. Temple apparel. That looks like
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Looks like an indie. That's the indie
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ride from the second film. Temple of
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Doom, right? The mine ride. Peter Pan's
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Oh, Peter Pan's Flight is on the
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fastass. Small world.
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Guess remove them. Phantom Manor. That
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is their version of Haunted Mansion.
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Definitely going to do that. I'm going
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to walk over to Frontier Land, but first
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I got to go check out this castle now
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that the crowds have dissipated just a
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little bit. Now, keep in mind, I'm not
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doing everything here at this park
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today. Doing key things, my first
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experience. I'm here for more than one
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day, and I'm also not going to over to
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the other park today. This is just going
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to be my first impressions.
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The main things I want to do are Phantom
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Manor and Big Thunder and just kind of
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peruse around and I'll do everything
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that's on the on the fastass.
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I'm just going to soak it in. I'm just
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going to soak it in. I'm I'm really
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having a hard time wrapping my head
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around the fact that I am here at this
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moment. This is an impressive castle
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also, I must say.
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Oh, got a second level up here. There's
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a second level with the stained glass.
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Look at that. Oh, you can walk up there.
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That's like their version of the
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corridor of goons.
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Oh, there's a staircase and you can walk
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up there. Oh, this is so awesome. I had
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no idea this was up here. Now, I've
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heard there's a dragon underneath the
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castle, but I had no idea there was all
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this area up here.
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Oh, yeah.
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Why do I love this so much?
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Look at that.
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Maleficent the dragon. Wow. Nice
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tapestry right there.
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Okay, this is a good start. This is a
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good start right here.
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Now, I watched the Imagineering Story on
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Disney Plus a few years ago, and if I
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remember correctly, these stained glass
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windows were done by the same guy who
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did the stained glass
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at the cathedral, Notre Dame Cathedral
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in Paris,
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if I remember that correctly. One of the
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ones that that did some of this, the the
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newly revamped stained glass there. All
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the trees through here.
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Ash, got Maleficent here. So good. So
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good. I have a nerve. Shout out to the
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Yes.
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This always gave me nightmares. Every
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time I'd see in a photo or seeing a
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spinning wheel, seeing the film, I knew
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that this was like the evil contraption
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that never prick want to prick your
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finger on this thing. Don't do it.
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It put you into a slumber. I guess
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that's a good way to fall asleep though.
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Wild. You can stand up here and overlook
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down into fantasy land as well. And the
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sword in the stone is here, not over by
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the carousel. Heard the stories about
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this. And now it's my time.
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I noticed when going down Main Street in
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front of the castle, I did not see a
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partner statue here. There's one here
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for sale for €349 or €99,
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but I did not see this in the park yet.
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Maybe I'm not looking in the right spot,
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but it's not in front of the castle like
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I'm used to in the US. Right. They have
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Snow White, a Scary Adventures type of
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Snow Snow White possibly. And just like
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Anaheim, right next to it is Pinocchio
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over here. They have a Pinocchio dark
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ride. That's awesome. Set up like
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Disneyland's fantasy land in Anaheim.
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Sir Mickey's though is where Toad would
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be. Carousel's in the same spot. You got
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Pinocchio over here, Snow White, the
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castle. So all that's kind of the same.
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And there are a few things that are
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different. Like Dumbo is kind of over in
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this area and Peter Pan's Flight is way
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over here. But I definitely like this
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setup
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of Fantasy Land a little bit better.
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Kind of like modeled after Anaheim's
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version than the hunk of crap we have at
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Walt Disney World's Fantasy Land. Goofy
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hat here. We got a little uh little
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ratatouille cap. And take a look at
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this. I haven't seen this in the US
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parks here. It's like a black and white
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Mickey cap right there. That's kind of
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neat. I haven't seen that before. I've
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seen the Donald and I've seen the Goofy
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and I've seen the Mickey and the Minnies
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and all that, but I don't know if I've
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seen the Ratatouille and I don't I sure
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for sure haven't seen this unless
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they've just brought them to the States
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since the last time I went to the parks
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there. This is this is seriously based
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on the Anaheim Anaheim Park for sure. I
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mean, look look at this. It's like a
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it's like it's like Walt's original
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Magic Kingdom with elbow room. I am
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having serious sensory overload right
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now. Is this Captain Hook's ship right
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here? It's a pirate ship. Is that
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Hooked? Oh, Skull Rock. Yes.
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What is this? What is this?
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Yeah. So far, my thoughts on this this
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place rules.
