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{{Short description|Theme park in France owned by The Walt Disney Company}}
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{{Infobox amusement park
| name = Disneyland Paris
| logo = Disneyland Paris logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| image = Sleeping Beauty Castle, Disneyland, Paris.jpg
| location = [[Chessy, Seine-et-Marne|Chessy]], France, Seine-et-Marne
| visitors = 14.99&nbsp;million (2019)
| opening_date = {{Start date and age|1992|4|12|df=y}}
| area = {{convert|700|ha|km2+acres|abbr=on}}
| owner = {{ubl
   | [[Disney Experiences]]
   | <small>([[The Walt Disney Company]])</small>
   }}
| operator = Disney Parks International
| status = operating
| homepage = [https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-us/ disneylandparis.com]
| coordinates = {{coord|48|52|07|N|02|46|55|E|type:landmark_region:FR|display=title,inline}}
| caption = [[Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant|Sleeping Beauty Castle]] in [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]]
| footnotes = <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/etudiant/sortir/li-disneyland-paris/ |title= Disneyland Paris |work=[[Le Parisien]] |access-date=September 29, 2023}}</ref>
| previous_names = Euro Disney<br />Euro Disney Resort<br />Euro Disneyland Paris<br />Disneyland Resort Paris
}}

{{DLRP}}
'''Disneyland Paris''' is an entertainment resort in [[Chessy, Seine-et-Marne|Chessy]], [[France]], {{convert|32|km|abbr=off}} east of [[Paris]]. It encompasses two theme parks, resort hotels, a shopping, dining and entertainment complex, and a golf course. [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]] is the original theme park of the complex, opening in 1992. A second theme park, [[Walt Disney Studios Park]], opened in 2002. Disneyland Paris celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022; by then 375 million people had visited, making it the most visited theme park in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trente ans jour pour jour après son ouverture, Disneyland Paris s'offre une journée "collector" |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/emploi/metiers/restauration-hotellerie-sports-loisirs/trente-ans-jour-pour-jour-apres-son-ouverture-disneyland-paris-s-offre-une-journee-collector_5079232.html |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=France Info}}</ref><ref name=ParisDigest>{{Cite web |url=https://www.parisdigest.com/paris/disneyland-paris.htm |title=Disneyland Paris facts and information | year=2018 |publisher=Paris Digest |access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref> It is the second [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney park]] outside the United States, following the opening of the [[Tokyo Disney Resort]] in 1983, and the largest. Disneyland Paris is also the only Disney resort outside of the United States to be completely owned by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. It includes seven hotels: Disney Hotel Santa Fe, Disney Hotel Cheyenne, Sequoia Lodge, Newport Bay Club, Hotel New York – the Art of Marvel, The Disneyland Hotel, and Davy Crockett Ranch.

Disneyland Paris is considered to be the largest single-site employer in France with its 17,000 employees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris is building a solar farm as big as 24 football fields |url=https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/04/27/disneyland-paris-to-build-largest-solar-farm-in-europe-equivalent-to-24-football-fields |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=Euronews}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='It's Like Coming Home to Family': Disneyland Paris Reopens |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/travel/paris-disneyland-reopening.html |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>

==Ownership==
Walt Disney announced a €1 billion ($1.25 billion) bailout plan to rescue its subsidiary Disneyland Paris, the ''[[Financial Times]]'' reported on 6 October 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/332bbed8-4d2c-11e4-8f75-00144feab7de |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/332bbed8-4d2c-11e4-8f75-00144feab7de |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription|title=Euro Disney faces €1bn bailout by Walt Disney parent|last=Carnegy|first=Hugh|date=6 October 2014|work=Financial Times|access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref> The park is burdened by its debt, which is calculated at about €1.75 billion ($2.20 billion) and roughly 15 times its gross average earnings.

Until June 2017, Disney only held a minority stake in the resort. In 2017, [[The Walt Disney Company]] offered an informal takeover of Euro Disney S.C.A., buying 9% of the company from [[Kingdom Holding]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney to buy most of Euro Disney |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-38928629 |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=BBC}}</ref> and an open offer of 2 euros per share for the remaining stock. This brought The Walt Disney Company's total ownership to 85.7%.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Walt Disney seeks control of financially-troubled Euro Disney |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/02/10/walt-disney-increases-stake-euro-disney/97740014/ |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=USA Today}}</ref> The Walt Disney company also invested an additional 1.5 billion euros to strengthen and develop Disneyland Paris.<ref name=":0" /> In June 2017, Disney completed a tender offer to own over 97% of Euro Disney<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walt Disney Company acquires full control of Disneyland Paris in buyout |url=https://insidethemagic.net/2017/06/walt-disney-company-acquires-full-control-disneyland-paris-buyout/ |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=Inside the Magic}}</ref> and then implemented a full buyout of the shares they did not already own.<ref>[https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/implementation-by-edl-holding-company-llc-euro-disney-investments-sas-and-edl-corporation-sas-of-a-mandatory-buy-out-following-the-completion-of-their-tender-offer-for-euro-disney-scas-shares-628219123.html Implementation by EDL Holding Company LLC Euro Disney Investments Sas of a Mandatory buy out Following the Completion of Their Tender Offer for Euro Disney Scas Shares]</ref> In 2018, after taking full control of Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney reported its plans to invest 2 billion euro ($2.47 billion) in Disneyland Paris.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walt Disney to invest 2 billion euros in Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/r-walt-disney-to-invest-2-billion-euros-in-disneyland-paris-2018-2 |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> The investment aimed to expand the park with a lake and new themed areas based on Marvel superheroes, Disney's animated movie Frozen and Star Wars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney plans €2bn expansion at Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43217593 |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=BBC}}</ref> The investment also sought to develop 'new attractions and live entertainment experiences'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walt Disney makes 2 billion euros investment in Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-disney-france-investment-idUSKCN1GB1NT |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=Reuters}}</ref>

==History==
===Seeking a location for a European resort===

Following the success of [[Disneyland]] in California, plans to build a similar theme park in Europe emerged in 1966 with sites in [[Frankfurt]], [[Paris]], [[London]] or [[Milan]] under consideration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris |url=https://navicup.com/object/paris-guide/disneyland-paris-257391/us |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=Navicup}}</ref> Under the leadership of [[E. Cardon Walker]], [[Tokyo Disneyland]] opened in 1983 in Japan with instant success, forming a catalyst for international expansion. 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. Britain, France, Italy and Spain were all considered. However, Britain and Italy were dropped from the list due to both lacking a suitable expanse of flat land. By March 1985, the number of possible locations for the park had been reduced to four; two in France and two in Spain. Both nations saw the potential economic advantages of a Disney theme park and offered competing financing deals to Disney.

Both Spanish sites were located near the Mediterranean and offered a subtropical climate similar to Disney's parks in California and Florida. Disney had asked each site to provide average temperatures for every month for the previous 40 years, which proved a complicated endeavour as none of the records were computerised.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.levante-emv.com/valencia/2012/06/14/ano-valencia-sono-disney/913079.html|title=El año en que Valencia soñó con la Disney [The year that Valencia dreamed about Disney]|work=[[Levante-EMV]] (in Spanish)|date=14 June 2012|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> The site in [[Pego, Alicante]] became the front-runner, but the location was controversial as it would have meant the destruction of Marjal de Pego-Oliva marshlands, a site of natural beauty and one of the last homes of the almost extinct [[Samaruc]] or Valencia Toothcarp, so there was some local outcry among environmentalists.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lamarinaplaza.com/2018/01/14/1985-el-ano-en-que-disney-casi-se-instala-en-pego/|title=El año en que Disney casi se instala en Pego [The year that Disney almost set up in Pego]|work=[[La Marina Plaza]] (in Spanish)|date=14 January 2018|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://lamarinaalta.com/la-marjal-de-pego-oliva-de-casi-convertirse-en-disneyland-a-recuperar-la-variedad-historica-del-arroz-bombon//|title=La Marjal de Pego-Oliva: De casi convertirse en Disneyland a recuperar la variedad histórica del arroz Bombón [The Marjal of Pego to Olive: From nearly becoming Disneyland to regaining the historical variety of Bombón rice]|work=[[La Marina Alta]] (in Spanish)|date=6 June 2021|access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref> Disney had also shown interest in a site near [[Toulon]] in [[southern France]], not far from [[Marseille]]. The pleasing landscape of that region, as well as its climate, made the location a top competitor for what would be called Euro Disneyland. However, shallow bedrock was encountered beneath the site, which would have rendered construction too difficult. 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. 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&nbsp;million.

[[Michael Eisner]] signed the first letter of agreement with the [[Cabinet of France|French government]] for the {{convert|20|km2|acre|-1|adj=on}} site on 18 December 1985, and the first financial contracts were drawn up during the following spring. The final contract was signed by the leaders of the Walt Disney Company and the French government and [[Territorial collectivity|territorial collectivities]] on 24 March 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Main Agreement of 1987: paving the way for Disneyland Paris|url=http://disneylandparis-news.com/en/the-main-agreement-of-1987-paving-the-way-for-disneyland-paris/|work=Disneyland Paris News|date=30 January 2017|access-date=27 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323115621/http://disneylandparis-news.com/en/the-main-agreement-of-1987-paving-the-way-for-disneyland-paris/|archive-date=23 March 2019}}</ref> Construction began in August 1988, and in December 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, [[Walt Disney Studios Park|Disney-MGM Studios Europe]], quickly went into development, scheduled to open in 1996 with a construction budget of US$2.3&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE3DB1238F936A35751C0A967958260|title=COMPANY NEWS; Euro Disney Park|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=5 February 1991|access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> The construction manager was [[Bovis Construction|Bovis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/national/chi-0505110195may11,0,6886801.story|title=Outdoor Theatre: A spectacle in Progress|work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|date=11 May 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504030137/http://www.dailypress.com/news/national/chi-0505110195may11%2C0%2C6886801.story|archive-date=4 May 2012}}</ref>

===Design and construction===
[[File:Disneyland Hotel, Paris, France, 2011.jpg|thumb|'Disneyland Hotel'. Through the hotel is the entrance ticket hall to the Park.]]

