Disneyland Paris

Longest day of my life! A 5 am wake up call and a midnight bedtime on both ends of that day. Holy smokes was I tired but it was one of the most fun days I've had in Paris.

I tagged along with Emily and Hannah (both season pass holders) and we arrived in front of the gates of Disneyland before it even opened. The ticket lady was amazing; she helped a person in front of us speaking fluent French, then helped me in fluent English, and some lady who barged in line with a question was responded to in fluent Spanish. Life goals right there.

I splurged and bought a 1 day/2 park ticket so we got in line for the Hollywood studios park so we we could hit up all the big roller coasters first when there would be short lines. We spotted another entrance station opening up and as I casually walked over to see if it was open, a flood of people came running after me so I booked it into line. We were nearly in front of the line and pumped to get in! Obviously we plotted our plan of attack: sprint to Crush's Coaster, then grab fast passes to Ratatouille. Well, the people in front of us had problems with their ticket so we were crying as we watched tons of people enter the park before us. Alas, we made it through the line and I just started sprinting down the road. I didn't even know where the roller coaster was but I wasn't about to be last!

Crush's Coaster looks so cute and innocent at first glance. Sitting in a little seat and looking up at really awesome jelly fish that glow in the fluorescent lights does not prepare you for the pitch-black, whirlwind of a ride that it turns out to be. So awesome! And we had about a 10 minute wait in line unlike the normal 2 hours. Great way to start out our day of Disney.

Throughout the rest of this park and in the main park, I conquered rides like the Tower of Terror, Aerosmith (first time ever going upside down), Indiana Jones, and Pirates of the Carribean. Of course we had to go on Ratatouille's 3D interactive ride which was awesome and cute little boat rides like Story Book Land. Seriously, a great day!

Our last stop was Buzz Lightyear's mission where we had to shoot at stuff with our little toy guns. The dad in front of us was not only really good-looking for an older man, but he had the kindest eyes I have ever seen. They were bright blue and when you looked at them (or creepishly glanced every so often) you could see that his face was just...happy. Watching him and his little daughter (or granddaughter??) was the cutest thing I had seen all day. Definitely not the only good-looking French male I had seen that day, that's for sure.

Wrapping up the goodness of Disney, I made us stop in a cute little ice cream parlor and buy some delicious scoops of ice cream. It may have been cold outside and we were surounded by Christmas decorations, but ice cream is always a good idea. I still dream of that ice cream: peanut butter Ben and Jerry's. I miss peanut butter. A lot.

 Johny Depp, I'm waiting.... Where you at?

So, worn out and full of Disney happiness, I went back to Hannah's place so we could eat normal food and then head off to the theater to be culturally enriched.....Singing in the Rain!! My first play in Paris and it was incredible.