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**mickey** · 06-27-2002

Funny you should ask this today, it was one year ago today that I was in Disneyland Paris with my son for the first time. Honestly, I think it would be a great honeymoon spot, but you should incorporate Paris more into your plans. It is the city of love, and for a good reason.

Disneyland Paris features two theme parks (Disneyland Paris and the new Disney Studio), five resorts and one campground. The resorts range from Hotel Sante Fe, which is roughly an All Star equivalent to the Disneyland Hotel, which would be akin to the Grand Floridian. We did not stay in any of the resorts when we visited, so I have no real personal experience with them. We did visit a couple of them, and they seemed very nice.

Right now, they have a great deal for staying at the resorts and include park passes and breakfast. Two nights hotel, three days in the parks and two breakfasts would run the two of you about $326. Even at the most expensive resort, it would only be about $550. You can book packages through any Disney travel agent or directly. If you are a DisneyClub member, they are offering a 15% discount on top of those prices through October 20th.

I would suggest that you stay at Disneyland Paris for three nights, and the rest of the time in Paris. We stayed in Paris the whole time, and went out for a day, but it wasted a good portion of our time. We rode every ride in the park, saw some of the shows, and still left early. The second park wasn't there though, and they have expanded some of the other areas. There is a direct RER train that runs through Paris right to the park. It takes about an hour, depending upon where you pick it up. We were staying on the Champs d'Elysee, and caught it right at the Arc de Triomphe. There isn't a good way to get from the airport to Disneyland without going through Paris. The trains cross at Chatelet, so you could just change there, or you could take a taxi, they are only about 15 miles apart.

The weather in October can be either spectacular or down right ugly. I have seen it in the 70s during the day, and beautiful, and I have seen it snow. You should expect some rain, some nice days with cool nights. The nice thing in October is that there will be no crowds at all, you should be able to walk on any ride.

I would check out the DLP website, and get some ideas of resorts, etc. Let me know if you have any questions, and sorry if this was so cryptic.

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06-27-2002	#2 (permalink)
mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,232	Funny you should ask this today, it was one year ago today that I was in Disneyland Paris with my son for the first time. Honestly, I think it would be a great honeymoon spot, but you should incorporate Paris more into your plans. It is the city of love, and for a good reason. Disneyland Paris features two theme parks (Disneyland Paris and the new Disney Studio), five resorts and one campground. The resorts range from Hotel Sante Fe, which is roughly an All Star equivalent to the Disneyland Hotel, which would be akin to the Grand Floridian. We did not stay in any of the resorts when we visited, so I have no real personal experience with them. We did visit a couple of them, and they seemed very nice. Right now, they have a great deal for staying at the resorts and include park passes and breakfast. Two nights hotel, three days in the parks and two breakfasts would run the two of you about $326. Even at the most expensive resort, it would only be about $550. You can book packages through any Disney travel agent or directly. If you are a DisneyClub member, they are offering a 15% discount on top of those prices through October 20th. I would suggest that you stay at Disneyland Paris for three nights, and the rest of the time in Paris. We stayed in Paris the whole time, and went out for a day, but it wasted a good portion of our time. We rode every ride in the park, saw some of the shows, and still left early. The second park wasn't there though, and they have expanded some of the other areas. There is a direct RER train that runs through Paris right to the park. It takes about an hour, depending upon where you pick it up. We were staying on the Champs d'Elysee, and caught it right at the Arc de Triomphe. There isn't a good way to get from the airport to Disneyland without going through Paris. The trains cross at Chatelet, so you could just change there, or you could take a taxi, they are only about 15 miles apart. The weather in October can be either spectacular or down right ugly. I have seen it in the 70s during the day, and beautiful, and I have seen it snow. You should expect some rain, some nice days with cool nights. The nice thing in October is that there will be no crowds at all, you should be able to walk on any ride. I would check out the DLP website, and get some ideas of resorts, etc. Let me know if you have any questions, and sorry if this was so cryptic. Disneyland Paris English Site __________________ Frank Costanza: You can drop a grand in Disney World, like that.