Disneyland Paris Tips and Tricks for First Timers (2025)

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Planning a trip to Disneyland Paris can be confusing for first timers.

How long do you need for the two parks? Should you stay in a Disney hotel or offsite? What’s the best way to get there? How do you avoid long lines? Which rides are best?

In this post, I answer all these questions and share my best Disneyland Paris tips and tricks. Simon and I have visited the Paris parks several times (with many more trips to Disney parks around the world).

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An Introduction to Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris castle. France

Disneyland Paris is located in Marne-la-Vallée, France, about 32km (20 miles) east of Paris.

It consists of two parks next to each other. Disneyland Park has a fairytale castle, classic Disney characters, and the most rides.

Walt Disney Studios Park has far fewer rides (but some very fun ones) and several live musical shows. It’s currently under construction before World of Frozen opens in 2026 and is a half-day park.

See my guide to visiting both Disneyland Parks in one day for a more detailed comparison.

Disney Village is also near both parks and the train station. It doesn’t require a park ticket and includes shops, restaurants, and some of the Disney hotels.

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When to Visit Disneyland Paris

Simon and Erin at the entrance to Disneyland Paris, France
Us glad to be back at Disneyland Paris!

The Best Time of Year

You can visit Disneyland Paris any time of year, and each season has pros and cons.

The summer has the best weather and longer park hours, but prices are higher, and it’s busy during the school holidays. We still enjoyed our August visit, and avoiding long lines is possible.

The weather in spring and autumn is mixed. You could have beautiful sun, cooler rainy days, or a mix of both. In mid-September, temperatures were mild (16-18ºC), but it rained intermittently.

Top tip – Our ponchos made rainy days in the parks enjoyable. We got this two poncho pack from Amazon for half the price of those sold in the parks.

Crowds are lower if you avoid school holidays like Easter (May and June are quieter than April).

To see the park with the best decorations, visit in autumn and early winter. October is Halloween season (with parades, villainous characters, and more), but we saw some park decor in September.

Halloween scarecrow at Disneyland Paris, France
Halloween scarecrow waiting to greet you in October

Christmas is the most magical time of year at Disneyland Paris, but it’s one of the busiest. It runs from early November to early January with beautiful decorations, a huge tree, festive parade, Christmas show, and seasonal treats.

While winter is generally cold, grey, and wet, it’s not too cold to enjoy the parks with some warm clothes (average maximum 8ºC in January) and snow is rare. January and February are the quietest months.

A good way to get a sense of expected crowds is to check the price calendars on the Disneyland Paris website—for tickets or Disney hotels (if you are considering staying onsite).

The Queue Times site also lists stats for Disneyland Paris, including the average crowd level by month and day of the week.

The Best Days of the Week

Weekends are busiest at Disneyland Paris, especially Saturdays, so travel mid-week if possible. Tuesdays to Thursdays are the quietest (assuming no holidays).

On our last trip, we visited Sunday – Wednesday as Sunday was the cheapest arrival day for our hotel (Disney Hotel New York). This varies depending on the hotel and season.

We found Sunday night in the parks very quiet (perhaps because it was raining).

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How Many Days at Disneyland Paris

Main Street, Disneyland Paris, France
Main Street USA in Disneyland Park

Two full days is a good amount of time for a Disneyland Paris trip. You’ll likely spend about half a day in Walt Disney Studios Park and 1.5 days in Disneyland Park.

If you have limited time or budget, you can see the highlights of both parks in one long day. See my Disneyland Paris two park itinerary for how to manage your time.

You might consider three or four days in the parks if you want to do it all at a relaxed pace—experience all the rides, characters, parades, shopping, etc. Disneyland Park is a beautiful park to explore.

Although we had three nights on our last trip, I would save money next time with just two nights. With a Disney package, you get a ticket for one day more than your stay.

