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Disneyland Paris - how did you do it?

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LighteningRidge · 07/10/2019 08:00

I'm trying to persuade DP that a holiday to Disneyland Paris would be a good idea next year to give us all something to do each day and excitement. The party will be made up of me, DP, his 2 DC (early teens) and our baby DC (who is due in Dec). Now we can't book until the dates are released later this month and I would wait until after baby is born in any event but I can't work out the best way. Is it better to book through Disney direct stay with them? They have shuttles but what about baby, do I need to take our own car seat? Would we be better to drive and arrange our own accomodation and buy tickets separately?

Does any one have any tips? I know baby will not get anything out of the holiday but as DP's DCs get older it is harder to entertain them with the simple life and I thought this would be a good idea (plus I've never been Grin)

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Boobiliboobiliboo · 07/10/2019 09:29

I don't know if it ok for the baby to sleep in the pram in the park.

Of course it is.

Don’t take a fancy pram though -you have to leave them outside a lot of the restaurants and they do get stolen (Disney village is open to the public). A bike lock is a good idea.

we took a buggy for DD (age 3) and she napped in it every day.

Glitterfisher · 07/10/2019 10:34

Personally I prefer the disney hotels, you can walk into the park and the early entry time is definitely worth it IMO, esp for teens, when we went last year all the big rides were open early. Sequoia Lodge can be good value, it is still walking distance but you can use the shuttle also. It is more like a bus so you can leave baby in stroller or just sit on your lap.

DS2 was 5 months the first time we went, I took a sling and a stroller that laid flat for newborns. We went on the Eurostar so didn't take a car seat.

We absolutely love DLP.

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LighteningRidge · 07/10/2019 11:00

Thank you all so much for your ideas and suggestions. I'm so going to push for this now, it's about time we did something like this. I assume you get travel cots with accomodation. Will get on this when the January blues hit and the baby is awake all night!

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ReginaGeorgeous · 07/10/2019 12:07

If you fly into Charles de Gaulle, you can get from the airport to the Disney parks via the Paris Metro system, so you wouldn't need a car seat. We've booked for next year through Magic Breaks when they had a promotion running, we got 25% off the hotel and free half board meal plan.

Glitterfisher · 07/10/2019 12:15

We got an amazing deal with Magic Breaks also with half board included.

Firefly89 · 07/10/2019 12:20

Definitely join disneyland paris for brits on Facebook. They have so many tips!
We went this year when our baby was 7months and you would be surprised how many rides he was allowed on just as long as he was awake!
We went through magic breaks and stayed at santa fe and never bothered with the shuttle. It was a nice walk and was 20mins max.
We also dressed baby up every day in a different disney outfit and the staff made such a fuss of him!

Boobiliboobiliboo · 07/10/2019 12:42

The magic breaks offers are exactly the same as the Disney offers.

You get Early Magic Hours with Davy crocket - it’s a Disney hotel.

user1471462209 · 07/10/2019 13:05

We are going in a couple of weeks.Grin we are driving and staying at centre parcs about 4km away.

gemma19846 · 07/10/2019 14:32

We stayed at Newport Bay and it was gorgeous. We felt abit gutted that we couldnt afford to stay at the main Disney hotel but once we got there and say just how close it is to the park i was relieved we didnt! You literally have thousands of people walking under the hotel all day til late at night. We could see people in their rooms and walking the corridors as we walked under. I wouldnt have liked that tbh. We went by Eurostar and its very very smooth. Id assume you could keep baby on your lap. Lots of people were talking around keeping babies happy on the train

gemma19846 · 07/10/2019 14:34

We took a stroller for our 4 year old its sooo much walking and she often fell asleep in the pram. Its tiring but its an amazing place

Mulhollandmagoo · 07/10/2019 15:03

We've been several times, going in march with our daughter who will be 8 months (never traveled with a child before 😱) we always book through Disney, they always have offers on, and we have got a deal this time with free half board as we're staying in a Disney hotel, I would recommend this as there are four of you and you get your tickets included so that will save you a tonne and they're all really close, and have free parking should you decide to drive.

We usually fly, but that's because we're quite far up north so the ferry/Eurotunnel is a 6/7ish hour drive for us, which we think is a bit much. I'd be interested in how the Eurostar works though, as I believe you can get the train directly there so don't need to worry about transfers and car seats etc. You can hire pushchairs of you don't want the faff of taking your own! You'll love it though it's such an amazing place xx

bluetue · 07/10/2019 15:52

Just got back from driving and in hindsight wouldn't bother again as Eurostar is so much simpler.

