Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris
Previously known as Euro Disney Resort and Disneyland Resort Paris
LocationMarne-la-Vallée, France
Coordinates48°52′07″N 02°46′55″E / 48.86861°N 2.78194°E / 48.86861; 2.78194
StatusOperating
Opened12 April 1992 (1992-04-12)
Owner
Attendance375 million (overall as of 2022)
Websitedisneylandparis.com
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Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France. located about 32 kilometres (20 miles) east of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, seven Disney-owned hotels, two convention centers, a golf course, and a shopping, dining and entertainment complex. Opened on 12 April 1992, the resort is operated by Disney Experiences, a division of The Walt Disney Company.

It is the second 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 company. Disneyland Park, opened in 1992, is the original theme park of the complex. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002.

The resort is located on approximately 2,100 hectares (5,200 acres) of land which is being developed under a master agreement with French governmental authorities. About half of the land has been developed, including a planned community, Val d'Europe.

Disneyland Paris is Europe's most-visited tourist destination,[2] and the largest single-site employer in France with 17,000 employees.[3][4] It generated $343 million in profit for Disney in 2023.[2] By 2022, 375 million people had visited the park.[5][6]

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  3. ^ "Disneyland Paris is building a solar farm as big as 24 football fields". Euronews. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ^ "'It's Like Coming Home to Family': Disneyland Paris Reopens". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Trente ans jour pour jour après son ouverture, Disneyland Paris s'offre une journée "collector"". France Info. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Disneyland Paris facts and information". Paris Digest. 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

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