At a glance
Boardwalk Candy Palace is Main Street U.S.A.’s candy shop, in Disneyland Park. Its architecture draws on the wooden promenade (the "boardwalk") of Atlantic City that opened in 1892, and recreates the feel of an East Coast seaside resort at the end of the nineteenth century.
Inside, you’ll find a terrazzo floor with seashell patterns on a sand-colored background, mosaics in ocean tones, lit-up columns filled with colorful candy, and a 9.15-meter mural of Atlantic City under a summer sky, set behind the registers.
Look up: hanging hot-air balloons keep drifting up and down overhead, a wink at something everyone loved in the early twentieth century, set against a sky of roughly 35,000 fake M&M’s.
The selection includes bulk candy, classic candy bags, lollipops, PEZ dispensers, caramels, chocolates, macarons, cake pops, cupcakes, and fudge, plus thirty self-serve tubes of M&M’s sold by weight. The tradition of a candy shop called "Candy Palace" on Main Street goes back to the original 1955 Disneyland, in California.
Moving hot-air balloons that rise and fall. On the candy shop’s ceiling, hanging hot-air balloons go up and down nonstop, a nod to a star attraction of early twentieth-century fairs. Then thirty large self-serve tubes let you buy bulk M&M’s by the color and flavor you want.
What you’ll find
History
The candy shop first opened on April 12, 1992, the same day as the park. After nine months of renovation, led jointly by the Walt Disney Imagineering Paris, Design & Delivery, and Merchandise teams, it reopened on April 11, 2025, with all-new staging: that’s when the ceiling’s old painted circus-tent illusion gave way to a sky of M&M’s and moving hot-air balloons.
Theme & world
Who it’s made for
Pros and cons
The highlights
- Huge selection of candy
- Self-serve M&M’s tubes
- 9.15-meter mural behind the registers
The downsides
- Heavy crowds, especially during the parade
- Prices higher than in regular stores
- Tight space to move around when it’s busy
My verdict
The candy shop that makes me feel like a kid again every time. Since it reopened in 2025, the decor is gorgeous: the hot-air balloons going up and down on the ceiling, the sky made of 35,000 M&M’s, the big Atlantic City mural… I almost forget about the candy.
What I always do: grab some fudge to split with whoever I’m with before the parade starts, then a tube of M&M’s, paid by weight, to snack on as I walk.
Julie’s tip
Best time to go
Come at park opening or at afternoon snack time, and avoid parade time, when Main Street gets packed.
Map & getting there
The Boardwalk Candy Palace shop 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 buy Disney merchandise at Disneyland Paris?
There are four main places to shop: Disneyland Park (Main Street U.S.A. above all, plus every land), Disney Adventure World, Disney Village (open to everyone, no park ticket required), and, if you book an official Disney hotel, the shop inside your hotel. My dedicated article walks you through the main shops.
02 Is there a way to shop without lugging bags around all day?
Yes. The Shopping Service lets you have your purchases sent to a pickup point, so you can collect them later at the same shop, at another shop on your way out of the park, or even at your Disney hotel’s shop. The service is free in most shops (with a minimum purchase). Just ask the cast member at checkout.
03 What are the shop hours?
Shops inside the parks roughly follow park hours, often opening a little earlier on Main Street U.S.A. and closing a little later after the nighttime show. Disney Village shops have their own hours, usually running later into the evening. You’ll find the exact hours in the Disneyland Paris app.
04 Can you buy Disneyland Paris merchandise online?
There’s no official Disneyland Paris online store. To shop from home, you can use the Disney Store website (formerly shopDisney), which sells official Disney merchandise and sometimes a few items specific to Disneyland Paris. At the resort itself, you buy everything directly in the shops.
