Until June 2017, Disney only held a minority stake in the resort. The park is burdened by its debt, which is calculated at about €1.75 billion ($2.20 billion) and roughly 15 times its gross average earnings. Walt Disney announced a €1 billion ($1.25 billion) bailout plan to rescue its subsidiary Disneyland Paris, the Financial Times reported on 6 October 2014. It includes seven hotels: Disney Hotel Santa Fe, Disney Hotel Cheyenne, Sequoia Lodge, Newport Bay Club, Hotel New York – the Art of Marvel, The Disneyland Hotel, and Davy Crockett Ranch.ĭisneyland Paris is considered to be the largest single-site employer in France with its 17,000 employees. Disneyland Paris is also the only Disney resort outside of the United States to be completely owned by The Walt Disney Company.
It is the second Disney park outside the United States, following the opening of the Tokyo Disney Resort in 1983, and the largest. Disneyland Paris celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022 by then 375 million people had visited, making it the most visited theme park in Europe. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002. Disneyland Park is the original theme park of the complex, opening in 1992. It encompasses two theme parks, resort hotels, a shopping, dining and entertainment complex, and a golf course. Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Chessy, France, 32 kilometres (20 miles) east of Paris.