So for a two-night stay, you get a three-day ticket. I would pop into the park on arrival evening, have a full day the next day, and then do anything else remaining on my departure day (leaving luggage at the hotel) before moving into Paris that evening.

We always like to combine Disneyland Paris with a few days in central Paris (see our one day in Paris itinerary). If you don’t want to do that, you might prefer to stay longer at Disney.

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Where to Stay for Disneyland Paris

Your biggest decision is whether to stay onsite in an official Disney Hotel or save some money with an offsite hotel or apartment.

While you could visit Disneyland as a day trip from central Paris, I recommend staying closer so you can get an early start and stay late without a tiring commute.

Onsite Disney Hotels

There are two major advantages of staying onsite at a Disney hotel:

  1. Extra Magic Time – Hotel guests can enter the parks one hour earlier than other guests. This is a huge advantage, and we usually ride the 4-5 most popular rides before the parks officially open.
  2. Location – Not all official hotels are within walking distance of the parks, but those that are make life so much easier. You don’t have to get up so early, you can take a break in the afternoon when the parks are busiest, and it’s an easy commute back to your hotel after a tiring day.

The closer hotels are to the parks, the more expensive they are. These are the official hotels with an example total price for two adults for accommodation and tickets for 2 nights/3 days in mid-September 2025 (in British pounds).

Note that it tends to be cheaper the further ahead you book.

Disney Hotels in Walking Distance

Disneyland Paris Hotel, France
The grand Disneyland Hotel has the prime location at the park gate!

All these have free shuttle buses if you don’t want to walk.

  • Disneyland Hotel – This gorgeous 5-star hotel is newly refurbished and located at the entrance gate to Disneyland Park. £1403.
  • Disney Hotel New York – We stayed at this Marvel-themed hotel last time. A 10-minute walk from the parks. £851.
  • Newport Bay Club – A traditional, nautical-themed hotel. 15-minute walk. £667.
  • Sequoia Lodge – A US National Park-themed hotel. Dated but good value considering its location a 15-minute walk from the parks (it’s only just beyond Hotel NY). We want to try it next time. £579.
  • Hotel Cheyenne – A cowboy/ Toy Story hotel popular with families, although there’s no pool. 20-minute walk. £579.
  • Hotel Santa Fe – Motel-style accommodation themed around Cars. No pool. 20-minute walk. £509.
Disneyland Paris Hotel lobby, France
The lobby in Disneyland Hotel

Disney Nature Resorts

If you are driving, consider one of these holiday parks a 15-minute drive away. They are popular with families who want more space, a kitchen, and activities for kids.

  • Disney David Crockett Ranch – Stay in a woodland cabin with kitchen. There’s a pool, mini golf, and tennis. £502.
  • Les Villages Nature Paris – A Center Parcs facility with a large water park, farm, kids club, spa, bowling, and many other activities. Accommodation is in apartments. £550.

Disney Hotel New York Review

Double room at Disney Hotel New York, Disneyland Paris, France
Our spacious double room at Disney Hotel New York

On our latest trip, we enjoyed our stay at Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel.

Pros

  • The second closest hotel to the parks. It took us 10 minutes door-to-door, including the elevator and park security.
  • Marvel artwork in rooms and throughout the hotel.
  • Spacious rooms with plenty of storage.
  • It was refurbished in 2021, so it feels modern.
  • Indoor and outdoor pool and sauna.
  • Downtown Restaurant is highly rated for its buffet (we didn’t eat in the hotel, though).
  • Disney Village restaurants are on your doorstep (including our fave Earl of Sandwich).

Cons

  • It’s the second most expensive Disney Paris hotel.
  • A few things weren’t working—one elevator and ice machines on two floors.
  • Room service was very expensive (except for a la carte breakfast, which seemed reasonable—€12 for a vegan breakfast).
  • It was hard to find when arriving at the train station (not well signposted). The quickest way is to walk through Disney Village, but you’ll have to go through security. Or walk through the bus stops and go right along the road to reach the front of the hotel.
  • We were at the far end of the corridor, so it was a fairly long walk to the elevators. Request a room closer to the elevator if you want a quick exit.

