May trip help please

Started by julesk, May 02, 2013, 11:09:49 AM

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mdw

#15
Ok thank you

PrincessEnya

#16
I was at DLP last week and I had always wanted to meet a princess at the Pavilion but my brother, who I always go with, never allowed me to due to the crazy queues :P But we tried the ticket system and I can tell you it is absolutely amazing! It was fairly busy last week and I think we didn't queue longer than 30 minutes in total. Probably 10 minutes for getting the tickets and 20 in the Pavilion it self. At times while walking past the Old Mill we saw that there were still tickets available, but no one was standing in line (probably because not a lot of people were aware of tickets being available). That's definitely worth keeping an eye out for, I think!
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mdw

#17
We are a party of 6. Do we need a ticket each? Do you use your park ticket to get one?

gemmasteele84

#18
no they just write the number of people in your group on the ticket. You dont need any id to get one you just queue and ask for one :)

PrincessEnya

#19
They actually ask you to let only one member of your group queue. You have to show the parktickets of all the members though when you're getting your tickets.  But everything is very clearly explained on information boards near the Old Mill and there are always CMs around to help you.
Goldie, look at this! Look at all the blood in his mustache! Good sir, that\'s a lot of blood!

gemmasteele84

#20
we never had to show park tickets i just said how many of us there were :s Sorry didnt realise it was different

jclaydon

#21
Quote from: "gemmasteele84"you just join the queue. What happens is at each time they give out say 200 tickets ( I dont know exactly how many they give out thats a guess). once those are gone they're gone and you need to come back at the next time.
So for example at 10:30am you would queue for a ticket. They would give out  say 50 for slots between 10:30-10:50, then 50 for 10:50 to 11:20 etc, etc. Once those 200 tickets are gone you would need to wait untill they next time the tickets are given out at 11:45 where 200 tickets will be given for slots for later in the day and so on.
if you dont have a ticket for that time they won't let you in so its not a fast pass really its an actual pass.

We had an easy access pass as my husband is disabled but our friends queued a few times and it was about 30 minutes to get the pass, then depending how quick they got there for their times 30-45 minutes to get in. They don't tell you which princess are in there but they did go in once when it was sleeping beauty and snow white, the only two they'd already seen. They said this and the CMs let them wait to one side until the next 'shift' when belle came in.

Do you still have to queue to get tickets with an easy access pass?  My wife gets one of these, and last year we can enter the Pavillion through the door by It's a Small World is this still the case?

gemmasteele84

#22
yes you do as thats what we had, however you have a seperate queue which is much, much shorter. You will then be given a ticket with a slot to come back at and go to the exit by its a small world with that then and will be let right in

jclaydon

#23
Ok thanks

julesk

#24
Has anyone used a good weather forcast for there trip that they could recommend? Sorry weird questions but every year we go, we end up prepared for the compete oppersit weather to what we get. Currently it says rain for the week we go  :cry:

Also, anyone who has been within last few weeks. Do they sell any Tangled Ever After merchandise that you saw? Desperate for a small soft wedding doll to go with my daughter outfit but cant get one here anywhere. Thanks  :)

Zee79

#25
When do you go? I would just pack thin layers as in winter and a shower proof coat- you can always by a poncho. It's what we are doing. We are there half term week -25-30th May and i was stuck so kids are taking leggings and i'm just take 3/4 trousers incase it's warm- only my ankles will be wet haha.

I keep checking google- typing in weather in paris and looking at 14 day forecast, they roughly all the same and the weather keeps changing. It said it was going to be hot in the summer and the first 3 days it was raining and freezing!!! then it became hot. Just be prepared for all weathers  :)


mdw

#26
hi we got back yesterday and it was ok weather. I wore 3/4s trousers, sunnies, tshirt, hoodie and flip flops and i was fine. I put the girls in princess dresses, leggings, bolero cardi and had a fleece and poncho just incase. I also took their onsies for dreams night and blanket for the buggy just incase.


I have two girls age 3 and just 6. I will do a trip report asap so keep a look out, may help you!!

julesk

#27
Quote from: "Zee79"When do you go? I would just pack thin layers as in winter and a shower proof coat- you can always by a poncho. It's what we are doing. We are there half term week -25-30th May and i was stuck so kids are taking leggings and i'm just take 3/4 trousers incase it's warm- only my ankles will be wet haha.

I keep checking google- typing in weather in paris and looking at 14 day forecast, they roughly all the same and the weather keeps changing. It said it was going to be hot in the summer and the first 3 days it was raining and freezing!!! then it became hot. Just be prepared for all weathers  :)


Thank you. We are only there Mon to Fri but same time as you really. Have brought waterproof trousers so least we wont get wet bums on rides  :D . I keep checking all the weather sites and they all keep changing. Oh well, determined to do evereything despite getting wet!

julesk

#28
Quote from: "mdw"hi we got back yesterday and it was ok weather. I wore 3/4s trousers, sunnies, tshirt, hoodie and flip flops and i was fine. I put the girls in princess dresses, leggings, bolero cardi and had a fleece and poncho just incase. I also took their onsies for dreams night and blanket for the buggy just incase.


I have two girls age 3 and just 6. I will do a trip report asap so keep a look out, may help you!!

Really looking forward to your trip report. Thanks for the tips, always nice to hear about people who have just got back.  :D

never2old

#29
Just got back from 3 excellent but rather wet and cold days in DLP (Friday was particularly bad), to be honest more than once I wished I had taken some more wintery clothes... But forecast seems to be for higher temperatures in the coming days, hope you have better luck than we did!!