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Disneyland Paris Complete Guide: Tips, Tickets & Planning

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Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Disneyland Park, Disneyland Paris
Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland Park, the heart of Disneyland Paris.

Sixteen million people a year walk through the gates here, which makes this the most-visited theme park in Europe and, for most visitors, the most ambitious day-trip from Paris with kids you can attempt. The numbers behind that crowd matter: two parks, seven on-site hotels, and a resort that sits 32 km east of the center at Marne-la-Vallée, 40 minutes out on the RER A. This disneyland paris guide walks through the choices that actually shape your trip — how Disneyland Park stacks up against Walt Disney Studios Park, which of the seven hotels fits your budget, how the ticket tiers and the Premier Access skip-the-line system really work, where to eat once you’re tired of Mickey-shaped waffles, what the 2026 Frozen-themed Adventureland expansion changes, and why so many families who do the one-day rush wish they’d booked the two-night package instead.

Disneyland Paris at a Glance: Key 2026 Stats

Pricing here is tiered, and it rewards two things above all: booking early and going off-peak. The headline numbers below frame every decision that follows, starting with the big one — a one-day blitz or a multi-day package.

  • Opened April 12, 1992 (originally as Euro Disney).
  • 16 million annual visitors (2024), the most-visited theme park in Europe.
  • Two parks: Disneyland Park (the castle park) and Walt Disney Studios Park.
  • 7 on-site Disney hotels ranging from 2-star to 5-star flagship.
  • 50+ rides and attractions across both parks.
  • 32 km east of central Paris at Marne-la-Vallée.
  • RER A from Châtelet-Les Halles to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy in ~40 minutes.
  • 1-Park ticket from €71 (low-season child price).
  • 2-Park Hopper from €96.
  • Premier Access skip-the-line: €15-25 per ride.
  • Park opens 9:30am or 10am; closes 8pm-11pm depending on season.

Disneyland Park vs Walt Disney Studios Park: Which Is Better?

Walt Disney Studios Park, home to the thrill rides and Avengers Campus
Walt Disney Studios Park houses the thrill rides and Avengers Campus.

Disneyland Park is the one you already picture: the classic castle park, built around Sleeping Beauty’s Castle, which happens to be the largest and most ornate of any Disney castle anywhere, with a walk-through gallery upstairs and an animatronic dragon coiled in the dungeon below. Five themed lands fan out from the central hub. Main Street USA is the entry boulevard, the shops, and the parade route. Frontierland holds Big Thunder Mountain and the Wild West town of Thunder Mesa. Adventureland has Pirates of the Caribbean and Indiana Jones; Fantasyland keeps the storybook rides for younger kids; and Discoveryland runs on a retrofuturist Jules Verne aesthetic, with Hyperspace Mountain and Star Tours. This is the bigger park, the one packed with characters, and where most families spend the bulk of their visit.

Walt Disney Studios Park is the smaller second gate, opened in 2002 as a Hollywood-themed companion. Its first decade was rough — underbuilt, short on rides, the park nobody recommended. Two big investments fixed that: Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy in 2014 and Avengers Campus in 2022. Today the Studios are where the thrills live. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror drops you 13 stories. Crush’s Coaster is a Finding Nemo spinning coaster far more intense than it looks. Add Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster and the Avengers Assemble: Flight Force launch coaster, plus the Toy Story Playland kiddie zone and the Marvel-anchored Avengers Campus. The whole park is much smaller than Disneyland Park, and most visitors can cover the highlights in 4-6 hours.

The big 2026 story is the Frozen-themed Adventureland expansion, due to open in spring 2026. It’s the largest single development at Disneyland Paris since the resort opened in 1992, taking over the old It’s a Small World corner and turning it into a fully immersive Arendelle. Expect a major Frozen dark ride, themed restaurants, a meet-and-greet space for Anna and Elsa, and a winter-village shopping street. Construction has run since 2023, and the project tells you something: after years of pouring money into Shanghai and Tokyo, Disney is betting on Paris again.

Over in Walt Disney Studios, Avengers Campus keeps growing. The Quinjet experience, the Spider-Man WEB Adventure interactive shooter, and Avengers Assemble: Flight Force all opened in 2022, and Disney has confirmed more through 2026, including the long-awaited retheme of Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster into a Spider-Man coaster. If you’re traveling with Marvel fans, plan the trip around this corner of the resort.

