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Disneyland Paris is not the most prominent tourist attraction in France, but it provides a great opportunity for parents and children to have fun. Visitors (mostly families) flock to the park to scare themselves in the chilling Tower of Terror, dive with Captain Nemo, ride the Space Mountain rocket at 70 km/h, shake the paw of Winnie the Pooh, share the festive atmosphere with their favorite characters Disney: Mickey and Minnie, Buzz and Woody, Donald and Goofy. And the kids always feel like it's not enough. As the advertising slogan says, "the fun never ends" at Disneyland.

Disneyland Paris is famous for its animatronics (artificial characters that move and talk), good service, large crowds, long lines, high prices, and the intention to bring out the Disney magic as fully as possible: the employees are not "staff", but "actors", the park maintained in a perfectly clean condition, everything works like a finely tuned mechanism. For example, you can't find two identical Disney characters within sight. The focus of Disneyland is, of course, children, but their parents also feel at home.

With 15 million visits in 2010, Disneyland Paris overtook the Eiffel Tower as the most popular tourist attraction in the French capital. It is the most visited theme park in Europe and the fourth in the world. But the path to the success of the first European Disneyland was not easy.

Euro Disney (as the park has been known since it opened in 1992) has experienced a huge amount of criticism and ridicule, especially in France, where the building of an American-style theme park was considered a manifestation of cultural imperialism. Many were afraid that the arrival of Mickey Mouse and his friends would be a real test for French national pride. The chairman of the Walt Disney Company, Michael Eisner, was pelted with eggs by French protesters and greeted with signs "Mickey, go home!" (Mickey Go Home!) Journalists accused Euro Disney of everything from cultural imperialism to the death bell of French culture, and even called it a "cultural Chernobyl".

During the first three years of Euro Disney's operations, it was in a difficult financial position. Many Europeans felt that Disney's vision of a good time - high ticket prices, a non-alcoholic park with unbearably long lines and tasteless fast food - did not quite match their idea of ​​a quality holiday. Rules that worked in the United States (no alcoholic drinks in park restaurants) didn't work in Europe, where beer and wine are mandatory at meals. Not surprisingly, with this state of affairs, Euro Disney failed to attract the necessary millions of visitors and billions of francs, which its creators so counted on.

What Euro Disney failed, Disneyland Paris was quite capable of doing. Ticket prices were reduced, alcoholic drinks were allowed, the number of attractions increased, the name of the park was changed, and this strategy worked. A few years later, it has become the most important tourist attraction in France, and this is not easy to achieve for the number 1 country in the world of tourist travel.

Disneyland Paris consists of:

Disneyland Park

Walt Disney Studios Park

Shopping area Disney Village, consisting of shops and restaurants

Golf courses and hotels.

Disneyland Park has forty-nine attractions in five themed "lands". It is built in the form of a wheel with a central one on the square in front of the Castle of the Sleeping Beauty, from where the alleys, like spokes in a wheel, diverge to five thematic zones:

Main Street USA (Main Street, U.S.A)
Age of the Wild West (Frontierlands)
Adventureland
Fantasyland
Discoveryland

Main Street USA (Main Street, U.S.A)

By purchasing tickets and entering the territory of Disneyland Paris, visitors find themselves on Main Street USA. She looks a little different here than at other Disney theme parks around the world. The decoration of the facades of buildings is more reminiscent of the 1920s than the turn of the 20th century. Instead of horse-drawn trams, electric trams were originally planned to be more in line with the urban atmosphere of the 1920s, but this plan was later abandoned.

Another distinguishing feature of US Main Street from other Disney theme parks around the world is the presence of covered pedestrian alleys on both sides of the street, called arcades. The decision to build them was made in view of the often cool and rainy weather of Paris.

In all other respects, the Main Street of the United States looks little different from other theme parks: shops, cafes, restaurants, city hall, cinema, fire station, railway station, old double-decker buses, horse-drawn trams, fire trucks, cars.

Age of the Wild West (Frontierlands)

Decorated in the style of the American Wild West of the 19th century, this themed area serves as a place for cowboys, settlers, saloons, shops of the time and red rocks that tell about the times of the gold rush. Like Main Street USA, the Age of the Wild West displays many ads from the period.

The Age of the Wild West at Disneyland Paris is the largest of all such Disney theme parks around the world. An artificial river called the Far West was created on its territory, on which two steamboats Molly Brown and Mark Twain stand. There is also a pier for river keel ships. They could once be found at Orlando Disneyland and California Disneyland. To date, they have remained only in Disneyland Paris. Keel ships were widely used to transport goods during the Wild West. Usually, they moved along the river with the help of oars. In Disneyland, they all have engines, and tourists are offered to take a trip on them.

