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A Beginner's Guide to Walt Disney Studios

It's time for the Beginner's Guide to Walt Disney Studios. This park can be described as "small but perfectly formed" and is designed to be a smaller version of Florida's Hollywood Studios. That being said, it does pip it's American brother in a few ways. For starters, at the time of writing, there are far more rides open at Walt Disney Studios whilst Hollywood Studios undergoes it's refurbishment. In addition, it is far easier to park hop between Walt Disney Studios and Disneyland Park than it is to park hop between Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom.  So with that, sit back, relax and let me walk through this park with you.  1. Let's bust those myths. Picture Source: Disneyland Paris Every Disney park has some form of myth that one travel professional decided when they were bored and everybody else took as gospel. Walt Disney Studios' myth is that it is, at best, only a half day venture.  This myth harkens back to the early 2000s wh...

Restaurant des Stars

Fact-File Location: Walt Disney Studios Park Type of Resturant: Buffet service Cost: 33 euro for an adult buffet with a soft drink and 18 euro for a child's buffet with a soft drink. This restaurant is also on the standard level of the meal plan. Option to reserve a table: Yes Character Dining: No. Restaurant des Stars  is to Walt Disney Studios, what Plaza Gardens  is to Disneyland Park. Both of them are on the standard meal plan, they both are very popular and they both are buffet restaurants. So are there any differences?  Yes. For starters, I personally think that the theming here is done slightly better than it's Disneyland Park counterpart. Why? Mainly because of the little details, such as caricatures of famous film stars and little movie boards which are dotted around the restaurants. This combined with the traditional beauty shared by Plaza Gardens means I can't help but smile where I go to dine here.  Think of Art Deco Hollywood ...