Sophie, you are one of the only creators talking about the cost of living crisis and cost increases. Thank you. You are honestly real about the cost of disney and how expensive it is for the average person and family so thank you for these videos.
Aww thank you so much Marissa! It is sad but I think the number one thing I, and probably most people, think about is the cost. And then you think about all the plans you want to make and things you want to do at Disney afterward, rather than the other way around. Which is so sad because of course you want to just plan your trip out! But trying to make it more affordable is something I think most of us will be doing, particularly at the current time!
I think the meal plans are so hit or miss and if you have any dietary requirements like your daughter you just don't have the variety of options to make it worthwhile. I think it is one of those things that sounds super handy but if you actually work out where you would eat / what you would eat, it doesn't always work out a good deal!
We are used to seeing €2 or €3 increases and that is unpopular but to increase some meals by 25% is wild! I can see a lot of people will be cancelling dining reservations, including myself, as a lot of the restaurants aren't worth the price tag anymore. The downside to this is the quick service restaurants will be busier than ever and they are already overstretched and shut far too early to meet demand. I don't really understand the decision behind all this!
Also a tip is to stay at Davy Crockett (if you're driving) as you get a cabin with a kitchen and you can prepare food and basically go self catering if need be.
It is such a shame to have to be thinking about not going to some restaurants you want to try! But I think a lot of people will be doing this! I did enjoy Silver Steakhouse a lot so I hope you have a fab time!
Hi Beki! I am starting up my planning videos soon and this is going to be one of the first ones so I hope it can be helpful! If you have any questions please ask! x
It is shocking to see such huge price increases! I've never actually seen them raise prices this much at once before! As you say a lot of the restaurants were already very expensive for what they are and now unfortunately a lot do not live up to the price tag at all!
Literally we are on the same page when it comes to dining plans … I’m not vegan but I don’t eat breakfast early (due to stomach issues) I so will be taking breakfast bars with me… and even then I worked out that it would be cheaper to by lunch or dinner (either buffet or QS) and a small snack per day and it would still be cheaper than the dining plan (even with the price increase) which is mad (€8 snack and $40 buffet / or $15 QS z with 4 nights comes to $192 if I was to have buffet each night = £165 saving me £60 as they quoted me £225 for the dining plan for my January trip)
I am so glad I am not the only one that doesn't have a big breakfast and therefore it doesn't make sense financially! Just like you I have one quick service and one table service meals a day and it works out cheaper! I think for some people it may work out but for most people it actually doesn't!
@@MostMagicalGuides you’re most welcome, who knew those price increases were just around the corner?! The Auberge de cendrillon price is a shock and the plaza gardens 😬
@@andreakest2018 The character dining meal increases are so wild! I cannot see how they are justified. Neither are worth the price. Charging 80 euro for a buffet is madness!
I would actually say it is cheaper to stay offsite and pay the premier access price for individual attractions. Disney opened their dates for April for AP pass holders yesterday. I called at 9am to book and the cheapest hotel (except Davy Crockett) from April 10-14 is 1,300+€ for 1 adult and 2 children. Same dates at residhome, a hotel I like near Val de Europe shopping center is 789€ for the same dates. That is 500€ I have for the premier access pass for 3 people if I need it. I wouldn’t get all that done in extra magic time.
It is super good you found a great deal! That is always the best! 🤩 I'm not an annual passholder so when I have stayed off-site and needed to add the price of tickets to get into the parks often it comes in close to the price of staying at a Disney Hotel. On the occasions it hasn't I've definitely enjoyed staying off-site and saving the money too! For annual pass holders who have paid their entry for the year to enter the parks they can benefit massively from staying off-site and it is definitely the cheapest way to stay at Disneyland Paris with an AP pass! I do think that Extra Magic Hours is the biggest benefit for people staying at a Disneyland Paris hotel and people in that situation should definitely use it to get on the most popular rides so they have shorter queue times and don't need to pay. It's a win win!