Big Thunder Mountain

Set in the Wild West era, Big Thunder Mountain is one of the five most popular attractions at Disneyland Paris. The average waiting time in line is 90 minutes, even for Fast Pass ticket holders. The main action takes place on the island and is based on the complex backstory of the city of Thunder Mesa, whose foundation and prosperity is associated with the discovery of gold deposits by Henry Ravenswood in 1849.

An old train takes the participants of the attraction into a long and dark tunnel under the Far West River and then the journey begins on Big Thunder Island, during which the audience sees the abandoned mine shafts and travels through the tunnels. Unlike most other roller coasters, the appeal of which lies in the perception of a fast ride in open space, the thrill of Big Thunder Mountain comes from the dilapidation of its tunnels and the threat of them collapsing. collided with a train and injured five passengers Photographs are taken of participants during the journey and photographs may be purchased at the end of the journey.

Haunted House (Phantom Manor)

To better understand the essence of the popular Haunted House in Disneyland, you need to delve into its prehistory. Settler Henry Ravenswood discovered gold on Big Thunder Mountain and founded a mining company and town of the same name. Ravenswood became rich and built a posh Victorian manor high on a hill overlooking Big Thunder Mountain, where he lived with his family and raised his daughter Melanie.
There were rumors that Thunder Bird lived on Big Thunder Mountain. According to legend, her anger could cause a terrible earthquake, but Ravenswood did not believe in this story. As time went on, the gold reserves on Big Thunder Mountain were depleted. To extract gold, miners had to penetrate deeper and deeper into the bowels of the earth.

Melanie grew up and became engaged to a train driver who, much to Henry's dismay, intended to travel far from here with her. Henry Ravenswood did everything possible to stop the wedding, but all his attempts were in vain until a terrible earthquake broke out that killed Henry along with his wife Martha.

On the day of Melanie's wedding, a mysterious, unknown Ghost appeared in the house. When Melanie was preparing for the wedding in her room, the Ghost lured her fiancé up to the attic and hung her.

The bride sat alone in a large hall. The hours passed, but the groom did not appear. The guests slowly dispersed and Melanie was left alone in the house. "Someday," she said to herself, "he will come." Never taking off her wedding dress and always holding a bouquet, in anticipation of the return of her beloved, she wandered aimlessly through the rooms of the house and sadly sang songs about lost love.

The ghost was in the house all the time and ridiculed her deep feelings for her beloved. One by one, he invited his dead friends from that world, and they joined the eternal party.

Years passed. Inside and out, the house was slowly falling into disrepair. Dusty cobwebs covered every inch of the house, the maids didn't care about their duties. There were rumors that Melanie had lost her mind. She roamed the rooms for years, quietly singing songs about her fiancé, while all around her danced and rejoiced demons and ghosts. Every corner in the house reminded her of a failed wedding. The constant laughter of the Ghost kept coming through the walls of the house.

The house was covered with mold and finally fell into disrepair. As if anticipating the presence of evil spirits in the house, not a single living soul appeared here anymore. Melanie continued to live in hopes of the return of her lover, and never understood why he left. Poor Melanie never left this house, and waited in it for her beloved until the last day of her life.

Many fans of the attraction believe that the Ghost is Melanie's father, Henry Ravenswood, who is avenging himself from the other world. Others believe that this is the spirit of evil, and that a curse fell on the young girl.

Walking through a haunted house is the essence of this attraction. The participants witness Melanie's lonely weeping, the Phantom's maniacal laughter, the faint clinking of glass and the voices of party guests playing the piano without a pianist, the reflection of the spirit in the mirror instead of seeing itself in it. Most of the time, the participants spend in doombuggies - black seats that move one after another, on which visitors travel around the house.

Adventureland

Adventure World recreates the jungles of Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania. Recreating an exotic jungle in a place where winters are sometimes quite harsh is not an easy task. This is the reason why there is no Jungle Cruise here, as most of the animated animals would be affected by bad weather.

