With the spring weather continuing, Paris, France, warms up slowly but steadily, with more and more sunshine seen each day and less rain expected. The warmer weather means that the water rides become much more enjoyable too. After a dousing you can warm up in the sun's rays, and not get too cold before your next soaking. From mid-April, the theme park begins to get busy once again, as children across the world are on holiday for Easter.
April is the first month of the year that has a two-digit average temperature. Now, the average day temperature is 11°C, a three-degree increase since March. This trend of rising temperatures continues in May and the other following months as well, until the annual high average of 20°C is reached in July and August. In April, the afternoons are pleasantly warm with average highs around 16°C. The evenings and nights, however, still remain cool, averaging a low of 6°C. Both the average highs and lows increase significantly in the course of the month, respectively from 13°C to 17°C and from 5°C to 8°C. The days of frost are now over.
The length of the days increases gradually as well. April 1 is the shortest day with 12.54 daylight hours and April 30 is the longest with 14.33 hours of daylight, an increase of no less than 1.39 hours. Add to that the fact that the skies clear in the course of the month (from 69% cloud cover to 63%) and you know the reasons behind the one-hour increase in sunshine hours since March. The average day in April experiences 6 hours of sunshine; take a look at the weather forescast to help plan your trip.
With a total amount of rainfall of 42mm, April is one of the driest months of the year. Only March receives less rainfall. There are 13 rainy days in the month, which is the approximate average number of days with precipitation per month in the year. The probability of experiencing some kind of precipitation remains constant throughout the month, at 54%. The most likely type of precipitation is moderate rain, which occurs on 71% of the days with rainfall. Thunderstorms and light rain are known to happen as well, but are much less likely, occurring on 12% and 11% of the days with rainfall respectively.
The 3-star Kyriad Hotel is situated near a lake in the French countryside, only a 10-minute ride with the free shuttle from the park's main entrance gates. The hotel serves a continental breakfast in the morning to fuel your activity-filled day in Disneyland. In the evening, you can replenish with excellent French dishes and finish off a fun day with a drink at Le Bar du Marché Gourmand or L'Abreuvoir Bar. Recreation is available as wellhere is a kids' corner, a video games room and a boutique, while the surrounding gardens and countryside are great for an evening stroll.
The Blue Lagoon Restaurant is one of Disneyland's best restaurants. Found near the exit of the popular Pirates of the Caribbean in Adventureland, the Blue Lagoon is famed for its Caribbean-style interior and its location next to the lagoon. Made up of different levelshe lower one next to the water offers the best seatinghis fantastic restaurant serves mainly fish and seafood dishes. Its main features are a great location, a wonderful atmosphere, a pleasant Caribbean music and, of course, excellent food.
Agrabah Café is also found in Adventureland. Housed in the Arabian Bazaar, this buffet restaurant takes its theme for the popular movie 'Aladdin'. The dining area consists of rooms that are connected with one another and decorated with bright and colour-rich patterns. Concentrating mainly on Mediterranean cuisine, Agrabah Café offers an all-you-can-eat-style buffethe place to be for hungry visitors!
There is so much to see and do at Disneyland Paris that you will never be bored.
As well as the huge array of rides to go on, there are also shopping facilities, sports complexes and a wide variety of restaurants that you can visit and try out.
In case you're in need of a time away from the rides, you should definitely try the Stunt Show Spectacular in Walt Disney Studios Park. The show promises you an up-and-close view of some of the world's best stunts, including spectacular car stunts and a look behind the scenes of the world of stunts.
Each day at Disneyland Paris ends magically, with a breathtaking firework show in the evening.