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I mean, it takes everything that Disney
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Well, not everything, but it takes a
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good percentage of what the original
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Disneyland has in SoCal and expands upon
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it just a little bit. I mean, it's it
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doesn't, you know, Walt was never here,
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but you get what I'm saying. And look at
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all this elbow room. Look at all this
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walk. Look at Why do I sound like
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Seinfeld saying that? No way. Big Feder
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Mountain Railroad Paris edition. And
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look over there. Their version of the
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mansion. Mantar.
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And as much as you want to emulate the
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Mary Poppins film, please do not feed
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the birds, even if they are only tuppets
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a bag.
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What is Look at this. It's completely
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surrounded by the rivers. I don't know
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if it's called the rivers of America,
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but there is a moat river around it.
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Mortime Manor off in the distance. And
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of course, you got big Thunder Mountain
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Railway Railroad.
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Oh. Oh, what's happening? Can I just say
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that my mind right now is like
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cannot comprehend
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what this the heck is happening right
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now.
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Their frontier land is really good.
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Really,
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really good. I love this place. They'll
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have a shooting gallery here. has not
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been butchered for a DVC lounge. Really
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great theming through here. Even have
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Ros's Blacksmith shop over here.
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Big Thunder photographer. Oh, you can
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get a photo of your ride on Big Thunder.
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They fully embrace the Big Thunderness
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here. Thanks to Tony Baxter, obviously.
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I think his quote was, "The fourth times
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a charm."
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I think that was it. I think this is the
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fourth Big Thunder. Could
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have been the third time's a charm. This
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will be the only This will be the third
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Big Thunder that I have been on. Look at
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this bad boy. That is a little busy
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here. That is the standby queue. One of
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the
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fast passes. Not called Fastpass. It's
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called something else that I can use is
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on this attraction. It's not good for
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every attraction, but it is good for
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some of the ones I want to do. Oh, I've
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been patient. And I've been oh too
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patient to go on this and it is
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happening. See this guy's clapping.
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Hopefully I can get the back row. I
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always like the back row on Big Thunder.
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So not sure if they take request here,
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but I'm going to ask for the back row.
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Premier Access. That's what it's called.
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I haven't heard of best remove them
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here. They may not They might not best
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remove them here. I have asked for the
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back row and was granted the back row
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number
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15.
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Oh, I'm excited about this.
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I am so stoked.
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Awesome.
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This thing rattles a whole heck of a lot
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more than the ones I'm used to. The
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track might be a little rougher.
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Although they said they said remove
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house and glasses, but they said it
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differently. There's also no pouch here
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to put your stuff in. So, you just got
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to hold on to everything. You best
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remove them.
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France style.
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Uh-oh.
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I
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go
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that's different. Oh.
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Oh, that's different. That's different.
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Right out the bat. Right out the gate to
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drop. Let's go.
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that's what's up. Oh, that looks
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awesome.
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Man,
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This is more like a traditional wooden
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coaster style. Look over here.
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This is like riding an old school wooden
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coaster. The track is way more vicious.
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There we go. Go. Where's the goat? No.
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Go. No. Go.
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I'm on an island.
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Go, go, go, go, go.
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What the heck just happened?
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My god, that was good.
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Oh, that was good.
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Oh, not disappointed at this all.
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Howdy, folks.
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Dude, that was good. That
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was amazing.
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What the heck just happened? That was
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the best big thunder I've ever been on
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in my life. It was like a religious
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experience. Unbelievable.
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That was so good. So good. Had all the
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elements I like, but they were enhanced.
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Seemed like there was more hair pin
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turns. There was more of an element of
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danger. More drops. more elevation, more
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speed in certain parts, probably when
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you went underneath the water, in and
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out from underneath the tube that goes
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underneath the water. And it felt like a
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more like a coaster than the other two.
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Now, the other ones are coasters, but
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this one felt more
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old school wooden style track coaster
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that you'd see at like a janky amusement
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park mixed with the beauty
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of the theming that only Disney can
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provide. The perfect mix of two
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melded into one.
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Shout out to Tony Baxter. This is good.
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am losing my mind here. They have a
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river boat here. I don't know if their
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river boat does shave a haircut two bits
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along with the train.
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I am I am really loving this wild wacky
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weird place. All right, now that I've
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knocked the first attraction out, it's
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time for a little spookiness
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in the in the daylight. I like this.
