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[edit] Radisson SAS Hotel

Offically this hotel is a 5 star so I have changed it from a 4 star (Source: Thomas Cook Signature Disneyland Resort Paris Second Edition)

[edit] Trivia

I moved the trivia to the Disneyland Park article, since all items have more to do with the park than the resort and we should strive toward a clearer subdivision of the two. The exception may be this item:

"In the movie Escape From L.A., Snake Plissken and Map-to-the-Stars Eddie are hangliding over what looks like Disneyland in the postapocalyptic Los Angeles. Plissken remarks "Is that what I think it is?" and Eddie replies: "Yeah..Place changed owners so many times then went out of business. That place in Paris killed them!"

Where does the trivia belong? Or should there be two sets of trivia, one for the resort and one for the park?

[edit] Redundance

The fact that this entity is owned by Disney is mentioned in the article and in the categorization, therefore the see also section is not necessary. Gentgeen 05:26, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Europe's number one tourist destination

I removed "it is Europe's number one tourist destination". Statistics from the Paris Île-de-France regional observatory on tourism ([1]) show that Notre Dame de Paris cathedral received more visitors than Dyneyland Resort Paris in 2004. There may also be other tourist attractions in Europe that receive more visitors. Hardouin 13:25, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Euro Disney

The misconception mentioned in the Trivia section does not appear to be confined to those in the United States. In the UK, although the evidence for this is only anecdotal, very rarely is the resort referred to by its correct name in everyday conversation; it is usually still called Euro Disney. Only the most hardcore of fans appear to refer to the resort by its correct name. It is commonly affectionately referred to by fans as dlrp. The general perception by those who have not visited the resort is that it is a small, poor imitation of the more popular Disney's US parks. There is also widespread confusion in the UK as to the correct names for the US parks and many people in the UK struggle to distniguish between the California and Florida resorts. IP 00:29, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

- True, I did not actually know there was a California and Florida parks, I only thought there was one, it is the common conception that Disneyland Resort Paris is small in comparison to US parks, however any of those who have visited DLRP will know that it still makes for a great family holiday, can I ask why the park is divided up into several 'sub-parks' and not just one park of which it really is - it is all on the same site. wozza1 15:30 05 April 2006 (GMT)

The resort has 2 parks. Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park, although ajacent and both on the Disneyland Resort Paris site, are separate and distinct parks. They have separate entrances and admission charges, although their admission charges are identical and hopper tickets are available. Both have designated names for certain areas, although I would hesitate to label these sub-parks. Disneyland Park comprises Main Street, USA; Adventureland; Fantasyland; Frontierland; Discoveryland. Walt Disney Studios Park comprises Front Lot; Animation Courtyard; Production Courtyard; Backlot; Toon Studios (opens 2007). The purpose of these divisions is not to create sub-parks; it is merely a creative storytelling and theming tool. The reasoning behind this is that nothing in a Disney park should ever just be "plonked" or happen to be there; there should be a story behind every attraction that should compliment the overall story of the park itself. Attractions with complimentary themes are grouped together in a zone which is themed and named to create some coherence between neighbouring attractions. For example, Frontierland has a "wild west" theme and its attractions draw on aspects of this for their theming – Big Thunder Mountain is a variation on the runaway mine train type ride and is set in a wild west gold rush context. The replacement and addition of attractions has drawn criticism, in that they are often perceived to dilute the the teming of a partiular sub-division. For example attractions such as Legend of the Lion King, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast and the re-theming of Space Mountain as Space Mountain: Mission 2 do not sit as comfortably with the original Jules Verne inspired 19th century European visionary theming of Discoveryland. The technique of sub-dividing parks is not unique to Disney but the emphasis on coherent theming over big thrill attractions is, many consider, what sets the Disney parks apart from the rest. Disney Village, which some people unfamiliar with the resort may confuse to be another theme park, is in fact a shopping, dining and entertainment area. IP 00:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] links

The park is not without its critics, and (I think)the criticisms are largely justified-why not add links critical of eurodisney? 132.235.133.197 18:57, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Because "Euro Disney" hasnt existed since 1994?

[edit] Merge

The Cinemagique article does not seem to have enough information to warrant its own page. Should it be merged into this one, or just deleted? --NovaSTL 03:13, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History section has been elaborated — other topics may need some work.

The history section has been fleshed out quite a bit, which I think is relevant for this subject considering that Disneyland Paris has yet to generate half the buzz it did in the early 1990s.

But other topics may benefit from some additional information, mainly:

Financial situation from circa 1995 until today
A nutshell history of the Euro Disneyland park (and visuals to illustrate)

And as always, stick to facts, stay relevant and cite sources. SergioGeorgini 13:44, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Resort?

How is this a resort? It's an amusementpark! and even if its called that, isn't that playing the cards into the hands of the Walt Disney Company? --83.248.190.175 00:03, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

No, not at all. The thing contains two very seperate theme parks. As a whole, it is a holiday destination known as a resort. I agree that we shouldn't use Disney's advertising copy, but the resort business is just common sense. SergioGeorgini 20:47, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Transport

Minor detail really, but the section about transport mentioned Thalys express trains no longer serving Marne la Vallee, but didn't mention Eurostar at all, so I've added that.

--Peeky44 13:20, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Attractions / Rides?

I'm guessing that there are amusements rides - but you wouldn't know it from the article. There is no mention of rides - isn't that what people go there for? Tinkstar1985 06:00, 20 January 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Good article nomination on hold

This article's Good Article promotion has been put on hold. During review, some issues were discovered that can be resolved without a major re-write. This is how the article, as of January 21, 2008, compares against the six good article criteria:

1. Well written?: Pass
2. Factually accurate?: Needs more citations, specifically in the "Financial, attendance and employment problems". It is reccomended that there be at least one citation in every other paragraph.
3. Broad in coverage?: Pass
4. Neutral point of view?: Pass
5. Article stability? Pass
6. Images?: Pass


Article is very good and well written, however more citations are needed. Also more information is always welcome to be added to this article. When you have improved this article feel free to contact me for a second review.

Please address these matters soon and then leave a note here showing how they have been resolved. After 48 hours the article should be reviewed again, and if you disagree with these comments feel free to take this article for a Good Article Review. If these issues are not addressed within 7 days, the article may be failed without further notice. Thank you for your work so far. Tarret talk 20:58, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GA Failed

This article has failed the GA noms as per the above reason(s) and the expiry of the hold. If you feel that this review was in error feel free to take this article to WP:GA/R. Thanks. Tarret talk 21:29, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Aquarium?

the sea life centre page on wikipedia claims that disneyland resort paris has a sealife centre, is this true and if so why is it not in this article 16 march 2008 (tigerlemurguy) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tigerlemurguy (talk • contribs) 13:11, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

The sea life centre isn't actually in Disneyland Paris, its in Val D'Europe shopping centre which is over a few roundabouts and down the road a bit. If we put this in Disneyland then we are going to have to include a hell of a lot of shops as well! Gertie100 (talk) 15:35, 22 April 2008 (UTC)