Saving Time at Check-In

One of my top Disney Paris tips, if you stay in a Disney hotel, is to check in via the app and unlock your room with your phone. This avoids long lines at reception.

We filled in our details in advance and told the app we had arrived as soon as we stepped off the train.

You definitely want to do this step as soon as possible as there was a delay in getting our room number (despite being hours after the 3pm check-in time). By the time we found our way to the hotel, we had our room number and went straight up.

Offsite Accommodation

It’s almost always cheaper to stay in a non-Disney hotel; some aren’t too far from the parks.

Be sure to do a price comparison including tickets, though, as a Disney package in one of the cheaper hotels can sometimes work out not much more expensive than staying offsite and buying tickets separately.

On our first Disney Paris trip, we stayed at Grand Magic Hotel. It was modern and comfortable with a pool.

It’s a 30-minute walk from the parks (we walked to Disney Village on arrival evening), but you’ll likely want to take the free shuttle, which is shared with other hotels in the area. It takes about 15 minutes.

Hotel Explorers is another nearby option on the same shuttle route.

On Airbnb and Booking.com you can also find self-catering accommodation not far from the parks, which families might appreciate. Try searching for Disneyland Paris, Chessy, or Serris.

How to Book Disney Paris Accommodation

When we stayed offsite, we used Booking.com to find hotels (they also have apartments).

When we stayed onsite, we booked directly on the Disneyland Paris website. All hotel stays include two-park tickets (including your arrival and departure days).

Screenshot of Disney Hotel New York booking on Disneyland Paris website
Use the Disneyland Paris calendar to find the cheapest dates to visit (prices include tickets).

You can also book official Disney hotels like Hotel New York on Booking, but dates aren’t released as far in advance (only about six months).

The advantage of using Booking is that prices don’t include tickets, and this can work out cheaper if you don’t need as many days as the official hotel packages give you.

For example, two nights at Hotel New York on Booking in January costs £509 for two adults. The same dates on the Disneyland Paris website cost £814.

If you only needed a one-day/two-park ticket, this would cost an extra £150 for two adults, so it works out cheaper to use Booking.com (£659 total).

But, if you want the three-day ticket you get with the hotel package, this would cost an extra £372 for two, so booking on the Disney website is cheaper.

When you book on the Disney site, you only have to pay a 15% deposit; the balance is due two months before. You can change or cancel your booking up to seven days before arrival without charge.

When we cancelled a hotel, we had to do so by phone, which wasn’t ideal, but it was easy, and we got a full refund.

Disney UK

Another option if you travel from the UK is to use the Disney Holidays website, the official Disney site for Brits.

We used it to book our latest Disney World Florida trip and it was cheaper than booking on the US website.

On the Disney Holidays website, you can search for packages that include transport (flight, Eurostar train, or self-drive ferry) with the hotel and tickets.

It’s worth comparing to booking individually to see how much this saves you, but it’s a good starting point, especially if you aren’t sure which transport method to use.

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How to Get to Disneyland Paris

Bistro Chez Remy in La Place de Rémy at Walt Disney Studios Park, Disneyland Paris
La Place de Rémy at Walt Disney Studios Park

Here are the three ways to get to Disneyland Paris from England.

If you are travelling from further afield, you will likely fly to Paris or take the train from within Europe.

Central Paris to Disneyland Paris

If you are already in Paris, take the RER A train to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy. From Chatelet Les Halles (a central station near the Louvre), this takes 40 minutes.

The journey costs €5. You can’t use a standard metro ticket (t-ticket) or the Paris transport app to pay for this route. You can buy tickets from machines at the stations.

Note that this is a commuter train and can be very busy, at least until you get further out of the city.

Marne-la-Vallée Chessy Station is next to Disney Village and a few minutes walk from the two park gates.

