The new brochure is out and it looks gorgeous - they've really outdone themselves :) Here's a link to it
https://brochure.disneylandparis.com/A17/E/catalogue/index.html
Hopefully the hard copy will be available in travel agents soon. Even though I booked my trip for next year in June I'm still excited at seeing it :)
And all the rumours are confirmed; Jack Sparrow added to POTC, no more free breakfast and character breakfast moving to Plaza Gardens.
I see you can book buffalo bills in advance but that wasn't an option when I booked our next trip. It's also not available to book through the link on the buffalo bill page on the Disneyland Paris website. Does anyone know if I'll be able to add it by phone and if so what number as I can't imagine it being the usual reservations number? I originally booked the holiday online.
Quote from: MrsRoachy on October 22, 2016, 04:50:02 PM
I see you can book buffalo bills in advance but that wasn't an option when I booked our next trip. It's also not available to book through the link on the buffalo bill page on the Disneyland Paris website. Does anyone know if I'll be able to add it by phone and if so what number as I can't imagine it being the usual reservations number? I originally booked the holiday online.
You can book it online here:
https://www.booktickets.disneylandparis.com/tnsa64/live/shop/A/MAINGBCD/pluto/index.php?&selected_tab_key=11&CNSACTION=DO_CHANGE_TAB&affid=SECUTIX&tduid=32454335543R
Does anyone know how long these anniversary shows and parades will be shown for? I want to see them but I can't afford to go for the actual anniversary.. will it be like DLR where they leave everything for around a Year?
The new brochure looks amazing and really want to start planning a trip for next year now, especially with the early booking offer that's listed.
Does anyone know when this might become available on the website though? I looked earlier to get some rough prices for September next year and it didn't seem to be available yet. When will the offer kick in as it says it covers arrivals through to October?
Quote from: Mushu_Stitch on October 22, 2016, 06:24:02 PM
The new brochure looks amazing and really want to start planning a trip for next year now, especially with the early booking offer that's listed.
Does anyone know when this might become available on the website though? I looked earlier to get some rough prices for September next year and it didn't seem to be available yet. When will the offer kick in as it says it covers arrivals through to October?
In June I booked a trip for next September, staying in a Montana Room in Sequoia Lodge. A couple of weeks ago I rung to see if I could upgrade it to a Golden Forest Room and was told to ring back on 25th October so I'm assuming that's when it'll all kick in.
I hope so, they are advertising to be able to book up until Sept 2018 yet cant get Sept 2017.
The prices for meals plans are expensive. This summer i paid £296 for standard half board 4n/5d for 3ad 1 ch, for next year it will cost me £400. We were wanting to go to half board plus, that will be £581 as opposed to £470 this year and all you get is a measly continental breakfast! I daren't even think what the A.P will go up by! I wish you could know the prices of the restaurants in advance as they will increase because everything else is, so i could weigh up as to whether to go with a meal plan (we prefer buffet meals on an evening) or pay as you go.
To all those noticing a substantial increase in pricing.
Keep in mind that they may well have done a correction for the lower value of the pound on top of the usual price increase.
Relatively speaking the pound is worth a fair bit less than it was last year, which I imagine eats into the profit margin of DLP quite a bit if they don't correct the pricing accordingly.
The new brochure is great and all but Disneyland Paris not allowing you to book a room at the Kyriad Hotel is extremely ****ing me off. >:(
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on October 23, 2016, 03:52:51 PM
The new brochure is great and all but Disneyland Paris not allowing you to book a room at the Kyriad Hotel is extremely ****ing me off. >:(
I had an online chat with someone earlier today and asked when booking for next September will be available. I was told it would be when the new brochure was launched. I answered that the new brochure is already available on line and there is a lot of discussion about it on Facebook and DLP forums. I was then told that the official launch date is 25th October. I've already booked my trip for next year but want to upgrade my room. I rang a couple of weeks ago to see if I could do it and was told to ring back on 25th October. So it looks like 25th October is the date to look out for.
Quote from: Andybear on October 23, 2016, 04:47:32 PM
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on October 23, 2016, 03:52:51 PM
The new brochure is great and all but Disneyland Paris not allowing you to book a room at the Kyriad Hotel is extremely ****ing me off. >:(
I had an online chat with someone earlier today and asked when booking for next September will be available. I was told it would be when the new brochure was launched. I answered that the new brochure is already available on line and there is a lot of discussion about it on Facebook and DLP forums. I was then told that the official launch date is 25th October. I've already booked my trip for next year but want to upgrade my room. I rang a couple of weeks ago to see if I could do it and was told to ring back on 25th October. So it looks like 25th October is the date to look out for.
