A world of enchantment

Despite the high prices in Disneyland Paris, Pól Ó Conghaile was won over by the endless fun and his daughter’s delighted reaction to the thrilling rides and friendly characters

HOW many sleeps till Disney? We told our daughter Rosa we were taking her to Disneyland Paris three weeks in advance, on her fifth birthday. We laid a treasure hunt around the house, stashing clues that led to the surprise announcement, wrapped in a Cinderella tiara.

The mouse was in the house. For 21 days, we counted down the sleeps until all of us were squirming with excitement. Five sleeps, four, three, two, one ... by the time we were ready to go, Rosa was so stoked that she woke up in the middle of the night, changed into her travel tracksuit and got back into bed, making herself extra-specially ready for the flight.