Shopping is just as much a part of the fun at Disneyland Paris as a thrilling rollercoaster ride or a delicious meal in a restaurant. What you buy is almost secondary. It is more about how you shop, as everything at Disneyland is geared towards creating the perfect shopping experience. There are shops, boutiques and stalls on almost every corner of the resort, offering all kinds of different items. Souvenirs naturally make up a large part of the selection, but there are also plenty of soft toys, clothing of all kinds and homewares.
The appeal of shopping really does catch up with everyone here. Temptation is everywhere, eventually wearing down even the most determined resistance. Anyone who enters one of the shops in Disneyland Park or Disney Adventure World intending to have just a quick look around rarely leaves empty-handed. It might be a baseball cap to keep the sun off, a fun T-shirt featuring a favourite character, or simply a pen for writing a few postcards from the magical kingdom to those back home. You can now put together your entire wardrobe at Disneyland Resort Paris. The range has long since expanded beyond simple T-shirts to include tops, trousers, jackets, underwear and socks in a wide variety of styles and designs.
Most shops offer items based around a particular theme, either linked to an attraction such as Tower of Terror or Pirates of the Caribbean, while others mainly stock clothing or toys.
Main Street, USA: A Shopping Experience
Nowhere else in Disneyland Paris is better for a leisurely stroll and some shopping than Main Street in Disneyland Park, where one shop follows another. You really can shop till you drop here! If the weather is poor, you can still move from boutique to boutique without getting your feet wet, as most of the shops are connected. Otherwise, simply use the arcades and enter the shops from there. One particularly tempting stop is the Boardwalk Candy Palace, where sweets, chocolate and plenty of other treats await. Hardly anyone can resist the tempting smell of all those sweet treats.
Did you miss out on a collectable that was particularly important to you? No problem! Check Catawiki from time to time, as they regularly hold auctions featuring rare items from the Disney Parks.
Pin Trading
Pin trading is a special part of the Disney Parks experience around the world. Disneyland Paris also has shops that sell a particularly wide selection of pins. You can collect these pins or trade them with others. Some Cast Members enjoy pin trading too and are happy to trade their pins with visitors. There are even pin trading events that attract collectors from around the world.
To make shopping at Disneyland as convenient as possible, there is a special service that allows you to leave your purchases during the day and collect them again in the evening. Free delivery to your hotel is also available if you are staying at a Disney Hotel or an official Disney Partner Hotel. This means you can shop in the morning without having to carry full shopping bags around the park all day.
Everything you need to know about the end-of-season sales
Anyone over 30 will probably remember the days when the January sales and summer sales were major events in the UK, with crowds of shoppers often making the television news on the first day. In Britain, however, retailers have generally been free to decide when to hold sales and how long they last. In France, by contrast, the main sales periods, known as soldes, are still regulated by law. There are fixed dates for the winter sales (soldes d’hiver) and summer sales (soldes d’été), along with a number of other rules that retailers have to follow. Disneyland Paris and its shops take part in these sales. This means you can sometimes find some genuine bargains during the sales periods.
Some shops at Disneyland Paris
Legends of Hollywood
Behind the backdrop of the Hollywood Boulevard is the huge shop Legends of Hollywood - here you will find everything you can dream of.
Lego Store
Disney Village is home to one of the largest Lego stores in Europe. Here you can get these popular building blocks in all different variants and of course also special Disney building kits.
Les Tresors de Scheherazade
Immerse yourself in the world of stories from 1001 nights. When you enter this shop in Adventureland, you are facing a giant camel and there are magic lamps everywhere - a magical shopping experience.
Lilly's Boutique
Do you want to shop or take a look at some historical things? In Lilly's Boutique you can combine both, because there are cups, plates & co to buy while at the same time numerous pictures of Lilly and Walt Disney are shown.
Main Street Motors
The latest Disney fashion is available at Main Street Motors - where, by the way, originally real vintage cars were sold, which the name of the shop and the shop window design are still reminiscent of.
Merlin l'Enchanteur
The small shop Merlin l'Enchanteur is located in the Sleeping Beauty Castle. Here you will find jewelry and glass art. You can even watch the glass artist at work.
Pueblo Trading Post
The Pueblo Trading Post is located a little bit hidden in the Frontierland. This shop is particularly popular with pin collectors since the limited edition pins are sold here.
Sir Mickey's Boutique
The design of this shop is beautiful, so be sure to take a look around! If you like, you can of course also buy a souvenir to remember your visit.
Star Traders
All Star Wars fans get their money's worth in this shop in Discoveryland. There are T-shirts, mugs, collectable figures or Lego sets - of course everything in a Star Wars design.
Tower Hotel Gifts
Do you still have the nerve to go shopping after visiting the Tower of Terror? Then this is the place to be! You can also have a souvenir photo of your Tower of Terror visit printed here.
