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Disneyland Park (Paris)

Location	Disneyland Paris, Marne-la-Vallée, Paris, France
Coordinates	48°52′21″N 2°46′36″E / 48.872608°N 2.776747°E / 48.872608; 2.776747
Theme	Fairy tales and Disney characters
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Operated by	Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products
Opened	12 April 1992; 26 years ago (1992-04-12)
Previous names	Euro Disney
Website	Official website

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Disneyland Park, originally Euro Disneyland Park, is a theme park found at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. The park opened on 12 April 1992 as the first of the two parks built at the resort. Designed and built by Walt Disney Imagineering, its layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida. Spanning 56.656 ha (140 acres) (the second largest Disney park based on the original, after Shanghai Disneyland Park),^[1] it is dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters. In 2016, the park hosted approximately 8.4 million visitors, making it the most-visited theme park in Europe, and the 13th-most visited theme park in the world.

The park is represented by Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant, a replica of the fairy tale castle seen in Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty.

History

In order to make things more distinct and not be a mere copy of the original, modifications were made to the park's concepts and designs. Among the changes was the change of Tomorrowland to Discoveryland, giving the area a retrofuturistic theme. Other altered elements include the Haunted Mansion, which was redesigned as Phantom Manor and a retro, more intense version of Space Mountain. The park's location brought forth its own challenges. Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant is said by its designers to have been necessarily reevaluated for a continent on which authentic castles stand.^[2] Modifications to the park were made to protect against changes in weather in the Parisian climate. Covered walkways referred to as "arcades" were added, and Michael Eisner ordered the installation of 35 fireplaces in hotels and restaurants.

The park, as well as its surrounding complex, initially failed to meet financial expectations, resulting in an image change in which the word "Euro" was phased out of several names, including Euro Disney. The park was known as Euro Disney until May 1994, Euro Disneyland Paris until September 1994, Disneyland Paris until February 2002, and Disneyland Park (English) and Parc Disneyland (French) since March 2002.

As Michael Eisner noted, "As Americans, the word 'Euro' is believed to mean glamorous or exciting. For Europeans it turned out to be a term they associated with business, currency, and commerce. Renaming the park 'Disneyland Paris' was a way of identifying it with one of the most romantic and exciting cities in the world."^[3]

Lands

Disneyland Park is divided into five themed "lands", which house 49 attractions. Designed like a wheel with the hub on Central Plaza before Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant, pathways spoke out across the 140 acres (57 ha) of the park and lead to the lands.^[4] The 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge Disneyland Railroad runs along the perimeter of the park and stops in Main Street, U.S.A., Frontierland, Fantasyland and Discoveryland.

Themed Land	Picture	Notes
Main Street, U.S.A.		Serves as the main entrance boulevard into the park and is themed after early-20th-century small-town America complete with a train station and Victorian architecture. The street terminates at the central hub of the park with Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Frontierland		Themed after a mining town of the American Old West from the 19th century. Features include desert and wilderness landscaping, large rock formations, a river, and frontier architecture.
Adventureland		Adventureland is themed to recreate the feel of exotic locales of places such as the Caribbean, North-Africa, Africa and India. Lush landscaping is abundant throughout the land to give visitors the impression of being in a remote jungle.
Fantasyland	(Sleeping Beauty Castle)	Sleeping Beauty Castle serves as the main entrance to this land themed after a storybook village taking many architectural traits from various European villages.
Discoveryland		Discoveryland is themed after the visions of famed European thinkers and explorers such as Leonardo da Vinci, HG Wells, or Jules Verne.

Main Street, U.S.A.

• 
  Arcade de la Liberté (covered walkway)


• 
  Arcade Découverte (covered walkway)


• Tramways Tirés Par De Chevaux (3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge tramway)^[5]
  


• Véhicules de la Rue Principale


• Chemin de fer de Disneyland – Gare Principale

Adventureland

• 
  Le Passage Enchanté d'Aladdin – (Aladdin's Enchanted Passage)^[6]
  


• 
  Adventure Isle^[7]
  


• 
  La Cabane des Robinson – (Swiss Family Treehouse)^[8]
  


• 
  La Plage des Pirates – (Pirates Beach)^[9]
  


• Pirates of the Caribbean


• Pirate Galleon


• 
  Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril)

Frontierland

• Big Thunder Mountain


• 
  Phantom Manor^[10]
  


• 
  Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing^[11]
  


• Rustler Roundup Shootin' Gallery^[12]
  


• Pocahantas Indian Village^[13]
  