In order to provide lodging to patrons, it was decided that 5,200 Disney-owned hotel rooms would be built within the complex. 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. At the time of the opening in April 1992, seven hotels collectively housing 5,800<ref>{{Cite web |title=Today In Disney History ~ August 12th |url=https://www.themainstreetmouse.com/2015/08/12/today-in-disney-history-august-12th/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=The Main Street Mouse}}</ref> rooms had been built.

An entertainment, shopping, and dining complex based on Walt Disney World's [[Disney Springs|Downtown Disney]] was designed by Frank Gehry.

With its towers of [[Redox|oxidised]] silver and bronze-coloured [[stainless steel]] under a canopy of lights, it opened as ''[[Disney Village|Festival Disney]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=RICHARD CORLISS|location=MARNE-LA-VALLEE|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,975357-3,00.html |title=Voila! Disney Invades Europe. Will the French Resist?|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=20 April 1992 |access-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401082351/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C975357-3%2C00.html |archive-date=1 April 2009}}</ref> 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 five at Festival Disney). [[Menu]]s and prices were varied with an American flavor predominant and Disney's precedent of not serving alcoholic beverages was continued in the park.

2,300 [[patio]] seats (30% of park seating) were installed to satisfy Europeans' expected preference of eating outdoors in good weather. In [[test kitchen]]s at Walt Disney World, recipes were adapted for European tastes. 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. Do what's American'."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Today In Disney History ~ August 12th |url=https://www.themainstreetmouse.com/2015/08/12/today-in-disney-history-august-12th/ |access-date=27 September 2023 |website=The Main Street Mouse}}</ref>

===Recruitment/employment===
Unlike Disney's American [[amusement park|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. Casting centres were set up in [[Paris]], [[London]], and [[Amsterdam]]. 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".<ref name="book2">{{cite book|last=Anthony |first=Robert|title=Euro Disney: The First 100 Days |year=1993 |publisher=Harvard Business School|id=ASIN B0006R2N8Y-1}}</ref> Disney sought workers with sufficient communication skills, who 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. 24,000 people had applied by November 1991.<ref name="book2"/>

In 2011, the park provided 55,643 direct and indirect jobs in France.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland, leader d'un secteur qui ne connaît pas la crise |url=https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/services/tourisme-loisirs/20120406trib000692286/disneyland-leader-d-un-secteur-qui-ne-connait-pas-la-crise.html |access-date=26 August 2023 |website=La Tribune}}</ref> According to Damien Audric, Director of Development and the Environment, Disneyland Paris would generate 63,000 jobs by 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris fête ses 30 ans, les collectivités aussi |url=https://www.lagazettedescommunes.com/808871/disneyland-paris-fete-ses-30-ans-les-collectivites-aussi/ |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=La Gazette des Communes}}</ref> Overall, in 2022, Disneyland Paris was still Seine-et-Marne's largest employer.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Comment Disney et l'État ont développé Val-d'Europe en 35 ans de collaboration |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/comment-disney-et-letat-ont-developpe-val-deurope-en-35-ans-de-collaboration-30-03-2022-7Y2U6NLYX5CZNMGNZJKLMY4H5A.php |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=Le Parisien}}</ref>

===Controversies===
The prospect of a Disney park in France was a subject of debate and controversy. Critics, who included prominent French intellectuals, denounced what they considered to be the [[cultural imperialism]] of Euro Disney and felt it would encourage an unhealthy American type of [[consumerism]] in France.<ref>{{cite AV media |date= 12 June 2018|title= Saving Euro Disney|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q2gLy9ssyM|access-date= 11 October 2018|format= [[YouTube]]|time= 2:50-3:05|publisher= Offhand Disney}}</ref> On 28 June 1992, a group of French farmers blockaded Euro Disney in protest of farm policies supported at the time by the United States.<ref>{{cite AV media |date= 12 June 2018|title= Saving Euro Disney|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q2gLy9ssyM|access-date= 11 October 2018|format= [[YouTube]]|time= 3:24-3:34|publisher= Offhand Disney}}</ref>

A journalist at the centre-right French newspaper ''[[Le Figaro]]'' wrote, "I wish with all my heart that the rebels would set fire to [Euro] Disneyland."<ref name="thunderbird">{{cite web | title=Thunderbird Case Studies; 'EuroDisneyland' | work= www.thunderbird.edu | url=http://www.thunderbird.edu/wwwfiles/pdf/about_thunderbird/case_series/a15990007.pdf| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830055144/http://www.thunderbird.edu/wwwfiles/pdf/about_thunderbird/case_series/a15990007.pdf| archive-date=30 August 2006| access-date= 5 March 2007}}</ref> [[Ariane Mnouchkine]], a Parisian stage director, named the concept a "cultural [[Chernobyl accident|Chernobyl]]",<ref>{{cite magazine |author=JEFF CHU|url=http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901020325-218398,00.html |title=Happily Ever After?|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|location=Marne-La-Vallee|date=18 March 2002 |access-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051116204705/http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0%2C13005%2C901020325-218398%2C00.html |archive-date=16 November 2005}}</ref> a phrase which would be echoed in the media during Euro Disney's initial years.

In response, French philosopher [[Michel Serres]] noted, "It is not America that is invading us. 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 (art executive)|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]]. We are who we are."<ref name="book2"/>

Topics of controversy also 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 makeup, facial hair, tattoos, jewellery, and more.

French labour unions mounted protests against the appearance code, which they saw as "an attack on individual liberty". 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.

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. "Without it we couldn't be presenting the Disney product that people would be expecting."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris – Parcs d'attractions et Hôtels pour un séjour Disney |url=https://www.parckoaland.fr/disneyland-paris/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=Parckoaland}}</ref>

===Opening day and early years===
Euro Disney opened for employee preview and testing in March 1992. During this time visitors were mostly park employees and their family members, who tested facilities and operations. The press was able to visit the day before the park's opening day on 12 April 1992.

On 12 April 1992, Euro Disney Resort and its theme park, Euro Disneyland, officially opened. Visitors were warned of chaos on the roads. 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 car park was approximately half full, suggesting an attendance level below 25,000. Explanations of the lower-than-expected turnout included speculation that people heeded the advice to stay away and that the one-day strike that cut the direct [[Réseau Express Régional|RER]] railway connection to Euro Disney from the centre of Paris made the park inaccessible.<ref name="thunderbird"/> Due to the European recession that August, the park faced financial difficulties as there were a lack of things to do and an overabundance of hotels, leading to underperformance.<ref name="Disneyland Paris Brief History">{{cite web|last=Solarius|title=Disneyland Paris Brief History|url=http://www.solarius.com/dvp/dlp/dlp-history.htm|publisher=Solarius|access-date=28 February 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211162227/http://www.solarius.com/dvp/dlp/dlp-history.htm|archive-date=11 February 2013}}</ref> The failure of Euro Disney caused the cancellation of several projects like [[WestCOT]], [[Disney's America]], Tomorrowland 2055 at [[Disneyland]] and Beastly Kingdom at [[Disney's Animal Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20170502/32734/25-years-ago|title=25 Years Ago, All of These Disney Parks Projects Were Cancelled. Here's What Could've Been.|date=5 May 2017 }}</ref>

A new Indiana Jones roller-coaster ride was opened at Euro Disney in 1993. A few weeks after the ride opened there were problems with the emergency brakes which resulted in guest injuries.<ref>{{cite AV media |date= 12 June 2018|title= Saving Euro Disney|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q2gLy9ssyM|access-date= 11 October 2018|format= [[YouTube]]|time= 3:39-3:47|publisher= Offhand Disney}}</ref>

In 1994, the company was still having financial difficulties. There were rumours that Euro Disney was getting close to having to file for bankruptcy. The banks and the backers had meetings to work out some of the financial problems facing Euro Disney. In March 1994, Team Disney went into negotiations with the banks so that they could get some help for their debt. As a last resort, the Walt Disney Company threatened to close the Disneyland Paris park, leaving the banks with the land.<ref name="Disneyland Paris Brief History"/>

===Financial, attendance and employment struggles===
[[File:Lake of Disney Village 2.jpg|thumb|left|Disney Newport Bay Club]]
In May 1992, entertainment magazine ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' reported that about 25% of Euro Disney's workforce, approximately 3,000 people, had resigned from their jobs because of unacceptable working conditions. It also reported that the park's attendance was far behind expectations. The disappointing attendance can be at least partly explained by the [[Early 1990s recession|recession]] and increased unemployment, which was affecting France and most of the rest of the developed world at this time; when construction of the resort began, the economy was still on an upswing.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSP40009620090304 | work=Reuters | title=FACTBOX:Who's next? Countries at risk of recession | date=4 March 2009}}</ref>

Euro Disney S.C.A. responded in an interview with ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', in which [[Robert Fitzpatrick (art executive)|Robert Fitzpatrick]] claimed only 1,000 people had left their jobs. In response to the financial situation, Fitzpatrick ordered that the Disney-MGM Studios Europe project would be put on halt until a further decision could be made. Prices at the hotels were reduced.
 
