Disneyland paris tips

[Crackery]

Have booked a 2 day pass later this month. That's all I've booked- no food reservations or anything.

Please give me your tips or recommendations on how to make the most out of the 2 days.

I've been before but it was 13 yrs ago.

Big thanks in advance.

So you haven’t booked accommodation? Try to stay as close as your budget will allow.

How many adults and how many dc? What ages?

I have booked accommodation on east side of Paris- 45 mins into Disney by train. Not booked any meals

2 adults, 2dc; 8 and 15

Aim to get there well before it opens each day.
As you’re only there for 2 days and your dc are older, I wouldn’t bother with character dining or even table service restaurants. You can get some
reasonable food at reasonable prices with a fun dining experience at some of the quick service restaurants:
Last Chance Café is our absolute favourite. It’s a heavily-themed yet pretty small and unassuming restaurant and serves some decent hot food.
Casey’s Corner is a classic American quick service option with a baseball theme. It also has a good view of the Disney Illuminations if you sit down to eat facing the castle. One issue with Casey’s Corner is that they don’t have any ‘meals’, but rather you order each individual food item alone. This makes it better if you’re just stopping for a quick snack as creating a whole meal can end up more expensive than other restaurants.
Cowboy Cookout BBQ is one of the biggest quick service restaurant. As we tend to eat light through the day, “Menu 4” is a great size to share between 2 for a lighter lunch. As a bonus, you can often see the Disney characters come out and walk straight through the outside tables on their way to meet and greets around Frontierland.

@Fivemoreminutes1 that is exactly the kind of info I need. Thank you. I've left it too late for table service restaurants - no availability on our days.

Anything else?

Definitely take a power bank for your phone.
Download the official Disneyland Paris app before your trip. It’s useful not only for wait times, but also restaurant hours, which can be unpredictable at times.
Start your day with Big Thunder Mountain which is the most popular attraction. After that, loop back into Fantasyland to knock out several other popular rides in quick succession…
For Studios Park, I’d suggest doing Crush’s Coaster first before crowds build up, and then doing Ratatouille via Single Rider or FastPass. We typically only spend 2-3 hours in the Walt Disney Studios Park per trip.
Before and following the afternoon parade, you should have time to slow down and explore (e.g., see the dragon!). I cannot sufficiently stress the importance of exploration at Disneyland. It truly is a treasure trove of details.

Brilliant! Big thanks!

I don't want to be a downer, but I have found the food at DLP to be so bad that frankly it embarrasses me to be French. So in terms of eating, what I would do would be to get a reasonably close by hotel with a decent breakfast buffet and have breakfast there. Have a light lunch. Dinner off-site if possible. I've found that the best choice that my family liked was the Middle Eastern buffet ("Orientale," in French--which means Middle Eastern, not Asian!). The surroundings are beautiful and serene, the food is edible, and they do have some western choices for kids who might not be interested in couscous and that sort of thing.

Second choice is to eat at Disney Village. There used to be an American-style rock-and-roll diner very close in, and that place is good (huge American portions, though), and at the furthest end there is a sandwich place that is very good.

Definitely do Crush's Coaster first, and if your kids are old enough to do single-rider (your youngest is 8, one of my kids did it singly at 9 or 10, it's not very scary), do it that way. The line can get crazy long, but it's a great ride.