Eurodisney!

Rebel_City

Hey eveyone!

I'm hoping to book a special trip for someone to Eurodisney. Both adults - just picking Eurodisney for the 'feel good factor' & it's a special occasion. Will be in London for a few days around the time I'm thinking of going. Was wondering if I get the Eurostar to Eurodisney (arriving at about 1.30pm) would we have enough time there in that day and then a few hrs the next morn, with a view to flying back from Paris to Dublin that night. So basically one night there? Also, any ideas for hotels??

Thanks a mil! Been trawling through the net but I've no idea about hotels near the resort etc..and how much time you'd need there!

Thanks a mil in advance!

enzo7

hiya,

hav look at www.disneylandparis.com for hotel booking this also includes park passes. when are you planning on going??? as in july/august park is open till 11pm but sept think its 7pm. also what day? as sat/sun would be alot busier than say a tue. to be honest i wouldnt go for less than 3 nights we usually do 4 night. could u extend it for 2 night even. you hav to take into consideration que times could be anything around the 90min mark. it would be alot to try and cover magic kingdom in 24hr and it would be a shame to miss out on the studios which are brill too.

Ponster

Rebel_City wrote: »

would we have enough time there in that day and then a few hrs the next morn, with a view to flying back from Paris to Dublin that night.

To see everything at a leisurely pace? No. You'll probably need 3 days in all (for both parks).

Enough time to enjoy yourselves? Yeah probably

Berty

I disagree Ponster and I will tell you why.

As Adults you may not need to see a lot of the rides because a lot of them will be child orientated.

You could do the main Disneyland Park in one afternoon and the Disney Studios the next morning and get the RER back into Gare Du Lyon for your trip back home.

There are lots of hotels in Eurodisney. Your best bet is to stay in a Disney hotel so you get the free bus travel to the park and the evening entertainment area.

I stayed in Hotel Sante Fe which was fine to use as a base but nothing special other than that.

You can easily spend a fortune on accomodation in Disney, such as Disneyland hotel which could be up to €300 per night.

Newport Bay Hotel
and Sequoai lodge(spelling) are Mid Range with
Hotel New York just above that.

Davy Crocket and Sante fe are the budget hotels.

There is also the Kyriad Marne Le Vallee or if you want to stay for even cheaper you can stay in the Kyriad Torcy which is next to a carrefour, motorway and a restaurant/entertainment complex along the RER train line[Paris-Disney-Paris]

It is possible.

Ponster

Berty wrote: »

You could do the main Disneyland Park in one afternoon and the Disney Studios the next morning and get the RER back into Gare Du Lyon for your trip back home.

That's a very tight schedule if you haven't already been to the parks and know you're way around. If they get to Space Mountain at 2pm they probably won't get on until 4-ish with the fastpass. Their best bet is to decide what they want to go on and go to those rides first to book their fastpass tickets and work around those times.

Even without kids 1 day for both parks is trying to see too much at once. I'd suggest spending the day taking your time and coming back again if you want to see what you miss. To get to the airport you can grab a train from Eurodisney to CDG without having to pass through the city.

Rebel_City

Thanks a mil for the info!! Much appreciated.

Won't be going until October, but want to book it now while the flights etc are cheap. We'd be arriving on a Monday. So I reckon it should be quiet. Oh it's the start of October as well, so I don't think any UK or Irish schools have mid-term then.

By the sounds of it perhaps 2 nights would be best - to cut down on the stress of trying to go on all the adult rides and see the park aswell. If we've time left over I hear there's a big shopping mall and/or outlet centre nearby. Thanks for the info re: train directly back to CDG. If the flights are better with Ryanair, is it ok to get to that other airport ok? Also, how long is that train to CDG?

I saw the Dream Castle Hotel has rooms for €106 / night. Seems good, might be better out there though. It's 5 or 10mins by shuttle to the park.

I've to inc park passes as well.....forgot about that!

Ponster

10 minutes to CDG by train.

1:30 hours to Beauvais by shuttle


Basically, if you're going to Eurodisney and you want to to be romantic then go (IMHO) with Aer Lingus and not Ryanair.

