meggiebeth
WDW, DLR & DLP enthusiast
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2011
Christmas at Disneyland Paris : Upgraded to the Royal Suite
Hi all! I've decided to write a trip report for our very recent trip to Disneyland Paris from the 24th December to the 27th December 2015. I've written trip and dining reports for our trips to Walt Disney World before, but while planning our trip to DLP for Christmas I struggled to find much information, so felt it would be useful for me to write about our experiences.
As a quick summary of our trip:
When
24th- 27th December 2015 (plus a night in Dover on the 23rd)
Where
Dream Castle Hotel, Marne La Vallée
Restaurants
Bistrot Chez Rémy
Walt's: An American Restaurant
Hunter's Grill at Sequoia Lodge
The Lucky Nugget Saloon
Travel
EuroTunnel from Folkestone to Calais
(We live around two hours away from the UK EuroTunnel terminal and so is easily doable for us)
Now to introduce us, here's a photo of our recent visit to Bistrot Chez Rémy in August:
I'm Megan- I'm 19 years old (although look much younger) and currently studying at university, although I still live with my family. I persuaded my family to visit DLP for Christmas despite my dad's reluctance. I've planned our two trips to Florida and our last trip to DLP in August so it was really exciting for me to get to plan our first Disney trip at Christmas!
My parents, Will and Tracey, are great Disney parks fans. They didn't expect much from our first trip to Disney World in 2011 but once there were astounded at what the parks and resorts offered! They (along with the rest of my family and me) see Disneyland Paris as a good substitute for Florida- it really doesn't compare in many ways but serves as our cheaper Disney fix nearer the UK.
My brothers William and Rory love the trademark Disney thrill rides in Florida, many of which also exist in DLP. William is 17 and Rory is 11 so hopefully this report will also give the perspective of teenagers at DLP (and show that they can love it just as much as young children or adults!)
How did the trip come about?
For the past few Christmases my parents and I have been talking about spending a few nights away from home. Christmas entails little for us at home and I thought a trip to DLP would be a great way to have an action packed Christmas away from home! I normally do Christmas shopping with my mum so know how much we spend on presents: this year we decided to get one present each and spend the rest going to France!
We managed to get two connecting rooms at the Dream Castle Hotel for around £600 for three nights including breakfast. I'd have loved to stay at a Disney hotel but the prices at Christmas were rather astronomical and so we made the decision to stay offsite. As we plan on visiting DLP again in the summer (perhaps even at Easter too) we decided to get annual passes. The only one that worked for our dates was the Dream Passeport Annuel - this is valid for 365 days a year. Some of its perks include:
- 20% off boutiques and shops in DLP (10% off at Lego Store)
- 10% off at Disneyland Paris restaurants
- 35% off at Disney hotels
- Free aperitif for each pass holder at table service restaurants (photos to come!)
- Access to extra magic hours
If you buy five annual passes in a row and are part of the same family you can also benefit from 20% off! In this sense, one of our five passes was free.
So please do join us for my report! I will cover all aspects from our travel to hotels, restaurants and our experiences in the parks. I will post updates as soon as I can I between my essays for January so do bear with me. Next up: day one!
Hi all! I've decided to write a trip report for our very recent trip to Disneyland Paris from the 24th December to the 27th December 2015. I've written trip and dining reports for our trips to Walt Disney World before, but while planning our trip to DLP for Christmas I struggled to find much information, so felt it would be useful for me to write about our experiences.
As a quick summary of our trip:
When
24th- 27th December 2015 (plus a night in Dover on the 23rd)
Where
Dream Castle Hotel, Marne La Vallée
Restaurants
Bistrot Chez Rémy
Walt's: An American Restaurant
Hunter's Grill at Sequoia Lodge
The Lucky Nugget Saloon
Travel
EuroTunnel from Folkestone to Calais
(We live around two hours away from the UK EuroTunnel terminal and so is easily doable for us)
Now to introduce us, here's a photo of our recent visit to Bistrot Chez Rémy in August:
I'm Megan- I'm 19 years old (although look much younger) and currently studying at university, although I still live with my family. I persuaded my family to visit DLP for Christmas despite my dad's reluctance. I've planned our two trips to Florida and our last trip to DLP in August so it was really exciting for me to get to plan our first Disney trip at Christmas!
My parents, Will and Tracey, are great Disney parks fans. They didn't expect much from our first trip to Disney World in 2011 but once there were astounded at what the parks and resorts offered! They (along with the rest of my family and me) see Disneyland Paris as a good substitute for Florida- it really doesn't compare in many ways but serves as our cheaper Disney fix nearer the UK.
My brothers William and Rory love the trademark Disney thrill rides in Florida, many of which also exist in DLP. William is 17 and Rory is 11 so hopefully this report will also give the perspective of teenagers at DLP (and show that they can love it just as much as young children or adults!)
How did the trip come about?
For the past few Christmases my parents and I have been talking about spending a few nights away from home. Christmas entails little for us at home and I thought a trip to DLP would be a great way to have an action packed Christmas away from home! I normally do Christmas shopping with my mum so know how much we spend on presents: this year we decided to get one present each and spend the rest going to France!
We managed to get two connecting rooms at the Dream Castle Hotel for around £600 for three nights including breakfast. I'd have loved to stay at a Disney hotel but the prices at Christmas were rather astronomical and so we made the decision to stay offsite. As we plan on visiting DLP again in the summer (perhaps even at Easter too) we decided to get annual passes. The only one that worked for our dates was the Dream Passeport Annuel - this is valid for 365 days a year. Some of its perks include:
- 20% off boutiques and shops in DLP (10% off at Lego Store)
- 10% off at Disneyland Paris restaurants
- 35% off at Disney hotels
- Free aperitif for each pass holder at table service restaurants (photos to come!)
- Access to extra magic hours
If you buy five annual passes in a row and are part of the same family you can also benefit from 20% off! In this sense, one of our five passes was free.
So please do join us for my report! I will cover all aspects from our travel to hotels, restaurants and our experiences in the parks. I will post updates as soon as I can I between my essays for January so do bear with me. Next up: day one!