How would you get there?

[poppyolivia]

Right I live in Inverness, whats the cheapest way to get to DLP without it taking 3 days to actually get there?

I just priced up March 08 for 5 nights...

2 adults and 2 kids flying from Edinburgh

accomadation wasn't much under £700 (Santa Fe) I added flights from Edinburgh and the total came to £1,900 odd:eek: Is this the sort of prices I'm looking at if I don't go in January? I wanna cry!!:rotfl:

Did the flights seperate too (air france) and they were just over £1000...???

Could it just be that I would be booking so late that the flights have gone up????

[thelittlemermaid83]

What about coming to the London the night before and getting the eurostar wouldnt that work out cheaper?

How much did you pay roughly for the trip in Jan?

[BRobson]

We dont have much choice up here do we :headache:

We fly BA from Aberdeen to Heathrow then out that way. Easyjet now fly from Glasgow to CDG and Flybe go direct from Edinburgh to CDG. I have never found Airfrance affordable :confused:

Expedia normally has some good deals for the hotels. If it is the end of March it will be more expensive due to Easter.

I feel your pain :hug:

[poppyolivia]

What about coming to the London the night before and getting the eurostar wouldnt that work out cheaper?

How much did you pay roughly for the trip in Jan?

Jan just past (5 nights) cost us only £990 and that was everything! So paying an extra £1000 makes me want to be sick!:)

The eurostar was roughly the same price as Jan past but that was including the over night sleeper train to get there.

[poppyolivia]

We dont have much choice up here do we :headache:

We fly BA from Aberdeen to Heathrow then out that way. Easyjet now fly from Glasgow to CDG and Flybe go direct from Edinburgh to CDG. I have never found Airfrance affordable :confused:

Expedia normally has some good deals for the hotels. If it is the end of March it will be more expensive due to Easter.

I feel your pain :hug:


Its so expensive for the flights eh? The accomadation is ok its the getting there that we are struggling with!:rotfl: When I went on to expedia they just seemed to do the out of park hotels...is that right?

Are easy jet trust worthy..only heard bad with them????


Hey at least you have an Asda there..we don't even have that!!!LOL

[thelittlemermaid83]

Are you looking to go March this year then ;)

[poppyolivia]

Are you looking to go March this year then ;)


:rotfl: not now!!:rotfl:

Was just mucking around seeing how much it was..tried different months too!!

Got to say though just went on a website doing the Heathrow to Charles De Gualle and for the 4 of us in march to fly would be under £400!!!!:eek: Can't believe thats a MASSIVE HUGE saving...kinda still got to get there though!!!:rotfl: That was with British Airways....tried twice cause I thought I was doing it wrong and that was per person but is 100% not!!!!!

I'm moving down South!!!! I still can't believe that would be a saving of about £800!!!! with the dates I was looking at!!

[BRobson]

Its so expensive for the flights eh? The accomadation is ok its the getting there that we are struggling with!:rotfl: When I went on to expedia they just seemed to do the out of park hotels...is that right?

Are easy jet trust worthy..only heard bad with them????


Hey at least you have an Asda there..we don't even have that!!!LOL

Expedia should come up with DLP hotels

Of course Tescos rule in Inverness - I have been known to convert my Tesco points into BA miles which means you have to only pay the tax - but hey thats another topic altogether!!!

I have never flown with easyjet so I not sure how the service is:goodvibes

[thelittlemermaid83]

:rotfl: not now!!:rotfl:

Was just mucking around seeing how much it was..tried different months too!!

Got to say though just went on a website doing the Heathrow to Charles De Gualle and for the 4 of us in march to fly would be under £400!!!!:eek: Can't believe thats a MASSIVE HUGE saving...kinda still got to get there though!!!:rotfl: That was with British Airways....tried twice cause I thought I was doing it wrong and that was per person but is 100% not!!!!!

I'm moving down South!!!! I still can't believe that would be a saving of about £800!!!! with the dates I was looking at!!

Im trying to get prices but the website keeps timing me out :headache:

That is a huge saving tho, Im lucky that i live near Ashford and can just jump on the eurostar.

[poppyolivia]

Expedia should come up with DLP hotels

Of course Tescos rule in Inverness - I have been known to convert my Tesco points into BA miles which means you have to only pay the tax - but hey thats another topic altogether!!!

