Disney on Ice

It was difficult to travel to Paris with kids at Christmastime and ignore the biggest slice of our homeland in all of Europe. So, we took the metro to Paris Disney for a day and compared it with the one we know in Anaheim, CA.

        

We're pretty sure it was the coldest day on record in Paris. Let's just say that this snow wasn't sprayed out of a giant pole each night at 9 o'clock. Dumbo was cold, and so were we.....BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!


As cold as we were, we couldn't miss the delights of Disney.



(By the way, parents at Paris Disney in December have a favorite ride of their own. It's called, "Vin Chaud" and can be enjoyed from any point in the park. No Fast Pass needed!)

  

Even at our collective, old, Orlando ages, we couldn't get enough of Fantasyland or those spinning tea cups. And when we needed to warm up, we just got cozy in a boat and took a ride through the Small World.

(Check out this latest addition to the ride that explores a fantastic array of cultural peoples who contribute to us being a Small World together: Hollywood. Yikes!) 



The girls loved the day, and joked around a lot....

....They scored some great, sidewalk spots for watching two different parades....

...and headed home happy, full of an International love for painted elephants, sparkling palaces, traditional Christmas carols, lots of fantasy and a little slice of home.