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Disneyland Resort Paris is a holiday and recreation resort in Marne-la-Vallée, in the suburbs of Paris, France, featuring two Disney theme parks, Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park. With 12.4 million visitors in 2004 ^[1], it is one of Europe's main tourist destinations. It is owned and operated by the French company Euro Disney SCA, a public corporation of which 39.781% of the stock is held by The Walt Disney Company, 10% is held by the Saudi Prince Alwaleed and other shareholders hold 50.22%. The park is run by president Karl Holz. Marne-la-Vallée is a new town located near Paris, France. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... Disneyland Park, known as Disneyland Paris in France, is the jewel in the crown of the Disneyland Resort Paris. ... The Walt Disney Studios Park, known as Parc Walt Disney Studios in France, is one of two theme parks in the Disneyland Resort Paris. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Euro Disney SCA - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, born in 1955 and usually known as Prince Alwaleed, is a member of the Saudi royal family who has amassed an independent fortune through investments in shares and property. ... Karl Holz is the current chairman and president of Euro Disney SCA, the company that oversees the Disneyland Resort Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, France. ...

History

The downtown area of Disneyland Resort Paris

Disneyland Park

Following the success of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, in the United States, plans to build a similar European theme park started out around 1975. Initially, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain were considered as possible locations. However, both the UK and Italy were quickly dropped from the list because they both lacked a sufficiently large expanse of flat land suited for the resort. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 437 KB)took from an airplane by myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 437 KB)took from an airplane by myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 1152 KB) Beschreibung Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Disneyland Resort Paris Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Le Château de la Belle au Bois... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 1152 KB) Beschreibung Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Disneyland Resort Paris Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Le Château de la Belle au Bois... Disneyland Park, known as Disneyland Paris in France, is the jewel in the crown of the Disneyland Resort Paris. ... Disneyland Park, which used to be simply referenced as Disneyland from 1955-1998, and has always unofficialy been called Walt Disneys Magic Kingdom, is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, USA, 28 miles from Downtown Los Angeles, and is owned and operated by The Walt... Flag Seal Location Location within Orange County, California Government Country State County United States California Orange Mayor Curt Pringle Geographical characteristics Area     City 50. ... Cinderella Castle, at the center of the Magic Kingdom, is Walt Disney World Resorts most recognizable icon Introduction Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company, the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, USA is home to four theme parks, two water parks, several resort hotels and golf courses... Lake Buena Vista is a city located in Orange County, Florida, U.S., at the 2000 census the population was 16. ...

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The Alicante area in Spain was thought to be good site, as it had a similar climate to that of Florida for most of the year. On the other hand, this area is also considerably affected by the strong Mediterranean Mistral winds. In the end, it was the French location that won out, and a site was picked at Marne-la-Vallee because of its close proximity to Paris and its central location within Western Europe. This location would put the park within 4 hours of driving for 68 million people and within two hours of flight for a further 300 million or so. Image File history File links Cquote1. ... Image File history File links Cquote2. ... Location of Alicante province in Spain. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mistral is an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs mostly in the winter and spring in the Gulf of Lion. ...

Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, signed the first letter of agreement with the French government for the 20 square kilometre site in December 1985, and the first financial contracts were drawn up during the following spring. Construction began in August 1988, and in December 1990 an information center named Espace Euro Disney was opened to show the public what was being constructed. Then, in September 1991, the casting center was opened to start recruiting the hundreds of cast members that would be required to operate the park's attractions. Plans for a showbusiness theme park next to Euro Disneyland, Disney-MGM Studios Paris, went into fast tracked development, for opening in 1996. Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) ran the The Walt Disney Company from 1984 to 2005. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Disney-MGM Studios Paris was to be a theme park at the Euro Disney Resort in Marne-la-Vallee, France, next door to Euro Disneyland. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The first official logo of the Euro Disney Resort

The resort officially opened as Euro Disney Resort and the first theme park as Euro Disneyland on April 12, 1992, but attendance was disappointingly low. Five hundred thousand guests were expected on opening day, but only a fraction of this number turned out, and the numbers fell further after the first three months. Some believe the park was built larger than it should have been for opening day, and the project carried too much debt. Additionally, the park failed to plan for certain cultural issues such as initially not offering wine in its restaurants and trying to offer more French food on its menus to visitors who were more interested in distinctly American cuisine. High entrance fees were also blamed for the lack of visitors. Furthermore, the theme park faced protests by commentators who thought a Disney park in France would harm French culture with its American influence; some went as far as to call the project a "cultural Chernobyl." Plans for the Disney-MGM Studios Paris were scrapped, although many years later the idea was revived and became the Walt Disney Studios. Image File history File links Euro Disney Resort Paris logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Euro Disney Resort Paris logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The culture of France is diverse, reflecting regional differences as well as the influence of recent immigration. ... The nuclear power plant at Chernobyl prior to the completion of the sarcophagus. ...

