Disneyland Paris/EuroDisney - Questions & Answers

Gels

kc26 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what time the park opens and closes in late Jan/ beg Feb and what the emh are, I have had a look on dlpmagic site but they only have opening times up to September. Also for info DLP have announced today the Rattatouille ride will open on 10 July this year.

Park opens at 10am, I was there early Feb this year but can't recall if the park closed at 7 or 8pm, Studios closes earlier though, usually 6pm.

EMH is 8 to 10am, but not every day at that time of year. (I think it was two weekdays and weekends when we were there).

Gels

plzhelpmesave! wrote: »

Hi there
We're a family od 2 adults and 3 kids.....oldest will be 12 in september and i really want to get in trip to DLP before he starts secondary school in sept :-)
We are in west midlands, and i'm wondering whether we could drive to france and turn it into a longer trip and take in some sights on the way during August.
Im trying to work out a budget.....no idea where to start to get best prices and what we'd need.
Anyone who's driven and could offer any advice please.....thanks in advance

Sounds like a great plan! Thinking of doing something similar at some point soon. DLP in August will be expensive and very busy though (so I'm told -personally, never been in summer).

We always drive, road tolls are 18-25 euros each way to DLP. From experience, we prefer tunnel to ferry, although the tunnel is slightly more expensive - it's faster, more efficient and unaffected by weather conditions (we have been on a ferry when conditions resembled 'the perfect storm' outside!!).

If we were to plan a holiday like you have in mind, I would be tempted to spend a few nights at DLP or nearby, travel further afield and do some sights for several nights, then on the way back, do another 1 or 2 nights at DLP.

Last time I booked a DLP holiday I used hotels.com, but do some research first. Most of our hols were booked direct with DLP, but not sure you will get any decent offers for August.

We always liked Davy Crockett Ranch (self catering cabins for up to 6 people) but look at previous posts by balletshoes re hotels, who has a great deal of knowledge about this. Remember to factor in a cost for tickets if not included in a hotel stay.

Hope this helps a little.

balletshoes

kc26 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what time the park opens and closes in late Jan/ beg Feb and what the emh are, I have had a look on dlpmagic site but they only have opening times up to September. Also for info DLP have announced today the Rattatouille ride will open on 10 July this year.

I think Gels is right with the opening times etc, but you can check by going onto the DLRPMagic calendar page then clicking on "archived hours" - then go back to January or February 2014 and the park hours and EMH days are all still there - they will be the same for 2015.

balletshoes

plzhelpmesave! -

I agree with Gels - by all means have a look at the official DLP site and see what prices you are getting for your proposed dates in August, but unless the quotes you get are for at least 30% off and free half board included, you might find its a lot cheaper to stay offsite but nearby and buy park tickets or annual passes for your party, (depending on how many days you want to go into the DLP parks).

Also - check the French version of the official DLP site, as you may find all of your children go free on their current offer, compared to the UK offer where kids under 7 go free in August.

If your youngest child is aged 3 or older the only onsite DLP accommodation which will fit you all is the Davy Crockatt Ranch - but as you're driving this is perfect anyway!

teacherandmum

We are going to le croix de vieux pont campsite with eurocamp on Easter Sunday. It's around 45 mins from dlp. We will travel in on 2 separate days. We are visiting central paris too And other areas/activities.
We are paying £219 for all 4 of us for a week in a ready erected tent including eurotunnel both ways, at this site. Then bought our tickets from attractiondirect.

Carmina-Piranha_2

Hi, I've had a quick search of this thread for quite a few topics, but couldn't see an answer to my question so I'm hoping somebody can help.

We'll be staying at the Cheyenne but I want to take youngest to the Eiffel Tower. I've found the directions, but my French is rubbish and I'm not clear what sort of ticket to buy. Does Mobilis zones 1-2 cover the train, or just the metro? We would only be going on that one return journey.

Gels

Carmina-Piranha wrote: »

Hi, I've had a quick search of this thread for quite a few topics, but couldn't see an answer to my question so I'm hoping somebody can help.

We'll be staying at the Cheyenne but I want to take youngest to the Eiffel Tower. I've found the directions, but my French is rubbish and I'm not clear what sort of ticket to buy. Does Mobilis zones 1-2 cover the train, or just the metro? We would only be going on that one return journey.