I have never flown with easyjet so I not sure how the service is:goodvibes


Tesco points..OMG I have a load of them stashed!!!...didn't really think of converting them to BA airmiles cause we always book as a package with air france!!!...

as from 30th March flybe are flying Glasgow to CDG!!!:cool1: well I think it was flybe...been on so many wedsites now...I'm jumping out off the Air France box that I have been stuck in for 3 years!!:rotfl:

I feel sooo good right now...there is hope...I might try another month instead of January!!!:woohoo:

[thelittlemermaid83]

Tesco points..OMG I have a load of them stashed!!!...didn't really think of converting them to BA airmiles cause we always book as a package with air france!!!...

as from 30th March flybe are flying Glasgow to CDG!!!:cool1: well I think it was flybe...been on so many wedsites now...I'm jumping out off the Air France box that I have been stuck in for 3 years!!:rotfl:

I feel sooo good right now...there is hope...I might try another month instead of January!!!:woohoo:

awww yay!!:woohoo: :woohoo:

[disneyangel]

We have flown from Edi to CDG with good service and we only paid around £50 per flight for this March. We did book as soon as the flights came out though.

EJ have a sale on April flights at the moment (until tomorow night 10% off all flights)if that helps any;)

[tinks4ever]

Hi i go with easyjet all the time never had a problem.. all ways got there on time and never lost my luggage fingers crossed .....
have you tried jet2, ryanair, flybe, bmibaby also thomsonfly not sure if any fly to inverness though but i know they are all cheaper airlines.
also with airfrance there prices stay the same they do not go up also been with them they were great with the little one..
:tinker:

[poppyolivia]

Im trying to get prices but the website keeps timing me out :headache:

That is a huge saving tho, Im lucky that i live near Ashford and can just jump on the eurostar.


It times out with me too...thought it was my pc though!!

Now that I know there is cheaper flights out there its opened a whole new world!!!:rotfl:

In saying that my roof has a leak and double glazing wouldn't go amiss either!!:rotfl:

[thelittlemermaid83]

It times out with me too...thought it was my pc though!!

Now that I know there is cheaper flights out there its opened a whole new world!!!:rotfl:

In saying that my roof has a leak and double glazing wouldn't go amiss either!!:rotfl:

:rotfl: i know what you mean haha.
I have so much stuff that needs doing but now im addicted to DLRP id rather spend my money there :rotfl2:

[poppyolivia]

Tinks4ever..thank you for that list of airlines..gonna have a look!:thumbsup2

thank you disneyangel will give that a look too

xxxx

edited to say I had a look at easy jet....in august (just random dates) 4 night mon -fri accomadation

package with air france.....£1,700 odd......same accomadation but own flight with easy jet..£1,100 odd thats with accomadation being £825!!!....


A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO'S OPENED MY EYES...XXXXXXX

[Cyrano]

I feel your pain :hug:
Another who understands your dilema poppyolivia

We did easyjet once from Aberdeen but the hanging about Luton, especially on the way home just made everyone :upsidedow
Hence why we drive but go for longer.

Good luck getting a deal :goodvibes :flower3:

[poppyolivia]

Another who understands your dilema poppyolivia

We did easyjet once from Aberdeen but the hanging about Luton, especially on the way home just made everyone :upsidedow
Hence why we drive but go for longer.

Good luck getting a deal :goodvibes :flower3:

Thank you.

So you drive to Luton? Maybe I read that wrong???? If not how long does that take you?

[BRobson]

Thank you.

So you drive to Luton? Maybe I read that wrong???? If not how long does that take you?

Cyrano took the eurotunnel and drove to there - not sure how long it would take.If I remember he broke up the journey with a stop midway.

Cyrano - you never did finish that trippie did you ;)

[Cyrano]

Cyrano took the eurotunnel and drove to there - not sure how long it would take.If I remember he broke up the journey with a stop midway.

Cyrano - you never did finish that trippie did you ;)
Yes we drove all the way from the North East. Stopped off at SIL in Glasgow but coud have missed out that stretch if necessary. Next day drove to Canterbury. Stayed overnight and then Eurotunnel the next day.

:blush: sorry about the trip report. Now that the holiday is booked it would be good to re-live the holiday so I'll try and get to this :)

[jillrobinson]

In saying that my roof has a leak and double glazing wouldn't go amiss either!!:rotfl:

add to that new central heating system and some plaster on the bathroom walls and you could be living in my house, but I'd still rather spend the money on DLRP. :confused:

Have you had a look at Airmiles with the Tesco vouchers ?
Now that the taxes are included too, the ticket deals aren't quite so bad.
If Tesco's don't get a new DLRP partner before our planned trip I'm hoping to at least get the flights paid for with them.

