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Disneyland Paris
(aka EuroDisney)
Frequently Asked Questions and General Information List
Version 2.9 - 1st February 1996
Copyright (c) 1996 Andre Willey
(original version created by Tom Drynda)
Welcome to Version 2.9 of the Disneyland Paris Frequently Asked Questions
and General Information List.
This FAQ is intended for public use, and may be redistributed freely via
computer networks in its original form ONLY. If you post a copy to a
bulletin board/etc, please let me know so I can send you regular updates.
Other than for the above use, this document is Copyright (c) 1996 by Andre
Willey. No commercial use whatsoever is permitted without written permission
from the author. Where other authors' material has been included, they have
been credited accordingly.
Note: This document is intended as an informal and independent guide for
visitors to the Disneyland Paris theme park, and as such it is not sponsored
or endorsed by the Walt Disney Company, or Euro Disney S.C.A, in any way.
However, no infringement of any of their copyrights is intended, and it is
acknowledged that the Disney characters and theme park attractions mentioned
within this document are registered trademarks of the Walt Disney Company -
including, but not necessarily limited to: Walt Disney, Disneyland Paris,
Euro Disney, Magic Kingdom, Main Street USA, Frontierland, Adventureland,
Fantasyland, Discoveryland, Festival Disney, Audio-Animatronics, Adventure
Isle, Space Mountain, Mickey Mouse and Captain EO.
I would also like to make it clear that I do not work for, or near, the park
(I live in England) so there's not much point in asking me to arrange block
ticket bookings, or to locate someone or somewhere within the park. Equally,
I don't have any detailed inside dossiers to help you research your college
project on the structure and financial success (or otherwise) of the park.
Please consult the relevant sections of this FAQ to see who you need to
contact for such information.
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Please enjoy your visit to Disneyland Paris, and do let me know how you got
on. Any comments, corrections and suggestions about this FAQ are very
welcome.
Also, any topical information which you can provide me with after your visit
would help enormously in keeping this FAQ up to date. I'd be especially
grateful for copies of the free Guest Guidebook and weekly Entertainment
Programme (available at City Hall) and/or the newspaper-style Hotel Guide
(available from your hotel's Reception Desk). E-mail me for my full postal
address.
I'll next be visiting the park on Sunday 18th February, in case anyone would
like to meet up for a chat. E-mail me if you're interested.
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For the latest version of this FAQ, please check out the following Internet
resources:
* Usenet Newsgroups (posted roughly monthly)
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rec.arts.disney.announce
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ASCII, PostScript & pics ftp.netspear.co.uk
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* World Wide Web
URL: http://www.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/~schaffnr/etc/disney/
Note: the WWW site includes 70 full-colour photos of the various
attractions, hotels, etc. at Disneyland Paris, plus maps/etc.
* Electronic mail
You can email me at "andre@cix.compulink.co.uk" for a copy of this
FAQ. Please let me know if you wish to be added to the monthly
update mailing list. The FAQ will now be sent out in four
segments, due to limitations in some mailers.
* PostScript version
I also issue a PostScript version of this FAQ, which is now
available by FTP from ftp.netspear.co.uk. It can also be
downloaded from the WWW site. This version benefits from much
better layout and neater formatting than the plain ASCII text
version. It does not currently include any photos due to the
potential size of the file, but it may include a park map at some
stage.
