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[Festival Disney]

Got paid Monday so I quickly sent an email off to mail order, got a reply 8am this morning so I've sent off my details now. Just waiting for a confirmation! I agree Steve, it is quite a lot of money especially with the shipping, but think of it this way; give it a few years and you could probably flog it on ebay for twice what you bought it

[captain rocket]

Just a quick note for Dutchbrit, several years ago the pound bought over 1.3 nearly, 1.4 Euros! so we have a way to go before we reach the best exchange rate ever!

[aliscrapper]

Just a quick note for Dutchbrit, several years ago the pound bought over 1.3 nearly, 1.4 Euros! so we have a way to go before we reach the best exchange rate ever!

Definitely!  I went in 2002 and it was 1.5 Euro to a pound!

[DutchBrit]

Just a quick note for Dutchbrit, several years ago the pound bought over 1.3 nearly, 1.4 Euros! so we have a way to go before we reach the best exchange rate ever!

Definitely!  I went in 2002 and it was 1.5 Euro to a pound!

Uh-huh. And so, when the rate was at it's best, 10 years ago, a 50 euro book would still have cost over 35 pounds. A couple of years ago a 50 euro book would have cost you about 48 pounds. And now it will cost about 40. So I can't see how the current exchange rate can be considered "terrible".

[Josh]

Well it's certainly a lot less terrible, but not as good as it should be.

[DutchBrit]

Well it's certainly a lot less terrible, but not as good as it should be.

I wasn't aware that there is any "should" when it comes to exchange rates. High is good in some ways, bad in others.

Anyway, you in the UK had your turn to moan about exchange rates a couple of years ago: it's us in the eurozone's turn now.

[mickeyspal]

I sent them an email saying I would like to buy the 20th anniversary book and asked if they could tell me how much the total would be (incl shipping) and provide me with details on how to pay. I did read that you could write them a mail with the items you would like to have and include your creditcard number and it will be taken care of. I would like to get some sort of confirmation first though before I give them my cc number.

No reply just yet, but I only sent it this afternoon.

I emailed Disney regardiing the book and received an email following day with details of payment and shipping.
below is the email received from Disney.

DLP MAIL ORDER mailto:DLP.MAIL.ORDER@disney.com">DLP.MAIL.ORDER@disney.com
27 Apr (6 days agos)
Good morning,
Thank you for your e-mail and your interest for Disneyland Paris products.
Regarding your request,  20th anniversary book is  available at 49.99€
Should you wish to place a mail order, please send the following information :

      -    Name
      -    Delivery address
      -    Phone number
      -    Credit card number, expired date and 3 last digits on the back of the card.

      (from a Visa, Mastercard/Eurocard, or American Express card)
The delivery delay is 10 days upon confirmation of your order along with the  payment.      
Shipping and handling charges by DHL to  Europe are 10.82€.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you need any further information
Kind regards,

Disneyland Paris. Mail order service
Bâtiment Merlin BP 100 - Marne La Vallée
77777 Cedex 04 - France

Tel: 00.33.01.64.74.44.86
Fax: 00.33.01.64.74.49.37

[Anthony]

Well it's certainly a lot less terrible, but not as good as it should be.

I wasn't aware that there is any "should" when it comes to exchange rates. High is good in some ways, bad in others.

Anyway, you in the UK had your turn to moan about exchange rates a couple of years ago: it's us in the eurozone's turn now.

Sorry, I must have missed that memo!

But just to point out, if this had been a "15 Years of Dreams" book and I'd bought it in April 2007 it would have cost £34.14 (check the historical rates on XE.com), so I think £40.60 isn't great. As Josh says, a lot less terrible than it has been, though perhaps you took my original "terrible" a bit too strongly anyway.

If we're being pedantic, your own comment "terrible is what it is when you've got euros and have to pay for something in pounds" doesn't stack up at all, as you're still getting a pretty good deal when you look at the real value of things. Not as good a deal as just after the crash, when the UK became like a discount outlet mall to anyone with a Euro bank account, but still better than we've ever had. I agree there's no definite way exchange rates must be matched, but looking at the relative pricing of things it's still clear that €1 should equal around £0.66 and not upwards of £0.81. It's precisely this reason that the percentage of visitors at DLP coming from the UK has fallen to an all-time low.

Anyway, I think the money finally left my bank account today (that or I was massively overcharged for a tub of Ben & Jerry's), so hopefully the mail orders are on their way!

[mickeyspal]

If you really want to purchase the book then why moan about price and exchange rates.

[Josh]

If you really want to purchase the book then why moan about price and exchange rates.

Because we like to have a moan, in this forum. xD

But it's the same reason why we go to DLP, even though the exchange rate isn't great and everything is overpriced. It's our second home, and we're mad enough to buy whatever it throws at us, no matter how much we complain.

[Anthony]

If you really want to purchase the book then why moan about price and exchange rates.

Sigh... my original post was actually a light-hearted comment on the price:

€10.82 isn't too bad for shipping, although with our terrible exchange rate and no AP discount that just cost me £49.74. Gulp. Maybe I should have tried to sponge a free review copy for DLRP Today?

Don't blame me that someone spun a throwaway comment into a discussion about exchange rates!

[pinkboxers]

In other news: ordered on April 23, confirmed on April 24, arrived JUST NOW!

[aliscrapper]

Received my book today via DHL - chuffed to bits with it and money well worth spent! /

[captain rocket]

Have'nt received my copy yet, but the money has gone out of my account 68.81 euros exchange rate 1.201779 £50.60 debitted  and I don't care about all the conversations on exchange rates etc and agree with Anthony that the rate has been very poor in the UK and has affected the amount I spend at Disney, but not the frequency of my visits! Whatever way you spin it, £50 is a lot of money so the book had better be worth it!!

[Josh]

I just got mine, too! Looks like most people who ordered early have one, now.

And it seems great! I'm surprised there's even a foreword by Tom Staggs, as well. It's in a similar style to the book WDI published recently, titled "Walt Disney Imagineering".