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<font color=royalblue>Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love y
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Cast:
Me David: 38
Dad Ray: 63
Ever since Dad and I got bitten by the Disney bug back in 2007 it has been my ambition to visit all of the Disney parks around the world. As we are doing a Disney cruise around Northern Europe in June of this year I decided that I would give Florida a miss and therefore we wouldnt be using our DVC points. I thought about renting them out but then decided that we might as well use them ourselves for a visit to Disneyland Paris and cross another park off the list.
I had a long wait for the points charts for DLP for 2010 to come out but finally in late August/early September last year they finally popped up on the members website. I decided on 4 nights at the Disneyland Hotel starting on Sunday 21st March and leaving on Thursday 25th March for a total of 240 points. I phoned Member Services to make the booking, only to be told that the DLH was only taking bookings until the end of the year.
I phoned back a couple of weeks later to be told that they were now taking bookings for 2010 but only up to the beginning of March! 
Finally I phoned back at the end of October and managed to make the booking together with the purchase of length-of-stay park tickets that you have to buy when you book through DVC total cost was $501.44 (including the $95 transfer fee). Once we had that booked I booked a return trip with Eurotunnel, which cost another £84.
The plan at the moment is:
21st March Leave home around 8:00 for the drive down to the Eurotunnel where we are booked on the 10:20 train. Arrive in France at 11:55 and drive down to DLP, which I believe takes around 2.5 hours so we should be checking in around 2:30 or so. Spend the evening wandering around, getting our bearings and pay a brief visit to one or both parks.
22nd March Magic Kingdom
23rd March Studios
24th March Re-visiting favourite attractions, shopping etc.
25th March Spend a couple of hours in or around the parks before driving back to Eurotunnel where we are booked on the 4:50 crossing. Arrive back in the UK at 4:25 and, all being well, home at around 5:45.
I havent made any dining reservations for this trip, preferring to wing it but hopefully we will be able to get into Walts and/or California Grill at some point. I was considering Buffalo Bills as well and will try to come to a decision and book that before we go.
Earlier this week I ordered the new edition of Brits Guide to DLP from Amazon, which should arrive any day now and I can work out properly what we want to do when we are in the parks, although I already know a few attractions are closed for re-hab while we are there.
So thats where we are for now and Ill update as and when things change.
Me David: 38
Dad Ray: 63
Ever since Dad and I got bitten by the Disney bug back in 2007 it has been my ambition to visit all of the Disney parks around the world. As we are doing a Disney cruise around Northern Europe in June of this year I decided that I would give Florida a miss and therefore we wouldnt be using our DVC points. I thought about renting them out but then decided that we might as well use them ourselves for a visit to Disneyland Paris and cross another park off the list.
I had a long wait for the points charts for DLP for 2010 to come out but finally in late August/early September last year they finally popped up on the members website. I decided on 4 nights at the Disneyland Hotel starting on Sunday 21st March and leaving on Thursday 25th March for a total of 240 points. I phoned Member Services to make the booking, only to be told that the DLH was only taking bookings until the end of the year.
I phoned back a couple of weeks later to be told that they were now taking bookings for 2010 but only up to the beginning of March! Finally I phoned back at the end of October and managed to make the booking together with the purchase of length-of-stay park tickets that you have to buy when you book through DVC total cost was $501.44 (including the $95 transfer fee). Once we had that booked I booked a return trip with Eurotunnel, which cost another £84.The plan at the moment is:
21st March Leave home around 8:00 for the drive down to the Eurotunnel where we are booked on the 10:20 train. Arrive in France at 11:55 and drive down to DLP, which I believe takes around 2.5 hours so we should be checking in around 2:30 or so. Spend the evening wandering around, getting our bearings and pay a brief visit to one or both parks.
22nd March Magic Kingdom
23rd March Studios
24th March Re-visiting favourite attractions, shopping etc.
25th March Spend a couple of hours in or around the parks before driving back to Eurotunnel where we are booked on the 4:50 crossing. Arrive back in the UK at 4:25 and, all being well, home at around 5:45.
I havent made any dining reservations for this trip, preferring to wing it but hopefully we will be able to get into Walts and/or California Grill at some point. I was considering Buffalo Bills as well and will try to come to a decision and book that before we go.
Earlier this week I ordered the new edition of Brits Guide to DLP from Amazon, which should arrive any day now and I can work out properly what we want to do when we are in the parks, although I already know a few attractions are closed for re-hab while we are there.
So thats where we are for now and Ill update as and when things change.
,plans sound great-hope you both have a fab time-looking forward to hearing all about it 
Almost there!!
But you never know . . .
