Elaine, we're not staying at a Disney hotel, only going for a day visit possibly from the direction of Paris Nord, if I don't change my plans and travel from Lille instead - long story which I won't bore you with.
There are 4 of us going - me, my 2 DS (7 and 3), and MIL
lilacgems, yes I thought it was too good to be true but if there were bargains to be had, just wanted to know where I can find them.
princessjackson, the nearest
Disney store to me is about 45 minutes away, so online booking is the way to go for me, but thanks for the idea.
stargatebarbie, had a quick look on travelrepublic, but the price of the day pass isn't as competitive as one I had seen before, so it reminded me of DLRPmagic.com which I found in one of my many google moments...
It said under Special Offer Tickets - France, that there is a 5 day advance ticket, but it didn't show any price on it. So I clicked through, and it took me to the DLRP website in French. My French is a bit rusty but I could just about work out what it says on there. I think the 5 day advance ticket offer is only available on the .fr website. It's 40 per adult/child. So I bought them, because we're going on 1st July and today (Saturday 26/6) is the last day I can buy them! It's one of those print-at-home tickets and the time printed on the ticket was 23:53, I forgot about the 1 hour difference so the fact that I clicked the button just before 11 pm was very, very lucky!
So ticket-wise I'm sorted now, phew! I am just about to read up tips on how to make the most of my 1 day at DLRP. The last time I went there was over 10 years ago, and I've since married, had children and now just managing to find the time to travel again. What to pack, which way to go first, where best to stand to get the best view of the parade, need to find out these things before Thursday....
Thank you all for your advice, it did help me decide to steer away from those doubtful websites.
oh, and sorry about this long post.... but hope my route to finding those tickets will help someone else...
from the noob x