Things to do in Fantasyland - Attractions, Castle Attractions and Meet and Greets


Things to do in Fantasyland - Attractions, Castle Attractions and Meet and Greets


If you have little ones, Fantasyland is the place to be! In this land, you and your family will be immersed in a truly magical section of the park and feel like princes, princesses, kings and queens! There is a real range of activities to do in Fantasyland and the fact that it is accessed via the castle makes it all that more magical. Fantasyland is arguably the biggest of the 5 lands as it also includes the castle attractions and has the most rides that are suitable for the younger ones.

How to get to Fantasyland

If you are trying to get to Fantasyland from the end of Main Street U.S.A., head straight to the castle and you can walk straight through the castle entrance! You can also access Fantasyland from Adventureland on one side and to the left of the Discoveryland sign. Entering the land through the castle can be quite a surreal experience and it is amazing to enter the land this way with little ones as they see the carousel ahead which immerses you in the land immediately!

Attractions

  • Peter Pan’s Flight – Any height – Family adventure – This is a dark ride as it is an indoor ride – Fly above the streets of London and sail away into Neverland to witness the adventures of Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, the Darling children and the infamous Captain Hook
  • It’s a Small World – Any height – Water ride – Family adventure – This attraction only reopened on 5th May and it has been newly renovated – A wonderful ride to go on with all the family to celebrate our World and the people in it!
  • Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains – Any height – Family adventure – Explore the story of Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs in this dark ride indoor attraction – This one may be more suitable for slightly older children as the dark ride aspect can spook little ones.
  • Les Voyages de Pinocchio – Any height – Family adventure – Move through the story of Pinocchio in this indoor dark ride – As above, this ride may spook younger ones as the attraction figures are quite close to the ride vehicle and it is a dark ride.
  • Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups – Any height – Family adventure – Wait times vary but can be up to 30 minutes or more if it is busy – A wonderful ride that can be controlled so that you can choose to either spin the tea cup while the ride moves or keep it still and let the ride move you around.
  • Alice’s Curious Labyrinth – Any height – Family adventure – Relaxing walk and fun for little ones – A fantastic maze that makes you feel like you are in a part of Wonderland! – Make sure that you climb up the stairs of the building for a different castle angle.
  • Le Carrousel de Lancelot – Any height – Family adventure – This is a wonderful ride for children (and adults!) of all ages – Choose to either ride on a horse or in a carriage on the carousel and enjoy the beautiful music while the carousel smoothly glides around.
  • Dumbo the Flying Elephant – Any height – Fun for little ones – This was our daughter’s favourite ride when we went (she was 2 at the time) and it definitely is fun for little ones like it says in the description! – You control the elephant to either move up or down using a lever as the ride moves in a circular direction!
  • Casey Jr. – Le Petit Train du Cirque – Any height – Family adventure – This is a wonderful first rollercoaster to go on as you ride the Casey Jr. around the storybook boat ride below – Little ones must be seated to one side on this ride.
  • Le Pays des Contes de Fées – Any height – Family adventure – A lovely outdoor boat ride that takes you through some of your favourite Disney stories with wonderfully crafted objects from each of the stories – See if you can guess the story before seeing the signs!


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  • Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant – The castle itself – Classed as a family adventure and relaxing walk – Any height – Walk inside and explore every nook and cranny to make sure that you don’t miss anything – Don’t forget to walk up the stairs!
  • La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant – Any height – All ages – This is located in the upper part of the castle and is a wonderfully colourful and creative retelling of the story of Sleeping Beauty.
  • La Tanière du Dragon – Any height – Yes the clue is in the name there really is a dragon in the castle! Find where he lies ‘sleeping’ underneath the main section of the castle in the middle – He may even wake up to say hello in a way that dragons do!
  • La Boutique du Château – In this beautiful shop it is Christmas all year round! Find stunning decorations, Christmas ornaments, gifts and collectibles all in one little shop. – This is located on the right side inside the castle if you are entering from Main Street U.S.A.
  • Merlin l’Enchanteur – An absolutely dazzling cavern of wonders – Sells etched crystal, glass ornaments, glass decorations and jewellery – You can see glass blowing at its finest in here and even create your very own Disney glass wand! – I would highly recommend this shop if you wish to purchase a unique Disneyland souvenir as I bought my beautiful Disney ‘D’ ornament from here and it is my favourite one to date! – This shop is located on the left side inside the castle if you are entering from Main Street U.S.A.

Meet and Greets

There are a couple of meet and greet points in Fantasyland but there are also very specific meet and greets and the characters change frequently/move throughout the day to different points.

  • There is currently a meet and greet point for Alice in Wonderland characters near the carousel and Sir Mickey’s Boutique.
  • Use the app to see which characters it says will be in the park on the day that you visit. If you use the ‘Characters’ filter option on the map it will show you where there are currently characters at meet and greet locations.
  • There is a specific ‘Meet Mickey Mouse’ attraction which is an indoor meet and greet with the main mouse himself!
  • The Princess Pavilion is the place to go to meet and greet with different Disney Princesses! This is an indoor meet and greet and the Princesses change frequently.

Anything Else?

  • It’s a Small World attraction has just reopened after many, many months of closure so this may be a queue heavy attraction at this current moment in time!
  • There are a number of restaurants and shops to visit in Fantasyland (explored in a later post).
  • The shops in this area are absolutely magical and tell different stories so make sure that you explore these as well.

Top Tips:

  • The Casey Jr. – le Petit Train du Cirque and Le Pays des Contes de Fées have slightly different operational hours and are open 9:30am to 9:00pm so even if you have extra magic hours you cannot access these outside of those hours. I would recommend getting there for around 9:30am if you wanted to go on these rides early on. There is also a meet and greet point by the Casey Jr. ride.
  • There are different meet and greet points where characters may ‘randomly’ appear at different times of day so keep on the lookout for signs or for the characters themselves!
  • Make use of the Disneyland Paris app or map.
  • This land is absolutely magical for little ones and it is wonderful to see little faces light up when they see the different sights so take the time to take it all in and don’t worry about rushing around!



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