Disneyland Resort Paris is a holiday and recreation resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's Body or Mind. A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes Marne-la-Vallée is a New town located near Paris, France. Disneyland Resort Paris and Val d'Europe are located in Marne-la-Vallée A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The complex is located 32 km (20 miles) from the centre of Paris and lies for the most part on the territory of the commune of Chessy. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States In many countries Kilometre Zero (also written km 0) or similar terms in other languages is a particular location (often in the nation's capital city from which distances The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Chessy is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, in the Seine-et-Marne département, France.

Disneyland Resort Paris features two theme parks, an entertainment district and seven Disney-owned hotels. Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis Operating since April 12, 1992, it was the second Disney resort to open outside the United States (following Tokyo Disney Resort), and the first to be owned and operated by Disney. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the segment of The Walt Disney Company that conceives builds and manages the company's theme parks and holiday resorts as well as a variety The United States of America —commonly referred to as the is a Theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo (Coordinates) With 14. 5 million visitors in the fiscal year of 2007, it is one of Europe's leading tourist destinations. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Disneyland Resort Paris is owned and operated by French company Euro Disney S.C.A., a public company of which 39. Euro Disney SCA ( is the company that owns and operates Disneyland Resort Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc 78% of its stock is held by The Walt Disney Company, 10% by the Saudi Prince Alwaleed and 50. Software for Fixed assets management and Stock control developed in 2004. Khaled bin al-Walid Reem bint al-Walid 22% by other shareholders. A mutual shareholder or stockholder is an Individual or company (including a Corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of The resort is run by chairman and CEO Karl Holz. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Karl L Holz is the current chairman and CEO of Euro Disney SCA, the company that oversees Disneyland Resort Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France

The complex was a subject of controversy during the periods of negotiation and construction, when a number of prominent French figures voiced their opposition and protests were held by French labour unions and others. A controversy or dispute is a commencement of a conflict between statements of accepted fact and a new or unaccepted proposal that disagrees with argues against Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming A further setback followed the opening of the resort as park attendance, hotel occupancy and revenues fell below projections. Partly as a result of this, the complex was renamed from Euro Disney Resort to Disneyland Paris in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 In July of that year, the company saw its first quarterly profit.

A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, was opened to the public on March 16, 2002. Walt Disney Studios Park is the second theme park of Disneyland Resort Paris, but also owned and operated by Euro Disney S Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Background & development

Following the success of Disneyland in Anaheim, California and Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, plans to build a similar theme park in Europe emerged in 1972. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Lake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. Upon the leadership of E. Cardon Walker, Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983 in Japan with instant success, forming a catalyst for international expansion. Esmond Cardon Walker ( January 9 1916 – November 28, 2005) commonly known as E is a 115 acre (466535 m² Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

In late 1984 the heads of Disney's theme park division, Dick Nunis and Jim Cora, presented a list of approximately 1,200 possible European locations for the park. ^[1]

By March of 1985, the number of possible locations for the park had been reduced to four; two in France and two in Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. ^[2] Both of these nations saw the potential economic advantages of a Disney theme park and competed by offering financing deals to Disney. An economy is the realized social system of production exchange distribution and consumption of goods and services of a country or other area ^[3]

Both Spanish sites were located near the Mediterranean Sea and offered a subtropical climate similar to Disney's parks in California and Florida. The subtropics are the zones of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropic zone which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Disney had also shown interest in a site near Toulon in southern France, not far from Marseille. Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ The pleasing landscape of that region, as well as its climate, made the location a top competitor for what would be called Euro Disneyland. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of However, thick layers of bedrock were discovered beneath the site, which would render construction too difficult. Bedrock is the native consolidated rock underlying the surface of a terrestrial planet usually the Earth. Finally, a site in the rural town of Marne-la-Vallée was chosen because of its proximity to Paris and its central location in Western Europe. Marne-la-Vallée is a New town located near Paris, France. Disneyland Resort Paris and Val d'Europe are located in Marne-la-Vallée Western Europe at its most general meaning means 'all the countries in the West of Europe ' This location was estimated to be no more than a four-hour drive for 68 million people and no more than a two-hour flight for a further 300 million.

