Tips for taking a toddler to Disneyland Paris

We took our son for his first trip at age 3, while he was young he still remembers most of his trip and constantly asks to go (were off in Oct, he sort of knows but dnt know when)
It was a new experience for me as my first time as a parent, very different experience! So here's my top tips for taking your toddler to Disneyland Paris! Xx

1) Check the weather. Take a coat even if it says warm, just incase, we dressed for winter, and found it was boiling! So always check before you go, if bringing costs something waterproof should do unless your going in January, then it's Cold!

1A) Pick up a programme when you enter the park and get extras that way you know what's happening and when.

2) Snack packs. We had a green pass so weren't queuing all that much. We did have to queue for Princess Pavilion, which was about a 45 minute wait, so having some small snacks for Tyler to munch on came in handy!

 3) Character meals:
At this age they won't keep still, we did put Tyler in his high chair for his meal (I would Deffo recommend this if they do want go after the characters and not wait) we did let Tyler explore a bit and he insisted to find Minnie (his fave, saw her every day)

4) plenty of rest:
We saw Disney Dreams (it then changed to Illuminations) the first night, and did it once only as Ty was tired, it is a long day in the parks and plenty of rest is essential, as he became ratty after awhile. Of course it depends on your child and how they are with long hours, we would have seen the fireworks more than once if we could.

5) Some kind of Rein for the pram:
If your child is walking, it helps to have something to grab onto should they decide to run off. The parks get very busy and it's very easy to loose each other in the crowd. Tyler didn't find this invasive in any way and eventually only sat in his pram to get places.

6) Meal Plans:
This is a godsend! Easy to do, pay before you go, we had the Half Board Plus option, so we paid abit extra for character meals, and we did Buffalo Bills (Texan set menu, chicken, Chilli, unlimited drinks) Inventions (this was our fave of them all, so relaxed and the characters really took time with you) and Cafe Mickey in Disney Village (the character interaction was OK, but I wouldn't recommend the food tbh)

7) Autographs:' Have your kids book and pen ready and on the right page, it'll save them and you time and they'll have more time to interact with your child.
My finally, let your kid lead now and again, Tyler knew what he wanted and who he wanted to see so now and again he showed us, the only thing we had planned was the meals, so enjoy and see where the day takes you!

Have a magical day! Hope °o° xx