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Doesn't say Haunted Mansion. It says
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Phantom Manor right there. It's their
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version of the Haunted Mansion. And
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again, I don't really know what I'm in
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store with this. I've only seen some
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photos. I've heard people talking about
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it. Never watched a ride through. I
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I don't know what to expect, but it's
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happening into the portrait gallery over
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here now. Walking through. Look at that.
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That's
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really good. Is that the bride up there?
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Yeah, that's the bride of the portrait
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gallery.
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Yeah, this queue is definitely way
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different. Who is that up there? Is that
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the bride up there or is that the
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Phantom? I'm so confused. I was under
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the impression that the entire
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attraction was going to be completely
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different.
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Completely different than the Haunted
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Mansion, Haunted Mansions that I am used
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to over in New Orleans Square, obviously
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Disneyland to the end of Frontier Land
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next to the start of Fantasy Land at
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Walt Disney World. But to be completely
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honest, the beginning portions were
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pretty much the same with their own
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weird little twist. And I thought, oh,
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this is going to basically be a more
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kind of almost like a little more evil
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and twisted version on the mansion. Not
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Haunted Mansion is already twisted in
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its own way, but it was just little
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little nuances that were were different
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for different for France. And then out
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of nowhere, as I thought I was going
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basically past the ballroom scene and
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into the attic, that's where everything
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completely changed. The attic scene was
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completely different. Threw me for a
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loop. did not expect the attic scene to
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be in that way. And then you kind of go
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down this little like corridor of like,
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you know, this little little tunnel, if
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you will, dark tunnel of all kind of
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like interesting creatures and
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skeletons. They had the singing bus. I
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did not see any hitchhiking ghosts,
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however. Didn't see those, but I did see
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the singing bus. And it was really got
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scary almost like almost like a like a
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more horrifying version of the haunted
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mansion, which is kind of nice. You
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start off with the that first half is
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like the OG style and then it takes a
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really hard horrific turn towards the
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end. I got to say pleasantly surprised
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in my mind and what I had heard from
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others just in conversation over the
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years that it was nothing like the
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mansion. But that's not true because the
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first half is pretty much like the
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original mansions. But this thing has
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taken its own own element, its own style
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and almost got almost reminds me of like
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a like a a horror nights type of thing.
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It's towards the end with animatronics
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and then it goes into like a western set
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and all that. Man, that was good. I'm
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two for two so far with my
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impressiveness.
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Mortm manner. I hope they have like a
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t-shirt or something cuz I would love to
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get like a magnet, a t-shirt or
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something for this.
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So far, Disneyland Paris, former Euro
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Disney, you are two for two. You are two
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for two. Very impressed. Very impressed.
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You know, every time I've watched
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Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom and I
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see the minecart scene, I always think
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of how that would be make such a great
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attraction. And there is one. I didn't
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realize until recently that they even
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had one over here. I was reminded when
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walking in today looking at the map.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril.
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Just like Temple of Doom. It's like the
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mine. It's like the minecart part of
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Temple of Doom. The second indie film.
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The wild wacky indie film. It wedged in
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between Last Crusade and Raiders.
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I'm doing this. I This This is reality
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right now. That's what's so bizarre
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about this. This is This is a real
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thing. They have a single rider line.
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Also, I have the
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I had the deal where I could don't have
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to wait in the standby and there's a
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single ride. They might not let me film
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on this either. They probably won't let
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me film on this, but we'll see what
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happens. All right, this has a 360 loop
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and sudden drops and stops.
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This is a thing of beauty right here.
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Definitely different than the indie ride
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Just asking a cast member
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about pirates and he said pirates was
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down for reapers right now. Uh, I've
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heard good things about Pirates here,
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but
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not going to be not going to be able to
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do Pirates of the Caribbean this this
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trip. That's so wild.
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There are no bags. There's nowhere to
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put your stuff. You just got to hold it
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in your pockets or hold it in your hand.
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You can definitely
25:30
lose some things on this very easily.
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Oh my gosh. I do not know what's going
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to happen. Oh, is this a drop? Holy
25:48
crap.
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Oh no. Oh god. Oh.
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Where's the loop? I don't want to do the
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loop. Truthfully,
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that was the loop. That was the loop.
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Oh, that was the loop. Oh.
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Oh, I'm so worried I was going to drop
26:53
everything. I can't believe I don't have
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any like bags. I don't have any pouches.
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I was like gripping my elbow out of my
27:02
pocket to make sure my phone and my
27:05
wallet didn't fall out. And then I was
27:07
holding on to this just like that.