The world of adventure consists of four thematic zones:

The first part - Adventureland Bazar - recreates the eastern city based on the fairy tale "A Thousand and One Nights".
the second part of the World of Adventures resembles Africa and consists mainly of shops and restaurants
the third part introduces the mysterious Asian jungle, the site of the popular Indiana Jones attraction and the Temple of Danger.
the last and largest part is occupied by the region of Central and South America, the site of another popular attraction Pirates of the Caribbean.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the five most popular Disneyland Paris attractions. Participants in this indoor shipboard attraction experience a life of pirate adventure with cannons and guns firing, cannonballs exploding, buildings on fire, swords clanging, pirate carousing and looting, battles between sea robbers and soldiers, all accompanied by the iconic song, "Yo Ho" (The life of a pirate for me).
The Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland Paris does not reflect the actual characters from the famous movie and has many other divergences from the original, making it stand out from all similar rides at other Disney theme parks around the world.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Danger

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril (Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril) is a roller coaster ride based on the Indiana Jones films. Participants will make a journey in mining vans through the wild jungle, inside the ruins of the temple, a lot of turns and, finally, inversion - in the course of movement, the participants are turned upside down. Trip duration 1 minute 30 seconds, length 599.8 meters, height 43 m, maximum speed 75.6 km / h.

Fantasyland

Fantasyland has a number of Disney-themed rides, but the main attraction in this part of the park is the Castle of Sleeping Beauty, the iconic symbol of Disneyland Paris.

The castles at Disneyland USA are architecturally based on the medieval palaces of Europe. For Disneyland Paris, this approach would be too banal and unlikely to help visitors transport themselves into a fantasy world. Therefore, options were considered from slightly modified versions of existing Disney castles to radically different buildings on the site of a traditional castle. Disney designers copied the spire of the monastery of Mont Saint-Michel (located on the island of the same name in Normandy) with a number of illustrations from the 15th century manuscript of the Duke of Berry's Magnificent Book of Hours, resulting in what is probably the most beautiful Disney castle in the world. Each tower of the castle is crowned with pinnacles or weather vanes. Each one is unique, expertly crafted by French artisans using traditional techniques.

In the basement of the Castle of Sleeping Beauty is a dragon 27 meters long from head to tail - the largest animatronic (capable of moving and making sounds) figure in the world at the time of the opening of Disneyland Paris in April 1992. Inside the building there is

Gallery illustrating the story of Sleeping Beauty in tapestries, stained glass and drawings;
shop selling Christmas decorations (open all year round) ;
another store specializing in handmade glassware.

This little world

Located in the Land of Discovery, This Little World is one of the five most popular attractions at Disneyland Paris. It consists of more than 300 animatronic dolls representing children from all continents of the planet. Participants on boats through the tunnel float inside the huge building and return from there fifteen minutes later. They see animatronic puppets in national costumes singing "It's a Small World (After All)" together, each in their own language. The boats sail and show their visitors different regions of the world, emphasizing that the world is small and interconnected.

Discoveryland

The themed area Discovery Land in Disneyland Paris has much in common with other similar lands in other Disney parks around the world (where they are called Tomorrowland) with an emphasis on the future through the eyes of famous European thinkers and writers Leonardo da Vinci, HG Wells, but especially the founder of the scientific fiction by Jules Verne.

Space Mountain: Mission 2

The most popular attraction in Discovery Land is Space Mountain: Mission 2, a space-themed roller coaster. It is one of the five most popular attractions in Disneyland Paris and is based on Jules Verne's novel From the Earth to the Moon (1865). Unlike other similar attractions around the world, this version has an imposing appearance with a huge Columbiad (spaceship), all in keeping with the futuristic design of Discovery Land.

First, the train takes the participants inside the Columbiad. There is a countdown before the start, and the train rushes up towards the moon. Travelers encounter cosmic comets and asteroid fields. They reach the top of their journey and then travel back to Earth, crossing molten asteroid fields. Space Mountain: Mission 2 - an attraction with an inversion (turns participants upside down in the direction of travel). Dizziness from fast driving is guaranteed. Trip duration 2 minutes 18 seconds, maximum height 43 meters, maximum speed 75.6 km/h.

Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast

Located in Discovery Land, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast is also one of the five most popular attractions at Disneyland Paris. Its plot is based on the Disney computer-animated film Toy Story 2 (1999) and revolves around the evil Emperor Zurg's attempts to steal the batteries needed to power the "little green men" spacecraft. Buzz Lightyear's mission is to protect the universe from the intrigues of Zurg and his team with the help of blasters. The members join Buzz Lightyear and help him destroy space robots.

