Great experience, but maybe avoid...
We went in a group of four adults, and had a wonderful time. The weather was clear and bright, although very cold.
We visited on 30th and 31st December, and the Park was very, very busy. We had priority access tickets, and without these I know we would have spent a long time waiting in line for the various rides and shows. Even then, for the more popular rides we had to wait up to forty minutes. OK for us, but some families with younger children were clearly struggling.
The crowds meant that all the food outlets were very busy. Most of them seemed to offer the usual American fare, ie burgers, wings etc. But we did find some small mobile concessions offering tartiflette, crêpes and other French cuisine.
Nevertheless, overall it lived up to expectations. The evening Christmas parade was very impressive and rounded off both days perfectly for us. Unfortunately it was just too cold to stay for the New Year fireworks at midnight.
All the staff we talked to were friendly and helpful. Given how busy it was, they did well to hide any fatigue or boredom in what must have been a very testing period for them.
So I would say that the entertainment and facilities lived up to our expectations, but for best enjoyment I would suggest avoiding peak holiday times.
Merry Christmas at Disney
Iv’e been to Florida many times and prefer the parks in Paris, it felt so Christmassy and magical, some of the rides were better too. Food options are quite limited, not as much choice as Orlando, absolutely loved Disneyland Paris and will be back. Queue times were quite low considering it’s the week before Christmas, it was quite cold late afternoon so wrap up warm.
Outside the parks, Paris felt unsafe, especially the metro. Like any big city, you just need to be careful but everywhere outside the Disney bubble felt run down…graffiti everywhere and unfriendly people
