![]() ![]() As we watched I thought to myself, “You know what my readers would like? A shaky video of the last 22 seconds of this show!” There’s a nice little after-show with just projections and some music that is a lot easier to photograph. The guests in front of us immediately made us feel like we were in our home Disney park by hoisting kids up on their shoulders and blocking our view with their cameras and cell phones.ĭisney Illuminations is pretty much a just an “intellectual property greatest hits” projection show with some lasers and a few fireworks at the end. So then we trudged out to the Hub and staked our claim on a spot for the Disney Illuminations fireworks show. They did give us anytime passes to use for another ride, at least. We then walked all the way back to Big Thunder to use our FASTPASSes before the park closed and the fireworks started, only to be told that they were no longer accepting FASTPASSes? When I later asked at City Hall, the cast members there said they’d never heard of such a thing, and that we should’ve been allowed on the ride. I know we went up there and looked out the eye sockets, but I have no photos for some reason. When we got out of Pirates, Skull Rock was partially open, but just the skull part. *Technically not trivia, just another regular-day thing we missed thanks to the snow! The Disneyland Railroad passes through Pirates the same way it passes through Splash Mountain at Disneyland*.The dueling AudioAnimatronic pirates were among the most difficult to program and actually took chunks out of each others’ clothes and hair before the programming was perfected.Many of the figures’ costumes came from an old costume shop in London and predate 1900.In lieu of on-ride photos, here’s some more trivia gleaned from Disneyland Paris: From Sketch to Reality: I’m a huge fan of table service dining at Disney, but if we ever get back to Disneyland Paris, I may become a quick-service convert.Īfter dinner we rode the deserted Pirates of the Caribbean a few more times. At Captain Jack’s, we had to flag down a waiter any time we wanted the next course. At an American Disney restaurant they practically bring you your water, entree and check simultaneously, and then they stand there holding your hat and coat as you scarf down your meal. Oh, and just like our two previous table-service meals, the pace at Captain Jack’s was verrrrrrrrry leisurely. So, as it was with Walt’s – An American Restaurant, my capsule review is: Go once to check out the ambience, but just order whatever’s cheapest. It was sort of like a cut-up chocolate Mickey tart from Jolly Holiday Bakery with ice cream. This is the Tonka Bean Flavored Chocolate Tart with Vanilla Ice Cream (hold the Spice-Infused Syrup). Also OK!īecause I am a big dummy, I paid 15 € for dessert. I had the Prime Beef Rib with a Tamarind Glaze, Jalapeño Salsa and Sweet Potato (37 €). Patrick had the Slow-Roasted Smoked Suckling Pig with Roasted Eggplant and Squash (37 €). The worst thing we had was this 17 € appetizer of Cod Fritters with Cassava Fries, Tamarind Sauce and a Creole Cabbage Salad, which tasted like burned dirt balls. Like the Blue Bayou’s, this bread is not worth stuffing in your purse for later. Here are all 85 pages of the Cheesecake Factory-length menu… It was… acceptable, but at an unacceptable price! Again, we should have split something to save money. Our meal turned out not to be as terrible as the Internet had led us to expect. ![]() This seating section is wrapped around the back of the destroyed ship through which the ride boats pass at the very beginning of Pirates. The Blue Bayou’s railing feels much lower. The seating area down by the water is also very cramped and feels quite separate from the water due to the high fences and landscaping. I wish I’d spent more time taking in all the little vignettes, like this gorgeous little waterfall.Ī lot of seating is crammed along the balcony at the top/back of the restaurant, and in a few rooms. The lobby was empty at 5:30 pm on a snowy Thursday. I’m not really getting that from the model or the restaurant… Disney’s contractor pulled out a pair of scissors, cut a square out of the middle of the art and said, “I geeve you ZIS!”Īccording to the caption on this photo of the restaurant model in Disneyland Paris: From Sketch to Reality, the Story™ of The Blue Lagoon is that pirates built three huts: One from pieces of their boat, one from the remaining wood after the boat wore out, and one from palm trees. ![]()
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