Disneyland Paris, France

Disneyland Paris’ legendary street park. Photo: Disneyland

Nearest Airport: Charles de Gaulle Paris, France

Length: 570,000m2

Features: 40+

Pipes: None that we know of, but that doesn’t include the staff’s own.

Located just West of Paris, Disneyland is the biggest park in Europe, coming in at 570,00m2, and is actually the fourth most visited park in the world. There’s over 40 features of different abilities from ‘stop being a little bitch’ to ‘thats actually fucking gnarly’ spread out into two main zones.

With over 15 million visitors every year, the park can get crowded in peak season with up to 45 minute waits to drop into your feature of choice. It can also be frustrating getting snaked by ‘FastPass’ owners who get to skip queues, but take solace in the fact that they’re actually just jumped-up rich kids there with their mum’s, which is totally wack.

The park is maintained by the WaltDisney crew who are some of the most prestigious park builders on the planet. They also build and maintain parks in Florida, Japan and California. They’ve also just been approved to build parks in Hong Kong and China in the 15/16 season, so they’re well on their way to being the biggest park company in the world.

The head of the park crew is the notorious Mickey, who has led the crew since 1928. You’ll recognise Mickey ‘caus he takes spring riding to a whole new level by working in shorts all season long, whilst topless. Some say he was inspired by Mt Hood edits, but we reckon it’s because he’s a straight-up badass.

The longest run at the park is the 1,037m long ‘Around the World’ run, where you’re guaranteed to stomp at least 3 inverts. This isn’t for rookies though, as you need to be at least 1.2m tall to get the required 92kph speed to clear the course.

There’s something for everyone at the park and with over 6,376 staff, the park is always maintained to a high standard. Tickets start at €62, but you can combo up multi-day passes for a discount. We’ve found it best to go in the late season in around June, where you can even snap up a 3 day hotel stay and passes for around €200.