10 Surprising Things you Didn't Know About Disneyland Paris

1. Smoking is allowed everywhere.

For those of us who are used to the American Disney parks, this is a huge shock to the system. We truly aren’t used to smokers everywhere anymore and that’s not just theme parks. We were standing in the crowds early one morning waiting for the park to officially open and were treated to billowing clouds of cigarette smoke from people around us! It was crazy! And really, really gross. While they aren’t allowed to smoke in the actual line ups, it didn’t make a difference. Blech.

2. The food isn’t that good.

The food there is a shock to the system. We have found good food in Disney, but not so much here. And in Paris, of all places! I list this as a surprise because believe it or not, there is good food to be found in Disney Parks in North America.

3.The princess dresses are amazing.

I had to hold myself back when shopping and only buy my daughter two dresses (ok fine, and a cape) from the stores in Disneyland. The dresses are AMAZING. They have longer, thicker sleeves (most likely because Paris is chillier than Anaheim), have hoops that bell out the bottom of the dress (SO CUTE) and are better made. I can’t rave enough about them. Not only that, I found her a warm, hooded cape to wear with her Aurora dress, something I have never seen in the States. I could have bought one of each dress!

4. The Park is very sprawled out

Most likely because of where it was built, the park seems very sprawled out all over. Not only that, there are tons of trees and green space, more than any of the other parks.

5. You have no problem if you don’t speak a lick of French.

Disney has you covered, of course. The staff is mainly bi-lingual, enough to help out any English tourists and if you are familiar with the other parks, you know the drill by heart!


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