Despite these efforts in May 1992, 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 spiraled downwards and on 23 July 1992, Euro Disney announced an expected net loss in its first year of operation of approximately 300 million [[French franc]]s. During Euro Disney's first winter, hotel occupancy was so low that it was decided to close the [[Disney's Newport Bay Club|Newport Bay Club]] hotel during the season.

Initial hopes were that each visitor would spend around US$33 per day, but near the end of 1992, analysts found spending to be around 12% lower.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.faqs.org/faqs/disney-faq/disneyland-paris/ |title=Disneyland Paris (Euro Disney) Frequently Asked Questions – 1996, Andre Willey/Tom Drynda |publisher=Faqs.org |access-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922165130/http://www.faqs.org/faqs/disney-faq/disneyland-paris/ |archive-date=22 September 2009}}</ref> Efforts to improve attendance included serving alcoholic beverages with meals inside the Euro Disneyland park, in response to a presumed European demand, which began 12 June 1993.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEEDF1E3FF931A25755C0A965958260|date= 12 June 1993|title=Euro Disney Adding Alcohol |work=The New York Times |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref>

By the summer of 1994, Euro Disney was burdened with $3 billion worth of debt. Disney CFO [[Richard Nanula]] and Wall Street financier Steve Norris worked with [[Alwaleed]]'s business advisor Mustafa Al Hejailan to rescue the [[overleverage]]d company. In that deal, Disney's 49 percent stake was reduced to 39 percent, the banks agreed to forego interest payments until 1997, Disney wrote off royalties and fees until 1999, and Alwaleed agreed to pay $345 million for a 24 percent stake in Euro Disney.<ref name="Khan">{{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Riz |title=Alwaleed, Businessman Billionaire Prince |date=2005 |publisher=HarperCollins |location=New York |isbn=978-0-06-085030-2 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/alwaleed00rizk_0/page/125 125–132] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/alwaleed00rizk_0/page/125 }}</ref>

===1995 turnaround===
On 1 October 1994, Euro Disney changed its name to Disneyland Paris. On 31 May 1995, a new attraction opened at the theme park. [[Space Mountain: Mission 2|Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune]] had been planned since the inception of Disneyland Paris under the name ''Discovery Mountain'', but was reserved for a revival of public interest. With a redesign of the attraction (which had premiered as [[Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom)|Space Mountain]] at the [[Walt Disney World Resort]]'s [[Magic Kingdom]] in 1975)<ref>{{cite AV media |date= 12 June 2018|title= Saving Euro Disney|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q2gLy9ssyM|access-date= 11 October 2018|format= [[YouTube]]|time= 5:50-6:18|publisher= Offhand Disney}}</ref> including a "cannon launch" system, inversions, and an on-ride soundtrack, the US$100&nbsp;million attraction was dedicated in a ceremony attended by celebrities such as [[Elton John]], [[Claudia Schiffer]], and [[Buzz Aldrin]].

On 25 July 1995, Disneyland Paris reported its first quarterly profit of US$35.3&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite AV media |date= 12 June 2018|title= Saving Euro Disney|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q2gLy9ssyM|access-date= 11 October 2018|format= [[YouTube]]|time= 7:08-7:16|publisher= Offhand Disney}}</ref> On 15 November 1995, the results for the [[fiscal year]] ending 30 September 1995 were released; in one year the theme park's attendance had climbed from 8.8&nbsp;million to 10.7&nbsp;million, an increase of 21%. Hotel occupancy had also climbed from 60 to 68.5%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS;Euro Disney Reports Profit for '95, but the Future Remains Cloudy|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/16/business/international-business-euro-disney-reports-profit-for-95-but-future-remains.html|work=The New York Times|date=16 November 1995|access-date=27 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526143923/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/16/business/international-business-euro-disney-reports-profit-for-95-but-future-remains.html|archive-date=26 May 2015}}</ref> After debt payments, Disneyland Paris ended the year with a net profit of US$22.8&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite AV media |date= 12 June 2018|title= Saving Euro Disney|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q2gLy9ssyM|access-date= 11 October 2018|format= [[YouTube]]|time= 7:20-7:26|publisher= Offhand Disney}}</ref>

===2000–2017===
As of March 2002, Disneyland Paris underwent a second name change to Disneyland Resort Paris. In 2002, Euro Disney S.C.A. and the Walt Disney Company announced another annual profit for Disneyland Paris. However, it then incurred a net loss in the three years following.<ref name="January 11, 2005">{{cite web|title=Euro Disney, S.C.A. Reports First Quarter Revenues for Fiscal Year 2005|date=January 11, 2005|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2005-01-11-euro-disney-sca-reports-first-quarter-revenues-for-fiscal-year-2005.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=12 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023222343/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2005-01-11-euro-disney-sca-reports-first-quarter-revenues-for-fiscal-year-2005.pdf|archive-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> By March 2004, the Walt Disney Company had agreed to write off all debt that Euro Disney S.C.A. owed to the Walt Disney Company.<ref name="November 16, 2005">{{cite web|last=Euro Disney S.C.A.|title=Reports Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2005|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2005-11-16-euro-disney-sca-reports-annual-results-for-fiscal-year-2005.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=12 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024010138/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2005-11-16-euro-disney-sca-reports-annual-results-for-fiscal-year-2005.pdf|archive-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> On 1 December 2003, Euro Disney S.C.A launched the 'Need Magic?' campaign, which lasted until March 2006 to bring new, first-time European visitors to the resort. And by 2005, having been open fewer than fifteen years, Disneyland Paris had become the number one tourist destination for Europe, outselling the [[Louvre]] and the [[Eiffel Tower]].<ref name="April 19, 2006">{{cite web|last=Euro Disney S.C.A.|title=Disneyland Resort Paris Partners with the TGV East European Line|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2006-04-19-disneyland-resort-paris-partners-with-the-tgv-est-european-line.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024011901/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2006-04-19-disneyland-resort-paris-partners-with-the-tgv-est-european-line.pdf|archive-date=24 October 2014}}</ref>

In March 2006, Disneyland Resort Paris launched the advertising campaign "believe in your dreams" and paired with the TGV East European Line to encourage European family attendance to the resort.<ref name="April 19, 2006"/><ref name="March 3, 2006">{{cite web|last=Euro Disney S.C.A.|title=Disneyland Resort Paris Launches New European Advertising Campaign: "Believe in Your Dreams"|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2006-03-03-disneyland-resort-paris-launches-new-european-advertising-campaign-believe-in-your-reams.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=18 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024040632/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2006-03-03-disneyland-resort-paris-launches-new-european-advertising-campaign-believe-in-your-reams.pdf|archive-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> Shortly after announcing a 12% increase in revenues for the fiscal year of 2007,<ref name="November 8, 2013">{{cite web|last=Euro Disney S.C.A.|title=Reports Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2007|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2007-11-8-euro-disney-sca-reports-annual-results-for-fiscal-year-2007.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=18 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024030130/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2007-11-8-euro-disney-sca-reports-annual-results-for-fiscal-year-2007.pdf|archive-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> Euro Disney S.C.A. implemented a "reverse split" consolidation of shares of 100 to 1.<ref name="December 3, 2007">{{cite web|last=Euro Disney S.C.A.|title=Effective launch of share consolidation|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2007-12-03-cp-lancement-du-regroupement-des-actions.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=18 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024025852/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2007-12-03-cp-lancement-du-regroupement-des-actions.pdf|archive-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> August 2008 brought the resort's 200 millionth visitor,<ref name="August 12, 2008">{{cite web|last=Disneyland Resort Paris|title=Disneyland Resort Paris Celebrates Its 200 millionth Visit|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2008-08-12-visiteur-200millionieme.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105162910/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2008-08-12-visiteur-200millionieme.pdf|archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> and made for the third consecutive year of growth in revenues for the resort as well as a record 15.3&nbsp;million visitors in attendance.<ref name="October 21, 2008">{{cite web|last=Euro Disney S.C.A.|title=Announces Net Profit in Fiscal Year 2008|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2008-10-21-euro-disney-sca-reports-annual-results-for-fiscal-year-2008.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104120930/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2008-10-21-euro-disney-sca-reports-annual-results-for-fiscal-year-2008.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2015}}</ref>