So here’s the call. With one day, go to Disneyland Park — the castle, the fireworks, and the densest run of attractions are all here. With two days, buy a Park Hopper and split them, Disneyland Park first and Walt Disney Studios second (flip it if the weather says so). With a 3-4 day Park Hopper, half a day at the Studios covers it; the rest belongs at Disneyland Park.

2026 Tickets: Every Option Explained

Ticket prices float with the calendar. Disneyland Paris splits the year into roughly four bands — low, regular, high, and peak — and the date you pick can nearly double your cost. The cheapest child ticket runs about €71 for a 1-Park, 1-Day visit on a January Tuesday. The exact same ticket on a July Saturday can hit €129. Price-check your real dates at disneylandparis.com before you commit to anything.

Ticket typeAdult price rangeChild (3-11) price rangeNotes
1-Park, 1-Day€71-129€65-119Choose Disneyland OR Studios on entry.
1-Park Multi-Day€60-105/day€55-95/day2-4 days; cheaper per-day.
2-Park (Park Hopper) 1-Day€96-159€88-149Both parks all day.
Multi-Day Park Hopper€82-130/day€75-119/dayBest value for 3+ days.
Annual Pass Discovery€189/year€189/yearLowest annual tier.
Annual Pass Infinity€499/year€499/yearParking + hotel discounts + events.
Premier Access (per ride)€15-25€15-25Skip-the-line on one eligible ride.
Premier Access One€25-30€25-30One-time skip on ALL eligible rides.

For most families, the Disney Hotel package is the best-value option on the board. It folds a 1-Park or 2-Park Hopper ticket together with a hotel room, breakfast, and Extra Magic Hours, which buys you an hour inside Fantasyland and Discoveryland before the gates open to everyone else. A family of four can stay at Hotel Cheyenne in low season from around €450/night with park tickets included. Do the arithmetic: tickets alone for four people over two days run roughly €500-600, so the hotel night essentially comes free.

Children under 3 years old get in free with a paying adult. Visitors with recognized disability documentation enter free too, plus one companion. Buy directly from disneylandparis.com or an authorized European tour operator — the price is identical and you sidestep the risk of fraudulent tickets. Walk past the third-party scalpers working the RER station, and don’t fall for the €600-plus “VIP tour” services hawked by private concierges. Premier Access at €25-30 buys you the same skip-the-line for a full day at a fraction of the price.

How to Get to Disneyland Paris

From central Paris, the RER A train is the cheapest, fastest, and least stressful way in. The line runs east from Châtelet-Les Halles to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy, the resort’s own station, in about 40 minutes. From there it’s a two-minute walk: off the platform, across a covered plaza, through security, into the park. A single ticket is €8.45. If you’re stitching the day into other Paris sightseeing, the €14 Navigo Easy “Zone 5” day pass gives you unlimited rides and earns its keep.

You can pick up the RER A at Châtelet-Les Halles, Gare de Lyon, Nation, or Vincennes. One catch on the outbound leg: the train usually splits at Vincennes, and you want the branch heading to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy, not Boissy-Saint-Léger. Every train is labeled with its terminus, so read the platform display before you board. Get it wrong and you just change at Vincennes — no real harm done.

Driving is simple via the A4 motorway: about 32 km and 40 minutes off-peak, much longer in morning rush. On-site parking is €30/day, free for guests at Disney hotels. The Disney bus shuttle comes bundled into hotel packages and runs from major Paris pickup points; non-hotel guests can use the same shuttle for around €25 round-trip when booked ahead.

Coming from farther afield? Charles de Gaulle Airport has a direct TGV station with regular service to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy — a 10-minute ride for €15-30, depending on how far ahead you book. Direct TGV trains from regional French cities, including Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg, Toulouse, and Nantes, also reach Marne-la-Vallée Chessy with no Paris connection, which is a real convenience if Disneyland is one stop on a wider French trip. One last thing: pre-book your RER A ticket on the Bonjour RATP app or the Ile-de-France Mobilites app. The station machines get mobbed on weekend mornings, and that queue can cost you 15-20 minutes.

Where to Stay: 7 On-Site Disney Hotels Compared

Disney on-site hotels, from Wild West cabins to a Victorian flagship
Disney’s on-site hotels range from 2-star Wild West cabins to a 5-star Victorian flagship.

