Disney Paris Parking Lot Review

Last Updated on November 2, 2025 by Themepark Freak

Why a Disney Paris parking lot review? Why not? Personally, I don’t think a lot of people realize how long of a walk it is from the parking lot (especially if you don’t get up front) to just the Disneyland Paris security station. Especially if the moving walk ways the park provides are out of service.

Themepark Freak

Cost vs. Value

3

Ease of finding the parking lot

10

Paymentbooths

6

Finding a parking spot

10

Parking space size

4

Distance from parking lot to park

5

Mobility aids to the park

5

Toilet availability

10

The Goods

Easy to find, lots of signs from the motorway.

Easy to navigate the parking lot.

Moving walkways (when they're working).

Covered parking spots.

The Bads

Being forced to use the app if you're using a Magic Pass at the entry.

Very tight parking spots.

A full kilometer from the park entry or .6 mile.

No benches for those with mobility issues to stop and rest.

5.9 2.94 5

Average Score

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Who Was With Me on This Trip?

Since creating Themepark Freak, I have been to Disneyland Paris twice. This section will detail the date(s) and whom I was with each trip to the parks.

October 20 to October 23 (2025)

For this trip I went with my nephew. We arrived at the park around 10:30 in the morning on the 20th and left around 8pm on the 23rd. We did not go to any magic hours.

October 25 to October 27 (2024)

For this trip I was with my mother and sister in law (MIL & SIL) as well as niece. We arrived at around noon on Friday the 27th and left the parks to go home around noon on Sunday the 27th. We did not utilize magic hour at all.

October 11 to October 13 (2023)

For my October 11th trip, I went to the parks solo. I accessed the park twice for Magic Hours so parked between 7:50 and 8:15 in the morning.

February 27 to March 1 (2023)

On 27 February 2023 I (44F) took my 70 year old mother in law (MIL) and 14 year old nephew to Disneyland Paris. While my husband and I had visited the parks back in 2015, neither my MIL or nephew have ever been.

Parking in the Disneyland Paris Parking Lot

Bringing your own car and parking in the Disneyland Paris parking lot is really easy. Below is my honest review of what it’s like to drive and park at the Disneyland Paris parking lot.

The Disneyland Paris Toll Plaza

When you reach the toll plaza in your vehicle, pick a lane that has a green arrow. Avoid the lanes that have the red X’s as they aren’t open.

Disney Paris Toll Plaza October 2025

On the first day we used the QR code in the app to enter the parks at around 10:30 in the morning.

We had to pull to the side as we entered the entry area since the app decided to restart and the internet was not working with me. It took about 3 minutes to finally get enough bars to make the app work and get up to the booths.

Once again, there was no actual cast members present. One change is the area you need to scan the QR code is clearly labeled for magic passes.

When I checked in to Davey Crockett Ranch I requested physical Magic Passes in order to avoid the app not working again. So I used it in the morning of day 2 and it wouldn’t work. It turns out that the pass was just a card because they’re phasing out the physical passes. So we ended up holding up the line for about 5 minutes while I had to navigate to the app, wait a good minute for it to start and it took a minute or two to get to the QR codes.

Not a great system at all.

Disney Paris Toll Plaza October 2024

There has been another change. Magic passes are now being delivered to guests electronically, in the app. So you can either use a physical Magic Pass that you get from the Disney property you’re staying at or the QR code within the app.

The booths are still unmanned but on the 2nd day we did see a cast member running between parking lanes assisting guests. It did take a little longer to get through as guests were not prepared with passes, QR codes or credit cards.

Disney Paris Toll Plaza October 2023

For my return trip in October, there was a big change. There are no longer people in the toll booths. Instead, poles that look like something you’d use to try to ring someone at a gate had been installed.

On each pole there was an area where you could scan your magic pass (you have to physically rub it on the area labeled passes or employees) or pay by credit card. There is no longer the option to pay by cash.

Disney Paris Toll Plaza February 2023

The toll booths have humans in them and you either need to pay (€30 per day for a car) or show a Magic Pass/Annual Pass that gets you into the parking lot for free.

Toll Plaza Tip: you know you’re going to have to pay or scan a pass. Have your payment or pass ready so you don’t hold up your line and all of the other guests behind you.

Parking Your Car After Paying

After you pay, follow the road to the actual parking lot. The following is a recap of what it was like to actually park my car each time I’ve been to Disney.

Parking Mid October 2025

On all three park days we were arriving around 10am. Even though it was fall break for the part of the Netherlands my nephew lived in, as well as several other European countries (we heard a lot of spanish along with dutch), it didn’t feel incredibly busy.

Since I was driving my husband’s Ionic 5, which is a beast of a car in size, I purposely parked mid C row on the first day hoping everyone else would try to get up closer.

On day 2 I was able to get mid B row in a spot where people couldn’t really park on either side of me.

On day 3, which was a Wednesday with pretty wet weather, I was able to park all the way up in the first A row but so far left I was almost on the exit lane. Again, I was able to park in a way that nobody else would be able to park next to me.

