How to get a Priority Pass for Disneyland Paris...

We went to Disneyland Paris over the Summer and had an amazing time!

I always try and do a bit of research before we go anywhere new and I know it’s a bit sad but I’ll always find one or two Facebook groups dedicated to the places we’re going to so I can get as many tips as I can for things to do and see so I know we’re not missing out on any of the good stuff.

I did the same for Disneyland Paris and got some great tips on when and where to see the characters, which rides are quieter at certain times and in general, loads of ways to make our time there even better. One question that kept coming up was ‘how do I get a Priority Pass’ and I always scrolled by them as I thought that they were for visitors who were registered disabled.

Then I had my appointment with my diabetic nurse not long before we went and I was telling about our trip and she suggested that I applied for one of these passes. She suggested it because I struggle to sleep and get tired very quickly, especially in the heat because the hotter temperatures really mess with my blood sugars. I also need to drink a lot and also wee a lot (TMI I know) which means long queues can cause a bit of a nightmare.

So she gave me a letter describing the reasons why I should qualify and sent me off on my way to start reading all those ‘how do I get a Priority Pass’ posts that I’d previously scrolled on by.

I learned that a Priority Pass for Disneyland Paris is a pass that allows you priority access to the rides, shows, parades and character encounters, shops and restaurants in Disneyland Paris.

It also offers a special-rate park ticket with a discount of 25% off for your ticket and one carers ticket but we’d already booked our tickets on a great deal though Attraction Tickets.

I still wouldn’t have bothered with it if the pass had just been for me but it wasn’t, we read that it would be for me and up to four other people for rides and indoor shows and for the parades and outdoor shows, it would be me and up to two other people. So with four of us travelling, as long as I was going on the rides, we would all get priority access – which makes sense as there’s no point me not having to wait in a queue and then having to wait while everyone else does.

So, I decided to apply and read this link here to find out more about the card.

The list of documentation that’s accepted for a Priority Pass is as below:

Disability Living Allowance
Attendance Allowance Award
Personal independance payment
Armed Force Compensation Scheme
Certificate of Vision Impairment
U.K. Disabled I.D
National Disability Card
Access Card
Parking Card for Disabled People
Registration Card BD8
Adult Disability payment
Disabled Student’s Allowance
Scottish Child Disability Payment

I didn’t have any of the above but the letter from my Doctors and the prescription that I have for my condition meant that I did qualify for a National Disability card so I applied for that at a cost of £15 for three years.

Once I had that, and we were within one month of travel, I went back to the Disneyland Paris website and followed the process to apply for the card.

Once this was done, it was just a case of visiting guest services on the day we visited (it’s just outside the main park) and after a 15 minute wait, we got to the kiosk, showed my proof and got given my card.

Super simple, no stress and it made a huge difference to our time away.

The rides all had two queues – one of which was for fast track and priority pass holders – so we just joined the queue for us and waited our turn in that queue. I was surprised by how many people were in the priority queue but even so, none of the wait times were very long at all for us which was great for me.

I think the longest we waited for a ride was about 15 minutes which, in comparison to the wait times of up to an hour for most of the rides, was tremendous. We were only able to use the priority queue when I was going on a ride which really encouraged me to go on more than I would usually go on.

We didn’t have to queue for the shows that we went to see as the priority pass took us right to the front which means that it’s pretty much guaranteed entry although some people in our queue expected the best seats in there and were a bit unhappy that the seating was just a free for all. The pass isn’t about a great seat though so we were just happy to be in there without the wait.

The priority pass allows you and two others in a reserved viewing area and I wasn’t sure how strict they would be on that so on the day, I did ask if they could accommodate four of us and they said no. Rightly so to be honest because it’s just a small area and needs to be limited.

Our plan was for me to go in with the kids and my partner would wait just to the side because we wanted them to see but as he was saying where he planned to stand, a lovely cast member told us to stand just to the side and when they pulled the rope across to cut off the path for the parade to start, she would move us to the front of the rope so just outside the priority pass area but on the front row so we ended up with better views than in the area itself but I think we were super lucky there.

For the character meets, there’s a few virtual queues for the most popular characters and the pass doesn’t help with those at all because there’s no need for any different queue as if you’re lucky enough to get a spot in the virtual queue (be dead on when the queue opens in the app) then you get told when to turn up with just a small queue to wait in when you get there.

For the character meets around the park, they do have an advantage though. You just head to the front of the queue and the cast member there will give you a little card with a time to come back to save waiting in the queue.

There were plenty of toilets around and so may places to fill our bottles of water which was a relief as I worried that I’d have to keep leaving everyone to go for a wee but it wasn’t an issue at all. 😁

All in all, the priority pass made a huge difference to our holiday and I am so pleased that my nurse suggested it to me. I would urge anyone who qualifies for one of these passes AND who feels that they need the benefits that it brings in order to enjoy their day to apply for one.

It was the right thing for me and my medical condition at the moment. Hopefully, if we go again then I won’t need it as my medication will be working better than it is now but I’m pleased it was an option for this trip.

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