[poppyolivia]

add to that new central heating system and some plaster on the bathroom walls and you could be living in my house, but I'd still rather spend the money on DLRP. :confused:

Have you had a look at Airmiles with the Tesco vouchers ?
Now that the taxes are included too, the ticket deals aren't quite so bad.
If Tesco's don't get a new DLRP partner before our planned trip I'm hoping to at least get the flights paid for with them.


No I haven't looked up about the airmiles yet but its defo on my list!! I'm so excited about air prices right now that my thoughts are running away with me!!....tell me am I right in thinking..

If I book an onsite hotel via disneylandparis.com...the park tickets will be included...

So when I get my own flights all I need to do is pay the transfers from the airport to the hotel?

In my head thats right but knowing me it probably cancels something out when you split the package up???????:confused3

Found out I can actually get a flight from Inverness to CDG!!!:woohoo: ok the whole trip takes 7 hrs (found one that takes just over 5 hrs too) and there is a stop but thats so cool...still costs less that air france from Edinburgh!! (well depending on the date)...

Can't believe I've been so stupid and haven't really thought about seperate flights for 3 years!! I just saw people writing about the eurostar and I ruled that out because its miles away.


thank you

~Katrina~

[DLPdaft]

You're right Katrina,

If you book your flights seperately, and then your hotel/tickets package with Disney direct, then you only have your transfer from CDG to the hotel and back to sort out - for 4 of you, a private transfer with bs/rs transport is probably going to be the cheapest and quickest way.

Bless you Katrina, not looking at doing it separately all this time - I did wonder myself how Air France could be the cheapest option - every time I've looked for flights on Air France, its always been really expensive!

I'd go for a budget airline every time - I always fly to CDG with BMIbaby (we're close to East Midlands airport right now) and they are great, have never paid more than £55 return each for our flights either. When Easyjet had their January sale on last month (someone posted a link to the site here) I looked at the cost of going with Easyjet from Edinburgh to CDG - and it was only going to be about £30 return each, including taxes! That would allow me to book an extra night at a Disney hotel over what I pay for flights now!

Elaine

[thelittlemermaid83]

No I haven't looked up about the airmiles yet but its defo on my list!! I'm so excited about air prices right now that my thoughts are running away with me!!....tell me am I right in thinking..

If I book an onsite hotel via disneylandparis.com...the park tickets will be included...

So when I get my own flights all I need to do is pay the transfers from the airport to the hotel?

In my head thats right but knowing me it probably cancels something out when you split the package up???????:confused3

Found out I can actually get a flight from Inverness to CDG!!!:woohoo: ok the whole trip takes 7 hrs (found one that takes just over 5 hrs too) and there is a stop but thats so cool...still costs less that air france from Edinburgh!! (well depending on the date)...

Can't believe I've been so stupid and haven't really thought about seperate flights for 3 years!! I just saw people writing about the eurostar and I ruled that out because its miles away.


thank you

~Katrina~


Am i right to think someone could be planning another trip very soon now ;) :goodvibes

[poppyolivia]

Am i right to think someone could be planning another trip very soon now ;) :goodvibes

Believe me I really want to but only if its in school holidays..think I've had my luck with the outta school break malarky, although the head teacher said its ok I don't want to push it.
We have Scottish cheapy holiday booked already right up til Oct for when my husband is off so he had kinda used up his time.....aprt from 2 wks he usually takes off after xmas

But I really fancy a xmas break at DLP but its not til May (I think) the prices come out. I want to see the decorations etc in full swing!!


I'm still looking at prices though because DH has the 2 spare wks....maybe one wk off this year and 1 wk off after xmas like usual???? Och I don't know...I want to live in DLP and be done with it!!


ELAINE:...I'm telling you Easyjet is my new best friend!!! By the way is there a compitition on these boards for dunce of the year..(plus 2 years!)...I reckon I'd win!!!LOL
Mind you because we weree going out of school hols and the fact we were going in Jan..don't think we could have done it much cheaper that time of year..hopefully!!LOL...under 1k for each of the hols I've taken.....OMG thats half my double glazing!!

[thelittlemermaid83]

I want to live in DLP and be done with it!!

:goodvibes

maybe would could pitch some tents outside disney village and live there forever :laughing:

[poppyolivia]

:goodvibes

maybe would could pitch some tents outside disney village and live there forever :laughing:


:rotfl: hey we could be neighbours!!:rotfl:

[thelittlemermaid83]

:rotfl: hey we could be neighbours!!:rotfl:

The should build a special hotel for us Disers where we could live :lmao: with park tickets and & breakfast included :rotfl:

[disneyangel]

But I really fancy a xmas break at DLP but its not til May (I think) the prices come out. I want to see the decorations etc in full swing!!


