A trip to Disneyland Paris or a winter holiday at Disneyland

Not many people know, but Disneyland Paris turns 25 this year! The park remains one of the most popular attractions of the French capital, after the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. It is interesting to visit there not only for children but also for adults, many attractions tickle nerves so much that not everyone can withstand, a real test of strength. In this article, we decided to enlighten those who have not heard much about this incredible place, and also prepared a lot of useful information for those who were thinking of visiting Disneyland in Paris for the New Year. Our expert in visiting the park Russian-speaking guide in Paris Ingrid (https://www.personalguide.ru/franciya/parizh/guide/ingrid).

What do you need to know about a trip to Disneyland Paris?

1. The best time to travel to Disneyland.

2. How to get to Disneyland.

3. Where to stay near Disneyland: discounts in hotels.

4. The price of the entrance ticket to Disneyland.

5. Disneyland attractions.

6. How to go without a queue for attractions.

The Best Time to Travel to Disneyland

The park is open all year round. The opening hours of Disneyland in Paris can vary depending on the closing time, in order to find out, you need to read the closing map. The park opens almost always at the same time - at 10.00 Paris time (the difference with Moscow is 1 hour: if in Paris 10 am, then in Moscow already 11).

Autumn and winter are the best times to visit Paris Park. The scenery at Disneyland in October, November, December and January is constantly changing, and the nearest holiday that you can find here is Halloween. Glowing pumpkins, ghosts and witches will appear everywhere. And the best attractions are frightening mazes and rooms of fear. Then come large-scale New Year and Christmas festivities. The scenery will begin to change to decorated with toys spruce, Santa Claus, reindeer and other paraphernalia, you can ride “deer sleds” with a breeze.

Remember that Russian holidays coincide with the holidays of French children, so the queues in the park accumulate very much more. On how to go to all the rides without a queue, Read in a special section of the material.

Opening hours of Disneyland in Paris in 2017-2018 (start at 10:00 daily):

Closing of the park: from 1 to 19 October: weekdays - 20:00, SB - 22:00, VS - 21:00;
from 20 to 30 October: all days - 23:00; 31 October - 19:00;
1 November - 22:00, 2 November - 21:00, 3 and 4 November - 19:00;
from November 5 to December 2 (except 11.11): weekdays - 19:00; SB - 21:00, VS - 20:00;
11 November - 21:00;
from 3 to 16 December: weekdays - 19:00; SB - 22:00, VS - 21:00;
from 17 to 30 December: all days - 22:00; 31 December - 01:00.

Park closure: 1 and 2 January - 22:00;
from 3 to 31 January: weekdays - 19:00, SB - 21:00, VS - 20:00.
from 1 to 26 February: weekdays - 20:30, weekends - 21:00;
from February 27 to March 12: weekdays - 20:00, weekends - 21:00.

How to get to Disneyland

The entertainment park is located 45 kilometers from the city, you can reach it yourself on the RER ground metro (the route can be made on the official route). website). It is worth buying a pass on the red branch. You can leave from the station Charles de Gaulle Etoile (opposite the Arc de Triomphe), Auber (guidance hall of the Grand Opera), Chatelet-Les Halles, Gare de Lyon (Lyon Station), Nation (National Square), Gare de Lyon (rail station), follow to the station Marne-la-Vallee – Chessy, the train stops right near the entrance to the park. You can get there in 40 minutes and 8 euros.

Another option is to get to Disneyland by bus. The park itself offers a combined ticket: for 90 euros you buy an adult ticket and 80 euros - a children's ticket, while the Disneyland Paris Express bus will take you to the park and back, and the ticket will be the entrance.

Charles de Gaulle Airport is accessible by TGV high-speed train. You can get there in 10 minutes and 29 euros, the destination is Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy.

But still the most comfortable option to negotiate with a guide on the transfer, it will cost more, but save time and nerves. Ingrid offers a meeting from the airport and escort to the park.

Where to stay near Disneyland: discounts in hotels

In order not to overpay for the hotel, it is best to book rooms in advance, hotels no further than 3 km ask from 7-10 thousand rubles per person per day or in the park itself. Stocks are available in autumn and a few days after the new year, the value can drop to 30-50%. If you are located 10-14 km from the park, in Paris itself, you can find offers from 4 thousand rubles per person per day. We still recommend staying in Paris itself, getting there is not long, you can significantly save on housing, and even see the city.

