Happy New Year everyone! This NYE was a very special one spent in Disney Land Paris! I have to say we were both like two kids on the lead up and Disney most definitely did not disappoint. Many of you may already know my Mum lives in France so after spending a couple of days there we took a speed train to Marne-la-Vallée which is the train station situated right at the gates of Disney. We booked both the Disney New Years Eve party and a full day in the Disney park for New Years Day to make the most out of the trip and we were so happy we did.
Once we arrived at Marne-la-Vallée we were kindly picked up by our Airbnb host Alexandrine and her son who spoke excellent English and honestly couldn't have been more helpful throughout our stay. Our Airbnb was spotless and was also located in such a nice area with amazing restaurants, a well-known bakery, The Val d'Europe shopping centre which has over 200 stores and the well known Vallée Outlet Shopping Village.
Another thing which we were so happy with was the free shuttle bus to Disney which was located right outside our Airbnb and if you didn't want to take that Disney was a short 15/20 minute walk which we actually did twice just to see the area.
I know it is almost a year away and it is probably the last thing on your mind but I couldn't recommend pre-booking the Disney land Paris NYE Party enough. I am not sure when exactly the tickets go on sale but I purchased ours back in October and know they did sell out well before the event over on www.disneylandparis.ie. They were €49 each which ended up being excellent value. We had no idea but we actually had access to all the rides all night in the Disney park with small queues, parades, the famous New Year firework show at midnight etc.
On New Years Day we checked out of our room and had the option to leave our luggage in the baggage room which was absolutely perfect! The Airbnb is located in a block of accommodation which almost feels like a hotel as you have a reception desk, assistance with information regarding hotels, timetables, etc, access to the swimming pool, etc.
If you want you can also bring your luggage to the train station right beside Disney and pay to leave them there it just depends on what is most convenient for you.
We pre-booked tickets for the Disney Land park for January 1st like I said so once we checked out we got the shuttle bus to Disney for the day. If you were staying in Paris for a couple of days and just want to experience Disney for a day you can book a return train ticket to Marne-la-Vallée which is essentially in the park.
We couldn't have had a more magical start to 2018 and I am so excited to share lots more blog content with you all in the year. Thank you so much for all your support and here is to a successful 2018.
Éadaoin x