Acme Ideas

Just over a week ago I arrived, with overexcited family in tow, at Disneyland Paris. I'd been looking forward to the trip for weeks - well and truly fluffed by Disney's preparation emails and their 'Magically yours' signoffs. I, for one, could not wait to be welcomed to the heart of the magic...

The rides were fantastic ("Xtreme" according to a nearby seven-year-old), the 'cast' incredibly helpful, the attention to detail amazing. But I am not so sure about the presence of magic. Perhaps I am too old, perhaps my expectations were too high, but I think I expected things to be a little more, well, trippy. A little more like this perhaps...

(for a fuller view of the Disney experience Adrian Hon recently spent a week on a Disney Cruise - his thoughts are here and pictures here)