In December 1990, Espace Euro Disney enabled the public to preview the complex.

Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, signed the first letter of agreement with the French government for the 20 square-kilometre(about 5082 acres) site in December of 1985, and the first financial contracts were drawn up during the following spring. Michael Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30 Construction began in August of 1988, and in December of 1990, an information centre named "Espace Euro Disney" was opened to show the public what was being constructed. Plans for a theme park next to Euro Disneyland based on the entertainment industry, Disney-MGM Studios Europe, quickly went into development, scheduled to open in 1996 with a construction budget of US$2. Walt Disney Studios Park is the second theme park of Disneyland Resort Paris, but also owned and operated by Euro Disney S 3 billion. ^[4]

Hotels, recreation and restaurants

In order to control a maximum of the hotel business, it was decided that 5,000 Disney-owned hotel rooms would be built within the complex. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis In March 1988, Disney and a council of architects (Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Robert A.M. Stern, Stanley Tigerman and Robert Venturi) decided on an exclusively American theme in which each hotel would depict a region of the United States. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Frank Owen Gehry CC (born Ephraim Owen Goldberg, February 28, 1929) is a Pritzker Prize -winning Architect Michael Graves (born July 9, 1934) is an American Architect. Identified as one of The New York Five, Graves has become a household name Robert Arthur Morton Stern, usually credited as Robert A M Stern, (born May 23 1939) is an American Architect and Dean of the Stanley Tigerman (born 20th September, 1930 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Architect, Theorist and Robert Charles Venturi Jr (born June 25, 1925 in Philadelphia) is an award-winning American Architect and founding principal of the firm Venturi At the time of the opening in April of 1992, seven hotels collectively housing 5,200 rooms had been built. By the year 2017, Euro Disney, under the terms specified in its contract with the French government, will be required to finish constructing a total of 18,200 hotel rooms at varying distances from the resort. 2017 ( MMXVII) will be a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[5]

An entertainment, shopping and dining complex based on Walt Disney World's Downtown Disney was designed by Frank Gehry. There is also an area called Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California; see Downtown Disney (California. With its towers of oxidised silver and bronze-coloured stainless steel under a canopy of lights, it opened as Festival Disney. Redox (shorthand for reduction-oxidation reaction describes all Chemical reactions in which atoms have their Oxidation number ( Oxidation state In Metallurgy, stainless steel is defined as a Steel Alloy with a minimum of 11 Disney Village is a Shopping, Dining and Entertainment complex in Disneyland Resort Paris, Marne-la-Vallée, France. ^[6]

Euro Disney Resort's initial cast members pose.

For a projected daily attendance of 55,000, Euro Disney planned to serve an estimated 14,000 people per hour inside the Euro Disneyland park. In order to accomplish this, 29 restaurants were built inside the park (with a further 11 restaurants built at the Euro Disney resort hotels and 5 at Festival Disney). A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. Menus and prices were varied with an American flavour predominant and Disney's precedent of not serving alcoholic beverages was continued in the park. In a Restaurant, a menu is a printed brochure or public display that shows the list of options for a diner to select 2,100 patio seats (30% of park seating) were installed to satisfy Europeans’ expected preference of eating outdoors in good weather. A patio (from the Spanish patio meaning 'back garden' or 'backyard' is an outdoor space generally used for dining or Recreation that often adjoins a In test kitchens at Walt Disney World, recipes were adapted for European tastes. A test kitchen is a Kitchen used for the process of developing new kinds of Food. A recipe is a set of instructions that show how to prepare or make something especially a culinary dish. Walter Meyer, executive chef for menu development at Euro Disney and executive chef of food projects development at Walt Disney World noted, “A few things we did need to change, but most of the time people kept telling us, ‘Do your own thing. A chef is a person who cooks professionally In a professional kitchen setting the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen the executive Do what’s American’. ”^[7]