Thanks for the information. Why are they opening booking so late? It's not good for someone like me on the autistic spectrum, who like to have things planned in advance rather than everything being last minute.
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on October 23, 2016, 05:08:50 PM
Quote from: Andybear on October 23, 2016, 04:47:32 PM
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on October 23, 2016, 03:52:51 PM
The new brochure is great and all but Disneyland Paris not allowing you to book a room at the Kyriad Hotel is extremely ****ing me off. >:(
I had an online chat with someone earlier today and asked when booking for next September will be available. I was told it would be when the new brochure was launched. I answered that the new brochure is already available on line and there is a lot of discussion about it on Facebook and DLP forums. I was then told that the official launch date is 25th October. I've already booked my trip for next year but want to upgrade my room. I rang a couple of weeks ago to see if I could do it and was told to ring back on 25th October. So it looks like 25th October is the date to look out for.
Thanks for the information. Why are they opening booking so late? It's not good for someone like me on the autistic spectrum, who like to have things planned in advance rather than everything being last minute.
They're not opening booking late. They've had an 'early booker' offer for March to September next year - I can't remember when it started but I booked my trip for next September in June this year. That offer closed on 12th October - just 2 weeks ago. So it certainly ran for a few months. The new offer will start in a couple of days time. This means that during the last few months the only time booking wasn't open for next April to September was in the last two weeks.
Quote from: Andybear on October 23, 2016, 05:47:55 PM
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on October 23, 2016, 05:08:50 PM
Quote from: Andybear on October 23, 2016, 04:47:32 PM
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on October 23, 2016, 03:52:51 PM
The new brochure is great and all but Disneyland Paris not allowing you to book a room at the Kyriad Hotel is extremely ****ing me off. >:(
I had an online chat with someone earlier today and asked when booking for next September will be available. I was told it would be when the new brochure was launched. I answered that the new brochure is already available on line and there is a lot of discussion about it on Facebook and DLP forums. I was then told that the official launch date is 25th October. I've already booked my trip for next year but want to upgrade my room. I rang a couple of weeks ago to see if I could do it and was told to ring back on 25th October. So it looks like 25th October is the date to look out for.
Thanks for the information. Why are they opening booking so late? It's not good for someone like me on the autistic spectrum, who like to have things planned in advance rather than everything being last minute.
They're not opening booking late. They've had an 'early booker' offer for March to September next year - I can't remember when it started but I booked my trip for next September in June this year. That offer closed on 12th October - just 2 weeks ago. So it certainly ran for a few months. The new offer will start in a couple of days time. This means that during the last few months the only time booking wasn't open for next April to September was in the last two weeks.
It wasn't open for Kyriad because I looked on the site between the March-September period and it told me booking wasn't available.
Not even been on our next trip yet but now mentally planning the next one!!!
Weird conversation with DLP's online chat:
Disneyland® Paris: Hi! I'm a chat support advisor.
Disneyland® Paris: I will be happy to help guide you through our website to plan your Disneyland® Paris holiday. How can I assist you today?
You: Hello, can you tell me please if hotel room booking for next August opens Tuesday 25th October?
Maxwell: We hope to see our new brochure on the 25th, however I am not able to guarantee this.
You: What's the latest it's likely to be, only I have a mild case of autism and I can get easily frustrated if I am unable to plan something far in advance?
Maxwell: I would suggest checking back on the 25th to see if our new brochure has been released. I am not able to confirm dates.
Maxwell: Is there anything else I can assist you with on our website today?
You: The new brochure has already been released online though.
Maxwell: We here at Disneyland Paris have not released our new brochure, and it is not located on our website.
Maxwell: As advised above, I would suggest you check back on the 25th to see if our new brochure has been released.
You: Weird. I found it today: https://brochure.disneylandparis.com/A17/E/catalogue/index.html
Maxwell: That is not our website.
Maxwell: Again I would advise you to check back on the 25th.
Maxwell: Is there anything else I can assist you with on our website today?
So if that's really not their website, A: Whose is it?, B: Why does it link to DLP home page? and C: How have they got the brochure? If it is their site, why are they denying it? What are they trying to hide?
Keep in mind that the Disney Travelcompany (which I believe the site is from) is owned by Disney, while Disneyland Paris is not technically owned by Disney (the majority ownership is with a holding company exploiting the park on their behalf).
So I imagine Disney got the brochure and immediately put it up, while the DLP itself hasn't formally released it yet. Hence the denial, just policy really.
