How to Register Your Disneyland Paris Tickets
Launched in July 2020, the Disney park reservation platform is now an essential step for every visitor with an undated ticket or an Annual Pass. Without it, your Disneyland Paris booking won’t get you into the parks. So here are the answers to all your questions about the ticket registration system.
When it announced the system in July 2020, Disneyland Paris explained the need to “welcome a limited number of daily visitors when it reopened, in line with physical distancing measures…“. For these reasons, Disneyland Paris made it mandatory to register undated tickets and Annual Pass holders’ visits: they must now register online in advance to get into the parks.
What about the other Disney parks?
Did you know that the reservation system also exists at Walt Disney World in Florida and at Disneyland in California, under the name “Disney Park Pass system”?
Why do you need to register to visit Disneyland Paris?
The first and most important reason is that if you don’t, you could simply be refused entry to the Disney parks.
Let’s say you’ve bought undated tickets for the whole family, for two days and two parks. You’ve spent a tidy £877 (1,008 €) for a family of two adults and two children (aged 3 and over). If you haven’t registered your visit dates straight away, you could find yourself in one of these 3 situations:
- There’s no availability left : that’s the risk you take if you register too late.
- You forgot to register: unfortunately, you won’t be able to get into the parks, or buy tickets on the spot
- You forgot your booking confirmation on the day of your visit: in that case, you won’t get in either. You absolutely must prove that your dates have been booked
It would be a shame to see the children in floods of tears at the entrance, wouldn’t it? So don’t wait: go and register your tickets now!
How do you register?
Although advance booking applies to both undated ticket holders and Annual Pass holders, it’s important to know that each has its own booking calendar. That’s why you may notice differences in availability.
Validating your tickets takes just 3 steps:
- Log in to your “My Disneyland” account: note that the platform isn’t available in the official app, only on the www.disneylandparis.com website
- Register the tickets you want to use: simply choose the ticket or tickets you want to link
- Check the availability calendar: and choose one or more visit dates
What happens if I don’t use my booking?
There’s something far worse than not registering: not turning up on the date you booked! If you don’t show up on the day and haven’t cancelled your booking (see the conditions below), Disneyland Paris has the right to block you from the system for the following 14 days.
How far ahead can you book your park visits?
As a rule, Disneyland Paris releases available dates less than 6 months in advance. So it’s perfectly normal if you check the calendar in June for December and every date shows “no park available”.
What are the exceptions to the online registration system?
If you’d rather skip registering your visits, there are ways round it. Here they are:
1. Buy dated Disneyland Paris tickets
A dated ticket has two advantages: first, you won’t have to go through the booking platform. Second, it’s much cheaper than an undated ticket. It’s also more convenient to buy for multi-day visits (up to 4 days).
Bear in mind, though, that their price varies enormously depending on the time of year.
2. Book a Disney hotel stay with tickets
At Disneyland Paris, guests staying at the Disney hotels enjoy plenty of perks: early access to Disneyland Park and Disney Adventure World (Extra Magic Time), character meet-and-greets… and another big one: 100% guaranteed access to the parks for the whole of their stay.
3. Book a room-only stay at a Disney hotel
This option can be worth it if, for example, you couldn’t find any availability. Staying at a Disney hotel such as the Newport Bay Club or the Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel guarantees you access to the parks, even if you bought your tickets separately (through an employer scheme, for example).
Another advantage of booking a room-only stay through Booking.com, for example, is that you don’t pay straight away, only just before your stay. That gives you time to save up a little.