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Contents
1 Topical Information
1.1 Park Opening Hours
1.2 Park Seasonal Structure and Current Entrance Prices
1.3 Hotel Seasonal Structure and Current Room Rates
1.4 Current Parade, Show and Restaurant Schedules
1.5 Current Special Offers, News and Gossip
1.6 Temporarily Closed Rides / Attractions
1.7 New Attractions and Forthcoming Events
1.8 Current Financial Information
2 A Brief History of Euro Disney / Disneyland Paris
2.1 General History
2.2 Financial History
3 Overview of Disneyland Paris
3.1 Attractions and Entertainments
3.2 List of Shops
3.3 List of Restaurants and food outlets
3.4 Festival Disney
3.5 Disney Hotels
4 Common Questions and Answers
4.1 What are the opening hours and prices?
4.2 Contact Numbers and Addresses?
4.3 Guide Books?
4.4 How To Get There?
4.5 Attractions that no other park has?
4.6 Comparisons between rides?
4.7 What language do they use?
4.8 Getting around Paris?
4.9 How do I get discounts? (Magic Kingdom Club)
4.10 Can I contact anyone at (or near) the park by e-mail?
4.11 What DL-P souvenirs are available? Do they do Mail Order?
4.12 What's the weather like? When should I visit?
4.13 Any other tips for avoiding the worst of the queues?
4.14 Are there any net sites with photos of Disneyland Paris?
4.15 What attractions have age and/or height restrictions?
4.16 What other hotels and campsites are in the area?
5 More details of specific attractions
5.1 Liberty Arcade, Discovery Arcade, Statue of Liberty Tableau
5.2 Walt's Restaurant
5.3 Phantom Manor
5.4 Big Thunder Mountain
5.5 Pirates of the Caribbean
5.6 Indiana Jones et le Temple du Peril
5.7 Adventure Isle
5.8 La Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant
5.9 Alice's Curious Labyrinth
5.10 Storybookland rides
5.11 Le Visionarium
5.12 Les Mysteres du Nautilus
5.13 Space Mountain (de la Terre a la Lune)
5.14 Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
6 Acknowledgements
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1 Topical Information
1.1 Park Opening Hours
Dates Hours
January 10am-6pm
February 10am-6pm
March 10am-6pm (Sats 10am-8pm)
April 10am-6pm (Weekends 10am-8pm)
May 10am-6pm (Weekends 10am-8pm)
May 16-19 10am-8pm
June 1-21 10am-6pm (Sats 9am-11pm, Suns 10am-8pm)
June 22-30 9am-11pm
July 9am-11pm
August 9am-11pm
September 1-7 9am-11pm
September 8-30 10am-6pm (Sats 10am-8pm)
October 10am-6pm (Sats 10am-8pm)
During busy periods, a 'Magic Morning' scheme operates which
provides hotel residents with access to selected areas of the park
an hour before the general public. Call Guest Relations on (+33 1)
64 74 30 00 to confirm details.
1.2 Park Seasonal Structure and Current Entrance Prices
Seasonal Structure
Low Season Jan 8-Mar 1, Sept 30-mid Dec
High Season Mar 2-Sept 29
Current Entrance Prices (valid until 4 April 1996)
High Season Adult Child Adult Child
(Spring/Summer + Xmas) FF FF UKP UKP
One Day 195 150 25 19
One Day, after 5 pm 150 100 (France only)
Two Days 370 285 47.50 36.50
Three Days 505 390 65 50
Low Season Adult Child Adult Child
(Autumn/Winter, exc Xmas) FF FF UKP UKP
One Day 150 120 19 15
Two Days 285 230 36.50 29
Three Days 390 310 50 40
Annual Passports (FF) Adult Child
Standard Annual 695 495
Annual Plus 995 695
10% Magic Kingdom Club (US or Euro) discount applies on all of the
above prices. Children are classed as aged 3-11, under 3 are free.
The main ticket booths and entrance turnstiles are located on the
ground floor level, directly underneath the pink and white
Disneyland Hotel. You may also purchase one, two and three day
passes at your local (European) Disney Store before leaving home,
which might avoid some queuing. Current UK Disney Store prices are
listed above for reference.
Annual Passports may be purchased from the small Guest Relations
office which is set back a little to the far right of the entrance
turnstiles. Note: you'll need to have your photograph taken when
buying an Annual Passport, so during busy periods it's a good idea
to book an appointment in advance.
The 'standard' Annual Passport is not valid during some busy
weekend and local holiday dates. The full 'Annual-Plus' passport
is valid every day for a full 12 months starting from the first
day of use. It also gives other additional benefits such as free
parking, free stroller rental, 10% off all resort food and
merchandise purchases, 10% hotel room discount during off-peak
periods, 5% room discount during peak periods (max three rooms;
reduced to 8% and 3% for credit card payments), a quarterly "Club
Plus" newsletter (supposedly!), 10% discount in French Disney
Stores, etc.