We've gone the last two January's just after new year (ie still in school holidays)our flights this year were around £60 with EJ and £100 with AF the year before.

Both times we stayed offsite and bought AP's. Onsite was very expensive at that time of year

[poppyolivia]

We've gone the last two January's just after new year (ie still in school holidays)our flights this year were around £60 with EJ and £100 with AF the year before.

Both times we stayed offsite and bought AP's. Onsite was very expensive at that time of year


I'm not all too sure about staying off site then again I thought AF was superb...once upon a time!!....when you say expensive is it roughly the same price as the height of summer prices?

[DebIreland]

Another option would be to fly from Inverness to Dublin with Aer Arann (who do some very reasonable flights at times and are a GREAT airline!) and then fly with Air France from Dublin to CDG - they have some good offers too and the euro pricing would also be in your favour of course. Ryanair also fly Dublin to Paris but it's to Beauvais. All these options are worth a shot. :) Good luck!!

[disneyangel]

I'm not all too sure about staying off site then again I thought AF was superb...once upon a time!!....when you say expensive is it roughly the same price as the height of summer prices?

We've never travelled in peak summer. But our DLH quote for two nights was over £1000 :eek:

[mickeymousepal]

Hi there poppyolivia.....i know where you are coming from we stay in ardersier and are also fellow dlrp addicts we have done it several times on a budget doing the beauvais way but this time we booked easyjet from glasgow 2nd week of the highland easter holidays 31/3-6/4 i booked the week before xmas and the flights were only £235 for 4 of us including luggage and taxes etc to charles de gaulle, flights were reasonable times and the if i could of afforded to book the flights the week earlier they were just under £200 from edinburgh but christmas and all that kind of spoke for my pennies ...i know the prices have gone up now but it shows that maybe next year or later this year if you book far enough in advance you may get reasonable prices especially as some of our school holidays differ slightly from other parts of scotland and the uk....so sometimes you can get a cheaper flight in october as a lot of schools only have 1 weeks holidays where as we get 2 so if you can find the week that most schools are still in term they are often cheaper and the bonus is the park is a wee bit quieter but keep looking where there is a will there is a way good luck

[BRobson]

Hi there poppyolivia.....i know where you are coming from we stay in ardersier and are also fellow dlrp addicts we have done it several times on a budget doing the beauvais way but this time we booked easyjet from glasgow 2nd week of the highland easter holidays 31/3-6/4 i booked the week before xmas and the flights were only £235 for 4 of us including luggage and taxes etc to charles de gaulle, flights were reasonable times and the if i could of afforded to book the flights the week earlier they were just under £200 from edinburgh but christmas and all that kind of spoke for my pennies ...i know the prices have gone up now but it shows that maybe next year or later this year if you book far enough in advance you may get reasonable prices especially as some of our school holidays differ slightly from other parts of scotland and the uk....so sometimes you can get a cheaper flight in october as a lot of schools only have 1 weeks holidays where as we get 2 so if you can find the week that most schools are still in term they are often cheaper and the bonus is the park is a wee bit quieter but keep looking where there is a will there is a way good luck

Another Dissers from up this way - maybe we should all club together and hire a private jet :rotfl:

[Cyrano]

Another Dissers from up this way - maybe we should all club together and hire a private jet :rotfl:

... or get a group discount :goodvibes

[mickeymousepal]

yep group discounts would be good ....how about a therapy group too....on the matter of private jet that would be great also.
I was holding out hope there could of been an easier way at one point flybe anounced there were going to be direct paris flights from inverness starting at the end of 2008 hopefully but no no avail can i find out anything just have to keep a look out as this would be bliss....no doubt they might be a bit dearer but by the time you save travelling and fuel etc it would hopefully be worth it though

[BRobson]

yep group discounts would be good ....how about a therapy group too....on the matter of private jet that would be great also.
I was holding out hope there could of been an easier way at one point flybe anounced there were going to be direct paris flights from inverness starting at the end of 2008 hopefully but no no avail can i find out anything just have to keep a look out as this would be bliss....no doubt they might be a bit dearer but by the time you save travelling and fuel etc it would hopefully be worth it though

That would be fantastic :thumbsup2

[DLPdaft]

I was at DLRP last October Poppyolivia, during the Scottish school hols (1st wk in October) - it was very quiet. It was also Disney low season, and I got an early booker offer on a Disney hotel/tickets package, so it was cheaper going in October than it had been in the February for us.

