On your birthday at Disneyland Paris you get a free birthday badge, so Disney characters and staff can see straight away that it's your special day. You can also arrange a phone call from a Disney character and order a birthday cake in a restaurant. Disneyland Paris makes no mention anywhere of free admission on your birthday: you simply need a ticket.
The birthday badge
Pick up the badge at City Hall on Main Street in Disneyland Park, at Studio Services in Disney Adventure World or at the reception of your Disney Hotel. They're available while stocks last, so it's best to collect yours at the start of the day. Wearing the badge, the birthday boy or girl will stand out straight away to the Disney characters and Cast Members.
Disneyland Paris also recommends letting a Cast Member know on arrival that someone is celebrating their birthday, so they can prepare a surprise. What that surprise is varies.
A phone call from a Disney character
At City Hall you can arrange a birthday phone call from a famous Disney character, such as Mickey. This is only possible if there's availability, so on busy days it doesn't always work out.
Ordering a birthday cake
In most table-service restaurants and in the buffet restaurants you can order a birthday cake (up to 8 portions). You do this in the app when making your table reservation or on arrival at the restaurant, at the start of the meal. On the menus at places including Captain Jack's and Walt's American Restaurant, the birthday dessert costs €25 for 2 people or more and €45 for 6 people or more.
Fancy Disney characters at your table too? That's possible at Auberge de Cendrillon, Plaza Gardens Restaurant and Royal Banquet. You can book up to two months in advance; if you're staying at a Disney Hotel, you can also do it at reception.
Staying at a Disney Hotel?
You can also collect the birthday badge at the reception of your Disney Hotel. Every Disney Hotel has a buffet restaurant, where you can order a birthday cake too.
Also read how to buy cheap Disneyland Paris tickets, check the Disneyland Paris waiting times or read what you get on your birthday at Efteling.
