A Selection of the Best Disney Board Games for Children 

A Selection of the Best Disney Board Games for Children

Princesses or Intergalactic space rangers? Talking mice or wayward pirates?

Thankfully you don’t have to choose, because we’ve compiled the very best Disney family board games from a wide selection on the market.

If you know your Mulan from your Elsa, and Nemo from Shrek, it’s time to put your knowledge to the test, with these bestselling family board games for all ages.

Disney Colour Brain

Thoughtfully designed, Disney Colour Brain is a beautifully presented family board game that is packed to the brim with colourful questions about everyone’s favourite Disney characters. Appealing to children who simply can’t get enough Disney characters, this puts their knowledge to the test.

Suitable for children age 8 onwards, the game is best played with a number of opponents, as you need to be split into teams. In fact, it’s a good choice if you’re a large family and looking for family board games for six players.

In teams, you need to answer one of 250 questions about the world of Disney. Each team has 11 Colour Cards, and they have to work out which one is best matched to the response. There’s something for everyone, with every character from Peter Pan to Pixar covered in it.

So, if you think you know the colours of Olaf’s buttons in Frozen or the colour feather in Captain Hook’s hat, now’s your time to shine. In true Disney style, the first team to reach ten points wins and gets to live happily ever after!

Disney Trivia

If you know your Mulan from your Finding Nemo, then this is the Disney knowledge that will stretch you to your maximum. Disney Trivia is designed for kids eight and over, there’s 140 multiple-choice questions, which cover all realms in the Disney universe, along with their much-loved Pixar films.

This truly makes it a family board game for all ages, and is a particular hit at Christmas and birthdays. Whether you’re looking for a gift, or a board to be cherished for years to come, this is a wonderful choice.

Selfish: Disney Villains

You may love to hate them, but you can’t deny that Disney does villains pretty well, and trust us there are many to choose from. Bringing this all together in one fun family board game to play is the two to five-player game known as Selfish. In keeping with the theme, utterly villainous behaviour is essential if you want to be named the Baddie and seize the thrown.

Each player gets to pick an iconic Disney Villain, think Scar, Ursula and Cruella de Ville – from here you must battle your way to the top, side-lining your opponent and winning the day. Truly selfish behaviour at its best (and worst) – a fantastically ruthless card game that will have you coming back for more.

Think Fast

If there’s one thing that children are known for, it’s thinking fast, and this fun family board game capitalises on it. Think Fast is a trivia-based game for all ages (3+) that invites you to group up with family and friends – perhaps this is why it’s one of the best family board games for Christmas. Putting your Disney prowess to the test, families form teams, which go head-to-head across three rounds.

Here’s where it gets fun because the answers stay the same, but the questions get harder with each passing round. And if that wasn’t taxing enough, you have just 30 seconds to get the answer right, no pressure! Along with Disney trivia, there are plenty of other questions that feature villains, sidekicks and princesses with 240 question cards in total.

Disney Princess Tea Party Board Game

If you’re looking at fun family board games for four-year-olds, this one is a sure-fire winner. This cute game is perfect for play dates, class parties and just for entertaining at home. In the theme of a picnic-style Tea Party, join Elsa, Ariel, Belle, Mulan and Tiana for a teatime celebration with everyone’s favourite Disney Princess.

In order to play the game, you pour the dice from a Magical Teapot, which tells you how many spaces to move on the gameboard, and thus, how many cupcakes to turn over. Once you have collected the first five matches on your plate, you win! This is a fun board game for toddlers and is suitable for four years and upward.

As an added bonus, like so many Disney games, it helps pre-schoolers practice their focus, matching skills and memory – not bad for an afternoon cuppa!

Toy Story 4, Home Sprint

The Toy Story legacy continues to thrive, with this classic Disney game –  a top-seller in the gift category, and at just £11.93, we can see why. The ideal family board game for four-year-olds keeps busy toddlers entertained and occupied, plus there’s lots to learn here about: stop, go and waiting your turn especially.

There are four characters to choose from, including Buzz Light Year, Woody, Forky and Bo-Peep. With a roll of the dice, you progress around the board to be the first to make it back before the others. If you’ve seen any of the films in the Toy Story franchise, you’ll know just how loved these characters are and how much joy it brings.

Munchkin Disney Board Game

One of the lesser-known Disney family board games, Munchkin suits all ages from 10+ and can accommodate three to six players. This brings together the good, the bad and the downright ugly, as players partake in treasure-hunting, back-stabbing and outdoing their opponents, in many ways it sounds like an episode of The Apprentice! Hop around the board with classic Disney characters, timeless phrases, and objects you pick up as you go along.

The goal here is to get the treasure cards, which will equip you with Magic Carpets and special hooks to reach the next level. But beware, there are always villains and hidden pitfalls awaiting, keeping players on the edge of their toes. If you ever wondered what it might be like to be inside a Disney movie set – this is as close as you might get.

Disney Scrabble Junior

It seems that there’s a Scrabble edition for every flavour these days, so this Disney Scrabble Junior edition makes a wonderful gift for girls and boys age six and upwards. Much like the original version, Scrabble Junior is a letter-based game which helps little one’s master words to the backdrop of their favourite characters.

The board is two-sided – on one you can familiarise yourself with some of the Disney characters, and on the other is a child-friendly Scrabble board which has been simplified for young players. To aid with learning, there are even helpful word suggestions scattered around the edge of the board.

While the front cover of the packaging features some of their favourite Disney Characters, from Lightening McQueen to Mickey Mouse and Woody from Toy Story, this makes it a beautiful option for a gift too.

Monopoly Disney Frozen II

When it comes to bestselling Disney family board games, you can rely on Monopoly Frozen II to be top of the list. Let’s be honest – whether it’s for a birthday present, special gift, or Christmas treat, you can never go wrong with a touch of Elsa, Olaf and the gang.

True to the film, players journey through the snowy land of Arendelle and beyond. If you’re familiar with the board game Monopoly, you’ve already got a head start. Players pass around the board, buying up magical lands and well-known places inspired by the movie. As with the original game, there’s rent to pay, Chance cards to get and epic powers to activate along the way. And of course, the winner is the one with the most money at the end, you might however find it hard to ‘let it go’!

Disney Race Home Board Game

Family board games for toddlers can get a bit samey, which is why this Mickey Mouse Race Home game is a definite hit. Along with a board and bright colourful illustrations, it comes with 16 Disney mini figurines, which toddlers absolutely love.

In fact, you might find them chatting away to these characters even when they’re not playing the game. There’s also something undeniably nostalgic about the design and illustrations that remind you of similar games from your own childhood. Suitable from four upwards, players pick a character, which includes Donald, Pluto, Mickey and Minnie – it’s a case of rolling the dice and making it around the board first, with the winner declared as the first person to make it back.

Ravensburger, Disney Princess Enchanted Forest Board Game

You can always expect top-quality design from Ravensburger – a trusted family brand. This is one of few Disney board games in their portfolio, and as you can see from the feedback, it gets exceptionally high reviews. As its name suggests, a Disney Princess is lost in the forest, and it’s your job to retrieve her.

Players start by rolling the dice, as they progress around the enchanted forest to her rescue. Designed for school-age children, this is fun to play with friends, accommodating up to four players. As well as a thoughtful gift, its the perfect boars game for last day of term at school.