Planning visit to Paris 2009 after Christmas-when to visit DLP?

[PracPerfPatricia]

\Cheers and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

My family and I are planning a post Christmas trip to Paris next year...(Dates tentatively-arrive on December 27th and fly home on January 3rd-so 7 nights)....

I know at WDW in Florida the whole (2?) weeks from about December 21/22-January 2 are positively manic at the parks...(in case anyone is ever interested we did a trip one year the week right before -December 15-21-and it was wonderful-all the decorations with very manageable crowds...)

Anyhow I was hoping to glean from Everyone's experience this year regarding crowds and what not when we should go and if staying over a night would make any difference (we weren't planning on renting a car since our trip would focus on Paris with perhaps a daytrip to Versailles and Disney)

I've read that much (most) is closed on New Year's Day in Paris -so is that a good day or does every one desend on the parks since they are open? Or should we pick a different day?

Also conflicted as to whether we should consider an overnight stay or not-as you can see below we've been to both parks in the US multiple times (any questions-feel free to ask ) and we primarily wanted to to get the flavor of the place -still smarting from a couple years ago when we were in London for spring break and my son (who was only 3 at the time) still asks why we didn't go to Legoland Windsor...ouch-(actually because mommy was feeling under the weather that day) and we missed Legoland CA last spring...double ouch -and yes I am incredibly aware that my children are fortunate to have taken the trips they have and they are amazingly sweet, smart, polite kids-even the teenager but missing the CA Legoland makes me feel a teeny bit bad...

So I guess this whole ramble comes down to two things...1. best day/days that week for day trips and 2.would staying overnight make for a different experience and is it worth the logistics of moving our luggage from Paris (I guess we'd need to rent a car???)

Anyhow any and all info is appreciated....

Thanks for the help,


Patricia

 

[A Small World]

We went last year between Christmas and New Year and it was very very busy.
weve done Christmas/New Year at WDW twice and it seemed much busier at DLP

 

[torsie24]

Staying overnight would be great, and you'd get more time. But as long as you only had one case each, its only a short train journey to DLP and I think the driving over there (in the city) can get very manic! SO if you do go just get the train.

Could you extend your stay a bit and visit DLP like 4/5th Jan? WIll still be xmassy but hopfully not as crowded - and a lot cheaper!!