Hi Guys,
I've just been watching Watchdog on BBC 1 who said that DIsnland Paris will feature next week regarding the price differences for UK Guests compared to others!
Is this right? Is there such a large difference? Either way it can't be good to have negative press just before the big 20! :(
Typical English press. Whenever they do a report on Disneyland Paris, it's always negative. They always complain about the prices and the queues. This is one of the reasons why I don't watch Freeview TV anymore. It's junk compared to all the wonderful content available on YouTube and iTunes.
No doubt this comes off the back of the Daily Fail article last month. It'll be interesting to see what they say and it is true to some extent. Even CMs working in the booking office have said UK get charged more than France, though if we phone and quote the French prices they have to give them to us at that price.
Maybe watchdog might not be a bad thing because it'll give tips?
This should be interesting. They might try to justify their high prices with all the money-saving packages they have.
I've just tried searching for the price for a visit to the Sequoia on 11th April for two nights in the cheapest room.
British price: £792.20 - "This price includes 15% off plus kids under 7 stay & play free"
French price: £771.33 (926.00€) - "This price includes a free day included in your stay + Free stay for children under 12 years"
It's £20 cheaper on that booking, so that's not too bad. How often do the really big price differences happen?
I would like them to justify there £14 admin fee that they have never had in the past.
yes that handlingfee is a pain we had to cancel our booking not only did we loose handling fee but also 10% deposit because we had paid in full....piece of advise dont book online and ring to book as you dont have to pay in full upfront.
DLP has always been quite expensive though, that's why we look out for offers, 40% off and flash sales etc. And the exchange rate between the pound and the Euro isn't as good as it used to be which makes it more expensive.
I've just had a look on the French site for our dates in May and it's lots cheaper than the UK site! It's quoting 782 euros for 3 nights at the Sequoia Lodge but the UK site is quoting £784!! (ish...it keeps sending me to the French site now so I can't check). The French price includes two free nights and under 12s free.
If I ring up and quote that price do they have to give it to me? We've booked at the Cheyenne but I would quite like to upgrade.
I don't know, but it would make nonsense of having an English site, if we could just book on the French site and get it cheaper in the first place.
Yes, if you call up you can get the offers from any of the other countries they sell in if you tell them what the exact price you were quoted was and they will confirm it for you and book it. :thumbs:
It's a good tip!
The dates we are looking at in November are £137 cheaper on the French site because of the children under 12 free offer, and that's with the UK site having a 25% off.
Has anyone in the UK booked via the French website, or is it only over the phone?
Quote from: "MrsPirate"It's a good tip!
The dates we are looking at in November are £137 cheaper on the French site because of the children under 12 free offer, and that's with the UK site having a 25% off.
Has anyone in the UK booked via the French website, or is it only over the phone?
you can book online using any country's version of the website you like, but if you book online, you pay in full when you book. there is no problem with the confirmation etc, it comes through by email, and the confirmation number is all you need to check in at your hotel.
It depends which offer is out on each country's website, whether the UK, France, or any other country has the best deal for your dates when you look. Its not always cheaper on the French version.
I am booking a 4 day trip for may at DLH and the cheapest offer is the on the UK page.
how do you even get onto the french website.... when i click to go on to it it just redirects me onto the english one :s
Sometimes, you have to be persistant. Try the URL: http://disneylandparis.fr (http://disneylandparis.fr"%20onclick="window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
The complaint about Disneyland Paris was a non-story really!
Apparently the customer paid £400+ for a 3 day holiday, then noticed french adverts for the Annual Passport. Which she assumed were exclusive to French customers only (but this isn't true - if the forums are right, anyone can buy one)
While they are at it they should moan about WDW's Floridian exclusive passes and so on! (which are actually restricted to people living in the state)
And also Disney tailor their offers and prices for different countries, hardly surprising and as you say a non story really.
She is clearly just desperate to get on the TV. I for one think £456 for 4 days for a family of 4 during August is a bargain!
