eurodisney

[Ankou]

going in june. any tips, warnings or recommendations ?

i know its expensive to even breathe at disney etc. but if anyone has any helpful hints it would be much appreciated.

ta in advance

[redcrx]

we are off in Sept so shall be subscribing to this question :)

we have booked Half board plus, this enables us to try different restaurants for a lot less than it would cost to buy when there.
Weve been told to grab extra at breakfast for snacks during the day.
There is a supermarket in the shopping centre, apparently, for buy odd bits too.

[ojread2]

http://www.dlpfoodguide.com/ The BEST food/restaurant guide about DLP ever - remember, it's no longer Eurodisney it's Disneyland, Paris =)

As you are going in June the queues should be relatively short. The French schools in zone A (which inc Paris) don't start until 2 July, so although the park may be busier come 4pm onwards, during the main part of the day, you should be fine. Weather should be warm; about the same as the UK in June

Book the half board option if you can - you can add it now if you want to - as you'll safe a fortune on food prices using your vouchers. Utilise the breakfast bar as well to take snacks for lunch in the park. You most likely won't be allowed to take a large packed lunch in but a few bits in a back pack will be fine.

Take bottles of water in with you to refill using the fountains dotted all round the park - water is fine to drink and is of a better quality than UK water IMO, plus it's cool

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[ojread2]

You don't say who is going or how old you all are but for small children, stock up on small Disney gifts at a store in the UK before you go and squirrel them into your suitcase to save oodles of €'s. Things like pens, pencils etc. Girls dresses are around €20 cheaper here although, of course, the ones in DLP won't be available in the UK.

If you have small children, in buggy/s, hire one when there instead of dragging yours with you. €7 per day with a returnable deposit payable ONLY if you will be leaving the main park.

The supermarket in the shopping centre is one stop away on the train. There is an Esso garage nearby where u can buy fresh milk (relatively hard ot come by in France). There is also a small shop in the train st where you can buy cakes and sandwiches etc.

I've said all this assuming you are staying on site =)
Have fun, we go next week!

[VHG]

FYI it stopped being called Euro Disney in 1993 and is now called Disneyland Paris.

http://en.wikipedia.o...nd_Paris#Name_changes

[VHG]

>FYI it stopped being called Euro Disney in 1993 and is now called Disneyland Paris.

Whoops just noticed somone already said that.

[redcrx]

its not as if no-one will know what we are talking about though, is it? :)

[Ankou]

quite right redcrx.
you have all assumed (correctly) that i was talking about the one in paris, so whats your (ros) boeuf ?!

thanks all for input thus far. me sprogs are 3 and 1.5

[redcrx]

ankou, Id love feedback once youve been. My two will be 5 and 2 and i do worry about the 2 year old not enjoying it fully.

another thing weve looked into is a hotel near Ashford the night before so we dont have to get up at 5am and still have a day at parks. We found a hotel with brekkie, a weeks parking and a taxi to and from station for £90 or something, which is well worth it for us. Saying that though, you may not be going Eurostar

Florida will be on the list when older as theres so much more to it

[Ankou]

redcrx - i have been to disney florida and would probably wait until the youngest is at least approaching secondary school age before going, although the temptation to go sooner will be there.

i too was concerned about the ages as i thought they should be older, but friends who have been with youngsters have said it wouldn't be an issue. hence we went for it.

i am driving actually. we are leaving home at about 4am (kids sleeping in car), breakfast on the ferry, then pootle down to paris with some pit stops between, meeting some friends for lunch in paris then over to our hotel at disney. i know it sounds very ambitious with the young'uns, but we think we have sussed how it will work for us. and if it doesn't we'll just have to do a bit of spontaneous itinerary adjustments !

[redcrx]

well im sure you know when your little ones will rest and how youll manage. I just know i didnt fancy it lol

Florida is great. I think my sister loved it at the age of 5 (i was 15 and loved it too) so it wont be long until we can take ours there. Its extremely tempting now though, moreso now ive found a friend has a condo there lol

my eldest is so excited, we only booked saturday and already he has drawn me no end of pictures of mickey and the gang lol

[Ankou]

crikey, he's got a bit of a wait. lots more pictures to tape to the fridge yet !

it was a balance of cost and preference as well. the train cost just seemed ridiculously expensive for us, but my car is nice enough and we can take our time travelling/stop offs and share the driving. its just a magical adventure :o)

[redcrx]

youre right! your holiday can start from the m oment you leave.