There are seven on-site hotels, plus the off-site Davy Crockett Ranch cabins. All seven connect to the parks by a free shuttle, and two are within walking distance of the gates. Your pick sets three things at once: what you spend, the theme you wake up inside, and whether you get the Extra Magic Hours benefit that makes the on-site stay worth it.

The Disneyland Hotel is the flagship, a 5-star pink Victorian castle sitting directly over the Disneyland Park entrance. It reopened in January 2024 after a €280 million renovation as a “Royal Hotel,” with princess-themed suites, in-room turn-down service, and more character interaction than anywhere else on property. Rooms run €800-1,500/night for a family of four. It is the most magical option and, without question, the most expensive.

Disney’s Hotel New York — The Art of Marvel is the 4-star Marvel hotel, reopened in 2021 with thousands of Marvel art pieces, Avengers-themed suites, and the largest indoor pool of any Disney hotel in Paris. It backs onto Avengers Campus, which makes it the obvious base for Marvel-obsessed families. Rooms run €450-700/night for four.

Disney’s Newport Bay Club is a 4-star New England nautical hotel on the lake, with indoor and outdoor pools and a 15-minute lakeside walk to the parks. It lands in the sweet spot between price and quality at €350-550/night for four. Disney’s Sequoia Lodge, the 3-star Pacific Northwest log-cabin hotel, has an indoor pool and a rustic feel that families with younger kids tend to fall for. Rates run €280-450/night.

The two value-tier hotels are Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne, all Wild West with rooms styled as frontier saloons, and Disney’s Hotel Santa Fe, re-themed in 2022 around Disney’s Cars franchise. Both offer family rooms that sleep four from €180-350/night. They’re 2-star but firmly family-friendly, and the Santa Fe is the closest of the value hotels to the parks. The Cheyenne’s cowboy theming genuinely lands with kids who lean into the dress-up.

Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch is the odd one out. It’s a Disney property, but it sits 15 minutes by car from the gates with no shuttle. You get standalone cabins with private terraces and outdoor BBQs at €150-280/night for four. It’s the quietest and cheapest choice, but it is not eligible for Extra Magic Hours, and for park-focused families that’s a serious mark against it.

Every one of the seven hotels comes with the same package perks: Extra Magic Hours (60 minutes of early access to Fantasyland and Discoveryland), the free shuttle, in-room baby cots, fast-track character meet-and-greets, the ability to charge dining to your room, and free parking. Extra Magic Hours alone often justifies the on-site premium — you can ride Peter Pan’s Flight and the Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups with no wait before the 10am crowd pours in.

Top Rides at Disneyland Park

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Frontierland at Disneyland Park
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad anchors Frontierland at Disneyland Park.

There are roughly 40 rides and attractions at Disneyland Park, but the dozen below are the ones to chase first. They cover every land and every age, and together they’ll fill one to two full days. In peak season, ride these at rope-drop, in the last 90 minutes before close, or with Premier Access where it applies.

  • Phantom Manor — the Paris equivalent of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, with a darker, more gothic Western storyline.
  • Pirates of the Caribbean — widely considered the best dark ride at Disneyland Paris; modernized in 2017 with Captain Jack Sparrow.
  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad — the mining-train roller coaster set on an island in Frontierland; the only Big Thunder where the train passes underwater.
  • It’s a Small World — the classic boat ride; closing 2025 and replaced by Frozen-themed Arendelle in 2026.
  • Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups — spinning teacups; a Fantasyland staple for younger kids.
  • Peter Pan’s Flight — the suspended dark ride over a miniature London at night; long queues all day.
  • Star Tours: The Adventures Continue — the Star Wars motion-simulator updated in 2017 with sequel-trilogy content.
  • Hyperspace Mountain — Discoveryland’s Star Wars-themed indoor roller coaster; one of the most intense Premier Access-eligible rides.
  • Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast — interactive shooting dark ride; a Discoveryland family favorite.
  • Disney Stars on Parade — the 30-minute afternoon parade down Main Street USA, with 9 floats and 80+ characters.
  • Disney Illuminations — the closing fireworks plus projection-mapping show on Sleeping Beauty Castle, performed nightly at park close.
  • 2026 Arendelle rides — new Frozen-themed attractions are expected to be Premier Access-eligible and to top the priority list for the entire 2026 season.

