The most essential item of them all: Your passport to the magic.

When you arrive at the gates of either Disney Park, everyone above the age of 3 needs a ticket to get in. Though tickets are easy to buy once you're at the resort, it is highly recommended you buy your Disneyland Paris tickets in advance to save both time and money, taking advantage of the great advance purchase offers.

So, choose your ideal Disneyland Paris adventure — from 1 to 5 days of magic, one park or both!

How many days?

• Do you want to visit the resort for just a single day or multiple days? You can buy tickets for up to 5 days in the parks, and all tickets for 2 days and over automatically allow visits to both Disney Parks in a single day (sometimes known as 'Park Hopper' or 'Passe-Partout' tickets), meaning you can "hop" between them as often as you like.
• Ideally, a good overview of Disneyland Park takes 2 days whilst Walt Disney Studios Park takes 1 day. However — the longer you visit for, the more you'll enjoy it all, as you'll be able to take things slower, appreciate the details and ride the attractions when the queues are shortest.
• If you're buying tickets for more than 3 days, or planning to return again later in the year, Annual Passports are remarkably affordable and definitely worth your consideration.

You can now even print out special e-tickets at home, instantly — great if you'd like to skip postage times and costs, or if you've left it until the last minute!

• 2nd April to 8th November 2010
• Prices for purchase dates:

Regular Tickets

Find more information about Buying & Using Tickets here.

Special Offer Tickets - UK

Looking for lower prices? You could also try attractiontix.co.uk.

Special Offer Tickets - France

Other Special Offers

There are a few other discounted tickets available only at the park gates. Though usually marketed only towards French and particularly local visitors, most can be taken advantage of by anyone.

Seniors

Are you, or someone you're visiting with, over the age of 60? At certain times you can get a reduced price 1 Day entry ticket (around 15% off) upon presentation of valid ID containing your birth date (such as a Passport).

• 1 Day 1 Park - €44 (reduced from €52)
• 1 Day 2 Parks - €55 (reduced from €65)
• Only available Monday to Friday, not available during peak Christmas holiday fortnight.

Students

Take a break from all that hard studying with a day at Disneyland Paris! The 1 Day Park Hopper is available for a much reduced price upon presentation of a valid student identification card from your univeristy.

• 1 Day 2 Parks - €42 (reduced from €65)
• Only available Monday to Friday, not available during peak Christmas holiday fortnight.

Large Families

Have 3 or more kids? Upon presentation of the special SNCF "Famille Nombreuse" card, you can save approximately 15% off a single day of fun together at one or both parks.

• 1 Day 1 Park - Adult €44 (reduced from €52) - Child €37 (reduced from €44)
• 1 Day 2 Parks - €55 (reduced from €65) - Child €48 (reduced from €57)
• Only available Monday to Friday, not available during peak Christmas holiday fortnight.

With two parks right next door to each other, Disneyland Paris is unique in Europe.

Normally you might slip through the turnstiles of a theme park and not leave again until the very end of the day. At Disneyland Paris, where two very different parks are just a couple of minutes' walk from each other, you'll soon learn the art of park hopping, the advantages of the multi-day ticket and the time savings of the E-Ticket.

How to buy

Of course, the easiest way to get your park tickets is to order them direct from Disneyland Paris, either online or over the phone. Not only will you save time at the gate, you can take advantage of special offer tickets with no mark-up or commission added.

Buy Direct

• Buy online from disneylandparis.com!
• UK Booking hotline: 08448 008 898
• Central Reservations hotline: (+33) (0) 1 60 30 60 30

Ordering tickets direct from Disneyland Paris either online or over the phone will require a small delivery charge per ticket. Online payment must be made by Visa, Mastercard or American Express and you should allow 10 days for delivery. There is a maximum of 12 tickets per order online and 8 over the phone.

Buy elsewhere online

There are also other registered ticket sales agents operating online, for an alternative option to the direct site, who may have additional special offers:

• Buy online from attractiontix.co.uk

Using your ticket

Turnstiles and Disney's Fastpass machines have now been adapted so that the process for both standard tickets (with a magnetic strip) and print-at-home E-Tickets (with an optical barcode) is largely the same.

• Walk to your chosen park entrance and approach the turnstiles. Look for the shortest queue if possible - at Disneyland Park, often those on the far left and right from the main entrance way.
• Insert the ticket into one of the open electronic turnstiles, shown with a green light, and then take it back when it pops out again and proceed into the park, simple as that!
• If you've got a pushchair (stroller) or wheelchair, the Cast Member at the entrance will let you through a special gate in their shelter and swipe your tickets for you.
• If you require assistance or encounter problems, do not hesitate to ask one of the Cast Members on-hand for assistance.

Good-to-know ticket tips

• Each day you use a standard ticket for the first time, a small hole will be punched in it to physically signify one day's usage, in addition to a record being made on the resort's computer-controlled system.
• Your park ticket allows access to all attractions and entertainment experiences in each park, except video game arcades and the Rustler Roundup Shootin' Gallery.
• You should keep your passport for your entire stay in the parks, do not throw it away. You will need it to collect Disney's FASTPASS tickets in particular.
• Entry to the Disney Parks is always subject to the official park capacity.