Tips on Disneyland Paris

[cinric]

We will be in London/Paris end of the month but not able to visit Disneyland, we would love to get some Disney Euro pins for souvenirs. Where are the best places to buy them and is there a pin store at the DeGaulle airport? Thanks in advance.

 

[woody73]

we'll be having dinner at one of the restaurants in the Eiffel Tower. Does anyone know what the dress code is like at those restaurants?

There are two restaurants: Altitude 95 and Jules Verne. Between the two, JV is the fancier and more expensive.

In general, dark colors (particularly black) would be appropriate. IMHO, tennis shoes or athletic shoes would be inappropriate. Also, beware of pickpockets at the Eiffel Tower.

Woody

 

[woody73]

We will be in London/Paris end of the month but not able to visit Disneyland, we would love to get some Disney Euro pins for souvenirs. Where are the best places to buy them and is there a pin store at the DeGaulle airport? Thanks in advance.

We were at CDG airport in November and March, and did not see a Disney Store.

There is a Disney Store on the Champs Elysees in Paris, but finding pins there is hit or miss. Apparently, pin trading is not a popular as it is in the States.

Woody

 

[woody73]

We will be staying at the Marriott . . .

Are you staying at the Marriott Champs Elysees? We have stayed there on three occasions and loved it. There is a Disney Store about one block away. Also, be sure to visit Lauduree patisserie and restaurant across the street and to the right (going to the Arch de Triomphe). The chocolate macaroons are my DW's favorite! (No, they are nothing like the macaroons we have in the States.)

Woody

 

[Cyrano]

We will be in London/Paris end of the month but not able to visit Disneyland, we would love to get some Disney Euro pins for souvenirs. Where are the best places to buy them and is there a pin store at the DeGaulle airport? Thanks in advance.

AFAIK there is no place to buy pins in CDG

 

[Magix]

There are two restaurants: Altitude 95 and Jules Verne. Between the two, JV is the fancier and more expensive.

In general, dark colors (particularly black) would be appropriate. IMHO, tennis shoes or athletic shoes would be inappropriate. Also, beware of pickpockets at the Eiffel Tower.

Woody

Thank you so much for your answer!! That helps tremendously!!

 

[woody73]

Thank you so much for your answer!! That helps tremendously!!

Magix: Here's another tip! There is a post office up in the Eiffel Tower that has a special postage cancellation with the Eiffel Tower. Write your postcards and bring them with you to mail. Don't forget to mail one to yourself -- it will be a fond reminder of a wonderful time at a place that many can only dream of.

It's worth repeating: Beware of pickpockets at the Eiffel Tower. I don't mean to alarm you, but there is a high incidence of pickpocking in Paris, particlularly in the Metro and at tourist sites. (I have personally seen three pickpocket attempts, and talked to two others who were victims.) Just take precautions and you'll be fine.

Woody

 

[Cyrano]

It's worth repeating: Beware of pickpockets at the Eiffel Tower. I don't mean to alarm you, but there is a high incidence of pickpocking in Paris, particlularly in the Metro and at tourist sites. (I have personally seen three pickpocket attempts, and talked to two others who were victims.) Just take precautions and you'll be fine.

Woody

I think this is good advice for any major city. Tourists are always easy targets

 

[Magix]

I've already purchased a purse that has all kinds of protection against pickpockets (steel cable in the strap, hooks to keep the zippers from being opened...). I do plan to be very careful. I'll be with a group, most of the time, so that might help a bit. Maybe.

Thanks for the tip about the Eiffel Tower post office! I had heard about it somewhere in my various web searches and was already planning on mailing postcards from there. A friend once traveled to a number of countries and told me how much she regretted the fact that she sent postcards to everyone but herself. A friend of hers had a wall full of exotic postcards from the places she'd visited and it made her realize she should have kept those kinds of memories, too. On her advice, I plan to send myself a card from each place I visit: London, Paris and DLRP.

Nine days to go!!!

 

[kitashus]

Magix: Here's another tip! There is a post office up in the Eiffel Tower that has a special postage cancellation with the Eiffel Tower. Write your postcards and bring them with you to mail. Don't forget to mail one to yourself -- it will be a fond reminder of a wonderful time at a place that many can only dream of.

Woody

Do you have to purchase tickets to go up the tower to get to the post office? Or is it at the base of the Eiffel Tower?

 

[woody73]

Do you have to purchase tickets to go up the tower to get to the post office? Or is it at the base of the Eiffel Tower?

The post office is on one of the upper levels, so you must purchase a ticket.

Woody

 

[woody73]

I think this is good advice for any major city. Tourists are always easy targets

Reid: I could not agree with you more!

IMHO, after many visits to Paris (three in the just the last 12 months), there seems to be a very high incidence of pickpocketing in Paris. I've seen some very blatant attempts, some successful and some not, and the victims are not just tourists. We once saw a well dressed Parisian woman lose her purse to a "grab and run" thug in a Metro station exit.

IMHO, Naples Italy is a close second for pickpocketing. Rome is third.

Be careful out there.

Woody

 

[woody73]

. . . I plan to send myself a card from each place I visit: London, Paris and DLRP.

Great idea!

 

[wideeyes]

Barcelona is very bad for picket pocketing, especially La Ramblas. Also I am very wary outside the RER sation at DLP.