Rebel_City

Eh big difference indeed! Cheers Ponster! Aer Lingus have seats for about €45 each from Paris back to Dublin at the mo. So I'll go ahead with that! Will prob stay there for 2 nights!

maidenireland

Hey Rebel,

Been there 11 times now and going back in Oct for Halloween festival (we have an 8 year old boy). Aer Lingus is the best service wise maybe not the cheapest and the (Disney) bus should be about 18 eu per adult from the airport to the hotel in the resort and takes about 45 mins from airport to hotel (if you're staying in one of the resort hotels) which can be great value and good fun. If you stay in the New york, Newport Bay Club, Sequioa Lodge or the Cheyenne there is no need to get the shuttle bus as there is a lovely walk down beside the lake which is beautiful to the Disney Village through to the Parks (max being 15 - 20 min walk but lots to see in-between)

Sante Fe being the cheapest is great value, food good, nice bar, great shop - but you need to walk outside your apt block to another part of the hotel to get breakfast or any meal (if it's raining you're screwed) and you are not seated when you get there so it can be a bit of a rush. The Cheyenne is the same but is a cowboy themed hotel and is good fun.
Mid range hotels are better if budget suits ie: Sequioa Lodge, Newport Bay, Newyork Hotel - much less frantic.
Spanish and French visitors can be quite pushy and rude so stand your ground from the time you get up till the time you retire to bed - excuse me are words they do not use.

Fast Pass any ride you can because you can fit sooo much else in in-between. The shows are well worth a watch and are free as are the rides so defo try and go and see Tarzan and the Lion King if they are on.

Rides not to miss - Disney Parks.

Fantasyland

It's a small world.
Pinnochio
Mad Hatter spinning cups
Peter Pan
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Snow White and the seven Dwarfs
(The whole park sounds childish but the detail is brillo)

Frontierland

Phantom Manor
Big Thunder Mountain
(Great scenery in here)
Oh! and the steam boat (nice and relaxing)

Adventureland

Pirates of the caribbean (deadly)
Indiana Jones (backwards - it's up to you)

Fantasyland

Buzz Lightyear (don't miss it - fun ride)
Space Mountain (enuf said)
Star Tours
Honey I shrunk the audience (v.good)
The car ride opp Buzz if open is good fun.

In the Disney Studios Park the Hollywood tower, Crush's Coaster, Flying Carperts are great rides but but but DON'T forget to visit Cinemagique and Animagique - 2 un-believable shows you just can't miss.

Restaurants you should visit at nightime (assuming you'll eat after 8ish) are in the Disney Village - Rainforest Cafe, Planet Hollywood, Cafe Mickey (loads of characters and photo opportunitities). Pint of beer will cost you 7ish euro but atmosphere is worth it (Kronenberg 1664 is best trust me). These places aren't cheap but there is a McDonalds up at the lake and it's priced like here and it's the best you've ever tasted due to huge food turn over - it's never stale food.

Have a ball and chill out - enjoy the walk home by the lake.

Hope this helps

Take care.

SilverSparkle

Berty wrote: »

I disagree Ponster and I will tell you why.

As Adults you may not need to see a lot of the rides because a lot of them will be child orientated.

You could do the main Disneyland Park in one afternoon and the Disney Studios the next morning and get the RER back into Gare Du Lyon for your trip back home.

There are lots of hotels in Eurodisney. Your best bet is to stay in a Disney hotel so you get the free bus travel to the park and the evening entertainment area.

I stayed in Hotel Sante Fe which was fine to use as a base but nothing special other than that.

You can easily spend a fortune on accomodation in Disney, such as Disneyland hotel which could be up to €300 per night.

Newport Bay Hotel
and Sequoai lodge(spelling) are Mid Range with
Hotel New York just above that.

Davy Crocket and Sante fe are the budget hotels.

There is also the Kyriad Marne Le Vallee or if you want to stay for even cheaper you can stay in the Kyriad Torcy which is next to a carrefour, motorway and a restaurant/entertainment complex along the RER train line[Paris-Disney-Paris]

It is possible.

If you really want to make themost of your experience then one night is not enough by far.. Also you have to book a minimum of 2 nights on the disneylandparis website.
From experience of only visiting for 1 day on occasions it is definitely not enough..

Bear in mind if you stay in a Disney hotel or a Disney partner hotel your tickets are included. If you dont, you have to queue up and buy your tickets at the park gates.
I have stayed in Disney's hotel Cheyenne, Disney's Hotel Santa Fe, And hotel l'elysee, one of Disney's partner hotels.

The santa fe and hotel l'elysee are quite similiar on price.
I am staying in the santa fe for the second time this summer as the buses to the park are more frequent and it is within walkin distance to the parks..

Also if you stay in a Disney hotel, or hotel l'elysee you can benefit from extra magical hours which means you get to enter Disneyland Park one hour before non-residents.

