As promised, here is the second of my posts about my Halloween trip to Disneyland Paris! (Check out part 1 here) Even though this was my third trip to DLP this year, each trip I go on is a completely different experience and this trip had a lot of firsts and lasts for me. This trip was a family trip and we went with my younger cousins who did the princess for the day experience which I had never seen before. The whole thing was so magical and it was amazing to see how happy they were to get their hair and make up done and dress up like Jasmine and Merida. I also went to Inventions for the first time, which is the character dining restaurant in the Disneyland Hotel and I now can't believe I hadn't gone there sooner! The food was incredible and we met so many characters and had some great interaction with them! I just wish it wasn't so expensive so I could go there every time!

Unfortunately though it was my last time seeing the current parade and the nighttime castle show Dreams before they are changed for the 25th Anniversary. Whilst i'm so excited for the changes, especially so I have an excuse to take even more parade pictures, it's sad to think i'll never see the current ones in person again!

On Monday night we went to the Halloween Soiree which was even more incredible than I remember it being the last time I went. Halloween is the only day when adults are allowed to go to the park in costume and me and my family all went as the emotions from Inside Out. In Adventureland there was a 'voodoo' dance party with creepy scarecrows walking around on stilts and there was a special Halloween parade with all the villains and some pretty creepy dancers dressed like ragdolls and rats. The only problem was there was so much to do and nowhere near enough time to do everything!

I absolutely loved the whole trip and I will definitely be planning on going back for Halloween next year!

Thanks for reading!

Amy xx

As I said in my post last week, I love Halloween and if you know me then you will know that Disneyland is my favourite place so Halloween at Disneyland is just amazing. The last time I went to Disneyland for Halloween was 4 years ago so everything had changed and I loved taking pictures of all the decorations and seeing the special parades and shows. The whole trip was really lovely and the post-Disneyland blues have officially set in! Now it's time to get back to essay planning and coursework, and counting down the days until I get to go back in April for the 25th anniversary!

Like most people, I absolutely love Halloween. This year I am going to be spending it in Disneyland with my family and I absolutely cannot wait (get ready for a Halloween at Disney blog post next week!) Although I'm now too old to be getting excited about going trick or treating and getting loads and loads of sweets, I absolutely love looking online and in shops like T K Maxx and Home Sense for gorgeous Halloween decorations and Pinterest is always a great place to go to for inspiration.  

This autumnal table display | This skeleton pumpkin flower display

These glittery autumn leaves | These metallic pumpkins

This pumpkin and fairy lights | These pumpkins at DisneyWorld

These pumpkin lanterns | This festive entrance hall

These cute doughnut pumpkins | These shocked pumpkin faces

These ghosty cupcakes | These spooky 'poison' toffee apples

As you're reading this, today is my 19th birthday and looking back it's amazing to see how much has changed in my life since this time last year. I'm a much more confident person than I was a year ago and I've met some amazing people and experienced some awesome things. This started me thinking about all the things I've learnt over the past year, so here are the top 18 things I've learnt whilst 18:

Last week, whilst I was still in Birmingham, I visited Winterbourne Gardens with two of my friends and thought I'd take my camera along with me. The house and gardens are owned by the university and even though I'd been there for almost a year, I had never visited them, but I'm so glad I finally went. I managed to get some really lovely pictures and it's so hard to believe that this beautiful garden is in the middle of such a big city.