Of the Disney Parks I have visited, Disneyland Paris was one of the least crowded, second only to Hong Kong. The French school year hadn’t quite ended for summer holiday, but I was still surprised by the lack of huge crowds.
As usual, the rides were mostly similar to other parks, with a few notable exceptions like Ratatouille and Crush’s Coaster at Walt Disney Studios.
Despite the primary language being different, this park felt the most American of any other Disney park I have been to outside of the USA. I can’t quite put my finger on why it felt so culturally similar. Maybe it was the number of Americans at the park—there were far more than I had ever experienced in the Asian Disney parks. Or maybe it was simply the high number of English speakers in general, which made the whole place feel a bit less foreign. The food was also surprisingly similar to the Disney Parks in the USA. In fact, there was even a Five Guys Burgers near the park gates.
If hitting all the Disney Parks is on your bucket list, Disneyland Paris is definitely worth a visit. However, if you’re looking for a unique cultural Disney experience, I feel Disneyland Paris underdelivered.
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