exbayern

FIVE days is far, far (far) too long. You are frankly wasting time, and I actually like Disneyland Paris a lot better than any of the US parks. Getting to/from the parks to area hotels, and between the parks, takes minutes. It compares more to DL and DCA than WDW for distance. I suggest 2 to 2.5 days maximum.

Pet peeve: people who say they are 'going to Europe'. You are going to visit some very different, very diverse countries, and the advice which applies to one won't necessarily apply to another, or to all, or to many.

I would not plan on driving for the most part, unless you are planning trips to countryside or out of way locations. That means not needing to drive if you are visiting 'top' attractions in the UK - train will generally be less stressful and easier to manage. Driving in Germany, France, and some other western European countries is doable if visiting smaller cities/countryside, but forget the car for many cities and historical areas. If you need an automatic, book on sites such as sixt.ca vs sixt.de as you can guarantee an automatic on the .ca site.

Ayrmiles gives you excellent advice but I think that Glasgow is one of the most underrated cities on earth. Edinburgh is the shiny sparkly sister but Glasgow had a lot of really special places. They are a short, easy train ride apart.

And glad to see that you are getting similar honest advice here re your Olympics plan as on your other thread. Really, Southall, Croydon, Heathrow, Gatwick, or any other place you are considering are setting you up for a most miserable time. Can you sell your tickets on the resale site, and start over? Or shorten to two events? If you don't want to go that route, then seriously consider using a professional agent specialising in Olympic travel. They most likely have access to blocks of rooms set aside for wholesalers and can get you in a decent location, rather than the places you keep listing.

It's perfectly possible to waste a large amount of money seeing very little on a 'trip to Europe'. Five days at Disneyland Paris, five days at the Olympics (which I think you said was over $7,000 for tickets?), a cruise with short (expensive) port excursions, and you are looking at a very large sum of money for a very hectic time. My advice is slow down, plan lots of down time, don't move around too much, don't rent a car for most of the trip, and don't do so much of the 'must do' tourist things which people may tell you are 'must sees'.