The attraction combines elements of a shooting gallery and an indoor attraction (rooms with imitation of movement in space). Participants sit in cars moving in a chain along a track hidden under the floor. Each of the cars is equipped with two laser pistols and a joystick. Pistols are used to shoot laser beams at objects, hitting which is evaluated by a different sum of points. Targets hit at the moment of illumination are rated with a much higher total score. The digital display on the dashboard shows the number of points scored. Goals of different shapes are scored according to the corresponding sum of points: circle 100 points, square 1000, rhombus 5000, triangle 10,000. The result of the best 10 players is displayed on the scoreboard at the exit, as well as the image of the winner's face.

Walt Disney Studios Park

On March 16, 2002, the Walt Disney Studios Park opened its doors (a decade after the opening of Disneyland Paris). Disney studios were planned to open back in 1996, but the financial crisis of Euro Disney made significant adjustments to the company's plans. Most of its rides are borrowed from other Disney parks in California, Florida and Tokyo, but there are some original designs used later in other theme parks.

Executive Film Studio (Front Lot)

Modeled after the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, the Executive Film Studio serves as the central entrance to the Walt Disney Film Studios Park (the US Main Street equivalent). It is decorated in the style of the administrative districts of Hollywood film studios from the "golden age" of cinema (1930s). The main attraction in this part of the park is Disney Studio 1 with many restaurants and shops selling souvenirs.

Cartoon Studio (The Toon Studio)

The cartoon studio is an extension of the Mickey's Multitown concept at Anaheim and Tokyo Disneyland. Guests communicate with the most popular Disney cartoon characters in them. At the Walt Disney Studios in Paris, Disney characters "work", that is, they produce animated films themselves using conventional cinema equipment.

Hill Turtle Crash (Crush "s Coaster)

The most popular attraction in this area of ​​the park is Crash the Turtle Slide, based on the animated film Finding Nemo (2003 Academy Award winner). Crash and his friends invite the participants to take a trip on a turtle-like shell through the most memorable scenes from the film.

The journey begins with the "immersion" of the shell in the ocean. The first part is an indoor attraction (the action takes place indoors with an imitation of movement in space). The members travel across the Great Barrier Reef where they meet Nemo and Squirt (cartoon characters). The guests then plunge into an abyss where the sun's rays do not penetrate and where they encounter voracious fish, then reach a sunken submarine surrounded by many jellyfish; here they meet a flock of sharks and Bruce (the shark who helped look for Nemo).
The second part of the attraction immerses participants in the fast current of the East Australian Current (the fastest ocean current off the Australian coast, in some places the speed is 13 km / h). At the end of their journey, the turtle shells return to Sydney Cove, where they are greeted by Crush and his friends.

Film set (Production Courtyard)

The Production Courtyard theme revolves around the glamorous atmosphere of Hollywood and its myths. Consists of two separate parts:

Hollywood Boulevard
Place des Stars

The most popular attraction in this part of the park is Stitch Live. In the course of the action, the participants of the attraction talk with the animated character Stitch, the main character of the cartoon “Lilo and Stitch”.

The audience is seated in a large room called the Space Traffic Control room, and the kids are encouraged to sit close to the front so Stitch can see them during the show. When the host asks to look for the captain of the ship to talk to, the computer contacts Stitch's spacecraft. After that, guests (children and adults) are invited to chat with Stitch. Stitch can chat with all the members and take pictures of them. Hidden backstage actors imitate Stitch's voice and movements, which allows this character to fully communicate with the guests. Stitch looks and moves just like in the famous movie, imitating the appropriate facial expressions and gestures.

Fast Pass

Disneyland Paris is always a pleasure to spend as long as there are no queues. Near many attractions in the park you will see signs saying "Waiting time 45 minutes", which is unlikely to please anyone. Therefore, it is recommended to use the Fast Pass service - a free service that allows you to significantly reduce time and avoid long queues for the most popular attractions. To do this, you must insert a ticket into the Fast Pass machine at the entrance to the attraction, which issues a ticket back with the specified visiting time. At the time indicated on the ticket, you return here and in a matter of minutes, often avoiding the queue, you can participate in the attraction.

Visit time

The best time to visit Disneyland Paris is on weekdays apart from public holidays and school holidays. The least visited period is September-October and May-June. Given the French weather, June can be considered the best time period. With luck, you won't even have to wait in line except for a few of the most popular attractions, and even then the waiting time may not exceed a few minutes. But visiting Disneyland during this period can be disappointing with limited entertainment shows, parades, and fireworks.
For a more or less complete acquaintance with Disneyland in Paris, you will need at least two days.

