Disneyland Paris, France

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Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris combines two theme parks, resort hotels and easy rail access from central Paris for a polished family break.

Travel by Ildy tip

Highlights

Below Sleeping Beauty Castle, follow the stairs down to La Tanière du Dragon, a dim dungeon where a huge animatronic dragon stirs in its sleep – a detail many visitors walk past.

Best time to visit

Best time to travel

Weekdays outside school holidays are usually calmer; seasonal events can justify busier periods.

Travel tips

Travel by Ildy tips

  • Walk through Disney Village, the free-to-enter promenade of shops and restaurants between the station and the gates, and note that Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park have separate entrances, so decide in advance which one you’ll visit first.
  • For a genuinely local taste, look for Brie de Meaux AOC: the raw-milk cheese takes its name from Meaux, a town in the same département of Seine-et-Marne as the resort.
  • Arrive by rail: Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy station sits at the park gates, with RER A from central Paris and direct TGVs from cities such as Lyon, Marseille, Lille and Brussels.
  • Paris's castle is a reimagined, larger version of the Disneyland original; for the park's first anniversary in 1993 it was dressed as a birthday cake, an idea later copied in Florida.

Travel by Ildy recommends

Follow the rhythm of the place first, then shape the journey around the experiences that feel most like your own.

Location

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Where to stay

Stay ideas — Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris, France

France

Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Hotel

Flagship hotel directly at the park entrance.

Disney Hotel New York - The Art of Marvel

Stylish on-site option near Disney Village.

Disney Newport Bay Club

Large lakeside resort with nautical design.