Top Rides at Walt Disney Studios Park

The Studios are smaller, but this is where the resort keeps its thrill rides and its Marvel anchor. Below are the must-dos, in rough order of queue length and importance. One warning up top: Crush’s Coaster draws the single longest line at the entire resort, so treat it as Premier Access priority number one if you’re here in peak season.

  • The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror — the 13-story elevator drop ride; thrill-rated; Premier Access eligible; 102 cm height minimum.
  • Crush’s Coaster — deceptively intense Finding Nemo spinning coaster; the longest standby queue at the resort (90+ min in peak); single-rider line available.
  • Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster — Aerosmith-themed indoor coaster; closing late 2026 for retheme into a Spider-Man WEB Slingers attraction.
  • Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy — trackless 3D family dark ride; one of the best-engineered attractions in any Disney park.
  • Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin — Toy Story Playland kiddie coaster.
  • Cars Quatre Roues Rallye — gentle spinning ride; quick walk-on most of the year.
  • RC Racer — the U-shaped half-pipe pendulum ride in Toy Story Playland.
  • Avengers Campus (opened 2022): Spider-Man WEB Adventure (interactive shooter), Avengers Assemble: Flight Force (high-speed launch coaster), the Quinjet exterior recruitment experience, plus rotating character meet-and-greets.
  • CineMagique Studio Theatre — behind-the-scenes film show.
  • Mickey’s Magical World — rotating parade and stage shows on the Studios production lot.

Premier Access (Skip-the-Line) Strategy

Premier Access is the paid skip-the-line system here, roughly the Paris cousin of Disney Genie+ in the US parks. Each purchase buys one-time use of a fast lane on a single eligible ride, with prices drifting between €15 and €25 per ride per person depending on demand. You book it day-of through the Disneyland Paris app and choose your return-time window from whatever’s left. The popular rides sell out within an hour of opening on peak-season weekends, so open the app the second you’re through the gates.

The rides where Premier Access nearly always pays for itself in peak season: Crush’s Coaster (90+ min standby), Hyperspace Mountain (60+ min), Tower of Terror (60+ min), Avengers Assemble: Flight Force (90+ min), and Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster (75+ min). The 2026 Frozen rides will almost certainly join that list.

Premier Access One Day, which Disney introduced in 2025, is a single €25-30 add-on that grants one-time skip access on every eligible ride during your visit — in effect, a flat-rate fast pass. Hitting three or more premium rides? This is the best value by a wide margin. On a low-season weekday, with standby queues sitting at 15-30 minutes, skip it and ride standby; the upcharge buys you nothing. The crossover point lands around mid-March, the school-holiday periods, and any peak-summer day.

The free strategies still work, too. Show up 15 minutes before opening, rope-drop your top-priority ride, and knock out two or three more before the queues build around 11am. The free single-rider lines on Crush’s Coaster and Big Thunder Mountain cut your wait by 50-70% if you don’t mind being split from your group.

Dining at Disneyland Paris

Character dining at Auberge de Cendrillon, Disneyland Paris
Character dining at Auberge de Cendrillon is one of the must-book experiences.

The food here has come a long way in a decade, even if it still trails the US parks for invention. The usual rhythm for families is a quick-service lunch (€10-15 a head) plus one table-service meal a day (€20-35 a head), with character dining saved for a special occasion. The Disney Dining Plan bundles pre-paid meal vouchers and earns its keep if you’re committing to two or more meals a day at participating restaurants. Run the numbers against your own itinerary before you buy it.

On the quick-service side, the standouts are Casey’s Corner on Main Street (American hot dogs and chili), Cowboy Cookout Barbecue in Frontierland (ribs and chicken in a Western dance hall), and Restaurant des Stars at Walt Disney Studios (a big buffet-style spread). For a proper sit-down, Walt’s — An American Restaurant on Main Street is the sentimental pick: an Edwardian dining room serving American comfort food, themed around Walt Disney’s own apartment above the firehouse. Plaza Gardens Restaurant runs a big buffet that’s easy with kids and reservation-free outside peak hours.

Character dining is the thing Disneyland Paris genuinely does well. Auberge de Cendrillon in Fantasyland is a sit-down princess experience — Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, and rotating co-stars work the room between courses. Plaza Gardens runs Mickey & Friends breakfast meet-and-greets at set times. Book either one to three months out through the Disneyland Paris app or by calling +33 1 60 30 40 50; these are usually the first tables to vanish.