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Hop over here into Tobias Norton and
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Sons, the merkantile, the frontier
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traders. See what kind of merchandise
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they have. We have a Big Thunder
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Mountain wooden train and a gold nugget
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right here. I've never seen these
27:25
before. That's cool. and Phantom Manor
27:28
merchandise as well. I may have called
27:29
it Mortem Manor because Mortm Manor is
27:31
the haunt at Oldtown because some say
27:34
you say manor some I'll say Mortm. So if
27:36
I mispronounced it and said Mortm manor
27:38
I meant to say Phantom Manor. Phantom
27:41
there's Leota. Phantom Manor right
27:44
there. Loving all the Big Thunder merch
27:46
though. Look at all the Big Thunder
27:47
merch they have through here. You even
27:48
got Look at this. You gave out a Big
27:50
Thunder Spirit jersey right over here. I
27:53
love that. Exiting out of Frontier Land.
27:55
This is kind of like their Fort
27:57
Langghorn. Yeah, this is very Fort
28:00
Langghornish. Going back over to Main
28:02
Street, USA. Just crossing crossing
28:05
through here. You can't climb up there.
28:06
They got the walls up so you can't go
28:08
up. Oh, it's called Legends of the Wild
28:10
West. So, not Fort Langghorn, but that's
28:12
what it's kind of that's what it's kind
28:13
of giving me the vibes of, but they have
28:16
it blocked off. They probably should
28:17
walk over at least show the facade of
28:19
Pirates of the Caribbean, even though
28:20
it's down for reefer. They even got the
28:22
wall up and everything. I heard good
28:24
things about the pirates here, but maybe
28:26
another time. Not this trip. Oh, no way.
28:28
They have Toad Hall here as well. There
28:31
is Jay Fattius. This is not an
28:33
attraction. It's a restaurant, but it
28:35
looks as if on the right on the door
28:37
there, it says closed. I got really
28:39
excited for a minute thinking that this
28:41
was the ride or the attraction. And then
28:44
I was like, "Oh, it's a restaurant.
28:45
Maybe I'll get a bite to eat inside Toad
28:46
Hall." But it is closed at the moment.
28:50
But right there, yeah, it's not the
28:52
ride, not the attraction, but it is Toad
28:54
Hall. They do have Toad Hall here in
28:58
France, here in Paris. That is so dang
29:00
cool. I don't see Mr. Toad over there
29:02
inside the window like he would be at
29:04
Disneyland, though. But still pretty
29:06
cool. They have this. It looks as if
29:07
Peter Pan's flight is currently down at
29:10
the moment. They are telling people
29:11
going in the premiere line that it's
29:13
down to come back later. So, find
29:15
something else and come back over. All
29:16
right. Now into the curious labyrinth.
29:19
We go inside this uh hedge maze
29:22
labyrinth right here. Themed after Alice
29:26
and Wonderland. Going into the darkness
29:28
now. Going first. Well, I'm starting off
29:29
by going into the darkness.
29:32
They got the jumping water fountains
29:34
through here. Look at the water jumping.
29:35
Oh, I see the chesire cat over there. Or
29:37
the cheshure cat. Yeah, that's pretty
29:39
neat. It's like a floral display here of
29:41
the chesture cat. You know what? I think
29:43
I can go up to the top of this castle
29:45
here. Yeah. Made it up to the tippy top.
29:47
Oh, is there a canal boats over there?
29:49
Maybe even got a windmill right here
29:52
overlooking this portion of Fantasy
29:55
Land.
30:07
to walk through to get over to the
30:07
entrance right here. Kind of showcases
30:09
it. Oh, look. There she is. She's like
30:12
yelling down in there. A really neat
30:15
little overlook from the top of the
30:17
castle. There's like so many cool
30:18
experiences here that are different than
30:21
the other parks, which I really like.
30:22
It's definitely definitely
30:25
a unique perspective from up here. You
30:28
can see how busy it is over there. You
30:31
got Small World over in the distance.
30:33
You got the castle right there. You got
30:37
Pinocchio
30:38
over there. Snow White. You got
30:42
Peter Pan over in the distance. You got
30:44
Toad Hall right there. That's the I
30:46
think that might be the train station
30:48
right there. I got to do a train as
30:50
well. But this Yeah, this showcases the
30:53
the whole maze. It's a pretty expansive
30:56
confusing maze. If you take the wrong
30:57
way, you get backtracked. You got to
30:59
turn around. So,
31:00
make sure you choose the right choose
31:02
the right path. All right, I'm about to
31:04
now cruise over the rooftops of London.