Elaine

[poppyolivia]

Hi there poppyolivia.....i know where you are coming from we stay in ardersier and are also fellow dlrp addicts we have done it several times on a budget doing the beauvais way but this time we booked easyjet from glasgow 2nd week of the highland easter holidays 31/3-6/4 i booked the week before xmas and the flights were only £235 for 4 of us including luggage and taxes etc to charles de gaulle, flights were reasonable times and the if i could of afforded to book the flights the week earlier they were just under £200 from edinburgh but christmas and all that kind of spoke for my pennies ...i know the prices have gone up now but it shows that maybe next year or later this year if you book far enough in advance you may get reasonable prices especially as some of our school holidays differ slightly from other parts of scotland and the uk....so sometimes you can get a cheaper flight in october as a lot of schools only have 1 weeks holidays where as we get 2 so if you can find the week that most schools are still in term they are often cheaper and the bonus is the park is a wee bit quieter but keep looking where there is a will there is a way good luck


hiya neighbour!!!:rotfl:

Thanks for the info...

I have now decided that the way to go for me is either leaving from Edinburgh or Glasgow using easyjet (or other good value airlines)..I need to be on the ball with sales etc...thats not a prob....

I have also gone onto the Highlands holiday council website and I have the dates up til Fri 2nd July 2010!!:rotfl: I am going to compare this with other holidays different regions have and take it from there!:thumbsup2

£235 for the 4 of you is just showing off now!!;) No seriously thats brilliant and shows you what you can get!

Its got to be said that a straight no stop flight to paris would be superb and I would pay the extra for that! If you don't mind stopping off at Manchester then there is some already ranging from £500-£700 to Paris....and when you think of it thats the prices I was paying from Edinburgh to CDG.

I was a bit scared to start this thread just incase people said thing like 'thats the price, thats how we do it'.....it couldn't be further from the truth!! Thank goodness!!


Private Jet sounds good!!:rotfl:


Elaine...October would be so good to go....I'm looking at all options..the cheapest..not bothered how cold it is!!LOL Im the January Queen so anything outta that is a bonus!!!haha!! I'm gonna compare holiday dates like I said and take it from there...although I've been told by Paul that I need to wait til nearer xmas onwards...oh a girl can dream....not only that if I start looking at prices now I will be more clued up for future trips!

[mickeymousepal]

yes i know i got a good price i was really surprised as i had always gone ryanair which has been fine but i really liked the better flight times of easyjet and the fact you land in CDG so being a shorter journey ....we have been now in oct,nov,dec,may,june and this time in march/april its great to see the park at all different times of the year we are staying at the citea residential which is a self catering house its easy to get to the parks i have never stayed onsite before never been as lucky as you LOL as we have always been on a budget and try to save luxuries for the spending in the park but its also worth venturing away from the parks for accomodation as it can be considerably cheaper especially if you have an annual passport but one day i would love to stay onsite too..........but don't despair you will find a way i am sure its funny how once the seed has been planted it normally happens one way or another....though bring on the flybe direct flights from Dalcross then we will be laughing all the way .....good to know i am not the invernessian hooked so far i think i have talked about disney so many times its almost a standing joke in work ....they really don't understand though half a dozen people have come to me within the last 12 months asking advice as they book themselves never sponsored anyone yet though they always opt for the package deal anyway as long as i'm talking i'm happy....you may of already noticed

[poppyolivia]

yes i know i got a good price i was really surprised as i had always gone ryanair which has been fine but i really liked the better flight times of easyjet and the fact you land in CDG so being a shorter journey ....we have been now in oct,nov,dec,may,june and this time in march/april its great to see the park at all different times of the year we are staying at the citea residential which is a self catering house its easy to get to the parks i have never stayed onsite before never been as lucky as you LOL as we have always been on a budget and try to save luxuries for the spending in the park but its also worth venturing away from the parks for accomodation as it can be considerably cheaper especially if you have an annual passport but one day i would love to stay onsite too..........but don't despair you will find a way i am sure its funny how once the seed has been planted it normally happens one way or another....though bring on the flybe direct flights from Dalcross then we will be laughing all the way .....good to know i am not the invernessian hooked so far i think i have talked about disney so many times its almost a standing joke in work ....they really don't understand though half a dozen people have come to me within the last 12 months asking advice as they book themselves never sponsored anyone yet though they always opt for the package deal anyway as long as i'm talking i'm happy....you may of already noticed



What??? Can you get cheaper than the Santa Fe hotel??????:scared1: I thought that was the cheapest with park tickets included?????

