dolewhipdreams
Counting days until my next Dole Whip
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- Feb 24, 2017
Hi everyone, I'm back again. We'll be at DLP in early September as part of a bigger trip to France and I'm working on a schedule so that I can buy some train tickets ahead of time to save money. Here's what I have so far for the Disneyland portion:
Day 1: Arrive in DLP at noon, drop off bags and spend the rest of the day in the parks (anticipate getting into the parks by 2pm). We'll be arriving after having slept in this morning so we should be well rested and ready to go!
Day 2: All day in the parks
Day 3: All day in the parks
Day 4: Morning in the parks, train to Avignon in afternoon
Here's my problem: there are really only three options to get from Disneyland to Avignon in the afternoon of Day 4. Here they are:
1. Depart 12:46pm, Ouigo train (so cheap), direct, arrive 3:29pm. The issue with this is we only would have about 3 hours in the park in the morning if we wanted to make it to the train on time. The good thing is it gives us plenty of time to get to Avignon, pick up our rental car, and drive the 30 minutes to the town where we're staying. We'll have time to go into town, walk around, and have a nice dinner.
2. Depart 5:26pm, Ouigo train, direct, arrive 8:04pm. This gives us a lot more time in the parks but would mean a late arrival and pretty much straight to bed.
3. Depart 3:10pm, TGV train (3x the cost of Ouigo), 1 connection, arrive 6:46 pm. This one has the best timing because we get more time in the parks and still arrive well before dark. However, the cost is considerably more and I don't like the idea of a connection.
If you were in my shoes, visiting Disneyland Paris and France for the first time, which train would you take? Would the full 2.5 days previous to departure day be enough to not need a lot more time on Day 4? Or is the late train worth a few extra hours in the park? (I should note, we are visiting 4-7 September, so it will be a Wednesday-Saturday and I don't anticipate massive crowds since school will have just started. We are also staying in the Golden Forest at Sequoia so we'll have an extra FP each day if that makes any difference).
Also if anyone has any general notes on Ouigo vs TGV, I would appreciate them! It looks like once you're aware of extra fees for baggage and such (and the lack of any food service), Ouigo is not much different than a 2nd class car on TGV.
Day 1: Arrive in DLP at noon, drop off bags and spend the rest of the day in the parks (anticipate getting into the parks by 2pm). We'll be arriving after having slept in this morning so we should be well rested and ready to go!
Day 2: All day in the parks
Day 3: All day in the parks
Day 4: Morning in the parks, train to Avignon in afternoon
Here's my problem: there are really only three options to get from Disneyland to Avignon in the afternoon of Day 4. Here they are:
1. Depart 12:46pm, Ouigo train (so cheap), direct, arrive 3:29pm. The issue with this is we only would have about 3 hours in the park in the morning if we wanted to make it to the train on time. The good thing is it gives us plenty of time to get to Avignon, pick up our rental car, and drive the 30 minutes to the town where we're staying. We'll have time to go into town, walk around, and have a nice dinner.
2. Depart 5:26pm, Ouigo train, direct, arrive 8:04pm. This gives us a lot more time in the parks but would mean a late arrival and pretty much straight to bed.
3. Depart 3:10pm, TGV train (3x the cost of Ouigo), 1 connection, arrive 6:46 pm. This one has the best timing because we get more time in the parks and still arrive well before dark. However, the cost is considerably more and I don't like the idea of a connection.
If you were in my shoes, visiting Disneyland Paris and France for the first time, which train would you take? Would the full 2.5 days previous to departure day be enough to not need a lot more time on Day 4? Or is the late train worth a few extra hours in the park? (I should note, we are visiting 4-7 September, so it will be a Wednesday-Saturday and I don't anticipate massive crowds since school will have just started. We are also staying in the Golden Forest at Sequoia so we'll have an extra FP each day if that makes any difference).
Also if anyone has any general notes on Ouigo vs TGV, I would appreciate them! It looks like once you're aware of extra fees for baggage and such (and the lack of any food service), Ouigo is not much different than a 2nd class car on TGV.