Disneyland Paris/EuroDisney - Questions & Answers

Bean_Counter

Thank you very much for the replies.

We're flying over as the drive from Scotland fills me with dread. If there is a supermarket nearby that we can get a cab to, that would be great. All I need to do now is work how many packets of Walkers cheese & onion crisps you can get into a suitcase!!!

boo81

The food is also very very expensive and the hotels unfortunately cash in too, we could only afford alcohol one day as the bars charge so much.

The best we found for snacks was in main street in the disneyland park. I cant tell you what it was called but it was on the right as you walk in and had a kiosk type thing open at lunch. They sold the most beautiful croque moinseir and well worth the money.

I found some excellent websites by searching through google for disneyland paris and restaurants. A lot of amateur guides have written write ups. Imo the rainforest cafe was the most popular eating spot and the diner was excellent too but they are much more upmarket sit down meals.

Bean_Counter

boo81 wrote: »

The food is also very very expensive and the hotels unfortunately cash in too, we could only afford alcohol one day as the bars charge so much.

The best we found for snacks was in main street in the disneyland park. I cant tell you what it was called but it was on the right as you walk in and had a kiosk type thing open at lunch. They sold the most beautiful croque moinseir and well worth the money.

I found some excellent websites by searching through google for disneyland paris and restaurants. A lot of amateur guides have written write ups. Imo the rainforest cafe was the most popular eating spot and the diner was excellent too but they are much more upmarket sit down meals.

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I will check into this.

lcrp53

Strange as it may seem our experience has been that paying for a character meal is a very cost effective way to have eats at Disney. We found we paid less in total for an 'eat as much as you like deal' in the restaurant with Mickey coming to the table etc and all the other entertainment.
Much better than just burger chips and drink and then whinging for ice creams.

Bean_Counter

lcrp53 wrote: »

Strange as it may seem our experience has been that paying for a character meal is a very cost effective way to have eats at Disney. We found we paid less in total for an 'eat as much as you like deal' in the restaurant with Mickey coming to the table etc and all the other entertainment.
Much better than just burger chips and drink and then whinging for ice creams.

Thanks for that. My son is autistic and people in fancy dress (sorry the actual disney characters) really freak him out, but my daughter and I will enjoy it...

poe.tuesday

Bean counter - yes you can get a cab to the supermarket, there is massive shopping centre caller marne le valley, speak to the hotel to find out about getting there, you need to have a euro coin for the shopping trolleys that are all outside, the suppermarket is on teh ground floor, they sell lots of hot food there so you should be fine

I have sent you a pm, can you check it please

p1an0player

The shopping centre is actually called Val d'Europe. Marne-la-Vallee is the name of the region and also the name of the train station for Disneyland.

Instead of a cab you can get there by bus or RER (regional train). It takes 4 minutes by RER.

As well as the supermarket, Val d'Europe has lots of cafes/restaurants which are cheaper than Disneyland. The self-service "Casino" cafeteria at the far end of Val d'Europe is inexpensive and probably has the types of foods you're looking for.

You're unlikely to find much wholemeal bread unless you go to a boulangerie!

looneyleo

I've found this deal with our local tour operator (coach travel) and wondered if you could let me know if it is a good deal?

4th November 2007 (for bonfire night spectular)
£149.00 per adult
£129.00 per child

Price includes: Coach travel to hotel and all travel to and from disney land, 2 days entry to disney land, 3 nights stay at the Sante fe Hotel with continental breakfast included.

We're a family of four with a 4 yo and a 2 yo. I understand the travel on the coach will take a day there and a day back, but our kids are good (most of the time) and I'm not put off by this if ti gets us two full days in the park. Just wondered what you guys thought?

BernadetteN

Is that 2 adults and 2 kids at £556 for 3 days? Wow that soulnd alot to someone who has gone to DLP for free 3 times using Tesco vouchers so I'd never pay that much for a 3 day holiday.

No I wouldn't pay that much but it depends on where you live. We live in Dover so there is no extra cost or time in travelling the length of the UK.

2 year olds go free to Disneyland Paris anyway so I certainly wouldn't pay the same amount for the 2 year old and the 4 year old.

Unless you really want to see fireworks at DLP, I would go instead for a time when kids are free.

There are loads of DLP threads on here which give links to deals to DLP.

looneyleo

We live in Nottinghamshire so have to include travel in that price. We don't shop at Tesco so don't have any tesco deals vouchers. I can get 2 year old free, but he wouldn't get a seat on the coach, he would only have a cot in the hotel (he is just too big for that) and no food (he eats more than 4yo).

The other thing is, I just don't fancy travelling by train as we would have to get a train to nottingham, then to london, then on the Eurostar and I just don't want to take two kids and suitcases on and off the trains like that. At least with a coach you put your bags on at the local bus-stop and that's it until the hotel.

I'll check out other threads...

Thanks