Visit Disneyland Paris with Points

In March 2020, our family visited Disneyland Paris right before pandemic lockdowns took affect. We had a great time! We decided to go because we had been told it was less crowded and a smaller and more manageable park. Ticket prices are cheaper than US parks — and even better — US military members (including Veterans) get 50% off tickets. Here’s how we paid for it with points, and how you can, too.

Flights to Paris

The first part of planning a trip to Disneyland Paris with points for most people will be the flights to get there. We were in the midst of our family gap year when we went to Paris so we were just coming from London. We booked cheap flights on Vueling Airlines. It cost us 123 Euro for all four of us to fly from London to Paris, or about $150.

Your best option for round-trip flights to Europe will partly depend on your home airport and if it is a hub for a certain airline. Here are a few card combos that could get a family of 4 to Paris. There are some other options with airline partners and transferring points for more advanced award bookings, but these will be more straightforward for newer travel points earners. Check out our guide to flying to Europe with points for the best options.

Hotels Near Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Resort Properties

One of the big advantages of Disneyland Paris is that you can book into the Disneyland Resort properties on points! This gives you easy access to the parks with free shuttles and even better — Extra Magic Hours where you can enter the park an hour early. The best way to do this is with a Capital One Venture X. You will earn 10x miles (essentially like a 10% discount) on your hotel booking and then you can cover your purchase with your miles. Prices will vary based on property, season, and dates. These are some of the cheapest weekend rates I found in Spring 2022. There may be some dates that don’t show availability.

You could also combine miles from two people’s accounts — or between a Venture and Venture X.

Marriott’s Village d’ile-de-France

This is the property our family stayed at while we were visiting Disneyland Paris. You can take the hotel shuttle to Disneyland Paris for about 2 euro per person or the public bus. We took the public bus because we had week-long Paris transport passes.

As a Category 4 Property, rooms start at just 25,000 points per night. Standard rooms are Studio Suites that include a full kitchen. Unfortunately I cannot currently find even 1 date of availability on points at this property in the next year! We didn’t actually use Marriott points to book when we stayed because cash rates were low. Instead we used our Chase Ultimate Rewards® points to book through the online portal. This way we were also able to book a 3 bedroom townhouse which was incredibly spacious. We had a full kitchen and washer and dryer.

This property also has a drop-off kid’s club with free activities for kids. We even enjoyed complimentary adult activities — like wine tasting and painting.

Other Properties

There are a lot of properties in the vicinity of Disneyland Paris that can be booked through the Capital One portal and covered with miles. Just like the Disneyland Paris resort properties, you will earn 10x on your booking if you book with a Venture X and can cover your purchase with miles.

Disneyland Paris Tickets

Disneyland Paris ticket prices vary based on dates. We purchased 2 day, 2 park tickets and found that was a good amount of time to explore both parks. We especially enjoyed the shows in Walt Disney Studios Park — the stunt show was great!

Currently, Disneyland Paris is not offering anything but 1 day, 1 park tickets online. Other options may be available at the gate.

US Military and Veteran Discount

Tickets are even cheaper if you have a US Veteran or military member in your group! You have to buy a 2 day, 2 park ticket to access this 50% discount. You can purchase your tickets at the gate and just show a military or veteran ID.

Some report says 5 is the maximum tickets you can purchase with this discount. We were able to buy 3 adult and 2 children’s tickets with no issue and my husband showing a veteran ID.

2 day/2 park tickets were about $200 each when we went, so after the discount we paid $100 each.

Using Points for Tickets

The easiest way to cover your ticket purchase with points would be to use a card that gives you a cash back bonus. The Bank of America Premium Rewards is an easy one and the one we used.

Miles and Points Strategy

Look at the categories above to determine which areas of the trip you want to cover with points. Take into account the Chase 5/24 rule when determining when to apply for cards. Apply for cards steadily, taking turns with a spouse. Then enjoy your trip!