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Forum: Accommodation 2 Mar 24, 09:37 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,542
Posted By bobothebear
I have no desire to spend 16 nights cooped up in...

I have no desire to spend 16 nights cooped up in a room with my kids :)

There is no benefit that Disney can offer to surpass that!
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 19 Feb 24, 10:00 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 38,753
Posted By bobothebear
Our first time ever - Wife hates flying so had to...

Our first time ever - Wife hates flying so had to book Premium Economy to convince her to go through the pain.

Going mid August for 16 nights(2 Adults - 2 Kids(16 + 13 so Adults for most stuff):
...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 19 Feb 24, 03:56 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 17,560
Posted By bobothebear
Great post as hadn't checked this site whilst...

Great post as hadn't checked this site whilst looking around.

Just got a Standard SUV for 16 days in August for about £760. Was contemplating paying £900+ so this is much more wholesome.

Now...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 14 Feb 24, 01:28 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 238
Posted By bobothebear
We bought some cheap booster seats and took them...

We bought some cheap booster seats and took them with us. Weigh less that 1kg.

Doesn't help with the 2 year old though
Forum: Beyond the Parks 13 Feb 24, 01:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,155
Posted By bobothebear
I'll give someone a free lift mid August :) ...

I'll give someone a free lift mid August :)
Told my family I wanted to go and they've all pulled faces saying it will be boring. I think I live with Neanderthals!
The wife has even said drop us...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 4 Dec 23, 11:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,012
Posted By bobothebear
Just booked ours for £55 parking on someones...

Just booked ours for £55 parking on someones drive for 17 days using Just Park.
Then just a single bus straight to terminal 3.
Looking on the official parking would have been £200!
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 2 Jul 17, 09:16 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,599
Posted By bobothebear
We did Travelodge first time we went and early...

We did Travelodge first time we went and early train the next day which was ok.

Next couple times we've done the crossing late evening and then stayed at the Novotel and the B&B hotels in Calais. ...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 14 Jun 17, 09:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,906
Posted By bobothebear
We used http://www.prestige-transfer.co.uk/ and...

We used http://www.prestige-transfer.co.uk/ and were 160Euro for 8 of us.

They were brilliant and very fast transfer. They went cross country to avoid traffic on the main roads and only took like...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 11 Jun 17, 10:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,159
Posted By bobothebear
Ok here is what I'd do: Fast Pass at Rope Drop...

Ok here is what I'd do:
Fast Pass at Rope Drop for Thunder Mountain.
Go across to Discoveryland.
Ride Buzz as that will be fast to get on.
Try Star Tours as that seemed to take a while to get...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Reports 4 Jun 17, 08:46 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,840
Posted By bobothebear
Mobile Our extended family who went to Plaza also said...

Our extended family who went to Plaza also said Eeyore wouldn't sign autographs.

He did the same with me at Inventions and showed me his paws but was slightly odd as just me, him and CM were...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Reports 3 Jun 17, 10:35 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,840
Posted By bobothebear
Totally agree, beyond that little blip everything...

Totally agree, beyond that little blip everything else was amazing. We got to CDG dead on 4pm and the heavens opened so was a great sign it was time to go home.
Our AP expired on the Friday we came...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Reports 3 Jun 17, 10:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,840
Posted By bobothebear
Adding AP people to our room was a complete...

Adding AP people to our room was a complete nightmare at Santa Fe as well. Clearly my email never got to them!
I checked us in at about 9.30am but had to come back later to get our room key.

So...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 3 Jun 17, 09:57 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,397
Posted By bobothebear
At Santa Fe this week we had Goofy,Pluto, Mickey...

At Santa Fe this week we had Goofy,Pluto, Mickey and then Goofy again.
I assume the variety at other hotels i much the same each time. For the few people who do it, it's not the end of the world.
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 3 Jun 17, 09:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,536
Posted By bobothebear
On our last day yesterday a bloke behind my...

On our last day yesterday a bloke behind my Brother in Law at the Security gate gave him 3 VIP Fast Passes. They were just like entrance tickets and had VIP FastPass printed on them.
We used them...
Forum: General Chat 3 Jun 17, 09:48 AM
Replies: 150
Views: 18,333
Posted By bobothebear
Agreed no one could easily live on that kind of...

Agreed no one could easily live on that kind of money. But do the tips just get kept by the waiter/waitress?

As if you start doing the maths the person could make a killing!

Lets say they are...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 19 May 17, 09:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,342
Posted By bobothebear
Explorers to the park on Bus takes 6 minutes. ...

Explorers to the park on Bus takes 6 minutes.

Driving will never beat it
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 2 May 17, 10:10 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,971
Posted By bobothebear
Yeah as we went in the attendant asked to see...

Yeah as we went in the attendant asked to see mine before we went through.

My brother went a few years ago and had a big argument with them. Ultimately he lost and bought some from the vending...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 24 Apr 17, 10:00 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,104
Posted By bobothebear
Right this maybe of no help but. In the main...

