European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A guide Points out dangers to a Canoe loaded with Frontier land explorers. The 22-seat Canoe is not self propelled and must be paddled by passengers and Crew. Clockwise from top left cowboys and indians join in a relay race during Buffalo Bill s wild West show conducted twice a Day a big Thunder Mountain mining train splashes through water musicians perform outside the explorers club in adventure land. A amps photos by Dave Casey continued from Page 3 their initial assessment of euro Disney yielded few surprises. Quot we thought it matched every magical expectation we hoped to encounter Quot said Lynn Decloedt 42. The Quot awesome attention to detail Quot caught her husband s Eye. Quot the people who work there go out of the Way to help you Quot he said. Quot and in Europe that s kind of a Novelty because the europeans Don t seem to be service oriented. It s hard to be there and not feel  of yeah and Katie had a Good time too noting with special fondness tier ride on the runaway mine train big Thunder Mountain and her encounter with the electronic dragon that sleeps in the basement of sleeping Beauty s Castle. Of the latter her mom said Quot we could t get her  but even though the Decloedt admit they could work for the Disney chamber of Commerce they did mention one flaw in the $4.4 billion project the Check in process. Most people who visit the Park for a Day Purchase their passports at the main Gate Entrance to the Park. But those who Purchase hotel and Park packages must pick up their passports at their respective hotel reception area even though they cannot Check in to their rooms until mid afternoon. Depending upon your time of arrival the lines in the hotels May be filled with people trying to get their rooms or Park passports and people trying to Check out. To Boot All this is being conducted in an infinite number of foreign languages. However rest assured that once your turn comes you will be assisted by an unflappable smiling clerk. If you happen to be in the hotel Cheyenne a clerk May say to you with a French twang Quot How Dee  the Decloedt s Check in snafu coupled with a double booked room was not enough to Dampen their spirits. Especially since Park staffers cheerfully soothed All their frustrations. Quot it s pleasurable to me to see other people having a wonderful time Quot Lynn Decloedt said. Quot it s great to watch your child have a wonderful Day Quot she said adding that Katie was exhausted and wanted to go Back to the hotel Early on the night of their first visit. There was a dramatic change when they left the Park Lor the last time 24 hours later. Katie cried. $ stripes Mage ii april Jwj