Another tip to save money, be disabled and stay off sight at a cheaper partner hotel. Disabled guests get 25% of the online ticket price when buying on the day.
@@MostMagicalGuides Note it doesn’t apply to disabled guests that stay in a hotel where tickets are included in the price as they are already heavily discounted.
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment! Yes - you totally can bring in your own food! The only restrictions are on large coolers or glass containers so if you avoid them it will be fine!
Looks like Europe is catching up with the prices here in Norway when it comes to dining 😄 We have always enjoyed cheeper dining when traveling, as a sort of bonus, but lately we see prices going up to the level that is normal here. But for sure, it is a bit drastic and like you said, quality and quantity has not increased. But these types of increases are to be expected when DLP is doing better than ever. It's just business after all. But it sucks that the more we go, the more we must pay. They reworked the Meal Plans as well, decresing some benefits and upping the prices. But I worked out a way to make it worth it for us: We are traveling without kids, and we have no allergies or special diets, so we are lucky enough to eat whatever we want. I am not a big brekkie person, a coffe and a croissant will do, but I looooove brunch. So since we are staying at Sequoia, (thank the gods I booked it months ago, cause our stay has increased by 250£ since!) I worked out that the half board is perfect with the new prices. Since we have extra magic time, we will grab a coffe and enjoy the parks for a few hours in the morning, then head back to Sequoia to use our breakfast voucher for brunch, since they serve breakfast till 11. We can then grab snacks here and there (or a sandwich at Earl if we get hangry) for the rest of the day, and use our second voucher for dinner at the more premium sit downs (or the AMAZING buffet at Sequoia). I am obsessed with Walt's, so will be dining there as much as I can 😄 so it deffo works out cheaper for us to go for half board. But is it just me that have trouble booking tables in advance? By that I mean, since we are staying at an onsite hotell, I usually gett to book via the app sevwral months befor going. But it doesn't seem to work now? Has anyone booked via the phone? Is it easy? Again, thanks for your great DLP videos!! X Rune
I visited Oslo a number of years ago and was not prepared for the costs of dining 🤣🤣 I think Disney increasing prices €2 or €3 across the board people expect (even if it is unpopular). But increasing some menus by 25% is wild. I have a lot of theories about why they may be doing this but I will save it for the next video instead of writing an essay here! 🤣🤣 I am glad the meal plan works out for you. It is one of those things that is either really great or terrible, depending on the way you like to eat / the food you do eat. I think having brunch is such a great idea! I am visiting in March with some friends who added breakfast and I was like you are either gonna have to be up super early to eat before Extra Magic Hours or do a brunch because we can't miss them! 🤣 There is a big problem with dining reservations, which is really bad for people with the meal plan. When I visited with my cousin, she and her husband had purchased it and only got one dining reservation so it was a waste of money as they had to use it on quick service meals. I am going to go into this in my next video as I think the increases could be partly due to this!
Great to hear you visited Oslo! Great city😊 Brunch is my jam for sure, and last visit to DLP I found myself rushing through the lovely brekkie, cause I wanted to get to the parks asap obvi. So heading back after EMT will be good I think. Yes multiple reasons for the increase I think too. Looking forward to hear your theories for sure! Regarding reservations in advance, I have been a bit frustrated cause the option to book for my dates disappeared from the app, BUT I called them today and the lovely person on the other end told me they just opened up for character dining on the 29, even for them working at the customer service. She said it should be back to normal within a few days, allowing guests with hotel reservations to book in advance well ahead of their visits again. So I am obvi checking the app every half hour😄😄 I need my Walt's/Chez Remy/Captain Jack's fix!!
@@Rune_Nilssen Oslo was lovely! 🤩 Taking advantage of EMH and then getting to have the full breakfast experience is the one! The reservation system does seem to be glitchy too! For some restaurants I have been able to book months in advance, others aren't available until days before. So there seems to be little consistency! I hope you get all the reservations you want! Such a fab choice of restaurants!