31:06
I am on number two because this is very
31:08
interesting how the ride is set up over
31:11
here. A two two row seedater on Peter
31:14
Pan's flight. That is highly unusual and
31:18
I like it. It makes the wait time a
31:20
little bit quicker in my opinion. I'm
31:22
gonna fly over the rooftops of London.
31:24
All in all, pretty standard to the other
31:25
two. There's a little few slight
31:27
differences including at the there's a
31:29
couple scenes that weren't in it weren't
31:31
in it like I didn't see the mermaids the
31:33
mermaid section but you definitely fly
31:35
over the city of London and I was
31:37
recently in London so it's kind of neat
31:39
to always go on Peter Pan even though
31:40
I'm in a different country cuz I'm in
31:42
France but over in England is where the
31:44
Peter Pan story was based as they're
31:46
flying over to get to see all of that
31:48
and on the way out it's kind of
31:49
interesting too where you're kind of
31:51
like exiting out towards the very very
31:53
end and that's when you see the mermaids
31:54
at the very very end at the exit of the
31:56
the ride itself. And I really like the
31:59
fact that there you can fit up to four
32:01
people on the the pirate ship, the
32:03
flying pirate ship, where the other two
32:05
parks I've been to, you can only get
32:06
two. And sometimes that makes for a
32:08
longer wait time. I think that probably
32:09
speeds up the wait time dramatically. I
32:12
mean, I didn't I didn't get in the
32:13
standby line, but if you could fit more
32:15
people on an attraction or a ride
32:17
vehicle, it just seems to me that it's
32:19
going to flow a little quicker. So, I
32:20
think they got it figured out here as
32:21
far as loading more people on the on the
32:23
on the attraction on the pirate ship.
32:24
you get four instead of the most at two.
32:26
And if you're one person on the twoerson
32:29
pirate ship, they're only going to load
32:31
one person. So, it really slows the ride
32:32
down. So, worked out pretty well. Head
32:35
over to Small World, which is over
32:36
there. But there's also the teacups.
32:38
Check out this unique top to the teacup
32:41
area over here. It's like half indoor,
32:43
half outdoor. Then you got the
32:45
waterfalls and all that. I'm not again,
32:47
I'm not going to do everything today. In
32:48
fact, I'm going to be on property going
32:50
to the parks for the next few days. So,
32:52
anything I'm not covering today, I can
32:54
cover other days. I'm just kind of
32:55
focusing on a few key things and then
32:58
also the Premier Access stuff that I
32:59
that I paid for. The other days I might
33:01
not do the Premier Access. So, trying to
33:03
knock all those out today and just get
33:05
my my first vibe. So, I'm going to be
33:07
here more than just today. So, stay
33:09
tuned. It's kind of half indoors
33:11
outdoors. So, the queue dumps into an
33:13
indoor section. Well, an enclosed
33:15
section and that's where you board the
33:17
boat. And then they have the outdoor
33:19
section over there. So, it's kind of a
33:22
merging of both the parks I'm used to
33:24
where it's like the indoor the indoor
33:27
exterior and then the or the outdoor
33:29
exterior and then the indoor loading
33:31
platform. This is what the boarding
33:32
system looks like here. You got the two
33:35
lines that dump into one. And I'm going
33:37
to cruise my way through all the
33:40
different countries, all the different
33:41
people of the world singing the jingle.
33:44
It's a small world after all. I've only
33:47
This again, this is only the third Small
33:49
World attraction I've ever been on. This
33:51
started at the World's Fair in New York
33:52
back in the day, pre- Disneyland, and
33:54
one was one of the first ideas that Walt
33:57
had. Walt did not have it on opening day
33:59
at Disneyland in 55. In fact, it was one
34:02
of, if not the last, it was one of the
34:04
last attractions he was able to kind of
34:06
kick off, if you will, and show up to
34:08
the opening of, if I remember correctly,
34:10
Walt was there. So, this was like a very
34:12
special, you know, attraction for Walt
34:14
in his heart, in his mind. something he
34:16
really wanted to to put up onto the
34:18
world. It was like a good message.
34:20
Sherman brothers did the the jingle.
34:22
Richard and Robert Sherman, one of the
34:24
the two classic songwriters,
34:27
they also did variety of other things
34:29
like Tiki Room and all the music from
34:32
Mary Poppins and just it's one of those
34:33
songs that's hard to get out of your
34:34
head. That's why I'm kind of doing the
34:36
voicing. Well, one of the many reasons
34:38
too because you're not allowed to have
34:39
it in but doing the voice over of the of
34:41
the attraction of It's a Small World.
