A bit over a week ago we (the 5 of us + Susan’s parents) rode the train up to the Marne-la-vallée station, about 40km outside of Paris. It’s a town that was supposedly mostly beet farms up until about 20 years ago, when the village’s most famous resident moved in- Mickey Mouse.
Neither our kids, nor Susan, nor her parents had ever been to any of the Kingdoms-of-Disney - so it was a first for everyone but me.
There’s not much that I have to say about it - if you’ve been there (especially with small kids) you know what it’s like - and if you haven’t - there isn’t much I can do to explain it.
It was a really good weekend- the weather was OK (a bit cool and rainy - but it never actually rained - so that was nice). We had a great time.
Not something we’ll make a habit of - but was definitely worth it. Especially when you discover that on
www.disneylandparis.com when they ask you in what language you want to read the site- they are going to give you different prices. And if you say Ile-de-France (Paris area) you can pre-buy at even better prices - so you can get tickets for €30 intsead of €60 at the gate. That makes Disneyland Paris just
barely more expensive than a day at Calaway Park or West Edmonton Mall. Not too bad.
If you note from the pictures - the kids were pretty much grinning from ear to ear all day long. There were a LOT of smiles. Our kids loved it - and I was really reminded of how thankful I am that we have the opportunity to do things like this - as I know for most of the kids on this planet, a day like that would be so far out of their reach.
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