Disneyland Paris offers four types of entrance tickets:

"1 day 1 park" (1 day 1 park) the owner has the right to visit one park (Disneyland® Park or Walt Disney Studios® Park) for one day;

"1 day 2 park" (1 day 2 park) the owner has the right to visit two parks (Disneyland® Park and Walt Disney Studios® Park) for one day. The ticket must be used within a year from the date of purchase;

"2,3,4 or 5 days / 2 parks" (2,3,4 or 5 day / 2 park) - multiple visits to two Disney parks for 2, 3, 4 or 5 days .

In addition, the company offers a “FastPass” ticket, the holder of which can enter the attraction and avoid the long queue within the time period indicated on the ticket.

How to get there

Disneyland Paris is well connected to the two international airports in Paris.

From Charles de Gaulle International Airport (Terminal 2) to Disneyland can be reached using high-speed trains TGV (TGV - French network of high-speed electric trains). The trip takes ten minutes.

Orly Airport is the second international airport in Paris. Orly Airport serves mainly for passenger traffic within France. You need to make three transfers. First take the Paris metro line Orlyval to get from Orly airport to Antony station. Then change to RER B from Antony to Chatelet-Les Halles, and finally RER A4 from Chatelet-Les Halles to Marne-la-Vallee Chessy.

Alternatively, you can take the direct VEA bus route from Orly Airport to Disneyland Paris.

Disneyland Paris: interesting facts

With 11 million visitors, Disneyland Paris is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Europe and, in terms of visitor numbers, is the top tour operator in France. In 2009, 48% of Disneyland Paris visitors were French, 14% British, 14% Benelux (Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg), 8% Spain, 4% Italy, 3% Germany and 9% the rest of the world.

53 Attractions

Disneyland Paris includes two theme parks with 53 attractions. Disneyland® Park includes the curiosities and fantasies of a classic Disney theme park, while Walt Disney Studios® Park showcases the magic of movies.

35 minutes east of Paris

The complex is located 35 minutes east of Paris. The key geographic location provides access to 17 million potential visitors in less than two hours by road or rail, and 320 million potential tourists in less than two hours by plane.

56,000 jobs

Disneyland Paris creates over 56,000 direct and indirect jobs, including more than 14,500 directly on site.

5,800 rooms in the hotel complex

Euro Disney Corporation (Euro Disney Group) operates 7 hotels. Disney's 5,800 guest rooms offer excellent customer service and support around the clock.

Disney Village

With a total area of ​​30,000m², Disney® Village is the second largest entertainment complex in France. It includes a host of leisure opportunities such as the PanoraMagique (the world's largest helium-filled balloon), the largest-screen multiplex cinema, Disney boutiques, bars and restaurants.

1,000 business events

Disneyland Paris has the fifth largest convention and convention complex and hosts approximately 1,000 business events annually. It includes the Disney New York Hotel and Newport Bay Club (Disney's Newport Bay Club).

Since opening in 1992, Disneyland Paris has boosted the local economy, improved transportation infrastructure and created more than 56,000 direct and indirect jobs.

In partnership with 60 different grant organizations, children with severe illnesses and their families are invited to the Disneyland hotel and provided with VIP access to all the theme park attractions. Over the past 15 years, more than 8,000 children from all over Europe have been able to visit Disneyland Paris for free.

Secret apartments, secret clubs, real human skeletons and a buried time capsule - we'll tell you 25 facts you didn't know about Disneyland! We promise it will be fun!

Plants in Tomorrowland can be eaten

The fairy-tale landscapes of the themed island are a farm where "mankind produces most of its resources." And yes, the plants and their fruits are edible. Remember in case you get hungry!

The pet cemetery is just behind the haunted mansion

The next time you decide to visit the house with (Haunted Mansion), walk a little further and you will come across a pet cemetery, where there is even a tombstone of Mr. Toad.

Disneyland opens with just 18 attractions

And 14 of them are still in place!

The amusement park was built in just a year

Despite financial difficulties, the $17 million theme park opened its doors 365 days after construction began.

Steve Martin and Michelle Pfeiffer worked there

The SNL legend sold travel guides in a Main Street store in the 50s, and the former Catwoman strutted through the park in Alice in Wonderland in the 70s.

Inside the fire station there is a secret apartment

Urban legend says that it was the personal residence of Walt Disney.

One of the rides has a basketball court.

There is supposedly a small basketball court hidden at the top of the Matterhorn ride, where employees can play during their breaks.

Over 200 cats live in the park

They are kept there to fight rodents.