The reservations are up and running again on the app, but to access all the restaurants you must go to the individual restaurant and click "book table". A little hack I discovered! Cause as of now only Walt's and Silver Spurs came up when I went via the button on the front-page 😄
I'm going for Christmas and we ended up getting a half board meal plan without really thinking about it and have only managed to book one sit down restaurant 😅 not sure if the meal plan will be worth it
It is super frustrating that the reservation system is quite bad and it means people with the meal plan can't book restaurants when they book up so quickly! I would say when you arrive at your hotel they will have a desk - definitely speak to them and say you bought the meal plan and they can try and make some booking for you. Or even walk up to restaurants in the morning and explain. When they are sold out they won't do walk ups - but if you have the meal plan they do try and see if they can fit you in because they know you have already paid out!
@@Lucy-xd3ki I hope they can help! And I think a lot of people paying out of pocket will be cancelling soon because of the increases in prices so do keep checking the app for any reservations that open up!
Sophie, you are one of the only creators talking about the cost of living crisis and cost increases. Thank you. You are honestly real about the cost of disney and how expensive it is for the average person and family so thank you for these videos.
Aww thank you so much Marissa! It is sad but I think the number one thing I, and probably most people, think about is the cost. And then you think about all the plans you want to make and things you want to do at Disney afterward, rather than the other way around. Which is so sad because of course you want to just plan your trip out! But trying to make it more affordable is something I think most of us will be doing, particularly at the current time!
Thanks Sophie... 🤗
Meal plans are definitely a waste of money for my situation, my daughter has Autism & will only eat certain foods.
I think the meal plans are so hit or miss and if you have any dietary requirements like your daughter you just don't have the variety of options to make it worthwhile. I think it is one of those things that sounds super handy but if you actually work out where you would eat / what you would eat, it doesn't always work out a good deal!
Thank you for talking about price increases, its ridiculous. We're going again next year may.
We are used to seeing €2 or €3 increases and that is unpopular but to increase some meals by 25% is wild! I can see a lot of people will be cancelling dining reservations, including myself, as a lot of the restaurants aren't worth the price tag anymore. The downside to this is the quick service restaurants will be busier than ever and they are already overstretched and shut far too early to meet demand. I don't really understand the decision behind all this!
Also a tip is to stay at Davy Crockett (if you're driving) as you get a cabin with a kitchen and you can prepare food and basically go self catering if need be.
This is such a fab tip! I've never driven to DLP so haven't stayed here but it is so fab to be able to self cater!
If you are not driving, you can also stay in offsite hotels with a kitchen(ette), such as Apparthotel in Torcy or at Airbnb’s with a kitchen.
@@MyrtheM This is a great tip too! Self-catering (even just a few meals of your trip) can really bring the cost down.
Thank you so much. This helped us plan the trip for our daughter's birthday very well.
I am so glad to hear that! What a fabulous place to celebrate your daughter's birthday! A Disney birthday is truly unforgettable! 🥳
Looks like Silver Spur might be my only table service meal now 😅
It is such a shame to have to be thinking about not going to some restaurants you want to try! But I think a lot of people will be doing this! I did enjoy Silver Steakhouse a lot so I hope you have a fab time!
Looking forward to your meal plan at DLP video 💕
Beki x
Hi Beki! I am starting up my planning videos soon and this is going to be one of the first ones so I hope it can be helpful! If you have any questions please ask! x
Wow - can’t believe those price increases. I thought some of the prices were eye watering when I went this year!!! 😮
It is shocking to see such huge price increases! I've never actually seen them raise prices this much at once before! As you say a lot of the restaurants were already very expensive for what they are and now unfortunately a lot do not live up to the price tag at all!
Excellent video. Thanks for all of the tips!
Thank you so much! I hope the tips can be helpful!
