never been before and will be visiting in july as we are staying near paris. would there be any point in getting a day pass for the family, or will we need longer to take it all in. i know it%26#39;s expensive and with 3 children it could add up to quite a bit. any advice on the best things to see and do here? and is july a really busy time to be visiting eurodisney.
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%26quot;is july a really busy time to be visiting eruodisney%26quot;..
You know the answer to that one and are just hoping that by some miracle someone will say %26quot; actully July is a deadsville, no lines and no heat%26quot; LOL Sorry but you asked for that.. LOL
Actually I have been twice once in July and once in August, and compared to Disney in America I thought it wasn%26#39;t too bad for lines etc. DO learn what fast passes are and how to use them, they make a big difference!
Depending on ages of children ( I went once with a 12 yr old , and once with a 14 yr old, neither of whom had ever been to any Disney park before) I think it is very possible to cover the highlights of Disneyland in one longish day.
With younger kids that may be a bit more difficult, you know, need more potty breaks and want to ride same ride 4 times etc and get tired easily.
I did not bother with other park as it didn%26#39;t interest us, so hopefully someone else can tell you if its worth bothering with,, frankly , with 5 of you I wouldn%26#39;t spend the extra money. Disney does add up, but for young children it is fun. My 14 yr old thought it was nice, but it did not blow him away.. I think Disneyland if for the very young (4-12) or the very young at heart!! I am more in seeing Paris then Disney and I was lucky my kids were both old enough to happily agree that one day was enough!
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Hi --
July is a madhouse at any of the Disney parks.
I think you can get by with only one day as long as you make it clear to each of the children that nobody is permitted to whine about being too tired, everyone stays together so nobody misses out on anything, and at least two of them have to be on fire at the same time for the family to leave the park before everyone is ready to go. In other words, no individual child is going to get to be the boss.
Google Disney for the Disney-specific web sites where you%26#39;ll get much more information on the park and how to save money there.
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I spent the whole of July in France (mainly Paris) with my 11 year old daughter - and we had a ball! However the only mistake we made was to visit Disneyland Paris (no longer called EuroDisney) on a sunny day. We arrived at opening time but the queues to get in were enoromous and, once inside, we could only shuffle our way around because of the crowds. We didn%26#39;t get into any of the scheduled shows because they were full and my duaghter dismissed all the rides as either %26#39;for babies%26#39; or %26#39;too scary%26#39; so there wasn%26#39;t anything much left to do except look in the shops for items we didn%26#39;t want to buy. We went on a weekday, hoping to avoid local crowds: as a result, many of the cafes and food vendors were closed and we queued for 50 minutes to buy a hot dog.
In the end (and after our only argument for our month away) we decided to leave and go to the Walt Disney Studios Park right next door. (It%26#39;s just as well the Australian dollar was stronger then). This seemed significantly less crowded, mainly because it attracted families with ambulatory children and was not so full of prams and pushers. The activities were also better suited to the 10 years plus age group: special effects shows and do-it-yourself cartooning workshops etc. Many of the activities assumed a knowledge of Disney films so were lost on us.
We spent the next day on a second visit to the Musee d%26#39;Orsay, which we both enjoyed much more.
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Just spent 8 days in Paris, reserving one day for disney for my 8 year old. Taking in mind that we%26#39;ve been to Disney World in Orlando many times-I wish we skipped DisneyParis. It cannot begin to compare to Orlando. It was under staffed and poorly maintained. save up and fly to Florida for the real experience.
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MiddleagedMandy,, your 11 yr old couldn%26#39;t find ANY rides they liked at Disney!!!?
My 12 yr ( just had turned 12) loved Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted House, Indian Jones, and Thunder Mountain Railway( we went on that one twice) , she also enjoyed the Honey we Shrunk the Audience show, and Tom Sawyers island and the Robinson Family Treehouse. I think it helps to know what to expect a bit.
I did forget to mention, and it is a good point, , buy your tickets ahead of time. We bought ours( the second time I took a child) in Paris at the Disney store so didn%26#39;t have to wait in a long line. I understand you can buy then online also. The first time I went with son we bought them at the gate and the line did move very slowly.
And really learn how to use fastpasses , very important.
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