All park employees must be clean-shaven

Theme park workers were only allowed to grow mustaches in the 2000s.

There are real human skeletons in the park

On the opening day of the attraction based on the Pirates of the Caribbean, real human skeletons rented from. Now, however, there is only one real skeleton left.

Sleeping Beauty Castle is the only castle in the park with a working drawbridge.

However, it was used only twice: on the opening day of the park and after the reconstruction of Fantasyland.

Walt Disney liked to stand in line with park guests.

His love for Disneyland was so strong that he sometimes just joined other visitors in line for their favorite rides.

At the time of opening, admission to the park cost only $3.50.

A ticket to Disneyland in the 50s cost a little more than a fare in 2015.

The park has closed only three times in its history.

This was during the day of national mourning for John F. Kennedy, the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

From the speaker you can hear the name of George Lucas ...

…on the contrary – Egroeg Sacul. Listen the next time you wait your turn for an attraction based on "".

Chewing gum and in-shell peanuts are banned in the park

The management of the park is determined to keep it clean at all costs.

The code "V" means that one of the guests is sick

Now you know what to say when someone gets sick after a particularly dizzying ride.

You can get a slice of Disneyland for $150

For this money, you can leave the park with a purchased brick in your hands.

Carousel King Arthur is older than the theme park itself

This attraction was built back in 1922, while the property for the park was bought only in 1953.

The park sells over 2.8 million churros a year.

Apparently, Disney fans are also fans of these oblong donuts.

Lack of money forced Disney to choose between restrooms and drinking fountains

He chose the restrooms. After accusations by critics that Disney forced guests to buy soft drinks, he said: "People can buy Pepsi-Cola, but they can't urinate on the street."

In 1995, a time capsule was hidden in Sleeping Beauty's castle.

Nobody knows what is inside. The capsule will be opened on July 17, 2035, on the park's 80th anniversary.

No flights are allowed over the park.

Aircraft are also not allowed within a three mile radius around Disneyland.

The Main Street Opera House is the oldest building in the park

Initially, a sawmill worked in the building, and in 1961 it was transformed into an opera house.

There is a secret club in Disneyland where only special guests can go.

It's called Club 33. There you can hide from the crowds, have a few cocktails, taste gourmet cuisine and hang out with other celebrities.

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Yesterday, July 28, 2017, Disneyland co-founder Marty Sklar died at his home in the Hollywood Hills at the age of 83. He was well acquainted with the legendary Walt Disney, collaborated with him for a long time in the development and expansion of the amusement park network, and personally attended the opening of each of them, including the last one in Shanghai, built just last year. Marty Sklar retired eight years ago, and his name was immortalized on the window of the administration building of the very first Disneyland. He has been called "a Disney legend".

In honor of the memory of the deceased creator of Disneyland, we invite you to remember only interesting facts about the largest and most famous amusement park in the world:

1. The first Disneyland in Anaheim was built very quickly - exactly a year passed from the moment the foundation was laid to the opening, or more precisely, 365 days. At the same time, the total investment of Walt Disney at that time (1955) amounted to $ 17 million, which even by today's standards ($ 140 million) looks like a rather modest amount.

2. The course of construction was personally controlled by Walt Disney himself, watching the process from the window of the upper floor of the fire station on the "Main Road of the USA", settling in one of the rooms. It is said that after the opening of Disneyland, he continued to stay overnight in that favorite room of his, notifying visitors and employees of his presence by a lit light in the window.

3. Disneyland didn't have an automatically assigned address, so Walt Disney could come up with whatever he wanted. As a result, Disneyland is located at 1313 Harbor Boulevard. The creator of the largest amusement park in the world did not even think about the fact that a damn dozen could bring bad luck. The fact is that the name of Disney's favorite cartoon character, Mickey Mouse, is encrypted in the numbers of the address (M is the thirteenth letter in the alphabet).

4. The opening day of Anaheim Disneyland turned out to be hot in every sense of the word. Firstly, the air temperature reached 37 degrees Celsius, and secondly, this solemn event coincided with a plumbers' strike, so Disney had to think hard about how to manage the scarce water supplies in order to quench the thirst of visitors and provide drain tanks with contents at the same time.

5. Already a month after the opening, a million people visited Disneyland. This amusement park in California became an instant sensation. Before the start of the millennium, Disneyland was visited by about six hundred million guests, including seven US presidents and almost all world celebrities.

6. There are 34 restaurants on the territory of Disneyland so that visitors can satisfy their hunger, thirst and replenish their strength after many hours of fun with children.