Eurostar Train

We always travel to Paris on the Eurostar train from London St Pancras as it’s a comfortable, easy, and environmentally friendly journey.

There is no longer a direct Eurostar to Disneyland Paris, so you will need to change at Paris Gare du Nord or Lille.

Via Paris Gare du Nord

Travelling via Paris gives you more train options, and it can work out cheaper. It is a longer journey that requires two transfers, though.

From Gare du Nord, take the RER B or D to Chatelet Les Halles then transfer to the RER A to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy (see above).

From London to Paris, the Eurostar takes about 2.5 hours.

The trip from Gare du Nord to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy technically takes an hour, but the transfer took us two hours on a Sunday evening due to long lines for ticket machines at Gare du Nord and waits for trains.

Consider this route if it’s much cheaper, but we’ll go via Lille next time. I would especially avoid going via Paris if you have lots of luggage or small children.

Via Lille

The other train route to Disneyland Paris is to take the Eurostar from London St Pancras to Lille Europe and then transfer to the fast TGV train to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy. You can book the whole journey on the Eurostar website.

The transfer at Lille is easy and the TGV train is quieter and more comfortable than the RER trains.

The total journey will be quicker—around 3 hours with the best connection (35 minutes to transfer in Lille is plenty).

Disney Express Service

If you want to maximise your first day at Disney and are staying at a Disney hotel, you could pay extra for the Disney Express service, which is located at Marne-la-Vallée Chessy Station.

You drop off your luggage at the station (it’s transferred to your hotel room) and pick up your tickets so you can head straight into the parks.

We haven’t used it ourselves but some people (especially families) love the convenience.

Flying

Flying to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) can work out cheaper than the Eurostar, but it’s less comfortable, and you have to allow more time to check-in.

If you are travelling from outside of South England, it’s worth considering.

From Charles de Gaulle Airport to Disneyland Paris, you can take the Magic Shuttle bus to the parks and hotels (about 45 minutes), book a private transfer, or take a train from Terminal 2.

The TGV train is the fastest option as it only takes 10 minutes. It costs from €20.

Driving

Some families with small children prefer to drive to Disneyland Paris from England. This can be the cheapest option, and you’ll have no luggage restrictions, but it will take longer.

It would be especially convenient if you stay at one of the holiday parks a short drive from Disneyland Paris.

There are two options to get across the channel:

Car Ferry

P&O Ferries sail from Dover to Calais and take about 90 minutes. From Calais, it’s a 3-hour drive to Disneyland Paris.

Le Shuttle Train

Le Shuttle (previously Eurotunnel) train runs from Folkestone to Calais and takes you through the Channel Tunnel. It takes 35 minutes.

It’s usually a little more expensive than the ferry.

Price Comparison

If you are coming from the UK, it’s worth checking the Disney Holidays website to see how the packages including transport compare to booking individually.

Here are some example prices for two adults staying at Disney Sequoia Lodge for three nights in September 2025. It includes hotel, tickets, and transport.

  • Eurostar from London St Pancras via Lille – £1202
  • Easyjet flight from London Luton (other airports available) – £1029
  • Self-drive and ferry from Dover to Calais – £927
  • No transport – £784

If you are travelling with a group larger than two, the saving for self-driving is even greater. With two adults and two kids, the Eurostar package costs £1946 and the ferry costs £1253.

Don’t forget to allow for petrol costs, though.

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Disneyland Paris Tickets

You must book Disneyland Paris tickets in advance for a certain date as they are no longer sold at the gates.

Ticket costs vary depending on the time of year you visit. A one day/two park ticket starts from €81 for adults in low season (such as weekdays in mid-January) to €124 in high season (such as Christmas week).

You can buy tickets on the Disneyland Paris website or on Get Your Guide or Klook. They usually have the same prices and you just show the QR code to enter.