Right this maybe of no help but. In the main square where the Xmas tree is there will be some stalls. Lots of these have gas heaters that pump out to keep the CM's warm and these are close to the...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 18 Apr 17, 08:13 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 9,959
Posted By bobothebear
This kind of reminds me of my Wife and youngest...

This kind of reminds me of my Wife and youngest Son's experience in trying to meet the Mad Hatter. It was reasonably quiet and they joined a Queue of about 5/6 families(He'd been there quite a...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 17 Apr 17, 06:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,398
Posted By bobothebear
The petrol station at Santa Fe is cheaper than in...

The petrol station at Santa Fe is cheaper than in the park. But still pricey so wouldnt say cheap cheap compared to getting to a Supermarket which is then dirt cheap.

I'm considering either...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 2 Apr 17, 12:00 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,863
Posted By bobothebear
Just tried the freephone number above and worked...

Just tried the freephone number above and worked lovely. Thanks a lot! Guess its not busy close to Midnight on a Saturday.
Have booked Inventions for 1st June(Half Term) Lunch without any problems...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 29 Mar 17, 09:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,025
Posted By bobothebear
It wasn't when we stayed at end of November. ...

It wasn't when we stayed at end of November. Just drove straight in around 7pm-ish

Kyriad was the same last May
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 29 Mar 17, 08:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,025
Posted By bobothebear
Personally I'd just park in the Car Park for...

Personally I'd just park in the Car Park for Explorers for free and get the Shuttle Bus over. It goes direct to the station and then is the first stop on the way home. Timed it 1 morning and took 6...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 29 Mar 17, 08:16 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 10,370
Posted By bobothebear
Might be a dumb question but do those seating...

Might be a dumb question but do those seating times mean you can only dine for an hour?
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 19 Mar 17, 11:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,971
Posted By bobothebear
We did pretty much this at end of November. ...

We did pretty much this at end of November.
Left at 3:30pm-ish(After school pickup) from Welwyn Garden City.
Made amazing time and got straight on a Ferry just after 5pm.(1 Hour early)
Got to...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 11 Mar 17, 12:37 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 678
Posted By bobothebear
No idea about check in times as we spent the day...

No idea about check in times as we spent the day at the park before going to the hotel.

However swimming pool yes you will be allowed to go in it on both days even if you checkin/out early and put...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 11 Mar 17, 12:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 544
Posted By bobothebear
Got our boys some nice ones off ebay for a few...

Got our boys some nice ones off ebay for a few quid
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 8 Mar 17, 10:26 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,737
Posted By bobothebear
From a given viewing point it seems to take about...

From a given viewing point it seems to take about 10 minutes to get past the spot where you are standing. (This seems to be the length of my videos!)

The Xmas extra Parade was about 7 minutes.
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 12 Feb 17, 11:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,220
Posted By bobothebear
Have to agree it is so simple and a millions...

Have to agree it is so simple and a millions times better than our dreadful roads. Who takes on a 200 mile journey in the UK and expects it to take 3 hours? Do it in France and 9 times out of 10...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 26 Jan 17, 10:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 753
Posted By bobothebear
I have Revolut and the Travelex Supercard. Both...

I have Revolut and the Travelex Supercard. Both get the best exchange rates at MasterCard market rate.
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 23 Jan 17, 07:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,870
Posted By bobothebear
Explorers basically had full English TV which was...

Explorers basically had full English TV which was a nice surprise when we stayed there
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 19 Jan 17, 11:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 663
Posted By bobothebear
7 will be fine without. My eldest was a few...

7 will be fine without.
My eldest was a few months off 8 when we went in May and did really well. Youngest was not quite 5 and he did lots of walking as well.

My Wife got Hip Bursitis so we had...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 19 Jan 17, 11:46 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,374
Posted By bobothebear
Can you let us know what price they offered? ...

Can you let us know what price they offered?
They told me in September that it was October 25th they would release them. I gave up waiting and booked Santa Fe on Irish site for about £450. (Was...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 29 Nov 16, 07:59 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,412
Posted By bobothebear
Mobile Well I can confirm most of those did shut at 5pm...

Well I can confirm most of those did shut at 5pm yesterday and in a non ranting way this might be why Disney is not making any money!
The parade was at 5pm so we thought immediately after we would...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 20 Oct 16, 04:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,087
Posted By bobothebear
Depends on what you want from it but seems an...

Depends on what you want from it but seems an awful lot to me.
How about get 5 annual passes at £130 = £650(Means you can go again :) )
7 days of food for lets say £150 per day(thats a fair bit of...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 12 Oct 16, 01:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 774
Posted By bobothebear
We did a Wednesday to Saturday at the back end of...

We did a Wednesday to Saturday at the back end of November and it was very pleasant first couple days. Friday got a lot busier and we'd kind of done most things a few times and then Saturday was just...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 22 Aug 16, 11:43 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 604
Posted By bobothebear
How far in advance can we book them? I want May...

How far in advance can we book them?
I want May next year and when I rang up in June they said they are not available yet.
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 19 Aug 16, 01:44 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,777
Posted By bobothebear
So do we reckon if we ring up this weekend that...

So do we reckon if we ring up this weekend that we could get the cheapest tickets for May 29th week? i.e Half term
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