There is no Shuttle bus from DAvy Crocket's Ranch to the Disney Parks.

maidenireland wrote: »

Hey Rebel,

Been there 11 times now and going back in Oct for Halloween festival (we have an 8 year old boy). Aer Lingus is the best service wise maybe not the cheapest and the (Disney) bus should be about 18 eu per adult from the airport to the hotel in the resort and takes about 45 mins from airport to hotel (if you're staying in one of the resort hotels) which can be great value and good fun. If you stay in the New york, Newport Bay Club, Sequioa Lodge or the Cheyenne there is no need to get the shuttle bus as there is a lovely walk down beside the lake which is beautiful to the Disney Village through to the Parks (max being 15 - 20 min walk but lots to see in-between)

Sante Fe being the cheapest is great value, food good, nice bar, great shop - but you need to walk outside your apt block to another part of the hotel to get breakfast or any meal (if it's raining you're screwed) and you are not seated when you get there so it can be a bit of a rush. The Cheyenne is the same but is a cowboy themed hotel and is good fun.
Mid range hotels are better if budget suits ie: Sequioa Lodge, Newport Bay, Newyork Hotel - much less frantic.
Spanish and French visitors can be quite pushy and rude so stand your ground from the time you get up till the time you retire to bed - excuse me are words they do not use.

Fast Pass any ride you can because you can fit sooo much else in in-between. The shows are well worth a watch and are free as are the rides so defo try and go and see Tarzan and the Lion King if they are on.

Rides not to miss - Disney Parks.

Fantasyland

It's a small world.
Pinnochio
Mad Hatter spinning cups
Peter Pan
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Snow White and the seven Dwarfs
(The whole park sounds childish but the detail is brillo)

Frontierland

Phantom Manor
Big Thunder Mountain
(Great scenery in here)
Oh! and the steam boat (nice and relaxing)

Adventureland

Pirates of the caribbean (deadly)
Indiana Jones (backwards - it's up to you)

Fantasyland

Buzz Lightyear (don't miss it - fun ride)
Space Mountain (enuf said)
Star Tours
Honey I shrunk the audience (v.good)
The car ride opp Buzz if open is good fun.

In the Disney Studios Park the Hollywood tower, Crush's Coaster, Flying Carperts are great rides but but but DON'T forget to visit Cinemagique and Animagique - 2 un-believable shows you just can't miss.

Restaurants you should visit at nightime (assuming you'll eat after 8ish) are in the Disney Village - Rainforest Cafe, Planet Hollywood, Cafe Mickey (loads of characters and photo opportunitities). Pint of beer will cost you 7ish euro but atmosphere is worth it (Kronenberg 1664 is best trust me). These places aren't cheap but there is a McDonalds up at the lake and it's priced like here and it's the best you've ever tasted due to huge food turn over - it's never stale food.

Have a ball and chill out - enjoy the walk home by the lake.

Hope this helps

Take care.

Ive been 12 times and returning again this summer.

Have to agree with everything you've said!
However just to let the OP know, you can only get one fastpass at a time, and the Legend of the Lion King is no longer on

It is much more convenient to fly with aer lingus, because if you choose ryanair you have to get a shuttle bus from paris to beauvais airport..

Enjoy your trip and if youve any more questions dont worry! Im sure i can answer them!

DM2008

Hi All,

Anyone got any ideas about what to do there with 2 kids, ages 4 and nearly 3. We've 3 days (Mon, tue, wed) in October. Any comments and ideas very welcome.

Berty

DM2008 wrote: »

Hi All,

Anyone got any ideas about what to do there with 2 kids, ages 4 and nearly 3. We've 3 days (Mon, tue, wed) in October. Any comments and ideas very welcome.

Hi,

You need to create a new thread.

Click this link

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Go to the top left (ish) and click New Thread, give it a title and then ask your question.

You will get more replies.

You might want be a little more specific though.

maidenireland

:P

DM2008 wrote: »

Hi All,

Anyone got any ideas about what to do there with 2 kids, ages 4 and nearly 3. We've 3 days (Mon, tue, wed) in October. Any comments and ideas very welcome.

Hey DM2008,

We're going back to Eurodisney on the 5th Oct for the Hallo'ween season so if you have a few quid I'd really give it a go if you haven't already been there.
The ages of your kids are perfect {we brought our boy just before he was 2}.

It really is a magic place for adults and kids, give it a go.

Rabbitt

Hi.
I was thinking of getting the boat to France and driving to Eurodisney . I was wondering if you could help with the following
How long is the drive to Eurodisney from Cherbourg ?
Would there be anywhere along the way that would be good to stay along the way that would break up the journey?
Would you get cabin fever staying in Eurodisney for 5 days?
Is there anywhere good to go around Eurodisney (not Paris city)

Maxmelay

From Cherbourg to Eurodisney, it's around 4 hours driving.

On the way, you can stop to the D-Day beaches or Deauville (which are nice areas).

I wouldn't stay 5 days in EuroDisney as even one day was enough for me.

Around Paris, there are plenty of stuffs to do. Always depends on the budget and weather.

Sono

I am looking to bring the other half for Valentines weekend, anyone ever been at that time of year before? Or would it not be recommended? Thanks for any help