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Encyclopedia > Euro Disney S.C.A.
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Euro Disney S.C.A. is the company that owns and operates Disneyland Resort Paris and that projected the Val d'Europe urban area in Marne-la-VallĂ©e, France. 39.78% of shares are held by The Walt Disney Company, 10% by the Saudi Prince Alwaleed and 50.22% by other shareholders. The stock is traded on Euronext Paris. 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. ... Val dEurope (lit. ... Marne-la-Vallée is a new town located near Paris, France. ... 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. ... Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. ...


Disneyland Resort Paris is comprised of Disneyland Park (Paris), Walt Disney Studios Park, Disney Village shopping district and seven on-site Disney Hotels. Val d'Europe is a new living and shopping area. Another seven hotels/residence have been built not far from the two Disney theme parks on land held under Euro Disney SCA's lease, including properties from companies such as Holiday Inn, Kyriad, MyTravel and Radisson. 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. ... Disneyland Park is one of the main attractions of 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. ... The entrance archway Disney Village is a larger-than-life, colorful shopping complex in the Disneyland Resort Paris, France. ... Val dEurope (lit. ...


The Resort is a result of an agreement signed on March 24, 1987 between The Walt Disney Company and the French Authorities for the development of a new tourist destination. In its 13-year history, the Resort has created more than 40,000 jobs (both directly and indirectly) in the region to the east of Paris. Today it is the number one tourist destination in Europe with 12.8 million visits recorded for Financial Year 2006, more than the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre or even the Chateau de Versailles. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney; NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... The Eiffel Tower (French: , ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris. ... The Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre) in Paris, France, is the largest, oldest, most important and famous art gallery and museum in the world. ... The Versailles Palace is very Big and grand (Camacho, 2006). ...


Important people

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. ... Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the division of The Walt Disney Company that conceives, builds and manages the theme parks and vacation resorts for which Disney is famous, as well as a variety of additional family-oriented leisure enterprises. ... Jay Rasulo is the chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney; NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Robert Iger Robert (Bob) A. Iger (born February 10, 1951 in Oceanside, New York) is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company. ...

See also

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. ...

External links

  • Euro Disney SCA official site
  • Disneyland Resort Paris official site
  • Val d'Europe official site

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Euro Disney, which opened its park in April 1992, said that its net loss for the October-December quarter grew 31 percent, to 553 million francs, from 423 million francs in the year-earlier period.
Euro Disney asserted that its cost- cutting, including 950 job losses, was paying off, as the operating loss remained steady despite the lower revenue.
Walt Disney has agreed to pay operating expenses through the end of March, but its chairman, Michael Eisner, has warned that it might be necessary to shut down the Paris operation if the debt was not restructured by that time.
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