Recruitment

Unlike Disney's United States theme parks, Euro Disney aimed for permanent employees (an estimated requirement of 12,000 for the theme park itself), as opposed to seasonal and temporary part-time employees. A part-time job carries fewer hours per week than a Full-time job and usually pays less than a full-time job Casting centres were set up in Paris, London, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt in an effort to reflect the multinational aspect of Euro Disney’s visitors. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west However, it was understood by the French government and Disney that “a concentrated effort would be made to tap into the local French labour market”^[1]. Disney sought workers with sufficient communication skills, spoke two European languages (French and one other), and were socially outgoing. Following precedent, Euro Disney set up its own Disney University to train workers. The Disney University ( DU) is a job training location for Cast Members located at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida Disneyland's 24,000 people had applied by November of 1991. ^[1]

Controversies

The prospect of a Disney park in France was a subject of debate and controversy. Debate ( American English) or debating ( British English) is a formal method of interactive and position representational Argument. A controversy or dispute is a commencement of a conflict between statements of accepted fact and a new or unaccepted proposal that disagrees with argues against Critics, who included prominent French intellectuals, denounced what they considered to be the cultural imperialism, or ‘neoprovincialism’ of Euro Disney and felt it would encourage in France an unhealthy American type of consumerism. An intellectual (from the adjective meaning "involving thought and reason" is a person who tries to use his or her Intelligence and analytical thinking, Cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting distinguishing separating or artificially injecting the Culture or language of one nation into another Consumerism is the equation of personal Happiness with the purchase of material possessions and consumption. For others, Euro Disney became a symbol of America within France. On June 28, 1992 a group of French farmers blockaded Euro Disney in protest of farm policies the United States supported at the time. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials A blockade is any effort to prevent supplies Troops information or aid from reaching an opposing force A journalist in the French newspaper Le Figaro wrote, “I wish with all my heart that the rebels would set fire to [Euro] Disneyland. Le Figaro is one of the leading French morning daily Newspapers Its editorial line is conservative and has generally been supportive of "^[9] Ariane Mnouchkine, a Parisian stage director, named the concept a “cultural Chernobyl”;^[10] a phrase which would be echoed in the media and grow synonymous with Euro Disney's initial years. Ariane Mnouchkine (born 1939 in Boulogne-sur-Seine) is a world-renowned French stage director. A theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in the Theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a play, The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear reactor accident in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press"

In response, French philosopher Michel Serres noted, “It is not America that is invading us. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Michel Serres (born September 1, 1930 in Agen, France) is a French Philosopher and author celebrated for his unusual career It is we who adore it, who adopt its fashions and above all, its words. ” Euro Disney S. C. A. 's then-chairman Robert Fitzpatrick responded, "We didn’t come in and say O. K. , we’re going to put a beret and a baguette on Mickey Mouse. A beret (ber-HET in French or /ˈBer-EHT/ in English, except in the USA, where it is usually pronounced /ber-EHT is a soft round Cap, usually A baguette (bəˈɡɛt is a variety of Bread distinguishable by its length very crispy crust and slits cut into it to enable proper expansion Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. We are who we are. "^[1]

Topics of controversy further included Disney's American managers requiring English to be spoken at all meetings and Disney's appearance code for members of staff, which listed regulations and limitations for the use of make up, facial hair, tattoos, jewellery and more. Facial hair is a Secondary sex characteristic in human Males Many Men start developing facial hair in the later years of Puberty, approximately A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons Jewellery (also spelled jewelry, see spelling differences) is a personal Ornament, such as a necklace ring or bracelet made from Gemstones French labour unions mounted protests against the appearance code, which they saw as “an attack on individual liberty. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming ” Others criticised Disney as being insensitive to French culture, individualism, and privacy, because restrictions on individual or collective liberties were illegal under French law, unless it could be demonstrated that the restrictions are requisite to the job and do not exceed what is necessary. In academic terms French law can be divided into two main categories private law (" droit privé " and public law (" droit public " Disney countered by saying that a ruling that barred them from imposing such an employment standard could threaten the image and long-term success of the park. “For us, the appearance code has a great effect from a product identification standpoint,” said Thor Degelmann, Euro Disney’s personnel director and a native Californian. “Without it we couldn’t be presenting the Disney product that people would be expecting. ”^[11]

Opening day

Michael Eisner announces, “Et maintenant je déclare Euro Disneyland officiellement ouvert” (And now I declare Euro Disneyland officially open).

