What would you say is the ‘best’ age to take DC to Disneyland Paris?

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What age would you say is ‘best’ age to take children to Disneyland Paris?

Anyone?

We went last year and DD was 5 and D's was 11months. Their faces were a picture!!

We go back again in a couple of weeks. DD is 6 and D's will have just turned 2.

I'd say between 3 and 8 depending on the child.

Obv depends on child....
They're all been between the ages of 3 and 10.
However they are now 10 and 14 and would go back in a heartbeat, and I think that will continue for a few more years yet!

DD was 5yo and loved it. We went with family so DH and I got to go on the bigger rides and did a fair bit of the Studios bit without DD. I think the Studios is probably better for slightly older children (maybe 7+)

We did hire a buggy thing for her (despite her not being in a buggy at home for ages). It was really useful to keep all our stuff together and to give DD somewhere to sit if it was busy in the park.

Thanks for the advice everyone. Lots to think about.

We went last Feb (2018) and our DC were 6&8. It was perfect. They were willing to walk lots, accepting of the need to queue and absolutely loves the whole magic of it.

We’ve been when kids were 2,3,7,8 and 11.no bad ages.

I took my 3 year old and 18 month old to the one in Tokyo last year. The 3 year old was mesmerised and the 18 month old didn't have a clue.

We are going to the one in Paris this weekend and the younger one is turning 2. He knows who Mickey Mouse is and is definitely much more aware than six months ago.

If you are thinking of staying in one of the on-site hotels (some great special offers in the off-season):

They go up in price from the cheapest, the Santa Fe, then it's Cheyenne, Sequioa Lodge, New York, Newport Bay and finally the Disneyland Hotel.

Only consider the first four with kids. Cheyenne is the one with bunk beds. Sequoia and New York have swimming pools.

DD is just turned 6 and we’re going next month

I took my 3 yo and 10 yo - they both had a great time as did I

When they're old enough to pay for themselves if they wish to go.
Commercialised rip-off IMO.

Took 5 year old and almost 2 year old last December. They loved it (although the 2 year old was a bit scared on the darker rides - she hated Ratatouille)

To be fair I took them to DisneyWorld Florida at 4 and 9 months and that was actually better!

You want them to be old enough to cope with the long days, the walking and the queues, but young enough to believe in it all.
We first took ours aged 6&8 and it was pretty much perfect, stayed onsite so had the option of retreating to the hotel pool if they got too tired.
If you go in the winter, it’s really cold, so wrap up with lots of layers and hats and gloves. The wind is bitterly cold. But the parcs are still wonderful and less busy

when i took my grandchildren they were 4 and 7 years old and loved it

Do you want them to remember it? I would say 7/8 in that case.

We took ds just before he was three and he loved it. Doesn’t remember much of it now though of course.

Going back with dd - 3 - and ds now nearly 10 later this year and I think ds is probably too old. He said he’s got no interest in seeing ‘French people dressed up as mice’ and the rides are ‘lame’. His main concern is if there’s WiFi in the hotel so he can play on his iPad.
Dd however will love it so he will have to put up with it for a few days! I do think he will tell her it’s just people dressed up though and that will annoy me.

How old are your dc?

Thanks everyone. What time of year would you say is best?

Mine were 7 and 8 last year, and we took them in the summer holidays. Didn’t enjoy myself and won’t be going back. I prefer lying on a beach, touring and being fed at an AI. At least they can’t say we didn’t take them...

Mines where 6 4 and 2. They all loved it. There's no bad age. We went end if November was brilliant. Booking to go back in summer time next.

No real bad age.
But one stage I'd try to avoid is having one child over 102 and the other just under.

If they are both under fine, you do parent swap or limit the big rides. Both over fine. But it could become really frustrating for a child just under having to wait for sibling to go on rides they can't.

When they are tall enough to go on all the rides 7 or 8 depending on the child, so you can go on them too, the worst thing is hanging around with a little one while a "bigger one" queues or goes on a ride!

Don’t go the first off-peak week in August thinking it will be quieter because some European schools have gone back. It was unpleasant busy.
Queues for most rides were in the hours, those fast pass tickets were offering 9pm slots only by mid morning. I queued 20+mins to use the toilet and 30mins to buy lunch.
We live fairly locally so it wasn’t the end of the world for us but it wasn’t exactly fun either.