Shares in Disneyland Paris

[Silvercat]

*excitedhappydance* I just bought 30 shares in Disneyland Paris!! Which means I can now join the Shareholders Club and get discounts on bookings for DLP and also off merchandise at Disney stores in Europe. Yay!

(This isn't an endorsement of any kind by the way, I just wanted to share my exciting news with fellow Mousepadders!)

[Drince88]

Tres cool!

[scoobydooby]

*excitedhappydance* I just bought 30 shares in Disneyland Paris!! Which means I can now join the Shareholders Club and get discounts on bookings for DLP and also off merchandise at Disney stores in Europe. Yay!

(This isn't an endorsement of any kind by the way, I just wanted to share my exciting news with fellow Mousepadders!)

Ooh what's the discount? Idea forming!

[Silvercat]

It is SOOO worth it - I will get 10% off at Disney Stores in Europe, and 15% off tickets and hotel prices, on top of the usual discounts they offer us normally. You also get exclusive-to-shareholders use of something called the Mickey Salon in the Disneyland park from 9.00 a.m. to noon every day, which is a sort of peaceful and relaxing 'rest room' with croissants, hot drinks, sofas, etc. I know someone who bought into this 2 years ago and he said he made his money back within 2 visits to DLP! The shares are trading really cheaply at the moment, and if you buy more than 20, you don't have to pay a fee to DLP every two years for being a shareholder.

What you do is to buy the shares (have a look at the Halifax, they do a one-off fee of 11.95 to make the purchase for you and it is free to open and hold a share dealing account with them), and then go to the DLP official website and complete the shareholders club form, fax or post it to them with proof of your shareholding (copy of the purchase contract note) and Bob's your Uncle! You get a members card sent to you from them within a few weeks, which then enables you to get the discounts at the Disney Store.

Yay!

[mousecanuck]

Soooo... our dear daughter will graduate in one week, then some different things going on for several weeks in the summer (working among them!) and then she and her pal are off to Europe for a few weeks before starting bible college in Spain for three months. Obviously you have some experience with Disneyland Paris - any tips??? We are debating purchasing either day passes to just Disneyland Paris or two day hoppers to both parks, but not sure where they will stay exactly. Friend's budget is a shoestring, but she's never been to Disneyland anywhere (gasp!) so we might spring for it. My dd is reasonably familiar with Disneyland layout, though I note on the website it's pretty different than DL California or Magic Kingdom.

Any advice? I'm really not sure we can afford two days as there'd be a hotel (or hostel) for a night in between and man, they're pricey!!! DD doesn't even know we're thinking of it; it'd be a surprise for her birthday (a week after grad, actually; grad gift is flights there and back).

[Iceman]

I strongly advise the 2-day tickets. DLP is a full-day park (at least), just like the other DLs around the world. And DHS is also enjoyable and worthy of a full day, particularly for someone who's never been to other Disney parks to experience the Tower of Terror or the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (for example). After you've already sprung for the flights, it would be a real shame not to spend the pittance for an extra day plus hotel...

[currence]

We haven't been in ages, but the last time we went to DL Paris we stayed at a random hotel a few train stops away from DL Paris. Fortunately the RER did not have any wildcat strikes while we were there, and it was a lot more affordable than the hotels at the same exit as Disneyland. It was also nice to see a bit more "residential" Paris, although that also created a challenge as it reduced the likelihood that the person helping us was able/willing to speak English. Even after factoring in the extra train tickets, it was a lot cheaper. I don't know if it is still as significant a price difference, but it may be worth looking into if the hotel costs are a possible deal-breaker.

[scoobydooby]

If you are willing to rough it and take the train in there are some real cheap dive 'hotels' in Paris central. Or at least there was 20 odd years ago when I slept in them a lot No need to pre book. Just show up with Euros ( used to be francs) and a sleeping bag. You don't want to touch the sheets! I'm not been funny. I spent many a happy night this way between the ages of 18 and 22. This was before DLP sadly though.

[pixar]

I'd like to visit Disneyland Paris again to see this:

[mousecanuck]

Thanks guys - we're still on the fence; still trying to figure out just what they will do, when and if it's even in the cards to hit Disney (I can't believe they'd go that far and not, but there are a lot of places they want to see in Europe in a very short time...) so we'll have to see.