At a glance
Boardwalk Candy Palace is the sweet shop on Main Street U.S.A., in Disneyland Park. Its architecture is inspired by the wooden promenade (the "boardwalk") in Atlantic City, opened in 1892, and recreates the atmosphere of an American East Coast seaside resort at the end of the nineteenth century.
Inside, you’ll find a terrazzo floor with seashell patterns on a sandy background, mosaics in sea colours, lit-up columns filled with colourful sweets and a 9.15-metre mural of Atlantic City under a summer sky, behind the tills.
On the ceiling, hanging hot-air balloons rise and fall continuously, a nod to a craze of the early twentieth century, against a sky made of around 35,000 fake M&M’s.
The range includes pick and mix, traditional bags of sweets, lollipops, PEZ dispensers, caramels, chocolates, cupcakes, cake pops, macarons and fudge, along with thirty self-service tubes dispensing M&M’s by weight. The tradition of a sweet shop called "Candy Palace" on Main Street goes back to the original Disneyland of 1955, in California.
Moving hot-air balloons that rise and fall. On the sweet shop’s ceiling, hanging hot-air balloons rise and fall in constant motion, a nod to this highlight of early twentieth-century fairs. Then thirty large self-service tubes let you buy M&M’s by weight, picking the colour and flavour you want.
What you’ll find
History
The sweet shop opened on 12 April 1992 along with the park. After nine months of work carried out jointly by the Walt Disney Imagineering Paris, Design & Delivery and Merchandise teams, it reopened on 11 April 2025 with a redesigned setting: this is when the old painted circus big top illusion on the ceiling gave way to the sky of M&M’s and the moving hot-air balloons.
Theme & story
Who it’s for
Pros and cons
Strong points
- Wide selection of sweets
- Self-service M&M’s tubes
- 9.15-metre mural behind the tills
Weak points
- Very busy, especially during the parade
- Prices higher than in normal shops
- Little room to move around at peak times
My verdict
The sweet shop that takes me back to my childhood on every visit. Since it reopened in 2025, the decor is superb: the hot-air balloons rising and falling on the ceiling, the sky of 35,000 M&M’s, the big Atlantic City mural… I almost forget about the sweets.
My ritual: a bag of fudge to share while waiting for the parade, and a tube of M&M’s by weight for the road.
Julie’s tip
Best time to visit
Come at park opening or at afternoon snack time, avoiding the parade, which fills Main Street.
Map & getting there
Boardwalk Candy Palace is on Main Street U.S.A., near the New Century Notions Flora’s Unique Boutique shop.
Your questions about this shop
01 Where can you shop for Disney merchandise at Disneyland Paris?
You have four main options: the shops in Disneyland Park (mainly on Main Street U.S.A. and in each land), the shops in Disney Adventure World, the shops in Disney Village (no park ticket needed) and your hotel shop if you’re staying at an official Disney Hotel. I go through the main shops in my dedicated article.
02 Can you shop without carrying your bags all day?
Yes. The Shopping Service lets you have your purchases sent to a collection point, to pick up later in the shop, or as you leave the park in another shop, or even in the shop at your Disney Hotel. The service is free in most shops (above a minimum spend). Just ask the sales assistant when you pay.
03 What are the shops’ opening hours?
The shops in the parks roughly follow the parks’ opening hours, often opening a little earlier on Main Street U.S.A. and closing a little later after the night-time show. The Disney Village shops have their own opening hours, usually later into the evening. The exact times are in the Disneyland Paris app.
04 Can you order Disneyland Paris merchandise online?
There’s no official Disneyland Paris online shop. To buy from home, you can go to the Disney Store website (formerly shopDisney), which sells official Disney merchandise and sometimes a few Disneyland Paris-specific products. At the resort, you buy directly in the shops.
