Disneyland Pass Nights: how they work, booking and dates

A Disneyland Pass Night is an event reserved for holders of an active, valid Disneyland Pass. For one evening, one of the two parks (Disneyland Park or Disney Adventure World, formerly Walt Disney Studios Park) is entirely private: only the members there enjoy the park, which is much less crowded than usual.

These evenings usually have a theme, linked to a season or a current event. On the programme: brand-new shows, rare character meets and exclusive activities you won’t find during the day. They aren’t just late openings, but evenings built around a common thread.

The running order is nearly always the same. Early entry is often from 18:30, but the heart of the programme (opening ceremony and shows) only starts late in the evening, usually around 21:00, and finishes late, at around 2:00 in the morning. During the event, only a selection of rides and restaurants stays open, often around fifteen rides, but with very short queues: it’s the moment to ride your favourites one after another without queuing.

Many of these evenings also offer a fun trail to follow around the park: a treasure hunt, a sticker book to fill in or passwords to find to open secret areas. As for characters, some of the meets are at selfie spots, for a quick photo, with no individual pose or autograph, which keeps queues down on an evening that’s already short.

They aren’t a permanent fixture: Disneyland Paris only holds a few a year. So you’ll need a Disneyland Pass to get in. To understand how the pass itself works, its tiers and what it includes, see the complete Disneyland Pass guide.

Disneyland Paris usually schedules several Disneyland Pass Nights a year, often spread across the seasons (in spring, in September and around the Christmas and New Year holidays). This pattern holds year after year, but nothing is guaranteed: neither the number of nights nor their dates are fixed in advance.

So you don’t miss the next one, keep an eye on Disneyland Paris announcements, especially on its official social media (and in fan news): that’s where a night and its date are revealed. Booking is done from your account: in "My Disneyland Pass", in the "Friends Tickets and Special Events" section, "Special Events" tab, as soon as sales open.

Be ready as soon as tickets go on sale, because places are in high demand and go fast.

Once you’ve bought your ticket online (or at the desk on the day for the disability rate), there’s one step left before the night: collecting your wristband. It acts as your entry ticket.

The wristband is collected on the day, at the dedicated desks, usually from 12:00. I recommend going early: collection is quick in the early afternoon, much less so when everyone arrives at the same time late in the day. You then keep it on your wrist until the evening.

You get into the night via early entry, usually from 18:30, and the event carries on late into the night, often until 2:00. In practice, your wristband opens the gates of the private park for the whole evening: the shows, character meets, rides and exclusive activities on the programme.

If you’re only coming for the evening, turn up as soon as it opens to make the most of it, because the programme moves quickly.

Above you’ll find all the nights I’ve been to since the new Disneyland Pass range. For the detailed programme, times and prices of each one, see my year-by-year write-ups: the 2023 nights, the 2024 nights, the 2025 nights and the 2026 nights.

Before the new range, Disneyland Paris was already holding this kind of evening for passholders: between 2018 and 2022, I went to nights such as The Hollywood Tower Hotel 10th Anniversary, a Marvel night, the 25th Anniversary Grand Finale, Mickey’s 90th birthday and the 30th Anniversary night in 2022.