The cheapest thing to do for places like Disneyland, etc. is when you take them to any fun fair when they're little tell them they're at Disneyland and then when they ask to go when older tell them they've already been. My son is convinced he went to Lapland this year, when really he went to our local garden centre

If I get there and the mouse is talking with a French accent rather than an American one, I'm coming straight back.

Not bad, but its France not Florida.

I know what you mean elsick... £2K is a lot of money for 4 nights, but it's Disney and that's never cheap. You can certainly use much cheaper hotels etc. Never mind the money, it's the thought of 4 people sharing one bedroom that would do my head in.

Again, though... no one is being forced to go, but it's always helpful if HUKD'ers come on here and show ways of cutting the costs, so HEAT to the OP.

Stayed at that hotel
It's really nice speacially when you walk thro the village everytime to get to the parks

I have noticed that going through French and German web sites are cheaper for many things, like ferry... Ripping off the British with higher prices is a religious fundamental. Pay with credit cards that don't charge for currency conversion fees like one from Nationwide , Santander Zero..

I've done the same, saved £500 compared with the UK site so it paid for our meal plan. The French offer includes children under 12 for free, the UK is only free for under 7's. Mine are all over 7 so I think that and the great euro rate mase it a cracking deal. I used my Nationwide debit card (2% fee) as I don't have a credit card (& didn't want to wait for one) you can check how much it will cost with up to date exchange rate calculator on the visaeurope website. It also calculated the fee &was spot on!

if you can go out of school hols some silly prices!

Not a deal for us I'm afraid. we've booked 4 nights at the magic circus hotel and we're getting annual passes for just over £800. Combine that with Eurotunnel (tesco vouchers) and driving and it's about £900. That's at Easter with 4 of us, 2 older kids. The next time we go in the summer it will be £400.

Interesting that people are still keen on spending £1942 with all the doom and gloom in the economy.
Still a bit too expensive for me :disappointed:

Magic Circus is better than all the Disney Hotels except New York & DLH. You may be able to walk to the parks but it'll take at least 20 minutes from NPB.

Magic hours are available to annual pass holders so you dont lose out on that either.

I meant much bigger reductions than currency fluctuation which is in the order of 5 to 10%, typically bought things were at least 15% and 25% price differences e.g. Samsung1TB SSD bought £80 cheaper than UK price out of £300, ferry crossing 15% less, also pricing of hotel rooms is price per room, British radicalised greedy managers price it per person, so each person price looks much more affordable, rules about charging for children or single person supplement mean saving when booking abroad directly rather than through British run companies. British radicalised behaviour means a lot more things are fair games for chargeable extras which other countries would not accept because of their culture. e.g. Wonga, credit card charges are another area which on the continent deem as immoral and radicalised business practices banned.