Disneyland Paris
Theme park: Disneyland Paris.
Location: Marne la Vallee, near Paris.
Admission price: adults £23, children £18.
Opening times: year-round, from 9am-8pm. Until 11pm during school summer holidays.
Main attractions: Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Peter Pan’s Flight, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril, Star Tours.
Nearest resorts: six on-site hotels plus the self-catering Ranch Davy Crockett which is 15mins’ drive from park.
Don’t miss: Main Street Electrical Parade, Wonderful World of Disney Parade, and the new attraction, Honey I Shrunk the Audience.
Best time to go: spring/summer time.
Getting there: Eurostar daily from Waterloo to Marne la Vallee takes 3hrs; Metro/RER express train from Paris to the park takes 35mins. Three hours’ drive from Calais – take the A4 motorway, exit 14 Parc Disneyland. Flight shuttles operate from Paris Charles de Gaulle and Orly Airports
Suitable for: all ages from four upwards.
Operators: Cresta, Bridge Travel Service, Leger Travel, Thomson, SeaFrance, Eurocamp, French Life Holidays. Off-site hotels: Travelscene, Eurosites.
Sample package price: three nights at the Sequoia Lodge for two adults and two children aged four and 12 costs from £1,072 with Paris Travel Service including return travel from Waterloo on Eurostar, breakfast and entry to the park.