Hurricane in Paris (Part 2)

The windiest part of the trip was the day we went to EuroDisney.

Leaving the hostel in the morning I almost got blown off the sidewalk a few times, and by the time we reached Disneyland Paris it was full on wind and rain. Most of the rides were closed due to extreme weather conditions, so we had 7 hours to pass in a half-closed theme park. It turned out there was still quite a bit to do, of course we probably spent more money on food and hot drinks than we would have had it been sunny. It was nice in a way to not have to rush from ride to ride just to wait in lineups, and we got to leisurely walk about and check out every single gift shop looking for a specific character from Up for Gabrielle. We never did find it, the only store that sold him was sold out.

Even without many rides we got to enjoy the Disney experience, with Sleeping Beauty's castle and tunnels under Adventure Isle. Disney just adds the perfect touch to everything, they pay attention to all the little details. So basically, though I wasn't convinced at first that I would enjoy Disneyland as an adult, I found it a really impressive and happy place even during an intense storm!

We did get to go on Pirates of the Caribbean and the Star Wars virtual reality ride (both indoors), and they were both really cool! It was weird to hear pirates and robots speaking French.

And the day just kept getting better, first the wind stopped, then the rain, so Space Mountain reopened and I got to go on it for the first time in my life! I remember being too little when Lisa and Dad went on it at Disneyworld. Needless to say it was the best ride of the day. Actually I think it was the last, too, because I didn't get on Big Thunder Mountain during the brief time it was open (the weather relapsed).

But it was great to see Disney come alive during the sunny break, and all the floats came out for the Princess Parade. We also got to watch some of the first Mickey Mouse cartoons in the indoor cinema, which was really cool.

So, overall, it was a fast-paced weekend full of dramatic weather changes and interesting things to see. We got to see both Paris and Disneyland in every type of weather except snow, and only when we got home to Brussels did we find out that hurricane-speed winds had been recorded in France!