Disney has a way of making us all feel like kids again, believing in the magic and fairy tales. Even today, whenever I’m feeling stressed or down in the dumps, I play some Disney music or put on a movie and I feel better. Since I grew up with everything Disney, I was ridiculously excited when I found out we were going to have class in Disneyland Paris. I felt like it was Christmas morning when you run down the stairs to see what presents Santa layer out the night before. In this instance the present is Disney and Smith is Santa. So thank you Santa Smith (even though you’re Jewish…)
I understand that Disney isn’t some people’s cup of tea because they think it’s just a bunch of marketing bs. To those people I say this, just try to think of it from a child’s point of view. Kids grow up emotionally attached to these characters, and when they see them in person it’s like they’re living in that fairytale. I was even high-key disappointed that I wasn’t able to see Ariel, and I’m a 21-year-old woman.
During my visit I knew I was going to shut the place down, because when is the next time I’ll be in Disneyland, yet alone Paris? We stayed until the “illumination show” that started at 11:00pm, and let me tell you if you skipped that you were really missing out. It was the perfect ending to an amazing day. There were images reflected on the castle as well as the classic Disney songs playing in both English and French. For a second, the hundreds of people that were gathered in that space were all thinking about the same thing. Just for a second you could forget everything else, and reminisce about what is happening now, and that’s what Disney means to me.
that face makes me laugh! I’m glad you got over your fear of roller coasters though! what better place to break it than at one of the happiest places on Earth!
I’m so glad you got over your fear of roller coasters! I really enjoyed spending the day with you and the others, it was an amazing way to end our month together. 🙂