Looks like Mobilis zone 1-2 covers travel within Paris on either train or Metro, but won't get you from DLP into Paris - if you wanted to travel from Chessy Marne la Vallee (DLP) by train (zone 5), you would need to purchase zones 1-5 for the whole journey. The link below gives more info:

http://www.vianavigo.com/en/tickets-and-fares/tickets/mobilis-pass/

lindsayr2403

Gels wrote: »

Sounds like a great plan! Thinking of doing something similar at some point soon. DLP in August will be expensive and very busy though (so I'm told -personally, never been in summer).

We always drive, road tolls are 18-25 euros each way to DLP. From experience, we prefer tunnel to ferry, although the tunnel is slightly more expensive - it's faster, more efficient and unaffected by weather conditions (we have been on a ferry when conditions resembled 'the perfect storm' outside!!).

If we were to plan a holiday like you have in mind, I would be tempted to spend a few nights at DLP or nearby, travel further afield and do some sights for several nights, then on the way back, do another 1 or 2 nights at DLP.

Last time I booked a DLP holiday I used hotels.com, but do some research first. Most of our hols were booked direct with DLP, but not sure you will get any decent offers for August.

We always liked Davy Crockett Ranch (self catering cabins for up to 6 people) but look at previous posts by balletshoes re hotels, who has a great deal of knowledge about this. Remember to factor in a cost for tickets if not included in a hotel stay.

Hope this helps a little.

Hello!
We went on holiday to Paris last summer and camped around 20 minutes away from DLP and it was truly a lovely campsite - and very reasonable - caravanning de 4 vents -
With regards to travelling - we travel from North Herts - so not that much further south than you - and driving is absolutely fine. We go on the tunnel not for the speed and weather aspect (though it is much better for that too!) but for the fact we can use club card vouchers to buy the tunnel ticket (which we have already done for this year!) - once you arrive in Calais, its around 3.5hrs tops to DLP - the services are really obvious all down the toll road and are much like the UK ones - with additional toilet stops in-between. Cost us €23 in tolls to get to Paris.
If you are planning a trip in to DLP for a couple of days and then returning for another day, you are better off buying an annual pass(crazy I know!) - that way you don't pay to park at DLP either (which otherwise costs €20 per day!)
hope this helps
L :-)

lindsayr2403

Carmina-Piranha wrote: »

Hi, I've had a quick search of this thread for quite a few topics, but couldn't see an answer to my question so I'm hoping somebody can help.

We'll be staying at the Cheyenne but I want to take youngest to the Eiffel Tower. I've found the directions, but my French is rubbish and I'm not clear what sort of ticket to buy. Does Mobilis zones 1-2 cover the train, or just the metro? We would only be going on that one return journey.

Hello -
We used Mobilis tickets last year in summer then again in Paris -
they work much like a travel card in London. If you live in zone 1-2 then you get a zone 1-2 mobiles card. If you are further out (as DLP is - and as was our campsite last year), then you pay for a mobilis for all zones - then this includes your journey into paris as well as all the travel whilst you are there. It's not too expensive - i think we paid €35 for 2 ad, 1 student and 2 kids last year which was for that one day.
A word of warning - Eiffel tower is indeed an iconic visit - the queues will be at last an hour unless you book in advance - I would also recommend the Bateaux parisiens - the river cruise which starts literally at the steps by the eiffel tower banks - very reasonable and you see a lot of the sights.
There's also a free music concert at 'La Madeleine' church every day - (I know this because my school choir sang there last week!)
hope some of this helps!
L

littlemisspink

Plzhelpmesave! We are driving down in 16 weeks (eek!) first time have ever driven abroad lol but have been told it's fairly easy! We are coming from Lancashire so a bit further. Staying at a premier inn/travelodge (forget which) at Dover and getting an early morning ferry the next day. We are staying at adagio val d'europe (£415 for 3 adults, 3 kids (eldest is 13 so an adult) in august! It's a Disney partner hotel so free shuttle. We are getting an annual pass (hopefully!) as works out cheaper, and after 4 says at adagio/Disney,we are moving on to le chene Gris (£220 for 2 nights) which is a campsite (staying in a caravan) doing Paris and the Eiffel Tower, then driving back up to Calais and staying in a eurocamp and getting an early morning ferry back. Total cost for 6 of us up to now is £2500 for everything inc petrol and tolls, food, and some spends not bad really, especially as summer holidays!
Just had one question for drivers though, well 2 actually.
1 - do I need to check my car insurance to make sure am covered for driving in Europe?
2 - we are getting breakdown cover but god forbid we do breakdown, what would happen lol as we don't speak an awful lot of French!
Thank you