DLP in one day?

[tmoger]

We are traveling overseas to France for two weeks this July. We are spending one week in Paris but thought we might take the train to DLP for one day with our girls. Is this doable? Thanks!

 

[AussiePossum]

Hi tmoger,

We had no problems catching the train and spending the day there. It was a little crowded each way and the "gypsies" were handing out the "I'm a starving single mother with 2 children, please give me money" cards. Don't fall for it, you see them get off the train and go around a corner and hand the money to a guy and wait for the next train. They weren't menacing or anything. We just didn't take the cards and just said no. If you can say it with a french accent they really don't bother you So my Aussie accent must not have come through!

I surprised my mum with a trip to Paris and since I am a bit of a Disney fan, she had to come with me to DLP for a day.

Once inside we found a map in english and off we went. I went with an open mind and wondered if DLP would be as good as DL. In my opinion, there were a few differences. It wasn't as clean and well maintained as DL. I found all the cigarette butts all over the ground off putting. A lot of the rides we wanted to go on were temporarily closed due to technical problems and the hours were much shorter (10-5).

We really enjoyed our day at the park. We shopped, went on a few rides and chatted with lots of people. Depending on what your girls would like to see I think it would be doable. Mum and I just spent a lot of time shopping in all the Disney stores stocking up on gifts for family back home.

Catching the train back to Paris after a full day in the park walking was tiring and VERY crowded. A part of me wondered if I should have organized a bus/ticket combo. It was one of those day trip organizations and I think they picked you up?

I didn't get to spend a lot of time putting this trip together as it was a quick decision for us. So depending on what you want to see, it is doable in 1.... But if your girls want to go on all the rides... than its 2 days...

Hope this helped

 

[AussiePossum]

Hi tmoger,

We had no problems catching the train and spending the day there. It was a little crowded each way and the "gypsies" were handing out the "I'm a starving single mother with 2 children, please give me money" cards. Don't fall for it, you see them get off the train and go around a corner and hand the money to a guy and wait for the next train. They weren't menacing or anything. We just didn't take the cards and just said no. If you can say it with a french accent they really don't bother you So my Aussie accent must not have come through!

I surprised my mum with a trip to Paris and since I am a bit of a Disney fan, she had to come with me to DLP for a day.

Once inside we found a map in english and off we went. I went with an open mind and wondered if DLP would be as good as DL. In my opinion, there were a few differences. It wasn't as clean and well maintained as DL. I found all the cigarette butts all over the ground off putting. A lot of the rides we wanted to go on were temporarily closed due to technical problems and the hours were much shorter (10-5).

We really enjoyed our day at the park. We shopped, went on a few rides and chatted with lots of people. Depending on what your girls would like to see I think it would be doable. Mum and I just spent a lot of time shopping in all the Disney stores stocking up on gifts for family back home.

Catching the train back to Paris after a full day in the park walking was tiring and VERY crowded. A part of me wondered if I should have organized a bus/ticket combo. It was one of those day trip organizations and I think they picked you up?

I didn't get to spend a lot of time putting this trip together as it was a quick decision for us. So depending on what you want to see, it is doable in 1.... But if your girls want to go on all the rides... than its 2 days...

Hope this helped

 

[supersnoop]

When in July will you be there? The World Cup is the 13th, and the 14th is Bastille Day. I was there in 2010, and the park was practically empty during the World Cup. It's like going to Disney World on Super Bowl Sunday. We did the whole park by 2 p.m. and had to come up with other things to do while waiting for our dinner reservations.