For grown-up meals and special occasions, the hotel signature restaurants beat anything inside the parks. California Grill at the Disneyland Hotel (prix-fixe €60-90) looks straight out over the nightly fireworks. Bistrot Chez Rémy at Hotel New York plays up the Ratatouille universe. Annette’s Diner in the free Disney Village is a 1950s American throwback that’s genuinely fun and needs no park entry. One rule to know: outside food is capped at small snacks, so full picnics are out, though reusable water bottles are explicitly encouraged.

Best Time of Year to Visit

The resort runs year-round, but the experience swings hard with the season. Winter buys you short queues and cold weather; summer hands you long days and three-hour lines. The smart windows are the shoulder months: late January, early March, mid-May, late September, and early November.

  • November-February (excluding Christmas weeks): low season; shortest queues; coldest weather; lowest ticket prices (€71 child tickets).
  • March-April: spring transition; Easter and French school holidays drive spikes; book early.
  • May-June: shoulder season; mild weather; moderate weekday crowds; weekends busier.
  • July-August: peak summer crowds; heat (sometimes 30+°C inside the parks); longest queues; full event programming; highest prices.
  • September: post-summer drop; weekdays especially manageable; reliably good weather.
  • October-November: Halloween Festival at Walt Disney Studios; manageable queues outside school holidays.
  • Late November-early January: Christmas season; magical decorations, special parade, seasonal fireworks; popular but weekdays still workable.
  • Avoid: French/German/UK school holidays, French bank-holiday Mondays, Bastille Day weekend, and Christmas Day itself (open but operating with limited rides).

Disneyland Paris with Different Family Types

Disneyland Paris suits families with toddlers through teens
Disneyland Paris is engineered for every family configuration, from toddlers to teens.

No two families work this place the same way. Ticket length, hotel tier, and park priority all bend to the ages of your kids and whether your group leans thrill-seeking or meet-and-greet. Here are five common profiles and the setup that fits each.

Young families (kids 3-7) get the most from a 2-3 day visit built around Disneyland Park, based at Hotel Cheyenne or Hotel Santa Fe. Lean into meet-and-greets, the parade, the Fantasyland classics, and It’s a Small World or the new Arendelle expansion. Skip the major thrill rides; the height restrictions rule out most kids this age anyway. And build in afternoon pool breaks, because little kids burn out fast in peak season.

Older families (kids 8-12) do best with a 3-4 day Park Hopper based at Newport Bay Club or Sequoia Lodge. This is the golden age where everyone can ride almost everything, so balance thrills at Walt Disney Studios against the Fantasyland classics and the meet-and-greets that still hold their magic. Teens are better served by a tighter 1-2 day Park Hopper aimed at the thrill rides and Avengers Campus, with the Marvel-themed Hotel New York as the base if the budget stretches.

Adult fans — the fast-growing “DisneyAdults” crowd — can build a great 1-2 day visit around strategic Premier Access on every signature ride, dinner at California Grill, and after-park drinks in Disney Village. First-time visitors should default to a 2-3 day package with the Disneyland Hotel breakfast and Extra Magic Hours, because the on-site experience is really the whole point. Budget visitors should base at Davy Crockett Ranch, ride the RER A in and out, pack their own snacks, and skip Premier Access in favor of rope-drop and single-rider lines.

Practical Tips & Logistics

Download the Disneyland Paris app for queue times, maps, and Premier Access
Download the Disneyland Paris app before you arrive — queue times, maps, and Premier Access live there.

A handful of small operational choices — tickets, app, height limits, lockers — are the difference between a smooth day and a frazzled one. Most take five minutes of prep before you leave home.

  • Buy tickets online in advance: it saves money via early-bird pricing and lets you skip the ticket-office queue at the gate.
  • Download the official Disneyland Paris app: maps, live queue times, Premier Access booking, restaurant reservations, mobile food order — all in one place.
  • Know the height restrictions: 102 cm minimum for Tower of Terror, Crush’s Coaster, and Avengers Assemble: Flight Force; 132 cm for Hyperspace Mountain.
  • Free baby care center on Main Street: nursing room, changing tables, microwave for bottles, kid-sized toilets — the best one of its kind in any European theme park.
  • Stroller rental from the gates: €15/day; consider bringing your own if you have one.
  • Sunscreen and a light layer: cold mornings and hot afternoons are common in spring and autumn.
  • Lockers near the main gates store extra clothes, bags, and souvenirs: €8/day for a medium locker.
  • Phone charging: hotel rooms have multiple outlets, but bring a portable battery pack for the park itself; you will use the app heavily.
  • Reservation discipline: book character dining, fireworks dessert parties, and breakfast at Walt’s 1-3 months ahead in peak season.
  • Energy management: most families park-hop in the afternoon once they’ve done a park’s morning highlights — pace yourselves and use hotel breaks.

