Disneyland Pass Nights: how they work, signing up, and dates

A Disneyland Pass Night is an event open only to guests holding 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 reserved entirely for them: only the members attending get to enjoy the park, which is far less crowded than usual.

Most of these nights have a theme tied to a season or a current event. On the program: brand-new shows, meetings with rarely seen characters, and exclusive activities you won’t find during the day. They aren’t simply late openings but evenings built around a central storyline.

The evening nearly always follows the same pattern. Guests get in early, often starting at 18:30, but the main part of the program (opening ceremony and shows) doesn’t get going until later, usually around 21:00, and it wraps up late, around 2:00 in the morning. During the event, only a selection of rides and restaurants stays open, often about fifteen rides, but the waits are very short: it’s your chance to ride your favorites back to back without standing in line.

Many of these nights also include a fun activity that runs through the whole park: a treasure hunt, a sticker book to fill in, or passwords to find that unlock secret areas. As for characters, some of the meetings are selfie spots, just long enough for a quick photo, with no individual posing or autographs, which keeps wait times down on an evening that’s already short.

These aren’t a permanent fixture: Disneyland Paris only holds a few of them a year. So a Disneyland Pass is essential to get in. To understand how the pass itself works, its tiers, and what it includes, check out the complete Disneyland Pass guide.

Disneyland Paris usually schedules several Disneyland Pass Nights a year, often spread across the seasons (in spring, around back-to-school time, and during the holiday season). That pattern has held up year after year, but nothing guarantees it: neither the number of nights nor their dates are set in advance.

To catch the next one, watch for announcements from Disneyland Paris, especially on its official social media accounts (and in fan news): that’s where a night and its date get revealed. Booking happens through your account: in "My Disneyland Pass", under the "Friends Tickets and Special Events" section, on the "Special Events" tab, as soon as sales open.

Be ready the moment tickets go on sale, because demand is high and spots go quickly.

Once you’ve bought your ticket online (or at the ticket booth on the day itself for the disability discount), there’s one more step before the night: picking up your wristband. That’s what serves as your entry ticket.

You collect the wristband on the day itself, at the dedicated ticket booths, usually from 12:00. I suggest going early: pickup is quick in the early afternoon, much less so when everyone shows up at once late in the day. Then you keep it on your wrist until the evening.

You get into the night with early entry, usually from 18:30, and the party 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, the character meetings, the rides, and the exclusive activities on the program.

If you’re only coming for the night, show up as soon as the gates open to get the most out of it, because the program moves fast.

Above, you’ll find every night I’ve attended since the new Disneyland Pass lineup launched. For the detailed program, times, and prices of each one, see my year-by-year recaps: the 2023 nights, the 2024 nights, the 2025 nights, and the 2026 nights.

Before the new lineup, Disneyland Paris already held this kind of passholder-only evening: between 2018 and 2022, I got to attend nights such as The Hollywood Tower Hotel 10th Anniversary, a Marvel night, the Grand Finale of the 25th Anniversary, Mickey’s 90th birthday, and the 30th Anniversary night in 2022.