first time DLP trip
we are flying into France the second week of July and are hoping to spend one night at a Disneyland hotel to take advantage of EMH.
i know schools in multiple countries will be out on holiday by then PLUS it's the week preceding La Fete Nationale so i'm working on the assumption it will be completely packed. my questions are:
-is there a better day of the week to go then others? We arrive into Paris Sunday morning, and while I would like to go straight from the airport to Disney Studios, I would also like to not fight additional crowds if avoidable. it's a short flight so i'm not too concerned about jet lag, just crowd levels on Sunday and Monday. with the holidays plus museum closures, i worry that the crowd will be unbearable. our other option could be Tuesday night OR Wednesday night.
-when will they release tickets and park times for July?
-we have a large family (2 adults and four children ages 9,8,5,4). DC Ranch is most economical for us, but it's my understanding we would have to rent a car to stay here and the cost is unreasonable for a large car for one night. Newport is out of our budget. When I price Hotel Santa Fe on any other country site, they show availability for a family room, but it's more than double DCR's price. when I try to find it on DLP France site, it's not an option (no availability). also DCR's price is much cheaper on the French website than any other country's site.
long winded, but if i book a Hotel Santa Fe room, will they allow two extra kids to share existing beds? or will this be an issue with tickets and such?
i can book a room separately through Expedia, but i'd like to do a cost comparison if they would just release July tickets.
-are EMH truly advantageous? will we miss out by going a more economical route with a partner hotel or off site apartment rental?
sorry for all the questions. i'm not used to planning trips so far in advanced, normally i just roll with it, but this trip has me stressed with all the logistics and factors to consider
we are flying into France the second week of July and are hoping to spend one night at a Disneyland hotel to take advantage of EMH.
i know schools in multiple countries will be out on holiday by then PLUS it's the week preceding La Fete Nationale so i'm working on the assumption it will be completely packed. my questions are:
-is there a better day of the week to go then others? We arrive into Paris Sunday morning, and while I would like to go straight from the airport to Disney Studios, I would also like to not fight additional crowds if avoidable. it's a short flight so i'm not too concerned about jet lag, just crowd levels on Sunday and Monday. with the holidays plus museum closures, i worry that the crowd will be unbearable. our other option could be Tuesday night OR Wednesday night.
-when will they release tickets and park times for July?
-we have a large family (2 adults and four children ages 9,8,5,4). DC Ranch is most economical for us, but it's my understanding we would have to rent a car to stay here and the cost is unreasonable for a large car for one night. Newport is out of our budget. When I price Hotel Santa Fe on any other country site, they show availability for a family room, but it's more than double DCR's price. when I try to find it on DLP France site, it's not an option (no availability). also DCR's price is much cheaper on the French website than any other country's site.
long winded, but if i book a Hotel Santa Fe room, will they allow two extra kids to share existing beds? or will this be an issue with tickets and such?
i can book a room separately through Expedia, but i'd like to do a cost comparison if they would just release July tickets.
-are EMH truly advantageous? will we miss out by going a more economical route with a partner hotel or off site apartment rental?
sorry for all the questions. i'm not used to planning trips so far in advanced, normally i just roll with it, but this trip has me stressed with all the logistics and factors to consider