Some Other Useful Prices (per day)
Video camera rental: FF 300 (FF 5000 deposit)
Still (Kodak) camera rental: FF 50 (FF 800 deposit)
Stroller/Wheelchair rental: FF 30
1.3 Hotel Seasonal Structure and Current Room Rates
Hotel Seasonal Structure
Value Nov 5-Feb 15 (except Saturdays and Xmas
fortnight)
Shoulder Nov 1-4, Saturdays in Nov/Dec/Jan
(except Xmas fortnight), Monday-Sunday
in March, Apr 1-4
Peak Dec 22-Jan7, Feb 16-29, Saturdays in
Feb, Fridays & Saturdays in March
Current Hotel Room Rates (valid until 4 April 1996)
Disneyland Hotel Room Room Suite
FF UKP FF
Value 1650 212 2500 - 12500
Shoulder 1650 212 2500 - 12500
Peak 1995 256 3250 - 12500
Castle Club (Disneyland) Room Room Suite
FF UKP FF
Value 2400 ??? 2500 - 12500
Shoulder 2400 ??? 2500 - 12500
Peak 2740 ??? 3250 - 12500
(MKC members get Castle Club rooms at the standard room rate)
Hotel New York Room Room Suite
FF UKP FF
Value 1025 123 1900 - 8500
Shoulder 1025 123 1900 - 8500
Peak 1025 123 2100 - 9000
Newport Bay Club Room Room Suite
FF UKP FF
Value 625 75 1250 - 1850
Shoulder 775 93 1250 - 1850
Peak 895 105 1400 - 2000
Sequoia Lodge Room Room Suite
FF UKP FF
Value 525 63 1300 - 1500
Shoulder 675 81 1300 - 1500
Peak 795 93 1500 - 1700
Hotel Cheyenne Room Room
FF UKP
Value 400 48
Shoulder 575 63
Peak 695 81
Hotel Santa Fe Room Room
FF UKP
Value 300 36
Shoulder 475 54
Peak 595 66
Davy Crockett Ranch 4 or 6 person cabins
FF UKP
Value 300 ??
Shoulder 575 ??
Peak 795 ??
8% Magic Kingdom Club (US or Euro) discount is available on all
room rates. The above prices include VAT, but do not include local
taxes (FF 7 per person per night Hotel Tax, charged by the French
government). Pound prices are for guidance of UK readers and may
be subject to changes due to currency rate fluctuations.
The above prices are for accommodation only. For an additional
charge you can opt to stay bed & breakfast, half-board or full-
board. Meals may be taken at your own hotel, or at selected
restaurants within the resort. For example, one package allows you
to eat at the Yacht Club, Parkside Diner, Los Angeles Bar & Grill,
Key West Seafood, Walt's or Plaza Gardens. Another (cheaper)
package gives you access to the Chuck Wagon Cafe, Beaver Creek
Tavern, La Cantina, Crockett's Tavern or Annette's Diner.
'Classic Break' package prices are available, which include
continental breakfast and unlimited park entrance during your stay
(including arrival and departure days). 'Forfait Celebration
Breaks' at the Disneyland or Newport Bay Club also give entry to
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, one dinner at your hotel, a fruit
basket & bottle of wine or champagne on arrival, and a day-trip to
Paris if staying for more than two nights. With a 'Prestige Break'
you stay in a suite at the Newport Bay Club or Hotel New York, and
the price includes full-board meals.
All packages can be purchased as 1 night/2 days, 2 nights/3 days
and 3 nights/4 days, with extra nights available if desired. The
pricing system is complex, with five price bands based on the date
of the start of your stay. The bands largely follow the main hotel
seasonal structure, with packages starting on a Saturday night
being slightly more expensive.
However, DO NOT assume that a package deal will offer better value
for money than booking your room and passport separately. This is
especially true if visiting off-peak (park hours 10am-6pm) when
you are unlikely to gain much by having package access to the park
on both your arrival and departure dates.
See below (section 4.2) for phone-numbers for making reservations
or enquiries.
1.4 Current Parade, Show and Restaurant Schedules
The information in this section is intended as a guide only, and
is based on recent programming information. Times vary by season,
so please check the free handout Entertainment Programme as soon
as you arrive, or call Guest Relations on (+33 1) 64 74 30 00 to
confirm details. Do make sure that you get to shows and parades
early if you want a decent view.
Main Street and Other Parades (weather permitting)
Good Morning Main St. 10.10am
The Royal Procession 12.30pm in the Castle Courtyard
La Parade des 3.00pm (includes Lion King floats)
Princesses
The Characters Dance 4.20pm in Fantasyland
Electrical Parade (doesn't operate when the park shuts at
6pm)
Stage Shows
Le Livre Magique de Mickey
Wonderful fairytale show on the Castle
Stage. Not listed as running at
present.
La Belle et la Bete Beauty and the Beast stage show inside
Videopolis. Not listed as running at
present.