34:44
third third Small World I've been on.
34:48
Coast to coast and then also country to
34:50
country. To be completely honest, I
34:52
really enjoy this version of it. It was
34:55
definitely not a cookie cutter cut and
34:58
paste of the other two that I've been
35:00
on. Now, they do have a lot of the
35:01
different characters and a lot of the
35:03
iconic pieces that you would see on the
35:05
original one and then also the one at
35:07
Disney World. Those are the only twos
35:08
I've been on, so the ones I can compare
35:10
to. They also have some things I was not
35:12
expecting as I cruise through. The set
35:14
pieces seem a lot cleaner and bigger.
35:17
The show floor where the roof kind of
35:19
seems a little bit taller with more
35:20
items. I don't know, maybe I mean I
35:22
didn't have like a tape measure to kind
35:23
of measure it, but it definitely seems
35:25
like there's the bigger set pieces
35:26
behind the characters as you're kind of
35:28
going through. And I was really not
35:31
expecting at the very end there was a
35:34
section for Hollywood. I did not did not
35:37
see that coming that they would have an
35:39
entire section devoted to Hollywood
35:41
which kind of made me happy as well
35:43
seeing the Hollywood kind of going
35:44
through there. So yeah, Small World was
35:47
definitely not a disappointment. I
35:49
halfway went through thinking that it
35:51
was just going to be a cut and paste of
35:53
the other the other two, but it really
35:55
wasn't. It really had its own its own
35:57
thing going on and would go on it again
35:59
and I highly recommend if you ever come
36:02
to this park to to go through it. It
36:03
definitely has its own twist on the
36:06
classic, but kept, you know, kept the
36:08
basics. Kept the kept the basics dialed
36:10
in, but also had its own twist on it.
36:12
Why are the troopers just walking
36:14
through this little like area here with
36:16
just foliage like through the woods?
36:17
They're not even in a Star Wars area or
36:20
anything. They're just like the troopers
36:21
are just walking along this pathway over
36:24
to Discovery Land.
36:27
That was a what the That's was not
36:30
expecting that. And there are smoking
36:32
areas here. Tomorrowland here is called
36:34
Discovery Discovery Land. And here's a
36:37
throwback a throwback to the early8s
36:40
Eisner era even though this park opened
36:42
in '92. Video. There's still a sign here
36:45
for the old Video. I don't think they
36:47
still do the nighttime show, but that
36:50
was a big thing back in the 80s. Video
36:56
Cafe Hyperion.
37:01
are smoking areas, which you don't see
37:01
in the States anymore. However, a lot of
37:03
people around here, they just smoke
37:04
wherever.
37:07
France is definitely a culture that is
37:09
more keen on smoking than the US is. So,
37:12
you get a lot of people smoking. They
37:14
got the smoking areas. Then they have a
37:16
lot of people just walking around
37:17
smoking and no one really says anything.
37:18
The cast members don't really say
37:19
anything. In fact, even like I've
37:22
noticed the etiquette with like line
37:23
skipping and things. If you kind of slow
37:25
down for even a brief second, someone
37:27
will kind of like sneak in in front of
37:28
you. That's a little more here as well.
37:30
Also, when I walked in when they were
37:32
doing the parade, there was a lot of
37:35
people that were just kind of like on t
37:37
on top of pylons or climbing up the
37:39
light halfway up the light poles to get
37:42
better views. And no, none of the cast
37:44
members said anything. It wasn't really
37:45
frowned upon here like it is when you go
37:47
to the other parks, the the US parks
37:50
there. If you just try to climb up on
37:51
anything, you'll be scolded and
37:53
corrected pretty quickly. But it seemed
37:55
like the rules are a little more lenient
37:56
here on things, which isn't a bad thing.
37:59
It's just a different vibe. Video
38:02
Theater. I'm not sure if they still use
38:04
it for video, but man, that place is
38:06
insane inside. There's just a bunch of
38:08
seats, like an eating area. Pretty
38:11
pretty interesting and very very dated.
38:13
Very early '90s dated. What the heck?
38:16
They have a Nautilus here. What
38:19
underneath? Space mounted. That is the
38:23
Nautilus
38:25
right there. What are they doing with
38:26
this thing? It's just sitting here.
38:28
Space Mountain is overlaid for
38:30
Hyperspace Mountain, but I'm still going
38:32
to go on it. I guess the Star Wars
38:35
themed
38:36
Hypers Space Mountain. And this has a
38:39
launch, I think, that goes up into this
38:40
thing. All right, I'm heading in going
38:42
through the premiere line. There's also
38:45
a single rider line on this. So, I guess
38:46
I could have probably done that, too.
