[Closed] Disney land Paris anyone been?

Heroically expensive from what I hear (although I haven't been myself). A friend took his two kids aged 4 and 7 and lunch (burger and a drink) was close on £40.

We went last year when my lad had just turned 5. It is what it is busy, expensive but above all we all had a great time. There's a McDonald's in the eating part which isn't that much different to prices here. For lunch we just grabbed some ham an bread rolls from the breakfast bar and had those.

fantastically expensive if you want it to be. stay off resort and get a coach trip there for cheapness.. go midweek out of the school hoildays in march preferebly when raining and you ll walk straight onto every ride.. go mid august on a weekend and do three rides all day queue for 8hours.. no fun
been dozens of time former mrs tts was a pr exec for disney and we paid 100 each for flights accomadation and food. the shows on an evening are fantastic but eye watering expensive if you have two or more kids.

I went at Easter last year and despite being a miserable git and expecting to hate every minute I loved it. Had a fantastic time and am currently planning a return visit. As previously stated its very expensive so making a packed lunch from breakfast is a good tip. There is a small supermarket in the railway station that sells sandwiches etc at normal prices.
My niece was almost 5 when we went and she loved it as well.

If you're five, it's fantastic. I'm not five, but I have it on good authority from my little lad.

I really enjoyed it too.

Like mattmbk, I was very cynical about the place...couldn't see the point over Alton Towers/Chessington/Thorpe Park/etc. However, I loved it which really surprised me...everything was done that bit better than UK theme parks.

With regard the shows, we saw the Wild West Show and really enjoyed it...it was expensive though.

Been and as others have said, v.expensive. Daughter wanted a photo with one of the Disney princesses, think the cost €23, only wanted the photo,not the camera also!
The way the place works is very slick, very efficient and clean, you just have to pick the right time to go. The children will love it, if you can discount the costs involved, it is not bad.

If you shop at tesco you can use clubcard points to get your tickets. Sky also had a promotion on not so long ago for a free ticket or something not sure if still on though.

We went in February last year for 4 days and thought it was great. My son still talks about it now. It was reasonably quiet on the Thursday & Friday and we managed to go on loads of rides. The weekend was really busy with huge queues for the rides so we went to see all the shows and just went on a couple of rides using fast track tickets.

The price of food is expensive but providing you are not washing it down with copious amounts of beer (10 euros for 500ml) you will not spend a fortune. I thought the food was good quality compared to the crap at Alton Towers etc.

I was well impressed with the Eurostar which i was not looking forward to (perhaps i am just easily pleased)

Great mid week visit looks like the best option then.

Thanks all.

great place, love it. Be prepared for the French who do not know how to queue.

simonm has it.

Worth a visit but I wouldn't go again (especially having been to Disneyland Florida).

Nowt wrong with the place, however the shockingly stereotypical behaviour of the Euros really p*ssed me off. Every queue the British were conspicuous by the fact that they actually were queueing - there was a constant stream of Euros barging their way to the front (or trying to).

We got to one of the parades early so our daughters (then 7 and 5) got a seat on the kerb at the front, only to witness French mothers pushing their own kids in front of them.

In one queue I grabbed one bloke who was pushing in front of us after an hour of queueing and slammed him against the barrier I was so wound up, and I'm a scrawny streak of p*ss not at all prone to such behaviour.

Not trying to put you off, your kids will love it, but sharpen your elbows before you go 😀

Agree with all the comments. Was far better than expected but still feel like you wander around with your wallet open and everyone helps themselves! Cant get a decent coffee in the place - nescafe sh1te.
Actually found the French not too bad at queuing it was the Spanish who pushed and shoved their kids to the front. Taught the kids how to shove back!

OK, I was there about 4 weeks ago for my daughters birthday (11) and our 6 yr old son too. For the full experience you WILL NOT beat staying in the disney hotel, its over the gates to the park, so you walk out of the hotel and into the park, with kids of yours age this will give you the advantage of being able t go back to the hotel at anytime for a rest etc without queuing and waiting for buses etc.

You also have the 'characters' wandering around the hotel all the time which is a big plus again for the kids.

There are actually two parks , and the lightning maqueen show is in the studio's one, lightning only really makes a cameo appearance but the rest is still a pretty good stunt show

If you have a self interest element and want fast thrilling rides save some money and go to Alton towers, but if you want he kids to have the time of their lives Disney is it.

One small thing that really impressed, in one of the shops my daughter was wearing her birthday badge, one of the assistants spotted it and called over a load of the ohers assistants and they all sang happy birthday to her!! where else would you get that?

As others have said above its not cheap, but for kids its amazing, the wildwest show in the 'village' area is also good for an evenings entertainment, there is also a Mcdonalds in the village which is not badly priced.

Travel wise we drove, doing it again I'd probably use the eurostar option as the train drops you off approx 300m (could be less but no more) form the disney hotel.

