Discount Hotels Paris - Disneyland
Historical interest: Paris - Disneyland
    
Following the success of Disney theme parks in the USA, plans to build a European
version first started around 1975, nine years after Walt Disney died. Initially,
Britain, Italy, Spain and France were all considered as possible locations, but
Britain and Italy were quickly dropped because they both lacked a suitably large
expanse of flat land.
The most likely site was thought to be in the Alicante area of Spain, which
had a similar climate to that of Florida for a large part of the year, but the
area was also beset by the notorious mistral winds.
Eventually, the French location won, and a site at Marne-la-Vallée was
duly investigated, partly because of its close proximity to Paris, and also
due to its central positioning within Western Europe. The proposed location
put the park within four hours drive of around 68 million people, and a two-hour
flight for a further 300 million or so.
Disney head, Michael Eisner, signed the first letter of agreement with the
French Socialist government in December 1985 and Robert Fitzpatrick, a key organiser
of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, was appointed as the Euro Disney President.
The park slowly started to take shape, with construction starting on the site
in August 1988.
In December 1990, Espace Euro Disney (an information centre) was opened to
the public to show what was being constructed. This was followed by the opening
of the casting centre on September 1, 1991 to start recruiting the hundreds
of cast members that would operate the park's many attractions.
Euro Disney, today more commonly known as Disneyland Paris, finally opened
in 1992, and after a shaky few years of operation with investors threatening
to pull out, it draws in more than 50 million visitors a year, making it the
most visited attraction in France.
http://www.disneylandparis.com
Selection of hotels in this region:
Chanteloup Hotel | | Golf Hotel | | Quality Hotel & Suites | | Hotel l'Elysee Val d'Europe | | Campanile Bussy Saint Georges | | Novotel Atria Marne La Vallee | | Mercure Marne la Vallee Lognes | | Tulip Inn Paris Bussy | | Holiday Inn Paris-Bussy St Georges | |
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