Disney, France or USA?

swizzle_2

Hi

My son has brought home from Beavers a letter re a trip to Disney Paris, the trip is by coach-from Yorkshire and then ferry. It`s 2 nights b&b, in an onsite hotel with 1 day in the park, at a cost of £195 a person, so thats £800 for a family of 4.

Am I right in thinking thats it`s alot of money and a week`s trip to the US would be better value?

Ball park, how much would you say a trip at say oct 1/2 term would be?

2 adults and 2 children aged 4 and 7 years. I have no idea £1k or £3k

thanks

jasonrat

if you could go to america for 2 weeks it will be better value. tickets to all the parks if u need them will cost that much alone in america for a family of four, but i went earler this year to florida and was a trip of a lifetime

Dumyat

3k plus more (a lot more!!) for two weeks in orlando if you are doing the theme parks. wouldnt fly all that way for less than two weeks...and there is so much to do.

I would say may be better to wait till the kids are older too, to get the most out of the parks. there are a lot of height restricted rides and its a very tiring holiday in the heat.

Quinny_2

Did Florida 2 years ago,in June,and it cost us £6k.

That is because we classed it as a holiday of a lifetime,and we wanted to really push the boat out,and enjoy it. (Dolphin swims,etc....)

One thing to remember,is go when the kids are old enough to cherish the memories,and more importantly,tall enough to go on the big rides,or you could end up with disappointed members of the family.

I last went in 1980,when I was 16,with my Mum and Dad,and can still remember it to this day,and I'm now 42.

I would also agree with Dogrose,and say that it is VERY tiring,as you are on the go ALL day.We kept a day aside on each week,just to sit by the pool,chill,and re-charge the batteries.

Ken.

kay74

Have been to Florida, Paris and Anaheim Disneys and agree with all that is said above. Treat it as a real Disney Holiday - buy the passes (we got 10 day passes in Florida) and went almost every day of our holiday. Had fantastic time at all places. Agree with costs - think our 2 weeks cost £1400 for flights (glasgow) and hotel. Hotel had free bus to Disney so didn;t need to hire car. Went to Eurodisney on coach so pretty cheap, went to LA en route to Fiji so only there a few days. Check out the Florida option - is not as expensive as you think! Good luck. k

inmypocketnottheirs

The trip to Disneyland Paris could just be used as a taster for the real thing. Florida beats Paris hands down, but you wont get there for a week for a family of four for anywhere near £800. We have been to Florida twice in the last 5 years, and I have been to Anaheim and Paris too.

Once you have been, you will definately want to go again. We're planning on Easter 2008 at the moment!

C_Ronaldo

the OP was thinking about going half term

£800 for 4 people is a bit much, would it not be cheaper to go buy eurostar

zolablue25

Having been to both, Paris is good but it really isn't a patch on Florida. The obvious differences being that a lot of the stuff is in French and although most of it is translated it does detract from the whole experience, and the weather. October in Paris could be anything, in Florida it will be warm (but it is hurricane season!). If you can't afford Florida then Paris is definately worth a trip-but not for £800 quid for one day!

C_Ronaldo

zolablue25 wrote:

Having been to both, Paris is good but it really isn't a patch on Florida. The obvious differences being that a lot of the stuff is in French and although most of it is translated it does detract from the whole experience, and the weather. October in Paris could be anything, in Florida it will be warm (but it is hurricane season!). If you can't afford Florida then Paris is definately worth a trip-but not for £800 quid for one day!

i hadnt noticed the £800 included just one day in the park, no way is it worth it, save the money for a holiday nxt year or go away at xmas

jen1

Hi i went to disney florida 3 yrs ago when my children were 4+7 and had a brill time. We went peak time july summer hols and cost us six thousand for accom, flights, car. tickets and two thousand spending money which was plenty.

SteveyJC

Do NOT go to the paris one. I spent upwards of a grand last december for myself and my girlfriend. I have never been more disappointed before.

The parks in the USA are much much better. They make the experience magical, and they make everyone in the park feel like the guest of honour. Don't ask me how they do it.

In Paris, it was just full of rude people (not just the French!), alot of the things are in French (understandable, but when I think Disney, I think American) and a real nightmare.

Of the USA parks, the California one is better, in my opinion, but thats just me. If it's your first disney experience, then go for Orlando, and if you can afford it, stay on site. Disney owns the area in Orlando the size of Greater Manchester, so it can take a while commuting every day.

Well, thats my 2 "cents" worth. Have a nice trip whatever you decide.