A trip to Disneyland is the ultimate holiday for a lot of families , however with prices in excess of £7000 for the average family many opt for Disneyland Paris as an affordable option. Having spoken to my brother who has been to both I’m told that other than the number of parks there is very little difference between the two.
When I began researching our family trip in Autumn 2014 I discovered that there were two ways to visit Disneyland Paris – by buying a package to stay at the resort or by staying outside the resort and purchasing day tickets or an annual pass. We opted for the latter staying at the Thomson Alfresco site Paris Est (approximately 25 minutes drive from the parks). A 7 night stay with ferry crossing from Dover costs approximately £350 and annual passes for all of us (3 in total as under 3s are free) was 669 euros or £539.56) Comparing this to a 4 night/5 day stay in one of the Disney hotels we saved approximately £191.44 and gained 2 days in the parks. We had spending money on top of this but our approximate total spend was £1300 for our first trip. As we had annual passes we returned for two more weeks in autumn 2015 and spring 2016 with our three weeks costing approximately £3500 including fuel, food and shopping.
Whichever way you choose to visit Disneyland Paris there are some top tips to ensure you don’t spend every minute queuing or chasing characters!
My final words children under 2 won’t remember or appreciate Disneyland Paris but go before your youngest is 3 as they will get free entry and meals. Don’t worry that they will miss out in most restaurants they can still be part of the meal for example at the Princess lunch our 2 year old was given a juice cocktail, aperitif and chocolate lolly.
Sarah x
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