Price of entrance ticket to Disneyland

The network often offers various ways to purchase tickets to the park, but we will describe only the most reliable of them. One of the most common ways is to buy tickets through the official parkland. They offer three types of tickets, which differ in price and have restrictions: MINI, MAGIC and SUPER MAGIC on the time of visit. MINI - does not allow to visit attractions on weekends and holidays, MAGIC is invalid 12-15.08, 30.09, on weekends in October, November and December, 23.10-03.11, 25.12-05.01.18, SUPER MAGIC does not work 21.10-05.11, on weekends in November and December, 25.12-05.01.18, SUPER MAGIC PLUS without restrictions.

Entrance to only one park:
either at Disneyland (main park) or Walt Disney Studios (if you have already visited Disneyland):
- for adults (from 12 years): SUPER MAGIC PLUS -79 €, SUPER MAGIC - 73 €
MAGIC – 63 euros, MINI – 49 euros;
- for a child (from 3 to 11 years): SUPER MAGIC PLUS - 71 €, SUPER MAGIC - 66 €
MAGIC - 56 euros, MINI - 42 euros.

Entrance to both parks (one Fear Tower already justifies a 15 euro extra fee for admission to Walt Disney Studios):
- for adults (from 12 years): SUPER MAGIC PLUS - 94 €, SUPER MAGIC - 88 €.
MAGIC - 78 euros, MINI - 64 euros;
- for a child (from 3 to 11 years): SUPER MAGIC PLUS - 86 €, SUPER MAGIC - 81 €
MAGIC - 71 euros, MINI - 57 euros.

Disneyland attractions

The best:

Indiana Jones et le Temple du Peril (Adventureland) – your trailer will sweep with great speed through an abandoned castle somewhere deep in the jungle. Paradise for lovers of high speeds and steep turns!

Big Thunder Mountain (Frontierland) is a breathtaking trip into the bowels of an abandoned mine. The attraction itself is on the island, and the entrance to it is on the shore. Peter Pan’s Flight (Fantasyland) – Aboard Peter Pan’s flying ship, flying out of a bedroom window, you will sweep over London and then hit a bright star.

Buzz Lighter Laser Blast (Discoveryland) - an attraction based on the cartoon "Toy Story 2". Your task is to sit in a small controlled trolley to hit the largest number of enemies with a toy laser gun. Star Tours (Discoveryland) - virtual reality, which will take you to the space to meet with the famous heroes of "Star Wars".

Space Mountain: Mission 2 (Discoveryland) – the creators of this attraction borrowed the idea from Jules Verne (the novel “From the Earth to the Moon”, in which people go to the moon with a giant cannon). Comments in this case are superfluous, you need to try it yourself!

Below we have presented a table that will help you determine what attracts you the most.

The average time that you can spend in line for the attraction is at least 40 minutes, so we tell you how to avoid this unpleasant moment.

How to go without a queue for attractions

In Disneyland Paris, many tourists face queues for attractions, during the European holidays in the park come from all corners of Europe, and everyone wants to ride on the popular attractions of the park, in anticipation you can spend from 30 minutes or more.

Guide Ingrid ?https://www.personalguide.ru/franciya/parizh/guide/ingrid) offers families who wish to save time and ride on all the attractions a passage without queue, it is absolutely legal. This service is called VIP service, which includes a guide to all attractions and park performances.

VIP support also provides discounts of up to 50% for accommodation in Disneyland hotels. Free photos on attractions, free parking, free baby strollers, priority places in show programs.

Option 1:

- Guide escort to all attractions in two parks from 10:00 to 18:00 (without the cost of tickets for 2 parks);

20% off at the park’s souvenir shops and restaurants.

Cost: 95 euros per person (1 person or group of up to 20 people).

Option 2:

Transfer from Paris to the park and back;

escort guide to all attractions in two parks;

20% discount in souvenir shops and restaurants of the park.

Cost: escort without queue for all attractions 95 euros per person (from 1 to 20 people). Extra: Transfer 70 euros to 4 people, up to 8 people - 95 euros.

Option 3 VIP:

Transfer from Paris to the park and back

escort guide to all attractions in two parks,

- tickets to two parks with a discount of 70 euros (at the box office 86-94 euros).

20% discount in souvenir shops and restaurants of the park.

50% discount on rooms at Disneyland hotels.

Cost: 95 euros guide escort, passage without queue for attractions. Additional: 70 euros transfer, 70 euros ticket to 2 parks (with a discount of 34%).

Have a nice trip!