Tips for Disneyland Paris

Arrive early for the parade 

When I went to Disneyland a few weeks ago, there was a parade on (I think they happen very regularly) and it was absolutely heaving. Although we didn't watch it, you could see right away that it was difficult to get a good spot. I've seen it before when I was a lot younger. I can remember grabbing an early tea and finding a bench, with a good view, to sit and eat it on. This worked out well for us. However if you don't want to watch the parade, this time is great to go on any family rides as the queues are a lot shorter. 

Book a table in advance 

We were struggling at lunchtime because we didn't book a table at any restaurants and they were all full up. In the end, we grabbed a sandwich from a shop on the Main Street and although it was nice, we really wanted to eat at a restaurant. On the way out, we found out that you could book a table in the Town Hall and said that next time we would do that. 

Maximise the use of a Fastpass

It was the first time that we have heard of these. Basically, when you go to a ride there is a section were you can use your fast pass to book a seat on the ride. There are times which the fast pass rides run so at that time you can get on the ride almost immediately. The only problem with the system is that you can only book one at a time, for example, if you booked to go on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at 4pm, you can't fast pass anything beforehand. However, if you do it tactically you can end up going on lot's really quickly. When we were there, we didn't fast pass anything but then wished that we had after waiting for so long in the queues. 

Go anti-clockwise around

This is a bit of a strange tip but on the map the 'Lands' curve round and instead of starting on the left of the park, which most do, walk around in an anti-clockwise direction. By doing this, you don't have to wait as long in the queues  but obviously at some point you meet in the middle. If you aren't a ride person this may not be the most useful tip; it is less busy though! 

Most importantly: Have fun! 

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