We are back in Paris for the last leg of our trip. We rented a one bedroom Airbnb apartment in the Opera district. We are on the fourth floor but we can still hear and feel the underground metro. On the upside we are half block from the metro station and we have earplugs to block the noise.We have been to Paris multiple times this trip and years ago so we decide to do something different and that is Paris Disneyland. We buy tickets online which includes a bus ride from Paris. Paris Disneyland has two parks Disneyland and the Disney Studios, we decide to only visit Disneyland. The bus has three stops and one stop is a five minute walk from our apartment in the Opera district. The bus picks us up at 8:30 am and off to Disneyland we go. They play music from Disney movies during the bus ride. We arrive at 9:30 and the bus will take us back to Paris at 8:45. We had time to hit every ride we wanted to ride. We downloaded the Disney app which tells us how long the lines are at every ride. Some rides are the same as California
Disneyland like Space Mountain, Dumbo, Pirates of the Caribbean, autotopia, Star Tours, Riverboat ride. Its a small world was better than the California version. It may be a little longer and all the dolls are newer and the colors are fresher. Thunder Mountain is also better because it is longer. Haunted Mansion is called Phantom Manor it looks a little different from the outside and has some small differences inside but is mostly the same. Indiana Jones ride was a huge disappointment it is nothing like the California version it is just a standard outdoor roller coaster, no at you no animation. Sleeping Beauties castle is not as pretty as the one in California. The food is similar to any amusement park, I was hoping for French cooking but no it is burgers and fries and the usual mediocre food. You need to make reservations as soon as you buy your Disney tickets if you want to eat at the sit down restaurants. We did not because we only have one day in the park and do not want to spend it at a sit down restaurant. If you do make reservations the restaurant at Pirates of the
Caribbean has the best atmosphere. Main Street and the lands look similar but not the same. What we missed most about this trip are the changes due to Covid. No live shows, no parades and no fireworks. Sad to say that without shows, parades and fireworks some of the magic was lost. Maintenance in this park seems to be a issue. We went on Phantom Manor twice and it broke down for a minute or two both times. Thunder Mountain had to be closed part of the day because it broke down.
It is raining and that is the perfect time to spend the day at the Louve. We take the metro and it is only a few,stops from out apartment. We buy timed online tickets for the Louve for nine am when they open. You cannot buy tickets in person they must be purchased online in advance. They only have two entrances open. In the past we arrived by metro and took the metro entrance which always had the shortest line but they closed that entranced due to Covid. We enter in the Pyramid entrance. You can buy tickets that put you in a shorter line
but but we know we will have plenty of time in the museu.m. The line takes abut 20 minutes, everywhere you go lines are slower due to the added task of checking everyones Health Pass. The Louve has three wing and at each wing you have to show your ticket. We buy the audio guide which we use so much the batteries run out and we have to exchange the guides for new ones. The Louve is the largest museum in the world. and finding your way around can be a challenge. Plan your time at the Louve so that you see the art you like the most before you burn out. The Louve web site has sample trails that walk you by the most famous works of art In a short time. When we had our kids with us we spent three mornings at the Louve checking out one wing a day. With Covid protocols it would be a hassle to go back so get an early start.
