Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hours:
Disneyland—daily 10:00-22:00, closes at 20:00 in winter, open later on
weekends,until23:00mid-May-Aug,hoursfluctuate withtheseasons—check website for
precise times. Walt Disney Studios—daily 10:00-19:00.
Avoiding Crowds:
Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, public holidays, and any day in
July and August are the most crowded. After dinner, crowds are gone.
Information:
Disney brochures are in every Paris hotel. For more info and to make
reservations, call 01 60 30 60 53, or try
www.disneylandparis.com
.
Eating with Mickey:
Food is fun and not outrageously priced. (Still, many smuggle
in a picnic.)
Most are better off sleeping in the real world (i.e., Paris), though with direct buses and
freeways to both airports, Disneyland makes a convenient first- or last-night stop. Seven
differentDisney-ownedhotelsofferaccommodationsatorneartheparkinallpriceranges.
Prices are impossible to pin down, as they vary by season and by the package deal you
choose(dealsthatincludeparkentryareusuallyabettervalue).ToreserveanyDisneyland
hotel,call0160306053,orcheck
www.disneylandparis.com
.Thepricesyou'llbequoted
include entry to the park.
Hôtel Santa Fe**
offers a fair mid-range value, with frequent
shuttle service to the park. Another cheap option is
Davy Crockett's Ranch,
but you'll
needacartostaythere.Themostexpensiveisthe
Disneyland Hotel****,
rightatthepark
entry,aboutthreetimesthepriceoftheSantaFe.The
Dream Castle Hotel****
isanother
higher-endchoice,withnearly400roomsdoneuptolooklikealavish17th-centurypalace
(40 Avenue de la Fosse des Pressoirs, tel. 01 64 17 90 00,
www.dreamcastle-hotel.com
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