Disneyland Paris
Entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée
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| January 8 2024 | Commenced 'Disney Symphony of Colours' event, scheduled to run until September 30, 2024. |
| 2023 | Total visitor count reached over 375 million, with an equal split of 50% French and 50% international visitors. |
| 2023 | Disneyland Paris generates $343 million in profit for Disney. |
| September 2023 | Renewed involvement in World-Clean-Up Day, encouraging team members and Disney VoluntEARS to participate in the world's largest environmental clean-up campaign. |
| July 2023 | Disneyland Paris premiered its new entertainment show 'Together', featuring characters from Pixar films, including Dory, Coco, and Buzz Lightyear. The show is a unique cine-concert that combines a live orchestra, stage actors, music from Pixar movies, and original musical compositions. |
| June 7 2023 | Eurostar services between Disneyland Paris and London St Pancras International were suspended due to financial challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and post-Brexit border control complications. |
| 2022 | Full recovery of visitor numbers, with 9,930,000 visitors to Disneyland and 5,340,000 to Walt Disney Studios, totaling 15,270,000 visitors, nearly returning to pre-pandemic levels. |
| 2022 | Won the 'European Amusement Park of the Year' at the Parksmania Awards, with the Spider-Man W.E.B Adventure attraction also receiving 'European Top New Attractions'. |
| 2022 | Disneyland Paris won the World Travel Awards' title of 'Europe's Leading Theme Park Resort', repeating previous wins from 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2021. |
| 2022 | Announced a solar panel project with a total of 82,000 panels to be installed, which will generate 36 GWh of electricity per year, covering 17% of the park's electricity needs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 890 tonnes of CO₂ annually. |
| 2022 | At the IAAPA Expo, the Disneyland Paris 30th Anniversary Celebration was elected 'Most Creative Property-Wide Event' in its category. |
| 2022 | Remained Seine-et-Marne's largest employer, with projected job generation of 63,000 according to Damien Audric, Director of Development and the Environment. |
| 2022 | Cumulative visitor count reaches 375 million people since the park's opening. |
| September 14 2022 | The Disney D-Light attraction, created for the 30th Anniversary of Disneyland Paris, was honored with the Best Live Entertainment 2022 award at the Park World Excellence Awards in London. |
| July 2022 | Marvel Avengers Campus opened, featuring new attractions including Avengers Assemble: Flight Force roller coaster and Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure interactive ride. |
| May 18 2022 | Disneyland Paris hosted a special event inviting 500 hospitalized children and adolescents, along with their families, to spend a day at the park as part of their ongoing commitment to supporting children's well-being. |
| April 12 2022 | Officially began 30th anniversary celebrations, running until September 30, 2023. |
| March 2022 | Disneyland Paris celebrated its 30th anniversary with a nightly drone show 'Disney D-Light' using 200 drones, which won the Park World Excellence Awards' 'Best Live Entertainment of the Year'. |
| March 6 2022 | Initiated 30th anniversary prelude events. |
| 2021 | Gradual recovery of visitor numbers, with 3,500,000 visitors to Disneyland and 1,880,000 to Walt Disney Studios, totaling 5,380,000 visitors. |
| July 2021 | Disneyland Paris launched the Disney Junior Dream Factory show, a 20-minute performance encouraging guests to believe in their dreams. The show also includes a French sign language version performed every weekend. |
| June 21 2021 | Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel opened, introducing a Marvel Cinematic Universe and Art Deco themed hotel to the Disneyland Paris complex. |
| June 17 2021 | Disneyland Paris reopened after the second COVID-19 lockdown. |
| 2020 | Disneyland Paris was named 'Europe's Best Family Park' at the European Star Awards, also winning additional categories including 'Best Dark Ride or Media Based Experience', 'Best Large Park', and 'Best Live Entertainment'. |
| October 29 2020 | The resort closed again due to a second nationwide lockdown. |
| July 15 2020 | Disneyland Park and Disney Adventure World reopened to the public after the initial COVID-19 shutdown. |
| July 4 2020 | Fourth edition of the Electroland Festival was announced but ultimately cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
| March 15 2020 | Disneyland Paris was shut down due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Replaced plastic straws and bags with paper equivalents and bags made from 80% recycled plastic as part of environmental sustainability efforts. |
| September 20 2019 | A 32-year-old Swiss man under the influence of LSD was found nude after falling into a manmade lake in Adventureland. He and his girlfriend were arrested by police for narcotics use and released the next afternoon. |
| July 5 2019 | Third edition of the Electroland Festival took place over three days, with a theme based on Disney's The Lion King. |
| June 1 2019 | Disneyland Paris officially sponsored the Magical Pride Party, an LGBTQ celebration. |
| 2018 | Disneyland Paris recorded 9,843,000 visitors to Disneyland park and 5,298,000 visitors to Walt Disney Studios, totaling 15,141,000 visitors. |
| December 2018 | Natacha Rafalski was promoted to president of Disneyland Paris, taking over as CEO. |
| June 29 2018 | Second edition of the Electroland Festival was held over two days. |
| February 27 2018 | Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger announced a €2 billion investment into the Disneyland Paris resort, with plans to expand Disney Adventure World with Marvel, Frozen, and Star Wars areas between 2021 and 2025. |
| 2017 | Disneyland Paris created 56,000 direct and indirect jobs, significantly contributing to local employment. |
| 2017 | After 25 years of operation, Disneyland Paris recorded 320 million total visits and generated €66 billion in added value for the French economy. |
| September 1 2017 | The resort's second nature resort, Les Villages Nature Paris, was opened. |
| July 8 2017 | Disneyland Paris hosted its first-ever Electroland Festival, an EDM music event celebrating the park's 25th anniversary. |
| June 19 2017 | The Walt Disney Company fully acquired the resort's operating company, Euro Disney S.C.A., gaining complete control of Disneyland Paris. |
| May 14 2017 | As part of the 25th anniversary celebration, the park welcomed actors from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales for the film's European premiere. |
| April 12 2017 | Launched 25th anniversary celebrations, continuing into 2018. |
| March 26 2017 | Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opened, marking the start of Disneyland Paris' 25th anniversary celebrations. |
| October 6 2014 | The Financial Times reported Walt Disney Company's plan to rescue the financially struggling Disneyland Paris resort, which was burdened by significant debt. |
| 2013 | Disneyland Paris launched a water management optimization program, establishing its own wastewater treatment plant capable of producing 2,100 m3 of water daily from wastewater. |
| April 12 2012 | Began 20th anniversary celebrations, which continued until 2014. |
| 2011 | Disneyland Paris provided 55,643 direct and indirect jobs in France, establishing itself as a major employment hub in the region. |
| April 1 2010 | Launched the 'New Generation Festival', which continued into 2011. |
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