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How to visit Disneyland Paris on a budget in 2025 and 2026
Visiting Disneyland Paris on a budget is possible with our money-saving hacks. They could save you hundreds of pounds.
From using the French Disney website to unlock lower prices, to getting the most out of your Bronze, Silver or Gold annual pass, our guide can help you create your dream trip for less.
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How much is a pass to Disneyland Paris, and how does it work?
Disneyland Paris annual pass: the details
A couple of years ago, Disneyland Paris launched its new range of passes. The top-tier pass is now €200 more than previously. Disney also removed perks such as a dedicated park entrance for pass holders, but the most significant change was removing the benefit of Magic Hours (allowing early/late access to parks) for the two lower tiers. So, are the passes still worth it?
- Bronze – €289 (£251)
- Silver – €499 (£434)
- Gold – €699 (£607)
Disneyland Paris annual pass: Bronze
This provides access to the parks and free parking on 170 days of the year. It excludes peak dates (such as school holidays) and nearly all weekends. You can visit for a maximum of two consecutive days, and it's subject to capacity. No other perks are included, meaning you won't be entitled to enter during Magic Hours or receive discounts on food, photos, or merchandise.
Disneyland Paris annual pass: Silver
Permits you to access parks and free parking on 300 days of the year, including most weekends. It excludes days surrounding Halloween, Christmas and Easter. You'll also receive a 10% discount on merchandise, photos and food in restaurants, but you won't have access to Magic Hours.
Disneyland Paris annual pass: Gold
Allows access to Disneyland and free parking on any day of the year. You'll benefit from a 15% discount at restaurants and on merchandise. A Photopass is included with the price, meaning you can download digital photos taken by Disney photographers. The big bonus is that Magic Hours are included, meaning you have early access to parks and rides before official opening time.
Compare and purchase annual passes on Disneyland's site
How often do you need to use your Disneyland Paris annual pass to make it worthwhile?
- Bronze – at least three separate visits (single undated tickets) or visiting at least twice using a two-day ticket
- Silver – at least four separate visits (single undated tickets) or visiting at least twice using a three-day ticket
- Gold – at least five separate visits (single undated tickets) or visiting at least three times using a three-day ticket (twice if you go over Halloween and New Year)
Can I pay monthly for my Disney Pass?
Yes, Disneyland Paris offers the option to spread payments out over 11 months following the first payment. You won't be charged any extra for paying off the pass monthly. Here's how monthly payments work:
- Bronze – €18 (£16) per month in 11 monthly payments after a first payment of €91 (£79)
- Silver– €34 (£29) per month in 11 monthly payments after a 1st payment of €125 (£108)
- Gold – €50 (£43) per month in 11 monthly payments after a 1st payment of €149 (£129)
How to get cheap Disneyland Paris tickets (if you don't want an annual pass)
Play around with Disney ticket combinations
If you aren't planning to visit Disneyland often, the annual pass might be redundant. But Disney also sells passes for visits between one and four days.
With one-day passes, you have two options: pay more to access both parks – Disneyland and Walt Disney Studios Parks – or pay less and choose the park you want to visit most.
For two-day to four-day passes (on consecutive days), you will automatically get access to Disneyland and Walt Disney Studios Parks.
We've crunched the numbers to reveal the cheapest way to purchase your passes, depending on the number of days you plan to spend in Disney and when.
Four-day visit during peak dates (Christmas holidays 2025)
Saving: £197 for a family of four
How? Ditch the four-day two-park pass in favour of four, one-day, one-park passes to save up to as much as £49 per person. These one-day passes permit access to either Disneyland Park or Walt Disney Studios Park on each day; you cannot park hop. There's no significant downside, as you can spend two days in one park and two days in the other, deciding on the day which to enter without needing to choose in advance.
Four-day visit during off-peak dates (January weekend 2026)
Saving: £30, with two-park access
How? Opt for the four-day, two-park passes. It’s a little cheaper than buying four one-day, one-park passes, saving around £7 per head — plus you’ll be able to park-hop (rather than sticking to one park per day).
Three-day visit during peak dates (Christmas holidays 2025)
Saving: £96 for a family of four
How? Ditch the three-day two-park pass. Save by selecting three one-day, one-park passes. The upside is that you don't need to visit on three consecutive days; you can split the visits up. However, because you cannot park hop and you have an uneven number of days, you must decide which park you'd prefer to spend two of the three days in.
Top tip: Disneyland Park is bigger than the Walt Disney Studios Park, so you may want to split your time accordingly.
Three-day visit during off-peak dates (January weekend 2026)
Saving: £52 for a family of four
How? Ditch the three-day two-park pass. Save by choosing three one-day, one-park passes.
If you’re keen to park hop, the next-best option is to buy a three-day, two-park pass. Avoid the one-day, two-park passes; buying three days’ worth would cost over £208 more than a three-day pass.
Two-day visit during peak dates (Christmas holidays 2025)
Saving: £104 for a family of four
How? Ditch the two-day, two-park passes. You can't park hop, but you can spend one day in each park, splitting your time equally.
Two-day visit during off-peak dates (January weekend 2026)
Saving: £83
How? Ditch the two-day, two-park passes.
Buy your tickets from the Disneyland website.
Get cheap Disneyland tickets by choosing dated passes
You can save up to £211 per family of four (for one day) by choosing dated tickets rather than undated ones during the off-peak season.
Even in peak season you'll save as much as £91 on the family trip. It doesn’t matter if your plans change: you can get a full refund up to three days before. Undated tickets and annual passes aren’t as flexible as they sound, as you have to register the date you want to visit in advance online.
