Disneyland Paris on a budget?

I saw this today, kids up to 11. Granted it's from Edinburgh but I would imagine you can get it cheaper from England

That sounds very expensive. We drove, but got three nights on site at Sequoia inc the meal plan for 2.6 for 2 adults and 2 kids in October half term

Unless you are committed Disney folks honestly I’d give it a swerve

I went with my 8 and 10 yos earlier this year. I was quite impressed by how well set up it was to basically squeeze every single last euro out of you.

Efteling in the Netherlands OTOH was just fantastic. Granted not as easy to get to, but just wonderful. And not the biggest rip off known to humanity. We all loved it

@fanaticalfairy

Not any more it doesn't - you have to connect at Lille or Paris for a local train. That said we came from Paris and it was pretty easy. Maybe not so much with young kids though.

Yeah, you can't expect to book a holiday 3 weeks out and get any deals I'm afraid. That's why the price is so high.

Eurostar takes you right outside the park though. So you have to factor how you're getting from the airport to the park, it's about 20 miles away.

Wonderful I wasn’t there in June. But thanks for your input.
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Driving and staying at Davey Crockett is the cheapest way to do it.

You can do 4 days, 3 nights for about £1200.

NOPE. Thay don’t need to.

best prices are always on release so you’re better off booking ASAP.

cowboy cookout isn’t a buffet.

marvel buffet was about €50 in June.

Driving is going to be cheaper and is very simple if you live in the se, from elsewhere you need to do the maths. Staying offsite is cheapest usually but the Davy Crockett ranch works out ok if you drive (no buses there) and it has self catering facilities to save you £££. Food in the park is pricy though the large McDonald's in the Disney village is standard French prices (higher than U.K. but ok). Flying is always going to help expensive

@sofasofa42 the Disney hotels pricing is done with a pass for everyday of your stay . It would likely end up more expensive if the hotels and passes were priced separately . Which day did they not want to use ?

My dh thinks he spent 2k for 3 days. It's intense

My husband just did it with my daughter. Not going to lie , he spent a huge amount ( on shit I know I will throw away)

He never bothered with the meal stuff- there are apparently hot dog stands and pretzel stuff. My daughter ate junk for 3 days ( loved it but now has the runs..)

The feedback for me for me was dont do the Disney packages. Just find a hotel nearby and get your day passes. My dh did two nights at one and was made to pay for three day passes . He said next time he wouldn't bother and just do normal hotel.
He didn't do fast passes , and the queues were not so bad with lots going on . My daughter coped well apparently ( dad got furious I was told) . His biggest expense was the gift shops.... prep for that .

Do they ever do black friday offers? Looking to go next year.

Cheapest option overall if you can’t drive will probably be a coach trip if there are any leaving near you, with a stay at one of the two cheaper Disney hotels. Usually cheaper overall if you are wanting to visit Disney every day of your stay, as they include tickets.

Food doesn’t have to be extortionate, there’s McDonald’s and sandwich places just outside, and snacks within the park, just the buffet and sit down dining are super expensive but if you’re on a budget just don’t go there.

Yeah the balloon went the other week too. Shame about the sports bar though, always a good place to spend an evening.
For me I'd rather have a year out and renew the AP in 2026, though I'll probably head for Disneyland Anaheim again instead next year.

@REOspeeddealer the village has been ongoing for ages , we go quite often so the odd ride isn’t a big issue .

It definitely doesn't need to cost that much.

Cheap easyJet flights are £60 per person, stay in hotel in Paris (one night approx £100) and get train into Disneyland (very easy to do) approx £20 and tickets into Disneyland £180 ish.

So total cost £450 -£500 ish (including food.)

We are going end of November, booked hotel direct with Disney 2 nights and 3 days park ticket, Disney express baggage drop off and photo pass for £898 and then flights for £250. 2 adults and 1 child.

we did Eurostar last year and found it a faff no it doesn’t go direct to Disney, and not much cheaper than train once you factor in travelling to London

edit to say we are staying at Cheyenne

It is, but there is so many other things being done it feels like you’re not getting the full experience.
earlier this year the studios felt like it was all hoardings at one point.
The village improvements will be ongoing, Sports Bar is closing and with Frozen land due to open early 2026 it seems a better option to hold on.

WRT Big Thunder Mountain being closed next year , yes it’s a good ride but all the rides are on a rolling improvement schedule so something is always likely to be shut .

you can’t take any dairy (though I accidentally bought butter with me once).
pretty much next to the park is Val De Europe, a huge shopping centre with a large Auchon. It has ample parking, but if you aren’t in the car then the train stops there too.

ive picked up a small shop from the services on the road into Paris before. It is a bit more expensive but we usually travel on a Sunday and Auchon closes early so I grab bread, butter and milk to keep us going.