Hello from an old face!

[HappyPanda]

Hello everyone!

I've not been on here for a while as I've had a bit of a DLP hiatus whilst adding another sproglet to my clan! She's now 1 year old and I've decided that it's time to introduce her to my favourite place in the world.

We are looking to go in August for 4n/5d as we've never done a summer trip before, normally favouring the cheaper prices in February and March!

I feel so out of the loop with all the changes so I'm sure I'll be asking lots of questions over the next few months.

Let the planning commence....

 

[markpsych]

Welcome back HappyP, and congratulations on your new addition!

Like you suggest, August is 'a little' pricey and very busy, but the long summer evenings are magical I love the fact you can have a bit of a lie in, and a dip in the pool, and still have plenty of time left for the parks.

Have fun planning

 

[Ms Poppins]

Welcome back and congratulations! Where are you staying?

I love summer trips - although it's busy it can be so much more relaxed. Up early for EMH, then a long leisurely breakfast. Morning at the parks and then back to hotel for a rest/swim (if you can) and out again early evening for dinner and late nights in the park. You'll get more done than you think!

 

[HappyPanda]

We were originally going to go for the Santa Fe to try and keep costs down but I do really like the sound of having a mid-afternoon swim! It would be an extra £250 though When we are already looking at spending £1,700 for a 4 night stay I'm not sure I can justify the extra cost!

 

[Ware Bears]

Welcome back and congratulations on your new addition to your family! We're returning this year after a 5 year hiatus and I feel so out of the loop too! Going in summer is definitely my favourite time to go - I love the long summer evenings and (hopefully!) good weather - I think they far outweigh any crowds and queues. On saying that, we're going in October we wanted to experience Halloween again.

 

[HappyPanda]

Welcome back and congratulations on your new addition to your family! We're returning this year after a 5 year hiatus and I feel so out of the loop too! Going in summer is definitely my favourite time to go - I love the long summer evenings and (hopefully!) good weather - I think they far outweigh any crowds and queues. On saying that, we're going in October we wanted to experience Halloween again.

I do love Halloween at DLP but I was definitely swayed by the long opening hours in the summer. It will means we have time to do everything at a leisurely pace with a baby in tow.. a complete alien concept to me as normally we are marching round the park like a tornado!

 

[netimka]

did you check other countries offers, German one is really good and maybe you could save there...

 

[HappyPanda]

did you check other countries offers, German one is really good and maybe you could save there...

I priced up France, Belgium, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Germany and Netherlands! Haha

The German deal was good but with the exchange rates the UK prices just beat it.

 

[HappyPanda]

We are all booked up! We managed to get a super cheap Eurostar on the Sunday so have extended our stay by one night so we are now staying from 6 August for 5 nights for only £30 more than the 4n/5d would have been.

We've decided to stick with the Santa Fe - as much as the lure of the pool was strong we decided to keep costs down and save more money for food and shopping!