In 2009, the resort demonstrated dedication to the recruitment of new employment positions, especially for the Christmas and summer seasons,<ref name="October 29, 2009">{{cite web|last=Disneyland Paris|title=Come and Join Disneyland Paris!: The Search for Recruits continues around the UK|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2009-10-29-recruitment-england.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217185718/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2009-10-29-recruitment-england.pdf|archive-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> which continued in 2010 and 2011 when 2,000 and 3,000 employment contracts being offered, respectively.<ref name="January 25, 2010">{{cite web|last=Disneyland Paris|title=European Recruitment Tour: launching the new season at Diseyland Paris|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2010-01-25-european-recruitment.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104120932/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2010-01-25-european-recruitment.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="March 8, 2011">{{cite web|last=Disneyland Paris|title=Disneyland Paris Launches a Unique "Pop-up" Office Concept for its European Recruitment Drive|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2011-03-08-recruitment-pop-up-office.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217185715/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2011-03-08-recruitment-pop-up-office.pdf|archive-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> The 2009 fiscal year saw a decrease in revenues by 7% and a net loss of 63 million<ref name="November 12, 2009">{{cite web|last=Euro Disney S.C.A.|title=Reports Fiscal Year 2009 Results|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2009-11-12-euro-disney-sca-reports-annual-results-for-fiscal-year-2009.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916020800/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2009-11-12-euro-disney-sca-reports-annual-results-for-fiscal-year-2009.pdf|archive-date=16 September 2012}}</ref> followed by stable revenues at 1.2&nbsp;billion in fiscal 2010.<ref name="November 10, 2010">{{cite web|last=Euro Disney S.C.A.|title=Reports Fiscal Year 2010 Results|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2010-11-10-euro-disney-sca-reports-annual-results-for-fiscal-year-2010.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027032419/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2010-11-10-euro-disney-sca-reports-annual-results-for-fiscal-year-2010.pdf|archive-date=27 October 2011}}</ref> Euro Disney S.C.A. refinanced their debt to Walt Disney Company again for 1.3&nbsp;billion euros in September 2012.<ref name="September 18, 2012">{{cite web|last=Euro Disney S.C.A.|title=Euro Disney group improves its debt profile with the 1.3&nbsp;billion refinancing of the group's debt by The Walt Disney Company|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2012-09-18-debt-Press-release.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127190031/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2012-09-18-debt-Press-release.pdf|archive-date=27 November 2012}}</ref>

A study done by the Inter-ministerial Delegation reviewing Disneyland Paris' contribution to the French economy was released in time for the Resort's 20th anniversary in March 2012. It found that despite the resort's financial hardships, it has generated "37&nbsp;billion euros in tourism-related revenues over twenty years", supports on average 55,000 jobs in France annually, and that one job at Disneyland Paris generates nearly three jobs elsewhere in France.<ref name="March 14, 2012">{{cite web|last=Inter-Ministerial Delegation for the Euro Disney Project|title=Inter-Ministerial Delegation for the Euro Disney Project|url=http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2012-03-14-twenty-year-review-of-economic-and-social-impact.pdf|work=Disneyland Paris: Corporate|publisher=Inter-Ministerial Delegation|access-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407103633/http://corporate.disneylandparis.com/CORP/EN/Neutral/Images/uk-2012-03-14-twenty-year-review-of-economic-and-social-impact.pdf|archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref>

For the first time in the resort's history, both the [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]] and [[Walt Disney Studios Park]] closed from 14 to 17 November 2015, as part of France's [[National day of mourning|national days of mourning]] following the [[November 2015 Paris attacks]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Tom Batchelor |date=14 November 2015 |title=Paris terror attacks – Disneyland Paris to stay closed on Saturday after terror attacks – World – News – Daily Express |url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/619384/Paris-terror-attacks-Disneyland-Paris-closed-Saturday-terror-attacks |work=Express.co.uk}}</ref>

In 2015, Euro Disney announced major renovations for [[2015]], [[2016]] and [[2017]] in preparation for the complex's 25th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Euro Disney, 25 ans d'histoire mouvementée |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/dossiers/0203834350046/euro-disney-25-ans-dhistoire-mouvementee-130861 |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=Les Echos}}</ref>

The [[Themed Entertainment Association]] considers Disneyland Paris to be the leading European resort in 2016 with a total of 13,37 million visitors. With two amusement parks and 5800 rooms, it is followed by the [[Europa-Park]] resort with 5,6 million visitors and 953 rooms. The Spanish complex [[PortAventura World]] completes the rank top three in Europe. It features two themed-parks and a third being under construction, as well as 2100 rooms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theme Museum Index 2016 |url=https://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2016-ThemeMuseum-Index.pdf |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=AECOM}}</ref>

=== 2017–present: Recent Expansions ===

On 19 June 2017, the resort's operating company, [[Euro Disney S.A.S.|Euro Disney S.C.A]], was acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]], giving them full control of the resort. In December 2018, Natacha Rafalski took over as CEO.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://disneylandparis-news.com/en/natacha-rafalski-appointed-to-presidente-of-disneyland-paris/ |title=NATACHA RAFALSKI APPOINTED TO PRÉSIDENTE OF DISNEYLAND PARIS |year=2018 |publisher=Disneyland Paris News |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref> On 1 September 2017 the resort's second nature resort opened as Les Villages Nature Paris.

On 26 March 2017, the opening of [[Star Tours – The Adventures Continue|Star Tours: The Adventures Continue]] - a new version of Star Tours - marked the start of Disneyland Paris' 25<sup>th</sup> anniversary. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Star Tours: The Adventures Continue Launches as Part of Disneyland Paris' 25th Anniversary |url=https://www.inparkmagazine.com/star-tours-adventures-continue-paris/ |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=In Park Magazine}}</ref> On 31 March, 2017, forums announced plans for Marvel attractions at Walt Disney Studios Park<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spider-Bot : le nouveau jouet Marvel interactif du Avengers Campus ! |url=https://www.dlrpexpress.fr/spider-bots/ |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=Dlrp Express}}</ref> as well as renovations to the [[Disneyland Hotel (Paris)|Disneyland Hotel]] and [[Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel|Disney's Hotel New York]] in the next ten years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Un hôtel Marvel prévu pour 2020 à Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/un-hotel-marvel-prevu-pour-2020-a-disneyland-paris-9748467 |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=RTBF}}</ref> On 14 May 2017, to celebrate Disneyland Paris' 25th anniversary, the park welcomed actors from [[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales|Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Men Tell No Tales]], for the film's European premiere.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Premieres |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/854540/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales-premieres |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=E! News}}</ref>

On 27 February 2018, Walt Disney Company CEO [[Bob Iger]] announced that company would invest €2 billion into the Disneyland Paris resort.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney plans €2bn expansion at Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43217593 |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=BBC}}</ref> The Walt Disney Studios Park will be expanded with three new areas between 2021 and 2025, based upon [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney investit €2 mds dans le développement de Disneyland Paris |url=https://investir.lesechos.fr/actu-des-valeurs/la-vie-des-actions/disney-investit-2-mds-dans-le-developpement-de-disneyland-paris-1737314 |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=Les Echos}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney investit deux milliards d'euros pour agrandir Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2018/02/27/20005-20180227ARTFIG00152-marvel-la-reine-des-neiges-et-star-wars-s-installent-a-disneyland-paris.php |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=Le Figaro}}</ref> 

In March 2018, a Disney Parks West regional division was formed with Disneyland Resort in California, Walt Disney World in Florida, and Disneyland Paris under Catherine Powell, outgoing Disneyland Paris president. This mirrors the Disney Parks East regional division consisting of Shanghai Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland and Walt Disney Attractions Japan and headed by Michael Colglazier.<ref>{{cite news |title=Catherine Powell steps into new Disney role |url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/catherine-powell-steps-into-new-disney-role/ |access-date=18 June 2018 |work=Park World |date=29 March 2018}}</ref> In September 2019, Powell exited her post as president of the Parks West division, with the division dissolving, and Disneyland Paris transferred to Disney Parks International, while the East region reverted to its prior name.<ref name="cnbcLeadership">{{cite news|last1=Whitten|first1=Sarah|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/25/disney-names-new-leadership-for-disneyland-and-walt-disney-world.html|title=Disney names new leadership for Disneyland and Walt Disney World|date=25 September 2019|work=CNBC|access-date=30 September 2019|language=en}}</ref>

On 1 June 2019, Disneyland Paris sponsored the [[Disneyland Paris Pride|Magical Pride Party]], an [[LGBTQ]] celebration.<ref name=Petter2019>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/disneyland-paris-lgbt-pride-event-magical-june-2019-a8767206.html |date=7 February 2019 |title=Disneyland Paris to Host First-ever LGBT+ Event |last=Petter |first=Olivia |newspaper=The Independent |language=en |access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref> Previous similar events have taken place at the park since 2014, but were not officially sponsored by Disney.<ref name=Petter2019 />

Natacha Rafalski was promoted from chief financial officer to president for Disneyland Paris in December 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Niles |first1=Robert |date=12 December 2018 |title=Women promoted to top spots for Disney Parks in Paris and Hong Kong |work=Theme Park Insider |url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201812/6467/ |access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> On 15 March 2020, in line with other Disney parks and resorts, Disneyland Paris was shut down due to the worldwide [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]] and [[Walt Disney Studios Park]] reopened to the public on 15 July with the rest of the resort. On 29 October 2020, the resort closed again due to a second nationwide lockdown.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Street |first1=Francesca |title=Disneyland Paris reopens with new Covid-19 measures |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/disneyland-paris-reopens/index.html |access-date=13 September 2020 |work=CNN |date=15 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rhodes |first1=Elizabeth |title=Disneyland Paris Is the Latest Disney Theme Park to Reopen Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/disney-vacations/disneyland-paris-reopening-coronavirus |access-date=13 September 2020 |work=Travel + Leisure |date=16 July 2020 |language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ziady|first1=Hanna|title=Disneyland Paris shuts down again as France enters lockdown |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/media/disneyland-paris-shuts-france-lockdown/index.html |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=CNN |date=29 October 2020 |language=EN}}</ref> Disneyland Paris reopened on 17 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 May 2021|title=Disneyland Paris to re-open on June 17|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/disneyland-paris-re-open-june-17-2021-05-17/|access-date=17 May 2021|website=Reuters}}</ref>

