Allergies and dietary needs at Disneyland Paris: eat worry-free

An allergy, a gluten-free diet, a vegetarian or vegan diet: eating at Disneyland Paris stays simple as long as you know the right steps. It all comes down to one rule that I find reassuring: you tell the staff about your situation when you arrive, and they show you the options on the spot. Here’s how it works, restaurant by restaurant, so you can plan your trip with peace of mind.

This article goes with the accessibility guide, which covers all the services that help you visit stress-free.

The rule is the same in every restaurant in the parks and the Disney hotels. When you arrive, tell the staff about your allergy or allergies. They then show you the table listing the major allergens in each dish on the menu. That way you can see, dish by dish, what’s fine for you and what to avoid.

If no dish on the menu suits you, a selection of dishes free from major allergens is offered to you right there. This selection covers gluten in particular: it’s how you get gluten-free food at lunch and dinner. You don’t need to order ahead: there’s nothing to book in advance, just ask the restaurant manager.

These dishes come from Natama, a specialist company, and are served in compartment trays designed to stop foods touching. The trays go even further than the 14 regulatory allergens: they exclude 16 allergens, adding fenugreek and yellow peas to the European list. They replace your meal, at the normal price of the meal or the buffet, with no surcharge for the allergy.

One important thing to keep in mind: no dish can be made to order. For safety reasons, the staff can’t adapt a recipe on request. So it’s either the suitable dishes on the menu or the selection free from major allergens.

The table shown in restaurants follows the list of main regulatory allergens set at European level (EU regulation 1169/2011). These are the ones you’ll see flagged on the menus:

Every restaurant in the parks and the Disney hotels offers one or more vegetarian dishes and at least one vegan option (no animal products at all: no meat, fish, dairy, eggs or honey). So you don’t have to stick to a handful of places.

The best thing to do before your trip: check the menus in advance in the restaurant guide, where every menu is set out in detail. Once there, the Disneyland Paris app also shows vegetarian and vegan symbols on the menus, which helps you spot quickly what suits you.

If you’re staying at a Disney hotel, breakfast deserves a closer look. All the Disney hotels, as well as some restaurants in the parks, offer a range of special breakfast products: gluten-free, and/or milk-free and lactose-free, and/or egg-free. There’s no extra charge for your diet.

A practical point to know: these products aren’t laid out on the usual buffet. When you arrive, speak to a manager, who will then give you the range that suits your needs. Remember to do this from the first morning so you don’t end up having to improvise.

For halal and kosher meals, things work a little differently and you need to plan ahead. All the table-service and buffet restaurants in the parks, the Disney hotels and Disney Village can offer halal dishes, as well as sealed kosher meal trays certified by the relevant bodies.

You order at least 48 hours in advance, by phone. This notice period is what makes it possible to guarantee the preparation and the certification.