FAQ

How much do Disneyland Paris tickets cost in 2026?

1-Park, 1-Day tickets run €71-129 for adults and €65-119 for children (ages 3-11), depending on the date. 2-Park (Park Hopper) tickets start at €96 and rise to €159 in peak season. Multi-day tickets bring the per-day cost down: a 4-day Park Hopper averages €82-130 per day. Children under 3 enter free with a paying adult.

Is Disneyland Paris worth it for a day trip from Paris?

Yes, but only if you arrive at rope-drop (9:30am), stay until close, and commit to one park — Disneyland Park, not Walt Disney Studios. The RER A makes the logistics painless. Just know that most families who attempt a one-day visit end up wishing they’d booked the 2-night Disney hotel package instead, which adds Extra Magic Hours and an on-site stay for marginal extra cost and a far less rushed day.

When is the best time to visit Disneyland Paris?

Mid-January through mid-March (outside French school holidays) gives you the shortest queues and the lowest prices, with cold weather as the trade-off. Mid-May, late September, and early November are the best shoulder-season windows for balanced weather and crowds. Avoid French, UK, and German school holidays plus the July-August peak.

How do I get to Disneyland Paris from central Paris?

Take the RER A to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy, about 40 minutes from Châtelet-Les Halles, Gare de Lyon, or Nation. A single ticket is €8.45, and the station sits a two-minute walk from the gates. Board the branch labeled Marne-la-Vallée, not Boissy-Saint-Léger; the line splits at Vincennes.

What is Premier Access at Disneyland Paris?

Premier Access is the resort’s paid skip-the-line system. You buy it through the Disneyland Paris app for €15-25 per ride per person and use a fast lane on that one ride, once. The newer Premier Access One product (€25-30) bundles one-time skip access across all eligible rides for the day, which is the better value if you plan to hit 3+ premium attractions.

Can you do Disneyland Paris in one day?

You can cover Disneyland Park (the castle park) in a day if you arrive at rope-drop, prioritize the headline rides, and use Premier Access on the top 3-4 queues. What you can’t do is meaningfully cover both parks plus Avengers Campus in a single day — that needs at least a 2-day Park Hopper.

What’s the difference between Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park?

Disneyland Park is the original castle park, with Sleeping Beauty’s Castle, the five classic themed lands, and the bulk of the character and parade experiences. Walt Disney Studios Park is the smaller second gate built in 2002, home to the thrill rides (Tower of Terror, Crush’s Coaster, Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster), Avengers Campus, and Toy Story Playland. With limited time, Disneyland Park is the priority.

Are kids under 3 free at Disneyland Paris?

Yes — children under 3 enter both parks free when accompanied by a paying adult. Still register them at the gate for any meet-and-greet wristbands. Visitors with recognized disability documentation also enter free, plus one companion.

Plan the Rest of Your Paris Trip

Pair Disneyland Paris with the city's family-friendly attractions
Pair your Disneyland Paris day with the rest of the city’s family-friendly attractions.

Disneyland Paris is one of dozens of experiences worth building a trip around. For the full sweep of Paris attractions, from the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre to the catacombs, start with the pillar guide. Families putting together a kid-focused itinerary should also read our Paris-with-children guide, which gets into strollers on the Métro, kid-friendly restaurants, and the city’s best playgrounds.

If your Disneyland day is one leg of a wider regional trip, our day trips beyond Paris guide covers Versailles, Giverny, Champagne, and the Loire Valley, all easy to pair with a Disneyland visit. And for getting around the city itself, see getting around Paris for the full picture on the Métro, RER, buses, and Navigo passes.

For Paris’s headline sights, dig into our guides on the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre-Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, Sacré-Coeur, Versailles, Seine cruises, and the catacombs.

Plan the rest of your trip

Use these to round out your trip: