How to do Disney with a budget: the invaluable guide of our experts for every park and the money -saving tricks that can save you hundreds

When it comes to family pleasure, rival Disney, few destinations. Who can resist high-octane rides, exciting entertainment and a cartoon cast for every generation?

But where you start your Disney adventure, the costs can quickly tension. Here our guide is to get the best value for money in Disney theme parks around the world.

Disneyland Paris

Highlights of the two parks of Paris are the recently refurbished Sleeping Beauty Castle, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril and Ratatouille: The Adventure.

Best value time to visit: Where possible, they swear seasonal parties such as Easter” Halloween And Christmas. French school holidays also differ from ours, so do your research to get a better deal. If that is not, prices in January, February, September and November are probably much lower. Ditto with weekdays at the weekend.

Park cards: As a rule of thumb, the more days you visit Disney Parks, the cheaper the price. Look for deals for deals from third parties such as AttractionTickets.com.

Budget enclosures: A night in Hotel Marne-la-Vallée Val d’Oror, a ten-minute drive from the park, is £ 117 with breakfast for a four-in-summer family (Hotelbb.com). For a real budget option, Happy Campers under Canvas can stay on a field with electricity at the International De Jablines campsite, a 20-minute drive from Disneyland Paris, from £ 14pp/pn (camping-jablines.com).

Eat for less: The count of Sandwich serves everything, from breakfast to salads and sandwiches, with most items under a Tender. Paklunches are allowed in the park.

Disneyland California; Disney World Florida

Disneyland California, the first site that is public, is the home of the fairytale -like Sleeping Beauty Castle. Walt Disney World, in Orlando, is the larger – and demonstrably better – sister of the original, with more than 173 rides to choose from.

Best value time to visit: Disney offers official deals all year round, with January to May that are generally better than those around Winter Holidays.

Tickets: Buy around discount providers for the best deals. Choosing ‘1 park per day’ tickets, instead of ‘hopper’ tickets, you should save some money.

Budget enclosures: For Disneyland, some hotels outside ownership are just as close to the promotion on site. A 25 -minute walk from the park, doubles at Doubletree Suites from Hilton starts from £ 105 (Hilton.com). For Disney World you better get rid of the Value Resort Onsite, such as the All-Star Movies Resort, where Doubles start from £ 118 and two children under the age of 18 remain free.

Eat for less: Food is allowed in the park. If you eat on the spot, avoid restaurants for tables service to keep costs low.

Disneyland Tokyo

The Japanese capital has two parks, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disneya, as well as six hotels all within reach. The train from Central Tokyo takes 24 minutes and costs around £ 2.

Best value time to visit: Currently the yen is very weak, so if Japan is on your travel list, don’t postpone a trip. Middle Januari until mid-March is considered off-peak.

Tickets: There are currently only one -day tickets available and it is the cheapest to use the official website, Tokyodisneyresort.jp/en. It is £ 44 for adults, £ 37 for children aged 12 to 17 and £ 26 for children aged four to 11 (younger than three are free). Weekdays Tuesday to Friday see the smallest crowd.

Budget enclosures: Family rooms in Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay cost from £ 117 in high season, with a free shuttle of 15 minutes to the park, Gardenhotels.co.jp. The same night at the Hotel Miracosta in Disneyysea costs £ 440.

Eat for less: International fast food options fill Bellies without a huge edition – a small Salami pizza in Pan Galactic Pizza Port in Tokyo Disneyland costs around £ 4. Otherwise not Missspiari shopping center, located on the gateway of the park; It is open late and has much cheaper options, plus a great supermarket, ikspiari.com.

Hong Kong

The smallest theme park in the empire, Hong Kong Disneyland is a 30-minute MTR train from both the airport and the city center. Consisting of eight countries, the newest of them, world of frozen, opened in 2023.

Best value time to visit: Avoid holidays such as Golden Week (May and October) and Lunar New Year (January or February), as well as local school holidays and at the weekend. Monday and Friday are the busiest weekdays.

Tickets: The concise size of this Disneyland means that you can do it one day, so that the map costs remain low. Find savings on Klook.com, with adult tickets for £ 59.85 and children/seniors for £ 45.69, which saves around £ 14.

Budget enclosures: Stay in Central Hong Kong for the best deals; A room for four in the Dorsett Tsuen Wan Hotel in Kowloon is slightly less than £ 100 per night, dorsetthotels.com.

Eat for less: Paklunches are allowed in the park. Citygate Outlets is a ten -minute cabin limit in Tung Chung and has 40 eateries.

Shanghai

The newest Disney Park Has eight countries, including Toy Story Land and Zootopia, plus two hotels and Disneytown for Entertainment, Dining and Shopping.

Best time to visit: November to May has the smallest bustle and cooler weather – but avoids weekends and large holidays. A 20-minute taxi ride from the airport costs around £ 11 with the Didi app, which works as an Uber. The metro from Central Shanghai lasts for an hour, but only costs a few pounds.

Budget enclosures: If you travel with young children, Toy Story Hotel is difficult to fight, especially when rooms start from around £ 150. Otherwise the courtyard of Marriott, which has a free park shuttle and comes to £ 136, is a good option, Marriott.com.

Tickets: The cheapest one-day ticket that we found for adults was £ 48 and £ 36 for children/seniors older than 60. Download the official app Shanghai Disney Resort to access relevant food and drink discounts plus the Disney standby Pass, with which you can reserve time to introduce job.