Disneyland Paris opened April 12, 1992 as EuroDisneyland and today draws more visitors each year than any other theme park in Europe. Visitors enter by walking underneath the Disneyland Hotel into the park's Main Street USA. "Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant" [Sleeping Beauty's Castle] awaits you at the end of the street, from which you can enter the park's Fantasyland, or peel off into Frontierland, Adventureland, or the Jules Verne-inspired Discoveryland.
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What to Do
Top 10
Phantom Manor
Paris' frontier-themed version of The Haunted Mansion dark ride, with a few show scenes from the never-built Western River Expedition thrown in at the end.
Pirates of the Caribbean
A reimagining of the classic Disneyland indoor boat ride
Big Thunder Mountain
The family roller coaster, here located on the island in the middle of the Rivers of America. You board on the Frontierland shore then ride in tunnels under the river to the rest of the coaster. Height requirement: 40 inches
Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain
This Vekoma indoor coaster opened as Space Mountain in 1995 and was Disney's first roller coaster with an inversion. Height requirement: 47 inches
Les Mystères du Nautilus [The Mysteries of the Nautilus]
A walkthrough tour of the "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" submarine in Discoveryland.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril
A 1,969-foot Intamin coaster, themed to Indiana Jones, featuring a top speed of 37 mph and one inversion. Height requirement: 55 inches
It's a Small World
Disney's classic indoor boat ride, located in Fantasyland
Le Pays des Contes de Fées [The Land of Fairy Tales]
A boat ride through Fantasyland's Story Book Land
Alice's Curious Labyrinth
"Alice in Wonderland" themed maze in Fantasyland
La Tanière du Dragon
The lair of an animatronic dragon, located under Sleeping Beauty Castle
Other notable attractions include Thunder Mesa Riverboat in Frontierland; Le Passage Enchanté d'Aladdin [Aladdin's Enchanted Passage] walkthrough and Adventure Isle playground in Adventureland; the Mad Hatter Tea Cups, Le Carrousel de Lancelot, Dumbo the Fling Elephant, Casey Jr. – le Petit Train du Cirque [Casey Jr. - The Little Circus Train], and the Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains [Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs] and Les Voyages de Pinocchio [The Voyages of Pinocchio] and Peter Pan's Flight dark rides in Fantasyland; plus Autopia, the Orbitron spinner, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast interactive dark ride, and Mickey's Philharmagic movie in Discoveryland.
What to Eat
Top recommendations
Walt's
American-themed table service above Main Street USA
Auberge de Cendrillon
Princess character meal in Fantasyland
Captain Jack's - Restaurant des Pirates
Paris' "Blue Bayou," serving seafood and Creole cooking on the shores of Pirates of the Caribbean.
Park Map
Disneyland Paris is located 20 miles east of Paris and served by the Marne-la-Vallée/Chessy train station. You can access the resort via RER from Paris or via a quick, direct TGV ride from the Charles De Gaulle Airport.
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