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Single day plan: Disneyland Paris

The struggle to see and do it all in Paris is very real, and even with a month I feel like I would still be trying to fit it all in! While I would recommend more than one day, Disneyland Paris can definitely be enjoyed in a single day. In this article I will detail our recommended one day plan including alterations for younger or non-thrill seeking visitors.

Before you arrive:

  • Download the Disneyland Paris app to your phone to keep up with wait times, characters, map
  • Flip through website and become familiar with rides and shows offered
  • Just before your visit, look at ride closures and park hour times
  • Buy park hopper tickets to avoid ticket lines
  • Sort your route from where you are staying to Disneyland. The RER-A metro line is wonderful!

About an hour total of preparations ahead of time will allow you to get right into the fun, and prioritize your day at Disney. This plan recommends park hopper tickets as there are a few really great rides and unique happenings in Hollywood Studios that it would be a shame to miss. If you truly don’t want to hop – then I would recommend simply Disneyland Park.

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Super Heroes assemble at Disneyland Paris for Summer 2018

Avengers, Assemble!

The summer of Super Heroes has arrived at Disneyland Paris bringing new shows and experiences for a very limited time. We were lucky enough to be at Disneyland Paris as this event opened and have our initial thoughts and report as well as information from the Disney site to share with you today!

Hero up and unite with the mightiest Super Heroes in the Marvel universe, landing at Disneyland Paris from 10th June to 30th September 2018. Celebrate the spectacular 25th Anniversary finale with some web-slinging, hammer-bashing, Hulk-smashing action.

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Dining in Disneyland Paris: a guide to booking

This week we were able to book our dining for our upcoming Disneyland Paris trip, and I want to share with you all that we learned as well as how our booking experience went. First off, here are the basics:

  1. Restaurants that accept reservations in Disneyland Paris can be booked 60 days in advance by telephone (+33 1 60 30 40 50 )
  2. Except breakfast. That you can book once you are on site – unless you pre-pay for a breakfast with characters when booking a room
  3. Many restaurants are only open for lunch, or are open hours that are quite different than park operating hours
  4. Many restaurants have a menu where it is a set price for the meal, or for appetizer + main course(some also with dessert)
  5. Disneyland Paris DOES offer a meal plan (1/2 board or full, at a number of “levels”)
  6. There aren’t penalties for cancelling reservations last minute unlike Disneyland CA or WDW

This is a lot of information to take in – if you’re planning a trip as we are I would recommend first getting a look at the menus which are on the Disneyland Paris site, as well as reading a few Trip Advisor reviews, and Disney blog reviews to get a feel for what restaurants offer, what they cost, and what interests your party. I would also recommend writing down the names of the places that you like and want to consider eating at.

note: on the website you’ll see some photos, find a full menu, and be able to see where the restaurant is but you can not book online, nor will you see future operating hours.

After our trip we will of course add full reviews for everything!

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Disneyland Paris: Planning part 1

We are counting down to our first trip to Europe where we will begin in Disneyland Paris. After the trip we will of course share our tips, tricks, and reports! For now, I want to share how we began to plan, sort, and decide what would work well for us and our family.

Step #1: Visit Disneyland Paris website 

This gave us a baseline: what special events are happening? What rides are available? What are the restaurants? Hotels? No decisions are being made at this point – we just tried to get to know this new to us park. Some basics we learned:

  • the hotel rooms booked online come with length of stay 2 park tickets
  • you get 1 fastpass (can’t use between 1-4pm) per night of your stay + there are regular fastpasses to get as well
  • you can call (France) + put a deposit down. Otherwise if booking online must pay 100% of the package
  • The 25th anniversary will still be going on when we visit
  • They have “half board” which is breakfast + 1 other meal/night of stay and not just the full dining plan like Disney. MUCH better system in my book as it doesn’t limit you nearly as much.
  • Dining can be booked (by calling) 60 days in advance at most

photo credit: DisneylandParis.com

Step #2: Visit Google Maps

This will show you the best views of the area – and give you a great idea of “off site” places to stay as well as restaurants, where the hotels really are in relation to parks, etc. It showed us the shopping mall/area just one train stop down from Disney, towns around the area, places to get to from said RER train (more on that another time!), and more. It also helped firm up our hotel choice.

Step 3: Decide how long & how much money to spend

You can do a single day whirlwind tour, or you could spend a week in a suite overlooking main street. What will it be? Whatever you do – don’t ask random internet folks what you should do because it will depend on your family, your love of Disney, your budget, and more! We decided 2 nights in the Disneyland Hotel. While more expensive, it puts us literally at the entrance to the parks and since this is likely a once of a lifetime trip – we decided it was worthwhile.

Ah, curve ball. The offer was “buy 2, get 2 free” meaning 2 free nights + 2 free park ticket days so the price of 2 nights was the exact same as 4. What to do? We will have kids miss last few days of school and are adding on days to come a bit earlier! We will also do some 1/2 day trips with that extra time – more on that in another article!

photo credit: DisneylandParis.com 

Step 4: Find some good resources 

It is tougher to find info vs Disney World… but it is out there. I follow a facebook group (Daniel Potter) that is absolutely FILLED with kind helpful folks many of which are annual passholders who happily share the most random details. I’ve learned a ton from them – and continue to do so just by checking in a few times a week, seeing what’s being asked, and asking my own questions. I also found some Disneyland Paris official and unofficial accounts to follow on Instsagram, and I do look for blog content including the official Disney Parks Blog as well.

Step 5: Work out your itinerary/details

This is where we are now. Working on what restaurants we “must” go to, sorting out our ride priorities, deciding on the details.

If you have any questions or things you’d especially like to know about or for us to cover – do tell! We are excited to bring you more planning, coverage, and details from our own adventures.