Are you planning to take your little family to enjoy an unforgettable stay at Disneyland Paris or simply enjoy this leisure destination with friends? Then there are a few tips to know to avoid wasting time or money unnecessarily. Here are 8 tips to ensure your visit to Mickey's kingdom goes smoothly.
#1 Buying Tickets
The first thing to do to enjoy a day at Disneyland Paris is to buy your tickets or book your stay. To avoid spending too much, the advice is to plan in advance. To do this, head to the park's official website, works councils, or authorized resellers. This will save you from queuing to buy your tickets and, above all, check the schedule and attendance.
#2 The official Disneyland Paris app
Everyone has a smartphone, and that's a good thing because Disneyland Paris offers you the chance to download its mobile app for free, which will be very useful to you. You can find out the wait times for attractions in real time, book your place to eat, follow the schedules for parades and shows or even find your way around the park with the map.
#3 Plan your arrival at Disneyland Paris
Unless you have booked a room in one of the resort hotels, we advise you to plan your arrival at Disneyland Paris at least 30 to 45 minutes before opening time. You should allow time to park in the parking lot and walk up to the park entrance. This tip will allow you to enjoy the main attractions, and the most popular, with less waiting. Among them, Peter Pan's Flight, Big Thunder Mountain or at Walt Disney Studios, soon to be Disney Adventure World, the Ratatouille attraction.
#4 Plan your visit
Disneyland Paris is a destination that attracts millions of visitors each year. Inevitably, you will be faced with crowds and wait times that can sometimes make you lose patience. To avoid this, plan your visit. Prioritize the 3 or 4 must-do attractions and take out your Disneyland app to adapt your route according to wait times. And above all: ENJOY! Avoid running around and try to enjoy the moment as much as possible. Here's an example of the optimal route to follow.
#5 Don't eat at the same time as everyone else
Generally, the park's restaurants start to attract crowds of customers at 12:30 p.m. and continue until 2 p.m. The ideal is to eat at a staggered time, either before or after this time slot, or to book through the park's app. If you choose to eat after the rush, it's best to pack snacks to keep you going.
#6 Don't go shopping during the day
One of the must-do activities when you go to a park is the souvenir shops. Be aware that Disneyland Paris shops stay open after the park closes (that's surprising...). The most practical thing to do is buy your souvenirs at the end of the day to avoid wearing them and damaging them on the rides.
#7 Pack a bag with the essentials
To get the most out of Disneyland Paris, you'd better be prepared! So we advise you to bring a bag in which you will have put a smartphone charger or an external battery, a water bottle that you can fill up at the fountains located in the park, something to eat if mealtime approaches and you are in a queue for an attraction, sunscreen in summer, gloves and hat in winter, wipes and hydroalcoholic gel. Finally, the ultimate tip: buy a rain poncho in advance from Action or Decathlon. It will be much cheaper than buying it in the park.
#8 Take advantage of practical services
Disneyland Paris offers various services that may be useful to you. Some are paid, others are free. Those that are free: the Baby Switch will allow you to enjoy an attraction as a couple while accompanied by a young child without your partner having to wait in line again. There is also the Single Rider for those who want to ride an attraction alone to save time. Finally, the Premier Access will allow you to skip the line for the most popular attractions but you will have to get your credit card out.
Hopefully, with these tips, you will anticipate your visit to Disneyland Paris and enjoy it. And to find out how much to budget for a day in the park, click here.
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