Disneyland Paris

Travelling from London by Eurostar train. had a great time in Disney had got a priority pass that was helpful. Rides and parades accessible if able to transfer on many. Met Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck . The disney music festival parade was so great but car parking is 30 euros pay day even with a blue badge. Overall wonderful but can be very expensive.

Me and my family have been to Disneyland Paris multiple times - the biggest difference this time is that they have changed the disability access passes. If you've never been to Disneyland before it is very disability friendly - there's lots of information on their website so you can read prior to going. Wherever you go there are very friendly and helpful staff members, all of the footpaths are completely level and smooth so no reason for tripping due to uneven surfaces and the disability access passes are very helpful - once you get the right one. There's more information about this below. I have ASD as well as mild physical impairments. From an autism POV Disneyland can be a bit overwhelming. We managed it by staying in a Disney hotel and going into the park early, an hour before the gates open to non-Disney hotel guests, which meant there weren't too many crowds. We went back to the hotel in the middle of the day when it was the most packed and then went back to the parks when all the daytrippers were leaving. Wherever you go in Disneyland there is always music but I did not find it overwhelming, except at the shows and parades which I needed ear protection for to help with sensory overload. Queueing for shows was a problem - we had to get there really early, like nearly an hour before the show started, and there was virtually no seating. After waiting for ages I had a meltdown, after which the staff noticed and told us that they would reserve us places at the show so we could come back five minutes before the show and not queue up for a long time. After that we did that for every show but I wish I didn't have to go into meltdown before we found out. It was the best holiday we've had in a long time. The rides, the attractions and the shows were all brilliant and we were able to do everything I wanted to do without barriers because of my multiple disabilities.

As a wheelchair/scooter user with a young child, I'm pretty tired of going to attractions where I have to hang around and watch while he and his dad take part (whether that's going on rides or exploring places with lots of steps). But Disneyland Paris was different - I went on everything I wanted to! Basically, as long as you can transfer from a wheelchair to a chair on the ride, you're good to go on almost all the rides. There are one or two where you also need to be able to manage a couple of steep steps down into a low car (Hyperspace Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean, for example), but just being able to transfer means you can go on a pretty hardcore rollercoaster (Thunder Mountain) and on Star Tours, a simulator ride that is probably the best thing in the park. I guess there would be less on offer if you needed to stay in your wheelchair on a ride, but I did go on one (Buzz Lightyear) where there was a wheelchair place. There are good deals for disabled visitors, but they're not made all that visible on the website, which is where Euan's Guide comes in! Make sure you do the following: - Get a free ticket for an able-bodied adult designated as the helper for the disabled visitor. You need to do this at the park itself, but you can buy the disabled guest's own ticket in advance. The disabled visitor and the helper both need to be present at the ticket kiosk, and you'll need proof of disability like a blue parking badge and photo ID such as passports for both of you. - Get a green accessibility pass for the disabled visitor and everyone else in the party. This has to be done in a separate place from the ticket kiosk, so it's a bit of a faff, but it's really worth it. Go to the disabled pass window next to the 'Donald Desk' in the entrance area, and hand over your proof of disability, your tickets for the park and ID such as passports for everyone in your party. There could well be a long wait while the Disneyland staff member slowly and painstakingly checks that everything is in order and fills some forms in by hand, but once you've got your green pass, the world is your oyster. Everyone in your party (within reason) will be able to skip the main queues and get into the rides quickly through a different entrance - it's brilliant.