I recommend getting a two park ticket as you can easily hop between both parks. The exception is if you only have one day and are travelling with small children—you’re probably best off sticking to Disneyland Park.

If you are staying at a Disney hotel and book direct, tickets will be included (see above).

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Time Saving Tips for Disneyland Paris

Main St, Disneyland Paris, France
Main St at Disneyland Park

Now we get to our top tips for Disneyland Paris!

While Disneyland Paris is quieter than the US and Tokyo parks, it can be busy with one-hour+ lines for the most popular rides.

We never wait more than 15 minutes, though, and by following these tips you shouldn’t have to either.

The important thing is to be prepared and have a plan before you enter the parks. Your plan needs to be flexible as rides do break down or lines might be longer than expected, but knowing your priority rides (and when to ride them) makes all the difference.

Arrive Early

Early mornjng at Frontierland, Disneyland Paris, France
Empty Frontierland during Extra Magic Time

The first one to two hours at the parks is the best time to ride the attractions with the longest lines (I share those below).

During this time, we hustle to as many rides as we can and don’t stop for food or (many) photos. We don’t mind crossing back and forth across the park—it helps to be a fast walker!

Once we’ve ridden our priority rides or the lines start getting longer (above 20 minutes for us), we slow down and relax, get a snack, take photos, and explore the quieter parts of the park.

See our Disneyland Paris one day itinerary for how to do the highlights in just one day.

To make the most of the morning, I recommend you arrive at the park gates 30 minutes before park opening (check the app or Disneyland Paris website for hours on your visit).

This allows you time to go through park security and puts you closer to the front of the line when gates open so you can head straight to your priority ride.

Extra Magic Time

If you stay at a Disney hotel, you get a major perk—Extra Magic Time. This allows you to enter the parks one hour before official opening.

I highly recommend you take advantage of this. We were able to ride 4-5 of the most popular rides before the park even opened!

Not all rides are open for Extra Magic Time, but the busiest ones are. Make sure you prioritise the rides that will have the longest queues later.

The rides that are open early can change, so I suggest checking the app a few days before your visit to see the opening times of the top rides.

Here are the priorities for each park:

Walt Disney Studios Park

Tower of Terror at Disneyland Paris
The creepy interior of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

If you only have one morning of Extra Magic Time, I recommend using it for Studios Park as it has fewer rides and longer lines.

Here was our strategy that worked perfectly with no more than 5-minute waits:

  • Arrive 8.10am for 8.30am early entry (9.30am official opening). This put us near the front of the queue.
  • Crush’s Coaster – We walked fast there. This is the busiest ride in both parks and lines shoot up quickly.
  • Spider-Man WEB Adventure
  • The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
  • Ratatouille: The Adventure
  • Avengers Assemble: Flight Force – This is not open early but we timed it perfectly to ride at 9.30am when the park opened.

Disneyland Park

  • Arrive 8.28am for 8.30am early entry.
  • Big Thunder Mountain x 2
  • Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain
  • Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast

If you want to ride Peter Pan’s Flight, I would ride that first. It’s not a priority for us.

Coco Dia Dia de los Muertos display at Frontierland, Disneyland Paris, France
Dia de los Muertos decor from the film Coco at Frontierland

Stay Late

Don’t worry if you don’t get to all your priority rides before lines increase in late morning.

The middle of the day is the ideal time to wander around beautiful Disneyland Park, ride low wait attractions (our Disneyland Paris itinerary has our favourites), see a show, shop, and do walkthroughs like the cool dragon under the castle.

La Tanière du Dragon at Disneyland Paris
Don’t miss La Tanière du Dragon underneath the castle

If we’re staying close by we also like to take a break at our hotel.

Keep an eye on the app for when wait times drop. Usually, this is late afternoon in Studios Park and the last few hours of park opening in Disneyland Park.

The last hour before the parks close is ideal for riding anything you’ve missed or repeating favourite attractions (thrill-loving Simon rides Tower or Terror, Avengers, and Hyperspace Mountain again and again!).