In 2022,Disney's shares in Villages Nature Paris were sold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maintenant que Villages Nature Tourisme est à son tour restructuré, Pierre & Vacances va pouvoir se concentrer pleinement à son retour à une rentabilité durable |url=https://investir.lesechos.fr/actu-des-valeurs/la-vie-des-actions/maintenant-que-villages-nature-tourisme-est-a-son-tour-restructure-pierre-vacances-va-pouvoir-se-concentrer-pleinement-a-son-retour-a-une-rentabilite-durable-1889178 |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=Les Echos}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pierre et Vacances conclut le rachat de Villages Nature Paris |url=https://www.lechotouristique.com/article/pierre-et-vacances-conclut-le-rachat-de-villages-nature-paris |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=L'Echo}}</ref>

In 2022, Disneyland Paris celebrated its 30th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EXCLUSIF. Disneyland Paris : sa présidente dévoile ce qui est prévu pour les 30 ans du parc |url=https://www.lejdd.fr/Economie/exclusif-disneyland-paris-sa-presidente-devoile-ce-qui-est-prevu-pour-les-30-ans-du-parc-4093451 |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=Le Journal du dimanche}}</ref> In March 2022, in celebration of its 30th anniversary, Disneyland Paris marked its 30 years with a nightly drone show entitled 'Disney D-Light' in partnership with the Bordeaux-based company Dronisos. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gironde : le spectacle de la société bordelaise Dronisos pour Disneyland Paris encensé à Londres |url=https://www.sudouest.fr/gironde/bordeaux/gironde-le-spectacle-de-la-societe-bordelaise-dronisos-pour-disneyland-paris-encense-a-londres-12333911.php |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=Sud Ouest}}</ref> The visual spectacle was realized with the use of 200 drones.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pour fêter ses 30 ans, Disneyland Paris prépare un spectacle avec 200 drones |url=https://www.usinenouvelle.com/editorial/pour-feter-ses-30-ans-disneyland-paris-prepare-un-spectacle-avec-200-drones.N1778617 |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=L'Usine Nouvelle}}</ref> In fact, Disney D-Light won the Park World Excellence Awards' title of the 'Best Live Entertainment of the Year' in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The WINNERS |url=https://parkworldexcellenceawards.com/winners-2022/ |access-date=28 September 2023 |website=Park World Excellence Awards}}</ref>

In the summer of 2022, to mark the park's anniversary in France, Disneyland Paris inaugurated the Marvel Avengers Campus, an area dedicated to the superheroes of the Marvel Universe, with the presence of the actress Brie Larson who plays Captain Marvel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marvel Avengers Campus : un nouvel univers fantastique au sein du parc Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.elle.be/fr/371085-marvel-avengers-campus-un-nouvel-univers-fantastique-au-sein-du-parc-disneyland-paris.html |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=ELLE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris inaugure son "Avengers Campus" : "La plus grande transformation du parc depuis son ouverture" |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/tourisme/disneyland-paris-inaugure-son-avengers-campus-la-plus-grande-transformation-du-parc-depuis-son-ouverture_5256592.html |website=Franceinfo}}</ref> 

At the Expo of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), Disneyland Paris' 30th Anniversary Celebration was elected for the 'Most Creative Property-Wide Event,Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, Annual Attendance More than 1 million'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney Parks Outpace Competitors, Winning Several Awards |url=https://insidethemagic.net/2022/11/disney-wins-iaapa-brass-ring-awards-jrw1/ |access-date=28 September 2023 |website=Inside the Magic}}</ref>

== Entertainment shows ==

=== Electroland Festival ===
On 8 July 2017, Disneyland hosted its first-ever EDM festival entitled Electroland, in celebration of Disneyland Paris' 25th anniversary. [[Steve Aoki]], [[Nervo (DJs)|NERVO]] & [[Michael Calfan]] were the main highlights of the first edition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 July 2017 |title=Disneyland hosts inaugural EDM festival Electroland, plans to return in 2018 |url=https://weraveyou.com/2017/07/disneyland-hosts-inaugural-edm-festival-electroland-plans-to-return-in-2018/ |access-date=15 July 2019 |website=We Rave You |language=en-US}}</ref> The second edition of the festival was held on 29 and 30 June 2018, which featured [[Afrojack]], [[Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike]], [[Klingande]], [[Robin Schulz]], [[Bob Sinclar|Bob Sinclair]], Mosimann and Lovely Laura & Ben Santiago'''.''' The third edition was held over a span of 3 days from 5 July through to 7 July in 2019. The theme of the third edition was based upon Disney's movie The Lion King. The lineup included [[Steve Aoki]], [[Nervo (DJs)|Nervo]], [[Showtek]], The Magician, [[Nicky Romero]], [[Alesso]], [[Armin van Buuren|Armin Van Buuren]], [[Nora En Pure]] etc. Disneyland also announced the fourth edition of the 3-day festival in 2020 starting from 4 July.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2019 |title=Disneyland Paris announces 4th edition of Electroland in 2020 |url=https://weraveyou.com/2019/07/disneyland-paris-electroland/ |access-date=15 July 2019 |website=We Rave You |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Disney Junior Dream Factory ===
In July 2021, Disneyland Paris launched a new show; Disney Junior Dream Factory, which lasts 20 minutes and whose theme is 'dare to believe in your dreams and they will come true'.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=VIDEO. Le nouveau spectacle de Disneyland Paris pour faire rêver les familles |url=https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/chessy_77111/video-le-nouveau-spectacle-de-disneyland-paris-pour-faire-rever-les-familles_43641477.html |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=La Marne}}</ref> The show includes characters like Mickey, Minnie and Timon. It also features characters like Disney Junior's rising stars Vampirina and Fancy Nancy Clancy, joined by the Dream Factory crew.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris Premieres New Interactive Show: Disney Junior Dream Factory at Walt Disney Studios Park |url=https://disneylandparis-news.com/en/la-fabrique-des-reves-de-disney-junior/ |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=Disneyland Paris}}</ref> To enable as many people as possible to take part in the story and the theme of the show, Disneyland Paris presents a French sign language version of the show every weekend.<ref name=":12" />

=== Together ===
In July 2023, Disneyland Paris introduced its new show 'Together' which includes Dory, Coco, Buzz Lightyear and all the characters from Pixar films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris launches Together: A Pixar Musical Adventure |url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/destinations/disneyland-paris-new-show-together-a-pixar-musical-adventure |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> It is a cine-concert that features a live orchestra with actors on stage, music extracted from the movies and original compositions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=« Together » : le nouveau spectacle immersif signé Pixar |url=https://www.elle.fr/Loisirs/Sorties/News/Together-le-nouveau-spectacle-immersif-signe-Pixar-4141385 |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=ELLE}}</ref>

== Regional impact ==
Disneyland Paris is considered to be Europe's leading tourist destination.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} It is also the driving force behind the urban and economic development of the Val-d’Europe conurbation.<ref name=":1" />

Disneyland is also one of Europe's leading private tourist destinations with nearly 15 million visitors every year.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=Tourisme en France : quels sont les cinq sites les plus visités en 2022 ? |url=https://www.la-croix.com/Economie/Tourisme-France-quels-sont-cinq-sites-visites-2022-2023-02-28-1201257107 |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=La Croix}}</ref> After 25 years of its opening, Disneyland Paris recorded 320 million visits in 2017.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris au cœur du tourisme français |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2017/02/25/20005-20170225ARTFIG00015-disneyland-paris-au-coeur-du-tourisme-francais.php |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=Le Figaro}}</ref> The same year, it was reported that Disneyland Paris benefited the French economy by €66 billion in added value since its opening in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=30 years of the convention: the social and economic benefits of Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.dlptownsquare.com/30-years-convention-disneyland-paris/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=DLP Town Square}}</ref> It was also noted that Disneyland Paris contributed to the French economy through producing 56,000 direct and indirect jobs in 2017.<ref name=":4" />

Besides, Disneyland Paris contributes to the sector of tourism in France.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris, champion du tourisme français |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2017/02/24/20005-20170224ARTFIG00334-disneyland-paris-champion-du-tourisme-francais.php |access-date=28 September 2023 |website=Le Figaro}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> Indeed, tourists visiting Disneyland Paris generate 6% of tourism revenue in France and 17% of sales in the Ile-de-France region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=30 ans de Disneyland Paris : depuis son ouverture, le parc d'attraction a transformé la Seine-et-Marne |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/economie-social/30-ans-de-disney-depuis-son-ouverture-le-parc-d-attraction-a-transforme-la-seine-et-marne-1649701864 |access-date=28 September 2023 |website=France Bleu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris a bouleversé le paysage touristique français |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2017/02/disneyland-paris-a-bouleverse-le-paysage-touristique-francais-1114662 |access-date=28 September 2023 |website=Les Echos}}</ref> In 2023, it was reported that more than 375 million visitors have been to Disneyland Paris with an average of 50% French and 50% foreign.<ref name=":10" />

