Disneyland Paris/EuroDisney - Questions & Answers

colshandy

We are thinking of visiting EuroDisney for a few days between 11-16th August after we have been down south for the Olympics.

We are travelling down south by car (staying at my aunts near Reading) so planned to travel to EuroDisney in our car.

Does it make sense to drive (given we are only a couple of hours from the Channel) or is flight a good alternative (from Heathrow?) or train ?

How many days roughly are required to do a good chunk of the attractions? (travelling with our 6 & 7 y.o.)?

Where are good/convenient places to stay whilst vising ED

Also wondered if there are any good Eurocamp type places nearby for a day or 2 to chill out before the long drive back up to Aberdeen !

Finally, any idea how busy it is likely to be then ? Will there be ridiculous queues? If so are there and (legitimate) ways around this ?

Any general advice on best deals given out circs would be welcome :-)

Cheers in advance.

emweaver

colshandy wrote: »

We are thinking of visiting EuroDisney for a few days between 11-16th August after we have been down south for the Olympics.

We are travelling down south by car (staying at my aunts near Reading) so planned to travel to EuroDisney in our car.

Does it make sense to drive (given we are only a couple of hours from the Channel) or is flight a good alternative (from Heathrow?) or train ?

How many days roughly are required to do a good chunk of the attractions? (travelling with our 6 & 7 y.o.)?

Where are good/convenient places to stay whilst vising ED

Also wondered if there are any good Eurocamp type places nearby for a day or 2 to chill out before the long drive back up to Aberdeen !

Finally, any idea how busy it is likely to be then ? Will there be ridiculous queues? If so are there and (legitimate) ways around this ?

Any general advice on best deals given out circs would be welcome :-)

Cheers in advance.

Personally I would go by Eurostar if you are near it. Its a couple of hours and drops you off right at Disneyland Paris. From Calais your looking at a 5 hour drive to Disneyland roughly. It took us 6 hours by coach and that was with one 20 minute stop!

I would say you need at least 3 days to see everything but I find 4-5 ideal as you can take things at a slower pace.

PAUL_C

Hi I have searched around for answers and my head is now pickled.my wife and I are thinking of taking my 8 year old nephew and 5 year old grandson to DLP. I am happy to drive in fact I want to drive so thats not a problem I can use Tesco vouchers for tunnel crossing. I would like to stay at a resort hotel Cheyenne is fine by me.The dates I can go are Thursday 4th may to the 7th which is may bank holiday. So whats cheapest way I can do this ? I know I am asking a lot but any help be great Thanks in advance Paul

Vikki_74

upsydaisy12345 wrote: »

can anyone help me plz, how do i add tickets to the promoparcs basket registered but cant seem to work it out xx

Jo4 wrote: »

Is it €14 to join the promoparcs which then means you can purchase the discounted adult Eurodisney tickets, €65 for 1 day/2 parks and €109 for 2 days/2 parks?

You might be best searching or posting for a response over on the disboards DLP forum about this. I've never used Promoparcs site personally - was just posting a link I'd seen on there - and as you haven't had an answer here I'm guessing others haven't either.

Alternatively, CE Multiavantages is a similar site with similar offers which might be worth a try. I think others on this thread have used them before so you might find more info on how the site works etc if you do a search.

Vikki_74

PAUL_C wrote: »

Hi I have searched around for answers and my head is now pickled.my wife and I are thinking of taking my 8 year old nephew and 5 year old grandson to DLP. I am happy to drive in fact I want to drive so thats not a problem I can use Tesco vouchers for tunnel crossing. I would like to stay at a resort hotel Cheyenne is fine by me.The dates I can go are Thursday 4th may to the 7th which is may bank holiday. So whats cheapest way I can do this ? I know I am asking a lot but any help be great Thanks in advance Paul

If you are set on staying on site then I would start by pricing up on the DLP website - would have a look for you but I'm on an iPad with no flash player :mad: so can't get on there.

You can book the Disney hotels room only on Expedia then buy tickets separately, but less than a month out and over a bank holiday I doubt that will be the cheapest option. Had a quick look and for the Cheyenne they want £542 for the 3 nights for 2 adults + 2 children which seems pricey to me.

One of the 'associated' hotels would be cheaper - for example Expedia have the Magic Circus for £297 or Kyriad for £316 - or there are cheaper options still if you opt to stay further out in Val D'Europe (1 stop away on the train) or similar.

All depends on your budget and how much value you place on staying in a Disney property. We have just come back from the Santa Fe and whilst I was happy enough with it and liked the perks of being on site, I wouldn't pay much more for it than the £49/night deal we got. Both the Santa Fe and Cheyenne are fairly basic places and you will get a lot more for your money, or similar accommodations for a lot less, staying elsewhere.

emweaver

PAUL_C wrote: »

Hi I have searched around for answers and my head is now pickled.my wife and I are thinking of taking my 8 year old nephew and 5 year old grandson to DLP. I am happy to drive in fact I want to drive so thats not a problem I can use Tesco vouchers for tunnel crossing. I would like to stay at a resort hotel Cheyenne is fine by me.The dates I can go are Thursday 4th may to the 7th which is may bank holiday. So whats cheapest way I can do this ? I know I am asking a lot but any help be great Thanks in advance Paul

As you have travel sorted the only thing left is to book the hotel which is the same price with travel agents as it is direct via disney. If you go through quidco you get 6% cashback

emweaver

It will be pricey because its a bank holiday weekend and because we are close to the date so there is less availability.

clairemcclure

Hi, I have read pages and pages and got some really useful information thank you. We are hoping to go to DLP in the half term hols, end of Oct to Nov. I cant decide if we should stay on site or not.
It will be busy i should think and both children are early risers,so the fact we can go in the park early is important. Am i right in thinking that if you get a dream pass you can stay off site and still get in early? Can i book before and do we all need them? I think they are about £164 each. Also, from what i have read,sometimes the early opening doesnt happen on certain dates? Any help would be great, my head aches!!

Jo4

Vikki_74 wrote: »

You might be best searching or posting for a response over on the disboards DLP forum about this. I've never used Promoparcs site personally - was just posting a link I'd seen on there - and as you haven't had an answer here I'm guessing others haven't either.

Alternatively, CE Multiavantages is a similar site with similar offers which might be worth a try. I think others on this thread have used them before so you might find more info on how the site works etc if you do a search.

Can you please provide me with a direct link?

Vikki_74

Jo4 wrote: »

Can you please provide me with a direct link?

For the disboards site? This is the main DLP page over there.