Try the Single Rider Line

The single rider line is another way to skip long lines on certain rides. There’s a separate entrance at the front of the ride. You will ride separately from the rest of your party, so it’s not suitable for small children.

It’s only worth doing the single rider line if there’s a big difference between the single rider and regular queue. Otherwise, it could end up taking even longer—the single rider line is less predictable as you have to wait for a single seat to open up.

The best rides for single rider are Ratatouille, Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain, Spider-Man WEB Adventure (sometimes), and Avengers Assemble (only if the regular line is long).

Single rider lines for Crush’s Coaster and RC Racer are unlikely to save much time. It’s rarely needed for Indiana Jones.

Consider Premier Access

Free FastPass at Disneyland Paris has been replaced with the paid service Disney Premier Access, which allows you to skip the lines on the most popular rides.

In mid-September, we did not need Premier Access and by following these tips you can probably avoid paying.

You might consider it if you don’t want to get up early or are visiting at a very busy time. You can purchase Premier Access in the app.

You can pay per ride (called Disney Premier Access One)—from €5-18 and be allocated the next available time to ride.

Or Disney Premier Access Ultimate allows you to skip the queue for all available attractions (one time each) at any time. Currently, 14 rides are included and prices start from €90 per person per day.

You’ll likely save money by just buying the premier access to individual rides as needed.

Check Accessibility Policies

If you or your child has a disability (including autism), check the Disneyland Paris accessibility policy to see if you qualify for a Priority Card, which gives you priority access to rides.

You’ll need proof of disability and can apply online from one month before your visit.

Those with certain long-term chronic diseases can apply for an Easy Access Card with a medical certificate from a doctor. This card gives you a timed return ticket for one ride at a time.

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Best Rides at Disneyland Paris

It’s important to know the most popular rides at Disneyland Paris and decide which are a priority for you.

It’s a good idea to check the app a week or so before your visit to get a sense of the latest wait times. These do vary by season.

Screenshot of Disneyland Paris app
Use the app to plan a wishlist of priority rides

If you have kids, check the height restrictions, too—the most thrilling rides have minimum height requirements of 1.02 – 1.4 metres.

Here are our picks for the best rides with the average wait times in 2024 (taken from Queue Times).

Our one day in Disneyland Paris guide has more information on the rides (plus all the cool smaller attractions/walkthroughs).

Disneyland Park

Phantom Manor, Disneyland Paris, France
Outside Phantom Manor, one of the best rides at Disneyland Park (luckily waits are usually low).
  • Peter Pan’s Flight – 43 minutes (not a priority for us but could be with kids)
  • Big Thunder Mountain – 39 minutes (the best Thunder Mountain in all Disney parks!)
  • Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain – 27 minutes
  • Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast – 26 minutes
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril – 17 minutes (it’s a rough ride so skippable)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean – 14 minutes
  • Star Tours – 14 minutes
  • Phantom Manor – 10 minutes
Adventure Isle, Disneyland Paris, France
Lush green Adventure Isle is a fun area to explore when queues are long

If you are travelling with small children, you might also be interested in Fantasyland rides like Dumbo and Pinocchio.

Character meet and greets are often busier than rides, especially Princess Pavilion and Meet Mickey Mouse, where waits can be hours.

Walt Disney Studios Park

  • Crush’s Coaster – 66 minutes (ride first during Extra Magic Time or pay for Premier)
  • Spider-Man WEB Adventure – 39 minutes
  • RC Racer – 31 minutes (we skip this unless the line is very short)
  • Ratatouille: The Adventure – 30 minutes
  • The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – 29 minutes
  • Avengers Assemble: Flight Force – 14 minutes

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Food in the Parks

Colonel Hathi's Outpost Restaurant at Disneyland Paris
The impressive tree inside Colonel Hathi’s Outpost

There are plenty of places to eat in the parks. You’ll find the most choice in Disneyland Park and there are even more options in Disney Village just outside the gates.