== Environmental sustainability ==
Since 2019, plastic straws and bags have been replaced by paper equivalents and bags made from 80% recycled plastic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Réutiliser les eaux usées, une bonne solution pour économiser l'eau ? |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/meteo/secheresse/cinq-questions-que-vous-vous-posez-sur-la-reutilisation-des-eaux-usees-pour-economiser-l-eau-2d4750a6-1ca7-11ed-ae6f-b14921f912e3 |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=Ouest France}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris : la plus grande centrale solaire d'Île-de-France installée sur le parking visiteurs |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/chessy-77700/disneyland-paris-la-plus-grande-centrale-solaire-dile-de-france-installee-sur-le-parking-visiteurs-21-04-2022-C2XTTHUPVRD6HAWBAXQGWVOLPU.php |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=Le Parisien}}</ref> This is not the site's first eco-responsible initiative.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris : la plus grande centrale solaire d'Île-de-France installée sur le parking visiteurs |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/chessy-77700/disneyland-paris-la-plus-grande-centrale-solaire-dile-de-france-installee-sur-le-parking-visiteurs-21-04-2022-C2XTTHUPVRD6HAWBAXQGWVOLPU.php |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Le Parisien}}</ref> Indeed, in 2013, it launched a program to optimize water management.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Réutiliser les eaux usées, une bonne solution pour économiser l'eau ? |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/meteo/secheresse/cinq-questions-que-vous-vous-posez-sur-la-reutilisation-des-eaux-usees-pour-economiser-l-eau-2d4750a6-1ca7-11ed-ae6f-b14921f912e3 |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Ouest France}}</ref> Since 2013, the park has had its own wastewater treatment plant, enabling it to produce 2,100 m³ of water a day from its wastewater. On-site treatment enables ecological and economical management.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Euro Disney a économisé 1,5 million de m3 d'eau grâce à sa station d'épuration |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/chessy-disneyland-paris-a-economise-1-5-million-de-m3-d-eau-grace-a-sa-station-d-epuration-14-04-2019-8052822.php |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Le Parisien}}</ref> Being the only theme park in Europe to have this kind of installation, Disneyland Paris has saved over 2 million m³ of drinking water since launching the system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sécheresse : pourquoi la France est en retard pour la réutilisation des eaux usées |url=https://www.challenges.fr/entreprise/environnement/secheresse-pourquoi-la-france-est-en-retard-pour-la-reutilisation-des-eaux-usees_824075 |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Challenges}}</ref>

In 2022, Disneyland Paris announced that a total of 82,000 solar panels would be installed, generating 36 GWh of electricity per year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comment Disneyland Paris a rendu son parking visiteurs écolo ? |url=https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/chessy_77111/comment-disneyland-paris-a-rendu-son-parking-visiteurs-ecolo_50389980.html |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=Actu.fr}}</ref> The system will cover 17% of the tourist park's electricity needs and already includes 46,000 photovoltaic panels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris : la plus grande centrale solaire d'Île-de-France installée sur le parking visiteurs |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/chessy-77700/disneyland-paris-la-plus-grande-centrale-solaire-dile-de-france-installee-sur-le-parking-visiteurs-21-04-2022-C2XTTHUPVRD6HAWBAXQGWVOLPU.php |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=Le Parisien}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris installe 82 000 panneaux solaires sur son parking visiteurs |url=https://actuenergie.fr/flash-actus/disneyland-paris-installe-82-000-panneaux-solaires-sur-son-parking-visiteurs/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=Actu Énergie}}</ref> The project is expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 890 tonnes of CO₂ yearly.<ref name=":8" />

In September 2023, Disneyland Paris renewed its involvement in World-Clean-Up Day, the world's largest environmental clean-up campaign. Accordingly, Disneyland Paris encouraged its team and Disney VoluntEARS to take part of the initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris participe au World Clean Up Day |url=https://disneylandparis-news.com/disneyland-paris-participe-au-world-clean-up-day/ |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=Disneyland Paris News}}</ref>

== Sponsorships and commitments ==
Ever since the opening of the park in 1992, Disneyland Paris has been a partner of the Pièces Jaunes operation.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Pièces Jaunes 2022 : 500 enfants et leurs familles profitent d'une journée à Disneyland Paris® |url=https://www.fondationhopitaux.fr/pieces-jaunes-2022-500-enfants-et-leurs-familles-profitent-dune-journee-a-disneyland-paris/ |access-date=27 September 2023 |website=Fondation des Hôpitaux}}</ref> Indeed, the park also organizes visits for hospitalized children. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Des enfants marseillais malades accueillis à Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.laprovence.com/article/edition-marseille/6770704/une-parenthese-enchantee.html |access-date=27 September 2023 |website=La Provence}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pièces Jaunes : avant de retrouver les Bleus, Didier Deschamps était à Disney avec Brigitte Macron |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/equipe-de-france/pieces-jaunes-avant-de-retrouver-les-bleus-didier-deschamps-etait-a-disney-avec-brigitte-macron-20220518 |access-date=27 September 2023 |website=Le Figaro}}</ref> On 18 May 2022, 500 hospitalized children and adolescents were invited along with their families to spend a day at Disneyland Paris.<ref name=":9" />

== Awards ==
In 2020, Disneyland Paris was named 'Europe's Best Family Park' at the European Star Awards.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris Named Europe's Best Family Park at European Star Awards |url=https://dapsmagic.com/2020/12/disneyland-paris-named-europes-best-family-park-at-european-star-awards/#google_vignette |access-date=28 September 2023 |website=Daps Magic}}</ref> The same year and at the same award show, Disneyland Paris managed to win other categories such as 'Best Dark Ride or Media Based Experience', 'Best Large Park' and 'Best Live Entertainment'.<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris remporte les European Star Awards et est sélectionné quatre fois aux Park World Excellence Awards |url=https://disneylandparis-news.com/disneyland-paris-remporte-les-european-star-awards-et-est-selectionne-quatre-fois-au-park-world-excellence-awards/ |access-date=28 September 2023 |website=DisneylandParis News}}</ref>

In 2022, Disneyland Paris won the World Travel Awards' title of 'Europe's Leading Theme Park Resort'.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Europe's Leading Theme Park Resort 2022 |url=https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-europes-leading-theme-park-resort-2022 |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=World Travel Awards}}</ref> Disneyland Paris already won the same award in 2016, 2017,2020 and 2021.<ref name=":5" /> Also in 2022, Disneyland Paris won the title of the best 'European Amusement Park of the Year' during the Parksmania Awards.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Parksmania Awards 2022: i Magnifici 7 d'Europa |url=https://www.parksmania.it/2022/09/16/parksmania-awards-2022-i-magnifici-7-deuropa/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=Parksmania}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris récompensé pour l'Excellence de ses Attractions et Expériences |url=https://disneylandparis-news.com/disneyland-paris-recompense-pour-lexcellence-de-ses-attractions-et-experiences/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=DisneylandParis News}}</ref> Spider-Man W.E.B Adventure was awarded the 'European Top New Attractions' by the Parksmania Awards as well.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> Designed specifically for the 30th Anniversary of Disneyland Paris, Disney D-Light was honored with the title of Best Live Entertainment 2022 at the Park World Excellence Awards held in London on September 14th.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 February 2023 |title=Disney D-Light est prolongé jusqu'au 30 septembre 2023 |url=https://www.julieears.com/disney-d-light-disneyland-paris-30-ans/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Julieears.com |language=fr}}</ref>

==Name changes==
Disneyland Paris and its properties have been subject to a number of name changes, initially an effort to overcome the negative publicity that followed the inception of the Euro Disney Resort.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DLyWDwAAQBAJ&q=euro+disney+negative+publicity&pg=PA59|title=Global and Multicultural Public Relations|last1=Molleda|first1=Juan-Carlos|last2=Kochhar|first2=Sarab|date=30 July 2019|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-67396-6|pages=59|language=en}}</ref>

# 12 April 1992{{snd}}31 May 1994: '''Euro Disney Resort'''
# 1 June{{snd}}30 September 1994: '''Euro Disneyland Paris'''
# 1 October 1994{{snd}}15 March 2002: '''Disneyland Paris'''
# 16 March 2002{{snd}}3 April 2009: '''Disneyland Resort Paris'''
# 4 April 2009{{snd}}present: '''Disneyland Paris''' (again)

==Theme years==
# 1st anniversary (12 April 1993{{snd}}1994) 
# 5th anniversary (12 April 1997{{snd}}1998) 
# 10th anniversary (12 April 2002{{snd}}2003) 
# 12th anniversary (12 April 2004{{snd}}2005) 
# 15th anniversary (following premieres: 31 March 2007, The events officially began: 1 April 2007, 12 April 2007{{snd}}March 2009)
# Mickey's Magical Party (4 April 2009{{snd}}March 2010)
# New Generation Festival (a.k.a. 18th Anniversary) (1 April 2010, 12 April 2010{{snd}}2011) 
# 20th anniversary (12 April 2012{{snd}}2013, extended until 2014) 
# 25th anniversary (12 April 2017{{snd}}2018) 
# 30th anniversary (6 March 2022 {{snd}}30 September 2023)

==The complex==
{{more citations needed|section|date=March 2019}}
{{wide image|Disneyland Paris Fantasyland Panorama.jpg|1800px|A panorama shot of the park from the top of the Queen of Hearts’ castle}}
Disneyland Paris contains 2 themed-parks, an entertainment center, a commercial area and leisure activities with stores, restaurants and entertainment, as well as eight Disney hotels and partner hotels of the complex.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre d'aide |url=https://www.disneylandparis.com/fr-fr/faq/hotels/hotels-disneyland-paris/ |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=Disneyland Paris}}</ref>

===Parks===
*[[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]] opened with the resort on 12 April 1992 and is based on a larger scale of the original [[Disneyland]] in California and the [[Magic Kingdom]] in Florida.
*[[Walt Disney Studios Park]] opened on 16 March 2002 celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.

