Disneyland Paris/EuroDisney - Questions & Answers

balletshoes

Deepsunrise wrote: »

Hi all I'm planning to take my daughter to DLP next year around 21st of May - I've been looking at different options am I better off waiting until the new year before booking? I did see a few deals on Disneyland Paris direct? Also planning on getting there by Eurostar - again is it better to book now or later? Would appreciate any help! Thank you!

the direct eurostar fare has been on sale for your dates in May for 2 months already, so if the fare is cheap, book it now, because it will only get more expensive the longer you leave it.

i wouldn't book your hotel/park tickets yet, plenty of time for Disney to come out with some good deals yet.

balletshoes

RJJW1809 wrote: »

Hello everyone.

My wife is thinking of taking our daughter (aged 7) to DLP next August via a coach trip from West Wales. Depart 24th, have 2 days in the park (staying in the Santa Fe) and return on the 27th.

The total cost for the both of them is £500.

Looking for opinions on the above booking reagarding time of travel and cost.

Thanks in advance.

thats an okay price for August - does she have any other options for travel at all? ie take the train into London and take the Eurostar, then stay nearby at DLP and maybe get longer that way in the parks?

balletshoes

rhyski wrote: »

I'm hoping to get my girlfriend tickets to Disneyland Paris for Christmas, but on a bit of a budget.

I'm trying to get:

2 adults
2 nights accommodation
2 days in the park
and transport from London
for around £300 - £350.

I'm looking at going at a less busy time of year (so not in school holiday periods)
Thinking of leaving London on a Sunday, and spending Monday and Tuesday at the parks so they wont be too busy.

After a lot of reading I've come up with the following options (all based on 2 adults):

1. In Jan or Feb 2014
with 20% off and free half board via Disney site (inc. park tickets)- £269
plus transport of around £140
TOTAL: £309

2. In June 2014
Accommodation off site around £50 a night x 2 = £100
Return flights (or Eurostar) around: £140
Plus park tickets for 2 days: around £120 i think
TOTAL: £360

3. In October 2014
Accommodation off site around £50 a night x 2 = £100
Eurostar around: £140
Plus park tickets for 2 days: around £120 i think
TOTAL: £360

What do you think I should do? I think June or October might be a better time of year to go as it wont be as cold....?
Any thoughts / suggestions on the above would be much appreciated!!

I'm guessing the above is pretty much as cheap as I'll be able to get?

out of your dates, I would do October (avoiding the last 2 weeks of that month) - as you get Halloween season thrown in. I'm not sure where you'll get 2-day park tickets for £60 each though?

gravy173

Hi, im looking to go away to DLP in the february half term, when typically would be the best time to book this and when are the offers on for this time of the year? Theres 5 of us going 2 adults, a 14 yo, 5 yo and 1 yo baby on a self drive 4 nighter with 2/3 days in the parks and a day in paris too if we only do 2 days in the park hopefully staying at the explorers hotel.

notanewuser

balletshoes wrote: »

thats an okay price for August - does she have any other options for travel at all? ie take the train into London and take the Eurostar, then stay nearby at DLP and maybe get longer that way in the parks?

Eurostar is a nightmare for us welshies.

That's why we're flying from Birmingham instead.

balletshoes

gravy173 wrote: »

Hi, im looking to go away to DLP in the february half term, when typically would be the best time to book this and when are the offers on for this time of the year? Theres 5 of us going 2 adults, a 14 yo, 5 yo and 1 yo baby on a self drive 4 nighter with 2/3 days in the parks and a day in paris too if we only do 2 days in the park hopefully staying at the explorers hotel.

as you'll be booking everything (hotel, travel, park tickets) separately, you could have a look around now. Check all the usual hotel agent sites for the Explorers (don't book this through Disney, its expensive that way). Eurotunnel or ferry sites for the car travel, and DLRPmagic for an idea of park ticket prices (also google "cheap Disneyland Paris tickets" and see what comes up).

As a rough guide, a decent price for a midweek night at the Explorers hotel in February is around £60-70 per room per night.

You may find Feb half term is busy next year, as Parisien area schools are off at that time too in 2014 (from 15th Feb to 3rd March), which always makes the parks busy at DLP.

rhyski

balletshoes wrote: »

out of your dates, I would do October (avoiding the last 2 weeks of that month) - as you get Halloween season thrown in. I'm not sure where you'll get 2-day park tickets for £60 each though?

Hi balletshoes,

Yes you're right, I was a bit optimistic with the ticket prices there... Having checked properly now the cheapest I have found is £39 for 1 day 1 park, and £47 for 1 day 2 parks, both on the DLP french site.

The other date I'm considering is in May, from Wednesday 21st to Friday 23rd (after the spring hols in France, but just before half term at the end of May) - as it's a xmas present, so my OH wouldn't have so long to wait

Do you think this would be a good time to go, or do you think bad weather might be a problem at this time of year?

bakerlad1983

Does anybody know if there is a way to find out if the pirates of the carribean ride is back open after the accident that recently happened?

balletshoes

rhyski wrote: »

Hi balletshoes,

Yes you're right, I was a bit optimistic with the ticket prices there... Having checked properly now the cheapest I have found is £39 for 1 day 1 park, and £47 for 1 day 2 parks, both on the DLP french site.

The other date I'm considering is in May, from Wednesday 21st to Friday 23rd (after the spring hols in France, but just before half term at the end of May) - as it's a xmas present, so my OH wouldn't have so long to wait

Do you think this would be a good time to go, or do you think bad weather might be a problem at this time of year?

May is a lovely time to go, if you're avoiding school holidays . It might rain - but it will be warm rain.

balletshoes

bakerlad1983 wrote: »

Does anybody know if there is a way to find out if the pirates of the carribean ride is back open after the accident that recently happened?

from other DLP forums it appears the ride has already re-opened (they were hoping to re-open yesterday from what I've read). The child concerned was out of hospital and back at his Disney hotel with his family on Saturday.