GENERAL
- Mickey Mouse was "born" in 1928. He was originally going to be called Mortimer, but to please Walt Disney's wife Lillian, his name was changed to Mickey
- Mickey's girlfriend Minnie also came to life in 1928 and featured in the cartoon "Steamboat Willie"
- The other characters are not quite so old; Pluto was created in 1931, Goofy in 1932, Donald Duck in 1934, Daisy Duck in 1937, Huey, Louis & Dewey in 1938 and Chip 'n' Dale in 1943
- 1954-55 saw the opening of Disneyland in California. In 1971, Walt Disney World Resort opened in Florida, followed by Tokyo Disneyland in 1983 and Disneyland Paris in 1992
DISNEYLAND PARIS
- Disneyland Paris property covers 1/5 the size of Paris (1,943 hectares)
- 900 hectares have been developed to date
- Over 1,000 artists work at Disneyland Paris (actors, dancers, musicians, designers, decorators, seamstresses etc.)
- The oldest visitor to the Resort was 106 years old
DISNEYLAND PARK
- Sleeping Beauty's Castle is 43 metres high
- Pirates of the Caribbean features 119 state of the art Audio-Animatronics figures
- Space Mountain rockets reach a speed of 70 km per hour and one rocket is launched every 36 seconds
- There are 580,000 bricks on Main Street, U.S.A., laid out in a pattern similar to New York at the turn of the century
- 225,000 light bulbs illuminate the Main Street, U.S.A. building facades
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS PARK
- Aerosmith stars Steven Tyler and Joe Perry re-recorded vocals and guitar riffs especially for the Rock n Roller Coaster ride. The recorded songs, including 'Love on a Roller Coaster', cannot be heard anywhere else
- Catastrophe Canyon uses 265,000 litres of water for each display and the water is recycled for each show
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
- There are over 150 chefs at Disneyland Paris
- Disneyland Paris has 68 different dining facilities including counter and table service
- 4 million hamburgers are eaten each year, 20 tons of fish and seafood and 700 tons of chicken
- 283 tons of chips are consumed each year
- 6 million litres of Coca Cola are drunk each year
LANDSCAPING
- There are 450,000 vegetation units (trees, shrubs, plants) at the Resort
- 500,000 flowers are planted per year
- The Resort is home to over 12,000 trees
Disneyland Paris is Europe's leading tourist destination with over 200 million visits since the resort's opening in 1992. The resort includes two spectacular theme parks, Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park, seven Disney-owned and operated themed hotels with approximately 5,800 hotel rooms, and an additional 2,400 hotel rooms operated by partner hotels, two full-service convention centres and a 27-hole world-class golf course. In addition the resort is home to Disney Village, one of the largest entertainment districts in the Ile de France Region. Spanning over 30000 m2 Disney Village offers, themed restaurants, shops, nightclub and a cinema multiplex. In all Disneyland Paris includes 54 attractions, 56 shops, and 69 themed restaurants. The resort celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2007 with the addition of iconic attractions and unique slows and welcomed a record 14.5 millions visits (FY07).