===Shopping, dining, and entertainment===
*[[Disney Village]], an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
*[[Val d'Europe (mall)|Val d'Europe]], a shopping centre with a variety of outlet shops and large department stores.

===Other recreation===
*[[Golf Disneyland]] features 9-hole and 18-hole courses.

===Attractions===
{{Main article|List of Disneyland Park (Paris) attractions}}
{{contradict-other|Disneyland Park (Paris)|date=January 2024}}

According to the Disneyland Paris website the theme park's top five attractions in [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]] are ''[[It's a Small World]]'', ''[[Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain]]'' (formerly known as ''[[Space Mountain: Mission 2]]''), ''[[Big Thunder Mountain Railroad|Big Thunder Mountain]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction)|Pirates of the Caribbean]]'', and ''[[Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin|Buzz Lightyear's Laser Blast]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Disneyland|title=Our Top Five Attractions|url=http://us.parks.disneylandparis.com/disneyland-park/top-5-attractions/index.xhtml#|publisher=Disneyland|access-date=28 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128174229/http://us.parks.disneylandparis.com/disneyland-park/top-5-attractions/index.xhtml|archive-date=28 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''It's a Small World'', located in Fantasyland, takes visitors on a musical tour of world attractions;<ref name=TheGoodLifeFrance>{{cite web|website=The Good Life France|title=Disneyland Paris – the Main Rides and Attractions|date=2013|url=http://www.thegoodlifefrance.com/disneyland-paris-the-main-rides-and-attractions/|access-date=28 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402215022/http://www.thegoodlifefrance.com/disneyland-paris-the-main-rides-and-attractions/ |archive-date=2 April 2013}}</ref> Star Tours and Hyperspace Mountain (which is a roller coaster) are situated in the Discoveryland district; Big Thunder Mountain is a [[mine train roller coaster]] within Frontierland;<ref name="TheGoodLifeFrance" /> Pirates of the Caribbean is located in Adventureland; and Buzz Lightyear's Lazer Blast, also located in Discoveryland, was inspired by the Disney/[[Pixar]] film ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' and features people attempting to successfully shoot lasers at seemingly moving targets to earn as many points as possible.<ref name="TheGoodLifeFrance" />

The park is approximately {{convert|4800|acres|0|abbr=on}}, and is divided into two main parks, the fairytale-themed Disneyland Park and the Walt Disney Studios Park,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walt Disney makes 2 billion euros investment in Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-disney-france-investment-idUSKCN1GB1NT |access-date=26 August 2023 |website=Reuters}}</ref>  each holds its separate attraction areas within them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Les différents parcs de Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.outgomag.com/differents-parcs-disneyland-paris/ |access-date=26 August 2023 |website=OutgoMag}}</ref> While the first park opened in 1992 and included attractions inspired by 'classic Disney characters', the second one opened in 2002 and included 'cinema-themed rides'.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris is Europe's top tourist destination |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20120406-disneyland-paris-europes-top-tourist-destination |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=RFI}}</ref>

The park receives around fifteen million visitors a year,<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Disneyland Paris, un imaginaire dilué dans l'univers des héros Marvel |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/series-d-ete/article/2023/07/22/a-disneyland-paris-un-imaginaire-dilue-dans-l-univers-des-heros-marvel_6182973_3451060.html |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=Le Monde}}</ref> accordingly, it is considered to be one of the most famous amusement parks in Europe,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Number of visitors to Disneyland Paris theme park in France from 2009 to 2021 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/639475/disneyland-paris-theme-park-visitor-numbers/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=Statista}}</ref> it is also the most visited place and most popular tourist destination.<ref name=":2" />

In 2018, [[The Walt Disney Company]] announced a multi-year expansion project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/02/transformative-multi-year-expansion-announced-for-disneyland-paris/|title=Transformative Multi-Year Expansion Announced for Disneyland Paris|publisher=Disney Parks Blog}}</ref> It is expected to be completed by 2024 in time for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris.

In July 2022, the park opened a new area for its Marvel superheroes which includes a new roller coaster named 'Avengers Assemble: Flight Force' and the 'interactive Spider-Man W.E.B Adventure'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Disneyland Paris, un imaginaire dilué dans l'univers des héros Marvel |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/series-d-ete/article/2023/07/22/a-disneyland-paris-un-imaginaire-dilue-dans-l-univers-des-heros-marvel_6182973_3451060.html |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Le Monde}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Captain Marvel launches new Avengers zone in Disneyland Paris |url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/07/13/captain-marvel-launches-new-avengers-zone-in-disneyland-paris |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Euronews}}</ref> Besides these two attractions, the Marvel Avengers Campus also offers a store, three restaurants, several food trucks and a meeting place for Marvel superheroes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ouverture du Marvel Avengers Campus le 20 juillet à Disneyland Paris ! |url=https://www.forbes.fr/lifestyle/ouverture-du-marvel-avengers-campus-le-20-juillet-a-disneyland-paris/ |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Forbes}}</ref>

====Roller coasters====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! style="width: 150px;" scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Manufacturer 
! scope="col" | Speed
! scope="col" | Height
! scope="col" | Length
! scope="col" | Park (Section)
! scope="col" | Opened
|-
| [[Big Thunder Mountain Railroad]]
| [[Vekoma]]
| {{cvt|65|km/h}}
| {{cvt|22|m}}
| {{cvt|1500|m}}
| [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]], [[Frontierland]]
| 1992
|-
| [[Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril]]
| [[Intamin]]
| {{cvt|58|km/h|mph}}
| {{cvt|18|m|ft}}
| {{cvt|600|m|ft}}
| [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]], [[Adventureland (Disney)|Adventureland]]
| 1993
|-
| [[Casey Jr. Circus Train]]
| [[Vekoma]]
| {{cvt|45|km/h}}
| {{cvt|3|m}}
| {{N/A|unknown}}
| [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]], [[Fantasyland]]
| 1994
|-
| [[Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain|Hyperspace Mountain]]
| [[Vekoma]]
| {{cvt|71|km/h}}
| {{cvt|32|m}}
| {{cvt|1000|m}}
| [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]], [[Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)|Discoveryland]]
| 1995
|-
| [[RC Racer]]
| [[Intamin]]
| {{cvt|80|km/h}}
| {{cvt|25|m}}
| {{cvt|82|m}}
| [[Walt Disney Studios Park]], [[Toon Studio]]
| 2010
|-
| [[Avengers Assemble: Flight Force]]
| [[Vekoma]]
| {{cvt|92|km/h}}
| {{cvt|24|m}}
| {{cvt|1037|m}}
| [[Walt Disney Studios Park]], [[Avengers Campus]]
| 2002 (as [[Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith|Rock 'n' Roller Coaster avec Aerosmith]]), 2022
|-
| [[Crush's Coaster]]
| [[Maurer Söhne]]
| {{cvt|60.7|km/h}}
| {{cvt|16|m}}
| {{cvt|545|m}}
| [[Walt Disney Studios Park]], [[Toon Studio]]
| 2007
|}

====Rides====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! style="width: 150px;" scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Manufacturer 
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Length
! scope="col" | Park (Section)
! scope="col" | Opened
|-
| [[Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin|Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast]]
| [[Sansei Technologies, Inc.]]
| [[Dark ride]]
| {{cvt|164|m}}
| [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]], [[Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)|Discoveryland]]
| 2006
|-
| [[Phantom Manor]]
| [[Vekoma]]
| [[Dark ride]]
| {{cvt|239|m}}
| [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]], [[Frontierland]]
| 1992
|-
| [[Star Tours: The Adventures Continue|Star Tours: L'Aventure Continue]]
| [[Thales Training & Simulation]]
| [[Three-dimensional space|3-D]] [[Motion Simulator]]
| {{N/A|unknown}}
| [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]], [[Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)|Discoveryland]]
| 2017
|-
| [[Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction)|Pirates of the Caribbean]]
| [[Intamin]]
| [[Dark ride]]
| {{N/A|unknown}}
| [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Disneyland Park]], [[Adventureland (Disney)|Adventureland]]
| 1992
|-
| [[Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy|Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy]]
| [[Walt Disney Imagineering]]
| [[Dark ride]]
| {{N/A|unknown}}
| [[Walt Disney Studios Park]], [[Toon Studio]]
| 2021
|}

