| Disney theme park | |
|
|
| Disneyland Park | |
|---|---|
| Resort | Disneyland Resort Paris |
| Opening Day | April 12, 1992 |
| Theme | Magic Kingdom
website=Disneyland Paris homepage |
| Website | {{{website}}} |
| Operator | Euro Disney SCA |
Disneyland Park (Parc Disneyland in French) is a theme park which is a part of Disneyland Resort Paris. Operated by Euro Disney S.C.A., it is one of two theme parks in the complex just outside of Paris, in Marne-la-Vallée, France.
The park is based on a concept pioneered by Disneyland in California and further employed at the Magic Kingdom in Florida and Tokyo Disneyland in Japan. Occupying 566,560 m² (140 acres), it is the largest Disney park based on the original in California. The park opened as Euro Disneyland on 12 April 1992.
Contents |
History
For the fourth park to be based on the original in Anaheim, California, modifications were made to the concepts and designs of the park. Amongst these changes was a shift from Tomorrowland to "Discoveryland", giving the area a retrofuturistic theme rather than futuristic. Other elements that were altered include the Haunted Mansion, which was redesigned as Phantom Manor, and Space Mountain. The park's location in Europe brought forth its own challenges. For instance, the castle is said by its designers to have been necessarily reevaluated for a continent on which authentic castles stand.[1]
Modifications to the park were made to protect against changes in weather in the Parisian climate. Covered walkways were added and Michael Eisner ordered the installation of 35 fireplaces in hotels and restaurants. "People walk around Disney World (sic) with humidity and temperatures in the 90s, and they walk into an air-conditioned ride and say, 'This is the greatest,'" said Eisner. "When it's raining and miserable, I hope they will walk into one of those lobbies with the fireplace going and say the same thing."
The park, as well as its surrounding complex, initially failed to meet financial expectations. This resulted in an image change in which the word "Euro" was phased out of several names, including Euro Disneyland.
Areas of Disneyland Park
 |
This article is written like a travel guide and may require cleanup. Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style. (May 2008) |
In 2008, the park map lists 49 attractions in five areas known as "lands."
The Disneyland Railroad runs along the perimeter of the park and stops in Main Street, U.S.A., Frontierland, Fantasyland and Discoveryland.
Main Street, U.S.A.
- Horse-Drawn Streetcars
- Main Street Vehicles
- Liberty Arcade
- Discovery Arcade
- Dapper Dan's Hair Cuts
- City Hall
- Disneyland Railroad Main Street Train Station
Frontierland
- Phantom Manor
- Big Thunder Mountain
- Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing
- Rustler Roundup Shootin' Gallery
- Legends of the Wild West
- River Rogue Keel Boats
- Pocahontas Indian Village
- The Chaparral Theater
- Disneyland Railroad Frontierland Depot
- Woody's Roundup Village
Adventureland
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril)
- La Cabane des Robinson (Swiss Family Treehouse)
- Le Passage Enchanté d'Aladdin
- Adventure Isle
- Pirates' Beach
- Captain Hook's Pirate Ship
Fantasyland
- Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty's Castle)
- La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty's Gallery)
- Le Théâtre du Château (The Castle Theater)
- "it's a small world"
- Peter Pan's Flight
- Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains
- Les Voyages de Pinocchio
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- Le Carrousel de Lancelot
- Mad Hatter's Tea Cups
- Alice's Curious Labyrinth
- Fantasy Festival Stage
- La Tanière du Dragon (The Dragon's Lair)
- Casey Jr. - Le Petit Train du Cirque
- Le Pays des Contes de Fées
- Disneyland Railroad Fantasyland Station
Discoveryland
- Space Mountain: Mission 2
- Orbitron
- Autopia
- Star Tours
- L'Astroport Services Interstellaires
- Chérie, j'ai rétréci le public (Honey, I Shrunk The Audience!)
- Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast (formerly Le Visionarium)
- Les Mystères du Nautilus (The Mysteries Of The Nautilus)
- Arcade Alpha, Arcade Bêta
- Disneyland Railroad Discoveryland Station
- Videopolis
Residence
(Not open to the public)
- All employees and actors are given an optional choice of taking up residence within the parks relatively new area
- Rent is only a small fee which is gradually reduced from their current paycheck
- 8 Old Disney style cottages were erected in 2003 and many more have been put into the planning stages - to accompany the 2010 Disneyland expansion
References
- ^ Imagineers (1998). Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look At Making the Magic Real. Disney Editions. ISBN 0786883723.
Disneyland Resort Paris Official Website
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Disneyland Paris |
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 48°52′21″N 2°46′36″E / 48.8726083°N 2.7767472°Een:Disneyland Resort Paris
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
