In 1980 when Walt Disney wanted to open a park in a European country they wanted something even bigger and better than the one in USA. Paris was chosen as the destination for building the Magical Kingdom.
Disneyland Park was opened in 12 April 1992 in Marne-la-Vallée, France. This amusement park was built by Walt disney world Imagineering. They followed identical layout of Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. Disneyland Paris is one of the most visited theme parks in Europe. Disneyland Park’s main attraction is the Sleeping Beauty castle. Disneyland Park in Paris follows the retrofuturistic theme unlike the futuristic theme used by Disneyland Park in United States. The Haunted Mansion was redesigned and renamed to Phantom Manor, and the new Space Mountain was altered, and various features were added onto it in Disneyland Park. These modifications and the redesigns had helped the theme park survive the Parisian climate. The name Euro Disney, was used by this theme park until February 2002, nevertheless it was later changed to ’Disneyland Paris’. Many daytime and nighttime Entertainments and parades are hosted in the main Disneyland Park. There are numerous amazing seasonal nighttime entertainments, not to be missed.
Disneyland Park is created just like a wheel using the hub on Central Plaza before Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant. The five themed lands inside the park has exactly 49 attractions. The Disneyland Railroad inside the park has stops in Main Street, U.S.A., Frontierland, Fantasyland and Discoveryland. Main Street, U.S.A,is the main entrance into the park. The parks theme resembles the early-20th-century small-town American lifestyle. The small-town American train station and Victorian architecture clearly succeed in depicting the early-20th-century small-town American lifestyle. You’ll find the names of the Imaginers painted in the windows of fictional businesses like gyms, realtors, dentists in Main Street. It acts as a credit for their contribution to the designing of Disneyland Paris. The oldest building is the Town Square. The cannons displayed at the center of the square were used by the French army in 18th century.
The street ends inside the central hub of the park, and you will discover the Sleeping Beauty Castle with all its glory there. Frontierland theme depicts the 19th-century American mining town. The theme highlights the desert and wilderness of the west. The frontier architecture including the landscaping and large rock formations enhances its magnificence. The primary attractions of Frontierland include Big Thunder Mountain, the Country Bear Jamboree, Tom Sawyer Island and a steam-powered riverboat. The Big Thunder Mountain offers a mine train roller coaster ride. You will definately get a great view of rainbow colored caverns and buildings of rainbow ridge by taking the ride. The attraction Fantasmic! is a Disney nighttime show at Disneyland involving fireworks, live actors, water effects, pyrotechnics, music, several boats, decorated rafts. Fantasmic! also showcases projections onto large mist screens that look incredible at night. Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade provides a shooting simulation to the visitors. The 97 targets used within the gallery of jail, hotel, bank, and cemetery are animated. It is possible to shoot them using infra-red light rifles. Mark Twain Riverboat includes an exclusive 2-minute journey around the Rivers of America. The Sailing Ship Columbia ride is an 84-foot-tall replica of the Columbia Rediviva. It designed to look like a real dock, with cargo deliveries. Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island is an artificial island has numerous resemblances with the island depicted in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie. You can find "The Dead Man’s Chest" in Dead Man’s Grotto cave. The cave uses some of the prominent interactive lighting and sound technology utilized in Hollywood movies. It is possible to feel the heartbeat of Jones’ heart from the inside of the chest.
Adventureland recreates the exotic feel of places such as Caribbean, Middle-East, Africa, and Asia. The lush green landscaping in Adventure land enables you to feel like that you are actually stuck within a remote jungle. In fantasyland sleeping beauty castle togerher with its features grabs your attention at first sight. The village contained in the sleeping beauty castle is themed after European villages. Le Passage Enchanté d’Aladdin is a walk through attraction that recreates the scene from the Disney movie Aladdin. Indiana Jones et le Temple du Périlis one among the roller coaster attraction at Disneyland Paris it’s best to not miss.
Discoveryland specializes the visions of famed European thinkers and explorers. The theme depicts the explorers and thinker’s world. European thinkers and explorers for instance Leonardo da Vinci, HG Wells or Jules Verne life filled with adventure and curiosity are portrayed by each amusement inside Discovery land.
Discoveryland offers many amusement rides depicting the future predictions by great visionaries. The amusements. Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast, Space Mountain: Mission 2 and Star Tours are worth mentioning.
If you want value at euro disney then choose between the 2* Disneys Cheyenne Hotel or Santa Fe Hotel, both located 20 minutes walk from the main park entrance.
The Cheyenne Hotel offers your little cowboys and cowgirls a truly Unique Wild West Hotel, surrounded by a town square, saloons and a truly wild west feel, complete with teepees at Fort Apache play area or why not get your spurs out and take a pony ride past the Sheriffs office, and Butch Cassidy.
