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Global Themepark Attendance For 2012 Via TEA Report

by John Frost
June 6, 2013June 6, 2013

TEA has released its 2012 Theme Park attendance estimates listing the 25 most attended theme parks in the world. Disney has the top 8 spots and 3 others in the top 20. Not a lot of surprises if you’ve been following developments last year:

1. Magic Kingdom: 17,536,000 (+2.3% change)
2. Disneyland Park: 15,963,000 (-1.1% )
3. Tokyo Disneyland: 14,847,000 (+8.5%)
4. Tokyo Disney Sea: 12,656,000 (+8.5%)
5. Disneyland Park, Disneyland Paris: 11,200,000 (+1.9%)
6. Epcot: 11,063,000 (+2.2%)
7. Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 9,998,000 (+2.2%)
8. Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9,912,000 (+2.2%)
9. Universal Studios Japan: 9,700,000 (+14.1%)
10. Islands of Adventure: 7,981,000 (+4%)

Euro Disney Continues to Post Losses, but Gap Narrows

by John Frost
May 7, 2013May 6, 2013

A debt refinancing deal has allowed Euro Disney, the management company for Disneyland Paris Resort, to narrow the gap between debt and profitability. Disneyland Paris just turned 20 and has only managed to post a profit 7 of those years. Giant debt is most of… Read More »Euro Disney Continues to Post Losses, but Gap Narrows

Alber Elbaz Gives Minnie Mouse a Makeover

by John Frost
March 26, 2013

For Disneyland Paris’ 20th Anniversary Fashion Designer Alber Elbaz was asked to give Minnie Mouse a makeover and a new modern style. They released this video last month as part of the promotion. What I like about this is that it’s not the skinny Minnie… Read More »Alber Elbaz Gives Minnie Mouse a Makeover

3D Disneyland Paris Flyover Courtesy Google Earth

by John Frost
February 13, 2013February 12, 2013

Quick question. Does anyone still use Google Earth for anything other than school lessons? Short of augmented or virtual reality, which are still not quite ready for primetime, I can’t think of any practical application. But I can appreciate the beauty of the technology. There… Read More »3D Disneyland Paris Flyover Courtesy Google Earth

Disneyland Paris to add Villages Natures, an eco-tourism resort

by John Frost
October 19, 2012

This video presentation highlights a new eco-tourism project to be built new Disneyland Paris. Villages Nature will be a vacation destination just 6-kilometers from the Disney Resort. It will focus on the search for harmony between Man and Nature. The project joins two key players… Read More »Disneyland Paris to add Villages Natures, an eco-tourism resort

The Walt Disney Company to Takeover Disneyland Paris?

by John Frost
August 27, 2012

I’ve found that many people assume that because the theme park as the Disney name in front of it, that it’s owned by The Walt Disney Company. That’s only true for the theme parks based in the United States. At all other parks, Disney is… Read More »The Walt Disney Company to Takeover Disneyland Paris?

Sleeping Beauty Castle Model by Alexandre de Araújo

by John Frost
July 23, 2012

Disney Fandom is a worldwide phenomenon. Check out this amazing model of Sleeping Beauty Castle from Disneyland Paris. Alexandre de Araújo, a Portuguese Disneyfan, spent five years to build this model. Here is his video tour of the very detailed work: See also: Jaime Ibanez… Read More »Sleeping Beauty Castle Model by Alexandre de Araújo

Test Your Disney Parks Smarts with this Disneyland Paris Photo Quiz!

by Megan Prine
July 3, 2012

At Disneyland Paris (DLP), many attractions are similar to those at Disney’s U.S. parks, but with a “French twist.” Look at the DLP photos below and guess what the equivalent attraction is at Disneyland in California. Answers are at the bottom of this post (no peeking!).

Photo 1:
Hint: This intergalactic attraction is located in “Discoveryland” at Disneyland Paris (Bonus: Can you name the equivalent land at Disneyland California?)