[DLPdaft]

It is Poppyolivia, but if you buy the park tickets separately, from attractiontix, 365tickets etc, (or consider annual passes if you're going to be looking at park tickets for more than 3 days in a year) then you can stay offsite at Val d Europe for example, or even at the likes of My Travel Explorers, Holiday Inn etc, and pay room only rates - that way, you are paying per room per night, and not per person per night.

Have a look on Expedia for hotel only to give yourself an idea of prices for rooms - just choose the "hotel only" option and type in "Disneyland Paris".

Even more work for you to do eh :rotfl: ???

Elaine

[DLPdaft]

And just to confuse matters even further (for future visits) if you do choose to buy at least one Dream Annual Pass, you can then use that to book room only at a Disney onsite hotel (including Santa Fe) and get discounts of up to 30% on the room only price!

Have I lost you yet????

Elaine

[poppyolivia]

And just to confuse matters even further (for future visits) if you do choose to buy at least one Dream Annual Pass, you can then use that to book room only at a Disney onsite hotel (including Santa Fe) and get discounts of up to 30% on the room only price!

Have I lost you yet????

Elaine

eh?:scared1:

oh maaaaannnnnnnn!!!:rotfl:

Right I actually do understand what you have said but I need to keep reading it slowly to get it!!!!:rotfl:

AP is that 'now til one year' or 'Jan to Dec'??? Or am I just on the wrong boat altogether?haha!!

[BRobson]

eh?:scared1:

oh maaaaannnnnnnn!!!:rotfl:

Right I actually do understand what you have said but I need to keep reading it slowly to get it!!!!:rotfl:

AP is that 'now til one year' or 'Jan to Dec'??? Or am I just on the wrong boat altogether?haha!!

You purchase the Annual pass when you get to the parks and runs from the day you buy it for 12 months - if you are planning more than one trip in 12 months they really pay for themselves .The very useful info thread at the top of the page gives you all the info :goodvibes

[mickeymousepal]

yes its great we bought 2 annual passports 2007 they were dream ones so we got 2 free for my under 7's 4 x dream passports for 360 euros but with them we have entered the parks after the next holiday 21 days i think....dream passports have 365 days access they give you 20%discount in the shops 10% discount in restaraunts free luggage storage extra magic hours lots of perks and yes you can book disney hotels with room only with up to 30% discount as you use your passports to enter the park we are staying in a 3 bed house which is fairly modern dishwasher washing machine etc for 6 nights for £460 pounds but even staying onsite you get good discounts plus next trip after the initial outlay or any others in 12 months are a lot cheaper as you do not need park tickets ....sorry if i am making this sound like hard work i ramble a bit i know

[A Small World]

AP is from date you buy it/first use it to 12 mths later.

We bought our last July and will have squeezed 4 trips out of it by this July - Last July 5 days, Christmas 3 days, Easter 1 day then another 5 days, July just before it runs out 5 days. By then it will have paid by itself with discounts on rooms, in restaurants, shops etc

[thelittlemermaid83]

You purchase the Annual pass when you get to the parks and runs from the day you buy it for 12 months - if you are planning more than one trip in 12 months they really pay for themselves .The very useful info thread at the top of the page gives you all the info :goodvibes

Im thinking of looking into annual passes.
If you buy one when your there do they refund you back the price of your hopper ticket you get in with the hotel?

[mickeymousepal]

oh and i forgot to mention you don't need to all have a dream passport there are cheaper ones for the rest of the family its just they have certain blackout days when they cannot be used but if you take that into account for the dates you book your holiday i think there are only 35 blackout days on the fantasy passport so not many really but someone will correct me if i am wrong i hope

[A Small World]

No if you've bought the hotel and tickets as part of a package they cannot be refunded

[thelittlemermaid83]

No if you've bought the hotel and tickets as part of a package they cannot be refunded

Dammit! :rotfl:

[mickeymousepal]

i think they will only refund 1 day of a hopper ticket against a passport but not if it is bought as part of a package through disney as i think they have no value written on them, if it is not a package hopper ticket you could be refunded the one day against the passport and sell the remaining unused tickets on a well known auction site or keep them for a future visit as i think the have a good date on them usually

[poppyolivia]

Thank you everyone for your time in explaining it to me....Its alot to take in....if I'm honest I saw you all writing about AP before but didn't bother to read it because I thought it was for posh people..sorry!:flower3: I'm not saying your not posh or anything but I thought it was outta reach for me!