7. In Disneyland, you can’t buy chewing gum anywhere, none of its types are simply sold there. The initiator of the ban was Walt Disney himself, who has always been an adherent of cleanliness and did not want guests to stick to their chairs.

8.Today, the park has more than 20 thousand employees in more than 500 professions. All of them - from electricians to animators - are called
"members of the troupe" of Disneyland.

9. It is interesting that for a long time a member of the Disneyland troupe was actor Steve Martin, known for the films "Inveterate Scoundrels" and "The Pink Panther". He worked for the benefit of the park for eight whole years - from ten to eighteen. He went to work every day after school and during the summer holidays. At first he stood at the entrance and offered visitors guides, then he began to offer souvenir lassoes at the Western Land attraction. Here, for the first time, Martin managed to truly reveal his acting talent, when, after some time, he was promoted to the seller of sets for young magicians, which had to be clearly demonstrated to customers.

10. One of the features of Anaheim Disneyland is its walking band. Initially, according to the idea, it was supposed to exist after the opening for a couple of weeks, but remained here forever. According to rough estimates, since 1955, the musicians have walked about thirty-five thousand miles, playing more than ninety thousand performances.

11. Plants in Tomorrowland and their fruits are edible. The fairy-tale landscapes of the themed island are considered here as a kind of farm where humanity can produce the necessary resources.

12. Despite the fact that it is illegal, every year several thousand people try to scatter the ashes of the deceased on the rides.

13. Immediately behind the "Haunted Mansion" is a pet cemetery. Among the other burials there is even the tombstone of Mr. Toad.

14. At the time of the opening of Disneyland in Anaheim, there were only 18 attractions. By the way, 14 of them are still functioning.

15. Urns in the amusement park are located at a distance of no more than thirty steps from each other. Remember, Walt Disney is a confident fighter for cleanliness. Before opening his own park, he went to other similar establishments and observed how long people carry garbage with them before throwing it right on the ground. It turned out that the average distance is exactly thirty steps.

Disney theme parks are even more amazing than you might think. You just need to know what to pay attention to. Even though it is illegal, every year several people try to scatter the ashes of the deceased on the rides. No store in Disney parks sells gum, which is why you never see sticky gum on the sidewalks and ride seats.
14 attractions that were in Disneyland on its opening day are still functioning.
There is a secret room in Cinderella's castle. It cannot be rented, it is used only for promotional purposes.
The litter bins at the Disney amusement park are located about thirty paces apart. Walt Disney went to other amusement parks and observed how long people carried rubbish in their hands before throwing it on the ground and found that the distance was about 30 feet.
There are thousands of invisible images of Mickey Mouse's head in Disney parks.
Parking lots at Disney parks were once named after the six dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Nowadays, parking lots are named after popular Disney heroes and villains.
The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh has replaced Mr. Frog's Rampant Ride, while riding you can see pictures of Mr. Tod handing paper (like a contract) to Owl. Also in the drawings, Winnie the Pooh poses with a cartoon character named Moly, who was also present at this attraction before.

The colors of the concrete walkways at Disneyland seem to match the colors typical of that section of the rides. In fact, they are painted in these colors, because Kodak and Disney jointly conducted a study and found that light reflected from colored concrete makes it possible to create brighter photographs.
On the territory of the Disney parks there are a huge number of special devices with fragrances that distribute certain smells in different parts of the complex in accordance with the situation. You'll smell pastries and vanilla at the Main Street, U.S.A. theme park, salty sea air in line for Pirates of the Caribbean, fresh citrus fruit at Soarin, and burning logs near the scene depicting the fall of Rome.
In the Frontierland theme park, you can see a wooden leg with "Smith" written on it. She reminds me of Mary Poppins. In the film, Bert says, "I knew a man with a wooden leg named Smith," and Uncle Albert replies, "What's the name of his other leg?"
Toy Story characters used to fall to the ground when guests started yelling, "Andy's coming!" But this practice was soon discontinued for security reasons.
Notice the wedding ring in the concrete near the Haunted Mansion. It is said to belong to a bride who was hung in the attic of the building.
While most lawns in Disney parks are well maintained, the lawn near the Haunted Mansion is unmaintained and has a lot of burnt grass, befitting the attraction's gloomy atmosphere.
The brown winding path in Liberty Square symbolizes the flow of raw sewage that flowed through the streets of colonial America, since the water and sewer network had not yet been invented at that time.
If you look carefully at the windows of the second floor of the Museum of Presidents, you will see two lanterns. They refer to the lines "One for land and two for sea" from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Journey." Applying the presidential seals in the "Hall of Presidents" required a special act of Congress. There are three of them in total: one in the Oval Office, the second in the hall with the Liberty Bell and the third in the Museum of Presidents.
On top of the Matterhorn attraction at Disneyland is a secret basketball court for employees.