38:48
But utilizing what I did got paperwork.
38:52
All right, heading through the queue
38:55
Definitely a different style of queue.
38:58
I can hear the launch above my head.
39:02
There it is.
39:04
Launch area.
39:07
Kind of like their discovery like what's
39:08
it called? Discovery land or tomorrow
39:10
land. Very steep.
39:13
It almost looks like it's going to go
39:15
indoor to outdoor to board for the
39:18
launch. I can see light over there. And
39:20
it does indeed. You got the standby over
39:23
there. And then you got the hyperspace
39:25
banners. And there is the outdoor
39:28
loading area. And it launches you
39:30
indoors. That's what I'm That's what I'm
39:33
assuming by looking at this
39:41
there. Number seven.
39:41
Also noticing that the harnesses they
39:44
have are kind of like rock and roller
39:45
coaster while incred coaster now. So
39:47
they have the kind of harnesses that
39:49
pull down over your shoulder. So this
39:50
thing's a little different ride vehicle.
39:53
Yeah. Very similar to the Incredic
39:55
Coaster ride vehicle. I'm also noticing
39:58
there are no pouches on this either. No
40:00
pouches to put your stuff. Hold on to
40:03
them. Holy crap. That was intense. I was
40:06
not allowed. They said no filming on the
40:08
ride. I put the camera away. I said,
40:10
"Where am I supposed to put the camera
40:11
at?" They said, "Just hold it."
40:14
That was completely different. Amazing.
40:17
That launch very similar to like Incred
40:19
Coaster and Rock and Roller Coaster. Mix
40:23
the combination of them. And they had
40:25
the Star Wars overlay. Man, that was
40:28
good. Yeah, it was kind of funny. He's
40:30
like, "Oh, you can't have the camera.
40:31
You got to put put the camera away." I
40:33
said, "Where am I supposed to put the
40:34
camera away? There's no pouches." He
40:36
goes, "Oh, just hold it." But I wasn't
40:38
allowed. I was supposed to film. But so
40:40
the last one on my pass anyway is
40:43
Autotopia. So I'm going to I'm going to
40:45
do this version of Autotopia. Man, that
40:47
was awesome. That was really good. Oh,
40:50
watch the launch. There it goes. That
40:52
was me going up the launch right there.
40:54
That thing is thrilling. I mean, not
40:56
just that, but the whole inside.
40:59
It's a It's definitely different and a
41:00
little more intense than the Space
41:02
Mountain I was used to. That was good.
41:04
All right, just to check off the ones
41:05
I've done with the pass or the front of
41:08
the line. I got Indie, they've checked
41:11
it off for me, Small World, Peter Pan's
41:14
Flight, Phantom Manor, Big Thunder,
41:19
Hyperspace, and now it's time for
41:23
Autotopia.
41:24
There's also Star Tours, but I kind of
41:26
feel like that's just going to be the
41:28
copy and paste. So, I think I'm going to
41:30
skip that. I've done Star Tours enough.
41:32
My last one's going to be Autotopia for
41:34
today.
41:44
It's been a good first first experience
41:44
and first day at this park. A fly just
41:47
went by my camera.
41:50
No numbers on these one. These are
41:51
actually a little quieter as well. And
41:54
tomorrow land way.
41:57
Oh.
42:02
Oh, that's interesting. You take your
42:02
foot off the gas, it skids into a brake.
42:05
It actually presses a hard brake.
42:09
That's different. You take off your
42:11
foot, you take your foot off the gas at
42:12
the other places and it just kind of
42:14
coasts. This, you take your foot off the
42:17
gas and the thing falls to a screeching
42:19
stop.
42:24
I really love this theme park.
42:28
Obviously, I have massive nostalgia for
42:31
WDW
42:34
simply because it's first Disney park I
42:36
ever went to. I've been a passholder the
42:39
longest since 01 and skipped a few
42:41
years, but bought my first annual pass
42:43
in 01 02. Actually, I think I bought my
42:46
first annual pass in 03, but
42:49
give or take a year.
42:56
Been a million times.
42:56
Disneyland started going in 2015 and
42:59
been thousands of times.
43:06
I did not think I was going to love this
43:06
place as much as I my first impression
43:09
is giving me the feels.
43:12
I don't think I was going to jump out of
43:14
the way.
43:21
I will well I stated I will be here a
43:21
few days
43:23
but I could definitely see myself coming
43:25
back here
43:26
many times.