Visit in winter
Tickets unsurprisingly cost less in the winter months. When we checked, a one-day dated ticket in February half term 2026 was £242 for a family of four – that's £70 less than in September 2025 (£325) – and tickets during the summer holidays usually cost even more. Adult Disney devotees can bag the most affordable tickets by avoiding the school holidays altogether.
Tip: It’s virtually impossible to see all of Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios in a day. So opt for a one-park ticket to save money if you’re only going for one day.
Book Disneyland tickets through the French website
Brits are charged a premium for Disneyland Paris tickets and stays, but you can pay like a local by booking through the French Disneyland website. When we checked the price for a one-day, two-park ticket for a family of four in October, we saved £14 using the French site.
Access savings by typing the French version of the website into your address bar (https://www.disneylandparis.com/fr-fr/) and translating the page to English using the built-in Google Chrome extension (it should pop up automatically when you enter a foreign website). But do compare prices with the UK site to be sure you're getting the best deal.
Tip: If you’re booking a Disney holiday in the USA, head to disneyholidays.eu or disneyholidays.com instead of disneyholidays.co.uk for a wider variety of park tickets and prices.
How to get a discount on Disney tickets
- Check the website for Disneyland discounts and sales. For example, Disney is currently offering a ‘Family & Friends ticket offer’, where a group of four to six people can save up to £107 on one-park or two-park, one-day dated tickets. This special offer is valid until 16 Oct 2025, and is automatically applied when you select at least four tickets on the Disneyland Paris website.
- Make the most of Disney’s price match promise – if you find a cheaper deal elsewhere within 24 hours of booking through Disney directly, you can ask for a refund of the difference by submitting screenshots of the lower price you found. The guarantee applies to packages with hotel stays included – not just park tickets.
- Use a Blue Light Card discount: Disney offers a discount to anyone with a Blue Light Card (ie those who work for the NHS, emergency services and social care sector) or have Defence Discount Service membership (ie for armed forces, veterans and the wider armed forces community – including spouses of those currently serving). You’ll just need to make sure you book via the Disney Holidays website, then email your 8-digit booking reference to disneytraveluk@disneyonline.com alongside the Blue Light Card code available at the date and time you made your booking.
- Guests with disabilities are entitled to 25% off tickets for themselves and one accompanying guest, and this price reduction is now available when booking online. Disney asks for 'official proof of disability at the ticket counters on the day'.
What is the cheapest Disneyland Paris hotel to stay in?
- Disney Hotel Santa Fe — a no-frills, Cars-themed hotel
There are six official Disney hotels you can stay in at Disneyland Paris, one self-catered lodge accommodation, and one self-catered ‘eco-village’ option. These are:
- Disneyland Hotel 5 stars
- Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel! 4 stars
- Disney Newport Bay Club 4 stars
- Disney Sequoia Lodge 3 stars
- Disney Hotel Cheyenne 3 stars
- Disney Hotel Santa Fe 2 stars
- Disney Davy Crockett Ranch Self-catering lodges
- Les Villages Nature Paris ‘eco-village’
Snapshot research showed that Disney Hotel Santa Fe is the cheapest hotel when booking through the official Disneyland Paris site (with tickets included).
Across the six dates checked in June, July and August 2026, it would cost a family of four £783 on average to stay this summer for one night, which includes two-day park tickets that permit you to enter both parks.
Book a stay at Disney Hotel Santa Fe directly through Disneyland Paris' website.
How much does it cost to stay in the Disneyland Hotel in Paris in 2025-2026?
The flagship Disneyland Hotel is a five-star 'fairytale kingdom' resort at the entrance to the parks, featuring royals including Disney princesses. It underwent a two-year renovation and finally reopened in January 2024. It is the priciest Disney hotel to stay in.
Our snapshot research showed it will cost a family of four an average of £1,450 a night to stay in this hotel (including park tickets for two days) in summer 2026 — and that’s even when booking six to eight months in advance. That's around double the cost of Disney Hotel Santa Fe.
Book a stay at Disneyland Hotel
Should I book a Disneyland Paris partner hotel directly with Disney?
If you want to book with a partner hotel, it's best to check whether you're better off booking via Disney or directly with the hotel.
The Adagio Marne-la-Vallée Val d'Europe aparthotel, for instance, was more expensive to book via the Disney site as a package with tickets for a night in the Christmas holidays on 29 December, with two-day, two-park tickets included. Instead, it was a better deal to book directly through the Adagio aparthotel site and buy park tickets separately.
However, for a one-night stay during the February half-term holidays on 16 Feb, booking a package via the Disney website proved cheaper.
| Dates | Disneyland Paris direct package (1-night stay, with 2-day, 2-park tickets) | Booking Adagio aparthotel direct and 2-day, 2-park tickets separately |
| 29-30 Jan 2026 | £581 | £554 |
| 16-17 Feb 2026 | £704 | £720 |
What's the cheapest way to get from central Paris to Disneyland?
A taxi from central Paris to Disneyland costs around £62. A quicker and cheaper way to get there is on the suburban RER. The 38-minute journey from Gare de Lyon to Marne-la-Vallée/Chessy (line A) costs just £4.25 (€5) for an adult. The station is right next to the park, and there’s no need to buy tickets in advance.
What's the best way to get from the airport to Disneyland?
The 10-minute TGV train from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Marne-la-Valllée costs from £20 per adult. If you’re heading straight to the parks, alternatively, you can take Disney’s hour-long Magic Shuttle bus. One-way tickets from either Charles de Gaulle or Orly airports in Paris cost £20 (€24) per adult and £9 (€11) per child. Kids under three go free.
A cheaper alternative is to use the RER via central Paris – change at Châtelet–Les Halles.
Disneyland Paris weather – month by month
Visit in July for the best temperatures and the least likelihood of rainfall.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
| Max temp (daytime) ˚C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Days with some rain | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Weather data collected from Weather2Travel
