Indian Chief Travel Guides

Disneyland Paris

Some 32 kilometers east of Paris near Marne-la-Vallée there is a piece of America in France. In Disneyland Paris visitors stroll along Main Street, USA and see on the horizon the Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Castle of the Sleeping Beauty). On “America’s Main Street” there is always plenty of hustle and bustle. In summer horses pull trams through the crowds of people, oldtimer automobiles with passengers who could have been alive 100 years ago, chug past. The large parades also take place here, when the entire world of Disney comic figures comes close enough to touch.

Turning away from the “historic” main street to the Central Plaza, to the right, you come to one of the main attractions of the park, the roller coaster Space Mountain. The “astronauts” shoot up to the roof in a breathtaking 1.8 seconds and then in the total darkness of space begin their sensational high speed journey de la terre à la lune, from the earth to the moon. It is worldwide the first roller coaster in the dark with three corkscrew loops.

Space Mountain is the heart of Discoveryland and is dedicated to the technical achievements of mankind in the 20th century. In the space carousel Orbitron you can steer your own space capsule and the 360°movie theater Le Visionarium provides an adventurous journey through time, which you can experience as a virtual journey in the Starspeeder of Startours.

You can continue your visit with the Disneyland Paris Railroad or on foot to Fantasyland, the world of Disney fairytale characters. This section is especially suitable for smaller children as it has a large number of merry-go-rounds based around adaptions of well-known fairly-tales.

Continuing in an anti-clockwise direction you then come to Adventureland. This is where characters such as Indiana Jones come into their own. You can follow their trails to the Temple du Péril; again this takes place in the form of a breathtaking roller-coaster ride. You can also take a boat ride to seek out the Pirates of the Caribbean.

Frontierland is the realm of the Wild West and gold fever. At Thundermesa Riverboat Landing the paddle steamers, which remind one of Mark Twain’s novels leave for trips on the waterways around Big Thunder Mountain. Or you can try a wild ride on the driverless gold mine train around the mountain in the lake. Before entering the creepy haunted house Phantom Manor it is a good idea to leave smaller children at the childrens’ zoo, Critter Corral.

At nighttime the theme park is transformed into an entertainment complex, when in the bars and discos of Disney Village the party starts.