I'm going to look into it and then see whats what!:thumbsup2

[thelittlemermaid83]

Thank you everyone for your time in explaining it to me....Its alot to take in....if I'm honest I saw you all writing about AP before but didn't bother to read it because I thought it was for posh people..sorry!:flower3: I'm not saying your not posh or anything but I thought it was outta reach for me!

I'm going to look into it and then see whats what!:thumbsup2

Good luck hun :goodvibes

I bet your back within the year ;)

[mickeymousepal]

[QUOTE=poppyolivia;23033597]Thank you everyone for your time in explaining it to me....Its alot to take in....if I'm honest I saw you all writing about AP before but didn't bother to read it because I thought it was for posh people..sorry!:flower3: I'm not saying your not posh or anything but I thought it was outta reach for me!

come on i live in ardersier ....when has that been posh LOL but seriously i never knew about them either my first experience was buying tickets at the gate when an exceptionally very very very nice lady CM explained it to me they are definately worth exploring especially as you are a regular

[poppyolivia]

Good luck hun :goodvibes

I bet your back within the year ;)

I wish!!!! You never know though!!

I don't know if its the time of night but my head is going to burst..I'm almost hyperventalating too!!!!:rotfl:

[mickeymousepal]

I wish!!!! You never know though!!

I don't know if its the time of night but my head is going to burst..I'm almost hyperventalating too!!!!:rotfl:

there's avery good hospital ...raigmore i believe but even they can't do anything for a burst head LOL

[thelittlemermaid83]

I wish!!!! You never know though!!

I don't know if its the time of night but my head is going to burst..I'm almost hyperventalating too!!!!:rotfl:

:rotfl:
I know how you feel, i was nearly wetting myself when i found out i could book my eurostar seats today, i could hardly get my words out i was so excited :rotfl:

What are we like :lmao:

[poppyolivia]

[QUOTE=poppyolivia;23033597]Thank you everyone for your time in explaining it to me....Its alot to take in....if I'm honest I saw you all writing about AP before but didn't bother to read it because I thought it was for posh people..sorry!:flower3: I'm not saying your not posh or anything but I thought it was outta reach for me!

come on i live in ardersier ....when has that been posh LOL but seriously i never knew about them either my first experience was buying tickets at the gate when an exceptionally very very very nice lady CM explained it to me they are definately worth exploring especially as you are a regular


Hey there is nothing wrong with Ardersier..the houses there are lovely...I'm in Dalneigh!!!:scared1: :rotfl:


Just read the last 2 comments!!!LOL

[mickeymousepal]

[QUOTE=mickeymousepal;23033739]


Hey there is nothing wrong with Ardersier..the houses there are lovely...I'm in Dalneigh!!!:scared1: :rotfl:

nothing wrong with dalneigh either my gran stays there spent many of my childhood days there or at the shops in laurel avenue

its a small world after all

as they say

[poppyolivia]

[QUOTE=poppyolivia;23033859]

nothing wrong with dalneigh either my gran stays there spent many of my childhood days there or at the shops in laurel avenue

its a small world after all

as they say


Im St Valery Av...bought the house 5 years ago...got a leaky roof and in need of double glazing but as someone pointed out..Disneyland is more important!!!:laughing:

Now I've got that tune in my head...:rotfl:

[BRobson]

If it wasnt for cheap flights,shopping around for hotels and annual passes we wouldn't have been so many times

The annual passes give you discounts on all your food and shopping

By the way I am not posh either ;) well maybe a little bit:lmao:

[mickeymousepal]

My goodness poppyolivia ..........i ain't a stalker or anything but hey i see you promoting the boards on MSE too we obviously go to all the same places in reality and virtual life LOL

its really is a small world after all....come on sing the words you know you want too LOL

[thelittlemermaid83]

My goodness poppyolivia ..........i ain't a stalker or anything but hey i see you promoting the boards on MSE too we obviously go to all the same places in reality and virtual life LOL

its really is a small world after all....come on sing the words you know you want too LOL

:rotfl: that made me laugh

[edinburghlass]

My goodness poppyolivia ..........i ain't a stalker or anything but hey i see you promoting the boards on MSE too we obviously go to all the same places in reality and virtual life LOL

its really is a small world after all....come on sing the words you know you want too LOL

:rolleyes1

[poppyolivia]

My goodness poppyolivia ..........i ain't a stalker or anything but hey i see you promoting the boards on MSE too we obviously go to all the same places in reality and virtual life LOL

its really is a small world after all....come on sing the words you know you want too LOL


