I'm happy to announced that me and my family are going to visit Disneyland Paris in October!
It's during the low season, so we hope it's not that busy.
Disneyland is the most visited attraction park in Europe, which means it's almost always crowded.
There is ofcourse a lot of diffrence between Saterday in August and Monday in November.
If you wanna go on a less busy periode, I would suggest going during the week (so monday to friday), because in the weekend a lot of people from Paris come to Disneyland and it's always 50% more crowded.
I would also suggest to go in october/november or april/may. Those are quite easy times and the weather is mostly nice. January and February are pretty normal months, but it can get really cold. And waiting in line when it's cold, is not nice at all. And when it freezes or snows, they might even shut down some rides (big thunder mountain closed when it started snowing this febuary) and cancel the parade.
But what if you are in Disneyland Paris and it gets busy? It can happen any time and any day. Last time we had a few schools who came and it was pretty busy.
The attractions you should avoid, when it gets busy:
Peter Pan's Flight
This attraction is the most beloved attraction in Disneyland. (Don't ask me why, I love the ride, but it's short and there is not much going on... So why the long lines?). I can remember one time, really long ago when this ride had only 5 minutes of waiting time, but I haven't seen it ever since. The longest wait I have seen was here (which was about 100 minutes).
Super Tip: If you do wanna ride Peter Pan: Get yourself a fastpass early in the morning. Around 11/12 a.m. the fastpasses are mostly gone. So get it early.
Dumbo the Flying Elephant.
This is another attraction that is so beloved, it never fails to have long lines. The ride is nice and it's cute to fly in Dumbo. But when it's busy I recommand watching the ride and go on another one.
Super Tip: If you have little kids who really really wanna ride their own Dumbo, I recommand you to go. They will love the ride. We went on this ride during the magic hours (which you get when you have an annual pass or when you stay at a Disney hotel). It wasn't that busy, so that's an option too.
Big Thunder Mountain
Thrill seekers love Big Thunder Mountain, but not only the big ones, because kids from 1.02m can go. This ride is busy all day. It's a really great ride, but it will cost you a lot of time to get on it and don't be fooled by the line you see, inside that wooden cabin, there is so much space, it can hold up a line of more than 2 hours.
Super Tip: This ride also has fastpasses. So you should get one on busy days. But keep in mind: Sometimes there is a line for getting a fastpass. Which means you have to wait to get a fastpass and with the fastpass you will have to wait too.
Autopia
The first several times I went to Disneyland, this attraction was always closed. Some time ago this opened regular again. But it's a very very populair ride. This is probably because children (up 1.02m) get to ride a car, which is really exiting. But busy means really busy (around 75 minutes is really normal here).
Super Tip: Go early in the morning or late in the evening. It's less busy.
Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast
It's one of the most recent attractions in Disneyland itself, but evenso, it's already quite a few years old. It's a favorite for young and old (my boyfriend loves it). It's populair because it's interactive and you get to shoot at things. The lines for this ride can get really long, outside and inside the building.
Super tip: This attraction also has the fastpass, which is really good, because you skip the outside line. Inside it's the same line though.
Attractions that will be busy, but are quite fast.
The Phantom Manor
A populair attraction, but lines are almost always fast. I don't think I ever waited more than 30 minutes (during the summer vacation). You go inside the mansion with a pretty big group, which already shrinks the waiting time. Inside the doombuggies are the "always moving" kind, so this also goes really fast!
It's a Small World
The most amazing ride ever if it's busy, rainy or cold. It has such a fast line (probably because the load 4 boats with about 20 people at once). It's a children's favorite.
Alice's Curious Labyrinth
This attraction is a labyrinth, which means you walk through it. When it gets really busy, they will have a line and let peope wait. They do this to make sure the Labyrinth doesn't get a line itself and the magic stays. This waiting line isn't that busy and the attraction is great.
Sleeping Beauty's Castle
This one is quite the same as the Labyrinth. It's walkthrough, so it's not that busy. You can just walk around and enjoy the castle!
Pirates of the Carribean
This ride isn't that busy most of the time. I have only been there once when I had to wait outside. It's probably because they have the same system as it's a small world.
Other Busy attractions
Space Mountain Mission 2, Pinoccio, Snow white, Casey Junior, Orbitron and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril.
