Michael
I'm sure that someone will be able to help you with the exact size of the park, I think that the MK is bigger than DLP.
I have to say that I agree with you about the Newport Bay, we had the same experience that you did and would have no wish to go back there. ( Other people love it though )
I have had mixed reactions from CM's some are very friendly and pleasant and others are just downright rude, one that springs to mind from our last visit is the bar man at SL, he was downright rude. Whenever I went to the bar he pretended that he couldn't understand a word of English and yet he clearly understood it very well at other times. Maybe it was my welsh accent
They really do need a few more CM's in the parks who speak english, if only for reasons of safety.
I guess my DH sums it up quite well when he says ( this is just our opinion ) "The french do not and cannot do disney like the Americans." He thinks that Disney should bring a few more American cast members to the parks to show the French how to do it.
Anyway none of the above spoils the enjoyment of the parks, it is still Disney and we keep going back.
Michael, maybe you should try a different hotel next time we love both the Cheyanne and the SL and I am certainly being swung towards the NYH thanks to some brainwashing on this board
Mar, Have a great time at DLP. I wish I had a friend like yours