Yeah and do you notice I don't really answer anyone, just sent them here?:rotfl: You must use a different name over there huh? I'm away to hunt ya down!!;) Kidding by the way:banana: I soooo have to change my usernames!haha!
Spent all night thinking about these annual passports..and my DH isn't sure if we'd go more than once a year but its gonna be so much cheaper..don't think he's really looked at figures..so might have to show him.:thumbsup2 hey you even get free stoller rental!! (ok maybe I was abit too chuffed when I found that out)

So to get this right... 2 adults and 2 kids aged 7 and 2 (3 in April) is going to be 179 euros X 4....but then you gotta think when we went in Jan the kids were free....but then with the passes I won't have to go in Jan outta school time...oh its too complicated!!:rotfl: And you can only get the passports over there right? Right away to read the thread that was pointed out to me:thumbsup2

[poppyolivia]

If it wasnt for cheap flights,shopping around for hotels and annual passes we wouldn't have been so many times

The annual passes give you discounts on all your food and shopping

By the way I am not posh either ;) well maybe a little bit:lmao:


I'm sooo glad this has been pointed out to me..but in saying that its all I can think about..I thought my DH was going to throttle me last night the rate I was going on and on about it! Bless him you can so tell he's trying to look interested aswell!!:rotfl:
I was telling him about the post on what you like about DLRP and he said it was running to a ride knowing you are going on it..:confused3 ..each to their own I suppose!!haha!!

[thelittlemermaid83]

I'm sooo glad this has been pointed out to me..but in saying that its all I can think about..I thought my DH was going to throttle me last night the rate I was going on and on about it! Bless him you can so tell he's trying to look interested aswell!!:rotfl:
I was telling him about the post on what you like about DLRP and he said it was running to a ride knowing you are going on it..:confused3 ..each to their own I suppose!!haha!!

Bless your DH :rotfl:

[Ware Bears]

Spent all night thinking about these annual passports..and my DH isn't sure if we'd go more than once a year but its gonna be so much cheaper..

Even if you only go once a year you can still get two trips a year apart out of one annual pass. Let's say your first AP starts on 20th August 2008 so it will expire on 19th August 2009. You could then plan a trip for August 2009 that ended on or before 19th ~ a whole year apart bar a few days. :)

[poppyolivia]

Even if you only go once a year you can still get two trips a year apart out of one annual pass. Let's say your first AP starts on 20th August 2008 so it will expire on 19th August 2009. You could then plan a trip for August 2009 that ended on or before 19th ~ a whole year apart bar a few days. :)

See thats it....it is a good idea eh?...I think my DH arguement was that we weren't paying for the kids in the first place (but it was January and outta school)so the way he see's it is we are paying 179 Euros X2 extra for the same sort of holiday....

If I do get the Annual Dream passport ones...can you use it that day onwards with NO exclusions? I was reading up about it and there was one bit that was unclear (to me) and it said on the 2nd and 3rd day you can't use it...I'm hoping thats for the cheapest passport not this one...cause that would be more money to spend on park tickets.

Thank you

xxx

[DLPdaft]

Its only the Francillien pass that you can't use on the 2nd and 3rd day after buying them. Dream Passes have no blackout days at all, so can be used 365 days per year.

Just do some number crunching Poppyolivia - get DH told :goodvibes :lmao: !!

Elaine

[poppyolivia]

Its only the Francillien pass that you can't use on the 2nd and 3rd day after buying them. Dream Passes have no blackout days at all, so can be used 365 days per year.

Just do some number crunching Poppyolivia - get DH told :goodvibes :lmao: !!

Elaine


I reckon if I nip his head abit more he will give in to my demands!!;) Its just hard the now to compare prices because the winter ones aren't out yet for the accomadation and flights...not long now to wait though!:thumbsup2

[Rachie B]

My goodness poppyolivia ..........i ain't a stalker or anything but hey i see you promoting the boards on MSE too we obviously go to all the same places in reality and virtual life LOL

its really is a small world after all....come on sing the words you know you want too LOL

me too ! ;)

[Rachie B]

AP is from date you buy it/first use it to 12 mths later.

We bought our last July and will have squeezed 4 trips out of it by this July - Last July 5 days, Christmas 3 days, Easter 1 day then another 5 days, July just before it runs out 5 days. By then it will have paid by itself with discounts on rooms, in restaurants, shops etc

:woohoo: thats fab

and what we are hoping for too, when we purchase ours in Aug this yr :)

im thinking an xmas trip,easter or may half term and early aug :banana:

[poppyolivia]

me too ! ;)

Hope I haven't written anything bad about you guys eh?:rotfl: ;)