PLAN YOUR TRIP

Before You Go to Disneyland Paris

Spending money, phones, tax-free shopping, payments, packing and the practical checks worth sorting before you leave.

The big bookings may be done, but there are still a few practical things that can make a Disneyland Paris trip easier. This is where we keep the useful bits we actually think about before travelling: how much money to take, how we stay connected, what we carry, how we pay and the checks we make before leaving home.

It is not a giant pre-holiday checklist. Most of it is common sense. These are simply the things that have genuinely made our trips easier or saved us money.

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COFFEE & MAGIC GUIDE Money How Much Spending Money Do You Need for Disneyland Paris? A realistic family spending budget for food, snacks, drinks and souvenirs, based on how we actually spend at Disneyland Paris. COFFEE & MAGIC GUIDE Phones Do You Need an eSIM for Disneyland Paris? We used an eSIM for the first time this year. We would not want to go back. COFFEE & MAGIC GUIDE Shopping Tax-Free Shopping at Disneyland Paris: How We Use SkipTax We ignored tax-free shopping for years. On our last two trips we received €116 and €124 back. COFFEE & MAGIC GUIDE Money Paying at Disneyland Paris: Cards, Cash and Euros How we pay for almost everything, keep the holiday budget separate and avoid unnecessary conversion costs. COFFEE & MAGIC GUIDE Packing What We Actually Pack for Disneyland Paris Pack for long days and changing weather, but do not carry half the hotel around the parks. COFFEE & MAGIC GUIDE Practical Travel Insurance for Disneyland Paris Not a Disney-specific trick. Just one of the standard things we would have sorted before any holiday. COFFEE & MAGIC GUIDE Practical Passports & Entry Requirements for Disneyland Paris The practical current checks for British visitors travelling to France.