Really useful thank you 😊
Thank you so much for watching! 😍
I can't get enough of your videos, thank you so much for making them! ❤️
Aww what a lovely comment! Thank you so much for watching!
Literally we are on the same page when it comes to dining plans … I’m not vegan but I don’t eat breakfast early (due to stomach issues) I so will be taking breakfast bars with me… and even then I worked out that it would be cheaper to by lunch or dinner (either buffet or QS) and a small snack per day and it would still be cheaper than the dining plan (even with the price increase) which is mad (€8 snack and $40 buffet / or $15 QS z with 4 nights comes to $192 if I was to have buffet each night = £165 saving me £60 as they quoted me £225 for the dining plan for my January trip)
I am so glad I am not the only one that doesn't have a big breakfast and therefore it doesn't make sense financially! Just like you I have one quick service and one table service meals a day and it works out cheaper! I think for some people it may work out but for most people it actually doesn't!
Great tips!
Thank you so much Andrea for your suggestion! It is definitely something I think most people will be considering in the current climate!
@@MostMagicalGuides you’re most welcome, who knew those price increases were just around the corner?! The Auberge de cendrillon price is a shock and the plaza gardens 😬
@@andreakest2018 The character dining meal increases are so wild! I cannot see how they are justified. Neither are worth the price. Charging 80 euro for a buffet is madness!
I would actually say it is cheaper to stay offsite and pay the premier access price for individual attractions. Disney opened their dates for April for AP pass holders yesterday. I called at 9am to book and the cheapest hotel (except Davy Crockett) from April 10-14 is 1,300+€ for 1 adult and 2 children. Same dates at residhome, a hotel I like near Val de Europe shopping center is 789€ for the same dates. That is 500€ I have for the premier access pass for 3 people if I need it. I wouldn’t get all that done in extra magic time.
It is super good you found a great deal! That is always the best! 🤩
I'm not an annual passholder so when I have stayed off-site and needed to add the price of tickets to get into the parks often it comes in close to the price of staying at a Disney Hotel. On the occasions it hasn't I've definitely enjoyed staying off-site and saving the money too! For annual pass holders who have paid their entry for the year to enter the parks they can benefit massively from staying off-site and it is definitely the cheapest way to stay at Disneyland Paris with an AP pass!
I do think that Extra Magic Hours is the biggest benefit for people staying at a Disneyland Paris hotel and people in that situation should definitely use it to get on the most popular rides so they have shorter queue times and don't need to pay. It's a win win!
Another tip to save money, be disabled and stay off sight at a cheaper partner hotel. Disabled guests get 25% of the online ticket price when buying on the day.
Thank you for sharing this! It is so helpful to know disabled guests can receive 25% off the ticket price if purchasing in person on the day.
@@MostMagicalGuides Note it doesn’t apply to disabled guests that stay in a hotel where tickets are included in the price as they are already heavily discounted.
Your videos are truly brilliant! Thank you so much. May I ask, is it possible to bring your own food into Disney? Thank you!
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment! Yes - you totally can bring in your own food! The only restrictions are on large coolers or glass containers so if you avoid them it will be fine!
Looks like Europe is catching up with the prices here in Norway when it comes to dining 😄
We have always enjoyed cheeper dining when traveling, as a sort of bonus, but lately we see prices going up to the level that is normal here. But for sure, it is a bit drastic and like you said, quality and quantity has not increased. But these types of increases are to be expected when DLP is doing better than ever. It's just business after all. But it sucks that the more we go, the more we must pay.
They reworked the Meal Plans as well, decresing some benefits and upping the prices. But I worked out a way to make it worth it for us:
We are traveling without kids, and we have no allergies or special diets, so we are lucky enough to eat whatever we want. I am not a big brekkie person, a coffe and a croissant will do, but I looooove brunch. So since we are staying at Sequoia, (thank the gods I booked it months ago, cause our stay has increased by 250£ since!) I worked out that the half board is perfect with the new prices. Since we have extra magic time, we will grab a coffe and enjoy the parks for a few hours in the morning, then head back to Sequoia to use our breakfast voucher for brunch, since they serve breakfast till 11.