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Can't add much that hasn't already been said - avoid the summer hols, don't buy any food inside the park (Mcd's is the top tip) and be prepared to push rude French gits out of the way -

My daughter loved every minute of it though (was 3 at the time) and we've planning another visit soon (smaller daughter is 18 months at the moment, so want to wait a bit)

I was well impressed with the Eurostar

This, Stood watching the french countyside blasting past at 360km/h while sipping a beer is great.

Went a few years ago just before Xmas for the weekend with mrs rocket & the kids aged 8 & 5. Stayed on the resort for convenience and enjoyed free meals by simply being polite to the waitresses.

The park itself was actually much better than I expected. A fair bit of queueing and pushy foreigners but the rides (Space Mountain, Indiana Jones, Pirates) were all most excellent. Good sideshows for the little ones as well.

Thanks a million for all the advice and info all. It's really for the little chaps soot sounds like a good option.
Hustler thanks for the offer fella.

Went last summer in school hols. Camped nearby. Not cheap but great site called Camping Jabline. Has water park next door. Highly recomended. If you can afford 5star prices the Disney hotel looks great. Some of the outer ones are quite basic. As regards getting in, we paid £135 each for a 5 day pass, booked on the net with a British firm. Get in as soon as the gates open & you can get on most things. The Cars show was excellent, really really good. Don't think its going to be like a UK theme park, the attention to detail is spot on. If they want to meet the characters the best way is to pay the OTT prices for food. We paid close on £70 for lunch but the kids get access to most of the characters for as long ad they like. We took a buggy, even if they are growing out of it its a good way to cart food around. We took a picnic in most days. It's a long day also, especially if your hanging around for the fireworks. One tip, & don't take this the inevitable wrong way, grab a spot near the roped off bit 😉 for the parade. They always stop the floats there. And sharpen your elbows if you want to get near a character when they are on the very rare walkabouts.

Went last weekend and didn't see any queue jumping. The Disney cafe in the eating area (opposite the rainforest cafe) does free meals for under 3s (identical to the over 3s menu too) it was helpful for us as there were three children in our group all under 3 🙂 it is advisable to book in advance though.

You MUST go on the 'It's a Small World' ride - kids of your twos ages will adore it.

We really enjoyed the Animajika (sp) show too.

Do not expect the crowds to behave as they do in Britain. There will be no mutual avoidance from the continentals as they display total arrogance and rudeness and will expect you to get out of their way. By the end of our few days there I played them at their own game and took route one everywhere which they were not amused by when they started bouncing off me.

I drove there last Christmas, got the ferry over.
Loved it.
No problems with queuing or pushy crowds at all.
I would recommend week days if you can avoid weekends as they are much busier.
Also make sure you use the fastpasses.

We stayed in Davey Crockets ranch which is Disney, but off site as you get a large two bed cabin.
It was also cheaper to book directly with Disney rather than through a travel agent.

I have been to Disneyworld Florida too, but still like the Paris one because it was my first visit.

Your kids will love it.

We stayed at a Eurocamp place a few hours away. What we would have spent on a hotel at EuroDisney for a weekend came to the same as ten days at a Eurocamp static caravan.

EuroDisney itself was a great day out. Careful which rides you queue for though. Dumbo took about an hour and a half for a 30 second ride just because it takes so long to load and unload all the people to / from it.

Don't go at weekends, it will be really really rammed.

The kids want the experience, and it's not just about the rides really. If they're young they won't be able to get on much. I do wonder if your kids are old enough yet to enjoy the experience and remember it though. I certainly can't remember anything before I was about 5.5/6 years old. A few flashes from when I was 3.

I'd say the money would be better saved for when they are older, and find something locally, cheaper, to entertain them. Spending time with them is half of the experience. They're still at that age where objects mean less than daddy.

On a side note, and not to derail this thread, have the working conditions improved for the staff there over the last two years? There used to be an ethical dilemma to consider about visiting that place.

If they're young they won't be able to get on much

And why not take them? If you applied your logic it is no point bothering doing anything with children until they are older! Just leave them in their room until they are old enough to remember stuff 🙄

@Mastiles, I'm not suggesting that at all. I'm suggesting saving the money for a big trip for when it will be remembered, finding something cheaper and maybe more locally to do, during this stage in their bond with the parents. Definitely not stay locked in their rooms, that's just mental and not going to help their growing up.

But if the Op has money to burn, then let him go for it by all means. I personally wouldn't have with my kids. They can't even remember when we took them out to lesser places. I can remember them though, journeys measured not by mileage, by how many times they threw up in the car 🙂

I spent last weekend there and the whole trip cost £200 (ferry, hotel for the night, tickets for entrance to both parks for one day) for 4 of us . Not really expensive and it all adds to experiences. My two girls (2.5 yrs old) haven't stopped talking about it since (seeing Mickey, being on a boat, having a 'picture' (their passports) etc.

Very much worth it and I really don't have money to 'burn'.

As an alternative - my two (7 at the time) loved Legoland in Denmark, and were big enough to go on pretty much all the rides, which were generally excellent, with not much queueing. All very civilised, too - no need for sharpened elbows. About two days worth in total.