We offer 3 room types at the Cheyenne Hotel, your western styled room comes complete with horseshoe on your door, you can choose between the standard rooms or the Exclusive Rio Grande Rooms for more tranquillity or the Buffalo Rooms which are located even closer to all the hotel’s facilities, rooms at the Cheyenne Hotel offer 1 double bed and a set of bunk beds maximum weight restrictions apply Under 70Kg / 11 stone).
All rooms have ceiling fans and Disney / International TV channels.
Dine at the Chuck Wagon Café for your great tastin’ all you can eat buffet meals, whilst listening to your favourite country and western tunes, or simply have a drink at the Red Garter Saloon watering hole.
The 2* Disney’s Santa Fe Hotel is inspired by the American Southwest, offering sunlit colours of Route 66, this hotel offers an oasis of calm, in good old fashioned New Mexico Style, with it’s giant cactuss and worn monuments, the village is laid out in low rise blocks to appear like a Mexican village.
The Santa Fe Hotel is a 20 minute walk to the main Disney Parks, alternatively you can take the free shuttle bus which regularly runs only takes a few minutes.
Dine at the feel of a Santa Fe Market at the La Cantina’ restaurant for a touch of Tex Mex or European cuisine.
We offer 3 different room types at the Santa Fe Hotel, standard rooms offering 2 double beds, ceiling fan, en suite bathroom and Disney & International TV channels, alternatively upgrade your room to a Rio Grande room for more tranquillity or an Eldorado room which is closer to the hotels amenities.
The Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch is a 2* OFF SITE Property, it is located 15 minutes drive from the Disney Parks, (NO FREE Shuttle Bus Service is Offered), you must have your own vehicle to be able to stay here.
It is in a beautiful, natural setting a real rural retreat away from the hustle and bustle of the parks. You will stay in private, fully equipped cabins with your own outside terrace complete with table and BBQ and private parking adjacent to our cabin.
The Davy Crockett Ranch is great for recreation outside of the Parks, offering a 3 hour adventure trail (Minimum age requirement is 4 years old) / Extra Charge payable.
Indoor swimming pool with it’s own waterfall, slide, river stream and whirlpool.
Covered Tennis Courts, fitness trail, take the kids to the petting farm complete with pony rides and scale the outdoor play areas.
The Crocketts Saloon offers excellent all you can eat buffet style dinners, live karaoke or country music, available on certain dates.
There are 3 types of cabins to choose from the Standard 2 bedroom cabins (maximum occupancy is 6 persons), each has an equipped kitchen, ready made beds, towels and bedding are included, Disney & International TV channels.
The Premium 2 bedroom Cabin’ boasts an additional bathroom, air conditioning, they are slightly larger and offer a larger outside terrace, these cabins are new on site.
Or, why not upgrade to the NEW! Premium Plus 2 bedroom cabin’, located right near the village and it’s facilities, they offer free WiFi Internet access, tea and coffee welcome kit, coffee machine, a complimentary bottle of water upon arrival and free cleaning kit, again these cabins are new on site.
Unless you add on an additional Meal Plan either Half Board’ or Full Board’ dining, the Davy Crockett Ranch is now based on a Self Catering Basis.
Disneyland Paris Group Bookings
If you’re planning a group booking to Disneyland Paris, then we will be the only company you’ll need! We look forward to welcoming your group to a magical holiday here at Disneyland Paris!
With two awesome Disney Parks situated alongside one another and unlimited Disney Park Tickets offering greater than 50 fantastic rides and attractions, a huge variety of hotels and restaurants to suit every taste, together with great outdoor leisure activities, spectacular shows, parades and shopping, Disneyland Paris is the perfect place to go for your group.
So, contact our Disneyland Paris Groups team today on: (+44) (0)1372-702044 for a wide selection of products and great bargains tailored purely for groups.
We provide discounts for groups in all of the Disney hotels: Disneys Davy Crockett Ranch, Disney’s Santa Fe Hotel, Disney’s Cheyenne Hotel, Disney’s Sequoia Hotel, Disney’s Newport Bay Club, Disney’s New York Hotel and the Disneyland Hotel. We provide suggestions about how to book groups and plan your visit to Disneyland Paris by train, coach or air.
Furthermore offer group tickets to the Disney Park and Walt Disney Studios and group booking service for restaurants and the Buffalo Bills Wild West Show. We offer special vacation packages for Disney’s Halloween, Disney’s Bonfire, Disney’s Welsh Festive and Disney’s Christmas season.