We can then grab snacks here and there (or a sandwich at Earl if we get hangry) for the rest of the day, and use our second voucher for dinner at the more premium sit downs (or the AMAZING buffet at Sequoia). I am obsessed with Walt's, so will be dining there as much as I can 😄 so it deffo works out cheaper for us to go for half board.
But is it just me that have trouble booking tables in advance? By that I mean, since we are staying at an onsite hotell, I usually gett to book via the app sevwral months befor going. But it doesn't seem to work now? Has anyone booked via the phone? Is it easy?
Again, thanks for your great DLP videos!! X Rune
I visited Oslo a number of years ago and was not prepared for the costs of dining 🤣🤣
I think Disney increasing prices €2 or €3 across the board people expect (even if it is unpopular). But increasing some menus by 25% is wild. I have a lot of theories about why they may be doing this but I will save it for the next video instead of writing an essay here! 🤣🤣
I am glad the meal plan works out for you. It is one of those things that is either really great or terrible, depending on the way you like to eat / the food you do eat. I think having brunch is such a great idea! I am visiting in March with some friends who added breakfast and I was like you are either gonna have to be up super early to eat before Extra Magic Hours or do a brunch because we can't miss them! 🤣
There is a big problem with dining reservations, which is really bad for people with the meal plan. When I visited with my cousin, she and her husband had purchased it and only got one dining reservation so it was a waste of money as they had to use it on quick service meals. I am going to go into this in my next video as I think the increases could be partly due to this!
Great to hear you visited Oslo! Great city😊
Brunch is my jam for sure, and last visit to DLP I found myself rushing through the lovely brekkie, cause I wanted to get to the parks asap obvi. So heading back after EMT will be good I think.
Yes multiple reasons for the increase I think too. Looking forward to hear your theories for sure!
Regarding reservations in advance, I have been a bit frustrated cause the option to book for my dates disappeared from the app, BUT I called them today and the lovely person on the other end told me they just opened up for character dining on the 29, even for them working at the customer service. She said it should be back to normal within a few days, allowing guests with hotel reservations to book in advance well ahead of their visits again. So I am obvi checking the app every half hour😄😄 I need my Walt's/Chez Remy/Captain Jack's fix!!
@@Rune_Nilssen Oslo was lovely! 🤩
Taking advantage of EMH and then getting to have the full breakfast experience is the one!
The reservation system does seem to be glitchy too! For some restaurants I have been able to book months in advance, others aren't available until days before. So there seems to be little consistency! I hope you get all the reservations you want! Such a fab choice of restaurants!
The reservations are up and running again on the app, but to access all the restaurants you must go to the individual restaurant and click "book table". A little hack I discovered! Cause as of now only Walt's and Silver Spurs came up when I went via the button on the front-page 😄
@@Rune_Nilssen Thank you so much for letting me know and also the hack to actually be able to book!
I'm going for Christmas and we ended up getting a half board meal plan without really thinking about it and have only managed to book one sit down restaurant 😅 not sure if the meal plan will be worth it
It is super frustrating that the reservation system is quite bad and it means people with the meal plan can't book restaurants when they book up so quickly! I would say when you arrive at your hotel they will have a desk - definitely speak to them and say you bought the meal plan and they can try and make some booking for you. Or even walk up to restaurants in the morning and explain. When they are sold out they won't do walk ups - but if you have the meal plan they do try and see if they can fit you in because they know you have already paid out!
@@MostMagicalGuides oh thank you for that! I will definitely try and ask to see if we can get anything else booked 😁
@@Lucy-xd3ki I hope they can help! And I think a lot of people paying out of pocket will be cancelling soon because of the increases in prices so do keep checking the app for any reservations that open up!