The futuristic palm trees at Tomorrowland close at dusk and open at dawn.
A phone for intergalactic communication is installed in the Tomorrowland theme park, the device transmits messages from different parts of the Universe. Here is an example of one of them: “Hi, baby! This is your agent Johnny Jupiter. You called? I decided that I should call you back. I have a business meeting with an important client number one... uh, I mean client number two, Sonny Eclipse. You're always number one on my list, baby. You know? Why don't we have lunch together? Oh, it's already late! I must fly! The showcase at Epcot appears to be complete, but there is actually room for eight additional counties.
A dragon is depicted on the Animal Kingdom sign, and a dragon's head hangs over the front gate. Initially, this park was conceived as the "Kingdom of Monsters" and it was supposed to be dedicated to mythical animals.
Sea's aquarium is so big that Spaceship Earth can fit inside it
The huge castle behind the German pavilion at Epcot was meant for a boat ride simulating a journey down the Rhine River.
Dedicated to the UK, the Rose and Crown pavilion takes its name from the two most common words often used in the names of British pubs.
The Dinosaur ride in the Animal Kingdom has three tubes with chemical formulas printed on them. These are the formulas for ketchup (red), mustard (yellow tube) and mayonnaise (white). These tubes are installed by McDonald's Corporation, the attraction's sponsor.
The foyer and queue area at the Tower of Terror is filled with hidden references to the Twilight Zone movie, such as Burgess Meredith's broken glasses and books with alien manuscripts that have been translated as "Serve Humanity."
If you look closely at the hieroglyphs in the Indiana Jones sections, you will see images of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

The plane from the Casablanca scene on The Great Movie Ride is actually the front half of the crashed plane from the Jungle Cruise.

There are tunnels under Disney World that allow employees and actors to move freely to different parts of the entertainment center. The underground labyrinths also help the actors and animators in disguise avoid mishaps, for example, you will never see members of the Tomorrowland theme park in Frontierland and vice versa.

One of the most popular attractions in France is Disneyland Paris. This is a fabulous place where a huge number of children and adults are drawn like a magnet. The park is located in the suburbs of Paris, in the small town of Marne-la-Vallee.

The most convenient way to get to Disneyland is by suburban electric train. This will take about half an hour and will avoid numerous traffic jams.

Below are 10 curious facts about Disneyland Paris that will help you understand why this park is so popular. So let's go:

Disneyland opening date

Disneyland Paris opened in April 1992.

Territory of Disneyland

On the territory of Disneyland, in addition to two theme parks, there is a golf course, as well as a large number of restaurants and hotels.

Age of Disneyland Visitors

Tested on myself - once in Disneyland, even an adult turns into a child. By the way, the oldest visitor to the amusement park was 106 years old.

Alcoholic drinks at Disneyland

Curiously, Disneyland Paris is the only Disneyland in the world that sells liquor.

Lines at Disneyland

There are a lot of people in Disneyland at any time of the year, so huge queues line up for the most popular attractions. In this case, a fast pass can help. This is a ticket that says when you need to go to the attraction you are interested in.

Disneyland Paris Popularity Ranking

Disneyland Paris is the most popular attraction in Europe, ahead of the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum and other attractions. In addition, the Parisian amusement park ranks fourth in the list of the world's most visited attractions. The first three places are occupied by Disneyland in California, Florida and Tokyo.

Size of Disneyland Paris

Disneyland covers an area equal to a fifth of Paris. Therefore, at the entrance to the park, you just need to take a map. It is compiled in different languages ​​(including Russian) and is free.

The most popular attraction at Disneyland Paris

The most popular attraction in the park is the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, which is visited by six and a half million people a year.

Disneyland Paris opening hours

Disneyland is open seven days a week. Every day, at about 17:00, the famous parade of cartoon characters begins.

Photos at Disneyland Paris

On many rides you are filmed by specially installed cameras. At the exit, screens are installed on which you can see yourself from different angles and print the image you like for a fee.

By the way, our tourists, as a rule, do not bother with printing and simply take pictures of their image on the screen. It saves you from standing in line for a photo, and besides, it is free.