Lilly's Follies Live show at the Lucky Nugget Saloon.
11.30am, 1.00pm, 2.15pm, 4.15pm,
5.15pm. Not listed as running at
present.
En Scene, s'il vous plait! (Places, please!)
Live musical show on the Fantasy
Festival Stage. Not listed as running
at present.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Located in Festival Disney (see section
5.14). 6.30pm and 9.30pm. There may
also be a Buffalo Bill parade at 11pm
daily
Mickey's Parad'Ice Action
Join Mickey and the gang at the Hotel
New York ice skating rink to celebrate
100 years of cinema. Fridays &
Saturdays only, at 7.10pm and 8.30pm.
Fireworks
The firework shows now take place inside the park. However,
the show is no longer directly over the castle, instead being
launched from the Frontierland/Adventureland area. It is not
currently operating due the park's 6pm closing time.
Restaurant Operating Schedules
The Coffee Grinder -
The Ice Cream Company -
Market House Deli Daily
Walt's - an American Restaurant Daily, except Wed/Thurs
Cookie Kitchen Daily
Cable Car Bake Shop Daily
Casey's Corner Daily
Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlour Daily
Victoria's Home-Style Restaurant Daily
Plaza Gardens Restaurant Daily
Silver Spur Steakhouse Daily, except Mon/Tues
The Last Chance Cafe -
The Lucky Nugget Saloon Daily, except Mon/Tues
Fuente del Oro Restaurante Daily, except Tues/Wed
Cowboy Cookout Barbecue Daily, except Thurs/Fri
Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost Daily, except Mon/Tues
Hakuna Matata Daily, except Thurs/Fri
Cafe de la Brousse -
Captain Hook's Galley -
Blue Lagoon Restaurant Daily, except Wed/Thurs
Auberge de Cendrillon Daily, except Mon/Tues
Pizzeria Bella Notte Daily, except Thurs/Fri
Fantasia Gelati -
Au Chalet de la Marionnette Daily, except Mon/Tues
Toad Hall Restaurant Daily, except Wed/Thurs
March Hare Refreshments -
The Old Mill -
Cafe Hyperion Daily
Explorer's Club Daily
Festival Disney Restaurants, Bars and Clubs
Sandwiches New York Style 9am-11pm
Annette's Diner Midday-3pm & 5pm-11pm
Sats: midday-midnight
Suns: midday-11pm
Los Angeles Bar and Grill Midday-3pm & 5.30pm-11pm
Sats: open until 11.30pm
Key West Seafood Restaurant Tues-Fri: 5.30pm-11pm
Sats: 5.30pm-11.30pm
The Steakhouse 6pm-11pm
Buffalo Bills Wild West Show Shows at 6.30pm & 9.30pm
Champion Sports Bar Sun-Thurs: 11am-midnight
Fri/Sat: 11am-1am
Billy Bob's C & W Saloon 6pm-1am
Rock'n'Roll America Cafe Sun-Thurs: 5pm-11pm
Fri/Sat: 6pm-midnight
Hurricanes Nightclub 11pm-3am
1.5 Current Special Offers, News and Gossip
REUTERS, Paris. April 29 1995:
Euro Disney S.C.A. plans to develop a site near Paris as the
Walt Disney Company's European centre for film, television
and leisure activities, the French business daily Les Echos
reported on Friday.
"Disney in Europe is Disneyland Paris; it is cinema and
television, areas in which we are getting involved in a major
way," Euro Disney Chairman Philippe Bourguignon said.
Production studios for short and feature-length cartoon films
will be moved from Montreuil in south Paris to the Disneyland
Paris location at Marne-La-Vallee, east of Paris. It will be
Disney's third production centre in the world, he said.
"We are the centre for various activities," he said. "It is
up to us to take initiatives to optimize the Walt Disney
Company's activities in Europe." A recent agreement for a
giant-screen complex signed with cinema distributor Gaumont
will be followed up by other projects to reorganize the
Festival Disney leisure centre next to the main theme park,
he said.
Also on Friday, Walt Disney Company and a European media
group, CLT Multi Media, launched a family-entertainment TV
channel, known as Super RTL, in Germany. Bourguignon said
Disney also plans to launch a 24-hour Disney channel in
Britain this fall on Sky Television.
