Disneyland Paris or Florida?

fugee

Hi,


Thinking of booking a holiday to disneyland for 4 year old and 1 year old in between Feb and May, depending on what time is the cheapest.

Obviously a good bit more money to get to the states. But I don;t want to regret not spending a bit more money on getting to Orlando.

I guess my question is: Is Disneyland Florida a lot better than Disneyland Paris or are they roughly the same thing.

Any other advice would be great.

Thanks

Ponster

Disneyland Florida is a lot better IMHO than Disneyland Paris but a 4-year old is never going to be able to tell the difference and would be more than happy I bet with Paris.

rossie1977

there is very little difference between DL paris and magic kingdom in orlando (which just so happens to be the most visited of all the disney parks in orlando)

like the previous poster said, a four year won't be able to tell the difference and orlando will appeal more to them as they get older (with all the other parks)

Munster Gal

If it was me I'd chose DLP. Like the other posters said the 4 year old will be blown away by it anyway and you don't have the hassle of a longer flight with a 1 year old baby. We went to Paris last year with our 4 kids when the 2 youngest were 3 years & 6 months old and the 3 year old loved it. There were 3 or 4 rides he wanted to go on over & over again! Save Florida for when they're older and will get full value out of it.

Sooooooo jealous - can't wait to go back!!

fugee

Thanks for the advice. Booked DLP in the end for the end of March. Getting excited myself now. Any tips?

Ponster

fugee wrote: »

Any tips?

Fastpass

Loads of threads onDLP in the forum so give a quick search for advice.

padocon

FastPass is the way to go. If it works the same as Orlando.

You just go to the fast pass ticket area at the ride you want to go on.
It gives you a ticket with a time on it, and you come back to the ride at that time. You can only have one fastpass per person at any time.

rossie1977

theme park experts (yes there are people like that) will tell you fastpass is a waste of time because it means you have to schedule your day after the times they give you rather than the other way round

my advice, arrive at the park before it opens (about 15 mins), you should have most if not all the rides done by 12-1pm. arriving early like that means you will miss the queues, i tried this last time i was over in florida and it worked like a charm everywhere despite it being one of the busiest times of the year there (easter weekend)

Ponster

rossie1977 wrote: »

theme park experts (yes there are people like that) will tell you fastpass is a waste of time because it means you have to schedule your day after the times they give you rather than the other way round

That only works if you're an expert though. I have no problem in letting Fastpass manage my day if it means that I only have to queue for 10-20 minutes for each ride.

Someone going for their very first time is unlikely going to approach it as a military exercise. I'd suggest in looking on-line and seeing what you want to do and heading their first and whatever you miss you can do next time you visit

Bandit12

I went to Disney with the family last year and believe it or not it worked out cheaper than going to Paris. Mind you Disney where doing a 7 nights for the price of 4 special so that brought the price right down. Enjoy Paris.:)

padocon

rossie1977 wrote: »

fastpass is a waste of time because it means you have to schedule your day after the times they give you rather than the other way round

I see what they mean but I disagree, if you want to que for an hour for at least 6 of the popular rides then be my guest and do. Alternately get a fast pass.

Also OP if you go to a park early, then you will be tired in the evening and won't want to wait for the fire works. But I still recommend going early most days.

maryjane007

i have a couple of money saving tips for while your there. you can take some of the rolls, ham cheese etc from breakfast and you have free lunch for when you at the the parks. it may sound tight but a lot of people do it. the shops in the arks are quite expensive so if you venture down to the shopping centre where the sea life place is (buses pick up from the hotels) there is a supermarket there, stock up on drinks, snacks for taking to the park or whenever. if you dont venture down there the train station you pass to get to the parks has a shop and coffee shops that are average price so you can get things there on the way in or out of the park. we used to get sambos there for the kids to have for supper and milk for the youngests bottle.
we saved a lot of money doing this and i know it may sound tight but less money spent on this means more money for toys

padocon

Also carry as little as possible to the parks. It will be so hot!

sxylilminx

Paris all the way America is for older kids and even Paris with the 1 yr old will be a bit of a nightmare case an adukt will have to stay with the 1 yr old while you on ride with 4 yr old

Rollercoaster

fugee wrote: »

Any tips?

If you are staying in one of the Disneyland Hotels the easiest most economical method to get directly to the Hotel from the CDG Airport is using the VEA bus. It takes about an hour on the bus.

Adult rate: 17 € per trip
For adults and children 12 and over

Child rate: 13 € per trip
For children 3 to 11 included

Free for children under 3

Check out www.vea.fr for more info

The TGV (Fast Train) can make the journey from CDG to Marne-la-Vallée/Chessy (Disneyland) in about 10 mins but you have to get you and your baggage to the hotel from the station and the train ticket prices change from train to train depending on the time of day.

jackhack

I have never been to Disney in Paris so I can`t relate them but have been to Disney in Orlando twice with my 2 kids and I can highly recommend it. Any person I know who has been to both prefers Orlando but one thing for sure as soon as you walk through the gates you will be a 10 year old again. Brilliant! Enjoy your holiday.

penexpers

Rollercoaster wrote: »

If you are staying in one of the Disneyland Hotels the easiest most economical method to get directly to the Hotel from the CDG Airport is using the VEA bus. It takes about an hour on the bus.

The TGV (Fast Train) can make the journey from CDG to Marne-la-Vallée/Chessy (Disneyland) in about 10 mins but you have to get you and your baggage to the hotel from the station and the train ticket prices change from train to train depending on the time of day.

We got the TGV and would do the same again. It's much faster than the bus (as already stated) train station is not too far of a walk from the Disney hotels.

donna1000

IMHO paris, now i have not been there but have been to orlando, with 2 kids, brilliant holiday, fantastic but if i had to do it again with 2 small kids i would think again the flight alone for any young child under 5 is far to long IMO, i feel leave orlando for the ages of 6 to 106, stick with Paris, oh you lucky things i bet you can't wait enjoy.

Corkman1

I have been to both disneys and have to say that the one in Florida is better that Paris. That said, i suppose it depends on your budget... disney in Paris is still very good.

Orlandos busiest time is Jan/Feb and March when all the 'snow birds' come down from new york, boston etc for the warmer climate. My brother is just back from Orlando and said that the theme parks were very busy at that time (much more so that when he had previously gone in August). Id keep this in mind and try to go closer to April/May if you can....