Overall, we found the food quality and snack variety lacking compared to the Florida parks, but there are some decent options.

We appreciated that there is at least one marked vegan choice in each restaurant. See the Vegan at Disneyland Paris Instagram account for the top picks.

You can find restaurant menus on the Disneyland Paris website and app. You can filter the list of restaurants by type of cuisine (including vegan and vegetarian) and price range.

Table Service Restaurants

Table service restaurants are for sit-down meals. Prices are much higher (expect a main to cost €30+) and a meal will take an hour or two—bad if you only have one day, good if you want a break.

We were put off table service restaurants after eating at Captain Jack’s. The theming is cool—it’s inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride—but the €90 we spent for two mains (an average veggie curry) and two cocktails was not worth it.

Other popular restaurants are Bistrot Chez Rémy, Walt’s, and Auberge de Cendrillon (dine with princesses).

If you want to eat at a table service restaurant, book far in advance. Bookings open two months ahead or if you are staying onsite, as soon as your hotel booking is confirmed.

Quick Service Restaurants

Simon at the baseball game at Casey's Corner in Disneyland Park, Paris
Simon at the baseball-themed Casey’s Corner in Disneyland Park (the place to go for hotdogs).

We prefer to eat at casual, quick-service restaurants where you order at the counter. They are much cheaper and faster; you don’t need to book.

Some of them do get busy, though, so it’s best to eat early if possible—such as lunch at 11am and dinner at 5pm with snacks as needed.

If it’s busy, you could try click and collect on the app, but this didn’t work for us.

Check opening times as some restaurants close at 5pm. Those that are open later are busy—we queued 20 minutes at Cocos at 8pm.

Here are the restaurants we enjoyed:

  • Gourmand Food Stalls (Studios Park) – My top pick is outside the Ratatouille ride. We found the food from these stalls much better than the restaurants. Each one represents a different region of France or a neighbouring country. We had a goats cheese and honey galette from Bretagne, frites from Belgium, and a cheese pretzel from Alsace, and all were good.
  • Casa Coco (Frontierland) – A solid choice for burritos (including a nice vegan burrito). The fried jalapeños stuffed with cheese were also delicious (not vegan).
  • Colonel Hathi’s Outpost (Adventureland) – The decor is cool with a giant tree in the middle. Our food was decent—a vegetable curry Mickey-shaped pizza, vegan lentil dahl with rice, and onion bhajis.
  • Earl of Sandwich (Disney Village) – A quick, inexpensive option outside the parks. Upstairs seating is usually quiet. We like the veggie sandwich and the pizza is pretty good.
  • Casey’s Corner (Main Street) – Simon liked the vegan hotdog but the fries were terrible.
  • Cable Car Bake Shop (Main Street) – The Mickey-shaped cookies were nothing special, but the old-timey interior makes it nice for a break. Other sweet treats and sandwiches available.

Self Catering

Our strategy is to have a quick breakfast in our hotel room before we enter the parks early. We had oat bars from home and bought bananas at Gare du Nord on arrival.

If you want to save money, you are allowed to bring sandwiches and snacks into the parks (just no picnic baskets, coolers, or glass containers).

There is no supermarket in the park area, but at the station there’s a small convenience store, Pret A Manger (for takeaway sandwiches), and Starbucks.

The nearest large supermarket is Auchan, one train stop away in Val d’Europe.

Of course, bring a water bottle and fill up from water stations in the park.

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Disneyland Paris Map

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Final Thoughts

I hope these Disneyland Paris travel tips help you plan a magical trip.

Remember there is no right or wrong way to visit the parks—rush around to do all the rides if you want or take it easy and explore the hidden corners. Stay onsite for a night or offsite for a week. Whatever you choose, I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time.

If you have any questions about planning Disneyland Paris, leave a comment below.

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