The Autumn 1995 "Space Festival" attraction, which tied in with
the Space Mountain opening, has been extended until June 1996 and
is now housed in a backstage storage area, accessed between Space
Mountain and Captain EO, under the railroad. The "Festival de
L'espace" displays include "Touch the Moon" (enabling guests to
touch actual lunar rocks), space garb from various missions, a
13x13 metre replica of an R.E.S. satellite and a Lunar Module
that, via virtual reality, allows guests to experience what it
feels like to walk on the moon.
The successful "Kids go Free" deal will once again be offered
during the first three months of 1996. Available Jan 1-Apr 4.
There is some talk that Disneyland Paris may be starting their own
WWW site soon (similar to the very popular one for WDW) which will
allow you to make hotel bookings/etc over the net.
1.6 Temporarily Closed Rides / Attractions
Some rides, restaurants and stage shows will be closed over the
winter period, as per last year. For example, Alice's Curious
Labyrinth, the Storybookland rides and the outdoor stage shows
were all closed last winter. Similarly, when the park closes
before nightfall, there will be no fireworks or Main Street
Electrical Parade.
Les Pirouettes du Vieux Moulin is currently closed, and the ride
has been dismantled, presumably for rehab.
A lot of the water features have been turned off during the recent
freezing weather. For example, the water mills in the waiting area
of Big Thunder Mountain and the waterfalls and brooks at some of
the hotels.
Cafe des Visionnaires is gone. It is now a games arcade, the first
one at the park, called "Arcade des Visionnaires".
The main daytime parade, while adding new floats such as Lion King
and soon Pocahontas, seems to be doing so at the expense of older
floats. Andy Jackson (ajackson@axion.bt.co.uk) reported last
summer that the Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, and even Sleeping
Beauty floats were missing, and that there was no second parade
along the lines of the Aladdin one from last year.
The Indian Canoes are closed until further notice.
Main Street Motors no longer exists as such. It is now just
another store selling Disney merchandise. You can sometimes
purchase promotional photographs in souvenir holders here (a
photograph of you and The Phantom taken in front of Phantom
Manor).
Some of the table-service restaurants have now changed to counter-
service due to changes in demand. The old Explorers Club
Restaurant has now been changed into Colonel Hathi's Pizza
Outpost.
Please check with Guest Relations for further info - although even
their information is sometimes out of date. Detailed schedules of
attraction downtime seem almost impossible to obtain in advance.
1.7 New Attractions and Forthcoming Events
The following attractions have opened recently:
A new restaurant called the Explorer's Club has been opened
in Discoveryland, near Space Mountain and Captain EO.
A games arcade called "Arcade des Visionnaires" has opened
near the entrance to Discoveryland, in the site of the old
Cafe des Visionnaires.
Les Mysteres du Nautilus [Discoveryland]
(Walk through Captain Nemo's submarine. With squid attack)
Space Mountain (de la Terre a la Lune) [Discoveryland]
(Fast indoor roller coaster ride, with three inversions)
Note: this ride now has new, more comfortable, headrests.
"En Scene, s'il vous plait!" (Places, please!). A new stage
show at the Fantasy Festival Stage. A musical story about
putting on a show, with Roger Rabbit as guest star. Features
Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Chip & Dale, plus characters
such as Darkwing Duck, Turbo McQuack, Bonkers and Louie
representing the Disney Club TV shows.
Miniature figures have now been added to the Storybookland
dioramas which make the scenes look more alive.
There is now a photo-opportunity facility at Big Thunder
Mountain Railroad, where you can buy photos taken at the top
of one of the drops.
Forthcoming special themed events include:
Fairytale Festival - Fantasyland, Jan 8-Apr 4
This special season lets you relive and experience the most
magical and magnificent moments of this mysterious world.
Things to see and do:
* A giant gingerbread house with all its enticing candy
* Each day, the marriage of Sleeping Beauty and her handsome
prince Philippe [sic] on his white horse
* A pumpkin magically becomes Cinderella's carriage
* A new classic parade featuring 'modern' fairytales (Little
Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King and
Pocahontas)
* "Kids Free" promotion from Jan 1 to April 4. [Presumably as
per previous years - i.e. one child package free per adult
booking]
Far West Festival - Frontierland, Apr 12-Jun 23
In Frontierland there will be three main areas of activity
for the Far West Festival: the Chaparral Stage, Cowboy
Cookout and at the entrance to Frontierland.
* Lumberjacks from Canada will stage a log cabin building
contest
* Country music groups will be performing
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