Euro Disney SCA

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Euro Disney S.C.A. is the company that owns and operates Disneyland Resort Paris and that projected the Val d'Europe urban area in Marne-la-Vallée, France. 39.78% of shares are held by The Walt Disney Company, 10% by the Saudi Prince Alwaleed and 50.22% by other shareholders. The stock is traded on Euronext Paris.

Disneyland Resort Paris is comprised of Disneyland Park (Paris), Walt Disney Studios Park, Disney Village shopping district and seven on-site Disney Hotels. Val d'Europe is a new living and shopping area. Another seven hotels/residence have been built not far from the two Disney theme parks on land held under Euro Disney SCA's lease, including properties from companies such as Holiday Inn, Kyriad, MyTravel and Radisson.

The Resort is a result of an agreement signed on March 24, 1987 between The Walt Disney Company and the French Authorities for the development of a new tourist destination. In its 13-year history, the Resort has created more than 40,000 jobs (both directly and indirectly) in the region to the east of Paris. Today it is the number one tourist destination in Europe with 12.8 million visits recorded for Financial Year 2006, more than the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre or even the Chateau de Versailles.