Disneyland Paris & Disney Studios

Marne-la-Vallée (east of Paris on the A4, exit 14)
Paris
Ile-de-France
France
01 60 30 60 30

http://www.disneylandparis.com

Type: Theme Park
Addmission Fee: One-day tickets for either Disneyland or Disney Studios are Euro 39, Euro 29 for ages three to 11, free for kids under three
Hours: Open daily, 10am to 8pm (opens at 9am on weekends, and park stays open until 11pm on summer weekends; Disney Studios closes at 6pm

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The three-day pass, which allows access to both theme parks, is Euro 107, Euro 80 for kids ages three to 11. By RER A4 from Châtelet-Les Halles or Gare de Lyon to Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy (Euro 12 round-trip, Euro 6 for kids ages four to 10). Disneyland Paris (formerly known as Euro Disney) received bad press when it opened in 1992, but today the park has more visitors than the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower combined (and more than half of them are French). If you’re already familiar with the original Disneyland in California, this park will feel a bit smaller (no ’ToonTown, no Matterhorn, no New Orleans Square). The rides have been moved around a bit into Main Street and four “Lands” with a focus on the modern Disney characters (like Aladdin and Pocahontas). On the plus side, Discoveryland (Tomorrowland’s French counterpart) has a slick, copper and turquoise Jules Verne décor with a vamped-up Space Mountain that even goes upside-down. To avoid long lines, grab a free Fast Pass ticket, which lets you jump to the front of the line at designated times. Next door, the recently opened Disney Studios is still trying to establish itself. With a striking resemblance to a Southern California shopping mall (it’s meant to look like a Hollywood studio), Disney Studios has a few “behind-the-scenes” attractions, one super-fast rollercoaster, an elaborate stunt show and Disney characters doing improvised “scenes” with audience participation. The predominant use of French in the parks is more obvious at Disney Studios, but they do their best to translate everything with very artful use of Franglais. It’s possible to use a one-day ticket to visit Disney Studios with the option to visit Disneyland for the last three opening hours, but unfortunately it doesn’t work the other way around. The parks are part of the Disneyland Paris Resort, with multiple theme-hotels, a golf course and the Disney Village (see below).