43:32
This seems like the perfect place to
43:32
come back in the winter wearing a a
43:34
hoodie, maybe a light coat, maybe a
43:37
heavy coat. I don't know how cold it
43:38
gets. I know it snows here.
43:42
This would be the perfect place in the
43:44
cold. Quietest Autotopia cars I've ever
43:48
been on.
43:50
Definitely the quietest.
43:53
Almost like doesn't feel like you're in
43:54
an automobile. Doesn't feel like you're
43:56
in an Autotopia car.
44:00
Soothing sounds.
44:06
Not sure what these markers are. That
44:06
says 220.
44:08
That says 180.
44:18
And the park in general I've adored so
44:18
far. Can't say can't say this Autotopia
44:21
is is all that all that great. Keeping
44:24
along with the relative steampunk vibes
44:27
through here.
44:30
I don't know how the food is here
44:32
either. There's a lot. Oh, what's that?
44:34
It's having a hard time. Get up and go.
44:36
Get up and go. Getting up that hill
44:40
again. Got a few more days. I'm going to
44:43
make the most of it. Originally, I was
44:45
just going to be here today and
44:46
tomorrow, but I extended my trip to the
44:49
day after that and the day after that.
44:51
So, four four total days counting today.
44:54
Got to do my best to cover all of it in
44:56
a timely fashion.
44:58
Get my take on things. Little traffic up
45:02
here. A little bottleneck.
45:12
I think that was it. Think that was
45:12
Autobia Paris. That's a little
45:14
different. There is a cast member at a
45:17
station there letting everyone know
45:19
which side to go.
45:35
She made this side yellow
45:35
and this side's going to be green.
45:38
That's a little different.
45:45
Are all the international parks this
45:45
good? I mean, holy cow. Very quiet
45:49
version of Autotopia.
45:51
A mellow Autotopia. I mean, they're all
45:53
really mellow, but this is the mellowest
45:55
of the three I've been on.
45:58
And this is only going off of my first
46:00
impression, obviously, and I only did a
46:03
percentage of what's in there. The
46:04
park's probably got lots of little nooks
46:06
and crannies and other attractions and
46:07
rides that I could do over the next
46:09
series of days. But my first thoughts is
46:13
I just love that place so much.
46:18
Reminds me so much of original
46:19
Disneyland with a little more room,
46:23
maybe a little more budget, a little
46:25
more time and thought behind the
46:27
creation of it because original
46:29
Disneyland was so rushed. Nothing will
46:31
ever beat Walts.
46:34
you know, original vision. That'll
46:35
always be my number one. And Walt Disney
46:38
World as a whole, all four theme parks,
46:41
water parks, resorts, I think is the
46:44
best Disney destination to go to. So,
46:47
best theme park when it comes to Disney,
46:51
Disneyland, you're never going to top
46:53
that. Just with the nostalgia, with Walt
46:56
being there, Walt walking around,
46:59
that's his original, you know,
47:01
envisionment.
47:03
that's always going to be the number
47:04
one. There's never going to nothing's
47:06
ever going to top that. And then as far
47:08
as destination goes, in my opinion, WDW
47:12
will always be the best.
47:15
As far as all four parks, if you're
47:17
going to go somewhere for like a week or
47:19
two weeks, that would be my
47:20
recommendation
47:22
would be to go to WDW for for a long
47:24
vacation,
47:26
if you will. But based on what I
47:28
experienced in there and what I saw in
47:30
there, again, just first impression, I
47:34
think that's a better park than Magic
47:36
Kingdom is. Don't come at me. Granted,
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Magic Kingdom has Jungle Cruise, has
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People Mover, still things like that
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that they don't have in there, but as a
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whole, I feel if I was just going to go,
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if I had to choose either park to have
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more enjoyment at, I think that's a
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better park than Magic Kingdom. Again,
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all of the WDW complex, the whole empire
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of Walt Disney World is far more
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superior, I think, than if you were to
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travel here, but parkto park, Disneyland
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number one. I'm putting this at number
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two above Magic Kingdom. First
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impression, that might change over the
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next series of days, but that's my
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thoughts. And I'm not including
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Hollywood Studios. I'm not including
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Epcot, Animal Kingdom, all that. I'm
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just talking about, you know, the the
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original style Disneyland style of
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parks.
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I mean, Epcot's on a whole other level
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and totally different. All right, that's
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going to do it for today. Thanks for
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watching. Man, I had a good time. I'll
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see you in the next video. The vlog is