The only reason I didn’t want people next to me is we got this car this year (2025) and in my solo trip in October 2023 someone put a nice dent in the side of my car. Likely a child not being careful when they fling the back door open. I didn’t want to repeat the dent.

Parking Mid October 2024

Since we were staying over a weekend, there was enough people that we were constantly parking in the B and C rows. Especially since we weren’t trying to get to the park the first thing in the morning.

While my mother in law was walking better this time, we were going and getting the car then driving it up to the first A row that you can still drive towards the exit so she wouldn’t have to walk as far.

Parking Mid October 2023

This trip, I utilized the magic hours perk that came from my stay at Davey Crockett Ranch. This allowed me to get into the parks an hour earlier than those who didn’t get magic hours.

So on October 11th, I got to the parking lot at around 7:40. I was able to park right up in A8 which was as close as I could get. On the 12th I got to the parks at 9:30 and ended up in B13 and on the 12th I got there at 8:30 and ended up at A10.

Parking at the End of February 2023

The parking lot was fairly crowded for a Monday (school holidays) when we arrived at 10:45. So we had to park in Bambi 13 (i.e. B13), about mid row. In the grand scheme of things, this could have been worse. Disneyland Paris’s parking lot has over 44 rows.

Looking from the screen shot, it doesn’t look like a huge distance from the car to the side walk. However, that’s 100 meters (338 ft) from car to sidewalk.

Disneyland Paris Parking Lot - where I parked on D1

Parking Spots are Tight

If you’re coming from America, you’re going to be in for a shock. Even by Dutch standards, the space between cars is very tight. Especially if you drive a bigger car, like a Hyundai Ionic 5.

The first day at the parks back in February (2023), I parked with empty spots on either side of me. When we got back to my car, the spots were filled. It was so tight I had to shimmy into my car and pull up to let my MIL an nephew into the car. If they tried to get in where I was parked, they’d have been denting the cars next to us.

In fact, speaking of denting, if you care about your car either park way out in in the B or C parking lot or find alternative transportation to the parks. People really don’t take care with other people’s things and bang their doors into other cars. And of course eager children throw the door open only to hit the car next to them. When I got home from my trip, I found a huge ding on the passenger side courtesy of some other guest or their children.

When I visited again in October, I felt the current guests were being slightly more respectful of each other’s cars. It was still tight but I actually saw a mother stopping her child from flinging open the door.

The Long Walk to the Parks

Disneyland Paris visitors are expected to walk from their cars to the parks. Unlike the big parks in the USA, there aren’t any carts taking people from their row to the front of the park.

Without being an European disabled parking pass holder, the nearest spot you can possibly park is 600 meters (0.37 miles) to Disneyland Paris security.

Not counting the walk from the car to the sidewalk, row B13 put us 700 meters (0.4 miles) from security.

Be aware from the security check point, you’re still going to be roughly 178 meters (584 ft) from the entrance to the Disneyland Park and 126 meters (412 ft) from Walt Disney Studios.

What About the Moving Walkways

Once you’re ready to head to the parks, you’ll walk to your right (if you’re facing the parks) to get to a covered walkway. There are moving walkways, but unlike 2015 when they were all working, they currently are not. Below is the current state(s) of the moving walkways.

As of mid October 2025 all walkways are working, including the last one before you reach the security check!

Toilets Between the Parking Lot and Security

For those who forgot to use the bathroom before setting off to the parks, there is a toilet stationed between the Disneyland Paris parking lot and security.

I had to use this restroom when I made my second trip to the parks on Wednesday March 1st. There are a lot of stalls and everything was clean, stocked and working. In fact, as I entered there was an employee leaving who had just been cleaning.

As of mid October 2025 the toilets between the parking lot and security were open for guest use.

Summing Up the Disneyland Paris Parking Lot

Overall, parking in the Disneyland Paris parking lot with your own vehicle is incredibly easy.

It is quite expensive if you’re not staying at a Disney property or have an annual pass with parking privileges, but easy. There’s also plenty of room for everyone to park.

However, I’d say on an accessibility standpoint, the parking lot situation is disappointing.

Not everyone is able bodied (meaning physically fit), nor is everyone at an age that 700 meters of more is nothing. In fact, on my October 2025 trip my nephew made a comment how people who weren’t walking on the moving walkways were being lazy. I took the opportunity to talk to him about ability and not all disability was visible. There were plenty of people with injuries or some other issue that kept them from walking that far and they could be conserving energy.

In fact, back in February 2023 when my Mother in Law had to rent a wheelchair in the park, because she quite literally couldn’t walk another step, she was forced to walk to the parking lot (we have since found out you can take the chairs to your hotel, though I don’t know if we could have folded it up to put it in the car for Davey Crockett).

There was nowhere convenient for me to easily pick her up next to entrance of the actual park itself. Sure, I could have gone to the taxi or bus pickup by the train station, but that was still going to be a good 10 minute drive or more.

To put it nicely, if everyone in your party is healthy and can walk thousands upon thousands of steps without issue, there’s no problem. However, if you have an older person or someone with mobility issues in your party, you will need to plan ahead to try to make the trip from the parking lot to the parks a little more pleasant. Don’t count on those moving walkways to be working on your trip!