Last min trip... tips please!

[Jen3675]

We are debating a last min trip as I need a Disney fix! Bit of an Orlando expert but know nothing about Paris!

We would be driving with out kids 12,10 and 10 months. We would only have Saturday in the park. Is this long enough?

Any tips on keep costs down? Dinning? Fast passes?

[sammykitten]

Honestly? yes its possible to do a day at DLP.
Will you get the most out of your first visit to DLP in one day and a Saturday, Nope, no chance, no way no how. Its the busiest park day of the week, its very local to Paris so a lot of local guests flock to the parks on the weekends.

[Jen3675]

Thankyou for your reply...
I think we are going to leave it for a few weeks, give me time time to research. Just spotted a really good deal on the tickets and I was very tempted! Would like 2 days ideally :-)

[Gill H]

I would wait until everything is open for the 25th anniversary, and do a couple of days. You can keep costs down staying offsite and self catering if budget is tight. I have heard good things about the Adagio.

Or if you take the car you could do Davy Crockett Ranch.

Meanwhile - watch videos, read trippies, ask questions and do lots of research.

A first trip should be savoured, not rushed.

[Guest]

Definitely go in the week. There is a lot closed in preparation for the 25th. I agree that you should wait until it starts and check out the refurb list on the website. Fast pass is like the old Orlando system before the upgrade i.e. you go to the machine and get a ticket. When looking at costs, it is cheaper to stay offsite. If you stay onsite you can book through any Disney website from any country - sometimes the German website will have a better deal than the UK or the French better than the Irish etc. Most people say that 2 days is what you need to really do the main park and 1 day for the Studios. Obviously it depends a lot on stamina and what you want to do. With a baby I would imagine you need as much time as possible!

[sallybunny]

We went for two days recently, had half a day in the studios and an almost full day in the Parc. We managed to fit in almost everything we wanted to do but only because we knew our way around and had a very tight plan in mind.

For a first trip you need to be able to take everything in and enjoy the parks and atmosphere. On our very first day there we spent a lot of time just wandering around and looking at stuff. Book for longer and really enjoy the place properly.

[tinytots]

I agree, one day is not long enough. We have done two nights, three days, but in reality it worked out one full day and two shorter days and that worked well for us. We had been before and had an idea of what we wanted to do, although that was with VIP fastpasses which reduced queuing time. I agree with others, I would wait and try to get a few days or at least two nights.