snowybelle
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2016
Hi Paris DISers —
I will have a few days solo in Paris before meeting up with my husband there in August. I'd like to use my time to visit DLP, since DH is only moderately interested in Disney parks and I'm sure he'd rather spend our "together time" in Paris exploring the city itself. (And frankly, I'm a huge Paris fan, and I'd like to maximize my time in the city — one of the rare cases when Disney is not my top priority!)
These are the dates I am looking at: Tuesday, Aug 23 - Friday Aug 26th. (I'd probably visit the parks Tues, Wed, Thus — Friday maybe not, we'll see.)
So my first question is: I am guessing this is a VERY busy time of the year to see DLP. Do think I'm ok going on weekdays, will that help? or will the crowds be just miserable?
I am thinking of staying at Ibis - Val D'Europe, as the Disneyland hotel prices seem really high (even as a WDW regular, they seem really high) and since I'm going solo that's a LOT of $$ for one person. I've read many good reviews, but my questions about staying at Ibis are:
- Does it feel SAFE? I'm a petite woman in my early 30's and I really don't want to be worrying about my safety going to/from the hotel, train, etc. I've traveled solo before, and I've traveled internationally before, but never solo AND internationally at the same time. I have some nerves about this.
- Since it seems like I will be going during busy season, will I be at a huge disadvantage without early EMH? It would be much more expensive to stay on site, but this will probably be my only trip to DLP in the next 5+ years (maybe longer) so I want to have a good time and feel comfortable.
And my final question (for now) is about Inventions character dining — as a solo adult, will I feel out of place? Is it worth the $$ and is the food quite tasty? I do love meeting characters, and I usually try to book at least one character dining experience per Disney trip, but I'm just curious about the attitude toward adults meeting characters in general (with no kids) at DLP, and at this meal in particular?
THANK YOU for any and all advice you can provide! I'm very excited to have the opportunity to make this trip happen, but the newness of it (and the fact that my French is very poor, AND I will be hugely jet lagged upon arrival) is giving me some anxiety about the logistics. xx
I will have a few days solo in Paris before meeting up with my husband there in August. I'd like to use my time to visit DLP, since DH is only moderately interested in Disney parks and I'm sure he'd rather spend our "together time" in Paris exploring the city itself. (And frankly, I'm a huge Paris fan, and I'd like to maximize my time in the city — one of the rare cases when Disney is not my top priority!)
These are the dates I am looking at: Tuesday, Aug 23 - Friday Aug 26th. (I'd probably visit the parks Tues, Wed, Thus — Friday maybe not, we'll see.)
So my first question is: I am guessing this is a VERY busy time of the year to see DLP. Do think I'm ok going on weekdays, will that help? or will the crowds be just miserable?
I am thinking of staying at Ibis - Val D'Europe, as the Disneyland hotel prices seem really high (even as a WDW regular, they seem really high) and since I'm going solo that's a LOT of $$ for one person. I've read many good reviews, but my questions about staying at Ibis are:
- Does it feel SAFE? I'm a petite woman in my early 30's and I really don't want to be worrying about my safety going to/from the hotel, train, etc. I've traveled solo before, and I've traveled internationally before, but never solo AND internationally at the same time. I have some nerves about this.
- Since it seems like I will be going during busy season, will I be at a huge disadvantage without early EMH? It would be much more expensive to stay on site, but this will probably be my only trip to DLP in the next 5+ years (maybe longer) so I want to have a good time and feel comfortable.
And my final question (for now) is about Inventions character dining — as a solo adult, will I feel out of place? Is it worth the $$ and is the food quite tasty? I do love meeting characters, and I usually try to book at least one character dining experience per Disney trip, but I'm just curious about the attitude toward adults meeting characters in general (with no kids) at DLP, and at this meal in particular?
THANK YOU for any and all advice you can provide! I'm very excited to have the opportunity to make this trip happen, but the newness of it (and the fact that my French is very poor, AND I will be hugely jet lagged upon arrival) is giving me some anxiety about the logistics. xx
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Our $$ is not doing so well right now.
