Looking for Tips for a family of 8

[jenben8426]

We are in the beginning stages of planning a London/Paris trip and would love to do 2 days at Disneyland Paris. I'm a little lost at the planning on this one as we have never been to Europe. We plan to be in Paris Tuesday, March 28 leaving Saturday, April 1. A couple of questions:
-On the Disneyland Paris website it only allows us to get up to 6 tickets--how do we get it for 8--if we just get tickets and don't do a package with a hotel?
-I'm noticing with the ticket/hotel packages that it includes park tickets for every day you are at the hotel--what if we only want to go to the parks 2 of the days and the other day go into Paris? Is there a way to say we only want 2 day/2 park tickets even though we are there for 3 or 4 nights?
-We plan to come in on the Eurostar from London on Tuesday afternoon. Do they do early check-ins at Partner Hotels (thinking the B&B hotel for our large family). If we came in and wanted to go to the parks early is there a place to put our luggage?
-If we chose to stay in Paris instead of near the parks, would it be realistic to do both parks in one day or not a chance?
-At WDW my son with autism was able to get the Disability Access Pass. I see they offer something similar but you need to show paperwork. What kind of paperwork is expected from those coming from the states. Do they ever let an entire family go on a pass--I noticed that the pass is only good for 5 people so it would break up our family?
-Is the end of March a good time to go? I think I've figured out that March is pretty good if going during the middle of the week due to schools still being in session in both the UK and France. Did I figure that out right?
-Would you go with a package or try to price out tickets and perhaps a VRBO lodging separately?

I guess those are my questions for now. Any help or tips would be much appreciated!

 

[Karin1984]

1. You book in two groups of 4 or a group of 6 and a group of 2.

2. Only when you book by phone or you book your hotel separately, on booking.com for example, and your tickets separately.
Keep in mind this doesn't necessarily make things cheaper. Usually packages include a small discount.

3. Both the main park and the studios have a baggage storage against a fee. Most partner hotels have a baggage storage, but it could lose you an hour going back and forth, time to check in and store your baggage.

4. Depends on how low season it is, visit during the week, what are your goals. You can do a lot in both parks in one day. But it depends on what you want to see/do.

5. I am not an expert, but you basically need to have a doctors note in French or English. You can find all the information about what kind of conditions allow you which pass.
If the website says only 5 can join, you have to split or hope for the good graces of the CM.in France they usually like to stick to the rules.

6. You are between school holidays, so if you visit during the week, you have a good chance of low crowds.

7. Because you are with a big group, I would definitely compare prices. It can be cheaper now, as there aren't a lot of offers available (haven't been since covid). But sometimes the difference isn't that much.