On April 12, 1992, Euro Disney Resort and its theme park, Euro Disneyland, officially opened. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Visitors were warned of chaos on the roads and a government survey indicated that half a million people carried by 90,000 cars might attempt to enter the complex. French radio warned traffic to avoid the area. By midday, the parking lot was approximately half full, suggesting an attendance level below 250,000. Speculative explanations ranged from people heeding the advice to stay away to the one-day strike that cut the direct RER railway connection to Euro Disney from the centre of Paris. The RER ( R éseau E xpress R égional, ɛʀøɛʀ "Regional Express Network" is a Rapid transit system in France serving ^[9]

Financial, attendance and employment problems

In May of 1992, entertainment magazine The Hollywood Reporter reported that about 25% of Euro Disney's workforce — approximately 3,000 men and women — had resigned their jobs because of unacceptable working conditions. The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. It also reported that the park's attendance was far behind expectations. Euro Disney S. C. A. responded in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, in which Robert Fitzpatrick claimed only 1,000 people had left their jobs.

In response to the financial situation, Fitzpatrick ordered that the Disney-MGM Studios project would be put on hiatus until a further decision could be made. Prices at the hotels were reduced.

Despite these efforts, in May 1992 daily park attendance was around 25,000 (some reports give a figure of 30,000) instead of the predicted 60,000. The Euro Disney Company stock price spiralled downwards and on July 23, 1992, Euro Disney announced an expected net loss in its first year of operation of approximately 300 million French francs. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The franc (represented by the franc sign ₣ or more commonly just F) is a former Currency of France. During Euro Disney's first winter, hotel occupancy was such that it was decided to close the Newport Bay Club hotel during the season. Disney's Newport Bay Club is a hotel situated at the Disneyland Resort Paris. Initial hopes were that each visitor would spend around US$33 per day, but near the end of 1992, analysts reckoned spending to be around 12% lower. ^[12]

Efforts to improve attendance included serving alcoholic beverages with meals inside the Euro Disneyland park, in response to a presumed European demand, which began June 12, 1993. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) ^[13]

In January 1994, Sanford Litvack, an attorney from New York City and former Assistant Attorney General during the Jimmy Carter presidency, was assigned to be Disney's lead negotiator regarding Euro Disney's future. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute The City of New York James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 For Wikipedia's negotiation policy see WikipediaNegotiation. For other uses see Negotiation (disambiguation. On 28 February, Litvack made an offer (without the consent of Eisner or Frank Wells) to split the debts between Euro Disney's creditors and Disney. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Frank Wells ( March 4, 1932 - April 3, 1994) was an American Entertainment Businessman. After the banks showed interest, Litvack informed Eisner and Wells. On March 14, the day before the annual shareholders meeting, the banks capitulated to Disney's demands. A mutual shareholder or stockholder is an Individual or company (including a Corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of The creditor banks bought US$500 million worth of Euro Disney shares, forgave 18 months of interest and deferred interest payments for three years. A creditor is a party (eg person organization company or government that has a claim to the services of a second party Interest is a fee paid on borrowed capital Assets lent include Money, Shares, Consumer goods through Hire purchase, major assets Disney invested US$750 million into Euro Disney and granted a five-year suspension of royalty payments. In June that same year, Saudi Arabian Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud cut a deal whereby the Walt Disney Company bought 51% of a new US$1. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi 1 billion share issue, the rest being offered to existing shareholders at below-market rates, with the Prince buying any that were not taken up by existing shareholders (up to a 24. 5% holding).

