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| Previously known as Euro Disneyland Park (1992-1994) | |
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 Sleeping Beauty Castle, icon of Disneyland Park, in 2002 | |
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| Location | Disneyland Paris,Marne-la-Vallée, France |
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| Coordinates | 48°52′21″N2°46′36″E / 48.872608°N 2.776747°E /48.872608; 2.776747 |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 12 April 1992; 33 years ago (1992-04-12) |
| Owner | Disney Experiences (The Walt Disney Company) |
| Operated by | Euro Disneyland Participations S.A.S. |
| Theme | Fairy tales and Disney characters |
| Operating season | Year-round |
| Website | Official website |
Disneyland Park, originallyEuro Disneyland Park, is atheme park found atDisneyland Paris inMarne-la-Vallée, France. The park opened on 12 April 1992 as the first of the two parks built at the resort. Designed and built byWalt Disney Imagineering, its layout is similar toDisneyland Park in California andMagic Kingdom Park atWalt Disney World in Florida. Spanning 56.656 ha (140acres)—the second largest Disney park based on the original, afterShanghai Disneyland—it is dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters.[1]
The park is represented byLe Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty Castle), a replica of the fairy tale castle seen in Disney's 1959 animated filmSleeping Beauty. In 2024 the park hosted 10.2 million visitors, making it the tenth-most visited theme park in the world and the most-visited theme park in Europe.[2]
In order to make things more distinct and not be a mere copy of theoriginal, modifications were made to the park's concepts and designs. Among the changes was the change ofTomorrowland toDiscoveryland, giving the area aretrofuturistic theme. Other altered elements include theHaunted Mansion, which was redesigned asPhantom Manor and a retro, more intense version ofSpace Mountain (nowHyperspace Mountain). The park's location brought forth its own challenges. Sleeping Beauty Castle (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.[3] Modifications to the park were made to protect against changes in weather in the Parisianclimate. Covered walkways referred to as "arcades" were added, andMichael Eisner ordered the installation of 35fireplaces inhotels and restaurants.
The park, as well as its surrounding complex, initiallyfailed to meet financial expectations, resulting in an image change in which the word "Euro" wasphased 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.
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."[4]
On 14 March 2020, Disneyland Park, alongside theWalt Disney Studios Park, was temporarily closed due to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic.[5][6] Both parks remained closed for four months, resuming operations on 15 July with strict rules such as limited guest attendance,social distancing, and mandatory wearing of face masks.[7][8] The park closed again on 29 October 2020 following a second nationwide lockdown.[9] The park reopened on 17 June 2021.[10]
Disneyland Park is divided into five themed "lands", which house 49 attractions. Designed like a wheel with the hub on Central Plaza before Sleeping Beauty Castle, pathways spoke out across the 140 acres (57 ha) of the park and lead to the lands.[11] The3 ft (914 mm)narrow gaugeDisneyland Railroad runs along the perimeter of the park and stops inMain Street, U.S.A.,Frontierland,Fantasyland andDiscoveryland.
| Themed Land | Picture | Notes |
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| Main Street, USA | .jpg) | Main Street USA serves as the main entrance boulevard into the park and is themed after early-20th-century small-town America, inspired by Walt Disney's hometown ofMarceline,Missouri, complete with a train station and Victorian architecture. The street terminates at the central hub of the park withSleeping Beauty Castle. |
| Frontierland |  | Frontierland is themed after the 19th centuryAmerican Old West mining town of Thunder Mesa. Features include desert and wilderness landscaping, large rock formations, a river, and frontier architecture. |
| Adventureland |  | Adventureland is themed to recreate the feel of the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa and India. Lush landscaping is abundant throughout the land to give visitors the impression of being in a remote jungle. |
| Fantasyland | .jpg) | Sleeping Beauty Castle serves as the main entrance toFantasyland, which is themed after a storybook village taking many architectural traits from various European villages. |
| Discoveryland | _1.jpg) | Discoveryland is themed after the visions of famed European thinkers and explorers such as Leonardo da Vinci, HG Wells, or Jules Verne. |
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Disneyland Park hosts a range of daytime and nighttime entertainment throughout the year.[47]
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