Also, as a fellow Autistic Spectrum patient, I get your frustration, but this is fairly normal from a corporate point of view. Release dates are sacred, leakes are ignored until release. Just a few more days of waiting. :)
Quote from: DisneyRon on October 23, 2016, 07:15:35 PM
Keep in mind that the Disney Travelcompany (which I believe the site is from) is owned by Disney, while Disneyland Paris is not technically owned by Disney (the majority ownership is with a holding company exploiting the park on their behalf).
So I imagine Disney got the brochure and immediately put it up, while the DLP itself hasn't formally released it yet. Hence the denial, just policy really.
Didn't Disney buy majority of the share in DLP recently though?
QuoteAlso, as a fellow Autistic Spectrum patient, I get your frustration, but this is fairly normal from a corporate point of view. Release dates are sacred, leakes are ignored until release. Just a few more days of waiting. :)
Nice to see someone else on the spectrum on here. I thought I was the only one. :)
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on October 23, 2016, 07:53:03 PM
Quote from: DisneyRon on October 23, 2016, 07:15:35 PM
Keep in mind that the Disney Travelcompany (which I believe the site is from) is owned by Disney, while Disneyland Paris is not technically owned by Disney (the majority ownership is with a holding company exploiting the park on their behalf).
So I imagine Disney got the brochure and immediately put it up, while the DLP itself hasn't formally released it yet. Hence the denial, just policy really.
Didn't Disney buy majority of the share in DLP recently though?
I believe the holding company that owns Disneyland Hong Kong bought a majority share in DLP, not Disney themselves. Disney did lend DLP a lot of money recently though.
QuoteQuoteAlso, as a fellow Autistic Spectrum patient, I get your frustration, but this is fairly normal from a corporate point of view. Release dates are sacred, leakes are ignored until release. Just a few more days of waiting. :)
Nice to see someone else on the spectrum on here. I thought I was the only one. :)
Lots of people are on the spectrum and do not realise, and those that have been diagnosed may not always be very open about it. Prejudice abounds after all.
I didn't even get diagnosed until late last year, and I'm 35. ;)
Quote from: norhel on October 22, 2016, 05:31:38 PM
Quote from: MrsRoachy on October 22, 2016, 04:50:02 PM
I see you can book buffalo bills in advance but that wasn't an option when I booked our next trip. It's also not available to book through the link on the buffalo bill page on the Disneyland Paris website. Does anyone know if I'll be able to add it by phone and if so what number as I can't imagine it being the usual reservations number? I originally booked the holiday online.
You can book it online here:
https://www.booktickets.disneylandparis.com/tnsa64/live/shop/A/MAINGBCD/pluto/index.php?&selected_tab_key=11&CNSACTION=DO_CHANGE_TAB&affid=SECUTIX&tduid=32454335543R
That's the one I've been looking at but it only goes up to March 2017, but thank you. I'll keep trying!
aaaggghhhh! I wasn't planning on going next year (going to WDW in April) but now I really, really want to!
DS starts school in September so no more 'cheap' off-season stays for me :(
Quote from: DisneyRon on October 23, 2016, 08:40:05 PM
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on October 23, 2016, 07:53:03 PM
Quote from: DisneyRon on October 23, 2016, 07:15:35 PM
Keep in mind that the Disney Travelcompany (which I believe the site is from) is owned by Disney, while Disneyland Paris is not technically owned by Disney (the majority ownership is with a holding company exploiting the park on their behalf).
So I imagine Disney got the brochure and immediately put it up, while the DLP itself hasn't formally released it yet. Hence the denial, just policy really.
Didn't Disney buy majority of the share in DLP recently though?
I believe the holding company that owns Disneyland Hong Kong bought a majority share in DLP, not Disney themselves. Disney did lend DLP a lot of money recently though.
QuoteQuoteAlso, as a fellow Autistic Spectrum patient, I get your frustration, but this is fairly normal from a corporate point of view. Release dates are sacred, leakes are ignored until release. Just a few more days of waiting. :)
Nice to see someone else on the spectrum on here. I thought I was the only one. :)
Lots of people are on the spectrum and do not realise, and those that have been diagnosed may not always be very open about it. Prejudice abounds after all.
I didn't even get diagnosed until late last year, and I'm 35. ;)
The Walt Disney Company do in fact own Disneyland Paris with a stake of around 70% I believe it is. And 10% for Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal and the rest with the other small shareholders.
And the Disney Travel Company is also owned by TWDC.
Quote from: norhel on October 24, 2016, 06:11:52 PM
And the Disney Travel Company is also owned by TWDC.
That's the company I book with - they're really good.