On October 1, 1994, Euro Disneyland and Euro Disney Resort changed their name to Disneyland Paris (after the opening of the Walt Disney Studios Park in 2002, Disneyland Paris was given its current name, Disneyland Park, and the entire Resort became known as Disneyland Resort Paris). As a result of the name change, the addition of more attractions, and the retooling of the entire Theme Park complex to better appeal to European tastes, Disneyland Resort Paris finally turned a profit in 1995. But profits for the park have been small, when it has been profitable at all. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

On 16 March 2002, Disneyland Resort Paris introduced its second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park. The tenth Disney theme park in the world, Walt Disney Studios Park opened with the aim of keeping visitors to the resort on property for more days, but the park was criticized for not having enough attractions and having very minimal theming. The park is also the smallest Disney theme park in the world. With the expansion of the resort, four new hotels, not managed by Euro Disney SCA, opened in Marne-la-Vallée. These hotels are connected to the RER/TGV station with a free shuttle service operated by PEP'S. March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Walt Disney Studios Park, known as Parc Walt Disney Studios in France, is one of two theme parks in the Disneyland Resort Paris. ...

That same year, Euro Disney S.C.A. and the Walt Disney Company announced another annual profit for Disneyland Resort Paris. But it has incurred a net loss in the three years following, and the park is still about US$2 billion in debt. Disneyland Resort Paris has plans to expand over the next few years with addition of several new rides: Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast opened at Disneyland Park in April 2006; a new land, Toon Studios, will open at Walt Disney Studios Park in 2007; and finally The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror will open at Walt Disney Studios Park in late 2007 / early 2008. These new rides are in addition to The Legend Of The Lion King Show that began in 2004 and Space Mountain: Mission 2, a 2005 re-theming of the popular roller coaster. In 2005, the Walt Disney Company agreed to write-off all debt to the Walt Disney Company made by Euro Disney S.C.A., to improve the financial performance of the resort. A space cruiser vehicle at Disneyland Buzz Lightyears Astro Blasters is a popular attraction featuring characters from the Disney/Pixar film Toy Story. ... The attraction facade at the Disney-MGM Studios, October 2005. ... The Lion King is the 32nd animated feature in the Disney animated feature canon, and the third highest-grossing animated feature film ever released in the United States. ... Space Mountain is a popular enclosed roller coaster ride at five Disney theme parks. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ...

Disneyland Resort Paris is visited by more than 12 million visitors per year and has seen more than 150 million since its opening.

The Resort

• Disneyland Park - A Magic Kingdom-style park; Europe's most visited theme park.
• Walt Disney Studios Park - A Hollywood studios-based park.
• Disney Village - similar to Downtown Disney and the Ikspiari; a shopping, dining and entertainment complex.

• The Disneyland Resort Paris hotels:
  • Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hotel New York (four-star hotels)
  • Disney's Newport Bay Club and Disney's Sequoia Lodge (three-star hotels)
  • Disney's Hotel Cheyenne, Disney's Hotel Santa Fe, and Disney's Davy Crockett Ranch (two-star hotels)

• Golf Disneyland - 9-hole and 18-hole courses.

• Six resort hotels not managed by Euro Disney SCA:
  • Marriott's Village d'lle-de-France and Radisson SAS Hotel(five-star hotels)
  • Holiday Inn Hotel, Vienna International Dream Castle Hotel(four-star hotels)
  • MyTravel's Explorers Hotel (three-star hotel)
  • Kyriad Hotel (two-star hotel)

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Timeline

• March 24, 1987 - The French government and The Walt Disney Company sign an agreement for the creation of Euro Disney Resort.
• March 31, 1992 - The Marne-la-Vallee/Chessy RER station is inaugurated.
• April 12, 1992 - Euro Disneyland and the Euro Disney Resort are officially inaugurated.
• May 19, 1994 - The Marne-la-Vallee/Chessy TGV station is inaugurated.
• October 01, 1994 - The Euro Disney Resort is renamed Disneyland Paris.
• May 31, 1995 - Space Mountain: From The Earth To The Moon opens at the theme park.
• April 12, 1997 - Disneyland Paris celebrates its 5th anniversary.
• May 1997 - A Gaumont multiplex movie theatre is opened at Disney Village.
• March 28, 1999 - Honey I Shrunk The Audience opens at the theme park.
• October 24, 2000 - The Val d'Europe international shopping centre opens for business.
• January 10, 2001 - Disneyland Paris receives its 100 millionth guest.
• March 16, 2002 - The Walt Disney Studios Park officially opens its doors, its sister park is renamed Disneyland Park and the resort is renamed Disneyland Resort Paris.
• April 12, 2002 - Disneyland Park celebrates its 10th anniversary.
• July 5, 2003 - Fantillusion, from Tokyo Disneyland, begins running at Disneyland Park.
• June 24, 2004 - The Legend of the Lion King show opens at Disneyland Park.
• April 09, 2005 - Space Mountain: Mission 2 opens at Disneyland Park.
• April 2005 - Disney Village expands with the addition of an IMAX theater and PanoraMagique, the world's largest tethered balloon.
• April 08, 2006 - Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast opens at Disneyland Park.

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