In 2002, Euro Disney S. C. A. and the Walt Disney Company announced another annual profit for Disneyland Resort Paris. However, it has incurred a net loss in the three years following, and the park is approximately US$2 billion in debt as of 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In 2005, the Walt Disney Company agreed to write-off all debt to the Walt Disney Company made by Euro Disney S. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. C. A.

1995 turnaround

The year 1995 marked the opening of Space Mountain - De la Terre à la Lune and an increase in attendance.

On May 31, 1995, a new attraction opened at the theme park. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Space Mountain - De la Terre à la Lune had been planned since the inception of Euro Disneyland, but was reserved for a revival of public interest. Space Mountain is a space-themed roller coaster attraction at Disneyland Park (Paris. With a redesign of the attraction (which had premiered at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in 1975) including a 'cannon' launch system and an on-ride soundtrack, the US$100 million attraction was dedicated in a ceremony attended by celebrities such as Elton John, Claudia Schiffer and Buzz Aldrin. This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. | NOTE Throughout this article "cannon" is used as BOTH the || singular and plural A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970) is a German model and actress who reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s due to her close resemblance Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr, January 20, 1930 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is an American Aviator

On July 25, 1995, Euro Disney S. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 C. A. reported its first ever quarterly profit of US$35. 3 million. On November 15, the results for the fiscal year ending September 30 were released; in one year the theme park's attendance had climbed from 8. A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is a period used for calculating annual ("yearly" Financial statements in Businesses 8 million to 10. 7 million — an increase of 21%. Hotel occupancy had also climbed from 60 to 68. 5%. After debt payments, Disneyland Resort Paris ended the year with a net profit of US$22. 8 million.

Name changes

Disneyland Resort Paris and its assets have been subject to a number of name changes, initially an effort to overcome the negative publicity that followed the inception of Euro Disney.

Michael Eisner noted,

¹until May 1994
²June 1994 until September
³October 1994 until February 2002
⁴March 2002.

The complex

Disneyland Resort Paris encompasses 4,800 acres^[15] (19 km²), including theme parks, resort hotels, nightclubs, a golf course, a railway station and more. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Theme parks

On April 12th 2007, Disneyland Resort Paris celebrated its 15th anniversary. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

Main articles: Disneyland Park (Paris) and Walt Disney Studios Park

The Disneyland Park is based on a formula pioneered by Disneyland in California and further employed at the Magic Kingdom in Florida and Tokyo Disneyland in Japan. Disneyland Park ( Parc Disneyland in French) is a Theme park which is a part of Disneyland Resort Paris. Walt Disney Studios Park is the second theme park of Disneyland Resort Paris, but also owned and operated by Euro Disney S Disneyland Park ( Parc Disneyland in French) is a Theme park which is a part of Disneyland Resort Paris. In Mathematics and in the Sciences a formula (plural formulae, formulæ or formulas) is a concise way of expressing information The Disneyland Resort is a recreational Resort complex This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels is a 115 acre (466535 m² Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. is a Theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo (Coordinates) Occupying 566,560 m² (140 acres), it is the largest Disney park based on the original in California. M^2 redirects here For other uses see M². CM2 redirects here The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U

On March 16, 2002, the Walt Disney Studios Park opened its doors to the public. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Walt Disney Studios Park is the second theme park of Disneyland Resort Paris, but also owned and operated by Euro Disney S At 27 hectares, it is a continuation on an earlier, never realised concept; the Disney-MGM Studios Europe. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture,

The April 2007 issue of trade magazine Park World reported the following attendance estimates for 2006 compiled by Economic Research Associates in partnership with TEA (formerly the Themed Entertainment Association):

• Disneyland Park, 10. April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA is an international Non-profit association representing the world's leading creators developers Designers and producers 6 million visits (No. 5 worldwide);
• Walt Disney Studios, 2. 2 million visits.

