Christmas Presents - Disneyland Paris OR Wicked?

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

I've decided to go all out this year for my immediate family. Thing is, I can't settle on one idea. I have two!

EITHER:

Park tickets to Disneyland Paris, 1 day/1 park (we never really rated the second park)
or
High end tickets to see Wicked in London's West End.

They are both pretty much equal in cost. The park tickets can be redeemed any time in the year. Wicked will need prior booking. Problem with Disney is, I can't afford to put everyone up in a hotel for the night and pay for flights/Eurostar too!

Which would you choose? Park tickets or West End show?

 

[Princess and Queen]

Disneyland tickets. Hour for hour, greater value.

 

[Disnsyncey]

If you can't afford the extras, probably Wicked.....but I would agree with Princess and say Disneyland if all was equal.....you can enjoy and experience together and actually talk all day instead of sitting for 2.5 hours and THEN talking of your enjoyment

 

[mjkacmom]

Can the recipients afford flights and lodging? I’d take Wicked over WDW, but that’s me.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Wicked. It’s awkward to gift something that requires someone to spend a noticeable amount of money to use.

 

[fla4fun]

Can you afford a hotel that is not a Disney hotel? My understanding is that there are some reasonable accommodations a short train ride from DLP. Also, how does Eurostar ticket pricing compare to flight pricing? I know Eurostar can be expensive, and there are some cheap airlines over in Europe, so maybe that would help with the budget.

If you don’t think you can cover their travel expenses then I would go with the Wicked tickets, unless you know for sure the recipients can easily pay their own travel costs and would not mind doing so.

 

[hardcorestitch]

I've decided to go all out this year for my immediate family. Thing is, I can't settle on one idea. I have two!

EITHER:

Park tickets to Disneyland Paris, 1 day/1 park (we never really rated the second park)
or
High end tickets to see Wicked in London's West End.

They are both pretty much equal in cost. The park tickets can be redeemed any time in the year. Wicked will need prior booking. Problem with Disney is, I can't afford to put everyone up in a hotel for the night and pay for flights/Eurostar too!

Which would you choose? Park tickets or West End show?

Disneyland is so worth it. I’d pick Disneyland. Even if you don’t stay in a Disney hotel, you can always hop over and visit…

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

My problem is that I can’t foot the trains/flights/hotel/meals/insurance expenditure that comes with Disneyland. They mount up. But Wicked? I can get really good seats and pay for the trains/connections myself.

Honestly, I'm torn.

 

[Dug720]

I'd still rather pay for my own transit to DLP than get tickets to a show that's been running for 23 years on Broadway/19 years on the West End.

 

[LoveToDisney]

Choice…and that’s why we give cash gifts and let the recipient decide.

 

[jimmymc]

I would prefer a day in DL Paris, but I also wouldn't give someone a gift that requires a train and hotel to use unless they specifically asked for it.

 

[MamaMermaid]

Disneyland for sure!

 

[mjkacmom]

I'd still rather pay for my own transit to DLP than get tickets to a show that's been running for 23 years on Broadway/19 years on the West End.

I guess it would depend of the recipients were WDW fans, or if they saw wicked. My 24 year old recently said she’s been to WDW enough, and has no desire to go again (4 times). I’m probably done unless we go with grandkids some day.

 

[sam_gordon]

It really doesn't matter what we would want.

It really doesn't matter what the gift giver would want.

It comes down to what the receiver(s) would want.

My .02.

 

[fla4fun]

My problem is that I can’t foot the trains/flights/hotel/meals/insurance expenditure that comes with Disneyland. They mount up. But Wicked? I can get really good seats and pay for the trains/connections myself.

Honestly, I'm torn.

Have they indicated an interest in one or the other? For example, have they said they would like to go to DLP but it’s a little out of their budget, but if they got a good discount on their hotel or tickets they would go? In a situation like that, getting the tickets for a gift might be just what they want. But if they haven’t expressed an interest in going, or have commented that a trip is completely out of their budget, then it almost seems cruel to give them a gift that they like but can’t afford to use.

I have gifted a trip twice in my life. Both times I saved for more than a year so I could completely cover the expenses. I knew if I just gave them part of the trip, say the WDW annual passes or the airfare, they wouldn’t have been able to afford the rest.

You know the people better than we do. Go with whichever you think they will like best and actually use.