• Disneyland Railroad – Frontierland Depot

Fantasyland

• 
  Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty Castle)^[14]
  


• 
  La Tanière du Dragon (The Dragon's Lair)
  


• Le Carrousel de Lancelot (Lancelot's Carousel)
  


• 
  Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)^[15]
  


• 
  Les Voyages de Pinocchio (Pinocchio's Fantastic Journey)^[16]
  


• Dumbo the Flying Elephant


• Peter Pan's Flight


• Alice's Curious Labyrinth


• 
  Mad Hatter's Tea Cups^[17]
  


• It's a Small World


• 
  Le Pays de Contes de Fées (Storybook Land Canal Boats)^[18]
  


• 
  Casey Jr. – Le Petit Train du Cirque (Casey Jr. Circus Train)^[19]
  


• Meet Mickey Mouse


• Princess Pavilion


• 
  Disneyland Paris Railroad – Fantasyland Station

Discoveryland

• 
  Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast^[20]
  


• 
  Orbitron – Machines Volantes^[21]
  


• Autopia


• Arcade Beta^[22]
  


• 
  Les Mystères du Nautilus (The Mysteries of the Nautilus)
  


• 
  Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain^[23]
  


• 
  Star Tours: L'Aventure Continue – Star Tours: The Adventures Continue^[24]
  


• Discoveryland Theatre^[25]
  


• Disneyland Railroad – Discoveryland Station

Future attractions

• Mickey et son Orchestre PhilharMagique

Attendance

* 2008 – 12,688,000[26]
* 2009 – 12,740,000^[27]
* 2010 – 10,500,000^[28]
* 2011 – 10,990,000^[29]
* 2012 – 11,500,000^[30]
* 2013 – 10,430,000^[31]
* 2014 – 9,940,000^[32]
* 2015 – 10,360,000^[33]
* 2016 – 8,400,000^[34]
* 2017 – 9,660,000^[35]

Top amusement parks in Europe of annual attendance

red Disneyland Paris

yellow Europa-Park

blue Efteling

Seasonal and special events

Different seasons offer different park opening hours and different entertainment offerings.^[36]

• From 1 April 2012 : Disneyland Paris celebrates its 20th anniversary.


• From 1 April 2017 : Disneyland Paris celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Shows and parades

Disneyland Park hosts a range of daytime and nighttime entertainment throughout the year, although the nighttime entertainment is seasonal.^[37]

Current

Normal

• Jedi Training Academy – 2015–present


• 
  Disney Stars on Parade – 2017–present


• 
  Disney Illuminations: 2017–present^[38]
  


• Mickey Presents Happy Anniversary Disneyland Paris – 2017–present


• Mickey's Goodnight Kiss – 2017–present

Seasonal

• The Starlit Princess Waltz – 2017–present


• Royal Christmas Wishes (Christmas season): 2015–present


• Mickey's Magical Christmas Lights (Christmas season) 2015–present


• Disney Illuminations of Christmas (Christmas season) 2017–present


• Mickey's Halloween Celebration (Halloween season) 2013–present


• It's Good To Be Bad with the Disney Villains (Halloween season) 2015–present


• Disney's Christmas Parade (Christmas season) 2012–present


• Pirates and Princesses Festival 2018–present

Retired

Nighttime Shows

• 
  Disney Illuminations (2017–)


• 
  Disney Dreams! (2012–2017)


• The Enchanted Fireworks (2008–2012)


• 
  Wishes (2005–2007)


• 
  Fantasy in the Sky (1992–2005)

Train Parades

• Disney Characters Express (2007–2009)


• Minnie's Party Train (2009–2010)


• Disney All Stars Express (2010–2011)


• Disney Dance Express (2011–2012)


• Disney's 20th Anniversary Celebration Train (2012–2013)

Parades

• Disney Stars on Parade (2017–)


• Disney Magic on Parade (2012–2017)


• 
  Disney's Fantillusion (2003–2012)


• 
  Once Upon a Dream Parade (2007–2012)


• 
  Main Street Electrical Parade (1992–2003)


• Disney ImagiNations Parade (1999–2001)


• The Wonderful World of Disney Parade (1998–1999 and 2001–2007)


• The Hunchback of Notre Dame Carnival (1997–1998)


• Disney Classics Parade (1992–1997)

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Disneyland Park Paris.

See also

• Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Disneyland Park (Paris).

• Official website

Coordinates: 48°52′21″N 2°46′36″E / 48.8726083°N 2.7767472°E / 48.8726083; 2.7767472