But does'nt this just smack of extremely poor research by the BBC? or do you think they realised what a non story it was and left it in anyway?
You can now watch this spectacularly pointless Watchdog report on the BBC iPlayer. Just fast forward to 44:04
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... 2_03_2012/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01dtjgm/Watchdog_22_03_2012/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
Quote from: "Alan"You can now watch this spectacularly pointless Watchdog report on the BBC iPlayer. Just fast forward to 44:04
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... 2_03_2012/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01dtjgm/Watchdog_22_03_2012/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
To bad I can't watch it in Norway. Apparently it's only available to those in UK.....
I've emailed Watchdog and pointed out that they have a duty to check the authenticity of the items they put out as "factual"
This nuclear family of four bought park passes for four days for a visit in August last year, the mother then complained that there were annual passports advertised "all over the park" which were only available for French visitors! I pointed out to Watchdog that the annual passports are available to everyone, but due to the "next two days rule" They could only have bought Fantasy or Dream passports. If they bought Fantasy it would have cost them 596 Euros, which would convert today at about £500 so they actually got the best deal for them as a family, assuming they don't plan to visit again in the next 12 months! I know a little bit about many things, but a lot about DLRP and I just wonder how many other items are shown on the BBC which are factually incorrect? I've suggested that they owe DLRP an on screen apology, but I won't hold my breath!
Is Watchdog seriously on for an hour? Is that guy seriously their reporter? The woman looks like one of those hideous types who goes on holiday purely on the look-out for things to get annoyed about.
But mostly what made me want to smack my head through the computer screen was that travel journalist, Simon 'whatsisname, who shows up on every bloody TV programme whenever the word Travel is mentioned, as if he's Earth's Correspondent For Travel, the only person capable of telling us other dimwits how to go anywhere.
I sort of agree with the complaint about Annual Passport advertising (and all their paperwork) only being in French though, Watchdog were just a bit too desperate to wrap it up as con of the century. As a group of English-speaking AP holders on here, I think it is something we should put to DLP ourselves.
As much as this woman was a little confused, she's right to feel that they try to pull the wool over foreign visitors' eyes about annual passes. Considering everything else at the resort is laboriously translated, it's either a case of: a) they think non-French visitors wouldn't be interested, or b) they'd just prefer we didn't know about them and continue to book expensive room + tickets packages. Hmm, now I wonder...
I'd be on it being they just don't think many of us would visit multiple times a year to justify the price. After all unless your going more than twice - its not entirely a good deal.
I registered as a share holder and done some costing on an annual pass, and without me staying on site at least three times a year, it just wasn't worth it. Its worth noting in my hotel room the information was there in English in the welcome pack, along with a little leaflet telling you about it. I don't feel in any way misled.
Also offers varying by country are the nature of the beast, I was pleased to see they will honor any websites over the phone!
Passports are great value and it needs everyone who wants to visit to do their homework, I would if I went somewhere that I don't visit regularly.
Anthony, the guy you were referring to is Simon Calder and it just shows what knowledge this "expert" actually has of DLRP. Although I bet he has enjoyed Disney hospitality in the past!!
This whole article just smacks of the usual smug BBC making sure the "facts" fit their story.
I may very well complain to the BBC trust if no apology is forthcoming!
I hope that DLRP will contact the BBC and demand a retraction although I would'nt bet on it! They said on the show that DLRP apologised for not giving this family the right information! The family got the best deal they could get and I don't believe DLRP needed to do any more, for gods sake they got 4 days for the price of 3 after all!
I was expecting this to be quite ruthless towards disney prices as this show normally is towards other places it takes on, i was explaining to my family who i watched this with that they were being misleading with their facts and my family (who arent as disney orientated as me) thought i was being defensive to disney. Glad to see i wasn't going mad.
Even my dad, who is not a big Disney fan, sat there and was going 'they dont have a clue what they're on about' DLRP definitely deserve an on screen apology