Other recreation

An aerial view of Disney Village (centre), Lake Disney (right) and a fragment of Disneyland Park (top left)

Main articles: Disney Village and Golf Disneyland

The Disney Village entertainment district contains a variety of restaurants, bars, shops, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Dinner Show, and other venues and stays open after the parks close. Lake Disney is a Man-made lake situated at Disneyland Resort Paris. Disney Village is a Shopping, Dining and Entertainment complex in Disneyland Resort Paris, Marne-la-Vallée, France. Golf Disneyland is located at the Disneyland Resort Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, there is a full Disney-themed golf course Disney Village is a Shopping, Dining and Entertainment complex in Disneyland Resort Paris, Marne-la-Vallée, France.

Golf Disneyland features 9-hole and 18-hole courses. Golf Disneyland is located at the Disneyland Resort Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, there is a full Disney-themed golf course

Hotels

The complex features seven Disneyland Resort Paris hotels. The Disneyland Hotel is located over the entrance of the Disneyland Park and is marketed as the most prestigious hotel on property. The Disneyland Hotel is a Hotel at Disneyland Resort Paris, by which it is marketed as its most prestigious and priced accordingly A body of water known as Lake Disney is surrounded by Disney's Hotel New York, Disney's Newport Bay Club and Disney's Sequoia Lodge. Lake Disney is a Man-made lake situated at Disneyland Resort Paris. Disney's Hotel New York is a hotel situated in Disneyland Resort Paris designed by postmodern architect Michael Graves. Disney's Newport Bay Club is a hotel situated at the Disneyland Resort Paris. Disney's Sequoia Lodge is a hotel situated at Disneyland Resort Paris. Disney's Hotel Cheyenne and Disney's Hotel Santa Fe are located near Lake Disney, Disney's Davy Crockett Ranch is located in a woodland area outside the resort perimeter. Disney's Hotel Cheyenne is a hotel located at Disneyland Resort Paris. Disney's Hotel Santa Fe is a hotel at Disneyland Resort Paris. Disney's Davy Crockett Ranch is a campground at Disneyland Resort Paris which consists of 595 cabins in a quiet wooded area located outside the perimeters of the main resort

Disneyland Resort Paris includes six Associated Hotels which are not managed by Euro Disney S. C. A. but provide free shuttle buses to the parks: Marriott's Village d'lle-de-France, Radisson SAS Hotel, a Holiday Inn Hotel, Vienna International Dream Castle Hotel, MyTravel's Explorers Hotel and a Kyriad Hotel. Holiday Inn is a Brand name applied to Hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG This article contains historical information about My Travel until its merger with Thomas Cook AG - for the new company see - Thomas Cook Group MyTravel Group PLC

Transport

A railway station, Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy, with connection to the suburban RER network and the TGV high-speed rail network is located between the theme parks and Disney Village. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains The RER ( R éseau E xpress R égional, ɛʀøɛʀ "Regional Express Network" is a Rapid transit system in France serving The TGV ( t rain à g rande v itesse, French for "high-speed train" is France 's High-speed rail service Thalys no longer operates from Marne-la-Vallée train station, but there are daily services from London on the Eurostar. Thalys is an international high-speed train operator built around the high-speed lines between Paris, Brussels, Cologne and Amsterdam London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Eurostar is a High-speed train service in Western Europe connecting London and Kent in the United Kingdom, with Paris On June 10, 2007, a new TGV line, LGV Est, began service between Paris and Strasbourg. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The LGV Est européenne (sometimes referred to as LGV Est) is an extension to the French high-speed TGV network connecting Paris and Strasbourg

Free shuttle buses provide transport to all Disney hotels (except Disney's Davy Crockett Ranch) and Associated Hotels.

References

External links

• Disneyland Resort Paris (official site)
• Disneyland Resort Paris travel guide from Wikitravel
• Euro Disney S.C.A., operating company of Disneyland Resort Paris (official site)
• How Euro Disney was financed

• Disneyland Resort Paris is at coordinates 48°52′20″N 2°46′49″E / 48.8722, 2.7803 (Disneyland Resort Paris)Coordinates: 48°52′20″N 2°46′49″E / 48.8722, 2.7803 (Disneyland Resort Paris)