Staying in Disney hotels is easiest, we stayed 3 nights in Sequoia lodge which was lovely.

Glitterfisher · 07/10/2019 17:29

Newport Bay is lovely. New York was my favourite but think it's been redone now into a Marvel hotel. I am going in 4 weeks so will go and check it out as it wasnt open last time I went.

Mulhollandmagoo · 07/10/2019 17:30

@bluetue

How did you find the Eurostar? When I went on the Facebook page it had some iffy reviews so it out me off a little bit, but I'm really tempted by the ease of it

Boobiliboobiliboo · 07/10/2019 18:30

I prefer to have a car boot for “stuff we might need”, “mercy we didn’t know we needed” and “as much wine as we can fit in on the return journey. Wink

Boobiliboobiliboo · 07/10/2019 18:30

*merch

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LighteningRidge · 07/10/2019 19:14

I think car would be a good option for us as then I can pack as much stuff as I don't need and won't use as possible!

I kind of want to go now! I will look into all the different options. For me personally I would like to avoid the Eurotunnel as I'm not good on trains or tunnels but I should do it really without complaint. Put my big girl pants on.

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Boobiliboobiliboo · 07/10/2019 21:18

It’s all of 20 minutes. I can’t do boats, so only way to do it for us. It’s really easy.

Tinkerbelle74 · 07/10/2019 21:59

It's fantastic, def shop around with prices, we used transfere from airport, car seat was in mini bus, baby was 14mths,rest area for mom and baby too inside enterance, (they sell some baby supplies) some rides for him, meet &greet(beautiful pics) def take baby carrier, we had 5,6,7,and 3 teens also, so much for all to do as family, bring plenty of snacks too, dl is expensive, most hotels do shuttle transfere into parks regularly, although b&b one train ride away too(worth looking into) and wear comfy shoes, alot of walking and excited but exhausted parents and kids :) there is so much to see and do, best wishes on arrival of baby and then happy planning xx

Glitterfisher · 07/10/2019 22:26

We now fly as it's not really any more expensive than Eurostar and the airport is closer than St Pancras to us. Transfer is about 45-60 mins the other end, the taxi company provided a car seat for us

harly1821 · 07/10/2019 22:29

Hiya
Me, my Husband and 2 kids are going next thursday for 3n/4d at the Davy Crocketts ranch, it cost us £400 with breakfast and full insurance. All be it we have annual passes but if you book via phone you can book room only and I believe if you shop around you can get tickets at discount prices. You have to be really shrewd when you plan your stay and price it piece by piece depending on your budget. I have found Booking.com to have really good prices on the room only Disney hotels then buy your tickets separately. As I have said before on a different post, dont always believe your getting "free half board" when you can feed your family for less than €40 in one of the onsite restaurants and if your travelling by car as we do we take croissants and fruit and biscuits and bits for breakfast. We took a 15 month old in May 2018 and again when he as 27 months old this May and we have been in September and then next week and he has taken it all in from the first visit so to everyone dont be scared to take a toddler, this place is magic for all ages. We have a now 8 year old who's first visit was when she was 5 and she adores every minute too. Hope this helps

Boobiliboobiliboo · 07/10/2019 22:48

you can feed your family for less than €40 in one of the onsite restaurants

Not any of the ones offering vegetables, you can’t.

ADrabLittleCrab · 07/10/2019 22:58

Hi, we've just been and are south coast as well. We got a taxi to Soton and flew into CDG, taxi from CDG (although Metro and Shuttle Bus are easy options) and stayed at Village Nature (next door to Davy Crockett). We did 10 day holiday with 3 days in Disney, which we split up with days at the resort which is a Center Parcs so big Aqualagoon plus loads of other things. Shuttle bus from the resort took about 10 to 15 mins to Disney gates.

ADrabLittleCrab · 07/10/2019 23:00

Sorry, meant to say, we booked it all separately so we could spread the cost.

Glitterfisher · 08/10/2019 09:20

I don't think we worried too much about vegetables being on offer for a couple of days away at DLP however vegetarian options are not amazing. Best places are Rainforest (fairly pricey) or Planet Hollywood we found for vegetarians.

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