===Hotels===
The complex features six Disneyland Paris hotels. The [[Disneyland Hotel (Paris)|Disneyland Hotel]] is located over the entrance of the Disneyland Park and is marketed as the most prestigious hotel on the property. A body of water known as Lake Disney is surrounded by [[Disney Hotel New York — The Art of Marvel]], [[Disney Newport Bay Club]], and [[Disney Sequoia Lodge]]. [[Disney Hotel Cheyenne]] and [[Disney Hotel Santa Fe]] are located near Lake Disney; [[Disney Davy Crockett Ranch]] is located in a woodland area outside the resort perimeter.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Theme
! scope="col" | Architect
! scope="col" | Number of Rooms
! scope="col" | Opening Date
! scope="col" | Price
! scope="col" | Rating
|-
| [[Disneyland Hotel (Paris)|Disneyland Hotel]]
| [[Disney Princess]]<br>[[Victorian era|Victorian]]
| [[Walt Disney Imagineering]] & [[Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo|Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo]]
| 496
| 12 April 1992
| €€€
| 5*
|-
| [[Disney Hotel New York — The Art of Marvel]]
| [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]<br>[[Art Deco]]
| [[Michael Graves]]
| 565
| 21 June 2021
| €€€
| 4*+
|-
| [[Disney Newport Bay Club]]
| [[New England]]
| [[Robert A.M. Stern Architects]]
| 1,098
| 12 April 1992
| €€
| 4*
|-
| [[Disney Sequoia Lodge]]
| [[National Park Service rustic]]
| [[Antoine Grumbach]]
| 1,011
| 12 April 1992
| €€
| 3*
|-
| [[Disney Hotel Cheyenne]]
| [[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]<br>[[American frontier]]
| [[Robert A.M. Stern Architects]]
| 1,000
| 12 April 1992
| €
| 3*
|-
| [[Disney Hotel Santa Fe]]
| [[Cars (franchise)|Cars]]<br>[[Southwestern United States|American Southwest]]
| [[Antoine Predock]]
| 1,000
| 12 April 1992
| €
| 2*
|}

Disneyland Paris includes six on-site partner hotels that are not managed by The Walt Disney Company but provide free shuttle buses to the parks: B&B Hotel, Algonquin's Explorers Hotel and Campanile Val de France. There are also two associated hotels located in Val d'Europe: Adagio Marne-la-Vallée Val d'Europe and Hôtel l'Élysée Val d'Europe.

===Resorts===
Located set back from the parks, these resorts specialize in adventurous and aquatic activities.

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Theme
! scope="col" | Design
! scope="col" | Number of rooms
! scope="col" | Opening date
! scope="col" | Price
! scope="col" | Rating
|-
| [[Disney Davy Crockett Ranch]]
| [[Wilderness]] and adventure
| Set back from the parks, the ranch is located in the midst of a large forest. Guests stay in cozy log cabins with access to swimming pools and other sports facilities. There is a restaurant and a bar.
| 595
| 12 April 1992
| €
| 2*
|}

===Transport===
[[File:Marne-la-Vallee-RER.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy station, view to the platform area]]
A large railway station, [[Gare de Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy|Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy]], is located between the theme parks and Disney Village. It opened on 1 April 1992 and is notably served by [[Réseau Express Régional|regional express]] line [[RER A]] which provides a direct connection with the centre of Paris and for further connections, direct to [[Gare de Lyon|Paris-Gare-de-Lyon]].

The railway station is also served by long-distance high-speed [[TGV]] and [[Ouigo]] trains offering direct services to many cities across France. There are also Thalys services to both Brussels and Amsterdam. 

[[Eurostar]] services were introduced between Disneyland Paris and [[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras International]] in 1996. These were suspended on 7 June 2023, though Eurostar announced they may be reinstated the following year. Customers can still travel from St Pancras to the resort by changing trains at [[Lille Europe station|Lille Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/travel-info/service-information/eurostar-travel-updates|title=Trains between London and Disneyland paris from 7 June 2023|website=Eurostar|accessdate=3 July 2023}}</ref> The suspension has been caused by the financial collapse of Eurostar during the COVID-19 pandemic, and further complications with post-Brexit border controls although Eurostar intends to revisits options the following year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mylondon.news/lifestyle/travel/eurostar-axes-direct-london-disneyland-24865453|title=Eurostar axes direct London to Disneyland Paris trains from 2023 after 27 years|work=mylondon.news|date=26 August 2022|accessdate=3 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62728618|title=Eurostar to suspend direct trains to Disneyland Paris|date=1 September 2022|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>

Free Disney shuttle buses provide transport to all Disney hotels and Les Villages Nature Paris (except Disney Davy Crockett Ranch) and Associated Hotels. They are accessed from the Disneyland bus station.

===Backstage Disney===
Disneyland Paris has strict rules designed to prevent guests from seeing backstage areas of the park. Photography and filming are strictly forbidden in all backstage areas. The edges of the parks are lined with ride buildings and foliage to hide areas that are not for the public to see. Numerous area gates allow entrance into the park for cast members, parade floats, etc. When area gates around the park are open, anything that can be seen through them is considered to be on-stage and part of the Disney Magic. Therefore, from the moment the gates are open, all of the cast must be in character and in place to 'perform'. As the complex is so big, shuttle buses take cast members to different parts of the parks via service roads located around the perimeter of the parks.

Many attractions are housed in large, soundstage-like buildings called "show buildings", some of which are partially or completely disguised by external theming. Most show buildings have off-white flat roofs that support HVAC units and footpaths for maintenance cast members. Housed inside show buildings are the actual attractions, which include hidden walkways, service areas, control rooms, and other backstage operations.

===Attendance===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Annual attendance of Disneyland Paris parks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aecom.com/theme-index/|title=Theme Index|website=AECOM|language=en-US|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Park Paris historical attendance data |url=https://queue-times.com/parks/4/attendances |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=Queue Times}}</ref><br /><small>(In thousands of visitors and world rank in brackets)</small>
|- 
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | [[Disneyland Park (Paris)|Park Disneyland]]
! scope="col" | [[Walt Disney Studios Park|Walt Disney<br />Studios Park]]
! scope="col" | Disneyland Paris<br /><small>(total)</small>
|-
! scope="row" | 1992
| 10,000 (4)
| {{sdash}}
| 10,000
|-
! scope="row" | 1993
| 9,800 (4)
| {{sdash}}
| 9,800
|-
! scope="row" | 1994
| 8,800 (5)
| {{sdash}}
| 8,800
|-
! scope="row" | 1995
| 10,700 (4)
| {{sdash}}
| 10,700
|-
! scope="row" | 1996
| 11,700 (4)
| {{sdash}}
| 11,700
|-
! scope="row" | 1997
| 12,600 (4)
| {{sdash}}
| 12,600
|-
! scope="row" | 1998
| 12,500 (4)
| {{sdash}}
| 12,500
|-
! scope="row" | 1999
| 12,500 (4)
| {{sdash}}
| 12,500
|-
! scope="row" | 2000
| 12,000 (4)
| {{sdash}}
| 12,000
|-
! scope="row" | 2001
| 12,200 (4)
| {{sdash}}
| 12,200
|-
! scope="row" | 2002
| 10,300 (5)
| 2,800 (>25)
| 13,100
|-
! scope="row" | 2003
| 10,200 (5)
| 2,200 (>25)
| 12,400
|-
! scope="row" | 2004
| 10,200 (5)
| 2,200 (>25)
| 12,400
|-
! scope="row" | 2005
| 10,200 (5)
| 2,100 (>25)
| 12,300
|-
! scope="row" | 2006
| 10,600 (5)
| 2,200 (>25)
| 12,800
|-
! scope="row" | 2007
| 12,000 (5)
| 2,500 (>25)
| 14,500
|-
! scope="row" | 2008
| 12,688 (4)
| 2,612 (>25)
| 15,300
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| 12,740 (4)
| 2,655 (>25)
| 15,395
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| 10,500 (6)
| 4,500 (19)
| 15,000
|-
! scope="row" | 2011
| 10,990 (5)
| 4,710 (20)
| 15,700
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
| 11,200 (6)
| 4,800 (21)
| 16,000
|-
! scope="row" | 2013
| 10,430 (6)
| 4,470 (21)
| 14,900
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| 9,940 (9)
| 4,260 (25)
| 14,200
|-
! scope="row" | 2015
| 10,360 (9)
| 4,440 (>25)
| 14,800
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| 8,400 (13)
| 4,970 (22)
| 13,370
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| 9,660 (12)
| 5,200 (22)
| 14,860
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
| 9,843 (13)
| 5,298 (23)
| 15,141
|-
! scope="row" | 2019<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=GLOBAL ATTRACTIONS ATTENDANCE REPORT|url=https://aecom.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/reports/AECOM-Theme-Index-2019.pdf|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
| 9,745 (14)
| 5,245 (23)
| 14,990
|-
!2020
|2,620
|1,410
|4,030
|-
!2021
|3,500
|1,880
|5,380
|-
!2022
|9,930
|5,340
|15,270
|}

{{main article|Euro Disney#Données opérationnelles{{!}}Données opérationnelles d'Euro Disney SCA}}

== Notable incidents ==
{{Main|List of incidents at Disneyland Paris}}
Notable incidents that have taken place at Disneyland Paris in [[France]]. The term ''incidents'' refers to major accidents, injuries, deaths, and significant crimes. While these incidents are required to be reported to regulatory authorities for investigation, attraction-related incidents usually fall into one of the following categories:

*Caused by negligence on the guest’s part. This can be refusal to follow specific ride safety instructions, or deliberate intent to break park rules.
*The result of a guest's known, or unknown, health issues.
*Negligence on the park’s part, either by the ride operator or maintenance.
*[[Act of God]] or a generic accident (e.g. slipping and falling) that is not a direct result of an action on anybody's part.

==See also==
{{Portal|Disney|Trains|Transport|France}}
*[[Minimum-gauge railway#Large amusement railways|Large amusement railways]]
*[[Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]]
*[[The Walt Disney Company]]
* [[List of tourist attractions in Paris]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Disneyland Paris}}
{{Wikivoyage|Disneyland Resort Paris}}
*[https://www.disneylandparis.com/ Official website]

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