Disneyland Paris: Much More Than An Amusement Park

Disneyland Paris is much more than just a park to go from attraction to attraction. It is a magical world where adults and children can enjoy themselves in equal parts, even before crossing the access doors to the enclosure.

Many people, for different reasons, do not enjoy riding the attractions in the parks. However, Disneyland Paris offers other alternatives to its visitors. If you are one of those people, we show you a series of activities that you can do to have a great time.

1. Discover the sets of Disneyland Paris

The first of the many things why Disneyland Paris is more than just an amusement park is its scenery. The decoration does not lack a single detail, both in its streets and in its stores or in each of the attractions.

In addition to the usual decoration, on certain occasions the park is dressed in a special way. On Halloween, Christmas or when thematic campaigns are carried out, the entire venue is filled with motifs related to these events.

If you can choose any time of the year to travel to Disneyland, you should know that the Christmas season wraps the park in a magical atmosphere. It begins in November and ends in January and in those months it is decorated with garlands, lights and Christmas trees. You will even see Santa Claus.

2. Meet the most famous Disney characters

If you don’t like attractions, at Disneyland Paris you can take advantage of your time to meet the most beloved and famous characters. Within the guide that is offered at the entrance you will find the exact times and points where each of them awaits you.

You will be able to enjoy a wonderful moment and take very funny pictures with them. And, if you travel with your children, you will see the illusion on their faces when they greet characters like Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, one of the Disney princesses or Jack Sparrow himself.

We advise you that, if you visit it with children, before making your trip or inside the amusement park itself, you acquire a small notebook. All the characters can sign an autograph for you and you will have a wonderful memory of your stay in the park.

3. Magical shows at your fingertips

Without a doubt, the shows in this park are another of its strong points. In the same guide that we talked about previously, you can find the times and places where each and every one of them takes place.

Even if your child or you yourself are fans of only one character or a specific theme, we advise you to enjoy all or almost all the shows that you can. The staging and the details of each one make them special. 

Princess dances, superhero fights, musicals and funny dialogues will be at your disposal at various times throughout the day so that you don’t miss any of them. In addition to these, there are two outstanding shows within the park that we will explain to you below.

The Disneyland Paris parade

It is one of the most anticipated moments of the day and that everyone wants to see. A multitude of floats from the most outstanding factory films of all time parade through the park. With their characters on board, they take to the streets, leaving their mouths open to young and old.

It is an essential moment that you should not miss on your visit to Disneyland Paris. It is done in the afternoon only once. It does not matter which part of the park you are in, because the parade goes through practically the whole of it.

The Disneyland Paris night show

Another of the moments that you will enjoy the most during your stay in the park will be when it gets dark and the night show begins, which takes place on the façade of the Sleeping Beauty castle itself.

Fireworks, soundtracks of different films as well as games of images, lights and colors will pass through the facade making you enjoy and bringing back memories of your childhood. We advise you to find a place well in advance, since it is one of the most anticipated moments, despite the time.

4. Get carried away in their stores

For true lovers of this magical world, visiting its stores should be an essential plan. There are many establishments scattered throughout the park and some of them are works of art because of the decoration they display.

Enter one of them and be amazed and enjoy the amount of gifts and merchandise that are on the Disney world. Take a souvenir from this special visit because, after all, memories last forever.